Junior sister, I really need to control you.

Chapter 101 The History of the Immortal Sect

Li Yinsheng in his bedroom.

Shangguan Ling'er seemed quite pleased with Li Yinsheng's astonished expression. After saying "We are the ones who came," she admired him for a while before offering an explanation.

"Long ago, the entire Ten Thousand Mountains were the territory of the demon race, and most of the mortal dynasties around them were once the blood food raised by demons."

"At its peak, the Ten Thousand Mountains were ruled by a demon lord with extraordinary cultivation, making it almost a forbidden zone for human cultivators."

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"However, after the Demon Lord fell, forces of our human race began to migrate into the Hundred Thousand Mountains one after another."

"The demon race was forced step by step to shrink into the interior of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and the outer perimeter was almost entirely occupied by the major forces of our human race."

"Some of these forces didn't fare well in the prosperous areas inhabited by human cultivators, and they wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Demon Lord had fallen and the power of the demons in the Hundred Thousand Mountains had shrunk, so they could get a share of the spoils."

"But more often, there are sects like the Taihao Immortal Sect, which have been eyeing the many spiritual veins in the Hundred Thousand Mountains for a long time."

Li Yinsheng pondered: "So, the Taihao Immortal Sect, the Heavenly Demon Palace, and the Thousand Insect Valley all actually originated from outside the Hundred Thousand Mountains."

"In essence, they all originated from the human territory outside the Ten Thousand Mountains," Shangguan Ling'er nodded. "However, the migration of humans into the Ten Thousand Mountains is a rather ancient event."

"Most of the forces that entered the Ten Thousand Mountains in the first wave have disappeared over time."

"Things like the Heavenly Demon Palace and the Thousand Insect Valley were actually newly established forces after the human race gained a foothold in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and they no longer have much contact with the outside world."

"Miss Shangguan, you didn't seem to mention the Taihao Immortal Sect?" Li Yinsheng asked. "Could it be that the Taihao Immortal Sect has existed since it moved into the Hundred Thousand Mountains?"

"That's right," Shangguan Ling'er nodded, "Taihao Immortal Sect is one of the sects with the longest history and the most powerful influence in the outer area of ​​the Ten Thousand Mountains."

"As for what the Taihao Immortal Sect was like before it moved into the Ten Thousand Mountains, I don't know much about it. I've only heard a few words from people."

Li Yinsheng was somewhat puzzled: "Miss Shangguan, I have never seen or heard of any demons in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Demons are not even very common. Could it be that the demons have all retreated to the innermost part of the Hundred Thousand Mountains?"

"It's not exactly the innermost part. The Ten Thousand Mountains are extremely vast," Shangguan Ling'er shook her head. "Although the outer perimeter where we are is expansive, the inner perimeter occupied by the demon race is no less so."

As Shangguan Ling'er spoke, she drew three concentric circles in the air.

"Taking this as an example, these three circles represent the three regions of the Ten Thousand Mountains."

She pointed to the small circle at the very center and said, "This is the demon race after their territory has shrunk; they are basically all entrenched in the inner perimeter of the Ten Thousand Mountains."

She then pointed to the ring outside the small circle: "This is the territory of human power. The major sects have basically surrounded the entire Hundred Thousand Mountains."

"Although the spheres of influence of the human race and the demon race are roughly the same, one is roughly a circle and the other is roughly a ring.

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"As for the outermost circle, it encompasses the numerous mortal dynasties beyond the Ten Thousand Mountains. Beyond that lies the sphere of influence of the Ten Thousand Mountains."

Her fingertips landed on the intersection of the small central circle and the second ring: "And this is where the Dao Palace is located."

"The Dao Palace is located at the border between the human and demon races in the Hundred Thousand Mountains."

"It can also be said that it is precisely because the Dao Palace and other major sects with forces comparable to the Dao Palace are blocking the way that the outer lineages and Dao temples, as well as the mortal dynasties on the outermost periphery, have prospered."

"Of course, the existence of the Dao Palace is only to resist the strong among the demon race. When besieging the other demon race inside the Ten Thousand Mountains, the Dharma Lineage also contributed a lot, but not at the forefront."

"Further out, there are many Taoist temples, but you can hardly see any real demons or demon cultivators there anymore, only some ordinary demons."

Li Yinsheng nodded.

He has a lot of experience with this.

"The layout of the Ten Thousand Mountains is roughly that the demon race occupies the inner circle, our human race is on the outer circle, and the outermost circle consists of many mortal dynasties."

Shangguan Ling'er said, "You'll understand this even better when you have the chance to visit the Dharma lineage in the future."

"Cultivators of the Dharma lineage have all fought against the demon race to some extent."

Li Yinsheng was immediately puzzled: "Since the Taoist lineage is also resisting the demon race, why have I never heard of the Taoist masters participating in the war?"

"Although there are more True Immortals in the Dharma lineage than in Taoist temples, they are not everywhere. It's impossible that they look down on the strength of these True Immortals in Taoist temples, right?"

Shangguan Ling'er nodded and said, "In the past, the Dharma lineage would indeed periodically conscript Taoist nuns to participate in resisting the demon race."

"However, I heard from my master that in the last hundred years, the demons in the circle have become much quieter, and the lineage can resist them with its own power, so they rarely summon true masters from the Taoist temples."

"My master said that when she was still a human, she often fought with the demon race. The lineage of the demon race has always been irreconcilable."

