Chapter 90

In front, there was the Ghost Gate, and behind, the Evil Emperor. It turned out that cultivating immortality also had many troubles. Lin Fan asked, "How can we stop the Evil Emperor from being reborn?"

"Perhaps it is already too late to stop it," Xiefengzi looked into the distance. "However, the Evil Emperor needs to find a suitable vessel to possess, which should be a child under nine years old, or a teenager between sixteen and eighteen whose bones have fully developed. We still have seven to nine years to search and kill the Evil Emperor's reborn body. Most of the evil sects prefer to be the head of a chicken rather than the tail of a phoenix. We should make this public and search for the Evil Emperor together. The matter of Qingping Sect will be left to you. Farewell."

"Take care."

Xiefengzi suddenly turned back: "Lin Fan, today's battle has settled the grudges of Daxueshan. Don't come and provoke me again."

Lin Fan said, "On Daxueshan, it was clearly you who ambushed me first."

"Humph!" Xiefengzi stepped on the fiery light and left.

Indeed, the Li Huo Sect's character of seeking revenge for every slight had been passed down from generation to generation. Hmm? If that's the case, the Li Huo Sect not only has a grudge against the Evil Emperor but also a deep enmity with the Zixiao Hall. It was the Zixiao Hall that labeled the Li Huo Sect as an evil sect and hunted down its disciples, forcing the Li Huo Sect to flee to the desolate lands of Cangmang.

Ha, the old patriarch of Li Huo wasn't just trying to become a sect of the Zixiao Hall, but to avenge a seven-hundred-year-old grudge. The Zixiao Hall, being the largest righteous sect, couldn't be destroyed by relying on the Li Huo Sect. What to do then? Qingping Sect, the largest cultivation sect in Beizhou, also had an irreconcilable hatred with the Zixiao Hall. Hmm... no wonder, the old patriarch of Li Huo killed the wife of Ziyun Zhenren, Liuli Zhenren, and then framed Qingping Sect. With the Zixiao Hall's reputation, Ziyun Zhenren, who was eager for fame, would definitely seek revenge. The war between Qingping Sect and the Zixiao Hall could very likely break out.

The key figure was still Bai Buyi. If Bai Buyi was indeed the personal disciple of the Qingping Sect's Sword Sect Master, this battle would be inevitable. If the Zixiao Hall won, that would be fine, but if they lost, the other eight sects of the Zixiao Hall would immediately rise up to compete for the position of sect leader. Tsk, tsk, this was a ruthless move, using force to destroy the first righteous sect.

Although Lin Fan guessed this, he couldn't say it because there was no evidence. On the contrary, the Zixiao Hall had Bai Buyi's confession and Liuli Zhenren's head. The old patriarch of Li Huo dared to do this, indicating that Bai Buyi and Qingping Sect were closely related. He was deeply calculating and acted after planning. What benefits did the Li Huo Sect get... Oh, the Li Huo Sect had already become the Li Huo Sect of the Zixiao Hall. When the eight sects were in turmoil, the old patriarch of Li Huo wouldn't compete for the position of sect leader but would carve out a piece of immortal land and move some Daoist texts from the library, forming a new sect. This was a multi-pronged strategy, and it was hard to counter.

Lin Fan was one-third worried, one-third casual, and four-thirds gloating. He wasn't a far-sighted person. He had long been annoyed with Ziyun Zhenren, and when Liuli Zhenren was killed, he had felt a sense of schadenfreude. That's how spontaneous people are; their moods are determined by their likes and dislikes, and it's impossible to demand that they fight for the greater good.

I'm dissatisfied with you, but I won't harm you. However, if others harm you, I won't say anything or do anything.

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Qingping Sect and Shengyin Temple gathered their experts on the grassland. Lin Fan spoke his mind, telling them about the Evil Emperor without adding any of his own speculations. Upon hearing this, everyone felt a deep concern. The number of evil sect disciples far exceeded those of the righteous and demonic sects. They had always stayed in the desolate lands of Cangmang due to the private interests of their sects. Once the Evil Emperor ruled the world, they would surely unite. Sooner or later, they would attack the twelve continents of the world.

