Chapter 690

In the 1137th year of the Kyushu Calendar, Master Lianxin betrayed the Great Black Temple and killed the Four Great Holy Monks of the Buddhist sect, shocking the world!

In 1138, Master Lianxin changed his name to "Master Black Lotus," established the "Black Lotus Sect," worshipped the "Pan Wu Supreme True Venerable," controlled a large group of experts with evil demonic arts, and also subdued many black-market experts from all walks of life; once they joined, their internal power would immediately surge.

The righteous Wu Gong world directly referred to the "Black Lotus Sect" as the "Demonic Sect."

The world's Wu Gong world gradually changed from the original nine-sect partition to a state of battle between righteousness and evil...

In 1140, Old Man Zhou fell, and the Great Black Temple was burned to the ground...

In 1142, Master Black Lotus personally went to the Profound Yin Sect, broke the famous sword "Chess" of the "World's Number One Sword" Master Xuanyin within one hundred moves, completely converted Master Xuanyin through mental attacks using the "Pan Wu Great Black Heaven Method," tonsured Master Xuanyin on the spot, appointed him as a protector of the Black Lotus Sect, and the entire Profound Yin Sect surrendered, renaming itself the "Profound Yin Hall" as a branch under the Black Lotus Sect.

In 1145, Master Black Lotus encountered a siege by many Dragon-Tiger Ranking grandmasters such as the Azure Dragon Leader and Master Tianqin, fought for three days and three nights, killed three great grandmasters in a row, and was hailed as a "Half-Step Super Rank"; some had already concluded that Master Black Lotus would definitely ascend above the First Rank in the future, open up a new realm of martial arts, and completely unify the world!

Time passed quickly, and it reached 1150.

Lingzhou, Hundred Herbs Hall.

"Sigh... the demonic army is moving south, and everyone is in a state of panic."

Looking at the much quieter streets, Jiang Yuyan couldn't help but sigh.

"Mother..."

Beside her, a ten-year-old boy with a sturdy, honest look was pulling Jiang Yuyan's hand: "I want to eat a sugar figurine, why is Sugar Figurine Zhang gone?"

"That Sugar Figurine Zhang who sold sugar figurines? It seems he was drafted to be a soldier and fight in the war? His martial arts skill of the 'Flower-Plucking Finger' was actually quite decent... I didn't expect he still couldn't escape this fate."

"Now that the demonic army is moving south, once they cross the Yellow Dragon River, they will immediately decide the fate of the world..."

Jiang Yuyan's heart stirred, but she forced a smile on her face: "Be good, Ao'er, your Uncle Zhang went home to visit his relatives, Mother will buy you pastries to eat..."

She took her son and returned to the Hundred Herbs Hall.

Back courtyard.

She saw Old Six Xun with a full head of white hair, smoking a dry pipe on the side, watching with a face full of smiles as Xun Heihu lay on the ground, acting as a horse for a girl who looked only five or six years old with a red rope tied in her hair.

"Biao'er, why are you like this again? What kind of decorum is this?"

Jiang Yuyan couldn't help but be furious.

"It's fine, it's fine... I'm happy to be like this."

Xun Heihu stood up with a smile; his face was no different from a dozen years ago, which made Jiang Yuyan lose her focus for a moment.

She knew that her husband had long ago secretly ascended to the Grandmaster Realm of the Upper Three Ranks, which was why he could preserve this rare peach blossom spring of the Hundred Herbs Hall amidst the waves of this righteous-demonic war.

But with the demonic army moving south, these good days were clearly about to be gone forever.

Night.

In the study.

"Are you really going?"

Jiang Yuyan looked at her husband.

"Of course I have to go. If this battle is lost, the Wu Gong world will be silenced, and there will be no place left for the righteous path."

Xun Heihu said with resonance: "Your Five Birds Sect will also be destroyed..."

"Tell the truth."

Jiang Yuyan rolled her eyes; knowing that her husband had run away directly before he was even admitted to the Five Birds Sect all those years ago, she knew he was definitely not such a righteous person!

"Alright..."

Xun Heihu touched the back of his head, smiling somewhat honestly: "I promised my master that I must deal with those Pan Wu demonic disciples... and they definitely won't let me go either."

Jiang Yuyan was thoughtful: "Indeed... those demonic armies have been burning, killing, and looting all the way south, not to mention they are indeed still looking for someone or a legacy; it seems it's you... I have never even met that mysterious master of yours."

"Rest assured, I have great confidence in this trip, and I can't bear to leave Biao'er and Ao'er..."

After comforting his wife, Xun Heihu was silent for a moment and entered the Eastern Zhenwu Talisman.

The Eastern Zhenwu Talisman space seemed much larger than before.

Fang Xing sat cross-legged at the top of the stone steps, looking at Xun Heihu: "Yo... our savior, our great hero, is finally ready to take action? After hiding for so long, it's time to let the world know that you, Xun Heihu, are not just a retired number one on the Hidden Dragon Ranking..."

The Hidden Dragon Ranking only ranked young experts under thirty; Xun Heihu naturally fell off the ranking after thirty.

Even because he had been low-key afterward and had no famous battle records, he was regarded as a classic example of "bright in youth, but not necessarily great in adulthood."

But in reality...

If he hadn't already broken through to become a Super Rank existence above the First Rank, how could Xun Heihu dare to take action?

He wasn't stupid; even if the Black Lotus Sect unified the world, if he hadn't cultivated to the limit, he would definitely still be hiding and cultivating.

"Empty names are not important. The life at the Hundred Herbs Hall now is an unimaginable enjoyment for me when I was a youth..."

Xun Heihu said calmly: "Also... there is something abnormal about the Black Lotus Sect. Those

martial artists all seem particularly crazy and loyal after 'worshipping the god'... and even their martial arts improve greatly; should this belong to the 'Pan Wu pollution' you mentioned, Senior?"

