One day two years ago, their master returned from a long journey, and Ding Yushan, Bao Wuxin and all his fellow disciples and sisters hurried to pay a visit to him.
At that time, they saw the master and his wife talking about their travels in the hall. When the master saw them come in, he smiled and nodded, and asked about everyone's cultivation progress one by one, and occasionally gave some guidance.
As the eldest disciple, Ding Yushan was very familiar with his master and always acted carefully and decisively. Although his master looked no different from before, Ding Yushan keenly noticed a hint of worry in his master's eyes, and a hint of uneasiness in his master's wife's calmness.
It was not until an hour later that the master dismissed all the disciples, leaving behind only two disciples, Ding Yushan and Bao Wuxin.
Master Ding Yushan's action did not cause dissatisfaction among the other disciples. These two brothers had always been loved by the master, so all the big and small matters in the sect would be handled by them on a daily basis.
Ding Yushan is a mature and careful person, while Bao Wuxin is serious and decisive in his actions.
This time, his master went out to travel alone, and his master's wife was only responsible for staying behind in the sect to take charge of the overall situation. All other matters were handled by the two disciples.
They would only report to their master's wife when they encountered major issues that they could not decide. Naturally, when the master came back, he would ask the two of them in detail about what had happened in the sect during these days.
But Ding Yushan felt differently. The reason why the master kept them here was definitely not just to inquire about matters within the sect. Besides, there was no major event to report in the sect recently. The master's wife naturally knew the result.
As expected, as soon as everyone left, Master Ding Yushan waved his sleeves and arranged soundproofing for the entire hall.
This made the unprepared Bao Wuxin look surprised, while Ding Yushan looked normal, which made his master nod secretly, and he admired the calm attitude of this eldest disciple.
Afterwards, his master told him the news he had received from an old friend during his travels. This news is currently only known to the first-rate sects, and it is about the recent disappearance of many sects in the world of immortal cultivation.
Although people like Ding Yushan had heard something about this matter, they only knew about it and had no idea of the reason.
Even his master had only made some guesses before, but considering the ups and downs he had experienced, he also smelled a hint of danger, so he decided to go out for this trip.
He wanted to find out more about the situation, so he visited several friends who had a good status in the world of immortal cultivation to find out the truth.
Finally, Master Ding Yushan finally got some information from a good friend who served as an elder in the first-rate sect "Lingtian Sect", and after finally confirming that the news was most likely true, he hurried back.
"Yushan, Wuxin, I asked you two to stay because there is something I need you to do. I have just discussed with your mistress and we have decided to send you two to the Beiming Demon Suppression Tower in a month.
Yushan has been in the late stage of foundation building for a long time, and is about to break through to the great perfection of foundation building. If he can enter the Beiming Demon Suppression Tower for training, he will definitely make further progress in a short time;
Wu Xin is still lacking in maturity, so it would be very difficult for him to break through even in the midst of life and death. But if he could enter the Bei Ming Demon Suppression Tower, he might have some luck of his own, so it is not impossible for him to break through to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. At least, the chance of obtaining some treasures is still very high."
After he said this, Ding Yushan and Bao Wuxin were shocked. Bao Wuxin's expression changed from surprise to ecstasy, but Ding Yushan's expression became very solemn.
Seeing the expressions of the two men, Master Ding Yushan and his wife looked at each other and couldn't help but praise Ding Yushan's character even more. It was obvious that Ding Yushan heard something strange in them.
Bao Wuxin usually focuses on cultivation and has a straightforward personality. Although he is also smarter than ordinary people, he obviously lacks a lot in the way of handling things. Therefore, when he handles affairs in the sect on weekdays, he mostly executes punishments.
"Yushan, just tell me what you want to say, your master will answer your questions."
Master Ding Yushan's wife smiled gently and said to Ding Yushan.
Ding Yushan carefully considered his words before he slowly spoke, "Master, Master's Wife, I have the guts to ask, has something big happened in the sect?"
As soon as he said this, Bao Wuxin, who was standing next to him, was stunned. He immediately felt that this good thing came suddenly, so he looked at the two people above in confusion.
Master Ding Yushan gently stroked his long beard. "Yushan, why do you ask this?"
In fact, he knew in his heart that this senior disciple had already seen through the problem, but since the "Fengxue Sect" might be handed over to this senior disciple in the future, he naturally wanted to hear Ding Yushan's opinion.
Hearing the master's question, Ding Yushan said calmly.
“Master and Madam Master, my second junior brother and I are both in the late stage of foundation building. Logically speaking, this is not the best time to enter the North Sea Demon Suppression Tower. When we are both in the false pill stage, that will be the most suitable time.
Another point is that the area where our sect is located does not have abundant resources for cultivating immortals. Compared with those first-rate sects, whether it is the concentration of spiritual energy or the level of spiritual herbs and trees, it can only be considered middle to lower level at best.
