Chapter 63, Izumo Nine Gates 5th Watch

  In the Izumo region, three people were galloping in mid-air. Outsiders could only see three streaks of light flashing by, like shooting stars. These were indeed Wei Changlao, Yu Mingyue and Xiang'er. After leaving the Mystic Door, Wei Changlao had been silent all along, as if pondering something.

  "Master, is that all?" Qingfeng Zhenren finally couldn't help but transmit his voice, but he still glanced at Mingyue Xiang beside him, only to find that Mingyue Xiang didn't notice them at all, seemingly lost in thought.

  "What else do you want?" Wei Chang Lao replied, but in fact he had been wondering why the elder of Xuanmen had called him back at the last moment, as if there was something he wanted to say, but the people from Xuanmen were glaring angrily, clearly hiding some secret.

  "Alas, my two poor disciples! This time they shouldn't have come to accept the task from the sect and lead this Mingyue Xiang." Qingfeng Zhenren was so angry that he almost spat out blood. His two disciples, whom he had painstakingly cultivated, were killed. When he returned to Tianxuan, other Zhenren would probably mock him. A cultivator who has achieved enlightenment is generally called a Zhenren.

  Although there have been kings among men since ancient times, the title of "True Man" is now used in the Great Teaching, while only small sects still use the term "King". This distinction also reflects differences in knowledge and power.

  "They were destined to have this calamity, can't escape, and can't blame others." Wei Lao still said the same words. He naturally knew that his disciples were heartbroken for the two disciples. If Qingfeng Zhenren died, he would also be heartbroken, but the path of a cultivator is like this, where one day your closest person may fall.

  "But Master." Qingfeng Zhenren was still dissatisfied.

  "There's nothing to be said, it's come to this. If you don't let go, it will be detrimental to your future cultivation. The struggle within the sect is already cruel, if you don't strive for excellence, then I won't bother with you anymore. Take care of yourself." Wei Changlao's words were quite impolite, in the Great Sect there were many people like him who were as common as cow hair, but a peerless genius like Mingyue Xiang was as rare as a phoenix feather, his aura was only at the level of blue.

  "I understand, Master." Qingfeng Zhenren sighed, but his heart still couldn't let it go.

  "This time we came out, but it was a loss due to a single mistake. The secret of the Ming Wang's succession was stolen by Kong Xuan. However, when we chased after Kong Xuan, we discovered that his Five Spirits Divine Light Feathers had all been plucked, and he almost got killed by the Peacock King's divine spirit. I feel like there's something fishy going on here." Wei Lao transmitted his voice, "This time they originally encountered the Ming Wang succession by chance, and coming to receive Ming Yue Xiang was just a detour for the Flying Sword Sect to deliver a message. They went along with it, but it also shows how important Ming Yue Xiang is."

  At first, they were all just a coincidence, or else how could a genius like him be summoned by a human Daoist? Although there are many human Daoists in the Great Church, which of them doesn't have a bit of temperament? Can they be easily ordered around?

  "Master, Kong Xuan was chased by us and couldn't escape. He said that his things were stolen, is it true that they were really stolen?" Qingfeng Zhenren asked.

  "It shouldn't be, although Kong Xuan is a Cheng Dao cultivator. However, one thing can be certain: he can withstand the attacks of a Cheng Dao cultivator; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to slip away from under your nose. Those Five Spirits Divine Light Feathers are not something that ordinary people can handle, as they contain the imprints of generations of Peacock Kings. If they were to be unleashed, even I would find it hard to withstand." said Wei Lao.

  "Yes, that Five Spirits Divine Light Feather is almost comparable to the Human Dao's Great Perfection treasure, and it also contains the mark of the Peacock Kings of past dynasties. Its power is simply unmatched, and to seize it would likely require at least a king." said Qingfeng Zhenren.

  The Human Dao Master also has a ranking, called the Three Calamities. An adult who cultivates the Human Dao is called a King, one who crosses over the first calamity is sealed as a Divine King, one who crosses over two calamities is sealed as a Sacred King, and one who crosses over three calamities is sealed as a Saintly King, which is also the pinnacle of the Human Dao.

  The guardian elder has not even crossed the first tribulation, and is only a king, still carrying a single word, only the pure and true one can be a king.

  As the saying goes, "three strikes and you're out". In the calamity of crossing, once a cultivator has crossed three calamities, what they await is the heavenly tribulation of nine punishments. This is also what people commonly refer to as the "three calamities and nine punishments".

  In the Xian Dao, there is a saying: "Xian Dao is easy to achieve, but Ren Dao is difficult. Ren Dao is easy, but San Zai is difficult. After passing through San Zai, it's even more difficult, and this difficulty is described as the nine punishments of Tian Dao. The nine punishments come all at once and cannot be passed through in stages like San Zai, so many Ren Dao saints and sages have died under the nine punishments, whether they are Lian Ti Xiu Shi or Shen Cang Xiu Shi.

  But once the Nine Tribulations are crossed, it's truly a step into heaven, becoming the great emperor of all things. However, this is just a thought, and even Wei Chang doesn't dare to think about it, having not crossed any of the Three Calamities. It can be seen how cruel the Three Calamities are. Cultivating is originally going against heaven, so the Heavenly Way naturally has to take action. That Peacock King, however, is truly a king who has crossed one calamity.

  "If it's really the king, then we can only swallow this dumb loss." Wei Chang said with a sigh of helplessness. The king he mentioned was someone he couldn't afford to provoke, and Tianxuan Sect didn't have many kings either.

