Chapter 119

“Rumble!”The world changed abruptly, fierce winds swept through, the might of heaven bore down, and thunder roared within the clouds.

It seemed as though the Old Ancestor of Jiuyan wanted to speak again, but the sky immediately poured down a barrage of thunderbolts, numerous and dense, as if the sky had cracked open, like the end of days.

“Begin.”

The Old Ancestor of Jiuyan’s face was expressionless as he murmured softly.

The moment his voice fell, a seven-colored divine light appeared from the center of the sect, rising like a pillar before spreading like an umbrella, forming a seven-colored sect protection array that firmly guarded the Jiuyan Sect.

“Boom!”

The thunderbolts struck the array, shaking the mountains and earth of Jiuyan Sect, swaying the minds of everyone.

After a moment, the lightning disappeared, and the protective array also shattered.

This caused the Old Ancestor of Jiuyan’s white eyebrows to furrow slightly.

He first looked up at the black clouds still pressing down, seemingly brewing more thunderbolts.

Then he glanced at the Jiuyan Sect disciples, whose spirits were shattered and faces pale with fear.

His frown deepened.

Had he taken too big of a step?

He had intended to go all out and lead the sect against the heavens, but judging from the current situation… if he continued, he would surely be consumed by divine punishment, and in their panic, who knows how many elders and disciples of Jiuyan Sect might consider leaving the sect.

He wasn’t mad, of course, and wouldn’t act without consideration.

Although he was determined to defy the heavens, as the Old Ancestor of Jiuyan Sect, his fate was tied to the sect’s fortune, and he truly couldn’t be too overt.

Fortunately, he had made preparations.

“Hehe.”

The Old Ancestor of Jiuyan stroked his beard and smiled faintly, changing the subject:

“Humanity relies on the Heavenly Dao for existence, and while the Heavenly Dao has three evils, humanity has countless.”

“The way of Heaven is like drawing a bow. The high are lowered, and the low are raised. The surplus is lessened, and the insufficient is replenished.”

“The way of Heaven reduces the surplus to aid the insufficient, but humanity is not so. Who can have a surplus to offer to the world? Only those with the Dao can.”

“We cultivators should win without contention, respond well without words, come unsummoned, and plan with ease and openness.”

“Only then can one attain the Dao.”

In simple terms, this meant:

Humanity is born from the Heavenly Dao, and although the Heavenly Dao has three evils, humanity has countless misdeeds.

The Heavenly Dao reduces the surplus to fill the insufficient, whereas humanity does the opposite, tending towards plunder and oppression, with no right to criticize the Heavenly Dao.

As cultivators, we should be able to win without fighting. Respond well without speaking. Come forth without being called, and plan with ease and openness.

To put it simply, it’s all about sincerity.

As expected, as soon as these words were spoken, the imposing aura of the heavens dissipated, and everything returned to normal.

‘The heavens are quite easy to bluff’, the Jiuyan Old Ancestor muttered to himself upon seeing this.

The others, unaware of his thoughts, were drenched in cold sweat.

At the moment when the heavenly might was overwhelming, they truly believed that the Jiuyan Old Ancestor had gone mad, intending to lead the Jiuyan Sect in defiance of the heavens!

Many disciples were so frightened that they had already begun to secretly consider whether it would be easier to die by betraying the sect or by divine punishment.

Now that the crisis was averted, they still had to show respect.

Although still shaken, everyone composed themselves and bowed, saying, “The words of the Old Ancestor have enlightened us.” Searᴄh the nôvelFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

After speaking, they all wondered in their hearts: ‘Did the Old Ancestor actually say anything? It seemed like he did, but then again, maybe not… Or perhaps it’s because my own cultivation is too low to comprehend the profound meaning in the Old Ancestor’s words?’

Confused, the disciples looked towards the Peak Masters.

The Peak Masters were also exchanging puzzled looks.

Not daring to speak rashly, they turned to Gu Changqing and said, “We hope the Sect Master can enlighten us.”

“Uh…”

Gu Changqing wanted to enlighten them, but he himself was also confused.

“I am of limited talent and have only understood a bit more than you all, about thirty to forty percent. Let’s ask the Supreme Elders to enlighten us instead,” he said, bowing to the twelve Supreme Elders in the sky.

The twelve Supreme Elders’ faces darkened as they glared at Gu Changqing.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, wouldn’t they lose all face if they couldn’t explain themselves?

In the end, it was the Supreme Great Elder Xiao Ting who spoke up: “You don’t understand this? It’s simply ignorance! The meaning of the Old Ancestor is… you need to comprehend it on your own!”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s faces were full of question marks.

“Cough.”