Normally, even if we maintain the cultivation of all the disciples in the sect, there can't be much surplus, but entering the Beiming Demon Suppression Tower is very expensive and requires a huge amount of spirit stones. Moreover, you arranged for my second junior brother and I to enter at the same time. I'm afraid that the sect will have to spend this money, which will be very costly and will not be recovered for decades.
I have been handling the sect's affairs for many years and I am aware of these things.
Therefore, I, the disciple, dare to guess that if nothing major happened, how could the sect do such a thing that would shake its foundation. "
Ding Yushan spoke in a clear and logical manner with quick thinking, which made his master and mistress nod their heads continuously and liked this eldest disciple even more.
After listening to what his senior brother said, Bao Wuxin couldn't help but feel guilty. He blamed himself for not considering the sect's interests at all and only thinking about his own benefit.
As soon as Ding Yushan finished speaking, Bao Wuxin knelt on the ground, his face flushed, "Master, Master's Wife, I am extremely stupid, please punish me!"
Seeing that the two disciples were so sensible, Master Ding Yushan and his wife all showed pleased smiles on their faces. In this world of immortal cultivation where people are treacherous and intrigued by each other, they were able to accept such disciples. It would make them feel relieved to hand over the "Fengxue Sect" to them in the future.
Master Ding Yushan lifted up Bao Wuxin and said, "Haha, Wuxin, don't blame yourself. You are honest and upright, and you devote yourself to cultivation. Although you are not as meticulous as your senior brother, you are also straightforward."
At the same time, Ding Yushan patted Bao Wuxin lightly on the shoulder. He knew the character of this second junior brother, otherwise he would not have been able to practice and follow him so closely.
But what their master said next made them both feel nervous and had a chill on their backs.
"Yushan's guess is correct. I went out on a whim to gather information about the disappearance of many sects in the cultivation world during this period.
It is extremely shocking that a sect disappears without leaving many traces. You only know about one or two sects. In fact, there are far more than this number. There are many, many more. I am afraid that even I don’t know the exact number. "
When Master Ding Yushan spoke again, the two were shocked. They didn't expect that the Master would talk about such a strange thing, but they didn't dare to interrupt the Master's narration, so they just listened quietly.
With a sigh, his master continued, "Alas, if I don't find out the truth about this matter, I will be unable to sleep or eat. Who knows, a disaster may come one day, and we will be completely unprepared.
So this time, I went to visit several good friends, and finally heard some information from a friend from a first-class sect, which was that all this might be related to those monsters.
I believe you have read in ancient books about the invasion of our Desolate Moon Continent by monsters from another dimension tens of millions of years ago. This war ended with the main rift leading to the two worlds being sealed by several gods.
But the war did not end there. There were still a large number of monsters left on the Desolate Moon Continent. So in the years that followed, human monks joined forces with high-level monsters to continuously conquer the remaining monster forces.
This kind of large-scale slaughter continued until ten thousand years ago, when the remaining monsters were basically eliminated.
But this is just a basic elimination. The combat power of those monsters is too strong, and their vitality is so tenacious that it is unimaginable. Even if there is a trace of evil thoughts left, it is possible to take over another body and be reborn.
Therefore, we have no way of knowing how many monks have been possessed by other humans. After all, after they borrow human bodies, their daily lives are no different from us, unless they become demons and reveal their true forms.
The sealed crack channel between the two worlds that you know is called the 'Yinmo Cliff Crack'. In fact, there has always been a war there, a war between humans and monsters for the channel.
We humans, from the four major sects, and the monsters sent out masters above the Jindan level to patrol and guard the place in shifts. In order to open up the biggest crack, the monsters continued to bombard the seal on the other side, causing it to loosen.
Some lower-level demons were able to cross the cracks in the Yinmo Cliff and escape, and both sides often suffered heavy casualties.
But fortunately, these four major sects can handle it. They summoned the Jindan masters of the first-class sects and their own sect masters to patrol and guard for ten thousand years, so that small sects like us can have some breathing time. "
Having said this, Master Ding Yushan paused, as if he was recalling something. After a moment, he continued.
“In fact, among our small sects, many were once first-rate overlords tens of millions of years ago. However, after the battle with the monsters, almost all the masters in the sect were killed and many treasures and skills were lost, which led to this end.
Therefore, the four major sects could not do anything to exterminate this matter. They ordered, within their power, that only the first-rate sects send out masters above the Golden Core level to patrol with the four major sects in turns, with a duty period of one hundred years, to fight and guard the cracks in the Yin Demon Cliff, with life and death at the mercy of fate. "
At this point, Master Ding Yushan gave a bitter smile. If it weren't for the care from the four major sects, he and his wife would have been in great danger. Perhaps they would have died in the cracks of the Yinmo Cliff.
After hearing these words, the faces of Ding Yushan and his fellow apprentice changed continuously. These secrets were not something they could access.
Originally, his master wanted to tell him these things after the two of them had formed their Dan in the future, but now things had gone beyond the plan, so he had no choice but to tell him in advance.