The term ‘madness’ had become extremely sensitive within the Jiuyan Sect.
After the initial shock, everyone cast probing glances at Niu Wu.
Especially the twelve Supreme Elders, who were carefully scanning Niu Wu with their divine consciousness.
But in the end.
“Gu Changqing, you are a man with a guilty conscience! How can you speak such nonsense?!” Xiao Ting frowned and scolded.
“May I ask the Supreme Great Elder,” Gu Changqing sighed even more deeply.
“Up to now, how many people in our Jiuyan Sect have gone mad?”
“…Four,” Xiao Ting replied.
“Before these four went mad, were there any signs? What do they have in common?” Gu Changqing asked again.
“There were no signs before the madness struck, and the commonality is that they all came from Ninth Peak?”“Supreme Great Elder, you are mistaken!”
Xiao Ting’s face darkened, and he threatened, “You’d better tell us everything at once, or you’ll bear the consequences.”
“Uh…”
Gu Changqing shrank his neck and blurted out in one breath, “The madmen from our Jiuyan Sect are far more than just four! The entire Ninth Peak has gone mad! Besides, both I and Li Fadu are gradually succumbing to madness without even realizing it!”
The elders and disciples of Ninth Peak also came to listen to the teachings.
Hearing this, Ninth Peak’s Great Elder, Lu Yang, was immediately displeased!
What does it mean that the entire Ninth Peak has gone mad?
Xiao Hongyi and the other three are indeed mad, but everyone else is perfectly normal, right?
Didn’t they just come out in full force to save Ninth Peak, even risking internal strife within the sect?
Is that madness?
Isn’t it just that they knocked out most of the people from the main peak using some excuse?
Is that madness?
Uh…
It does seem quite mad.
Lu Yang wisely shut his mouth, and the other elders and disciples of Ninth Peak also covered their faces in embarrassment.
Xiao Ting also felt that the people of Ninth Peak were indeed a bit mad.
But he had investigated Lu Yang and the others and found no signs of madness.
But… What on earth does Gu Changqing mean by saying he himself is mad?
More importantly, why did Li Fadu not only fail to clarify but instead kept nodding as if he quite agreed?
“If it weren’t for the Old Ancestor’s reminder, I would never have known that the entire Jiuyan Sect had been infiltrated by the demonic path with a demonic seed!”
Gu Changqing’s revelation was shocking!
“What?!” Li Fadu was the first to be shocked.
He had never heard such a thing!
No wonder he felt that with his firm mind, he should not have succumbed to madness so easily.
It turned out to be the work of the demonic path!
He also had a guess as to why the Jiuyan Old Ancestor had not mentioned this to him.
According to the Jiuyan Old Ancestor, Gu Changqing’s madness was even more severe!
Perhaps it was to save this Sect Master that the Old Ancestor had no choice but to reveal the truth!
“No wonder, no wonder…”
Li Fadu murmured to himself, “No wonder the people of our sect have been going mad one after another, all without realizing it. It turns out there was such a reason! The demonic path is truly detestable!”
The others were equally shocked.
Especially the twelve Supreme Elders, who were dumbfounded!
As far as they knew, planting a demonic seed was indeed a common tactic of the demonic path, and it was indeed undetectable until it erupted. But there was a prerequisite for this: the cultivator must already have inner demons, otherwise it would be ineffective!
Moreover, planting a demonic seed in the entire Jiuyan Sect would require the combined efforts of all the demonic path Old Ancestors, otherwise it would be impossible!
Shocked by this revelation, the twelve Supreme Elders immediately looked to the Jiuyan Old Ancestor for answers.
“Alas…”
The Jiuyan Old Ancestor did not respond, only sighed.
But such an action was tantamount to admission!
For a moment, the atmosphere was extremely solemn.
The people naturally had no doubts about the Jiuyan Old Ancestor. But the matter was too shocking and unbelievable, and they simply could not comprehend it at the moment.
“May I ask the Old Ancestor, if the prerequisite for planting a demonic seed is the presence of inner demons, then what are our inner demons?” a Supreme Elder asked through gritted teeth.
The Jiuyan Old Ancestor still did not respond, but looked towards Gu Changqing.
After nodding, Gu Changqing sighed and said, “Everyone, think about Jiang Chen.”
Jiang Chen?
Just the mention of this name made everyone frown.
“Think again about the deeds Jiang Chen did when he committed evil,” Gu Changqing continued.
Upon hearing this, whether it was the Supreme Elders or the others, they all cooperated fully.
The evil deeds of Jiang Chen immediately came to mind, and then a wave of uncontrollable anger emerged in everyone’s hearts!
“If these evil acts were done by someone else, what would you think?” Gu Changqing asked.
Shortly after these words were spoken, those who had been thinking along these lines suddenly opened their eyes wide in disbelief!
Something was not right!
They were all not right!
The same act, if done by Jiang Chen, would unleash their ‘righteous’ hearts uncontrollably!
But if it were someone else, although they would still be angry and disgusted, it would not be so exaggerated!
