Under Luo Xue's expectant eyes, Zou Junxin straightened his face and began to tell the story of the Juexiao Sect's unpleasant past hundreds of years ago.
—The Juexiao Sect rebellion that occurred hundreds of years ago.
The one who started the rebellion was Mingshuijian back then, and the purpose of the rebellion was... to start a war between the Fairyland and the Demon Abyss.
The rebels believed that the Juexiao Sect had lost the edge that the Sword Sect should have and had even colluded with evil. The Bai Family, in particular, who advocated for temporarily easing the situation between immortals and demons, was seen as a thorn in their side.
The Bai family, headed by Bai Zhanying's biological mother Bai Qiulin, believed that the Juexiao Sect had been severely damaged in the previous war and now was the time to recuperate, and that war should not be forcibly provoked.
This is a conflict between radicals and conservatives. Luo Xue feels that the current Juexiao Sect seems a little crazy, but she doesn't know that it is actually quite conservative.
Therefore, with the support of the Ancestor Huashen behind him, Mingshuijian set out to exterminate the Bai family, rebelled on Xiaoming Peak, and tried to mobilize the disciples stationed at the border of the sect with the order of the sect master to raid the Demon Abyss.
At the same time, as the master of Luohua Peak at that time, Bai Qiulin was assassinated in the secret realm and died in the arms of his good friend Luo Huaxin.
The Bai family, to which Bai Qiulin belonged, was almost completely slaughtered, with the only direct descendant left being Bai Zhanying, who was still in his infancy.
The God-Transforming Ancestor of Luohuatian attacked in anger and fought with the God-Transforming Ancestor of Mingshuijian. The aftermath flattened eighteen mountaintops and hundreds of peaks collapsed.
The situation was not eased until the other two gods stepped in to persuade and stop them.
In the end, the rebellion in Mingshuijian was suppressed with lightning speed, but the losses caused were incalculable.
Three of the four peaks underwent drastic changes. Only Han Lingya was spared because of his usual tolerant attitude.
The sect leader took the blame and retired, and the great elder of Xiaoming Peak, Zou Junxin, was given the task. The Mingshui Gorge was cleansed almost from top to bottom.
The most important thing is that Luo Huatian's power fell into the hands of others and there was no one to take over.
At the critical moment, Luo Huaxin stood up.
Luo Huaxin, a well-known independent cultivator at that time, had become sworn sisters with Bai Qiulin since childhood.
Her best sister died in her arms. In a rage, Luo Huaxin went straight to Luo Huatian and finally saved Bai Zhanying who was protected at all costs by the side branch of the Bai family.
In order to compensate the Bai family that was almost wiped out in the rebellion, Bai Zhanying was designated as the future master of Luohuatian Peak after it was confirmed that he survived.
Unless one betrays the sect, even if one has no talent for cultivation, one will be helped to take the throne.
But there is still a problem. When Bai Zhanying is not yet grown up enough to take responsibility, who will take on the responsibility of Luohuatian
An elder within Luohuatian
No, it can't.
If the internal elders were to take power, they would inevitably form their own forces and factions.
When Bai Zhanying grows up, he can only be a puppet peak master, which is inconsistent with the original intention of compensating the Bai family.
So... after several tugs of war, the Lord of Luohuatian Peak fell into Luo Huaxin's hands.
First of all, it is well known that she is Bai Qiulin's best sister, and secondly, she is Bai Zhanying's master.
There is another more important reason...
Luo Huaxin is an outsider, and it is impossible for her to control the internal factions. Everyone knows that she cannot stay in this position for long.
Therefore, this strange situation has occurred.
As the master of a peak, Luo Huaxin has actually been a hands-off boss for many years, and the top leaders of Juexiao Sect have no objection.
"As for the Law Enforcement Hall..." Zou Junxin said in a deep voice, "it was established after this incident in order to prevent such a situation from happening again in the future."
"Where is the current Grand Elder of the Law Enforcement Hall?" Luo Xue asked without hesitation, "I don't think his relationship with you is very good."
"... He is my uncle, the last sect leader, and my master's elder brother." Zou Junxin's eyes flickered, and he sighed, "If nothing unexpected happened, the position of sect leader should have been taken by him."
