If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1376 Awakening
The Tongtian Sect Leader pondered and said, "When the Tao declines, the demons grow; when the Tao grows, the demons decline. A dragon that soars too high will regret it; fullness cannot last long."

The Xuanmen sect will eventually reach its lowest point, which will be when Wutian is born. At that time, there will indeed be a great calamity in the world.

But it was merely a catastrophe, ultimately unable to change the fundamental nature of things.

Xiao Yu nodded repeatedly and said, "With me as an inside agent for the Demonic Sect, no matter how great the calamity, it will eventually be quelled at the lowest cost."

Although I have now cultivated the 'Heavenly Demon Path', the 'Heavenly Demon Path' is only a part of my 'Refining God with the Mixed Wind and Myriad Paths' technique.

I finally found myself on the 'great road'.

A world with me is a better world than a world without me.

The Tongtian Sect Leader said calmly, "You have cultivated demonic arts and entered the demonic path. You were afraid that the Xuanmen Immortals would 'exterminate the demons and protect the righteous path,' so you deliberately asked the three of us old guys to vouch for you."

If we each gave you three Holy Grails today, you could arrogantly and proudly shout at those who question you—Even the Dao Ancestor acknowledges me, so what are you? Do you want to oppose the Dao Ancestor?
Yes or no? "

Xiaoyu's face showed no embarrassment, only helplessness and sorrow. "Forced by the need to survive, I had no choice!"
The three Dao Ancestors are highly respected, but your disciples are all arrogant, foolish, and vicious.

Being in the Xuanmen sect is like being a demon.

The world has long suffered from the scoundrels of the Xuanmen sect, and thus the 'Dream-Eating Demon Ancestor' was born.

"This disciple has come to the Dao Ancestor today with only one purpose—to cut away the rotten flesh on behalf of the world and the Xuanmen, so that the Heavenly Dao and the Xuanmen Great Dao can operate healthily and stably."

The Master of Heaven laughed, "So you mean we not only have to acknowledge you, but also help you and thank you?"

Xiao Yu sighed, "If I do evil, the great immortals of the Xuanmen sect will surely eliminate the demons and protect the righteous path. But if the great immortals do evil, who will protect the righteous path?"

I believe my 'Dream-Eating Heavenly Demon Body' is not demonic, but rather that of a 'Taiyi Guardian of the Dao.'

The Tongtian Sect Leader sneered, "Whose soul are you planning to devour this time? Dong Ye of Kuaiji? If he is rotting flesh, then all cultivators in the world are rotting flesh."

Xiaoyu shook her head and said, "I will not take his soul; I will only obey the will of Heaven. Whatever Heaven commands, I will handle accordingly."

If Heaven doesn't grant me power, it's difficult for me to even get close to Dong Ye.

"I only wish to seize the soul of the Demon Lord of the Demonic Sect, to strengthen my own power, and to increase my authority on the Path of Rahu."

The Tongtian Sect Leader said, "Whoever you want to seize, it's up to you, and you'll have to bear the consequences yourself."

To imagine that someone could commit atrocities under our banner is wishful thinking.

Xiao Yu bowed and said, "This disciple has already expressed my feelings to the leader, and only asks the leader to point out the right path."

The Tongtian Sect Leader said calmly, "Back then, you were just a barbarian girl from the Western Regions, and you were afraid that the 'righteous path' would exorcise demons and monsters."

Now you are the Grand Tutor of Qin, a prominent figure in China who will guide the great calamity of heaven and earth.

You still have lofty ambitions, attempting to usurp the Great Dao of Rahu, yet you remain as petty as before.
The greatest path is always one that you forge yourself.

So what if others disagree?

In the struggle for the great path, each relies on their own abilities. If you feel you have the ability, then go for it; if you lack the ability, courage, or awareness, then retreat.

The view from the summit of the great path always belongs to those with great courage and wisdom.

Xiaoyu lay on the ground and thought about it carefully, gaining many insights.

Yes, even at her level and status, she doesn't dare to express her own thoughts publicly or stick to them. What kind of path is she cultivating?

