Gentlemen, it's time to enter the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.

Chapter 367 is absolutely reasonable.
The Cloud-Viewing Platform is bustling with people; it is a scenic spot of the Cloud-Standing Immortal Sect.

It is said that the ethereal sea of ​​clouds contains supreme and wondrous methods. Those with high talent can comprehend many secret techniques from it and make rapid progress on their path of cultivation.

Of course, this is mostly a legend based on hearsay.

If the Cloud Viewing Platform truly possessed such wondrous uses, it would never be open to all guests visiting the Cloud Peak Immortal Sect.

Yunlu Immortal Sect is indeed a righteous sect, but it's not that generous.

Even the Qinghe Sword Sect, which is as orthodox as can be, only allows its own disciples or old friends to see the sword techniques on the sword wall. It is absolutely impossible for just any random guest to look at them.

Although the Cloud-Viewing Platform is not particularly magical, the scenery here is indeed excellent, and the well-arranged pavilions and towers were built specifically for cloud viewing. All kinds of facilities are very convenient, so many independent practitioners like to gather here.

They would enjoy tea and wine, engage in lively discussions, and if the mood struck them, they might even have a friendly contest on the Cloud-Viewing Platform.

With the Yunlu Immortal Sect Conference approaching, the Cloud Viewing Platform is overflowing with people, and dozens of Cloud Viewing Towers are packed with visitors.

However, most people today can't stop talking about the Yellow Springs Sect and the Incense Burning Sect.

Feng Huaiyu, holding his sword, sat in the corner listening to the old sword cultivator beside him talking loudly: "I knew that the Yellow Spring Sect Master was no ordinary person. How could a rogue cultivator reach the Tongxuan Realm within a year and become the number one Tongxuan cultivator? This boy must have an extraordinary background. Now that we know he is Lu Xingzhou's son, everything makes sense."

Feng Huaiyu wanted to explain a few things for Chen Ye, but then he thought to himself that he didn't seem to know who Chen Ye's parents were either. What if it was true?
This is not just baseless speculation.

The first thing that sparked public discussion was when the Incense Burning Sect went to cause trouble for the Yellow Springs Sect, and the two sects ended up fighting each other.

Why did the two sects start fighting?

The first widely accepted version of events is that the Incense Burning Sect sought help from the Yellow Springs Sect, but the Yellow Springs Sect refused outright, leading to a quarrel and a fight.

At this point, many people became curious. Everyone knew about the Incense Burning Sect, but what was the Yellow Springs Sect that the Incense Burning Sect would need to ask for help from? Even if the Incense Burning Sect was in decline, it still had a Void Returning cultivator in charge. So who was the Yellow Springs Sect?
Many people are unaware of the Yellow Springs Sect, which sparks their curiosity, and then the story of the Yellow Springs Sect is inexplicably unearthed in great detail.

What kind of overlord of the Northern Frontier, what kind of sect leader who reached the Profound Realm in just one year of cultivation, who made the Nirvana Sect flee in terror, and who even pocketed most of the benefits when the Incense Burning Sect was destroyed... There are even rumors that the Yellow Springs Sect has a reclusive master who is even stronger than the Incense Burning Sect today.

If that's all there is to it, then it's nothing more than making the Yellow Springs Sect famous.

But at this point, some people will ask, on what grounds?
How could Chen Ye, a rogue cultivator, have reached the Tongxuan level in just one year?

Impossible, this is absolutely impossible.

Most independent cultivators couldn't accept this fact. If there really were such geniuses in the world, then what were they?
At this moment, someone blurted out, "Is Chen Ye probably Lu Xingzhou's illegitimate son?"

Feng Huaiyu remembered hearing such a sentence, but there were too many people on the Guanyun Platform. Before he could find out who said it, someone else chimed in, "So quite a few people know this secret."

Then, everyone started producing their own "evidence".

First, Chen Ye killed Wei Changsheng during the Red Serpent Calamity in Hundred Seas Valley.

This guy almost became the chief of the Longevity Hall, but he was killed in public by Chen Ye, and the Incense Burning Sect didn't even utter a sound.
Who believes?

Even if Wei Changsheng is utterly wicked, why should the Burning Incense Sect swallow this insult?

Do they really think the five righteous sects are so easy to talk to? Everyone has seen the bad behavior of the Incense Burning Sect in recent years; it would be strange if they didn't retaliate.

The reason is quite simple: Chen Ye is cleaning house. He is Lu Xingzhou's illegitimate son, and this is specifically to help him gain fame. Wei Changsheng is just a stepping stone for him.

When Feng Huaiyu heard this statement, he was unable to refute it for a moment.

It makes perfect sense. At the time, Chen Ye was just a minor cultivator in the Qi Sea Realm. How could he possibly turn the tide? Without the help of a powerful figure behind him, it would have been impossible for him to accomplish this.

This is just the first argument.

Feng Huaiyu still felt it wasn't conclusive evidence. What if Chen Ye wasn't Lu Xingzhou's illegitimate son, but Zhang Qi's? In Feng Huaiyu's view, the latter was more likely, since the Qinghe Sword Sect was practically Chen Ye's maternal family. Upon hearing Chen Ye's voice, Sheng Huai'an, despite his reluctance, opened the door to welcome him.

