Beichen Sword Sect's Headmaster's Secret Records

Chapter 409 I don’t know

Actually, Tie Dan wasn't very surprised, after all, he could also call himself Lei Zu's disciple.

Or, more broadly speaking, all the cultivators in the Xuanmen sect and all the Qi practitioners in the world can be considered disciples of Lei Zu.

The reason is simple: although everyone worships the Mysterious Woman all day long, the Mysterious Woman herself does not practice Qi cultivation, nor does she transmit any teachings.

That's right, what the Mysterious Woman taught was not the Way of Qi Refining, but a celestial book.

Moreover, strictly speaking, the Mystic Maiden didn't have any direct disciples. She only personally trained one monkey, and the others were merely learning from her...

The Qi Refining Techniques that people practice today are the path of building a foundation for the Dao, forming a dragon and tiger, swallowing golden pills, generating a nascent soul, transforming into a true god, and comprehending the Dao.

Tracing back to the source, returning to simplicity, it all stems from Lei Zu's annotations of the Heavenly Book.

Of course, the main reason for studying Lei Zu's annotations is that Xuan Nu's Heavenly Book is too outrageous. Few people could understand it, or even see it. They could only rely on Lei Zu, who had the highest level of comprehension, to help translate it.

Therefore, the nine heavenly books stored in the Xuanmen sect are, to put it bluntly, all versions annotated by Lei Zu, which are Lei Zu's own teachings.

Of course, Lei Zu was not the only one who followed Xuan Nu, nor was he the only one who tried to annotate the Heavenly Book.

Those who initially followed Xuan Nu—the refugees, bandits, mountain thieves, rebels, and assassins—naturally all read the Heavenly Book, received Xuan Nu's true teachings, and each comprehended their own Dao.

Even the monkey of the Mystic Maiden has a lineage of monkey sword techniques passed down. After being sorted and summarized by later generations, it became the secret sword of the Sword Sect, passed down from generation to generation, the Ruyi True Scripture.

Regardless of whether these Taoist teachings are righteous or evil, right or wrong, everyone at the time did work together, exchange ideas, and collaborate to complete the research on the Heavenly Book and Qi.

However, it is undeniable that Lei Zu played a fundamental role in it, and ultimately it was Lei Zu who completed the deduction and annotation of the entire set of heavenly books.

Lei Zu obtained the wordless Heavenly Book, wrote out the written Heavenly Book, and deduced the Way of Taiji Qi Refining.

Lei Zu united the various righteous armies that were resisting the tyranny of the Immortal Palace, and taught them the Tai Chi skills he had learned from the Heavenly Book, training a Xuanbing army that was strong enough to rival the Immortal Army.

Lei Zu personally led the army to defeat the powerful forces of the Four Divisions, Eight Domains, and Twenty-Eight Constellations that had been suppressing the world, truly crushing the Immortal Palace and laying the foundation for the Xuanmen.

Lei Zu is the de facto head of the Xuanmen sect, and this is beyond dispute.

However, Lei Zu had no intention of replacing Xuan Nu. The position of the head seat meant leading everyone to worship Xuan Nu, not sitting on her and receiving your worship.

After all, none of this would have been possible without the Mysterious Woman and the Heavenly Book.

Even if Lei Zu is incredibly capable, he only managed to become the Thunder God, Pillar of the State, and Chief Instructor of the Twenty-Eight Constellations Celestial Soldiers through his own abilities.

Moreover, the Heavenly Book is too vast and profound. Even Lei Zu admitted that he only grasped the basics. But even this small amount of knowledge was enough to overturn the Immortal Palace that had stood for ten thousand years.

Therefore, after establishing the Xuanmen, Lei Zu devoted himself to the analysis and research of the Heavenly Book, attempting to study the fundamental mysteries of the Heavenly Book, the Mysterious Woman, Taiji, the universe, the primordial world, and the Great Dao.

However, as everyone knows, the Celestial Palace is like a centipede that has died but is not yet dead, not to mention a whole bunch of messy and troublesome matters involving demons and insects.

Therefore, Lei Zu needs someone to help him govern the world and suppress the four directions.

Therefore, Lei Zu selected four of the strongest disciples from the Xuanmen sect, bestowed upon them the golden seals and purple ribbons of the Four Garrison Generals (which they had seized from the Immortal Palace), and entrusted them with full authority to safeguard the peace of their respective regions.

Later, these four guardian disciples were called the direct disciples of the Thunder Ancestor, and their disciples were granted tiger tallies and arrows and called Tiger Temple cultivators.

"I was originally the guardian of the West."

Ling Xuzi introduced himself.
"Of course, he later died and was reincarnated, so he naturally handed over the post of guarding the town."