They even dared to dream of seizing the Heavenly Dao authority of the Demonic Sect and becoming equals with the Dao Ancestor.

"Thank you for the guidance, Master—uh~~~"

Xiao Yu looked up, about to express her gratitude, but saw that the Tongtian Sect Leader was now just a statue.

"Thank you for your guidance, Third Master! The path to enlightenment is arduous. I carry only two hearts in my heart: one is a heart of fearlessness, and the other is the initial heart of pursuing the righteous path."

She bowed three times to the Tongtian Sect Leader, then went to the statues of Yuanshi Tianzun and Taishang Laojun in turn. She first explained her belief in "transforming demons into the Tao", then expressed her determination, and finally bowed respectfully.

After doing all this, she felt much more at ease, as if her Buddhist heart had made considerable progress.

"Rumble~~" A moment later, she moved the three statues back to their original positions.

Without even opening the door, Xiaoyu sensed Doumu Yuanjun peeking through the crack, her eyes narrowed and ears perked up.

She flung open the door and pointed at her, shouting excitedly, "Auntie, you, you actually eavesdropped on my conversation with the Tongtian Sect Leader?!"

"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't," Doumu Yuanjun said, caught off guard.

She stood firmly, trying to keep her expression calm, and repeatedly denied it.

After denying it twice, she frowned and shouted, "You little thief, how dare you use a curse to harm me!"

Xiao Yu was excited: "Old woman, you couldn't contain your emotions after hearing the news about Master, could you? You finally couldn't maintain your desireless state of mind and fell for it, didn't you? Hahaha, serves you right!"

"Auntie, don't change the subject!" Her voice was louder and more self-righteous than that of Doumu. "I was worshipping the Three Pure Ones in the hall and having a private conversation with my third master. You were peeking and eavesdropping through the crack in the door. That's extremely rude!"

She turned to the Taoist priest who was peering out from a distance, looking on with surprise. "Auntie, don't try to deny it. Abbot, fellow Taoist priests, you must testify for me!"

They stammered and quickly shrank back into the side hall, closing the door behind them.

In the entire courtyard and the entire front hall, only Grand Tutor Yu and Doumu Yuanjun remained.

Doumu carefully sensed the changes on her body with her Heavenly Heart, but there were no changes and no trace of any curse.

However, her fate did indeed experience subtle fluctuations.

—This is weird! What kind of ability does Yu Fengxian have? She doesn't seem to have done anything.

Unable to understand, she could only return to a state of detachment and asked, "Did you really see the Third Master? But what gave you the right to summon him?"

The first sentence is actually nonsense. How could she possibly misjudge her own teacher's aura?
The second sentence carries a clear sense of bitterness and resentment.

In the last few hundred thousand years, she has seen her own teacher.

During the process of worshipping the Three Pure Ones, she never managed to summon the spirit of her teacher.

She had no choice but to go to the "New Golden Turtle Island" in the "Tongtian Realm" to find the Tongtian Sect Leader.

The last time I saw my teacher was thousands of years ago.

Even she couldn't hear her teacher's voice in the Sanqing Hall, let alone the other disciples of the Jie Sect.

Yu Fengxian isn't even a disciple of the Jie Sect, so what makes her so special?
Xiao Yu sighed, "I started worshipping the Three Pure Ones when I was three years old. When I first started learning martial arts, I received the attention, blessings and guidance of the Three Pure Ones."

With her hands behind her back, she walked past Doumu, whose face was full of surprise and doubt, and came to the eaves. Her head was tilted up at a 45-degree angle, her expression dreamy, as if she was recalling something.

"At that time, I unexpectedly obtained the origin of the Chaos God from beyond the realm and created a divine skill called 'Dao Heart Refining Demon Technique'."

I was young and ignorant, and I thought it was a demonic art. I was terrified, so I prayed to the Three Pure Ones and used the method of throwing divination blocks to determine whether the Dao Ancestor approved of my practice of this 'mysterious demonic art'.

All three Daoist patriarchs agreed.

