Chapter 49

A group of eight people moved forward, arriving at the main gate of the rear hall. Fairy Su stood silently by the door, and the protective shield instantly disappeared, allowing everyone to enter the rear hall.

Everyone slowly entered. Unlike the dilapidated scene at the front, the interior of the rear hall was vast and magnificent. The steps were made of white marble, and the pillars were painted with gold and colorful patterns. Everything was grand and spacious, exuding a majestic aura.

In the rear hall, an old man sat on a throne. Despite his white hair, his skin was as smooth as jade, and his face was handsome. He exuded an imperial aura, as if he were the only ruler of the nine heavens and ten earths.

His eyes were incredibly deep, making it hard to fathom. This was the master of Lingdie Sect's Kongyuan Peak, the patriarch of the Luo family, the Golden Core cultivator, Master Xiyi!

Fairy Su slowly walked to his back. As she took these few steps, Luo Li suddenly felt a strange sensation. Fairy Su was completely different from before. Previously, she was a cold and unsmiling jade maiden, but now, with each step, she swayed gracefully, exuding extreme beauty.

She arrived behind Master Xiyi, extended her delicate hands, and began to massage his shoulders. As she massaged, she said, "Old man, I've brought these few boys to you. They all have excellent potential, with two or three spiritual roots, making them good prospects!"

She directly called Master Xiyi "old man," but the same three words had a completely different flavor. Outside, when she said it to Luo Li and the others, it was extremely cold, filled with endless hatred. Here, in front of Ancestor Xiyi, it was full of tenderness and endless ambiguity.

Master Xiyi enjoyed Fairy Su's massage. He closed his eyes with a smile. After she massaged for a full fifteen minutes, he opened his eyes and looked at Luo Li and the others!

This glance was like a prehistoric beast opening its eyes, looking at the few lambs in front of it, as if choosing which one to eat first!

As he looked, Luo Li felt a chill run down his spine, his arm hairs stood on end, and goosebumps appeared all over his body. This was the power of a Golden Core cultivator; one glance could decide their life or death!

Master Xiyi's gaze finally fell on Luo Xin. After a long pause, he said, "What relation is Luo Mingyu to you?"

Luo Mingyu was one of the five ancestors of the Luo family, a Foundation Establishment cultivator who died four years ago, and Luo Xin's great-grandfather.

Luo Xin immediately replied, "My great-grandfather!"

Master Xiyi sighed deeply and said, "What a pity. Mingyu had the potential to reach the Golden Core realm, but alas, what a pity!"

Then he suddenly sat up straight, his face becoming solemn. This small action made Luo Li and the others involuntarily stand solemnly, motionless, listening to his words.

Master Xiyi said, "You must have heard many legends about Kongyuan Peak, right? Some say I don't want to pass on my position, so I killed all my disciples; some say I am near the end of my life and have gone mad; some say that anyone who comes to Kongyuan Peak will die, and no one will have a good end?"

His voice was low and magnetic, but there was no sign of madness. Everyone looked at him dumbfounded.

Master Xiyi continued, "But none of these legends explain how the disciples of Kongyuan Peak died. Does anyone know how they died?"

Indeed, Luo Li recalled that there were many legends, but none of them clearly explained how those people died!

Master Xiyi sighed deeply and said, "I will tell you how they died! They did not die for me, but for our Lingdie Sect! They were all heroes of our Lingdie Sect!

Unfortunately, their achievements must be kept secret, which is unfair to them. This is the fault of our Lingdie Sect, and I am to blame!"

As he said this, Master Xiyi was very sad. He shook his head and took a deep breath, continuing, "Four years ago, the Black Dragon Sect's Earth Ox Rebellion and the Black Dragon's Broken Wing incident, do you know about it?"

At this, Wang Nitian boldly said, "Disciple knows. This was a major event that happened at the same time as the fall of our Kongyuan lineage. The Black Dragon Sect suffered an Earth Ox Rebellion, causing a mountain peak to collapse, resulting in the deaths of seven Foundation Establishment cultivators and one severely injured Golden Core cultivator. Over a hundred inner disciples also died!"

Master Xiyi nodded and said, "That was our doing!"

Everyone was stunned. The Black Dragon Sect was an ally of the Lingdie Sect, both members of the Tianzhu Alliance. How could they attack the Black Dragon Sect? Wouldn't that mean a war between sects?

Master Xiyi continued, "We did it secretly, and even now, the Black Dragon Sect doesn't know who attacked them.

But do you know why I led the Kongyuan lineage to attack the Black Dragon Sect?"

Master Xiyi's few words captured everyone's attention, and they waited for him to reveal the reason.

Master Xiyi changed the topic, saying, "After the Rahu Catastrophe, the path to immortality was cut off, and the cultivation world has been declining year by year!

Six thousand years ago, the Patterned Sword Butterfly of our Lingdie Sect went extinct, leading to the decline of the Sword Skill lineage. Three thousand years ago, the Holy Soul Butterfly went extinct, and the Soul Skill lineage became a mere name. In recent centuries, the Three Realms Crystal Butterfly has also started to go extinct!"

