Summary: Start With Azure Cloud Gate

Chapter 88 Fairy Sword Conference [Two in one, please subscribe]

A fire lasted until dawn.

The entire Heaven-Connecting Peak is immersed in a sad, angry and solemn atmosphere.

Everyone took action and helped burn the corpses of the Demon Cult demons. After all the corpses were cleaned up, they took the dead people from each peak back to bury them.

As for the subsequent complicated matters such as inviting the spirit to enter the ancestor's ancestral hall, it is completed by the first elder of each peak.

This time, several disciples of Heaven-Connecting Peak also died. Zhang Ruofeng followed Chang Jian, Xiao Yicai and others until he personally buried the bodies of several senior brothers and sisters to rest. It was already the evening of the next day.

It was getting dusk, and everyone stood at the cemetery on the side of Heaven-Connecting Peak, looking at the newly added graves, and couldn't help but sigh.

The world is ruthless. Azure Cloud Gate was founded more than two thousand years ago. There are countless heroic souls floating in this cemetery, and many of them cannot be recovered.

These are the rules of the Immortal Cultivation World.

But compared to the war between good and evil a hundred years ago, the cost of casualties this time was already minimal.

The dead are gone, the living are like this.

After a little emotion, everyone suppressed their grief and went back to rest.

Fighting with the Demon Cult, and being busy for a whole day and night, even though everyone was a cultivator and did not feel physically tired, they were also very tired mentally.

Zhang Ruofeng, Chang Jian and Xiao Yicai went up the mountain together towards the Yuqing Palace.

Now that the leader Daoxuan Perfected Being has delegated power, Chang Jian and Xiao Yicai are usually responsible for handling matters of all sizes at Heaven-Connecting Peak. Now that the aftermath of the war has been dealt with, the two of them have to go up the mountain to report.

Zhang Ruofeng, on the other hand, was worried about the safety of Daoxuan's Perfected Being and planned to take a look in person to make sure that the master was really fine before he could feel at ease.

Soon, the three of them arrived at Yuqing Hall.

At this moment, Yuqing Palace is also very deserted, and all the chief elders have already left to deal with the funeral affairs of each peak.

When the three of them entered the main hall, they saw that in the lonely and empty main hall, only Daoxuan Perfected Being was sitting quietly on the main seat, obviously waiting for them.

Hearing the movement, Daoxuan Perfected Being slowly opened his eyes, looked at the three disciples, and said calmly: "You are here."

"Disciple pays homage to Master!" The three people stepped forward and saluted respectfully.

Taking advantage of the break in saluting, Zhang Ruofeng took a closer look.

At this moment, Daoxuan's aura was calm, his face was as usual, and nothing unusual could be seen on the surface.

However, Zhang Ruofeng could vaguely see a few black lines vaguely appearing in the meridians on Daoxuan Perfected Being's face.

Zhang Ruofeng's heart tightened.

The Immortal Executing Sword really affected the Master!

I just don’t know if Master will become a demon and lose his mind because of this...

Just when he was thinking wildly, Daoxuan Perfected Being seemed to be aware of it. He glanced at him but said nothing. He turned to Chang Jian and Xiao Yicai and asked, "Have the bodies been taken care of?"

Chang Jian said respectfully: "Master Qi, the matter has been taken care of. In order to prevent the spread of the plague, all the corpses of the demon sect have been burned. The corpses of fellow disciples from each peak have been taken back and buried by the fellow disciples from each peak. "

Daoxuan Perfected Being nodded and said, "Have you calculated the number of casualties this time?"

Chang Jian said: "Master Qi, we have already made statistics. In addition to our Elder Zhao from Heaven-Connecting Peak and Elder Jiang from Fenghui Peak, a total of hundreds of disciples from each peak were injured and forty-nine died."

After hearing this data, Daoxuan Perfect Being was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "The master will be in seclusion for some time. It is up to you to come forward to accept the sacrifices and the request for spiritual places at each peak. You must cooperate. The first person on each peak should make arrangements for these funeral arrangements."

Chang Jian and Xiao Yicai quickly saluted: "Yes, Master."

Daoxuan Perfected Being didn't say any more, waved his hand and said: "Go, Ruofeng, please stay for a while."

Zhang Ruofeng was stunned for a moment, then saluted and said, "Yes."

Chang Jian and Xiao Yicai glanced at Zhang Ruofeng. Although they were confused, they didn't ask any more questions. After bowing respectfully again, they turned and left.