"If it were true pollution, the situation would be ten or a hundred times more serious." Fang Xing laughed: "Those god-worshipping martial artists are not worth worrying about; essentially, it is 'secondary pollution.' As long as the true source of pollution is resolved, they will immediately collapse... Don't you think it's great? Although the demonic army is organized, it has a fatal flaw. As long as you defeat the 'core,' the Black Lotus Sect will immediately collapse... Cherish it; in a slightly more normal faction, you wouldn't have such good luck."

Defeating the Demon King and having the demonic army collapse on its own... is always a beautiful fantasy of the hero; in reality, it's just the second backup taking the stage, and if the second dies, there's a third...

A mature faction definitely has more than one backup.

However, the situation of the Black Lotus Sect is indeed very special; it is formed by pollution, or rather... Master Black Lotus is a "signal tower" of pollution. Once destroyed, the Black Lotus Sect can be destroyed immediately.

"The source of pollution? Master Black Lotus?"

Xun Heihu sighed: "This person has at least the strength of a Half-Step Super Rank; perhaps he has already broken through to Super Rank!"

"The path of the Martial Way has the Third Rank Mountain-Crushing, Second Rank Spirit-Sea, and First Rank Indestructible... The so-called Indestructible is mental indestructibility. Therefore, these First Rank experts are all grandmasters of the spirit, capable of locking onto souls from a thousand miles away, and having premonitions..."

Fang Xing said: "As for the Super Rank above the First Rank? You underestimate the suppression of the Eastern Zhenwu Talisman and the world, or rather... you overestimate that Master Black Lotus."

"Hearing you say that, I feel much more relieved."

Xun Heihu let out a long breath. If he were a Dragon-Tiger Ranking grandmaster who had fought his way up step by step, he would definitely hope to have a great battle with the world's number one.

But now he had a wife and children... with attachments in his heart, he certainly hoped for no storms and for everything to go smoothly.

"The core of pollution must be Master Black Lotus... but if I solve him, what will happen to those Black Lotus Sect experts?" Xun Heihu asked.

"Nothing much... they will probably be mentally confused, depending on the degree of their demonic fall; those too deep won't be able to accept it and will go directly insane... those shallower can still be saved, but they will just be in a poor state for a period of time... Therefore, you can teach them a 'Visualization Method,' which I have named the 'Eastern Zhenwu Visualization Diagram.' By observing this diagram, one can cultivate the spirit and temper the will... to a certain extent, it increases the probability of breaking through to the First Rank of the Martial Way, and of course, it also has the effect of calming the mind."

Fang Xing said: "The Eastern Zhenwu Art combined with the Eastern Zhenwu Visualization Diagram is the most suitable cultivation method for the 'Eastern Zhenwu Sacred Body' of my Eastern Zhenwu lineage..."

"Speaking of the Eastern Zhenwu Sacred Body... is Biao'er really one? Why isn't it Ao'er?"

Xun Heihu was somewhat conflicted; after all, his son didn't inherit his own martial arts talent, but instead passed it on to his daughter...

"Don't you know this question best yourself?"

Fang Xing chuckled, and a stream of light flew into Xun Heihu's brow.

Xun Heihu was startled, feeling that in his sea of consciousness, an indescribable, majestic existence had suddenly appeared.

It was coiled above a Black Tortoise, wearing a Daoist robe, with a blurred face, but it vaguely looked like the Senior.

"There are also risks in cultivating this visualization method. Those who learn from me live, those who resemble me die... The true 'Eastern Zhenwu' can only be your own face. Once it becomes my face, it won't be fun anymore..."

Fang Xing's warning rang slowly in Xun Heihu's ears, bringing him back to his senses: "I... I am already a Super Rank, yet I was still somewhat addicted... However, every line of that visualization diagram is incomparably profound. If one contemplates it daily, it could indeed induce mental changes and allow one to acquire mental wonders... and break through to the First Rank Indestructible Realm!"

"Alright, you go."

Fang Xing waved his hand, kicking Xun Heihu out of the space, his eyes carrying a hint of anticipation.

"The world... has variables again..."

He taught the "Eastern Zhenwu Visualization Method" mainly to save those god-worshipping martial artists.

But in reality...

Visualizing the Eastern Zhenwu Honored One is also a correct path of the visualization method, and it is faster and stronger!

It's just that if one accidentally goes into a demonic deviation, it's also possible to become a puppet of the Eastern Zhenwu Honored One...

"After so long, from being unable to perceive outside the Eastern Zhenwu Talisman, to being able to see clearly outside the Eastern Zhenwu Talisman... and now, although I cannot use my own power to move the Eastern Zhenwu Talisman, if I have a bunch of 'Martial Servants,'

it's actually about the same..."

"If someone really goes into a demonic deviation to the extreme and feels the Eastern Zhenwu, then perhaps... I can go out for a walk."

Fang Xing held cautious anticipation for this.

After all, according to his simulations and deductions, such a genius might not be seen in several eras, and for them to go astray, the probability is even smaller.

But things in the world are always very hard to say, and time is the best magic...

"Consider it a spare move."

Fang Xing felt nothing about potentially poisoning a future genius martial artist.

This world is all a part of him.

His spirit controls a cell; is this called poisoning? This is called keeping the fertile water within one's own fields!

"I am one, and I am ten thousand..."

"The entanglement with Pan Wu will last for a long time..."

Fang Xing's gaze was distant: "Pan Wu only leaked a little pollution; it seems he is also planting seeds... also betting his hope on the future..."

The origin of this world is very strong!

Now it is only just born, and it will continue to expand!

The future era will be quite spectacular!