95: Tenrijiao

"It must feel terrible in that small dark room, right?"

"I heard that staying in such an environment for too long can drive a person insane!"

"Still not clear-headed? They've already abandoned you!"

"Tell me the location of the Tianli Sect, reveal their information, tell me everything you know, and I can let you out of this cage!"

Xiao Qingyuan's words were full of temptation.

After a long time, the woman finally reacted a little.

"Heaven has its principles, and people have their destinies. Everyone has their own tribulation, and this is mine."

As she spoke, her expression became serious, and she said to Xiao Qingyuan, "I don't resent you. On the contrary, I should thank you!"

"Our existence is to preserve the principles of Heaven, extinguish human desires, replace Heaven's will with our own hearts, love the world, and save all people."

"You f*cking..."

Xiao Qingyuan felt countless complaints welling up inside him, not knowing where to begin.

You f*cking save all people by destroying my Xiao Clan Immortal Family, right?

Alright, alright!

If you want to play, then Xiao Qingyuan will fight you to the end!

It wasn't that he hadn't thought about debating with this woman.

But he quickly gave up.

Because he always felt that debating with her was just rewarding her.

This woman was completely insane!

"You crazy old hag, did your destiny tell you that I'm very cruel and good at killing people?"

The woman merely looked at him indifferently. After a long pause, she smiled brightly.

"That only means my fate has arrived. I will respect the tribulation within my destiny!"

Xiao Qingyuan: ...Damn it!

Upon hearing this, he turned and left immediately.

He slammed the door shut.

This was no longer a saintly mother; this was pure brain damage!

Are there brain-damaged people among cultivators?

Unfortunately, he encountered one this time!

He mentally crossed out this so-called Tianli Sect.

Isn't this a pure cult?

How thoroughly have they brainwashed people?

[Damn it, Tianli Sect.]

[I'm f*cking going to take you on.]

[Don't let me catch your tail.]

[Otherwise, you'll suffer greatly.]

[You all must die!]

Afterward.

He went directly to his father's courtyard.

His father, Xiao Yance, had completely embraced a leisurely life after he achieved Foundation Establishment!

He even developed a fondness for tinkering with things.

However, while his grandfather enjoyed brewing tea, he preferred looking at paintings.

Or rather, he enjoyed all the arts—zither, Go, calligraphy, and painting. In his free time, he even blended incense, a true literary youth... No! Middle-aged man!

When Xiao Qingyuan arrived, he was meticulously observing a three-meter-long painting of a stream and mountains.

When inspiration struck, he would pick up a brush to write some critiques of painting or sketch a few lines on paper.

Xiao Qingyuan found him extremely speechless, completely unable to understand Xiao Yance's joy!

For him, it would be better to draw some talismans if he had nothing to do.

"Qingyuan, what's wrong?"

Xiao Qingyuan guzzled down some tea.

"Ha! I'm furious!"

Xiao Qingyuan exhaled a turbid breath, then recounted everything he had recently investigated about the Tianli Sect.

Immediately, he spoke with a troubled expression, "These people are simply a bunch of lunatics. Father, have you heard of them?"

Xiao Yance's eyes flashed with confusion upon hearing this.

Then, he suddenly remembered something.

He rummaged through the shelves for a long time, and after a good while, he finally found a biography, a type of storybook from this era, in a dusty corner.

In reality, it was just a storybook of this era.

It focused on entertainment, telling fabricated stories.

Xiao Qingyuan's expression was strange as he watched his father frown and rummage through things.

Another moment, the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, passed.

Xiao Yance finally pointed to less than three sentences of text on it and said, "This, Tianli Sect, found it!"

Xiao Qingyuan was speechless.

But he still took the book to examine it.

"Eh?" Soon, Xiao Qingyuan let out a soft exclamation.

He became interested.

He quickly flipped through the surrounding plot.

Then he spoke, puzzled:

"Father! This says that the Tianyan Sect was once the biggest helper in the restoration of the Great Dynasty, and then, due to the imperial family's apprehension, it vanished without a trace, with even historical records completely disappearing under the will of those in power.

How does it feel, if we replace the Tianyan Sect in the book with the Tianli Sect, and the so-called Great Dynasty with the Wei Kingdom, it sounds very reasonable?

Many stories in the book, even the timelines, match up.

Could what this storybook says actually be true?"

Xiao Yance shook his head.

He had gotten this book from his father when he was a child.

How many years had passed since then!

It was an ancient, unique copy from an unknown time.

The reason he could still remember it was because the stories in the book were captivating enough.

So he slowly said, "If you had asked me before, I would have said it was false!

