Chapter 51: A Match Made in Heaven

  Liang Xin let out a stifled breath, he had seen the green-robed monkeys in Suffering Mountain, personally experienced the restrictions of the Ban Shan Yuan's law-protecting treasures on cultivators, and with today's lecture by Mr. Dong Li about 'Xian Huo', he had already basically guessed some clues, now that he knew the origin of 'Ban Shan Yuan', it wasn't too surprising after all.

  But Xuan Paoxiao and Song Hongpao spoke with grandeur, how could Liang Xin not be moved? Which cultivator dared to run wild in the mortal world, the ancestor Liang Yier would make him never attain transcendence for eternity!

  Because of family planning, I always think this sentence "forever cannot be reborn" is quite interesting...

  Xuan Pao Xiao took over the topic, his expression excited: "More than 300 years ago, my cultivation was successful and I could finally return to a single force, but I could only challenge some small sects. This kind of revenge for me is just passing the time, just to **."

  Once, Xuan Pu was attacking a small gate when he coincidentally ran into Liang Yier who was also making a move on the same gate, and the two of them became acquainted through this.

  Xuan Pao Xiao had a strong desire for revenge, hating the fact that he couldn't kill all the cultivators in the Central Plains. Liang Yi'er also hated the cultivators and demons who didn't care about the lives of ordinary people, and wanted to get rid of them. Both of them had means and divine powers, and almost immediately joined forces.

  Xuan Pei Xiao couldn't help but laugh at this point, and said faintly: "Xuan Pei Xiao's whole life has been like this - successful in his youth, decadent in his middle age, filled with hatred after that, never had any friends, except for Liang Yier!" After a sigh, he continued to talk about the past without explaining anything.

  Liang and Xuan joined forces, after which Liang Yier made a plan. Then Xuan Baoying entered the Jiulong Temple, but didn't do anything for five whole years. He only learned one thing: investigating cases! Following the master of solving cases in Qingyi, learning how to investigate cases.

  It wasn't until five years later that Liang Yier began using Xuan Paoxiao this strange soldier!

  "This is where Liang Yier's ingenuity lies!" As he said this, Xuan Pei suddenly burst out laughing and gave a hearty praise, then turned to look at Liang Xin again, his eyes full of encouragement, but refused to say another word.

  Li Xinkan didn't expect that Xuan Paoqiang would also be like Qu Qingshi, forcing him to think for himself. He scratched his hair and thought for a moment before suddenly lifting his head: "You're saying...that our ancestor sent you to investigate these cases? This plot was laid out by him over 300 years ago?"

  Xuan Pao Xiao suppressed his smile and nodded slowly: "Not bad, everything I did today was entrusted by Old Liang 300 years ago! Liang Xin, do you know where the most detestable place of a Heaven Repairer is?"

  "Monks are heartless; they have only the Tao in their eyes and pay no attention to the life or death of others."

  Xuan Paoxiao shook his head and said seriously: "The reason why I despise those who cultivate the heavens is that they abandon their parents, wives, and children, just to benefit themselves! If one is not extremely selfish, they cannot cultivate the heavens!" After finishing speaking, the old man smiled: "This sentence was told to me by Liang Yizhong 200-300 years ago. You must remember it."

  What is the Way of Heaven? For each and every cultivator, the Way of Heaven is to improve their cultivation! Spirit pills, rare treasures, sacred herbs, divine weapons... as long as they can improve their cultivation, these resources are everything in their eyes.

  The heart of the Liangyi determined cultivator is selfish, and it is certain that the cultivation of the true way will eventually lead to killing due to competition for resources. However, because of the existence of the Eight Great Heavenly Gates, this struggle and killing must be carried out in secret.

  So he set up this scheme: let Xuan Puqiang disguise himself and enter the Xiuzhen Dao, wait for a murder to occur and then carefully investigate, find out the murderer and grasp the evidence... slowly accumulate the truth, until Xuan Puqiang thinks that the truth he grasps is enough to cause chaos within the Xiuzhen Dao, only then can he return to the mortal world.

  From then on, Xuan Pu Jiao went into hiding and severed all ties with Liang Yi Er and the mortal world, wandering among various schools of the Cultivation Path...

  At that time, Xuan Bo Xiao had already cultivated to a considerable height. In addition, he practiced the Waterway Ice Method and was well-versed in the art of transformation. As long as he didn't go to the Eight Great Heavenly Gates to cause trouble, almost no one could see through his tracks! This trip of hiding in plain sight lasted for three hundred years. During this time, he had pretended to be a loose cultivator, served as an offering to a small sect, and even became a disciple of the large sect "Nine Nine Return One". His efforts were not in vain, and Xuan Bo Xiao eventually uncovered forty-five major cases! The truth behind these unsolved cases was enough to cause the cultivation world to split apart and engage in mutual slaughter.