The experts of Qingping Sect immediately began to pursue Yu Fengtang, who knew a lot. At this point, the grudges were minor. However, Yu Fengtang had already left the Beizhou Imperial Palace and was nowhere to be found. They interrogated a few eunuchs and learned that ten days ago, the Beizhou Emperor, believing Yu Fengtang's words, had dispatched five hundred young boys and girls to the North Sea to seek immortals and longevity. Qingping Sect sent experts to the North Sea to pursue them, escorted the scholar's daughter to Shengyin Temple, and rebuilt their mountain gate in Qingzhou.

In the past few days, Lin Fan had been with the people of Qingping Sect and found them to be humble and well-mannered. Zhang Chenglong indirectly asked about Bai Buyi, and the disciples all said that he was generous and courteous, a reformed prodigal son. As for how he had reformed, they weren't quite sure.

With a heavy responsibility, Zhang Chenglong, Meng Wan, Lin Fan, and Lei Zhenzi, after stabilizing the situation, immediately headed to Qingzhou to find Qingping Sect, which was rebuilding its mountain gate in the Tianlian Mountain Range, now renamed the Qingping Mountain Range.

Lin Fan first mentioned Yu Fengtang, and the Qingping Sect Master, Qing Shan Zhenren, smiled faintly: "Our Qingping Sect's formation will be completed in a few days, and Yu Fengtang will not dare to come. As for the Evil Emperor, that is a long-term concern and requires discussion among all the sects."

Zhang Chenglong asked, "Does your Sword Sect Master have a disciple named Bai Buyi?"

"Bai Buyi?" Qing Shan Zhenren replied, "Yes, he is a personal disciple of Qing Yun Zhenren. For specific details, you can ask Qing Yun Zhenren."

The four found the location of the Sword Sect. The mountain was being rebuilt with rooms and formations, and over two hundred Sword Sect disciples made it look quite large.

"Bai Buyi?" Qing Yun Zhenren thought for a moment and asked, "What trouble has my wayward disciple caused this time?"

It really was his disciple, and not a discarded one. Zhang Chenglong inwardly cursed and then told the story of Zixiao Hall's Liuli Zhenren being killed. Qing Yun Zhenren shook his head repeatedly: "Impossible, I didn't ask anyone to take a head as an offering."

Zhang Chenglong asked, "What about Bai Buyi?"

Qing Yun Zhenren seemed to have a hard time speaking: "Bai Buyi... is the son of my sworn brother. It's a long story."

In his youth, Qing Yun Zhenren was generous and met a wandering cultivator who saved his life. They became sworn brothers. Ten years later, the wandering cultivator fell in love with a Mo School disciple, and Qing Shan Zhenren accompanied him to propose. It was a match of equal status, but unfortunately, the Mo School disciple had someone she loved. A year later, the person she loved was killed by an evil person in Qingzhou. The wandering cultivator then proposed again, and the disciple agreed.

The two cultivated together and lived happily, even having a son named Bai Buyi. One day, Qing Shan Zhenren received a letter from a disciple, saying that the Mo School disciple wanted to see him. Qing Shan Zhenren went to the couple's residence, Bai Xian Valley, but didn't see the Mo School disciple. The wandering cultivator said she had gone back to her family. Qing Shan Zhenren went to the Mo School, but they said she wasn't there. Suspecting something, he sneaked into Bai Xian Valley and found that the Mo School disciple had been killed by the wandering cultivator.

Qing Shan Zhenren pointed to the burial site and questioned the wandering cultivator, who repented, saying he had killed the person the Mo School disciple loved, pretending to be an evil person. He thought it was over, but after marriage, the Mo School disciple discovered the truth and told Qing Shan Zhenren. In the argument, the Mo School disciple, who had low cultivation, was killed in a fit of rage.

In the end, Qing Shan Zhenren fought the wandering cultivator. Before dying, the wandering cultivator entrusted his son to Qing Shan Zhenren, who, remembering the kindness, agreed. Qing Shan Zhenren sent the Mo School disciple's body back to Mo Mountain and took Bai Buyi as his disciple.