So I began to cultivate.

Rumors are circulating in the martial arts world that I am a demon who used my evil eye technique in the Xianyang court and instantly brought down all the officials.

Actually, I practice authentic Xuanmen demonic arts.

The reason I am paying homage to the Three Pure Ones again is because my demonic arts have finally reached their peak, and I have cultivated the Heavenly Demon Body. I am asking the Three Pure Ones for divination regarding my future.

The Third Master arrived and reprimanded me.

Saying I'm useless is pointless; at my current level, I don't need to care about anyone's opinion.

In the struggle for the Great Dao, each relies on their own abilities. Even the Dao Ancestor should not be a reason for me to hesitate and be uneasy on the path of the Great Dao.

Doumu Yuanjun looked her up and down and asked, "Did you combine the Great Dao of Rahu using the methods of the Southern Demonic Sect?"

Xiao Yu nodded and said, "It can only be considered the Heavenly Demon Path in 'The Mixed Wind and Myriad Paths of Refining the God'."

My original work, "The Dao Heart Refines Demons," belonged to the unorthodox school.

Now that they have worshipped Rahu, they have transformed from heretics into the 'orthodox sect of demons'.

But I was worried that the Four Friends of Qionglin would use the banner of eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path to get rid of me, so I went to the Dao Ancestor to explain the situation and asked him to take me in as a secret agent in the Demon Sect. However, the Dao Ancestor refused.

Only the Third Master took pity on me, came out to comfort me, and told me to cause as much trouble as possible, to turn the world upside down, and to throw the rules of the Pangu world under the rule of the Xuanmen into chaos.

Doumu's expression twisted, and by the end, she almost couldn't help but shout: You little thief, don't you dare slander my teacher!

Rationally, she felt that Yu Fengxian was right, or at least not entirely nonsense.

Because my teacher really is that kind of person.

"Do you have the ability to disrupt the rules of the Xuanmen?" Doumu sneered.

Xiaoyu shook her head and said, "I don't have the ability, nor the will. That's why I explained the situation to you in detail, hoping to spread my story at Sanqing Temple through your words."

I want the Four Friends of Qionglin and other aspiring Daoist masters to understand that I have received the teachings of the sage and can be considered a student of the sage.

Don't keep shouting "Exterminate demons and defend the righteous path" at me.

Their ancestors also guided me on how to become a promising and idealistic demon!

Doumu really wanted to slap him.

The teacher clearly warned her not to use "the Dao Ancestor's permission" as an excuse for her to become a demon.

But she's doing it anyway, going around in circles trying to climb the social ladder and using connections, and shamelessly saying it outright.

How shameless! How wicked!
"Didn't you say that the Dao Ancestor taught you that in the struggle for the Great Dao, each should rely on their own abilities?"

If you are beaten to death because of your demonic powers, it's because you're incompetent.

"You choose your own path, you bear the consequences. Now you shamelessly try to infringe upon the Dao Ancestor—what kind of logic is that?"

In fact, Doumu Yuanjun herself had no prejudice against demonic arts.

Or perhaps the Jie Sect simply didn't care about demonic arts. During the Investiture of the Gods period, how many true disciples of the Jie Sect practiced evil and demonic techniques?
For example, the Blood Transformation Divine Blade is hailed as the number one sacred weapon of the Blood Demon Path. Even today, it still wreaks havoc everywhere and has few rivals.

Xiao Yu said, "Why can't I be shameless? I have cultivated the body of a Heavenly Demon, so I should be held to the moral standards of the Demon Ancestor."

Does the Heavenly Demon's moral standard surpass that of virtuous and genuine cultivators of the Xuanmen, forbidding even lying and using someone else's power? Then who is truly evil?

Doumu was completely speechless.

"Auntie, would you like to worship the Three Pure Ones?" Xiaoyu asked.

We're already at the door, and the teacher has just descended, so of course we must pay our respects to Doumu.

With a solemn expression, she lit three incense sticks, knelt before the statue of the Tongtian Sect Leader, and devoutly spoke many words.