When he said this, everyone was stunned. The Three Realms Crystal Butterfly was the foundation of the Kongyuan lineage's skill. All disciples had to refine the Three Realms Crystal Butterfly to gain its spatial control ability to practice the skill.

Master Xiyi continued, "A thirty-thousand-year-old tradition, are we to let it end in our hands? We are not willing!

We have tried everything, traveling to the ends of the earth to find other Three Realms Crystal Butterflies; returning to the Ten Thousand Beast Transformation Sect for help; and painstakingly cultivating, hoping to find a substitute for the Three Realms Crystal Butterfly.

But all our efforts have failed. The Three Realms Crystal Butterfly is undoubtedly extinct! And looking ahead, in three thousand years, another spirit butterfly of our Lingdie Sect will go extinct, and then in six thousand, nine thousand years? If all seven spirit butterflies go extinct, can our Lingdie Sect still exist?

In the end, we searched through all the classics and came up with a solution. In fact, thirty thousand years ago, when our Lingdie Sect was still part of the Ten Thousand Beast Transformation Sect, as a subordinate of the Dragon lineage, we had another fusion target besides the seven spirit butterflies, and that was the dragon body!

Fusing the most powerful dragon body, using the dragon as the body and the butterfly as the transformation, the Butterfly-Dragon Transformation! One of the seven dragon transformations of the Ten Thousand Beast Transformation Sect, it combines the powerful physical and qi of a true dragon with the agile movements of a spirit butterfly. Together, they are invincible!

Therefore, I led the Kongyuan lineage to attack the Black Dragon Sect at night, seizing their cultivation method, and used it to replace the extinct Three Realms Crystal Butterfly, achieving the Butterfly-Dragon Transformation!

Controlling the dragon body, light as a butterfly, with the strongest combat body and the most agile movements, our Lingdie Sect will not only avoid decline but will flourish. Even if all seven spirit butterflies go extinct, our Lingdie Sect will rise to the upper ranks, becoming eternal and enduring for thousands of years!"

As he spoke, Master Xiyi's words seemed to have a magical quality, igniting a fire in the hearts of all the disciples, making them all ambitious!

Master Xiyi looked at everyone, his eyes filled with great expectation. He said, "You are the heroes chosen by history, the hope of our Lingdie Sect!

From today, I will teach you the cultivation method of the Black Dragon Sect. Whoever can cultivate the Black Dragon Body will inherit the position of master of Kongyuan Peak!

Not only that, but they will be the leader of our Lingdie Sect's rise, becoming a Grand Elder, and the sect master has already decided that they will be one of the future successors of the Lingdie Sect!

Many predecessors have paved the way for you. Now it's up to you. The future of Kongyuan Peak and the Lingdie Sect is in your hands. Do you dare to take on this responsibility and revitalize our Lingdie Sect?"

Master Xiyi's words became more passionate, and a powerful mental force emanated from him. The disciples below him shouted in unison:

"I am willing!"

"Revitalize the Lingdie Sect!"

"I am willing, even if it means death, I have no regrets!"

Master Xiyi nodded and said, "Good, good, good!

You are all good children. Remember, before you cultivate the Black Dragon Body, you must not advance to the fourth level of Qi Refinement. This is a secret method of the Black Dragon Sect, bought with the lives of countless disciples. Remember, remember!"

Then he looked at each of them one by one. Whoever he looked at, they would stand up straight, indicating their readiness!

Soon he looked at Luo Li. Under his mental influence, Luo Li was also emotionally stirred, eager to start cultivating. At this moment, their eyes met!

Their eyes locked, directly piercing the heart. In an instant, a strand of virtue in Luo Li's body shattered!

This virtue was formed from a thousand good deeds. No matter how Luo Li experimented, he could not determine its purpose. Now it activated automatically, revealing its function: to predict danger and see through the hearts of others!

In Luo Li's mind, countless images appeared, all of Master Xiyi's thoughts and actions. Instantly, Luo Li understood Master Xiyi's true intentions!

Master Xiyi's words were true, but behind these facts, he had another purpose. He was not doing this for the revival of the Lingdie Sect, but for himself!

Master Xiyi was truly mad, nearing the end of his life. He did not want to die and wished for everyone to die with him. Just as he was about to go mad, he met a mysterious person who sold him a soul-snatching treasure, incurring a huge debt. In the end, he sold all the assets of Kongyuan Peak to pay off the debt with spirit stones.

With this soul-snatching treasure, he could perfectly possess a new body and live again, starting over.

However, even if he started over, after a thousand years of cultivation, Master Xiyi knew he would only reach the Golden Core realm again. After a thousand years, he would face the same death crisis.

He did not want to repeat the current pain, watching himself slowly die. So, under the banner of reviving the Lingdie Sect, he sacrificed all his disciples to obtain the Black Dragon Sect's cultivation method and then sought out young disciples to cultivate it.

The young disciple who cultivated the Black Dragon Body would be his target for possession. This way, he could take a different path, the Butterfly-Dragon Transformation, and in the next life, break through the Golden Core realm and live a good life!

To live, he manipulated everything, all for himself!

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