Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 305 The Hidden Sect of the Demonic Cult
Peacock King said, "I don't know who threw out this sword manual, but the Suspended Realm Listening to Flowers Subduing Demon Sword is indeed a sword technique mastered by a senior of the Mirror Flower Sword Boat. However, at that time, the Mirror Flower Sword Boat was not called the Mirror Flower Sword Boat, but the Zhongtiao School."

"Three hundred years ago, the reputation of the Five Masters of Zhongtiao was no less than that of the Seven Friends of Songyang. Among the five, three were masters and two were grandmasters, known as the Twin Saints of Zhongtiao."

"The Suspended Mirror Listening to Flowers Subduing Demon Sword is the ultimate skill of one of the two saints of Zhongtiao, the Suspended Mirror Swordsman."

"However, when the Golden Light Cave opened that time, forty or fifty people went in. Three of the Five Masters of Zhongtiao went in, including the Two Saints of Zhongtiao and a Grandmaster. None of the three came out alive. As a result, most of the martial arts of the Five Masters of Zhongtiao were lost. The remaining two could not maintain the prestige of the Zhongtiao Sect and had to create the Mirror Flower Sword Boat."

"When the Golden Light Cave opened three hundred years ago, some members of my Demonic Sect went in. That senior was the only one who came out alive, which is why he knew this ancient secret that has been around for hundreds of years."

Sun Yanwan nodded, deeply shocked, gaining a deeper understanding of the Demonic Sect's true nature.

Many things in the martial arts world, though sensational at the time, are little known after ten or twenty years because very few people record them. They are passed down by word of mouth and are easily forgotten.

Only ancient sects like the Demonic Sect and Shaochan Temple would leave behind many notes from their predecessors, recording many ancient events.

The Songyang School was founded by Master Feng, and it is not very old. It has always been lacking in this aspect.

Well, Old Ancestor Feng has devoted all his energy to creating martial arts techniques.

Otherwise, the Songyang Sect wouldn't have been able to suppress the Demonic Sect and become one of the three great martial arts holy sites in the world, alongside Shaochan Temple and Longzang Temple, in less than a hundred years and only a few generations.

Yang Diao'er said in a low voice, "The Demonic Sect senior who came out of the Golden Light Cave reappeared in the world twenty years later, but his appearance and clothes have not changed at all, just like yesterday. He even wrote a notebook to record his experience in the Golden Light Cave. Later, he opened a branch and founded the Hidden Sect of the Demonic Sect."

"The Hidden Sect of the Demonic Cult has been passed down for three hundred years and still has intricate connections with our Orthodox Demonic Cult. You have even met the Sect Master of the Hidden Sect."

Sun Yanwan was taken aback and asked, "When have I ever met this sect leader?"

Yang Diao'er smiled and said, "That is Hei Guanghan, who holds the official rank of Second-Rank Attendant."

Little Mink remembered that when she and Hei Guanghan first met Sun Yanwan, this old man teased her by deliberately reciting the line, "When will we meet again? This night is so hard to bear," to make fun of her.

At that time, Yang Diao'er always carried a folding fan with this poem written on it.

Later, Yang Wuji destroyed the folding fan, and Yang Diao'er also gave up on the idea.

No one could have imagined that Sun Yanwan would dare to venture alone into Zhoujia Mountain and violently abduct someone.

Even now, Yang Diao'er still feels a pang of heartache when she thinks about that fan.

Sun Yanwan was taken aback. Of course, he vaguely remembered this fat old man and had even thought that he looked like a eunuch. He never expected that he was actually the sect leader of the Hidden Sect of the Demonic Cult. No wonder this man's martial arts skills could reach the level of a grandmaster.

Sun Yanwan asked curiously, "I wonder what kind of opportunity that senior of the Demonic Sect obtained, and why he insisted on creating the Hidden Sect of the Demonic Sect?"

Peacock King shook his head and replied, "That senior's notes only circulate in the Hidden Sect of the Demonic Cult. Our sect has no copies of them, only some fragments. I also do not know what kind of extraordinary encounter he had."