"But now you are the sect leader." Luo Xue said.
"This is the source of the internal conflict within the Juexiao Sect," Zou Junxin said in a low voice, "and it is also the origin of your strange experiences during this period."
Chapter 72: How nice it would be if you were here (4k)
The conflict between the Grand Elder of the Law Enforcement Hall and the Sect Master is essentially a struggle for power.
After the sect rebellion hundreds of years ago, the four peaks became independent and almost unconstrained, which attracted the attention of a group of gods.
Thus, the Law Enforcement Hall was established, which was responsible only to the Ancestor Huashen and was responsible for supervising the four peaks of the Juexiao Sect.
But... he has no right to interfere in the affairs of Juexiao Sect.
The important task of being in charge of the Law Enforcement Hall fell on the then sect leader's elder brother, Zou Junxin's uncle, and today's grand elder of the Law Enforcement Hall.
But originally he was the first choice to succeed the patriarch after he stepped down, but an extremely important law enforcement hall happened to appear, and he was an almost irreplaceable candidate.
What's more, all decisions made by the ancestors of the God Transformation Realm cannot be violated.
that's all...
The position of sect leader narrowly escaped his demise and he passed by the position of Grand Law Enforcement Elder.
His once grand ideas, his ambition to make Juexiao Sect rise again, and the concepts he wanted to implement were all strangled by this sudden appointment.
Because the Law Enforcement Hall exercises the duty of supervision, it must not be involved in the decision-making of important affairs of the sect. This is a check and balance deliberately created by the ancestors of the Divine Transformation Realm.
More importantly, the new sect leader Zou Junxin's ideas are contrary to those of the Great Law Enforcement Elder, and it is even more impossible for him to implement the Great Law Enforcement Elder's decisions within the sect.
Therefore, the Grand Elder of the Law Enforcement Hall seized every opportunity to pull Zou Junxin down from the position of sect leader and exchange it with his current position.
To do so requires the collective decision of the ancestors who have reached the state of transformation into gods.
Only when the ancestors who have reached the state of transformation think that Zou Junxin is no longer suitable to be the sect leader, will the great elder who enforces the law have a chance.
Luo Xue's incident was a very good opportunity. If she was taken away, the Law Enforcement Hall would publicly try her in front of the entire sect in a few days.
By then, Zou Junxin... will definitely lose a lot of points in the eyes of the ancestors who have reached the state of transformation.
In fact, Zou Junxin had already thought about resigning from the position of sect leader, which was why he wanted the Law Enforcement Hall to take Luo Xue away directly.
But seeing Bai Zhanying's persistence, he began to waver again.
So, this conversation with Luo Xue happened.
"If I am handed over to the Law Enforcement Hall for trial, can I survive?" Luo Xue asked.
"... Not necessarily." Zou Junxin said in a low voice.
"But I want to survive," Luo Xue said softly, "I... just want to live."
"Let's go to the Demon Abyss."
Zou Junxin said bluntly.
Luo Xue raised her head and widened her eyes, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.
She could understand why the senior sister would have such an idea, because it would at least allow her to survive.
But the leader of the Xianyu Sect took the initiative to send his disciples to the Demon Abyss...
Even if it was because of the senior sister, isn't it a bit too bizarre to make such a decision
"Of course, I'm not asking you to surrender to the Demon Abyss," Zou Junxin noticed Luo Xue's reaction, with a teasing smile on his face, "I'm asking you to sneak into the Demon Abyss as a spy from the Immortal Realm."
This mentally overly precocious child would also show such an expression...
"Forehead... "
Luo Xue was even more confused.
What is this operation
"The Kong Lianbin you met in the Falling Flower Sky Trial was a spy sent by the Demon Abyss to the Immortal Realm." Zou Junxin's expression darkened as he mentioned this. "He is from the lineage of the Evil Lord of the Yinling Temple. The Evil Lord lineage has always liked to kill Immortal Realm cultivators, and is the disciple of the Demon Abyss who is most hostile to the Immortal Realm."
"The pro-war faction? Same as Mingshuijian?" Luo Xue raised her eyebrows.
