Transcending Heavens: Starting with the Ancient Tomb Sect

Chapter 107 A New Interpretation of the Guo-Yang Story

"Uncle Yin!"

Upon seeing Yin Zhiping appear at the entrance of the ancient tomb, Yue Que got up to greet him.

Yue Que felt goodwill and pity towards the dragon knight who was originally the victim.

Furthermore, Yin Zhiping had provided him with tremendous assistance during his studies at the Quanzhen Sect. If Yue Que hadn't had different aspirations, he probably would have also wanted to take the opportunity to become a disciple of Yin Zhiping and a de facto successor to the Changchun Zhenren lineage.

With Yue Que's abilities, becoming Yin Zhiping's personal disciple would be no problem at all.

And since the other party would be the next leader of the Quanzhen Sect, for Yue Que, the position of the next or the one after that leader was practically beckoning to him.

Unfortunately, at that time, Yue Que was thinking about becoming stronger while also having beautiful women and a powerful sword; he longed for a romantic relationship with his lover and didn't want to be alone.

"Nephew Yue!"

Yin Zhiping smiled gently. He supported Yue Que's return to Quanzhen as the Dark One of Quanzhen.

After his master Qiu Chuji confirmed the identities of the Taoist Golden Boy and Jade Girl and the Dark One of Quanzhen under the name of Changchun Zhenren, Yin Zhiping truly regarded Yue Que as his junior.

Not an apprentice, but better than an apprentice.

After all, Yue Que and his master had given Quanzhen another big job.

Especially after learning about the relevant information from his master, Yin Zhiping was filled with excitement.

In fact, Zhao Zhijing, who had already committed suicide, had no idea who his real opponent in the sect was. It wasn't Zhen Zhibing at all; it was Yin Zhiping.

Moreover, compared to Zhao Zhijing's radicalism, Yin Zhiping, who nominally appears to be a conservative who studies the Daoist canon, will be much more radical than Zhao Zhijing.

Yin Zhiping was the biggest radical in the Quanzhen School.

The reason it seemed conservative at first glance was because Yin Zhiping was doing something.

That was what he wanted to do, just like Huang Shang, the creator of the Nine Yin Manual.

The difference is that Huang Shang compiled the Daoist canon for the official Song Dynasty, while Yin Zhiping was to compile the Daoist canon belonging to the Quanzhen School.

Therefore, Yue Que learned a lot from Yin Zhiping when he studied in the Quanzhen Sect.

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Yin Zhiping glanced past Yue Que and landed on the Dragon-Slaying Stone behind him, a smirk playing on his lips.

I just feel that Master Changchun Zhenren's plan to sneak into the ancient tomb to check the feng shui might be a bit difficult. If he wants to go in, he has to open the Dragon-Severing Stone first, otherwise he can only stare blankly at the Dragon-Severing Stone.

Just like now, Yue Que and the others from the ancient tomb have also returned here, and it seems that they can only make do pitifully on the outskirts of the ancient tomb.

"Nephew Yue, do you need any disciples from the sect to help with the Dragon-Slaying Stone?"

Yin Zhiping pointed at the Dragon-Slaying Stone, a smile playing on his lips. Especially after seeing Yue Que sitting upright in front of the door, Yin Zhiping couldn't help but chuckle: "If we can't fix the Dragon-Slaying Stone, we'll just tear this door down and build a new one."

Yue Que glanced back at the Dragon-Slaying Stone that Xiaolongnu had put down. Of course, the others didn't know that this ancient tomb had other entrances.

However, compared to the methods chosen by the women in the sect, Yin Zhiping's method was much more ambitious, starting with large-scale construction.

Because Li Mochou and Xiaolongnu's solution was simple and pure—bang!

Smash the door!

"I've already asked Long'er and my senior uncle, and I'll tell Senior Uncle Yin next."

Yue Que did not give a direct answer.

"good!"

Yin Zhiping didn't pay too much attention to this. He would just tell his nephew Yue when he needed it, and then send his disciples to carry out a major renovation of the ancient tomb.

As for Yue Que's way of addressing his master, Xiaolongnu, Yin Zhiping didn't seem to care much.