Daoxuan Perfected Being watched the two people leave, then looked away, looked at Zhang Ruofeng, and asked, "What did you see?"

Zhang Ruofeng's eyes moved slightly, he clasped his hands and asked, "What is Master referring to?"

Daoxuan Perfected Being said calmly: "You have been staring at my master for a long time, but you can see something is wrong?"

Zhang Ruofeng's heart tightened, he was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "This disciple feels that there is an evil energy in Master's body, but he doesn't know why."

A trace of relief appeared in Daoxuan Perfected Being's eyes, then he nodded and sighed: "This is the price of using the Zhuxian Ancient Sword."

Zhang Ruofeng knew it, but did not dare to show it, pretending to be surprised: "Master, what do you mean by this? Isn't the ancient sword of Zhuxian the Divine Weapon of my Azure Cloud Gate? Is there any price to pay for using it?"

Daoxuan Perfected Being said: "The world only knows that the Zhuxian ancient sword is the foundation of my Qingyun religion, but they don't know the dangers in it."

"Since Patriarch Qingyunzi passed it down to the present day, countless demons from the Demon Cult have died under this Divine Weapon. Although all the demons killed were demons from the Demon Cult, the sword is a sharp weapon after all, and the killing force is too heavy, which also makes this sword contaminated. Endless anger."

"Every time it is used in the future, the user will be eroded by the vicious energy. If he cannot withstand this violent energy, there is a risk of becoming possessed and losing his mind."

Zhang Ruofeng was ‘surprised’: “This ancient sword of killing immortals actually contains such danger?!”

Daoxuan Perfected Being nodded: "This is also the main reason why I, Azure Cloud Gate, have rarely used this Divine Weapon over the years. I only regard it as the foundation of the sect and only call it out at critical moments."

Zhang Ruofeng looked at Daoxuan Perfected Being worriedly: "So, Master has been corroded by the vicious energy of the Zhuxian Ancient Sword at this moment?"

Daoxuan Perfected Being smiled slightly and said: "Yes, but you don't have to worry. I can bear the backlash of this violent energy as a teacher. I just need to stay in seclusion for a while to drive away the violent energy."

Zhang Ruofeng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good."

Daoxuan Perfected Being nodded and said: "My master knows that you have a sensitive mind, and I don't want you to have random thoughts that will affect your practice, so I tell you this. This matter is my Qingyun secret, and you must remember not to tell it outside."

Zhang Ruofeng said solemnly: "Yes, Master, disciple, please remember this!"

Daoxuan Perfect Being smiled with satisfaction and said: "Even in the future, if you have any doubts in your heart, you can come and ask me. People who practice are most afraid of impure hearts. If they breed inner demons, they will inevitably ruin their years of practice and fall into Belongs to Demon Dao."

"Yes, disciple understands." Zhang Ruofeng nodded, but hesitated to speak. He wanted to tell Daoxuan Perfected Being that Xiaofan possessed the Tianyin Temple Kung Fu, but seeing Daoxuan Perfected Being's current state, he gave up after thinking about it. .

At this moment, the most important thing for Daoxuan's Perfected Being is to retreat to expel the evil spirit and avoid being eroded by the evil spirit and become a demon.

Let’s talk about this later.

Daoxuan Perfect Being did not notice Zhang Ruofeng's abnormality, nodded, and continued: "My master will go into seclusion to expel the evil spirit. By the way, I will finish studying the first volume of the Heavenly Book you brought back and perfect my Azure Cloud Gate's "Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao', this time can range from a few months to as long as half a year, and I might not be able to take care of the affairs of the sect."

Zhang Ruofeng said solemnly: "Master, don't worry. The disciples will assist the senior brother and second senior brother to deal with these matters. Master, just rest in peace and retreat."

Daoxuan Perfected Being shook his head and said: "In these years, your senior brother has been handling the affairs of the sect. I can rest assured that he is doing things for me. Now that your second senior brother has come back, I will leave the affairs of the sect to them. I am not worried as a master." I’m calling you to stop because there are other things I want you to do.”

Other things?

Zhang Ruofeng was stunned for a moment, then clasped his hands and said, "Master, please give me your instructions."

