Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 267 The Past of the Ziwei Sect

Song Bozheng patted Jing Jiezi on the shoulder helplessly, sighed, and changed the subject, saying, "Anyway, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Today, I'll treat you to a big meal! There's a barbecue place around here that's really good! I'll take you to try it!"

Jing Jiezi asked in surprise, "A big, big meal? Bozheng, you switched to cooking?"

Song Bozheng explained, "No, it's just that I've been staying in Chang'an for a long time and have started to eat and drink a lot since I learned from the Taiyin Sect disciples! In their words, good food helps release 'dopamine,' which can make people feel happy. I think there seems to be some truth to that. The food in Chang'an is indeed quite good!"

"What peace?"

"It's 'dopamine,' I don't know what it is either. The disciples of the Taiyin Sect always speak in strange ways. By the way, Brother Jing, wait for me!"

As Song Bo was speaking, he turned around and strode to the door of the rooftop where he had just been. He knocked on the door, and when it opened, he said to the female cultivator who opened it, "Fellow Daoist, please forgive me. I have met a friend today, so I will not make that roof beast for you immediately. However, I have roughly measured the size, and it should be ready in about three to five days. I will ask you to take a look at it then, how about that?"

The female cultivator quickly waved her hand and said, "No rush, no rush! You go ahead with your work, I'm not in a hurry! Anyway, I'll keep your access privileges open. My online time is unstable, so once you're done, you can just go up to the roof and install it! I trust your skills!"

Song Bozheng greeted him politely and took his leave, saying, "Thank you for your understanding, fellow Daoist! I shall take my leave now!"

"Okay, see you next time!"

With a bang, the door slammed shut again. Song Bozheng then came over to greet Jing Jiezi, pulling him along as they walked and saying, "That was a disciple of the Taiyin Sect. The disciples of the Taiyin Sect are quite strange. They don't live together as a sect, but instead build their own cities. This Chang'an City was built by them by forming their own community and using the name of the community. Strictly speaking, the laws and regulations here are not under the jurisdiction of the Taiyin Sect. It's really novel!"

Jing Jiezi nodded and said, "I've heard a little about this. I've heard there are quite a few demon cultivators... Fellow demon cultivators are also active in Chang'an City?"

"Not just a few! They're practically in droves!" Song Bozheng waved his arms exaggeratedly, his expression excited: "You don't know, since we wiped out the Ziwei Sect a couple of days ago, over a hundred demon cultivators have come to Chang'an City to seek refuge! Most of them were demon cultivators who were forced to sign slave contracts with the Ziwei Sect before. I heard it was Elder Qianzhi who dismissed them, and almost all of them have gone to the Taiyin Sect. Moreover, most of them chose to come to Chang'an City, supposedly because the 'Enforcement Elder' of Chang'an City is a demon cultivator, hahaha, actually he's not an 'Enforcement Elder,' he's a constable, but now we call him the police!"

Jing Jiezi smiled and said, "It seems you're doing quite well in Chang'an!"

“There are some things I’m not used to. There are so many rules here! For example, in Chang’an, you can’t just land on rooftops or eaves. Even if you fly back from outside, you have to land on the ground. They say you can’t ‘disturb the people.’ Oh, right, ‘people’ refers not only to the disabled commoners, but also to ordinary cultivators like you and me, demon cultivators, etc. We all have to follow the same rules! At first, I wasn’t used to it, and I got fined several times. But now I’m used to it, and I think it’s only right!” Song Bozheng said he wasn’t used to it, but his expression was full of pride. He continued, “The best thing is that the spiritual materials for refining weapons are very cheap here! By the way, you alchemist have really gotten a bargain! There are several plantations in the north of the city, and many spiritual herbs and plants are much cheaper than outside! But you have to fight for them every time they’re put on the shelves. Those Taiyin Sect disciples also love to hoard these things. They don’t even use them after they’re taken, otherwise, the price would be even lower!”

Jing Jiezi listened with great interest, and the helplessness and disappointment in his heart dissipated considerably. Taking advantage of a break in Song Bozheng's speech, he asked again, "I heard that there is some kind of library in Chang'an City where you can freely read cultivation techniques. Is that really true?"

"Brother Jing, you're referring to the Chang'an City Library, right? Logically, that's correct. However, you've encountered a slight problem. If I'm not mistaken, Brother Jing should be at the Golden Core stage?"

Song Bozheng nodded first, then looked Jing Jiezi up and down and asked.

Jing Jiezi rarely showed a hint of pride on his face: "I am not very talented, but I recently passed through my tribulation and am now at the Nascent Soul stage!"

"Wow! Impressive! However, for cultivation techniques above the Golden Core stage, you need to register with the librarian and get approved before you can apply to view the various cultivation manuals. They say that advanced manuals are somewhat dangerous for ordinary people, and I think that makes sense. Anyway, you can look at them freely! Oh, by the way," Song Bozheng said, then asked with some doubt, "Brother Jing, you've already reached the Nascent Soul stage, so why were you still…"

Jing Jiezi sighed, her expression bitter, and said, "Alas, Bozheng, as you know, I have never experienced tribulation with lightning, so no one knows. That old fox on Tushan Peak where I am is narrow-minded, and I am not good at fighting. I can't even beat the stronger Foundation Establishment disciples in the sect. How could I dare to let her know? Have you heard about the matter of True Person Pinglin?"

"I've heard that the Taiyin Sect's attack on the Ziwei Sect this time seems to be related to True Person Pinglin?"

"Master Pinglin was always reclusive, and his tribulation was a low-key affair. Just two days before he was falsely accused of stealing treasures and betraying the sect, I heard from a junior sister from Pinglin Peak that Master Pinglin was preparing for his tribulation! And then, just two days later, that incident happened! Who would believe that there's no connection between them? If it were just Master Pinglin who was in trouble, that would be one thing, but as you know, once Master Pinglin died, his disciples scattered like monkeys falling from a tree, and everyone was labeled a traitor! I heard that two of his close disciples were beaten to death in the Enforcement Hall!"

"There's more to this story than meets the eye!? Not a single elder spoke up for him?"

"How could there not be? Elder Qianzhi only said a few words about investigating carefully and not letting the disciples of Pinglin Peak be wronged, but Elder Tushan immediately rebuked him. The Grand Elder, Immortal Siyin, directly declared that True Person Pinglin had betrayed the sect. Who would dare to say anything more? It's just a pity that Immortal Wantong wasn't here, otherwise Siyin wouldn't have dared to be so arrogant!" Jing Jiezi rambled on about the inside story, then sighed and shook her head, saying, "Immortal Wantong is also in a difficult position! Although his cultivation is stronger than Siyin's, it is far inferior to Siyang's. So later he got very angry and seriously injured the elder of the Enforcement Hall. But in the end, he couldn't go against all the elders because of Siyin. I don't know what benefits Siyin promised the other elders! In the past few decades, Siyin's power has grown bigger and bigger! The Ziwei Sect has long become his personal fiefdom!"

(End of this chapter)