The darkness of truth is tainted by the defilement of truth.

It is a dereliction of duty for these senior members of the sect to ask a junior to do this.

In particular, he witnessed the ferocious yet artistic killing of the Red Serpent Fairy, and also saw Little Dragon Girl slaughter a group of Mongolian masters in Chongyang Palace with her twin swords, like stepping on ants.

Yin Zhiping then realized that this was not the fault of Yue Que and Yang Guo, the two poor juniors.

His junior brother, Zhen Zhibing, was a completely different case.

Zhen Zhibing is currently being punished by Yin Zhiping by being forced to reflect on his actions while reading Yin Zhiping's revised Daoist canon, so that he can re-examine his own level of cultivation.

To read through the entire Daoist canon, even just a cursory reading, would probably take several years.

It's better than dying at the hands of the other side.

Yue Que first invited Yin Zhiping to sit cross-legged on the big rock, and took out jade honey and fruit, which was considered a small act of hospitality.

"nice one!"

This was the first time Yin Zhiping had tasted this jade honey. After taking a small sip, he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

I knew before that this place was a forbidden area in the back mountain, and Quanzhen disciples were not allowed to enter. In addition, the jade bees blocked the way, making it a truly terrifying place.

Furthermore, after witnessing the Red Serpent Fairy use the jade bee to help kill thousands of Mongol cavalry, Yin Zhiping became even more interested in the jade bee.

Drinking jade honey at this moment is an indescribable experience.

The addition of the Scarlet Serpent Fairy's carnage adds a touch of spice, making it irresistibly addictive.

In any case, Yin Zhiping was extremely happy.

"Oh, right."

"Nephew Yue, what should we do with the things Huo Du brought?"

After setting down his cup, Yin Zhiping finally revealed his purpose. The Mongolian prince had brought a huge pile of betrothal gifts, which were now all stacked up at Chongyang Palace.

It just doesn't seem right to put it in Chongyang Palace.

Yin Zhiping needs to know how the parties involved view the issue of the betrothal gifts.

If they can't see Xiaolongnu, the leader of the Ancient Tomb Sect, they can at least see their nephew Yue Que, since he's also involved. They are the golden boy and jade girl of the Daoist sect in their master's plan.

To avoid upsetting his junior apprentice, Yin Zhiping didn't even explicitly mention the words "betrothal gifts."

"Of course I'll accept it!"

Yue Que's answer surprised Yin Zhiping: "Huh?"

"They can be exchanged for money and used for other purposes."

Seeing that his senior brother had killed over a thousand cavalrymen and used Huo Du as a test subject, Yue Que wouldn't care about the betrothal gifts. He saw other benefits.

Once he came to his senses, Yin Zhiping couldn't help but chuckle, realizing that he had underestimated his junior apprentice.

"By the way, Uncle Yin."

"Have Nadarba and the remaining experts been released?"

Yue Que seemed to remember something and asked.

"Release them."

"Our Quanzhen Sect did not make things difficult for this honest and simple-minded monk." When the name of this seemingly foolish monk, Darba, was mentioned, Yin Zhiping felt that he was quite honest and kind, a talented person for cultivation: "The monk is currently searching all over the mountains for his junior brother, Yihuodu."

"The Golden Wheel Monk has a good disciple!"

It's clear that Yin Zhiping had extended an invitation, but unfortunately, it failed.

Although they are fellow students, they are vastly different.

Just like Zhao Zhijing.

It's true what they say, the eldest brother doesn't talk about the second brother, we're all the same.

Yue Que asked this question on purpose, of course he already knew that Darba and the remaining Mongolian experts had been released.

Unlike those timid and obedient Mongolian masters, Darba didn't care about such things and was single-mindedly focused on finding his junior brother.

The actions of the great monk Darba were being watched by the people in the ancient tomb, and even the route he was searching for was secretly guided by the Nine Yin Manual's Soul Transfer Technique.

The three women in charge of this matter were Hong Lingbo, Lu Wushuang, and Gongsun Lüe.

Yue Que took several valuable crystals from the Gongsun family and used them to polish and make a simple monocular telescope.