  But they never expected that Xiao Meng was born to restrain the demon clan, and there was no king at all. If anything, it was Qin Hao's divine pulse, but Qin Hao couldn't restrain the demon clan and was beaten by Kong Xuan, only because those five spiritual god feathers were too abnormal.

  "We have offended the Peacock King because of this matter, and I'm afraid that in the future, when my Tianxuan disciples go out to practice, they will all be slaughtered. The Peacock King is a notorious killer of demons, and now he will definitely blame us for the Five Spirits Divine Light Feather, even if it wasn't us who pulled it out, he will still come to find us." said Wei Changlao.

  "What should we do then? If we report it to the higher-ups, won't that be..." Qingfeng knew the consequences. If they reported it, they would definitely receive punishment from the sect.

  "But the inheritance of Ming Wang is crucial, Ming Wang is a well-known solitary saint king. His Nian Xi Huan Hua Jue can help people find the tomb of Ming Wang Xian, and once opened, it contains the human dao great perfection weapon, Ming Wang Yin, as well as many human dao spiritual medicines, even including earth spiritual medicines. Although we have provoked the Peacock King, this is also because Kong Xuan was the first to commit evil. If we report this to the higher-ups, there will be punishment, but it won't be too severe." said Wei Zhang Lao, Ming Wang is a saint king who has been famous for 8,000 years.

  "Yes, we'll report this and let those above handle it. But Master, you've been quiet the whole time, what were you thinking?" Qingfeng Zhenren asked.

  "You're quite clever." The old guard didn't know whether to praise or mock him.

  "Otherwise, you wouldn't have become my apprentice." Qingfeng Zhenren said with a sly tongue.

  "Actually, I've been thinking, why does the Mystic Sect produce so many talented individuals? The sect's successor is a Body Refiner, with a thick and impressive aura despite being in the Green phase. Not to mention him, there's also Mingyue Xiang, whose aura has a hint of Mysterious Yellow within its Green hue, and some even say that her Mysterious Yellow surpasses her Green... and it's all connected to that big shot. Isn't this strange?" Wei Changlao said, recounting the last thing Yun Wuyue had called him for.

  "The master indeed has a discerning eye, but the apprentice is foolish." Qingfeng thought for a moment and indeed found it reasonable.

  "The founder of the Xuanmen sect, a cultivator who went mad with power, was also a Saint King of the Human Path, but his innate talent was far inferior. Although he was a Saint King, he couldn't even defeat the God Kings of the major sects. However, he had a secret that even the major sects wanted to know, but unfortunately, he passed away without revealing it. No one knew where he went after his passing, and many kings from the major sects searched for him but to no avail. It's said that in the Heaven Sealing Sect 10,000 years ago, a king went searching for him, an absolute genius who grasped the most mysterious Dark Meridian of the Human Path, but then disappeared without a trace. Later, the Xuanmen sect gradually declined, and people gradually forgot about it." Wei Changlao revealed a secret, if Qin Hao were to hear it again, he would probably be shocked once more.

  This guy not only turned a Holy King into a supplement, but also turned a Tianxuan King into a supplement. In the tomb of Xuantian Feng, he still felt that their cultivation was not enough. If Wei Changlao knew about it, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood.

  "Master said that the Xuanmen can produce so many characters, is it related to the secret of Xuantian Feng? Did Xuanmen find the secret of Xuantian Feng?" Qingfeng Zhenren guessed.

  "Maybe it is, maybe it isn't, but one thing's for sure, they've got more opportunities than they can handle." Wei Chang said with a sidelong glance at Mingyue Xiang, afraid that she might discover something, as he couldn't afford to offend her now.

  "Isn't that nonsense?" Qingfeng Zhenren thought to himself, but he didn't dare say it out loud. Instead, he changed his tone and said, "Then, Master, shall we go ask for directions by throwing stones?"

  "What stone to throw? What road to ask? Are you trying to provoke the lady next to you?" said Wei Changlao, although he could slap Mingyue Xiang to death with one palm, but he didn't dare to, for Mingyue Xiang was a promising figure who would surely become a great leader of the sect in the future.

  "Master, I didn't mean it that way. What if we don't take action ourselves?"

  "What?"

  "The nine gates of Izumo, the Gen gate is just a low-level goods, a second-rate sect. In fact, there is a high-ranking sect and three mid-ranking sects in Izumo country. We don't need to take action ourselves, the Izumo gate will definitely be happy to do things for us. If I remember correctly, it's the Izumo Nine Gates Alliance in three months, every sect will send their top masters to Izumo country's capital to compete and vie for ranking. We can use others' hands, borrow a knife to kill, even if we destroy the Gen gate, they'll be happy." Qingfeng said.

  "Hmm, you're right. If we do it this way, Mingyue Xiang won't be able to blame us even if she finds out. We should still find trouble for Yunmen after we return to Tianxuan. It's a win-win situation. However, we need to discuss this further when we get back. If you leave now, Mingyue Xiang might become suspicious." said Wei Changlao.

  "Yes, Master." Qingfeng sneered, his old face cold and stern. He thought to himself: "Dare to kill my disciple? I'll make sure the Xuanmen is destroyed! First, I'll send a flying sword to deliver a message to the Tianglongmen. The Tianglongmen is one of three mid-tier sects, with two Human Dao cultivators inside. As long as I speak in Tianxuan's name, at least one of them will take action. And this person won't be someone that a Xuanmen Human Dao cultivator can compare to."

  When the three of them arrived at a large city in Izumo Province to prepare for the Po Huo Hui Tian Xuan, Qing Feng took the opportunity to send out Fei Jian Zhuan Shu, but Ming Yue Xiang did not notice anything unusual because her heart was preoccupied with Qin Hao's affairs...