novelraw Chapter 26 : Chapter 26
Chapter 26 : Chapter 26
Chapter 26: Night's End, Day's Dawn
The sun rose and set, the moon waxed and waned, and in the blink of an eye, seven days had passed.
Leaving Xinyang City and heading north, Master Su had arranged a convoy.
Almost every matter was handled by others, and Xun Qiu, Su Wantian, and the Tai Xuan disciple “Jing Yi,” who had only now told them his name, finally relaxed along the way.
At this moment, the Tai Xuan Sect's stronghold was near, and there was no longer any possibility of an accident.
Even if a Demonic Cult cultivator were to suddenly jump out now, wanting to stage a classic plot of “beating the young and the old coming,” the Tai Xuan disciple Jing Yi was confident that the Sect Master, who was ten thousand li away, could intervene and save them.
With nothing to do, the three of them gathered in a carriage, chatting about some matters in the cultivation world.
That being said, it was actually just Xun Qiu and Su Wantian pestering Jing Yi with questions.
However, he didn't mind very much.
He had escaped death by a hair's breadth, and it was thanks to these two that he had saved his life.
What was answering a few questions?
“By the way, I've occasionally heard of something called an immortal artifact. What is that?”
Xun Qiu asked, feigning casualness, wanting to find out just how precious the thing she had handed over to Yun Qingping half a month ago was.
Hearing this, Jing Yi became much more solemn and serious:
“Immortal artifacts, immortal artifacts, are naturally the implements used by immortals. I don't know if you've heard, but since thirty thousand years ago, no one in the cultivation world has been able to pass the immortal tribulation and ascend to the immortal world. Therefore, the cultivators of today are accustomed to calling the era from thirty thousand years ago to the present the Age without Immortals.”
“Age without Immortals? So there was an ‘Age with Immortals’ before this?”
Xun Qiu subconsciously asked back, then muttered, “What kind of stupid name is that, can't they think of something better.”
“Only simple and direct names can be spread among the majority of people. If you were to come up with a scholarly name, perhaps no one would be able to understand it.”
Su Wantian shook his head.
“Precisely.”
Jing Yi revealed a smile.
“The thirty-six immortal artifacts have been passed down from ancient times. It is said that they were once the implements used by ancient immortals. When they ascended to the immortal world, they left their personal weapons behind to protect their own descendants… However, times have changed, and not many of the sects from back then are left. Immortal artifacts are obtained by those with the ability.”
After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment and added:
“There's an interesting anecdote. It is said that the thirty-six immortal artifacts are arranged in the order of eight plus seven plus six plus five… all the way down to one.”
Xun Qiu's curiosity was immediately piqued again:
“Oh? How is that?”
“It's just a rumor.”
Jing Yi recalled for a moment.
“It is said that all immortal artifacts have a ‘true name.’ These true names can be long or short, with the longest having eight characters and the shortest having only one… And what's strange is that there are a total of eight immortal artifacts with eight-character true names, seven with seven-character names, and so on, for a total of thirty-six. You should just listen to it as a story and not worry about it.”
The two of them acknowledged, but only they themselves knew whether they had really taken Jing Yi's words as a story to be laughed at and forgotten.
In any case, Xun Qiu had not.
She remembered Yun Qingping saying that the stone pearl was some “Piaofeng Zhenhai Zhu”
Was that a four-character immortal artifact or a five-character one?
It should probably be the former, a five-character one just didn't sound right.
She then asked with some curiosity:
“Then how many immortal artifacts does our Tai Xuan Sect have?”
Jing Yi let out a light laugh:
“It is said that there are four.”
“Only four?”
Xun Qiu said subconsciously.
Su Wantian couldn't stand it anymore and said, covering his forehead:
“Think about how many powers there are in the cultivation world. Just the ones we know of are the Six Surnames, Twelve Sects, plus a Demonic Cult. Thirty-six immortal artifacts may sound like a lot, but in reality, it's not enough to go around.”
Jing Yi said with a chuckle:
“Precisely.”
These past few days, they had been driven crazy by Xun Qiu.
This fellow would occasionally have a barb in her words, and you wouldn't know if it was intentional or not, but no matter what, it would always make you angry, wanting to go up and give her a slap.
