Infinite Save: I Cultivate Immortality Through Reincarnation - Chapter 269: Within the Fallen Sword Mountain, the Sword Qi Still Sorrows
Si Youyou lost.
Everyone believed it was only natural for Si Youyou to lose to Yi Ning. After all, her opponent was Yi Ning, the Chief Disciple of Qingchan Peak of the Kongshan Sect, one of the current top-tier cultivators on the Chenping Continent.
Moreover, Si Youyou was only nine years old.
To achieve such results at the age of nine was already more than enough to prove her cultivation talent.
Reaching this stage had completely fulfilled the Chenping Continent’s cultivation world’s expectations for this little girl.
The Heavenly Summit Mountain Dao Inquiry continued. The final round for the championship was between Yi Ning, the Chief Disciple of Qingchan Peak of Kongshan Sect, and Song Zhengqing, the Chief Disciple of Qianyuan Temple of Lingxiao Temple.
It must be said, this battle was extremely spectacular.
Because both sides’ strengths were comparable, there was no situation where one side completely crushed the other.
After a fierce battle lasting over three hours, the champion of the Heavenly Summit Mountain Dao Inquiry for this Chenping Continent Dao Inquiry Assembly was finally decided.
It was Yi Ning.
He would gain the opportunity to enter the ruins of the Heavenly Summit Palace to seek the lost opportunities of Heavenly Summit Mountain.
The duration was three days.
During these three days, the cultivators on Heavenly Summit Mountain would respectively hold a Discourse Assembly and an Auction Assembly.
For the young cultivators of Chenping Continent, the Heavenly Summit Mountain Dao Inquiry was undoubtedly the best chance to showcase themselves and become famous in a single battle.
However, the reason the Chenping Continent Dao Inquiry Assembly had continued for over sixty thousand years without decline was, most importantly, the three-day Discourse Assembly held after the Heavenly Summit Mountain Dao Inquiry concluded.
All major and minor events that had occurred in the Chenping Continent cultivation world over the past decade would be brought up for discussion at the Discourse Assembly.
Apart from the Five Great Sects, every sect that received an invitation to the Chenping Continent Dao Inquiry Assembly was qualified to send one representative to participate in the discourse.
The person dispatched by the North Pass Sect was naturally the leading elder for this trip, Chen Cheng.
That is, Chen Yan.
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Profound Scripture Hall.
This was Chen Yan’s second time coming here. The last time he was here was during his initial meeting with the other Heavenly Summit Mountain Dao Inquirers from the other sects of the Five Great Sects.
After enduring the Heavenly Summit Mountain Cataclysm, the Profound Scripture Hall on Heavenly Summit Mountain had also clearly suffered a certain degree of damage.
As the damage wasn’t extremely severe, it hadn’t been repaired.
This gave this originally very ancient scripture lecture hall an even more inexplicable sense of vicissitude and desolation.
Low murmurs of conversation buzled and echoed within the vast hall, only finally quieting down after the cultivators from the Five Great Sects separately stepped into the Profound Scripture Hall.
The most important topic of this Discourse Assembly was naturally the report on the Heavenly Summit Mountain Cataclysm that occurred ten years ago.
And the presentation of this topic naturally fell into the hands of the Envoy Elder of Kongshan Sect.
Namely, Fu Qian.
The elderly cultivator, wearing cyan daoist robes with graying temples, wore a token at his waist. That token looked very familiar to Chen Yan; he had even held and toyed with it before.
The Qingchan Martial Decree.
This six-hundred-year-old cultivator of the Myriad Transformations Realm stood in the Profound Scripture Hall, then slowly began to speak, his weathered voice ringing out:
“Ten years have passed in a flash, yet the calamity of Heavenly Summit remains vivid as if yesterday. Now, I, Fu Qian of the Qingchan Martial Discipline lineage of Kongshan Sect, shall here, lay bare the sealed secrets, proclaim the full truth of the great calamity’s beginning and end. That year, at the grand Discourse Assembly, the traitor Wei Mian secretly colluded with the rebellious cultivator He Furen…”
Up until now, Kongshan Sect still hadn’t informed the world that the true mastermind behind the Heavenly Summit Mountain Cataclysm was actually the former Supreme Imperial Law Elder of Kongshan Sect, Huo Mu.
Because letting Wei Mian continue to shoulder this black mark would maximize the benefits for Kongshan Sect.