Daoxuan Perfect Being nodded and said: "In one year's time, we and other righteous sects in China will jointly hold the 'Immortal Sword Conference'. At that time, each sect will send young disciples to participate in the competition. You are the young man of my Qingyun generation. You are the first among the disciples to break through to the Shangqing Realm. I hope that you will lead the disciples from all peaks to participate in this 'Immortal Sword Conference'."

"Immortal Sword Conference?" Zhang Ruofeng's eyes lit up.

If I remember correctly, the 'Immortal Sword Conference' should be a plot in "Flower Thousand Bones". It was led by the Changliu sect and was intended to exchange training experiences through competitions between young disciples of each sect.

Daoxuan Perfected Nodded slightly and explained: "The 'Immortal Sword Conference' was proposed by the Changliu sect. It was jointly discussed and decided by the seven major sects. It is a rare event. It is held every hundred years. This time it is already the first time. This is the eighth time. The process is similar to my Azure Cloud Gate's 'Seven Meridians Martial Arts', but it is more lively and the opponents will be stronger. After all, this is a grand event about the entire Middle-earth cultivation world."

Zhang Ruofeng nodded.

Those participating in the Immortal Sword Conference are the elites of all the cultivation sects in the Middle-earth cultivation world. Naturally, Azure Cloud Gate’s ‘Seven Meridians Martial Arts’ cannot compare with them.

Daoxuan Perfected Being continued: "In addition, the results of the Fairy Sword Tournament are also related to the ranking of the cultivation sects in Middle-earth, so it is of great importance and must not be lost."

Zhang Ruofeng was stunned for a moment and said: "Master, what you mean is that our Azure Cloud Gate's ranking among the 'Seven Gates of Immortal Dao' in Middle-earth is also determined through the Fairy Sword Conference?"

Daoxuan Perfect Being nodded: "Yes, although the Immortal Sword Conference is intended for various sects to exchange cultivation experiences, it is actually to determine the leader sect of the Middle-earth cultivation world. After all, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. In this world, It’s nothing more than fame and fortune.”

"Although I, Azure Cloud Gate, belong to a Taoist sect and do not value fame and fortune, this Fairy Sword Conference is jointly held by the entire Middle-earth cultivation world after all. I, Azure Cloud Gate, am in the Middle-earth realm, so I cannot stay out of it."

Having said this, Daoxuan Perfected Being sighed.

Zhang Ruofeng understood and couldn't help but sigh.

He naturally understood what Daoxuan Perfected Being meant.

After all, this Immortal Sword Conference is a grand event held by the entire Middle-earth cultivation world. Everyone else is participating, but if you don't participate, doesn't it make you look special?

Maybe others will say you are fake and noble.

When the time comes, it will be very difficult to survive in China if you are squeezed out by other sects.

Not to mention anything else, when the Demon Sect finds out about this, they will definitely concentrate their efforts to attack you, while the other sects don’t have to do anything, they just need to stand by and watch you being destroyed by the Demon Sect.

For example, in the case of Liubo Mountain last time, if all the major sects had not worked together, it would have been unrealistic for Azure Cloud Gate alone to deal with the Demon Cult and destroy Ghost King Sect's plan to capture Kui Niu.

However, this time the attack on Azure Cloud Gate by the four major sects of the Demonic Cult was a special situation. The Demonic Cult took action too quickly and had no time to notify other sects for reinforcements, and the battle took place. Otherwise, the other sects would definitely not stand idly by.

This is the helplessness of Azure Cloud Gate.

When people are in the arena, they can't help themselves, that's how it is.

You may not care about fame and fortune, but not only can you not prevent others from gaining fame and fortune, you must also cooperate with others.

Of course, this Fairy Sword Conference is not without its benefits.

Competition will lead to improvement, and disciples from each sect will work harder to practice. It is also a good thing for each sect to communicate with each other, which is conducive to unity.

In the world of Middle-earth, what has the Right Way relied on to suppress the Demonic Cult for so many years?

It depends on unity!

When one party is in trouble, all parties support it.

Therefore, this Fairy Sword Conference can only be said to have mixed benefits and disadvantages.

At least for so many years, even the most mysterious Shushan sect has not been immune to the common denominator, let alone other sects.

Almost all sects will send people to participate in this grand event.

Of course, most sects are just there to join in the fun, and there are certainly not many who are truly qualified to compete for the ‘Seven Immortal Dao Sects’.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ruofeng seemed to have thought of something and frowned: "Is it too childish to only use the Immortal Sword Conference to determine the strength of each sect? After all, this Immortal Sword Conference is only limited to junior disciples of each sect?"