"After she became an elder, the demon race in the circle was quiet, and the Dharma lineage gradually began to have friction with other human forces. The most recent major battle that the Dharma lineage fought was against the Heavenly Demon Palace, not against the demon race in the circle."

"So, in a way, the Taoist temple was lucky to be born at a good time," Shangguan Ling'er said. "A hundred years ago, at least half of the Taoist masters in each temple would have been constantly fighting against the demon race."

"Such as the Shouyi Temple, which has ten True Persons and two Great True Persons."

"At least one Grand Master will be transferred to the front line of the Dharma lineage to resist the demon race, and most of the ordinary Grand Masters will also be transferred there."

She laughed and said, "It is actually quite rare for a Taoist temple to have at least one venerable master who has been sitting in the temple for a long time, as is the case now."

"Most of the time, if a Taoist temple only has one True Person, that True Person will spend most of their time in the lineage, participating in the confrontation with the demon race."

"Therefore, nowadays, Taoist temples all have the tradition of having a true master who does not serve as the abbot and does not concern himself with worldly affairs."

"Because in the past, the True Man was often not in the temple, so naturally he could not become the abbot."

Li Yinsheng suddenly realized: "I thought that the true people did not concern themselves with worldly affairs because they wanted to focus on their spiritual practice."

"That's part of the reason," Shangguan Ling'er said, "but the main reason is that a hundred years ago, the lineage never stopped conscripting True Persons, so even if True Persons wanted to manage the Taoist temple, they couldn't."

"Of course, not being recognized by the lineage is not entirely a good thing for a true master."

"The spiritual veins and resources of the lineage alone are far superior to the offerings from a Taoist temple, not to mention the opportunities to exchange ideas with many fellow practitioners."

"True beings who go to the Dharma lineage will improve their cultivation faster, and their own Taoist temples will receive more Dharma lineage resources, making it easier to cultivate new true beings."

"The number of true masters in various Taoist temples now is significantly less than it was a hundred years ago, with Shouyi Temple being the only exception."

Li Yinsheng was not surprised by this: "Everything has two sides, good and bad, which is normal."

"By the way, everything I just mentioned that's different now from what it was a hundred years ago was all told to me by my master!"

Shangguan Ling'er seemed to suddenly remember something and quickly added, "I'm not that old myself!"

Li Yinsheng then asked, "May I ask Miss Shangguan's age?"

Shangguan Ling'er subconsciously revealed a smug look on her face—every time she told others her age, she would be amazed because she was too young for her cultivation level.

But the next moment she realized that the person in front of her was a freak who had become a Great Immortal in his early twenties.

"Why are you asking so many questions!"

Shangguan Ling'er's expression immediately changed.

Li Yinsheng couldn't help but scratch his head.

What's going on? Whether it's my senior uncle or Miss Shangguan, they both change their expressions as soon as their age is mentioned.

He knew that age was a taboo subject for women, but that should only apply to mortals, right?

With their exceptional talents, both Shishu and Miss Shangguan should be among the youngest Great Masters.

Why is there any need to be concerned about age?

In the following days, Shangguan Ling'er would come to Li Yinsheng every day to explain some common sense that real people should know.

As a result, he learned about many questions he had been curious about before.

For example, the status of Taihao Immortal Sect in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

If you take any one lineage out of context, it wouldn't be considered a very strong force in the Hundred Thousand Mountains; it would only be considered second-rate.

However, if we consider the entire Taihao Immortal Sect, as well as the three major Dao Palaces and twelve Dharma Lineages under the Taihao Immortal Sect, then it is one of the three strongest forces on the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

These three families all came from the most prosperous places in the cultivation world to the Hundred Thousand Mountains and have continued to this day.

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Below the three major powers, there are about a dozen other large forces that can be considered as strong as, or even surpass, a single Dao Palace. They are also considered first-class, but not as strong as the three major powers.

Further down are second-rate forces like the Heavenly Demon Palace and the Thousand Insect Valley.

Shangguan Ling'er also gave him a brief explanation of the relationship between immortal sects, Taoist palaces, lineages, and Taoist temples.

The Taihao Immortal Sect, which initially came to the Ten Thousand Mountains, actually consisted only of the sect itself and three Dao Palaces.

The three major Dao Palaces absorbed a large number of independent cultivators at that time, each forming four lineages, which are now the twelve lineages.

After the lineage grew and expanded, it absorbed more independent cultivators and even incorporated some of their small forces, each developing dozens of Taoist temples.

Many Taoist temples and their lineages have almost no connection in terms of inheritance. It's just that the lineage once absorbed a true Taoist practitioner, and the practitioner developed his own lineage.

Or some small, existing forces may have all joined the lineage, completely transforming themselves into a Taoist temple belonging to the lineage.

Some Taoist temples were established by true masters within the lineage who, for this reason, did not remain within the lineage but instead established their own temples under the lineage's name.

That's why the Taoist temples under the lineage appear so fragmented, because they were originally the result of the lineage integrating many independent cultivators and minor forces.

In addition, Shangguan Ling'er also told him that there are ten sacred mountains in the entire Ten Thousand Mountains, all of which are places where the essence of heaven and earth of the Ten Thousand Mountains converge.

Five of them are located in the inner perimeter and are still occupied by the demon race.

The three sacred mountains are located on the outer perimeter and belong to three major forces, including the Taihao Immortal Sect.

There are two more located at the boundary between the inner and outer perimeters, but the situation is special; neither humans nor demons have any influence there.

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