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The sky was gloomy. The cold wind swept up the withered grass by the roadside and whistled past, adding a bit of bone-piercing chill to the wilderness.

It had just rained heavily last night, and the mountain path was somewhat muddy. There were messy horse hoof marks and traces of wheels running over everywhere.

Within a radius of several dozen kilometers, there wasn’t a single town or village. There was only a simple tavern built at the foot of the mountain beside the ancient road for business travelers to rest.

The tavern was not big, with a total of two floors, barely able to withstand the miserable winds and rain in the mountains. At this moment, there were about a dozen carriages parked randomly on the road outside.

For some reason, there were so many guests in the normally deserted tavern today. The first and second floors were full. The shopkeeper and the only waiter in the tavern had been busy since the morning. They hadn’t even entered yet. Today, they were all from Jianghu. They were afraid that they would take care of the guests on the first floor, but they had offended the guests on the second floor.

“Bang!”

Suddenly, there was a loud sound of a serious illness, causing everyone in the tavern to be shocked. The tavern, which was extremely noisy a moment ago, suddenly quieted down. Everyone looked in the direction where the sound came from. It turned out that it was a bearded man who placed the bowl heavily on the table and broke it.

The shopkeeper’s surname was Xu, and he was an honest man. He was afraid that he would offend this master. He whispered, “This master, is there something wrong with the wine?”

“The shopkeeper has nothing to do with you!”

The man suddenly stood up, but he was a little drunk. An old man in green immediately stood up and supported him, “Second Boss, what’s wrong?”

“Humph!”

The bearded man heavily flicked his sleeves and said, “The world is in chaos, natural disasters are endless, and bandits are rampant. However, the unconscious monarch has established the Demon Dao as a State Teacher. He doesn’t ask people about ghosts and gods all day long, and he even raises taxes every year, causing the people to be in a state of poverty and starvation. Say, you can’t be angry!”

The moment this was said, everyone in the tavern was shocked. If this were to spread to the capital, the people of the Imperial Teacher would probably lose ten heads. Perhaps it would even implicate the nine races. Fortunately, this was the land of the mountains and wilderness. No matter what, it didn’t matter.

“Sigh …”

At this moment, a long sigh came from the other side of the table. It was an old man with white hair. He stroked his white beard and shook his head. “Ten years ago, that wasn’t the case” he sighed.

Upon hearing the words “ten years ago,” the entire tavern became even quieter. Dark clouds gradually enveloped the entire tavern, causing the atmosphere to suddenly become even heavier.

“Old sir, tell me, what happened ten years ago?”

Just as it was quiet, a voice that was as clear as a silver bell suddenly sounded on the second floor. Hearing this voice, everyone immediately followed suit. Upstairs, they saw a girl dressed in a light red dress sitting.

However, seeing that the young girl was exquisite and jade, her eyes were like water. She was about eighteen years old, and her body was filled with a youthful and lively aura. She was in stark contrast to the rough man who was filled with the smell of wine in the tavern. However, she did not know why such a beautiful and cute little girl would actually appear in the tavern in the mountains.

Everyone was a little surprised. Looking at this young girl’s appearance, she seemed to be single, and she was so beautiful. Now that the world was in chaos, wasn’t she afraid of meeting a villain? If the people from the Devil Religion were to encounter it, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The white-haired old man stared at her and stroked his beard, “I think the young lady is at most eighteen years old. Ten years ago, the young lady was still young, so I naturally don’t know. If we want to talk about this, I’m afraid we’ll have to start with Xuanqing Sect …”

Upon hearing the words “Xuanqing Sect”, everyone became even more respectful towards the old man. They thought to themselves that he probably knew a lot about Xuanqing Sect, right? At this moment, a black-haired middle-aged man asked, “Old sir, could it be that you were there personally and saw that?”

“No, no, no …”

The white-haired old man hurriedly shook his hand and said, “This old man came from the mountains. How can I have seen him with my own eyes? I only heard a friend mention it.”

“Oh?” Everyone was still filled with respect, thinking that his friend must not be an ordinary person, right? He even knew about the matters in the Immortal Cultivation Profound Sect.

At this moment, everyone was listening attentively to him. He slowly stroked his beard and said, “Twenty years ago, Fairy Miaoyin took in a disciple named Xiao Yichen. Do you know where this little friend Xiao came from?”

“This …”

After everyone heard this, they began to ponder. There were also some people who did not know anything about the Xuanmen Sect. At this moment, they also pretended to be puzzled. After a while, they saw a middle-aged man who said doubtfully, “I heard that Little Friend Xiao seemed to have been rescued by Fairy Miaoyin back then. Afterwards, he took Fairy Miaoyin as his master …”

“That’s good.”

The white-haired old man stroked his beard and said, “Originally, with Little Friend Xiao’s aptitude, he would definitely achieve great success in the future. However, the world is unpredictable. Later on, he met a girl whose background is not small. She is actually the Palace Master of the Devil Religion …”

Hearing this, everyone in the tavern unanimously put down the wine glass in their hands. Their expressions were solemn and they remained silent.