The three women and the eagle are keeping a close eye on this.

If any uncontrollable changes occur, the equipment will be recycled.

At this moment, Li Mochou and Xiaolongnu, the two sisters, were studying the Big Dipper Formation, thinking about simplifying it to a single-person use before applying it within their sect.

Just like how Guo Jing broke the formation in Zhongnan Mountain.

After all, the problems between Li Mochou and Lu Wushuang, master and disciple, made it impossible for this formation to be used perfectly within the Ancient Tomb Sect.

"Dalba was indeed a good monk."

Yue Que picked up where Yin Zhiping left off and praised him, for no other reason than that the great monk Darba's golden pestle had once again become a trophy.

Having been through this before, Darba didn't even mention the Golden Pestle, though he had glanced back reluctantly at Dasheng Pass earlier.

The senior monk is experienced now.

Yin Zhiping nodded, but he had no idea that the two were not saying the same thing.

As for the largest remaining asset from the previous chaos—thousands of fine horses—that was the greatest spoils of war.

These horses were the spoils of war of the Red Serpent Fairy. Although the Red Serpent Fairy ordered the disciples of the Quanzhen Sect to clean up the mess, the decision on how to collect them ultimately rests with the Ancient Tomb Sect.

However, the Ancient Tomb Sect made only one choice with these horses: they gave them all to the Quanzhen Sect, so that they could place their bets directly on Guo Jing, thus conveying a clear message to Huang Rong.

This generous gift has truly made the Quanzhen Sect owe the Ancient Tomb Sect an immense favor.

The darkness of Quanzhen is the darkness of Quanzhen, and the darkness of the Ancient Tomb is the darkness of the Ancient Tomb.

Those are two different things.

For Yue Que, favors can be a win-win situation.

After several favors, the Quanzhen Sect was completely indebted.

This was the first time the six Quanzhen disciples had experienced the terrifying power of compounding interest on human relationships.

As the greatest sect in the world, the Quanzhen Sect couldn't bring itself to turn a debt of gratitude into enmity. In order to make the Quanzhen Sect great again, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and accept the favor, but they didn't know how to repay the Ancient Tomb Sect's kindness in the future.

When it came time to repay the favor, the six Quanzhen disciples discussed the matter internally and concluded that they would risk their lives for it.

As for the Innate Skill manual, Sect Leader Ma Yu has already brought it up.

If Guo Jing really wins, then his innate skill will be far from enough.

The six disciples of Quanzhen never expected that years later they would experience the same awkward state of mind their master, Wang Chongyang, had when facing Lin Chaoying.

Yin Zhiping briefly explained the matter to Yue Que, tactfully avoiding elaboration. The two then chatted about some issues concerning the Daoist canon, with Yue Que asking questions and Yin Zhiping providing answers.

After discussing for an hour, the two shifted the topic to other matters.

For example, Xiangyang, and Guo Jing and his wife.

—The Dragon Warrior?

Yue Que heard from Yin Zhiping about a newcomer in the martial arts world who had recently made a name for himself, especially with the help of the Beggar Clan disciples, who seemed like a star that had suddenly descended upon the world.

"right."

Meeting Yue Que's gaze, Yin Zhiping smiled and said, "It is said that the Divine Dragon Hero does not show his true face to people, and he also carries a very strange python."

"Nephew Yue, isn't this Divine Dragon Hero Yang Guo's nephew?"

Yin Zhiping guessed the other party's identity. For Yin Zhiping, who had a clear understanding of the Quanzhen Dark Plan, the appearance of the Dragon Hero was far too conspicuous.

As for Madam Guo's methods of making people famous, this is naturally the kind of behavior that a great sect would do.

In the past, this was something the Quanzhen School liked to do.

The spirit snake was indeed tamed by the junior brother.

It's not surprising that he was taught by Ouyang Feng, the Western Poison.

Following this logic, wouldn't my senior brother Yue Que be nothing more than an evil leopard?

Yue Que suddenly remembered the Divine Eagle feathers he had used to test the external release of internal energy.

It's a pity that my junior brother, the Dragon Hero, isn't a panda.