“Our inner demons are born from Jiang Chen?!” Xiao Ting exclaimed in shock.
Hearing this, the Jiuyan Old Ancestor smiled with satisfaction: “Ting’er, you’ve understood.”
He gave himself a thumbs up.
The heavens had made it so that anyone with a sense of ‘justice’ would have an extreme aversion to Jiang Chen.
And thus, he could use this to his advantage!
Cultivators are extremely sensitive to their own state of mind.
With just a little guidance, plus the testimonies of Gu Changqing, Li Fadu, and the authority of the Old Ancestor himself…
He, the Jiuyan Old Ancestor, could fool everyone in the Jiuyan Sect!
Still, just this was not enough.
The best way to shift internal conflicts was to unite against an external enemy.
Therefore, the demonic path and the demonic seed became the perfect targets for the Jiuyan Sect to vent their frustrations.
‘Perfect.’
The Jiuyan Old Ancestor stroked his beard, his smile growing even wider.
Since he couldn’t lead the sect against the heavens directly, he would settle for stabilizing the internal affairs of the sect first.
He had lived for who knows how many years, once a general of the Imperial Dynasty, and when it came to scheming, he never felt inferior to anyone.
Yet, he never thought that in the end, he would end up scheming against his own people.
But it was a necessary move. If not for this, even if the people of the Jiuyan Sect refrained from blaming Jiang Chen out of respect for his authority, resentment would inevitably grow over time.
Once people’s hearts are scattered, the team would be hard to lead…
In fact, using the ‘villain halo’, Jiang Chen had tried this analogy in his nine cycles of reincarnation.
But no one would believe the words of someone who was inherently evil and despised.
“Old Ancestor, if our inner demons are born from Jiang Chen, wouldn’t expel him from the sect solve the problem once and for all? Directly removing the demonic seed?” After his realization, Xiao Ting spoke again.
“Uh…”
The Jiuyan Old Ancestor was at a loss for words.
Even the wisest can overlook something.
He didn’t know how to answer this question at the moment.
“Supreme Great Elder, you are mistaken!”
Gu Changqing interjected, “Indeed, that is a method, but there are countless evildoers in the world. Without Jiang Chen, there will be others who would become the target! The demonic path uses our sense of justice to plant the demonic seed. They are the instigators, so we must not lose sight of the bigger picture!”
“…That makes sense.”
After a moment of silence, Xiao Ting and the others nodded in agreement.
The Jiuyan Old Ancestor breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Gu Changqing, saying, “Changqing, you’ve also understood!”
“It’s all thanks to the Old Ancestor’s teachings,” Gu Changqing quickly replied.
After speaking, the two exchanged a smile.
“So what should we do now?” another Supreme Elder asked urgently.
This was the question the Jiuyan Old Ancestor had been waiting for!
He was about to respond, but Li Fadu beat him to it!
Despite being weak, Li Fadu forcefully suppressed the pain in his body and replied loudly, “Enlightenment! Reform Jiang Chen, remove the demonic seed! Eradicate the demonic path to uphold the righteous path!”
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent again.
After a long silence, no one objected.
“In this sermon, Li Fadu has gained a profound understanding!” Jiuyan Old Ancestor was very pleased.
“Old Ancestor has emerged from the coffin, even at the expense of his lifespan to save us. Having the Old Ancestor with Jiuyan Sect is a blessing for us all!” Li Fadu replied solemnly.
“Good, very good!”
Jiuyan Old Ancestor was even more gratified and praised loudly, “In this lecture, Li Fadu has gained great enlightenment! His achievements and insights should rank him as the foremost!”
“It is all thanks to Old Ancestor’s excellent teaching,” Li Fadu said humbly as he bowed.
“The child is indeed can be taught.”
Jiuyan Old Ancestor’s old face bloomed with a smile.
He believed that this time it was absolutely secure!
As secure as it could possibly be! Although emerging from the coffin this time had cost him a lot of his lifespan, he had also fundamentally prevented the people of Jiuyan Sect from continuing to trouble Jiang Chen.
He went to such lengths to help Jiang Chen, even to the extent of deceiving everyone in Jiuyan Sect.
In doing so, would that mysterious force still allow him to risk his life to observe the nine cycles of reincarnation?
The answer is Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
“I’ll observe for another two days, and if there are no surprises, I’ll continue to stay in a suspended animation state. Although I only have about a year of life left, maybe I’ll still get to see Hongyin in a wedding dress if I completely close off my senses and cut off the signs of life,” Jiuyan Old Ancestor planned contentedly in his heart.
He hadn’t forgotten about Mu Kui, the fourth true disciple of Ninth Peak.
But this person was special, and there should be no big problems.
Even if Mu Kui really got caught in the nine cycles of reincarnation, it shouldn’t concern him anymore.
As for Lin Feng, the Son of Destiny, he would leave that to Xiao Hongyi and the others, which was also very secure.
Suddenly, he felt a pang of melancholy, looked up at the sky, and sighed in his heart:
“It hasn’t been easy, but finally, I can ‘die’ properly…”
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