Building a sect from scratch.

A statue or tablet of a deity that has been worshipped for many years is essentially a magical artifact and would not crack.

In most cases, the statues and altars will only shatter when the deity being worshipped dies and dissipates completely.

However, there is another situation where the deity being worshipped becomes angry and refuses to accept offerings, which will also result in similar consequences.

Neither of these possibilities is acceptable to Immortal Wende, nor can it be tolerated by the Taiyi Qiankun Sect.

But the next second, dark clouds surged in the sky, and several bolts of lightning fell from the clouds, slamming heavily into the protective array of the Taiyi Qiankun Sect.

Ordinary heavenly lightning could not break through the protective array of the number one sect in the Central Continent, but the meaning behind it almost made Wende Immortal's soul fly away.

The Supreme God Taiyi is enraged!

Why is the Supreme God Taiyi angry?!

The immortal Wende was completely baffled.

Although the Supreme God Taiyi stopped issuing any divine decrees a hundred years ago, and even the incense offerings and memorials were mostly rejected, everyone always thought it was because the Supreme God Taiyi had been a god for a long time and was gradually weakening. No one expected that it was because he wanted to separate from the Taiyi Sect!

The reason why the Taiyi Sect is called the Taiyi Sect is because it was originally a cultivation sect established by cultivators and clans personally protected by the Supreme God Taiyi! How could it possibly be abandoned by the Supreme God Taiyi!?
"No...this is impossible..."

The immortal Wende muttered a few words to himself, then shouted almost maniacally to those around him, "Quickly open the altar and perform the ritual! I want to personally petition the Supreme God! I want to see what has happened!"

Before the words were even finished, another outer disciple rushed in, reporting in a panic: "Reporting to the Sect Master! Those Taiyin Sect disciples seem to be here to attack us! They... they've rebelled!"

"Rebellion!?"

Immortal Wende was so shocked that he could hardly speak. Wei Mao, who was standing to the side, was only stunned for a moment when he first saw the statue of the Supreme God Taiyi shatter. He quickly regained his expressionless face. It wasn't until he heard the disciple's report that he subtly narrowed his eyes, lost in thought.

The Immortal Wende's stutter wasn't due to fear. As the acting leader of the Taiyi Qiankun Sect, an existence who had already attained immortality, there was no way he would fear an unknown minor sect. He was simply astonished by the absurdity of the matter and the strangeness of its timing!

Why does the Supreme God Taiyi get angry just because you rebelled?!
"It must be that this ungrateful sect has angered the Supreme God Taiyi! Quick! Xuanhu, immediately inform the elders and lead men to wipe out those bastards!"

The more Wende Immortal spoke, the more certain he became, not only to convince himself but also to persuade others: "The timing is so coincidental that they must have done something evil to anger the gods. Quickly bring Changjin back. There's no need to ask any questions; just wipe them out! Don't covet their souls. There's no shortage of places to refine the Myriad Soul Banner. To avoid displeasing the gods, it's best to annihilate their souls completely!"

Wei Mao responded and immediately transformed into a streak of light, flying towards the mountains.

Although there are many elders in the Taiyi Qiankun Sect, they rarely gather in one place. Most of them live in their own caves or on their own mountain peaks, and you have to invite them one by one.

If the old patriarch Gu were here, he could summon all the elders with just a few communication talismans. But Wei Mao is a junior. If he dares to casually use a communication talisman, I'm afraid that the talisman won't even be able to enter the restrictions of the elders' caves.

However, the commotion from the heavenly thunder was too great, and the mountain-protecting array was crucial to the Qiankun Mountain range. Many elders who were not in seclusion had already noticed the commotion and flew out of their caves, rushing towards the main hall. Wei Mao encountered several elders on the way, quickly explained the situation in a few words, and then went to fetch more people.

After inviting all the elders, he flew to the entrance of a small grotto-heaven world, and hesitated somewhat.

That was the small world where the old ancestor Gu Gu was in seclusion. Wei Mao hesitated whether or not to ask the old ancestor to come out of seclusion.

He instinctively sensed that something was wrong with the Taiyi Qiankun Sect. At least, there were signs that the Taiyi God was angry, but for some reason, the entire Qiankun Sect seemed completely unaware.

As for the Taiyin Sect, he had heard a lot about it. As one of the elders in charge of teaching inner and outer disciples, he heard all sorts of rumors, such as "the Taiyin Sect has humans and demons living in harmony," "they prohibit slave contracts and kill anyone found doing so, they are too cruel," and "mortals can also cultivate, I don't know if it's true or not."

Such rumors are numerous and mostly circulate among the outer disciples.

However, even the outer disciples of the Taiyi Qiankun Sect mostly listened to these rumors, the veracity of which was unknown, with little intention of joining them.

Even a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister is far superior to the direct disciples of any small sect or force in the number one sect in the Central Continent. Only a madman would leave a good major sect to go to a newly established, unknown small sect!

But Wei Mao is different. As a half-demon, he is naturally sensitive to news about the demon race.

Of course, he had no intention of joining the Taiyin Sect. Even if he were just an ordinary disciple, let alone now being a transmission elder of the Qiankun Sect, he would never have considered leaving. After all, it was the protection of the Immortal Wende that allowed him, a half-demon, to become an inner disciple of the Taiyi Sect, and enabled him to grow from a bullied orphan to his current status and cultivation. How could he possibly betray him?

Even if he hadn't considered betrayal, after all these centuries, he clearly knew that the Qiankun Sect was heading towards its end.

It seemed that no one noticed, yet someone did, but no one cared.

From the once number one sect in the Central Continent, which protected mortals and ensured good weather and provided shelter for cultivators, to the sect that is now scheming and only concerned with profit, it is no longer the sect that made an exception to accept a half-demon who was intelligent and willing to protect mortals. His master, Immortal Wende, is no longer the highly respected cultivator who pitied his difficult situation and still diligently cultivated, and recognized him as his first direct disciple.

When did it start to change?

Wei Mao was unaware that, just as the sun and moon rise and fall in the world, the Taiyi Sect was also gradually declining without anyone noticing.

The ancient ancestor of the Valley Sect had been in seclusion for less than a hundred years, which was not a very long time. Wei Mao was unsure whether the Taiyi Sect would be destroyed today, but the Taiyi Sect today could not be entirely shouldered by his master, the Immortal Wende.

Thinking of this, Wei Mao condensed a ball of spiritual energy in his hand and smashed it towards the entrance restriction of the cave world. Then, a huge wave of spiritual energy rebounded from the restriction, sending Wei Mao flying several meters away.

He knocked on the door rather violently; the old man should have noticed.

(End of this chapter)