"It was Mingshuijian hundreds of years ago," Zou Junxin corrected, "Now Mingshuijian has almost lost all the say in sect affairs. This is the punishment for launching a rebellion."
"oh."
"In short, it is a well-known fact that both the Immortal Realm and the Demonic Abyss have sent spies to each other." Zou Junxin continued, "Not only the Juexiao Sect, but all nine major sects in the Immortal Realm have spies buried in the Demonic Abyss - some have even buried them deeper than Kong Lianbin."
"You mean..."
Luo Xue subconsciously lowered her voice.
"That's right, even among the geniuses in the Demon Abyss, some are spies from the Immortal Realm." Zou Junxin's eyebrows flashed with a bit of sharpness and pride, "When the time is right, they will naturally be able to play a role."
"Could that be the Saint of the Temple as well?"
Luo Xue asked curiously.
When she came on stage, there were disciples from the Juexiao Sect nearby who were discussing the darling girl from the Yinling Temple.
It is said that it is very cruel and eats hundreds of children every day...
—Luo Xue certainly knows that there is some exaggeration, but it shouldn’t be... groundless, right
"... ..."
Zou Junxin's expression froze instantly.
Oh my God, what is this kid thinking? There are only a few geniuses of this level even in the fairyland in ten thousand years.
If there really was such a genius in the fairyland, they would not have enough time to protect him, so how could they send him away as a spy
What's more, the Holy Maiden of the Yinling Temple practices the legendary inheritance of the Nether Phoenix, a real magic cultivation method that requires a huge amount of Yin Qi.
Therefore, it can only be someone from the Demonic Abyss.
But... I just said something very pretentious. Wouldn't it be a bit embarrassing to deny it now
In a flash, Zou Junxin's expression suddenly became a little mysterious.
"This... can't be elaborated."
The attitude of the words is ambiguous, but it vaguely reveals the existence of this possibility.
"Wow... "
Luo Xue exclaimed.
The Nine Sects of the Immortal Realm actually have such power...
However, if you think about it carefully, Mo Yuan still sent a spy to the Juexiao Sect, who was hidden quite deeply and even became one of the four Juexiao sons of this session.
It seems... it is not incomprehensible.
If Zou Junxin knew what Luo Xue was thinking, he would probably be unable to control his expression.
How can you compare a girl who is seldom seen in a thousand years with the four sons of Juexiao who appear once every twelve years
Compared with this saint girl, the four sons of Juexiao are not even qualified to be compared with her.
Having said this, Zou Junxin calmed down and said in a deep voice,
"Zhan Ying probably also wants you to go to the Demon Abyss, but the Law Enforcement Hall is unwilling to let a demon cultivator go to the Demon Abyss, and insists on abolishing your cultivation path before letting you leave, so the situation has been at a stalemate.
"On the other hand, she is also worried that you are still young and cannot survive alone in the Demon Abyss.
"These are no longer a problem now. What you did today has proven yourself. I will let you become a spy, and the Law Enforcement Hall will not be able to continue to make trouble in this place.
"Besides... if you can't protect yourself with your current strength, the Demon Abyss is too dangerous."
Listening to Zou Junxin's instructions, Luo Xue nodded repeatedly.
When he finished speaking, Luo Xue asked curiously,
"By the way, you guys keep talking about the Demonic Abyss Immortal Realm... Actually, I have no idea about it, and there isn't much introduction to it in the books in Senior Sister's collection. Can Sect Master help me clear up my confusion?"
Hearing this, Zou Junxin's pupils shrank slightly. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly laughed.
"I now believe that you can't possibly be the reincarnation of a powerful demon cultivator."
"Um?"
Luo Xue blinked, looking quite childish.
"Even I overlooked this point," Zou Junxin smiled, "Due to your physical condition, you have hardly ever stepped out of Luohuatian in the past twelve years, and not many people talk to you.
"Zhan Ying would not have brought back such a basic common sense book to study, so you had no chance to learn these things."
What Zou Junxin didn't say was, if Luo Xue was really the reincarnation of a powerful demon cultivator, how could he not know such basic common sense.
"... There's no need to confirm so many times, right?"
Luo Xue coughed lightly, feeling a little guilty.