  Forty years ago, Xuan Pei brought back the heavy truth to the world of humans, and it was only then that he learned that Liang Yier had long been dead, and the Mountain Villa had also disappeared into thin air. Although shocked and indignant, in order to mourn Liang Yier's spirit in heaven and even more for his own deep-seated hatred and 300 years of hidden endurance, Xuan Pei still had to avenge Liang Yier who was framed by him personally forty years ago!

  Everything that Liang Xin has experienced today, including deliberately provoking the "Five Greats and Three Rudes" to slaughter the city, in order to stir up trouble between ordinary cultivators and the Eight Great Heavenly Gates, was all designed by Liang Yier. The only change is that in the original plan, this lesson was supposed to be taught in the imperial capital, and those four killing arrays were also going to be taken on by Liang Yier himself!

  Xuan Buqiang moved the lecture site to Tongchuan because he needed the help of Song Hongpao and Tian Ce Men to resist those four killing arrays.

  Liang Yier is dead, but Song Hongpao is still alive. Xuan Baoying found this big-headed dwarf forty years ago.

  Liang Xin understood that the complexity of the matter far exceeded his imagination. Song Hongpao, from being an assassin who killed Liang Yier, had become a loyal subordinate of Liang Yier's, and there must be a reason for this change. After hesitating for a moment, he temporarily put down this question, waiting for Dong Xuan to finish speaking, and naturally, Song Hongpao would also explain his affairs clearly.

  Xuan Pao Xiao spoke for a while, his expression becoming even more exhausted. After panting for a moment, he continued: "Forty years ago, when I found Song Hongpao, he was refining the fierce ghost to increase his own strength, and would not be able to make a move for forty years."

  Song Hongpao cultivated a sinister and evil Gu technique, after achieving great success his powers increased greatly. He also operated in Tongchuan for many years, secretly using witchcraft arrays to add to his might. Therefore the two people agreed that forty years later on September 26th in Tongchuan they would complete Liang Yier's grand plan.

  Xuan Pao Xiao endured humiliation to investigate the case, invited Master Shi to reveal the truth, and lured the Eight Great Heavenly Gates to take action and destroy their reputation... The sure-win situation that had been prepared for over 300 years ultimately failed due to Song Hongpao's sudden dispersal of his powers.

  Originally facing the four killing arrays, Xuan Baoyu was most confident in the Song Hongpao array. Unexpectedly, it was this array that caused trouble. Xuan Baoyu let out a deep sigh, his face turning gloomy and pale: "I was too clever for my own good, but still suffered a setback. The plan failed, people died, and I even lost Tongchuan Prefecture!"

  Liang Xin didn't know what to say, Song Hong furrowed his brow and sneered coldly, but Qing Mo shook his head: "This debt shouldn't be counted on the gentleman's account."

  As he spoke, Qingmo paused for a moment before continuing: "The wicked deeds were done by them, the truth was hidden by them. If sir were to reveal the facts, they would slaughter the entire city and everyone would have to suffer the consequences of their evil actions. No matter how you look at it, all these innocent lives will be on the heads of Wudao Sansu, Yixiantian, and the murderer who committed the crime."

  Xuan Pao shook his head: "No matter what, they always die because of me. I thought it was all accounted for, but still made a mistake. If Old Liang were still alive, there wouldn't be this disaster! This matter will ultimately fall on my shoulders."

  Following the old man, he shook his head again and changed the subject: "Forty years ago, I returned to the world and waited for the day when Song Hongpao would come out of the mountain. It was my rare leisure time, so I wandered around the world, read books and had fun, and also gained a reputation as a learned scholar. Because there is this big thing called 'Xian Huo' to deal with, so I don't dare to show off too much."

  With Xuan Pu's insight and intelligence, it was not difficult to read books and gain fame. He lured the monks to accumulate copper coins, which were originally not needed for public lectures, but in order to help Liang Yier vent his anger and scold the Zhongtu repair method in person, he still came up with this trick.

  Like the ancestors of Qu Qing Shi, Xuan Pei Xiao deeply admired Liang Yi Er. If one were to talk about the efforts he had put in over the years, it would not be inferior to that of the Qu family's lineage. However, even though he didn't have a compassionate heart or sympathize with ordinary people, he was still a being who possessed the power of the Xian Yao Jing realm. Everyone is the same; once they are high up, it's hard for them to lower their gaze and take a look at the mud beneath their feet. Therefore, this old scholar had never thought of searching for Liang Yi Er's descendants...

  Liang Xin and Xuan Pei Kuo looked at each other, both of them felt a bit awkward, and they dryly laughed a few times.

  Xuan Pao finally finished saying his part of the story and turned to Song Hongpao: "It's your turn now!"

  At this time, a strong aroma of roasted meat suddenly drilled into everyone's nostrils. Liang Xin was so hungry that he almost rolled up his tongue and swallowed it. He hastily turned his head to look back and saw that the distant Langya had already set up a bonfire somewhere, roasting two rabbits with a sizzling sound.

  Rabbit meat sizzles, a drop of amber-colored oil trembles on the golden skin, struggles for a moment, and then drips onto the fire heap, making a soft "zizi" sound...