Master of the Xuanyin Sect of Mount Shu

Chapter 59 Make an Oath First

Although the situation was awkward, the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor did not want to drive Gu Chen away now.

After all, we owe them a favor. As long as Gu Chen doesn't cause trouble, he can stay at Wutai Mountain as he pleases, and it won't be a problem for him to stay for as long as he wants.

But while he publicly declared that he would sever ties with the evil forces, at this very moment, a large black cloud was surging over the Western Mountain, clearly indicating that Gu Chen was practicing evil magic.

Shi Nanxi kept provoking him, putting him in a difficult position.

Looking at Shi Nanxi shouting and yelling, he couldn't help but feel a bit angry. He thought that after this conference was over, he would have to teach this guy a lesson.

Seeing his hesitation, some of the disciples wanted to share their master's burdens.

Lin Yuan, the Taoist priest from Xuandu, was a clever, shrewd, and calculating person.

He pondered his master's thoughts. Now that they had publicly severed ties with evil and established the righteous path, the most advantageous thing for the Wutai Sect was naturally to kill the Xuan Yin Sect leader in front of all the immortals from various sects!

The Wutai Sect first defeated the Emei Sect in a sword fight, and then publicly killed the universally acknowledged demon. After that, who would not recognize the Wutai Sect as the leader of the immortals?
He believes that his master is now lacking a way out, a legitimate reason for his actions!

So he got up and left his seat, loudly denouncing Gu Chen's evil: "After that demon corpse entered the mountain, we treated it with the utmost respect, specially arranged for disciples to serve it, and did our best to satisfy whatever it wanted."

However, this wicked demon's evil heart remains unchanged. To refine the Xuan Yin Beast Gathering Evil Technique, he wantonly hunted and killed the spirit beasts raised by our sect, and even used magic to capture young boys and girls from the surrounding villages and towns, stealing their souls to refine the technique!

These words immediately caused an uproar in the room!

Gu Chen hadn't shown his face for decades. It turned out that his opponents were top-tier figures like the Long-Browed Immortal and the Blissful Immortal, who were just legendary figures to most people.

Everyone had only heard that he was fierce and brutal, but no one had ever seen him.

The Mysterious Yin Gathering Beast Technique is the signature move of the Heavenly Lust Cult Master and Gu Chen, and very few people have actually seen it; they are all just guessing.

Based on the available information and making connections, it is reasonable to assume that hunting spirit beasts, abducting mortals, and seizing their souls to cultivate evil arts were indeed things that Gu Chen "should" do.

The Grandmaster of Taiyi Hunyuan frowned, a glint of doubt flashing in his eyes: "Is this really true?"

Lin Yuan's face was solemn: "How dare this disciple deceive my master? Yesterday, when the disciples of our sect went to him to ask him not to kill any living beings in the area around Mount Wutai, he ripped out their hearts and livers with a single claw, ate them raw on the spot, and after drinking his fill of human blood, he took away their souls to refine the evil banner!"

First, deceive the master and get the job done. Then, when the master finds out later, many fellow disciples will plead and persuade him to forgive the mistake. Then, the disciple will feel remorse and pain and be able to get away with it. This is what the disciples of the Wutai School have been doing for hundreds of years.

His words caused a stir and uproar. Not all the people who came today were upright; some were in between, and some even practiced unorthodox methods.

Everyone has committed murder, and some have even used soul-stealing techniques to refine treasures, but eating human hearts is truly horrifying.

Throughout the world, the most infamous person for eating human hearts is the Green-Robed Old Demon, the leader of the Southern Demonic Sect!

Who would have thought that this resurrected demon corpse, Gu Chen, would also eat human hearts!
Because his skills were crude and not yet at a high level, the Green Sheep Ancestor harbored opportunistic intentions. Seeing this situation, he was the first to step forward, bowing deeply to the ground: "I earnestly request the Primordial Ancestor to slay the demon corpse and rid the world of a great scourge!"

With him taking the lead, the others also stepped forward, some bowing, some kneeling, all pleading with the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor to take action on behalf of Heaven.

Seeing that the atmosphere was quite good, Lin Yuan gave his fellow disciples a wink and called He Zhang, Jiang Sangu, Qian Xiao, and the others over: "We beg our master to avenge our disciples! We must not allow the demon corpse to run rampant like this!"

