Chapter 395: For the sake of the Daoist School, spare nothing!

Perhaps some would say that since Su Xuan won the Snow Clearing contest and defeated the two Sect Masters of the Heaven and Man sects, taking away the Daoist ritual implement Snow Clearing, it further proves that the path of the Yin-Yang School is correct.

The Yin-Yang School should be the true orthodox Daoist School.

From now on, whether it be the Heaven Sect or the Human Sect, all should honor the Yin-Yang School as supreme!

But it is easier said than done; for the Heaven and Human sects, this is an unacceptable matter.

The Heaven and Human sects reside on the same mountain and look down upon each other; not to mention that the Yin-Yang School has been separated from the Daoist School for a full five hundred years. Five hundred years of grievances cannot be resolved in one or two generations.

Even if the Yin-Yang School wanted to return to the Daoist School, the people of the Daoist School would not be willing to accept them.

Even though Su Xuan, the contemporary Sect Master of the Yin-Yang School, has revealed unprecedentedly powerful strength.

But as the saying goes, "Those with different Daos cannot make plans together!"

I can admit that the Dao you pursue is correct, but if you want me to acknowledge you, dream on!

Su Xuan did not care at all how much trouble his defeat of Chisongzi and Xiaoyaozi and his seizure of Snow Clearing had brought upon the Daoists.

At the invitation of Beimingzi, he arrived at a pavilion.

The pavilion is simple but appears extremely elegant. Unlike the Yin-Yang School, which pursues magnificence, the buildings of the Daoist School are not ornate. However, not being ornate does not mean they lack aesthetic appeal. Just like this pavilion, outside the door is the mountain scenery, with green bamboo intertwined. As the mountain wind blows, the bamboo sways and bamboo leaves fly, giving one a sense of the natural Dao.

The pavilion is named "Zhi Shou Ge" (Pavilion of Knowing and Guarding), derived from the *Dao De Jing* passages: "Know its male, guard its female... Know its white, guard its black..."

Su Xuan and Beimingzi sat opposite each other, and a youth with blue hair stepped forward to serve them tea.

Beimingzi's faint voice sounded, "Xiaoling, you may withdraw!"

"Yes!"

The youth named Xiaoling glanced at Su Xuan with a complex expression and then withdrew.

Su Xuan watched Xiaoling leave with interest. This name and the other's appearance reminded him of a certain plot in the original work, but he had no intention of conversing with him.

His gaze returned to Beimingzi.

"Master Master Beiming, you invited me here to talk; what do you wish to say?"

The Qi-Sealing Technique on Beimingzi had not yet been lifted by Su Xuan. In other words, he currently possessed no power. This feeling of having no power left him with endless aftertaste, and his heart did not fall into restlessness or confusion due to the loss of power.

On the contrary, this brief loss of power made his heart more tranquil and allowed him to see many things he could not see before.

In the past, he was too obsessed with power, thereby ignoring many things.

Now, after losing his power, he experienced what it felt like to be a human.

"Is this the Human Dao practiced by the Human Sect? No, it is still somewhat different!"

This thought flashed through Beimingzi's mind. He looked at Su Xuan again and answered Su Xuan's question.

"You cannot take the Snow Clearing sword away!"

"Oh?" Su Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Beimingzi. Because Beimingzi was still under his Qi-Sealing Technique, he did not release his aura to pressure Beimingzi.

But even so, upon feeling Su Xuan's gaze, Beimingzi still felt a trace of pressure.

This was also a feeling he had never experienced before.

In the past, he was too strong. Even when he deliberately tried to get close to ordinary people, because of his powerful strength, it ultimately felt a bit forced.

At the very least, no one had ever given him such strong pressure before.

But no matter how much pressure Su Xuan brought him, he had to speak the words in his heart.

"The Snow Clearing sword is ranked sixth in the Sword Manual; that is its ranking in the world of martial arts, but to the Daoists, its value is not merely that of a famous sword ranked sixth. This sword was the personal blade of the Daoist Ancestor, and to the Daoists, it is a ritual implement."

"Since the Daoist School split into the Heaven and Human sects three hundred years ago, it is precisely this sword that has maintained the relationship between the two. Over these three hundred years, through one sword debate after another, the two sects, despite being in a state of conflict, have never thought of betraying the Daoist School!"

"If you take this sword away, the Daoist School may fall apart!"

For the people of the Heaven Sect, although they want to annex the Human Sect and make the entire Daoist School one again, this does not mean they want the Human Sect to leave the Daoist School and repeat the old history of the Yin-Yang School from five hundred years ago.

"Whether the Daoist School splits or not, what does that have to do with me?"

Su Xuan appeared somewhat heartless.

"This sword is my trophy!"

Hearing Su Xuan's cold words, Beimingzi sighed and said, "I know that Your Excellency Master Xuantian wanted to prove on the Guanmiao Platform that the Dao pursued by the Yin-Yang School back then was correct. But if you wanted to prove the right or wrong of the Yin-Yang School's path from five hundred years ago, you have already succeeded."

"Your Excellency Master Xuantian's cultivation reaches the heavens, unparalleled in history!"

Beimingzi praised Su Xuan, then changed his tone: "Of course, to redeem this sword, our Daoist school will pay a corresponding price. Your Excellency Xuan, feel free to state your demands, but the Snow Clearing sword must remain with the Daoists."

Su Xuan's eyes flickered slightly. "How can you be certain that I will agree to your request and agree to trade with you?"

Beimingzi said, "I cannot be certain, but for the sake of the Daoist School, I must make the pros and cons clear to Your Excellency Master Xuantian."

"The Daoist School cannot afford another split."

Five hundred years ago, the Daoist School split once, resulting in the Yin-Yang School. The strength of the Daoist School was weakened significantly after that. Three hundred years ago, the Dao split into Heaven and Human. Although it was not like five hundred years ago where one branch directly rebelled and left, the Daoist School was weakened once again.

The competition between the Heaven and Human sects caused the Daoist School's strength to no longer be at its peak.

But even so, the Heaven and Human sects are still considered part of the Daoist School.

If the Snow Clearing sword were lost, and this ritual implement representing the orthodox Daoist school were gone, there would be nothing left to ease the contradictions between the two sects. The conflict would erupt immediately, and the Heaven and Man sects, for the sake of their respective philosophies, would likely turn against each other in a life-or-death struggle, causing the entire Daoist school to suffer internal attrition until its demise.

Although Beimingzi is from the Heaven Sect, his vision is not limited to just the Heaven Sect.

He cannot accept such a result.

Admittedly, he has no power at this moment and cannot stop Su Xuan, but if you don't try, how will you know the answer?

— Author's Notes —

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