The most melodramatic rebirth in history

Chapter 516 The Secrets of the Jade Purity Sect, Breaking Free [The End]

"Sect Master, please forgive my impertinence in asking..."

"General Kugu once said that the Jade Purity Sect was behind the massacre of the Sulfur Fire Sect, and he specifically named you as someone who collaborated with them as evil spirit masters to kill and steal treasures. Is this true?"

The matter involves Huo Xie, a remnant of the Sulfurfire Sect. Feng Ling recalled a mystery from years ago that he needed to personally verify with Feng Tianjue.

Upon hearing this, the Jade Purity Sect Master was slightly taken aback, and then sighed helplessly, "Alas! In this matter... although I have a clear conscience, strictly speaking, it is indeed as he said!"

"Ha, just as I thought! If I didn't know the sect leader's background, I would probably have classified him as a spy among evil spirit masters!"

Feng Ling's eyes narrowed, and an unnamed rage rose in his chest. He gave a self-deprecating smile and said angrily, "May I ask, Sect Master, how can you be so shameless in your actions? And where do you place me and Elder Ling?"

Ling Weiyun's clone was invited by the Jade Purity Sect Master to come and eliminate the evil spirit masters within the Jade Purity Sect. Later, he recommended his main body to take charge of the extermination of evil together. The three of them did their best.

But now that the matter is over, we've learned that the Jade Purity Sect Master really did have connections with evil spirit masters in the past. Anyone would feel uncomfortable about that!
"Feng Ling, don't be angry! You need to know that every sect has a dark history that is difficult to talk about! This matter is because it involves me, the elder. Since the sect leader is unwilling to mention it, I will bring it up myself!"

Elder Wu Zhong smiled wryly and stepped forward to help the hesitant Sect Master Yuqing out of the predicament.

Wu Zhongsui revealed the truth, and Feng Ling's anger subsided considerably after hearing it. He bowed apologetically to Feng Tianjue.

It turned out that Wu Zhong was suffering from a severe attack of cold poison, and was in critical condition with life-threatening injuries.

Feng Tianjue had heard that the Flame Dragon Fire Crystal, the treasure of the Sulfur Fire Sect, was extremely effective in suppressing cold poison. He had visited the sect several times to borrow the treasure, but was coldly mocked and rejected by the newly appointed sect leader, Fire Evil Daoist.

During this time, Feng Tianjue witnessed the sect's true nature: the elders were cruel and tyrannical, and the disciples were arrogant and domineering, clearly showing signs of falling into the demonic ways!

Left with no other choice, Feng Tianjue chose to cooperate with Bai Wu, who came to persuade him, and helped him destroy the Sulfur Fire Sect.

(At that time, Bai Wu was not yet an evil spirit master, but merely a core disciple who had defected and harbored resentment towards the entire Sulfurfire Sect due to the loss of his wife, and wanted to destroy the foundation of the Sulfurfire Sect.)
However, despite destroying the Sulfurfire Sect, they failed to find the Flame Dragon Fire Crystal!
Upon hearing the news, Baiwu also fled, emptying out the residence he had temporarily stayed at the Yuqing Sect.

Soon after, a mysterious insider within the Jade Purity Sect revealed that Bai Wu was a member of an evil spirit master organization!

This sparked a flurry of rumors within the sect, with some believing that the Jade Purity Sect Master had colluded with an evil spirit master to carry out the massacre.

Feng Tianjue had no way of explaining himself, and he suppressed and killed many rumor-mongers, which brought peace back to the Yuqing Sect!

Fortunately, Wu Zhong survived. Even though he didn't get the healing from the Flame Dragon Fire Crystal Stone, he still managed to pull through. However, for the next few decades, his cultivation level was stuck at the fourteenth level, unable to advance any further.

It wasn't until a few years ago, when Gu Jie returned from falling off a cliff, that Wu Zhongcai, in order to resist the invasion of the evil spirit army, joined the Jade Purity Holy Sect and offered up the rare Vermilion Fruit that he had picked from the cliff. Only then did Wu Zhongcai's cold poison disappear and his cultivation gradually recover.

