Chapter 459: Deng Yin Betrays the Sect

Xu Jia also did not want the Iron City Mountain Old Demon to ruin his affairs. Just a moment ago he used the Demon-Subduing Secret Scroll, and now he used the Tooth-Tongue-Throat Three-Bodies-In-One Subduing Demon Great Spell, combining the three traditions of Buddha, Dao, and Confucianism: the Buddhist Lion's Roar, the Daoist Thunder Sound, and the Confucian Vast Noble Energy.

"Tiechengshan Old Demon, you have committed too many sins and should have been struck by heaven's punishment long ago. Do not be arrogant at Huashan today; sooner or later, this poor Daoist will test you with my sword."

Xu Jia truly wanted to kill this old demon; that would be truly immeasurable Merit, and might even directly resolve the issue of "black households" in this world.

"There are plenty of people who want to kill this Old Ancestor, and you are no exception. It is a pity that most of them were either killed by me or exhausted until they ascended. Tsk tsk, if you truly dare to come to my Tiechengshan, I would actually admire you."

"I will." Xu Jia said only this faintly, yet it stirred up waves.

Hearing such courage, the various sects and factions directly changed their attitudes, only saying: "When this Dutian Liehuo Zushi was alive, he didn't dare to provoke the Tiechengshan Old Demon. Why does he dare to do so now that he has descended to the altar after ascending? Could it be that he learned some great method in the Shangjie?"

"You actually believe he is Dutian Liehuo Zushi? You might as well believe that I am the reincarnation of Qin Shi Huang!"

Amidst the discussions, the Tiechengshan Old Demon laughed loudly: "Interesting, interesting! Little one, you, a mere visitor from outside the domain, dare to offend the leaders of both the righteous and demonic paths within a single day. You are very wild. It seems you are not some old thing, but must have become famous at a young age to have such high spirits."

The voice gradually faded, clearly having left this place. It is one thing to say one fears no one, but if someone were to truly come knocking at the door, that would be a different matter; one would certainly have to be prepared.

Xu Jia said to Deng Yin: "Have you truly thought it through?"

"I have thought it through!" Deng Yin knelt down directly and kowtowed to Xu Jia, wanting to take him as his master and learn his arts.

Xu Zhangshou's voice appeared again, but it was not transmitted to just one person; it was announced to all: "This person, Zheng Yin, has abandoned his sect. Today, he is expelled from our Shushan Sect and is a Shushan outcast. Deng Yin, your Nine Heavens Xuanyuan Great Method and Taiqing Immortal Method were all learned from Shushan, either from your master or from this elder brother who transmitted the Dharma on his behalf. Now, if you truly wish to change your allegiance, you must abolish these two techniques and swear a poisonous oath never to transmit them to others. Your wife, Shen Wugou, is also a member of our Shushan sect; from this day forward, she is also severed from you in both grace and righteousness."

He was trying to force Deng Yin, making an issue of the last bit of sect sentiment, and implicitly using Shen Wugou as a threat—your weakness is in the hands of our Shushan.

Xu Jia, however, said: "Deng Yin, if his Shushan truly harms Shen Wugou, this seat will kill our way up there with you."

"Is it better to be repeatedly manipulated by both sides, or to directly carve out a world of your own and avoid regret!"

"An outcast is an outcast. Having done so many bad things, I would have become an outcast sooner or later anyway."

"The destruction of the West Kunlun Sect is said to be the karmic retribution of my past life, but it can also be counted on my head."

"The Jian'ge Sect Master's accidental death was not done by anyone else; it was done by me, simply because I heard that the Jian'ge's Five Ding Mountain-Opening Sword Formula was the best in Shu and had to be seen."

"The large hole that appeared in the Qingcheng Dongtian of the Qingcheng Sect was also dug through by me using the Xidi Shensuo..."

"So it was you!"

People from the Jian'ge Sect and Qingcheng Sect glared in anger, but now that they were already suppressed by Shushan, there was nothing they could do. Although they had long suspected it, what was the use of having solid evidence now? They had already become dogs for others; their knelt-down knees could no longer straighten. They did not have the guts to blame Shushan or Xu Zhangshou, but they did have the guts to blame the Shushan outcast, Deng Yin. Moreover, despising him now was considered politically correct.

