Gou Zai Fei Men made up myths

At the same time, in the battle arena.

Shi Tie cleaved the wooden target in two with an axe, sending splinters flying as he roared, "Listen up, all of you! From today onward, pay close attention to the 'Nine Fiends Yin Wind' and 'Chaotic Spiritual Energy' when patrolling the mountains—the sect leader said these are signs of the Myriad Laws Abyss's arrival!"

"Nine Fiends Yin Wind?" Wang Ergou scratched his head. "Does that fishy wind that blew through Blackwater Marsh last month count?"

"Nonsense!" Shi Tie kicked him over. "The Nine Fiends Yin Wind has to smell of sulfur! As for chaotic spiritual energy..."

He grabbed a handful of soil and tossed it around. "It smells like burnt medicinal herbs and looks like moldy stones! Anyway, whoever finds it, report it to Jin Hao immediately!"

Jin Hao was instructing his new disciples on sword practice when he heard this and sheathed his sword: "The sect leader also instructed us to make the story of 'Wanfayuan being the place where the patriarch expounded the Dharma' as mysterious as possible."

He lowered his voice, "Last night I heard him tell Elder Han that he wanted the entire Southern Region of the Eastern Wilderness to believe that whoever obtains the Myriad Laws Abyss obtains the true lineage of the Flowing Cloud Sect!"

"So how do we make this up?" a disciple named Zhao Hu asked excitedly.

Jin Hao grinned, revealing his white teeth: "Simple! Just say that the patriarch comprehended the first three forms of the 'Flowing Cloud Sword Technique' in the Abyss of Myriad Laws, and the sword manual is hidden on the 'Cloud Platform' deep within the secret realm! Whoever finds it can learn it directly!"

"What the hell! Then why bother practicing swordsmanship?" Zhao Hu's eyes lit up.

"Practice my ass!" Shi Tie slapped him on the back of the head. "That's bait the sect leader uses to lure the fish in! Once those idiots from the Blazing Sun Sect squeeze in to grab it, then we'll..."

He made a throat-slitting gesture, and the disciples of the Battle Hall burst into laughter.

Seven days later, at the "Drunken Immortal Pavilion" in Black Wind Town.

Chen Hao, fanning himself with a folding fan, listened as the storyteller spoke with great enthusiasm: "...Speaking of the Myriad Laws Abyss, it is a blessed land left behind by ancient immortals! Inside are miraculous elixirs, divine weapons and magical artifacts, and even the legendary 'Record of the Flowing Cloud Daoist Lineage'! Shen Mo, the current head of the Qingyun Sect, observed the celestial phenomena last night and predicted that the Myriad Laws Abyss would appear within three months, and its entrance would be located in the Black Wind Mountains!"

The cultivators in the hall were filled with righteous indignation. A disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect slammed his fist on the table and stood up: "Nonsense! The entrance to the Myriad Laws Abyss disappeared three hundred years ago!"

"Fellow Daoist, you are unaware of this!" The storyteller slammed his gavel. "Sect Leader Shen possesses a secret method that allows him to deduce the workings of heaven and earth! He predicts that the 'Boundary Marker' of the Myriad Laws Abyss will appear on the night when the 'Nine Fiends Yin Wind' is at its strongest! And the disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect have already laid out a 'Spirit-Attracting Array' at Eagle's Beak Ravine, just waiting for the boundary marker to emerge from the ground!"

In the corner, a black-robed cultivator silently rose, and a communication jade talisman slid out from his sleeve. The talisman was engraved with the Xuan Yin Sect's "Netherworld Pattern".

Qingyun Mountain, Moyun Pavilion.

Su Xiao spread the secret reports from various places all over the long table, his brows furrowed with worry: "Sect Leader, this 'myth' is being fabricated too quickly... The Blazing Sun Sect has already sent three hundred elites to the Black Wind Mountains, and the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Profound Yin Sect have also made their moves."

Shen Mo was whittling a withered branch with a dagger when he heard this. Without even looking up, he said, "Let them come." The withered branch transformed into a wooden sword in his hand, its blade flowing with blue and gold patterns. "Junior Sister Xiao, do you know why sects throughout history have fought for 'legitimate succession'?"

"Because orthodoxy means resources, connections, and a voice..."

"Wrong." Shen Mo raised his eyes, his gaze sharp as lightning. "The true lineage is 'cause and effect'! The Blazing Sun Sect has held the title of the number one sect in the Southern Region for hundreds of years, not because of the abundance of spiritual veins, but because everyone tacitly agrees that they are the 'true lineage'. Now, I'm going to take that cause and effect back."

He flicked his wooden sword with his fingertips, the tip of which touched the map in front of Su Xiao—a bright red dot in the very center of the Black Wind Mountains.

"I will use the 'Flowing Cloud Escape Technique' to activate the earth's veins at the entrance to the Abyss of Ten Thousand Laws, so that it will appear just as the main force of the Blazing Sun Sect arrives."