The rare and precious Vermilion Fruit, commonly known as the Fire Yang Fruit, contains a vast amount of fire essence and has the miraculous effect of transforming the body and reshaping the constitution. However, consuming an excessive amount of Fire Yang Fruit can easily lead to the body exploding and death.

Furthermore, there is another hidden story behind Gu Jie's offering of the red fruit:
It is said that when Gu Jie fell off the cliff of Wanfengtai, he was saved because a Fire Sun Fruit tree in a crack in the cliff was ripe and emitted amazing heat, which created an updraft.

The cliff face was precipitous, and Gu Jie was stuck on the tree, unable to move forward or backward. Hungry, he had no choice but to swallow a few Fire Sun Fruits, but he could not withstand the painful backlash from the enormous energy and fell into a coma.

By chance, Wu Zhong, who was chasing a fleeing evil spirit master, arrived here. After sensing the aura of the Fire Sun Fruit, he found Gu Jie and helped him refine the backlash, thus freeing Gu Jie from his predicament.

"So, Feng Ling, now you know, the sect leader has also been wronged!"

"We helped Bai Wu destroy the Sulfurfire Sect, and not only was the sect leader almost tricked into becoming an accomplice of the evil spirit master by Bai Wu, but in the end, even the Flame Dragon Fire Crystal that Bai Wu promised as payment... disappeared without a trace!"

After Wu Zhong finished his story, he sighed and said, "I really didn't gain any benefits and ended up with a lot of trouble!"

"..."

Feng Ling was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this.

Connecting with his own memories, Feng Ling knew the reason why the Flame Dragon Fire Crystal Stone had disappeared and its whereabouts:
However, before the Sulfurfire Gate incident, Sun Yunshan, who had already wisely joined the Jade Purity Sect and become the leader of its vassal forces, disguised himself and took advantage of the chaos to find the Fire Demon Daoist and take away the Flame Dragon Fire Crystal Stone before everyone else. But in return, the price Sun Yunshan paid was to use his ancestral treasure, the Water Dragon Frost Jade, to help the Fire Demon fake his death and face the calamity.

Later, Sun Yunshan was framed and killed in Sunset City by Bai Wu, and the Flame Dragon Fire Crystal fell into Bai Wu's hands; before he could even enjoy it, Bai Wu was killed by Feng Ling.

Ultimately, the Flame Dragon Fire Crystal Stone fell into Feng Ling's possession and underwent a transformation and fusion with the Fire-Tipped Spear, giving birth to: Flame Thunder.

"It was my rudeness that led me to misunderstand the Sect Master!"

Feng Ling bowed deeply, then summoned the Yan Lei Ji, whose true form was intertwined with thunder and fire, and frankly told him its origin. The expressions of the Yuqing Sect Master and Wu Zhong were extremely interesting.

……

The next day.

At the invitation of Elder Wu Zhong, Feng Ling, Mo Yu, and others went to the Jade Purity Hall of the Jade Purity Holy Sect and met with the high-ranking elders, protectors, and enshrined members of the Flying Snow, Blunt Weapon, and Jade Purity Pavilions.

This meeting was extremely grand, with no fewer than thirty overlords of the Holy Realm present, and two or three Great Saints also attending.

Such a grand occasion is the result of the Jade Purity Holy Sect integrating all the forces, large and small, in the entire Cangmang Mountain Range, a feat rarely seen even among super sects.

The Jade Purity Holy Sect has clearly established itself as the leading sect among all the super sects in the northeastern part of the Eastern Sacred Continent.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Feng Ling and Mo Yu respectfully accepted the magical artifacts of the Junior Sect and Junior Pavilion bestowed upon them by the Supreme Elder Wu Zhong, thus officially confirming their identities.

Xiang Qiubai and Ji Sheng both benefited from this and gained the status of guest elders, each happily accepting a guest elder jade token made of thousand-year-old Bibo jade.

……

"The sect leader possesses the inherited memories of human ancestors and once prophesied that this era will usher in a golden age!"