As for future alienation, that was a matter for the future.

Deng Yin said: "I alone am responsible for these matters; they have nothing to do with Shushan, and no one instructed me!"

Having said this, he struck his chest with his palm, destroying the Five Qi within his chest. His Daoist Practice was instantly abolished, his aura became like that of a mortal, and the Essence Qi in his acupuncture points escaped. Only his Primordial Spirit emitted even more light, giving him a sense of comfort and clarity.

Then he swore an oath: "Today I, Deng Yin, swear a poisonous oath here: I will never transmit a single bit of Shushan Daoist techniques or formulas to the outside. Otherwise, may heaven send down lightning to poke out my eyes, send down thunder to deafen my ears, and use a golden blade to cut off my tongue." "What about your hands! If you write it down, wouldn't you be circumventing this oath?" a Shushan disciple pressed.

"I will also not record it in writing. If I violate this, may my mind go mad, may I forget how to read and write, and may all ten fingers be crippled, as if I were a disabled person."

After this oath was made, the various sects and factions were all distracted.

The impact of this scene was no less than Nezha cutting his flesh to return it to his mother and shaving his bones to return them to his father.

In this era, the sect is even greater than the grace of one's parents' birth. Once one enters a sect, one cannot betray it for life.

Within the sect, the hierarchy is strict, and some things are not entirely determined by personal will.

To be honest, they could not put themselves in Xu Zhangshou's shoes, or anyone else's; they could better identify with Deng Yin... once they joined a sect, there was no turning back. To withdraw was to betray the sect, and one would be an outcast for life, to be hunted to the ends of the earth.

After all, no one is willing to abolish their own techniques.

The dejected Deng Yin walked toward Xu Jia immediately.

Xu Zhangshou said to Xu Jia: "If you truly have a way to resolve the Demon Seed, that is fine. But if you are just destroying the Great Wall of our Shushan, then your heart is truly punishable. Deng Yin, you have been deceived by him!"

His voice was grand and indifferent, but one could detect some exasperation; it was completely devoid of the feeling of the lonely, undefeated master he had just projected.

Xu Jia transmitted the method via secret sound: "The Tiechengshan Old Demon is right. This Demon Scripture is a great method for cultivating demonic Daoist soldiers. It can cultivate oneself into an Ashura Wang, commanding ten thousand Da Ashuoluo, and each Da Ashuoluo can command ten thousand Blood Shadow Ashuoluo. But it is extremely difficult to cultivate, and it requires infinite slaughter, bringing infinite war and disaster to the human world. The Ashuluo demonic Qi will cause people to fall into endless struggle."

"But struggle is sometimes a magic weapon given to ordinary people, and war is not necessarily a bad thing. Slaughter can also be compassion."

Xu Jia drew the Weiji Immortal Sword. This sword combines the Heaven Earth Human Three Talents Killing Intent, but because Xu Jia held it in reverse with compassion, it instead nourished the green duckweed, giving a sense of bringing forth infinite vitality from within.

"The word 'Ashuluo' comes from Buddhism. It is one of the upper three of the Six Paths of Buddhism. They like to fight with Heavenly Gods, and thus are one of the eight groups of beings that protect the Dharma."

"The struggle between Ashuluo and the Heavenly Gods is the embodiment of not fearing power."

"You also do not need to fall into the demonic path; you only need to cultivate according to protecting the Dharma for the Buddha. Just ask your heart. Is there anything left to protect? Do you want to kill the demon, or do you want to enter the demonic path?"

"So, the Demon Seed cannot be resolved?"

"No, my meaning is, why not utilize the Demon Seed? In righteous cultivation, how much time would you have to spend to re-cultivate back to the realm of a God Immortal?"

"Utilize the Demon Seed?"

"Have you heard of the Xifu Zhi Shu of the Mizang Yu? It is the authentic method of using the Dharma to save the demonic path. It is rumored to be used by Padmasambhava to subdue demons. Now, I will transmit it to you."

(End of chapter)