Tie Dan: "Oh."

Ling Xuzi was unhappy.
"I've told you such a big secret, and you're just going to give it to me?"

Tie Dan was baffled.

"What's so secret about this? Lei Zu is going into seclusion, so arranging for a few guards to watch over the place is hardly a secret. It's only natural."

Besides, you didn't do very well in your past life either; didn't the West fall entirely to the religion?

Lingxuzi angrily left his seat.

"Can't you speak properly! I'm not talking to you anymore!"

Tie Dan quickly pulled him back.
"Alright, alright, you tell me, you tell me."

Ling Xuzi grumbled angrily for a while before continuing,
"...In short, people only know that there are four guardians, but there are actually five."

Tie Dan nodded.

"It's reasonable that there are five of the Four Heavenly Kings."

Lingxuzi glared at him.

Tie Dan quickly shut up, indicating that he should say it.

So Lingxuzi continued.
"The fifth one is the Immortal Lord of the Nine Heavens. Of course, he is not the successor of the Thunder Ancestor, but rather a peer. He followed the Mysterious Maiden even earlier."

Back then, his lineage claimed to be the true successors of Longguan. When we went out to govern the four directions, they took control of the Central Plains and taught the way of the Heavenly Book.

Since you can name the Nine Heavens lineage, you probably already know that the Nine Heavens Carefree Immortal Lord was later misled by treacherous people, went astray, and fell into the demonic path.

Tie Dan was disappointed and wanted to complain: Is this all there is to Mi Xing? Is it really worth repeating the same old story about Hu Guan and Chan Long Guan?
But he held back.

Fortunately, he held back, and only then did he hear the gossip that Ling Xuzi had revealed.

"That villain claimed to be Laozi of Nanhua, who was summoned from beyond the heavens by the Immortal Lord of Freedom."

Tie Dan was stunned.

"What do you mean... summoned? Wait, from beyond the heavens? A celestial demon?"

"No, it's not the same as the Heavenly Demon Seed that Tiangang created. As for Nanhua... I don't even know what Nanhua is..."

Ling Xuzi didn't blame him for interrupting, but his brows were furrowed, clearly indicating that something had been troubling him for a long time. Having no one to confide in, he finally spoke his mind.

"He's definitely not human, not a demon, not even an insect, he just... I don't know... I really don't know..."

Tie Dan was puzzled.

"What do you mean you don't know? Aren't you the best in the world, the master strategist, and the head of the Xuanmen sect?"

Lingxuzi sighed.
"If I don't know something, I just don't know it. Even Lei Zu has so many things he doesn't understand, let alone me."

In short, the first time I heard the name Nanhua was when I heard that the Nine Heavens Carefree Immortal Lord's primordial spirit left his body and traveled through the void, during which time he found a Daoist partner.

Well, so we still have to talk about Jiu Xiao first, that guy Jiu Xiao...

Alas, although everyone says that the Celestial Palace is not good in this way or that way, those who are ordered by the Celestial Palace to be captured by the Six Doors of the Twelve Kingdoms are not necessarily good people.

For example, Jiu Xiao was originally a womanizer, a notorious bandit, a ruthless devil, a lecherous demon who couldn't live without meat, an untamable scumbag, a bastard born from his mother's womb.

This guy, relying on his unorthodox skills and unparalleled lightness skills, specializes in stealing the daughters of noble families and the female relatives of the imperial clan. It is said that he even kidnaps women all the way to the Purple Palace.

In the end, he naturally incurred the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people, who called for his death. With nowhere else to turn, he fled to the territory of the rebel army to hide.

So much so that a large portion of the immortal soldiers who were tasked with capturing and exterminating the Xuan Nu Mountain Range were actually there to capture him.

Later, he was castrated by the monkey of the Goddess of the West, and only then did he repent and turn back to the right path, joining the Goddess of the West's righteous army.

Later, he disguised himself as a eunuch to infiltrate the palace and relay messages to the Xuanmen, which enabled him to steal the Shangfang Divine Weapon, assassinate the Immortal Emperor, and make a great contribution.

But as the saying goes, "It's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature." Lust clouded his mind, and in the end, that scoundrel Jiuxiao actually comprehended the method of transformation from the Heavenly Book and created the Carefree Demonic Path.

Not only that, after defeating the Celestial Palace, he also independently studied a large number of extraterrestrial secret techniques and ancient Taoist scriptures stolen from the harem, starting with the long-lost Taixu Divine Technique.

He also devised a whole host of bizarre secret techniques for spiritual travel and body exchange, which he used to exchange yin and yang, and divine and spiritual realms with his disciples, and to cultivate and communicate with them.