"In the past, if one could achieve legendary status in ten years and receive auspicious purple aura from the east for a hundred years, one could be considered a peerless genius!"

"Nowadays, various powerful ghostly spirit lineages have emerged on the continent, and there are even relics of gods, which have indirectly created monstrous talents like you. But you must always remember that you have achieved your remarkable success by standing on the foundation laid by your predecessors and sages, and there is nothing to be proud of! You still need to cultivate diligently, support each other, and encourage one another, so as to strive for a place in this golden age!"

As a sprightly old man was speaking, he suddenly turned to the side and earnestly admonished Feng Ling and the others.

His seat was very close to the front, clearly indicating that he was a person of very high seniority.

Feng Ling and the others immediately bowed humbly, eager to learn.

"The one who just spoke is the former leader of the mercenary group. Even the sect leader shows him deference. If you meet him again, don't be impolite!"

Elder Wu Zhong secretly transmitted his voice to Feng Ling and the others.

……

"The two seats on the left and right sides in front of the hall belong to Gu Jie, the master of the Blunt Weapon Pavilion, and Xue Mei, the master of the Flying Snow Pavilion, respectively!"

"The Flying Snow Pavilion Master, Xue Mei, is skilled in alchemy and is in charge of the Holy Sect's Alchemy Hall. However, in order to prepare for the Grand Tournament of Ten Thousand Sects, she and the sect leader led the seed disciples ahead to Dragon Head Mountain and Eastern Holy City to scout the location. We will meet again in the future!"

"As for Pavilion Master Gu Jie, we're all old acquaintances, so there's no need for introductions!" Elder Wu Zhong said to Feng Ling and the others with a smile. "You're being unfair, sir! You almost skipped the introductions, what a waste of the help you received to cure your cold poison!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Jie feigned displeasure and then loudly recommended himself: "I am currently in charge of the weapon-forging hall of my sect. If young friend Feng Ling and the others want to forge weapons and armor, please feel free to come here. My weapon-forging hall may not have many other skills, but we have a few experts in forging furnaces and blacksmithing!"

The Flying Snow Pavilion refines elixirs, the Blunt Weapon Pavilion forges weapons, the Jade Purity Pavilion handles administrative affairs, and there are also the Dharma Protector Hall and the Offering Hall...

Feng Ling and the others silently kept this in mind, hoping it might come in handy someday.

……

Afterwards, Wu Zhong dismissed some of the Saint Realm experts, focusing on keeping the group of old friends from Beixi Fuzhou, and introduced them to Feng Ling and the others one by one.

There were twenty epic overlords at the mortal and saint realms, some were former members of mercenary groups, some were elders of the Dark Witch lineage, and some were members of the Golden Lions led by Wu Zhong. They were all middle-aged or elderly.

The reason why Wu Ye became younger after transforming and cultivating again is because, according to the age of demons, he was not old to begin with.

For elemental spirits like Yu Lu, becoming younger is even simpler: they can sever their cultivation and return to their initial form, which is their juvenile form.

Perhaps it was because they secretly became younger on their own and were not well received by their old friends that they continued to be regarded as junior disciples within the sect. Therefore, they were not included in this meeting of elders.

However, Feng Ling had already seen them last night in the secret passage of Yuqing Waterfall; their cultivation levels were at least at the half-step Saint Realm. Yu Lu was a Great Saint, and the others included several elemental spirit women at the Saint Realm level and a golden lion man.

In addition, there were a few familiar faces left in the group, such as Protector Oulaiya, which surprised Feng Ling. They were also from Beixi Fuzhou.

Feng Ling secretly calculated that there were quite a few overlords in the Saint Realm.

The existence of these people is the backbone that truly propelled the Jade Purity Holy Sect to rise rapidly like bamboo shoots after a spring rain!

Rumors circulate that the main reason for the rise of the Jade Purity Holy Sect is that they discovered a large number of opportunities, inheritances, cave treasures, secret techniques and cultivation methods deep in the Cangmang Mountains.