With a smile, Yue Que dismissed the random thought that had popped into his mind before nodding and confirming, "Uncle Yin guessed correctly, the Divine Dragon Hero is indeed my junior brother Yang Guo."

"What incredible luck!"

Yin Zhiping couldn't help but sigh. If this spirit snake "Divine Dragon" had been obtained by Guo Jing, he could have used the Quanzhen Sect to manipulate auspicious omens or something similar.

But since Yang Guo was in Guo's residence, the outcome wouldn't be much different.

The two discussed Yang Guo's reputation as the "Divine Dragon Hero" for a while, when suddenly Yin Zhiping asked a question: "Nephew Yue, why did Master say that you chose Guo Jing for the Quanzhen Sect, but Yang Guo for the Ancient Tomb Sect?"

The fact that Master Changchun was so frustrated that he kept slapping his forehead and even considered entering the ancient tomb to examine its feng shui shows the impact this matter had on Qiu Chuji.

"What does Uncle Yin think?" Yue Que never thought he could hide the fact that Qiu Chuji had discovered this from the old Taoist priest who had almost successfully "tricked" Genghis Khan.

Regardless of the closeness of their relationship, the Seven Immortals of Quanzhen would only choose Guo Jing.

From both a moral and logical standpoint, it is perfectly reasonable for Yue Que to support his junior brother.

Because Yang Guo was Yue Que's junior brother from the same school.

In Yin Zhiping's view, it was simply a restoration of the original agreement between the Guo and Yang families regarding the marriage.

Even in the worst-case scenario, he could only imagine that Yang Guo would eventually inherit Guo Jing's legacy here. However, his master Changchun Zhenren's emotions clearly indicated that things were not so simple.

Otherwise, Qiu Chuji's emotions wouldn't have fluctuated to the point of wanting to "create something new".

Meeting Yue Que's gaze, Yin Zhiping roughly stated his guess, saying, "Now it seems it's not just that." "That's right."

Yue Que acknowledged this, saying, "Therefore, the money and other valuables obtained from the betrothal gifts need to be used by my uncle to support Yang Guo under a suitable pretext. Of course, we can also find a reason to give them to Madam Guo directly."

The implication was that he wanted his Uncle-Master Yin Zhiping to support Yang Guo.

Not only that, Yue Que will also restart the Ancient Tomb when necessary, take out the things that Wang Chongyang left in the Ancient Tomb to support it, and even activate the new branch of the Ancient Tomb Sect, Jueqing Valley.

Since you've taken the money, you should at least give it to someone else.

Since Fan Yiweng is already a "little COS" Guan Gong, why not help him go further?

Besides, that fishing net array is a really good thing; it should be put to greater use.

Yue Que once said in front of his junior brother Yang Guo that the Ancient Tomb Sect had always been his junior brother's support.

"—Based on my understanding of Guo Jing, he wouldn't do such a thing, would he?"

At this moment, Yin Zhiping had already understood the meaning behind Yue Que's words. He felt that with Guo Jing's character, he would never become like Yang Kang, right? If such a situation were to occur, it would truly be a once-in-a-millennium joke.

"If Master Guo were to regain his position as the Golden Saber Prince Consort, what if Princess Huazheng bore him a son?"

Yue Que did not explain, but only pointed out a scenario that was bound to happen.

You could say Guo Daxia is honest and straightforward, but you definitely can't call him a simple-minded person.

No honest man would do something like telling Huang Rong that his fiancée Hua Zheng was his sworn sister in front of her, and then go to Peach Blossom Island to propose to Huang Yaoshi; after Huang Rong got engaged, he would tell Hua Zheng that Huang Rong was his sworn sister.

Not to mention Cheng Yaojia, and even Yang Guo's mother in the initial serialized version of the story.

It would be good enough if Huang Rong didn't get to experience what it's like to be the Red Serpent Fairy and personally sing "Brother Jing, how many good sisters do you have?"

Every one of the girls looked really haggard.

From Princess Huazheng to the victorious Huang Rong, Guo Jing, the great hero, always championed fair treatment.

It can only be said that the family traditions of the Guo family, the Yang family, and the Huang family are not very good in some respects.