Standing in the center of the Profound Scripture Hall, Fu Qian first gave a general description of the calamity process that occurred on Heavenly Summit Mountain ten years ago, followed by a report on the various losses on Heavenly Summit Mountain and the subsequent reconstruction work.
“The waves of calamity have subsided, the smoke and clouds have passed before our eyes, the past is gone. Reflecting on the present while recalling the past, fortunately, now within our Chenping Continent, the Dao prospers, the Dharma flourishes, all things are renewed!”
Fu Qian said this, his tone growing increasingly impassioned, giving a distinct feeling of clearing clouds to see the sun.
If Lin Qifeng had been present, he would surely have cursed him with a “that old dog Fu.”
As soon as Elder Fu’s words fell, someone from the crowd in the Profound Scripture Hall quickly began to lead cheers, followed by thunderous applause.
“Truly, the Dao prospers, the Dharma flourishes, all things are renewed?”
Chen Yan declared loudly, his voice so powerful it even faintly suppressed the applause within the Profound Scripture Hall.
While speaking, Chen Yan also channeled a slight amount of true qi to his throat to slightly alter his voice.
The applause gradually died down, everyone looking towards the direction where Chen Yan sat with surprise.
“This Fellow Daoist, what profound insight do you have?”
Fu Qian stared at Chen Yan sitting in the Profound Scripture Hall, his expression unchanged, merely asking this question in a flat tone.
“I heard that nine years ago, in the northwest region of Chenping Continent, there was a valley named Xinglin Valley, where demonic beast disasters frequently occurred. Consequently, Kongshan Sect dispatched cultivators multiple times to exterminate the demonic beasts and investigate the truth. Is this true?”
Chen Yan continued.
“That is indeed the case.”
Fu Qian’s eyes narrowed slightly:
“Might I ask this Fellow Daoist’s esteemed name?”
“North Pass Sect, Chen Cheng.”
Upon hearing the words “North Pass Sect,” the surrounding cultivators erupted in another wave of murmurs.
Due to Si Youyou’s involvement, the name of North Pass Sect was now known to everyone in the cultivation world of Chenping Continent.
“It was merely a disaster caused by common demonic beast migration. Dozens or even hundreds of such incidents occur in Chenping Continent every year, nothing particularly noteworthy. If not for a disciple I was familiar with participating in the demon-extermination operation at the time, I wouldn’t even know about this matter.”
Fu Qian said.
“Merely common demonic beast migration? Elder Fu truly speaks without thinking. As everyone knows, Xinglin Valley is connected to the Fallen Sword Mountain Range where the Falling Star Sword Immortal Su Hongzhen fell.”
Chen Yan’s tone grew increasingly grief-stricken and indignant:
“I have an old friend, a peak Martial Spring Realm cultivator. Nine years ago, feeling hopeless about breaking through to the Qi Sea Realm, he attempted to seek opportunities in the Fallen Sword Mountain Range. He once sent me a message via a Sound Swift Sparrow, saying that the Falling Star Sword Immortal’s inheritance had now appeared in the world, and that Kongshan Sect had already begun acting to suppress this news. After that, my old friend vanished from the face of the earth!”
The Profound Scripture Hall erupted in uproar.
Although no one knew whether what Chen Yan said was true or false, whether it was the appearance of the sword immortal inheritance or Kongshan Sect suppressing the news and silencing witnesses, bringing such news into the open like this was simply too explosive.
Fu Qian stood in the very center of the Profound Scripture Hall. Before him were the cultivators from various ordinary sects of Chenping Continent, and behind him were the delegations of the Five Great Sects.
Seeing this, although Fu Qian’s expression remained unchanged, his thoughts had clearly turned much darker than before.
He was now on the defensive.
If this continued, the situation might spiral completely out of control.
Regardless of the truth, he had to first regain control of the situation to turn the tide back in his favor.
“Fellow Daoist, by slandering our Kongshan Sect like this, have you not considered the consequences?”
Fu Qian said slowly.
Seemingly threatening this North Pass Sect cultivator, Fu Qian was actually speaking to everyone present, urging the clamoring crowd to calm down and carefully weigh the weight of Kongshan Sect.
Upon hearing this, Chen Cheng’s expression immediately changed. He soared into the air, taking several steps mid-flight, landing right in the center of the Profound Scripture Hall. His face filled with rage, he stared directly at Fu Qian standing before him, looking ready to fight to the death:
“Consider the consequences? Within the Fallen Sword Mountains, wronged souls weep blood, the sword energy still grieves! Old dog, today I will seek justice for my old friend!”