She felt that the teacher must have heard her, and after speaking her mind, she felt much better.

She had the motivation to torment Yu Fengxian again.

After leaving the Sanqing Hall, I looked around the courtyard and saw that apart from a few Taoist priests still peeking out from a distance, there was no one else there.

"Where did Yu Fengxian go?" Doumu asked, her face grim.

In fact, she already had a plan in mind, even without the abbot's reply.

The abbot respectfully said, "Grand Master Yu said that Yuanjun also needs private space to confide in the Dao Ancestor, and asked us not to disturb her."

She had just received enlightenment from Lingbao Tianzun and was going to practice the way of the sages and be an obedient and good student.

At this point, his curiosity overcame his awe and trepidation, and he asked softly, "Is what Grand Tutor Yu said true? The Celestial Venerable Lingbao just descended and even guided her on the path of cultivation?"

Doumu felt stifled, but could not answer.

So, wouldn't that just let Yu Fengxian get her wish and once again use someone else's power to bully others?

To say no is to lie and blaspheme against the teacher.

—Teacher, why do you pay attention to Yu Fengxian? You know what kind of person she is.

You mustn't touch this stinky dog ​​poop.

Could it be that you are truly unwilling to accept this and wish to use Yu Fengxian's hand to continue causing trouble in the Pangu World?

Doumu sighed inwardly, said nothing, and vanished in an instant.

The abbot paused, a thoughtful expression on his face.

The young Taoist priest rushed over, his face flushed, and whispered, "Master, there is a guest visiting outside. It is Marshal Wen from the Taishan Divine Palace."

The abbot's expression changed slightly, and he quickly led a group of Taoist priests to the entrance to line up and respectfully welcome them.

Now that you've entered the Sanqing Temple, you must offer incense to the Three Pure Ones, the founders of the temple.

After offering incense and paying respects to the Three Pure Ones, Marshal Wen sat down in the side hall tea room and asked, "Previously, the Great Emperor sensed that someone was using great supernatural powers on Mount Tai, with one side moving the power of Mount Tai and the other side borrowing the power of Mount Tai."

Does Master Xu know what's going on?

The abbot shook his head and said, "This humble Taoist's cultivation is insufficient; I did not notice that there were powerful beings fighting on the mountain."

However, just now, Grand Tutor Yu of the Great Qin Dynasty carried Doumu Yuanjun on his back to offer incense to the Three Pure Ones.

Marshal Wen deliberately chose to come and inquire after Grand Tutor Yu and Doumu Yuanjun had just left, so he must know something.

The abbot, not wanting to get involved in their feud, simply recounted everything that had happened in the Sanqing Hall.

"Are you sure that the Celestial Venerable Lingbao has actually descended in spirit? And even guided Yu Fengxian in her cultivation?" Marshal Wen was greatly surprised.

Things that happen on Mount Tai rarely escape the notice of the Emperor of Mount Tai.

But what happened on Mount Tai today has made the Emperor of Mount Tai quite wary.

He didn't know how to face Yu Fengxian alone.

He dared not provoke another power even stronger than Yu Fengxian's, or the aura of a saint that appeared in the Sanqing Palace.

But he didn't want to be a fool, so Marshal Wen came.

"Absolutely true!" The abbot's eyes were firm, and his tone was certain.

Although his Taoist cultivation was not high, he was quite accomplished in the professional field of the Three Pure Ones belief.

Not only did they clearly sense the oppressive aura of the sages within the Sanqing Hall, but they also realized that the Sanqing Hall was isolated from the outside world by a mysterious force.

Afterwards, he entered the Sanqing Hall and carefully sensed the aura of the three statues: without exception, the spirituality of the three statues had greatly increased, indicating that the three Dao Ancestors had all manifested their power.

The statue of Lingbao Tianzun has changed even more, almost to the point of becoming a spirit.

He didn't dare look directly into the eyes of the statue, as if it were alive.

"The Dao Ancestor actually guided Yu Fengxian to cultivate demonic arts, this..." Marshal Wen's expression was conflicted.

(End of this chapter)