Little did they know, they were merely retrieving their own treasures and memory jade slips to aid in restoring their cultivation.

Of course, at that time, a large army of evil spirit masters was lurking and stationed in the Cangmang Mountains, sweeping across the entire Cangmang Mountains like locusts, seemingly searching for something.

If they don't take action, their house will probably be robbed of everything!

So, it's not as mysterious as the rumors suggest, and there aren't that many prodigies and treasures.

At least, the situation at the Jade Purity Holy Sect is not entirely like that!

Most of the talented disciples and elders of the Jade Purity Holy Sect are merely relying on the foundation left behind by the Holy Realm experts of the human and elf races in the Northern Xi Fu Continent, and have secretly received excellent spiritual infusion inheritance!

However, the Jade Purity Sect experienced a surge in overall strength due to them, rising to become the Jade Purity Holy Sect, which is somewhat unusual:

Success—the cocoon has been broken!

"Young friend Feng Ling, I'll be taking my leave now. Remember to visit my residence for tea sometime!"

Outside the Jade Purity Temple, Jia Jiu's father, Li Hao, the current Financial Ambassador of the Jade Purity Holy Sect, said this.

Feng Ling smiled and said, "Mr. Li, you're too kind. I'll definitely come another day! I'd also like to visit you to learn more about the extraordinary celestial phenomena that occurred when Senior Jia Jiu was reincarnated!"

After finishing all the social obligations, Feng Ling went straight back to Yuqing Pavilion·Ghost Locking Tower.

……

Yuqing Pavilion, the fourteenth floor of the Ghost-Locking Tower.

The surrounding ground was a mess.

The enormous demons hung like dead dogs from the charred tree stumps, clearly having endured a fierce battle that night.

In the massive crater, three zhang deep and billowing with fire and black smoke, Zhu Bupang and Gou Bushou, ragged and unfocused, stared at the egg left behind by Feng Ling:

The eggshell was broken, but it was slowly healing... and there were occasional subtle tremors coming from inside, which was truly strange!
"You two have been observing and recording here for so many hours, what have you discovered, and what have you learned?"

Feng Ling suddenly appeared, standing in mid-air.

Zhu Bupang and Gou Bushou were immediately invigorated.

Zhu Bupang said, "I've discovered that this egg is very popular with ghosts! But it's also very resilient. Even though it's been swallowed by vengeful ghosts several times, it hasn't given up and keeps trying to hatch!"

Gou Bushou said, "I've come to realize a truth: whether it's a person or an egg, if you don't want to be eaten, you have to hatch yourself! You can't just sit and wait to die!"

After a moment of silence, Feng Ling raised an eyebrow and said, "That's about the gist of it. I'll consider this a pass! I won't punish you by sending you to the fifteenth floor of the Ghost-Locking Tower to activate the Hell Escape Mode!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bupang and Gou Bushou immediately snapped to attention and instinctively shook their heads repeatedly.

In a daze, the two felt that the image of Feng Ling was becoming more and more blurred, as if they were seeing the figure of an old man who liked to call them "good disciples".

Feng Ling, of course, didn't care what the two thought, and continued, "However, what I really want to warn you about is, taking this egg as an example:
If it is broken by the outside.

Then you'll always just be eggs.

It's not even an egg!
But if we break it from within...

It's like breaking free from the cocoon and becoming a butterfly, a metamorphosis and rebirth!

Zhu Bupang seemed to understand, but not quite, and nodded thoughtfully: "..."

Gou Busou glared at him and whispered, "Why does it feel like the boss is scolding us?"

However, when the two looked up again, Feng Ling had already disappeared.

"There are still a few days until the end of the sect's internal competition! Go, you still have a chance to compete for the last seven spots!"

Feng Ling's voice echoed and lingered.

Zhu Bupang and his companion's eyes grew even brighter.

They either picked up the golden thread or licked the Chengying sword, revealing sinister smiles one after another.

Every breakthrough is a rebirth...

The world is full of chaos and troubles; may the sages offer you a pure land for your souls.

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