But no matter how you looked at it, going up to hit her was not a good choice.
Let's not talk about whether the two weak and sickly of them could win.
Xun Qiu was also very good at holding grudges.
If they were to lay a hand on her, they would definitely be remembered for who knows how long.
So the two of them could only comfort themselves that she was, after all, a child, and they should just tolerate her for now.
When she grew up, she might go and cause trouble for others and forget about them like they were nothing.
“I guess so…”
Xun Qiu counted on her fingers but couldn't figure it out.
She didn't mind too much either.
Her skin was extremely thick, and she made no secret of the fact that she was an illiterate who couldn't do math.
Only when her height was poked at would she jump up and get angry.
“Then how many characters do the immortal artifacts of our Tai Xuan Sect have?”
This was common knowledge that everyone knew.
Jing Yi replied without minding:
“There is a two-character divine sword ‘Xiu Mu,’ a three-character Daoist sect's inheritance token ‘Tai Shang Pian,’ and a pair of extremely miraculous ‘Hong Chen Lü.’ It is said that the successive Sect Masters of the Tai Xuan Sect also wield the four-character immortal artifact ‘Tian Di Fu You,’ for a total of four.”
You told us to take the matter of the immortal artifacts' true names as a story, but you're not having a good time talking about it yourself.
Su Wantian thought with a hint of shock, but he also understood the reason for Jing Yi's words.
There were a total of two two-character immortal artifacts, and the Tai Xuan Sect had one.
There were three three-character immortal artifacts, and the Tai Xuan Sect had two.
There were four four-character immortal artifacts, and the Tai Xuan Sect also had one.
This was the number one sect of the righteous path, the orthodox lineage of the Profound Sect, the true sect of Daoism.
Although Xun Qiu was not as shocked as Su Wantian, she also instinctively felt that these names sounded very impressive, and she let out a small sigh of admiration.
Jing Yi was very satisfied with their reaction and said with a smile:
“The Tai Xuan Sect is indeed powerful, and the Sect Master is also a top-tier expert of the current age, but when traveling outside, one must never underestimate the heroes of the world. Not only the Six Surnames and Twelve Sects of the righteous path, but the Demonic Cult also has three immortal artifacts. And outside the Demonic Cult, there are also many unorthodox forces that are mysterious and unpredictable.”
Unorthodox forces.
Xun Qiu's thoughts moved, and she thought of the organization that Yun Qingping belonged to.
She was unwilling to tell her the name of that organization, but an organization that she, a Perfected Person Realm expert, had joined could not possibly be unknown.
Just as she was about to ask, Su Wantian beat her to it:
“Brother Jing, could you tell us about these demonic and unorthodox paths, so that we may have some understanding?”
This was naturally no problem.
Jing Yi had brought this up to tell them about it.
In the world today, the righteous path is powerful.
Although there are forces that go against the heavens like the Demonic Cult, in general, all five continents and four poles have a righteous sect that holds sway over a continent.
There are very few demonic and unorthodox paths worth noting, no more than the fingers of one hand.
The first is the Lihen Tian Demonic Cult of the Southern Continent.
Their origins are mysterious, and the cultivation techniques they practice also have the shadow of our Daoist divine arts.
Perhaps they have obtained some ancient inheritance.
The second and third I will talk about together.
They are the Yi Tian Pavilion and the Zhenming School, which have a history of tens of thousands of years.
They are also the inheritance of ancient sects.
Their concepts and ways of doing things are somewhat different from the current righteous path, and there are some conflicts, but in general, there are no major grudges.
“The fourth is the Hehuan Sect, a branch of Western Region Buddhism. I won't go into detail about this, you will naturally understand in the future…”
Xun Qiu really wanted him to go into detail, but she was more concerned about the organization that Yun Qingping belonged to, so she didn't speak.
“Finally, there is a mysterious organization that has only appeared in the last few hundred years.”
Jing Yi's expression became a little more solemn.
Their members all address each other by code names and are very mysterious.
Their stronghold has never been found, and they not only cause trouble for the righteous path, but also provoke the demonic path.
No one knows what their purpose is.
According to what they themselves say, the name of this organization is…
“Ye Jin Tianming!”