But since you have truly captured this Tianli Sect member, then I feel that this matter might just be true."

Hiss... Xiao Qingyuan gasped upon hearing this.

"Then can we boldly assume that a thousand years ago, there really was such a sect in the Wei Kingdom called the Tianyan Sect, or perhaps even the Tianli Sect?

They truly helped the Wei Kingdom restore its country, and they used a special method similar to plundering a Dynasty's Luck.

This then aroused the apprehension of the new Dynasty.

Ultimately, the Wei Kingdom discarded them after their use, wiping them out completely.

This led to the disappearance of historical records.

And even very few written accounts were passed down?"

The father and son chatted casually; he didn't take it seriously.

Xiao Yance, however, was genuinely considering the possibility of this matter.

In his opinion, as long as it was possible, it didn't necessarily mean it hadn't happened.

If even a tiny bit more evidence could be found, then no matter how absurd, it might still be the original truth.

After all, beneath even the smallest clue, there might be a hidden truth that could shock people into silence.

It required careful unraveling.

So he shook his head and said, "There are too few clues. However, Qingyuan, since you are already a Zhenwu Guard, isn't it easy to check the information within the Zhenwu Guard?

Or collect more ancient and rare books.

Perhaps you can find clues in various case files."

Xiao Qingyuan nodded helplessly, then shook his head.

"Little Qing is about to give birth. Son has no time! And son doesn't dare to leave home now. Let's take it slow!"

As he spoke, Xiao Qingyuan's Divine Sense swept through.

He had already finished reading the entire biography.

There was nothing special about the plot in it.

It was just a popular novel of this era, far inferior to those he had read in his previous life.

There was also no detailed description of the Tianli Sect.

Instead, it gave the impression of being casually fabricated, just mentioned in passing.

Xiao Qingyuan was thinking whether he could use this information to pry open the woman's mouth!

Damn it, after such a long time, this woman wasn't even willing to tell him her name.

Her mouth was as hard as iron!

It was truly unclear whether she was brainwashed or genuinely supported by firm belief.

Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Eh? Father, currently Qingxuan County, and even the entire Yanggu Prefecture, are actually our family's territory.

It's just that the Xiao Clan Immortal Family doesn't have the ability to take over, which is why it has been delayed.

Anyway, you have already broken through to the tenth level of Qi Condensation.

How about you go directly to Yanggu Prefecture and become a Prefect?

And by the way, help your son investigate matters related to the Tianli Sect?"

After Xiao Qingyuan finished speaking, Xiao Yance was somewhat moved.

His Divine Sense had also broken through to the Foundation Establishment level, and everything was ready.

All that was missing was a Foundation Establishment Pill.

If Yanggu Prefecture was managed well, it would actually be a good asset.

Especially since the Medicine Immortal Valley, although it no longer had a Spiritual Vein, had a foundation and could reopen a medicinal garden.

This would prepare for the future acquisition of a Foundation Establishment Pill.

So he slowly nodded: "Alright! Over the past many years, I have accumulated quite a few connections in Yanggu Prefecture.

If I return as the Prefect, it will be much more convenient to do things."

Speaking of this, he suddenly laughed again.

He unfolded a map.

And began drawing with a brush.

He encompassed the Medicine Immortal Valley, Yanggu Prefecture, Qingxuan County, along with the ancestral lands of the original three established first-class Immortal Clans, and the adjacent Qingshan Market outside the ancestral lands.

It stretched from Yanggu and the medicinal garden in the west to Qingxuan and Green Mountain in the east.

It just happened to form a large square territory.

The market and medicinal valley were in the north, Yanggu and Qingxuan in the south, bordered by Jiujiang in the west, and the endless mountains in the east.

It occupied the largest and best core land of Yanggu Prefecture.

After drawing, he then said with a smile:

"And you still don't know, do you? With the slaughter that day, your reputation quickly spread. Many people say you are ruthless and merciless in your actions.

Even by using your name, whatever is done will likely proceed unimpeded.

Hehehe.

This is perfect for delineating the new territory of our Xiao Clan Immortal Family.

In my opinion, this area is very good!"

As he said these things, Xiao Yance spoke without reservation about leveraging his child's reputation.

Though his tone was teasing, it could not hide his pride.

Xiao Qingyuan's heart warmed, then his mouth twitched.

"What? Me? Ruthless? Merciless in my actions? What are you talking about?"

Xiao Qingyuan was torn between laughter and tears.

Just as he was about to say something more.

Unexpectedly, the jade talisman at his waist instantly chimed.

"Husband, please come back quickly! Little Qing's sister suddenly feels unwell; it seems she's about to go into premature labor!"