Shen Mo's voice was calm and unwavering. "At that time, the Xuan Yin Church will rush in to seize the treasure, the Tian Jian Sect will sit back and watch the tigers fight, and the Lie Yang Sect will fall into internal strife. They think they have obtained the secret realm, but in reality, it is a knife I handed over to slaughter each other. Stay tuned to Mayday, stay tuned to Cola Novels, stay tuned to every update of 'Stuck in the Abandoned Gate to Compile Myths'."

Su Xiao gasped, "Aren't you afraid they'll discover the truth?"

"The truth?" Shen Mo chuckled, the wooden sword suddenly disintegrating into countless specks of light that merged into the map. "The most solidified truth in this world is never the facts, but the fear and greed in people's hearts. As long as they believe that the Myriad Laws Abyss is mine, they will fight desperately to seize it. As for the fact that it turns out to be a trap in the end..."

He spread his hands. "So what? The knife is already at their throats."

Three days later, Eagle Beak Gorge.

A cold wind howled, whipping up sand and gravel like arrows. Jin Hao led twenty elite disciples to set up a "Spirit-Attracting Array," with the "Flowing Cloud Token" given to him by Shen Mo inserted at the array's core.

"Senior brother, this wind is strange!" Wang Ergou shrank his neck, feeling a chill seeping into his bones. "It's even more eerie than the 'Nine Fiends Yin Wind' Elder Shi mentioned last time!"

"Hold on!" Jin Hao gripped his sword hilt tightly. "The sect leader said the stronger the wind, the closer the boundary marker is!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground suddenly shook violently! A black stone tablet, about ten feet tall, burst forth from the ground. Its surface was covered with ancient seal script shaped like tadpoles, and a dark blue gemstone was inlaid at the top. It was the boundary marker of Wanfayuan!

"It's done!" Jin Hao was overjoyed and was about to step forward to make a copy of the inscription when he suddenly heard a whooshing sound behind him!

"This is an official matter for the Heavenly Sword Sect. All unauthorized personnel, please disperse!"

Dozens of Heavenly Sword Sect disciples swarmed over, the leader wielding the "Autumn Water Sword," its sword light flashing like a bolt of lightning as it slashed towards Jin Hao!

"You're asking for death!" Wang Ergou roared, parrying with his longsword. "The Qingyun Sect discovered this boundary marker first!"

A chaotic battle erupted instantly! Jin Hao, while defending himself, roared, "Don't linger! Follow the sect leader's orders and lure them into the formation!"

He fought and retreated, luring the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples into the range of the Spirit-Attracting Array. The array activated, and the black stone tablet suddenly unleashed a terrifying suction force. Dozens of Heavenly Sword Sect disciples screamed as they were pulled towards the tablet's surface, their protective spiritual energy dissipating like paper!

"Backlash from the formation!" Jin Hao was both surprised and delighted; the power far exceeded his expectations!

"Hahaha! Fools of the Heavenly Sword Sect!" Shi Tie's booming voice echoed from the cliff. He and his disciples, positioned high above, shot down the retreating Heavenly Sword Sect cultivators one by one. "Good job, Jin Hao! Keep leading them!"

Just then, the black-robed figures from the Xuan Yin Sect appeared like ghosts in the other side of the mountain valley. The leader, wearing a bronze mask, spoke in a hoarse voice: "Hehehe... Shen Mo's 'Spirit-Guiding Array'? Perfect, saves us the trouble of searching for the entrance!"

"The Xuan Yin Sect has arrived too!" Wang Ergou's scalp tingled.

"What's there to be afraid of!" Shi Tie sneered. "The sect leader said, those who come are all fish! Fire your arrows!"

A torrential rain of arrows fell, catching the black-robed men off guard, and many of them collapsed instantly. The bronze-masked man roared, and countless poisonous insects flew out from his sleeves, only to be burned to ashes by the "insect-repelling talismans" that Li Xiaocao had planted beforehand.

"Withdraw!" the masked man roared. "Go and report to the sect leader that the Qingyun Sect is up to no good!"

The men in black robes retreated like a tide. Jin Hao, panting heavily, looked towards the depths of Eagle's Beak Ravine—there, Shen Mo stood with his hands behind his back, calmly gazing at the chaotic battlefield.

That night, at the main peak of Qingyun Mountain.

At the victory banquet, Shi Tie, gnawing on a roasted beast leg, mumbled, "Sect Leader, your 'myth' is really something else! Those idiots from the Blazing Sun Sect are still dawdling on their way, and the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Profound Yin Sect have already started fighting!"

Shen Mo poured himself a cup of spiritual wine. The wine entered his throat, transforming into a warm current that flowed through his limbs and bones. He looked at the tipsy Li Xiaocao: "Junior Sister Xiaocao, how effective is your improved 'Hundred Flower Dew Pill'?"

"Excellent! Excellent!" Li Xiaocao hiccuped, pulled a jade bottle from his sleeve, and said, "Look! Old Zhang's granddaughter was bitten by a poisonous snake and was about to die, but after taking this pill, she's lively and energetic again! And Hunter Wang's lame leg was healed in three days after applying the 'Muscle Regeneration Ointment'!"

Mu Qingqing leaned closer, her eyes sparkling: "Sect Leader, do you think there really are pill formulas left behind by the Ancestor in the Myriad Laws Abyss?"