"The Heavenly Demon Art of the Hidden Sect of the Demonic Cult is different from that of our sect. Moreover, the disciples of the Hidden Sect of the Demonic Cult prefer to hide in the officialdom, and the sect leaders of each generation have been high-ranking officials in the imperial court."

"This is the greatest secret of my Demonic Sect, and you must never tell anyone."

Sun Yanwan hurriedly replied, "I won't say, I won't say, not even my senior brother will say."

Peacock King looked puzzled, but Yang Diao'er said, "Zhang Qingxi's mother is the Holy Maiden of the Hidden Sect of the Demonic Cult, so you don't need to hide it."

Sun Yanwan said awkwardly, "I don't know." When he escorted Consort Su back to Luojing, he did have some guesses along the way, but he couldn't be sure.

Sun Yanwan stroked her chin, suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Diao'er, were you also an escort back then?"

Yang Diao'er slightly raised her chin and said, "Of course!"

Sun Yanwan had never known why Yang Diao'er went to Luojing back then. Out of respect for others' privacy, she had never asked. Now that Yang Diao'er had confirmed it, she suddenly understood.

The Peacock King said calmly, "I will also take action in the next few days to kill the Hu family or a Xiantian from the Mirror Flower Sword Sect. Don't get in my way then."

Sun Yanwan quickly said, "No, no, Uncle Peacock King, please feel free to go ahead and slaughter everyone."

With a leap, the Peacock King vanished into the distance.

Sun Yanwan said in a low voice, "I seem to be someone who has fully opened the Three Wood Hidden Meridians, and I just killed a Xiantian Realm cultivator, but why haven't I felt anything lately?"

Yang Diao'er said in a low voice, "You still need to meditate and sense things from afar!"

"You are usually so happy, even if you have a connection with the Golden Light Cave, it will only last for a moment, so you won't care."

Sun Yanwan recalled the recent days and felt very happy. She put her arm around Yang Diao'er's slender waist and said, "How can the Golden Light Cave be as good as my little Diao'er?"

Yang Diao'er asked in a low voice, "Have you ever thought about what else is at the very top?"

Sun Yanwan replied, "I don't want to know for now."

Yang Diao'er had no choice but to say in a low voice, "If you want to know about the Golden Light Cave, you can ask Duanmu Xianling and Lu Chaoxiu. They are disciples of the Ten Great Sword Sects and should know some secrets as well."

Sun Yanwan suddenly realized why Duanmu Xianling and Lu Chaoxiu had come to her for help.

These two must know something, otherwise they wouldn't be so afraid.

However, judging from the Hu family's reaction, the Demon-Slaying Hu family probably really didn't know about this, otherwise they wouldn't still be thinking about catching the murderer.

As for whether the Mirror Flower Sword Boat knew about it, judging from their reactions, Sun Yanwan couldn't tell.

He was quite certain that Ba Tianmo had killed Hu's seventh son because of this matter.

Sun Yanwan returned to the Taoist temple with Yang Diao'er. Of course, he wouldn't let Duanmu Xianling and Lu Chaoxiu see Yang Diao'er, but he was also curious about what else the two knew, so he asked Sun Lingdie to arrange a banquet to entertain the two martial arts fairies.

After Sun Yanwan treated their injuries, both of them recovered considerably. Sun Yanwan had shown some mercy when she attacked them; otherwise, Duanmu Xianling might have escaped unscathed, but Lu Chaoxiu, who was not yet a Xiantian cultivator, would have been certain to die.

He remembered his friendship with Lu Chaoxiu's father, Lu Cao, and their past as colleagues. Although their relationship wasn't deep, they were both working at the Imperial Academy, so he didn't kill this most talented woman in the world.

Yes, it's partly because of Sima Ziyan.

He still had some feelings for this Sister Sima, although it wasn't romantic love. After all, she had sewn clothes for him by hand. Killing her friend was simply too disrespectful to Sister Sima.

(End of this chapter)