Hey, with this kind of talent and comprehension, if he could use it for good, he probably wouldn't be much different from Lei Zu.

Regardless of his character and temperament, with his vast supernatural powers, he could easily become the fifth of the Four Heavenly Kings and succeed the head of the sect.

Ahem, I've digressed. Anyway...

This Nan Hua is said to be a friend that Jiu Xiao met by chance when he used a secret method of divine communication to leave his body and play in the mortal world.

However, no one knew what kind of evil magic that person possessed, which bewitched the Nine Heavens Immortal Lord. From then on, he secluded himself in seclusion, neglecting the internal affairs of the Xuanmen sect, and spent his days wandering in the world and mingling with that person.

However, we four towns will handle the affairs of the mortal realm, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

However, after Lei Zu merged with the Dao, the Nine Heavens were left unrestrained, gradually straying from the right path, indulging in evil and heretical practices, and engaging in a series of heinous acts. Ultimately, this led to a colossal disaster, resulting in the demise of Nan Hua.

Tie Dan frowned, keenly sensing the problem.
"Wait, so what does 'guiding one to the world' mean? Does it mean... one wasn't born before??"

Ling Xuzi fell silent, his expression momentarily dazed, as if he had returned to the distant past.
"I don't know, nobody knows, because none of us have ever seen Nan Hua in person, but it seems that this person really exists."

It seems that the Xiaoyao sect, from the highest heavens down, speaks with absolute certainty, and everyone has associated with him.

However, none of us from Huguan have actually seen this person in person.

Looking back now, that guy was probably some filthy thing from the Great Void, released by that bastard Jiu Xiao.

However, at that time, the Celestial Palace overthrew the country, and the world was in chaos. Many extraordinary people and talents emerged during this time.

At the time, we were busy suppressing demonic insects from all directions, hunting down the remnants of the Celestial Palace, and wiping out all sorts of chaotic demons and monsters. These strange occurrences behind us were indeed ignored by everyone; who knew what would happen later…”

Ling Xuzi remained silent for a while, then raised his head, closed his eyes,
"Even now, I still remember that the stars were not right that night."

The eight stars of the Great Liang shone with an unprecedented light, as if they were about to fall straight down from above.

It was as if... an unprecedented and terrifying force was descending upon the mortal realm...

The White Tiger of the West, the Eight Stars of Bi, the gathering of chariots and cavalry, and the main border troops.

At that time, all of us guarding the four directions sensed that something terrible was about to happen, that a calamity was about to befall the world, and that great disaster was imminent.

At the time, we all thought it was the birth of some insect queen, or that the Celestial Palace was up to something again and was making a comeback.

Therefore, the various Tiger Fortresses and the hermit immortals, following the rules set by Lei Zu, hurried to the Sword Pavilion to retrieve their swords, prepare to assemble their forces, and prepare for battle.

But when we arrived, we realized that something terrible had happened.

The Nine Heavens Immortal Sect, with its nine branches of carefree wandering, was wiped out overnight.

Tie Dan stared at him.

Ling Xuzi also opened his eyes and looked at Tie Dan.

The two stared at each other in silence for a long while before Tie Dan finally spoke.

"What did you say.

Wasn't the Xiaoyao sect eradicated by you?
Is it Nanhua?

Ling Xuzi remained silent for a while.

"I do not know."

Tie Dan raised his eyebrows.

Ling Xuzi sighed.
"I really don't know. When I arrived, all I saw was that all the disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect had exploded."

Regardless of cultivation level or gender, the explosion begins in the internal organs and lower body, as if... as if giving birth...

But... there's no fetus...

"I heard."

Tie Dan stared intently at him, trying to find the slightest flaw in Ling Xuzi's face.

"It was you who found the key to the Xiaoyao Sect's Qi Gong, and took advantage of the critical moment of their dual cultivation to launch a sneak attack and backstab them with sonic waves, committing murder."

"That's what we told the outside world... what else could we say!"

Ling Xuzi closed his eyes and suddenly shouted angrily.
"Could it be that my Xuanmen lineage, the Nine Lineages of Dragon Gate, was wiped out overnight!"
As the guardian of the four directions, how could I, Tiger Guard, know absolutely nothing?
The Nine Lineages of Freedom have continued for over two thousand years since the time of the Mysterious Woman! Their teachings have spread throughout the Nine Provinces and Twelve Kingdoms!
So many lineages! So many people! Almost every one of them can separate their nascent soul from their body and be reborn through spiritual transformation!