Without Chen Ye's help, how could Feng Huaiyu have received guidance from Sheng Huai'an?

It must be because Chen Ye lacked the talent for swordsmanship and was afraid of embarrassing Zhang Qi, so he had no choice but to become a rogue cultivator and live in seclusion.

Feng Huaiyu immediately felt that his speculation made a lot of sense, but it was not something he could argue with anyone about.

But then I heard another version of the story.

"Everyone knows about the destruction of the Incense Burning Sect's mountain gate, which was caused by the resurrection of the Demon Lord Wujiu. But Chen Ye, the sect leader of the Yellow Springs Sect, was actually there. This is completely wrong, because the Yellow Springs Sect was also invited to the Rifting Sky Mountain Conference. How could he have traveled from Rifting Sky Mountain overseas to Green Coffin Mountain in the blink of an eye? Apart from having a cultivator above the Returning Void Realm help him tear through space and time, what other way could he have traveled between the two places in an instant?"

Feng Huaiyu immediately turned around and found that it was a burly man with a thick beard who spoke. He quickly retorted, "How do you know that Sect Master Chen was at Green Coffin Mountain at that time?"

"Hmph, my second uncle's cousin's third aunt is a menial disciple of the Incense Burning Sect. Of course I know that. If I'm lying, may I be forever barred from the Unyielding Body Refinement."

Feng Huaiyu: ...

It was probably this person who started it that immediately a bunch of people claiming to be disciples of the Incense Burning Sect and their relatives spoke up, confirming that Chen Ye was at Green Coffin Mountain at the time. Not only that, he also packed up all the treasures and resources of the Incense Burning Sect and took them away.

"If he wasn't Lu Xingzhou's illegitimate son, how could he have appeared at Green Coffin Mountain at such a crucial moment? Why did he judge that the Incense Burning Sect was about to be destroyed and immediately start rescuing all sorts of treasures and pills? The Yellow Spring Sect swallowed most of the Incense Burning Sect's treasure trove; this can't be a lie, can it?"

"What did I say back then? What kind of person is Lu Xingzhou! He was wise throughout his life. In his final moments, wouldn't he leave a way out for his bloodline? That Green Coffin Mountain is about to collapse. The treasure in the vault is what his Lu family has accumulated over thousands of years! If not for his own son, who would it be? Would it just be given to those cowardly bastards who would abandon their families when disaster strikes?"

……

Everyone was talking excitedly, each offering their own opinion.

Feng Huaiyu couldn't refute this, as he had just recently witnessed Chen Ye casually giving away the Precious Life Pill as a favor.

The Incense Burning Sect's elixirs were indeed piled up in the Yellow Springs Sect's storeroom.

This time, Zhang Qi's status as an illegitimate child is not convincing enough.

Countless people began to embellish the story, vividly recounting how Chen Ye plundered the treasure vault of the Burning Incense Sect. Some even said that Chen Ye kowtowed to Lu Xingzhou with tears in his eyes before resolutely leaving, carrying Lu Xingzhou's will and last words with him.

Why should the two diviners, Pang Duoduo and Mo Suixin, stand guard on Qingguan Mountain? Even if these two are noble and willing to solve the poison of the Demon Lord Wujiu for the sake of all living beings, why should the Huangquan Sect take over this mess?

It's because Lu Xingzhou is largely to blame for the trouble caused by Demon Lord Wujiu, and Chen Ye, as Lu Xingzhou's son, has to take the blame for his father. It makes even more sense that Pang Duoduo and Mo Suixin joined the Yellow Springs Sect; perhaps Pang Duoduo and Lu Xingzhou had already arranged a marriage between their children.

As for the age gap, it's insignificant. Mortals say that marrying a woman three years older is like finding a gold brick, but for cultivators, marrying a woman three hundred years older is no problem.

Feng Huaiyu felt that many details were definitely made up by this group of people, but they were indeed logically sound and corroborated each other, making them impossible to refute.

Moreover, this also explains why the Incense Burning Sect is now causing trouble for Chen Ye.

Rumors circulate that Lu Xingzhou is responsible for the resurrection of the Demon Lord Wujiu. Although he is already dead, the new Fenxiang Sect blames all the crimes on Lu Xingzhou.

As a result, the new Incense Burning Sect naturally wanted to cause trouble for Chen Ye. The new sect, which was penniless, naturally wanted to take back the Incense Burning Sect's resources from Chen Ye, this illegitimate son.

That makes perfect sense, absolutely perfect. Everything makes sense, and all the doubts can be explained.

Feng Huaiyu really wanted to ask Chen Ye for an explanation, but he thought that they had only met by chance, so how could Chen Ye tell him such a secret? Even if it was true, he couldn't admit it.

Rumors spread at an incredible speed, and no matter whether you're a busybody or not, you seem to hear people talking about it everywhere you go, with all sorts of conspiracy theories always creeping into your ears.

In just one day, Chen Ye's identity as Lu Xingzhou's illegitimate son seemed to have been confirmed.

(End of this chapter)