Chapter 378 Turbulent Times (2/2)

”Choushi, are you willing to be the Temple Manager of Temple of Longevity?”

Choushi seemed shocked. After a momentary hesitation, he replied immediately, ”I shall obey your orders.”

Shen Lian chucked, and this marked the end of Dao assessment.

The disciples in the sect thought that the days that followed would be plain, little did they know that the true events had barely begun.

Guangqing Celestial Sect announced the death of Daoqing to the entire cultivation community of Yuan Continent.

It had been a long time since an immortal Zhenren had fallen. Moreover, amongst the Five Celestials of Guangqing, Daoqing had attained Dao for the longest period of time. People started asking around. There were rumors that Zhenren Daoqing was killed by Zhenren Shen of Qing Xuan. No one believed this when the news first went around. However, the next news came - Zhenren Lingguang of Guangqing had become the servant of Fairy Ziling.

The uproar caused by this news was comparable to that of the death of Daoqing Zhenren.

Some tried to verify this with Qing Xuan, who then had answered in the affirmative. The truth could no longer be concealed.

One could only imagine the wrath of Guangqing Celestial Sect.

They did not dare to attack Qing Xuan directly. However, they had their eyes on Temple of Longevity and Temple of Killings. They were determined to eliminate these supplementary branches of Qing Xuan.

For a few months, there were conflicts between the disciples from both sects. At the foot of the mountain where Temple of Killings was situated, there were ten over new tombstones. Those were the bodies of the disciples of Guangqing Celestial Sect and their allies. The person who was guarding Temple of Killings was a weak lady - Chen Jianmei's direct disciple, Fang Yanying.

Initially, Fang Yanying could barely defend Temple of Killings with the help of the Dao restriction placed on it. After a month, she started to strike back. It was unsure what sort of unexpected encounter she had, but her Shapeless Sword Incantation advanced at an unbelievable pace. Within just a month, she was at the tenth level. Her power was comparable to that of Chen Jianmei when he first made his name.

Moreover, she managed to defend the temple without asking for help from Qing Xuan.

The demons and monsters who had faced Chen Jianmei before spoke of Fang Yanying as the next Chen Jianmei, something that would definitely happen in the foreseeable future.

After rounds of probing, the disciples of Guangqing and the rest of the cultivators surrounded Temple of Killings. Amongst their rank, there were those of the demon clan too.

However, even after these intense waves of attacks, Temple of Killings remained unmoved, just as the rocks embedded firmly in the river bed.

On the other hand, Temple of Longevity too took the world by storm. This was so as Guangqing's main forces were directed at Temple of Longevity.

The temple manager there was not Gu Caiwei, but a young disciple of Qing Xuan named Choushi.

Initially, no one thought much of Choushi. As time went on, Choushi utilized Qing Xuan's name and his own resources to gather a large group of cultivators beyond the sea. With Temple of Longevity being the nucleus, he formed an influential alliance that acted against Guangqing. It seemed as though he was ready to strike back.

After countless death and injuries, the hatred between both sides was piling up. The cultivators from beyond the sea had to join either the Guangqing camp or the Temple of Longevity camp in order to survive. Another option would be to escape to Xuantong Demon King's celestial market, at which they could receive protection after offering up a huge amount of spiritual material.

The peace that the cultivation community had been enjoying ceased to exist. Due to the official falling out of the two big sects, Qing Xuan and Guangqing, the cultivation community was undergoing turbulent times.

After all these years, Guangqing was more influential than Qing Xuan. However, ever since the disappearance of the Twelve Powang Zhenrens, their influences could not be united. Hence, Choushi latched onto the opportunity and formed an alliance to guard against Guangqing's first wave of attacks.

By the time Guangqing managed to reorganize themselves, Temple of Longevity was unbreachable.

The two sects were caught in an intense predicament, and yet the immortal Zhenrens did not do anything. They were observing the turbulent times; it was as though they had agreed on something and were in the midst of plotting something..

Mount Shouyang, Xuandu Dong.

This was the location of the mysterious Taishang Daoist Sect.

An uninvited guest came to this sacred place of the celestials.