Chapter 278: The First Sect Master

"The Great Xia officialdom named the ruins the Decayed Ruins."

"The Decayed Ruins are located in a small mountain near Dayan County. The locals call this mountain Waste Mountain. The resources in the mountain are scarce, and the scenery is mediocre. The locals don't come to Waste Mountain much."

"After preliminary exploration, it is speculated to be ruins from the end of the ancient era."

Before going to the ruins, Miss Yun Zhi briefly introduced the situation of the ruins to Lu Yang and the Decayed Fairy.

Nowadays, people's understanding of the ancient era relies 70% on the records of predecessors and 30% on excavating the ruins of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Because of the ancient Nameless One refining the stars, there were very few ruins from the ancient era, and most of them were incomplete, almost impossible to get any useful information.

Lu Yang was different; his understanding of the ancient era relied 100% on the Decayed Fairy.

Hearing the Senior Sister's introduction, Lu Yang opened his mouth, showing a very hesitant look.

"What is it?"

"Is it necessary for us to introduce the situation of the ruins while eating hot pot?"

The hot pot in front of Lu Yang was bubbling, and plates of beef were placed on the table. According to the shopkeeper, these were respectively the neck, the handle, the three-flower toe, the five-flower toe, the beef offal platter... Lu Yang had never thought that the various parts of a cow could be divided so meticulously.

Opposite the hot pot, the beautiful female cultivator looked at Lu Yang eating hot pot with a blank expression, which put a lot of pressure on Lu Yang.

Now it was like an execution; it would be better to go directly to the Decayed Ruins.

Beef hot pot is famous all over the world, and the diners here are all here for the hot pot. But the Senior Sister's detached temperament, which did not eat the food of the world, was out of place with the atmosphere of this hot pot restaurant. Many people couldn't help but drift their eyes toward Lu Yang and Miss Yun Zhi, curious about their identities.

If there were careful people, they would find that although the man and woman were talking, not a single word could be heard clearly. This was not a simple thing like a soundproofing array, but a deeper level of magic, close to an illusion.

Miss Yun Zhi picked up a piece of beef from the pot, dipped it in satay sauce, opened her mouth slightly, and put the piece of beef into her mouth. Her movements were elegant, not like eating hot pot, but more like eating extremely precious heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

"Beef hot pot is a specialty of Dayan County. It is rare for you to come here once, so you should taste the local delicacies to enrich your experience. Your personality is lively, and you are destined to take the path of cultivating in the world of mortals. This is also part of cultivation."

Miss Yun Zhi paused and continued: "Also, by the way, celebrate your successful promotion to the Golden Core stage."

As she said this, Miss Yun Zhi raised her teacup and clinked it with Lu Yang's.

Lu Yang was flattered and carefully picked up his teacup.

After a meal, the two left the restaurant. Lu Yang savored the taste just now. It had to be said, it was really delicious.

Lu Yang just wanted to ask where to go next, when he felt his collar being pulled by the Senior Sister.

The Senior Sister took a step forward, the space twisted, the scene changed, and they went directly from the entrance of the restaurant to the desolate Waste Mountain.

"This is the true Earth-Shrinking!" The Decayed Fairy said excitedly.

Having stayed with Lu Yang for a long time, she almost forgot that the real Earth-Shrinking was a space spell, not drilling around in the dirt.

On Waste Mountain, soldiers were camping here, waiting in full battle array. These were the elite troops of the Great Xia Dynasty, all with cultivation, and could form a Military Soul Array to face the enemy.

The Decayed Ruins were the origin of the Decayed Sect, so the imperial court had to attach importance to them.

"Is this Fellow Daoist Miss Yun Zhi?" An old general wearing heavy armor, with decisiveness radiating from his brows, walked over. Every step he took, the heavy armor would make a heavy sound.

The old general had already received the news that the Profound Heaven Sect would send people here to explore the Decayed Ruins.

He controlled this elite army and could fight even against a Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivator, and had quite a status in the court.

But he didn't dare to rely on his power to be arrogant in front of Miss Yun Zhi.

The reason was simple: he had the good fortune to see Miss Yun Zhi act.

At the same time, he was also muttering in his heart: by inviting Miss Yun Zhi over, did the imperial court want to explore the Decayed Ruins, or did they want to dismantle the Decayed Ruins?

Miss Yun Zhi nodded, not saying much.

The old general kept his eyes on Lu Yang, a small cultivator who had just formed his core. He didn't understand why Fellow Daoist Miss Yun Zhi brought him along.

The old general didn't ask. Since it was brought by Fellow Daoist Miss Yun Zhi, there was no need to care.

Could he stop Miss Yun Zhi?

"Please this way." The old general made a gesture of invitation, inviting Miss Yun Zhi to enter the Decayed Ruins.

The soldiers who saw this scene were all secretly guessing what kind of status the visitor had to make the general treat them so solemnly?

The Eldest Princess? The Eldest Princess? Some great Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivator?

The soldiers were of extremely high quality. Even if they had doubts in their hearts, they didn't show it, but stuck to their duties and practiced the method of killing the enemy on the battlefield.

The old general took the two to a cave. The cave was deep and pitch black: "It is here. According to the Decayed Sect members, more than 10,000 years ago, the first Sect Master was inspired by the Decayed Immortal, and in a dream, he came to this place and saw two old men playing chess. One immortal was the Decayed Immortal, and the other immortal was the ancient Nameless One."

"The first Sect Master was attracted by the chess. When a game of chess ended, the two old men and the chessboard disappeared together. The first Sect Master woke up from the dream and found that he had walked into the mountain unknowingly and came to the entrance of the Decayed Ruins."

"But according to our investigation, the above experience was made up to elevate the origin of the Decayed Sect. The only thing that was the same as the actual situation was that the protagonist was the first Sect Master."

"The actual situation is that the first Sect Master was stealing wood here to sell, and was later discovered by the imperial court and locked up for 50 years. After being released from prison, he reviewed his criminal experience, summarized his experience, actively improved, and then he specifically learned the 'Tree-Planting Technique', planting trees while pulling them out, and soon cultivated the 'Tree-Planting Technique' to great success."

"When he pulled out one of the ancient trees, he found that there was a bottomless cave under the ancient tree. He was very surprised, so he bought a personal accident insurance and went to the cave to explore."

"After that, he discovered the Decayed Ruins, learned of the existence of the Decayed Immortal, and obtained several immortal treasures. He was greatly inspired and felt that starting a cult to earn spirit stones was faster than cutting down trees."

"This is also reflected in the criminal law. The former is the death penalty, and the latter is a fixed-term imprisonment."

"When establishing the Decayed Sect, it was also full of difficulties, such as insufficient funds, insufficient manpower, etc."

"If the funds were insufficient, he went to borrow money. If the manpower was insufficient, he went to the prison to find peers. The first Sect Master overcame many difficulties and finally established the Decayed Sect."

"... How did you investigate such a detailed experience?" Lu Yang felt that the first Sect Master's experience was truly rich, enough to write a book.

The imperial court is powerful to be able to investigate so detailedly.

"Oh, it's not difficult to investigate these. After all, he wrote a memoir."

The old general took a book from his arms: "It's this one. I've been reading this recently, it's quite fun."

Lu Yang: "..."

You still think you have achieved success, right?

The old general added: "Later, the second Sect Master conspired to usurp the throne, killed the first Sect Master, and falsely claimed the first Sect Master's insurance compensation."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 279 =====