Both publicly and privately, the reasons given by the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor are sufficient.

The fact that the demonic corpse killed his disciples and ate their hearts raw did indeed cross his bottom line.

He left his seat with a gloomy face, went to the edge of the mountain, looked at the dark clouds churning on the western slope, and said solemnly: "Which of you go and find him? I have some things to settle with him."

"This disciple is willing to go!" Lin Yuan was the person in charge of Xitai Mountain, and since he had been the one to push things along, he naturally had to be at the forefront.

Having received permission from the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor, he was about to fly to Xitai Mountain on his sword.

"No need to look anymore! I'm right here!" Now that things have come to this point, Guan Minghui can no longer just sit back and watch the drama unfold; he's already the gossip himself.

He stood up, and all eyes were drawn to him.

Most of the people looked surprised, or even shocked.

No one could quite believe that the legendary, vicious, and resurrected demon corpse Gu Chen, who was said to have been beaten down and loved to eat human hearts, was actually a ferocious and terrifying monster covered in black hair and with a mouthful of fangs.
Countless eyes scanned Guan Minghui from head to toe: He looks so much like a human being!
The Wutai Sect members were even more shocked. They never expected that the dignified Xuan Yin Sect Leader would sit quietly at the children's table without being invited.

For a moment, even Xu Feiniang didn't know what to say. Guan Minghui had no other conflicts with the Wutai Sect. Since they were on the right path and wanted to sever ties with the evil forces, and might even become irreconcilable enemies in the future, he couldn't stay here any longer. He just wanted to take back what was his.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he walked toward the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor and said loudly, "I won't make things difficult for you. Return the Azure Mirage Bottle to me, and I will leave now. From now on, we will be even."

The Grandmaster of Taiyi Hunyuan asked in a deep voice, "Did you really kill my disciples on Mount Xitai, tearing out their hearts and drinking their blood?"

Guan Minghui wanted to roll his eyes at him: "You're an enlightened master, whether I killed you or not, you can just do some divination and you'll know."

Lin Yuan didn't give the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor a chance to calculate, and said loudly from the side, "Master, don't listen to this demon's sophistry. Who in the world doesn't know that the Heavenly Lust Sect Master and his disciples are cunning and treacherous, and are most skilled at confusing Yin and Yang and reversing right and wrong? You must have already reversed the hexagrams and obscured the secrets of heaven! Demon, today my Wutai Sect will take up our swords and eliminate the evil!"

After he finished speaking, he released three sword lights—purple, red, and yellow—that went straight for Guan Minghui.

With a wave of his hand, Guan Minghui sent a dragon-shaped azure light flying out from the sword scabbard under his sleeve, blocking the three sword lights. He then questioned the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor again: "It was I who guided you to Zhongnan Mountain to find the Three Yang One Qi Sword and the Azure Mirage Bottle, which is how you won the sword duel with the Emei Sect! We agreed beforehand that the sword would be yours and the bottle would be mine. Are you going to go back on your word?"

As an outstanding disciple of the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor, Lin Yuan's swordsmanship was quite strong, and he also possessed four or five hundred years of magical power. Three sword lights danced up and down.

He then called to his fellow disciples, "Let's all go together, slay the demons and monsters, and set an example for the righteous sects of the world!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than He Zhang, Qian Xiao, Jiang Sangu, Yue Qinbin, and others responded, releasing their flying swords to attack.

The Wutai Sect is the only sect in the Shu Mountain world that can rival the Emei Sect in sword fighting. Although the quality of the flying swords used by its disciples varies, many of them are quite extraordinary.

Guan Minghui pointed at the Azure Chain Sword with his hand, continuously transferring his true energy to it. The Azure Chain Sword transformed into a dragon-shaped azure light more than ten feet long, boiling and thrashing in front of him, baring its fangs and claws, constantly colliding with the dozen or so flying swords of the opponent, causing various colored starlight to burst and fly everywhere.

The surrounding crowd retreated, exclaiming in surprise, "The Azure Sword! This is the immortal sword used by the Long-Browed Immortal!"