Even if we, the reclusive hermits of Tiger Temple, have all come out of the mountains, our intentions are sinister and our schemes are cunning!
To ensure everyone was in the dual cultivation room that night, taking the opportunity to break his cultivation and destroy his soul, was simply impossible!

Tie Dan choked for a moment.

Ling Xuzi took a deep breath.

"But Nanhua did it."

A full thousand years have passed since then. Despite all our scheming and inquiries, including those of the Tiger Gate, we could not even find the origins of Nan Hua. It was only when the God appeared that we were forced to put an end to this matter.

But now, three thousand years have passed, and there is anyone who can still escape disaster and calamity without leaving a trace, not even a shadow can be found?

But we know that Nan Hua truly exists in the world, and it is by no means a delusion.

For from that day onward, people on earth have always praised his name and followed his ways. They cannot be killed all, nor can their slaughter be stopped…

Ling Xuzi shook his head, dejected.
"Therefore, there is a speculation that about two thousand years later, Nanhua will destroy Taiji Dao."

Tie Dan was momentarily stunned.

Lingxuzi looked at him.

"Now you know why we ran away with our tails between our legs."

"..."

Tie Dan turned his head and looked outside at the bustling construction of the Third Void. He finally understood where the motivation for these otaku from the Xuanmen to undertake such large-scale construction came from.

It's fear.

There was silence for a while, then Tiedan turned his head away.

"So this is your final decision, as the head of the Xuanmen sect?"
escape?
"If I escape Taiji Heaven, will I survive?"

Ling Xuzi grinned.
"What, you think I'm spineless too? Heh, Xuandu thinks we're spineless too. But you haven't seen that scene."

Of the three senior brothers in our four towns, the one who had the longest contact with Jiuxiao and the deepest understanding of Tai Chi was truly terrified when he saw his death.

So that very night we decided to escape.

That night, the evil spirit was born, and all they could do was try their best to escape.

Even the methods of the Xuanmen sect can no longer be passed on. The methods are no longer effective, and the path has been exhausted. One must dissolve one's body and seek another path.

But that kid Xuandu...

Alas, he was a fearless young man, but he was indeed courageous. He said that the world could not be left unguarded, so he decided to stay behind.

Stay here, stay in the human world, and at any cost, protect the world that Master worked so hard to build.

As for a way out, we'll find it ourselves...

We're not as good as him; we just want to survive.

Tie Dan closed his eyes and fell silent.

To be honest, this development was a bit beyond his expectations.

Well, you can't even call it a little bit.

He always thought that the fierce competition for power was nothing more than another kind of child's play in the celestial palace.

But now it seems that this is not the case at all.

What they were fighting over wasn't the Immortal Emperor's chair, but a ticket to escape.

Yes, of course we had to run for our lives.

The Xuanmen sect, which once replaced the Immortal Palace, was wiped out by more than half of its members overnight. For the next thousand years, it lost all courage and went into seclusion, which gave the Divine Sect the opportunity to rise up.

Even today, although the Xuanmen sect is undoubtedly the strongest of the three major sects in terms of overall strength, it no longer has the ambition to contend for the world.

Because on that night, all lofty ambitions and all courage vanished into thin air, shattering like bubbles in the sunlight.

Terrified, the old Xuanmen focused all their mental energy and attention on the crucial task of gathering resources, building a spaceship, and escaping from outer space.

So now, there really is no Tiger Watch to suppress the world and protect humanity.

Now only the Great Void Path remains.

Escape to the void, escape from the Taiji, flee beyond the heavens.
What they were arguing about was simply how to escape, where to escape to, and who could escape.

It's simply because most people in the Xuanmen sect are intelligent; they truly understood it.

That Taiji Heaven is no place for humans.

Of course, there are also a small number of people who are stubborn and naive.

So what if you die? What do I care what you are?
I will never give up my hometown to you.

So Tie Dan opened his eyes.
"I'm going to see Grand Master Xuandu."

Ling Xuzi naturally didn't object, but simply shook his head and said,

"If you want to verify with him, go ahead. Anyway, because you call me a friend, I've never lied to you."

However, Xuandu has been chasing Nan Hua all these years, and he hasn't appeared in the world for quite some time. Even I can't figure out his whereabouts..."

So Tie Dan stood up.
"It's alright, I know where he is."

Ling Xuzi raised his head, his face full of suspicion.
"...Are you kidding me? You haven't even attained enlightenment yet, how could you possibly know the location of Xuandu?"
"Hey, I've been talking for ages, it's your turn now! Hey, hey! Wait a minute, where are you going?"

However, Tie Dan had already walked out of the Taoist temple without looking back. As soon as he finished speaking, his whole body transformed into a long rainbow and disappeared into the horizon.

"Go save the world."

(End of this chapter)