The old man continued, “That time, the Heavenly Sect captured that girl, and Little Friend Xiao naturally wanted to save her. Even that time, the various sects of the Devil Sect also attacked. At that time, all eight elders of the Heavenly Sect were seriously injured. One of the three Daoist Priests died and two of them were seriously injured. As for the people from the other sects, their casualties were countless. It could be seen how tragic that battle was …”

At this point, Everyone sighed endlessly. As for what happened back then, Shen Cangming pretended to be Adept Youlan and had been in charge of the Heavenly Sect for 300 years. This matter had too much influence. Therefore, the Heavenly Sect had already told all sects not to spread the news. Only such a big matter could be concealed from these people in the mortal world. As for who in the Righteous and Devil Daos did not know what really happened back then?

The white-haired old man sighed again and said emotionally, “It was precisely because of the calamity of the Righteous Dao ten years ago that not only the Heavenly Gate, but also the entire Righteous Dao was greatly damaged. That’s why Diabolism has become even more rampant these past few years. It has disturbed the people everywhere and the government has not done anything. Sigh …”

“Bullshit!”

At this moment, a cold voice came from outside the tavern, “Could it be that there are fewer scum in the Righteous path?”

This sudden voice caused everyone in the tavern to be stunned. When they regained their senses, they saw a middle-aged man dressed in black suddenly walk in from outside. The man’s expression was ice-cold, causing one to feel an inexplicable fear at a glance. Behind him, there were four other people accompanying him.

However, he didn’t know who these five people were. Shopkeeper Xu was also shocked. He hurriedly cleared out a table and smiled apologetically, “Masters, please come inside!”

“Humph!”

The black-clothed middle-aged man flicked his sleeves and walked towards his seat. He said coldly, “The Heavenly Gate has been secretly hiding adulterers for three hundred years, so there’s no need to say anything more. Xuanqing Sect, although he seems to be open and honest, is not necessarily full of good things!”

Hearing him so openly belittle the Righteous Dao, everyone was stunned. They were all people from Jianghu in the mortal world, so they naturally did not know what was going on in the Profound Sect. However, all of the cultivators in the Profound Sect were immortal-like characters. They protected the people and protected the peace of one side. How could they become so unbearable in this person’s mouth?

At this moment, another voice sounded, “Let’s not talk about the Heavenly Gate first. You said that the people of Xuanqing Sect are not good things. Could it be that you’ve seen all seven Xuan Qing of Excellency?”

Everyone was stunned again. The person who spoke was none other than the girl dressed in light red on the second floor.

The black-clothed middle-aged man looked towards the second floor. Two cold rays immediately shot out from his eyes. Such a cold gaze was enough to frighten not only an eighteen-year-old girl, but also the people who had been traveling all year round in Jianghu.

But at this moment, the red-clothed girl was facing his gaze, not dodging or dodging, with a smile on her face, “If you have seen the seven Xuan Qing of Excellency, tell me, which of the seven Excellency is the most capable? And if you have never seen the seven Excellency, how can you say such nonsense?”

Once these words were spoken, everyone felt even more stifled, and their hearts began to suspend. They thought to themselves that this person was not simple at first glance. You little girl, don’t be so open-mouthed as to bring disaster upon yourself!

The black-clothed middle-aged man stared at her. After a long time, he said coldly, “According to what I said, none of the seven people in Xuanqing Sect have the ability! Otherwise, how can they tolerate Wu Yu Tian’s growing prosperity these years? If he really has the ability, why not destroy Wu Yu Tian in one fell swoop?”

At this moment, The entire tavern became even more pronounced with the sound of needles falling down. Everyone was dumbfounded, and even their breathing seemed to have stopped. Even though they were only martial artists in the mortal world, and had never involved the Righteous and Devil Dao of the cultivation world, hearing the words “Wuyu Tian” was like falling into a cold abyss. At this moment, only endless fear slowly filled everyone’s hearts.

“Boom!”

Suddenly, there was a thunderous sound, and it was raining heavily outside. Only then did everyone regain their senses, and they still felt a chill pounding down on their hearts.

At this time, next to the middle-aged man in black, a man dressed in green whispered a few words in his ear. He didn’t know what to say before he slowly sat down and stopped talking.

The girl on the second floor also sat back down and stopped talking. It was raining heavily outside, and the sky was getting darker and darker. It was unknown how long it would rain.

None of the martial artists in the tavern continued to talk about the topic just now. It seemed that everyone had some misgivings in their hearts at this moment. Even those who dared to curse the Emperor had woken up from their drunkenness, but they did not dare to discuss anything related to Wuyu Tian.

It turned out that in these ten years, an extremely large force had emerged in the world. It was called Lustless Heaven. In just ten years, especially in recent years, it had subdued dozens of Diabolism sects, large and small. There were even some profound sects that bowed to it.

Nowadays, whether it was the Righteous Dao or the Lustless Heaven, the word “Diabolism” was like a taboo existence. No one dared to mention it easily, much less dare to comment on its length.