After all, just because the disciples of some sects are not strong enough in one generation does not mean that there are no masters in the older generation.

What if someone else has the power of the Transcending Tribulation Realm to take over, but the disciples are not that good, so they don’t get ranked in the Fairy Sword Tournament, but can you say that someone else is not strong?

Daoxuan Perfect Being understood what he meant, nodded, and said: "It is true, but there is no way, the rules are like this, if the masters of each faction decide the winner, the destructive power will be too great, and the final situation will be terrible No one can control it.”

"So the rules stipulate that the outcome will be determined by the junior disciples of each sect. Anyone who is not more than a hundred years old can participate. As long as he can be among the best in the end and can prove that he has good qualifications, his future achievements will definitely be high. This can be regarded as the foundation of each sect. ”

"And foundation is also a type of strength, so no one from any faction objects to this rule."

Zhang Ruofeng nodded slightly, it was okay to say so.

"Just using this rule to determine the ranking, there are still loopholes after all. In the world of cultivation in Middle-earth, there should be some sects that are not weak in strength, but are not ranked among the 'Seven Immortal Dao Sects', right?" Zhang Ruofeng asked.

Daoxuan Perfect Being nodded and said: "Of course it is. The huge world of Middle-earth is far more mysterious than what we can see. What's more, in addition to Middle-earth, there are also vast wastelands all over the world. Human beings can't travel in their lifetime. After all, we are just sitting in a well and watching the sky."

"We, the 'Immortal Dao Seven Sects', are only the nominal leaders of the cultivation world in Middle-earth. However, in the Middle-earth world, there are also many forces whose strength and foundation are not weaker than those of the seven sects like us, so you come down this time. , you must be cautious and don’t become complacent just because your qualifications are higher.”

Zhang Ruofeng felt a chill in his heart, nodded and said, "Disciple, please remember Master's teachings."

Daoxuan Perfect Being nodded and continued: "The Immortal Sword Conference is held in turn by the seven major sects. Starting from the first session held by the Changliu sect, it has completed one round. The last time it was held in Emei, this time it is Changliu's turn. Okay, in a few days, Changliu should send someone to notify us. When the date is set, you just need to go to Changliu on time to participate."

"Also, the attack on Qingyun by the four major sects of the Demon Cult will probably cause quite a stir. It won't be long before each sect will send people to inquire about the news. However, I have already discussed these matters with the leaders of each peak. , they will come forward to solve it when the time comes, you just have to wait patiently for the Fairy Sword Conference to start."

Zhang Ruofeng clasped his hands: "Disciple, accept the order."

Daoxuan Perfected Being pondered for a moment and said: "Also, the murder case in Caomiao Village back then..."

Zhang Ruofeng's face changed slightly, and a trace of hatred and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Daoxuan Perfected Being sighed, looked at him and said: "The inside story of this matter is already clear. The person who massacred the village back then should be Na Puzhi, but the impact of this matter is too great. Once it is spread, I, Azure Cloud Gate, and There will definitely be disputes in Tianyin Temple, and I'm afraid it will eventually shock the entire world of cultivation."

"Of course, I, Azure Cloud Gate, will handle this matter. No matter what, I will seek justice for you three Yu Gu from Caomiao Village. However, the Immortal Sword Conference is about to be held at this moment, and I have been attacked by the 'Zhu Xian' again. I need to Retreat and recuperate as soon as possible.”

"So, my teacher suggests that we wait until the Fairy Sword Conference is over and discuss this matter after we leave seclusion. At that time, I will personally take you to Tianyin Temple to seek justice and settle this matter. What do you think?"

Zhang Ruofeng was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "Yes, everything will be subject to Master's arrangements."

Daoxuan Perfect Being smiled slightly and said: "So many years have passed, and I don't mind waiting for another one or two years. You go back and prepare first. I am about to start retreat. If you can't make up your mind about anything next, you can Go to the ancestral hall and ask your Uncle Wan, he will give you appropriate advice."

Zhang Ruofeng bowed respectfully: "Disciple wishes Master in advance to successfully drive away the hostility and make great progress in cultivation."

Daoxuan Perfected Being smiled happily, waved his hand, and his figure gradually faded and disappeared into the hall.

Next enter the plot of Middle-earth.

(End of chapter)