Li Qinsheng's eyes lit up: "This demon corpse actually obtained the Green Chain Sword of the Long-Browed Immortal! It seems that the rumors that he was killed by the Long-Browed Immortal and suppressed in the Mangcang Mountains are not entirely true!"

His disciple asked from the side, "Could it be that Master Changmei was killed by him? Is that why the Qing Suo Sword was taken away? Is Master Changmei's ascension just an exaggeration by the Emei Sect to cover up the shame of their ancestors?"

Guan Minghui was still making a final effort, saying to the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor, "You are a grandmaster of your generation, and you are going to be the leader of all immortals. You can't possibly betray my magic treasure, can you? Give me back the Azure Mirage Bottle, and I will leave immediately."

"Stop it, all of you!" the Grandmaster Taiyi Hunyuan roared angrily.

He Zhang, Qian Xiao, and the others sensed their master's anger and knew he was truly enraged, so they quickly sheathed their swords.

Seeing that they had all put away their swords, Lin Yuan dared not disobey his master's orders alone, so he could only put away his flying sword. He wanted to say something to his master, but his master raised his hand to stop him.

The Grandmaster Taiyi Hunyuan didn't really believe Lin Yuan's words. Over the past few hundred years, his disciples had often deceived him, and he didn't have time to verify the truth of the matter at the moment.

Regardless of whether the demon corpse killed anyone on Mount Wutai this time, the Wutai Sect should follow the righteous path in the future, and the Azure Mirage Bottle cannot be simply returned to the demon corpse.

He said to Guan Minghui, "The Azure Mirage Bottle is yours, and I have no intention of forcibly taking it for myself. In any case, you have come to Mount Wutai and are considered a guest, so I will not make things difficult for you. However, you must swear to heaven and earth that you will never use the Azure Mirage Bottle to commit evil deeds or to harm any of the fellow practitioners present. I will give it to you immediately and ensure your safe departure from Mount Wutai, and no one will be allowed to stop you!"

Sure enough, just as they were about to get on the right track, they learned the tricks of hypocrites!
Guan Minghui retorted angrily, "Since the Azure Mirage Bottle is mine, you should return it to me directly. It's mine, and I can use it however I want. Nobody can tell me what to do. Isn't that right?"
If you consider yourself a member of the orthodox Xuanmen sect and look down on me, return the treasure first, then draw up a deal before we fight, instead of using the treasure as leverage to force me to swear an oath now!

Those around them were unaware of the relationship between the two; it turned out that this was also related to the division of treasure.

Some people exclaimed in surprise: So it turns out that the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor was able to win this sword duel thanks to the help of this demon corpse. No wonder he seemed to be in the wrong.

Hearing the murmurs of the crowd, Lin Yuan took the initiative to save face for his master: "You monster! The treasures of the world belong to the virtuous. Do you even deserve to possess such rare treasures? I'm afraid even if I gave them to you, you wouldn't be able to enjoy them! How could my master give you such treasures so that you can go and harm the world!"

He released his flying sword again, while observing his master's expression. As soon as the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor showed a look that indicated it was time to act, he immediately called his fellow disciples to attack together.

In his view, killing the demon corpse today would be entirely beneficial to the Wutai Sect, and it was indeed possible to kill it. After all, all members of the Wutai Sect were here, along with several hundred fellow sword immortals. No matter how powerful the demon corpse was, each of them could easily dismember it with their swords.

Now we're just waiting for our master's command, a glance, or even a helpless expression!
Seeing that the other party was speaking in a high-sounding manner and shamelessly denying his treasure, Guan Minghui prepared to take action.

He finally pressed on in a deep voice, "I'm only asking you this: are you going to pay me back or not?"

The Grandmaster Taiyi Hunyuan pondered for a moment and slowly said, "If you are willing to make the oath as I say, you will immediately return it with both hands. If you are unwilling to make the oath, you will never be able to take this treasure bottle away from Mount Wutai..."

"Then there's nothing more to say!" Guan Minghui sprang to his feet, his body enveloped in surging black energy.

With his right hand forming a sword gesture, the Azure Chain Sword transformed into a bolt of lightning, shooting straight towards the throat of the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor!
With his left hand, he flung out dozens of Xuan Yin Divine Thunderbolts, scattering them towards the Wutai Sect disciples who were blocking his way in a fan shape!

(End of this chapter)