Sometimes Yue Que would wonder if the Guo and Yang families had switched babies.

"!!!"

These words made Yin Zhiping gasp in shock.

Yin Zhiping knew all too well the difference between the meanings of "daughter" and "son".

The prerequisite for Guo Jing to become the Golden Knife Prince Consort is that Huang Rong gave birth to a daughter, and the result that can solidify the position of Golden Knife Prince Consort is that Hua Zheng gave birth to a son for Guo Jing.

The scene Yue Que described will surely come to pass.

At this moment, Yin Zhiping fully understood why his master, Qiu Chuji, kept hitting his own forehead, looking utterly frustrated.

That is, the story of Yang Kang and Guo Jing will be reenacted.

This has triggered a stress response in Changchun Zhenren.

"If something unexpected happens at the end, Junior Brother Yang Guo will be our biggest backup plan." Yue Que's experience in the Ancient Tomb made him realize that he must prepare for the worst if the plan failed. Looking at Yin Zhiping's astonished expression, he smiled and said, "If necessary, Master Guo should also have his own Divine Dragon Transformation."

There are very few people in the world with a personality like Flying Bat Ke Zhen'e. At present, among the people in the martial arts world that Yue Que knows, there is only one like him.

The Dragon Hero is the perfect person to stage a coup.

When will this happen?

That depends on whether it is the Yuan Dynasty or the Zhou Dynasty that appears at that time.

In fact, when Yue Que met Shi Kuan and Yang Guo again on the outskirts of Xiangyang, he discovered through their conversation that Huang Rong, the female strategist, had already begun making preparations.

She tacitly approved of Yang Guo's relationship with her daughter, and didn't even tell Yang Guo the reason for Yang Kang's death.

Guo Jing, after all, was a man who grew up in the northern desert; a commoner wouldn't be so perceptive.

Even if they made a discovery, their attention would be diverted by Huang Rong's few words, and they wouldn't pay too much attention to it.

Yue Que has not yet witnessed the brilliance of a female Zhuge Liang in public, but he has already experienced it from Shi Kuan in private.

Has the couple's love changed?

No.

In Yue Que's opinion, it is still possible to live and die together.

But this doesn't mean Huang Rong wouldn't make preparations for her good-for-nothing daughter; that's the strength of a mother.

Yin Zhiping remained silent for a long time.

"Nephew Yang Guo is still a bit too slow." Recalling what he had seen in Xiangyang, Yin Zhiping felt that the speed at which the Dragon Hero captured Miss Guo was far inferior to that of his senior brother Yue Que. His speed was as slow as that of Guo Jing in the past.

We need to speed things up!

After pondering for a moment, Yin Zhiping immediately made his choice.

As a relatively conservative figure within the Quanzhen Sect, Yin Zhiping decided to return to find something to help them. Suddenly, Yin Zhiping stood up and said to Yue Que, "Nephew, I'm going back to Chongyang Palace to find something to assist you."

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Yue Que was completely bewildered when he saw Yin Zhiping suddenly become extremely anxious, immediately getting up and using his lightness skill to run towards Chongyang Palace.

One hour later.

Yin Zhiping did not come in person, but instead sent a young Taoist priest to deliver something.

After handing the items to Yue Que, the young Taoist turned and ran away.

"???"

Yue Que opened the gift out of curiosity and immediately raised an eyebrow at what he saw.

There is no other reason.

The gift that Uncle-Master Yin Zhiping brought was a prescription and corresponding method of dual cultivation that he had found over the years while collecting materials and compiling the Taoist canon.

All these things have only one purpose—how to have a son.

"Is this a gift for me or for Shi Kuan/Yang Guo?"

"Looks like we both have it!"

"Uncle Yin, you—"

Yue Que sighed with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, and realized that this was the representative of the conservative faction within the Quanzhen Sect.

Yin Zhiping didn't say much, which told Yue Que that he had made his choice.

Among the older generation of the Six Masters of Quanzhen, Yin Zhiping is also a member of the younger generation.

really.

When conservative Yin Zhiping made his move, even radical Kui Zhijing couldn't catch up.

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