Xiao Ting coughed to cover his embarrassment and quickly changed the subject, asking the Jiuyan Old Ancestor, “I have… somewhat grasped the Old Ancestor’s words about the Heavenly Dao, but I wonder why the Old Ancestor says that our Jiuyan Sect has been abandoned by the heavens?”

Hearing this, everyone straightened up.

This was no joking matter.

If the Jiuyan Sect was truly abandoned by the heavens, it would mean that the sect’s fortune was exhausted and a calamity of destruction loomed!

“Alas, I have already said, the heavens bless the kind and curse the wicked. Our Jiuyan Sect has strayed from the righteous path and is getting further away, where evil thrives and goodness perishes! Naturally, we will be abandoned by the heavens,” the Jiuyan Old Ancestor sighed.

“What?!” Xiao Ting was shocked.

The Jiuyan Sect, which prided itself on being righteous, was thriving in evil?

“May I ask the Old Ancestor, where does this evil come from?” he immediately inquired.

“Evil arises from the heart. Demons are sown by the mind,” the Jiuyan Old Ancestor replied.

“…I see.”

Xiao Ting nodded solemnly, his face grave.

Despite his appearance, he was actually very embarrassed.

Because he didn’t understand!

Although he didn’t understand, he had to pretend that he did!

After all, the Old Ancestor had spoken to such an extent.

Wouldn’t it be foolish if he still didn’t understand and continued to ask questions?

At this moment, Xiao Ting wanted to say something.

Old Ancestor, can we speak in plain language?

Something simpler and easier to understand?

Seeing everyone looking at him with confusion, Xiao Ting’s expression became even more solemn, and with a long sigh and a shake of his head, he said, “It’s indescribable, indescribable…”

Everyone was speechless at the same time.

“Although today is a day for preaching, you may speak freely without restraint,” the Jiuyan Old Ancestor said with a light smile.

Despite his words, everyone remained silent.

Speak freely? Without restraint?

Don’t joke. They didn’t even know what the Old Ancestor was talking about, how could they speak freely?

And in front of the Old Ancestor, how could they not be restrained?

“Haha! I’ve got it!!”

Suddenly, a joyful voice rang out.

Could someone really have understood?

Everyone was startled and quickly looked in the direction of the voice.

The speaker, with rough facial features and a beard, was the Weapon Peak’s Peak Master named Niu Wu.

Sect Master Gu Changqing didn’t expect that this Weapon Peak’s Peak Master, who usually only knew about weapon forging, actually had such insight!

He quickly approached while laughing loudly, “Junior Brother, what have you realized? Feel free to share so we can compare it with what I have realized and complement each other! That way, the Old Ancestor’s teaching will not be in vain.”

“Alright,” Niu Wu replied seriously after hearing this.

Everyone held their breath and listened intently.

“May I ask everyone, who is the most evil person in our Jiuyan Sect?” Niu Wu asked loudly, looking around.

Who else could it be? It must be Jiang Chen!

Although they had the answer, no one dared to say Jiang Chen’s name.

There was no choice, the lesson from the past was clear! The main peak is still overturned on the ground!

As for Jiang Chen, not only is Xiao Hongyi biased, but even the Jiuyan Old Ancestor is extremely partial!

Now, with the Old Ancestor present, who would dare to respond?

But without a response, they couldn’t freeload off of Niu Wu’s ‘realization’.

With a turn of the eye, the Sword Peak’s Peak Master Zhang Lingfeng deliberately asked, “Could it be that Junior Brother is referring to…”

“Exactly! It’s Jiang Chen!”

Niu Wu immediately responded, his words resounding with conviction: “The profound meaning of the Old Ancestor’s words is precisely pointing to Jiang Chen! This evil is a great evil! The evil that destroys goodness!”

You really dare to say it! Everyone quickly looked away, not daring to speak further.

“So in your opinion, how should this evil be eliminated?” the Jiuyan Old Ancestor asked with a smile.

“In times of chaos, strict laws are needed, and only by punishing evil can goodness be promoted! For the sake of the sect, Jiang Chen should be expelled from the sect to restore the clear skies of the Jiuyan Sect!” Niu Wu spoke firmly, his expression proud, believing that he had realized something profound!

The Jiuyan Old Ancestor nodded and looked toward Gu Changqing and Li Fadu.

Li Fadu instantly understood something and wanted to speak, but he could only sigh due to his internal injuries.

Gu Changqing, on the other hand, was beating his chest and stamping his feet with regret, saying,

“Junior Brother Niu, you, as the Weapon Peak’s Peak Master, have gone mad without realizing it!!”

“???”

Niu Wu was instantly dumfounded.

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