Zheng Fa’s voice faded, and the hall fell silent for a mont.
Everyone’s face was written with confusion; clearly, this news was as bad as it could possibly be.
"I was the one harboring illusory hopes."
With a soft sigh from Xie Qingxue, Mingde Master slowly ca back to his senses. Shaking his head, his tone full of bitterness, he said, "We all harbored illusory hopes."
Qingyun Great Saint’s face was even more ashen. He murmured in a low voice, "If this is the case, then Qin Mu summoning the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor must also have happened in the sea area?"
The likelihood of this guess was extrely high.
Qingyun Great Saint then said, "Wouldn’t that Demon Ancestor be the first one to deal with us?"
Zheng Fa knew that the "us" he referred to ant the Seven Great Saints, or even the entire Demon Race.
Seeing the panicked look of Qingyun Great Saint, Zheng Fa also felt that the other party was sowhat unlucky—The Seven Great Saints’ rebellion was already late. They had watched the Great Freedom Demon Sect’s Divinity Transformation cultivators perish one after another, and watched Jiao Wuji and others being captured, and even perhaps confird in advance that the Netherworld Immortal would die.
They couldn’t have been more cautious.
However, if the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor were to be resurrected, he probably wouldn’t sympathize with their sticking it out to the end...
Qingyun Great Saint knew this too, and now appeared more helpless than anyone else in the hall. He turned to look at Mingde Master with an expression that was about to cry, "Master, this matter... What should we do?"
Mingde Master just stared at him, frowning in silence, as if he didn’t completely trust the man.
This was also normal; the performance of the Seven Great Saints didn’t look like they had stolen the Blood Slaughter Flag.
But as to what the truth was, nobody could guarantee. Mingde Master holding back three parts of caution was the right thing to do.
Besides, if the Seven Great Saints could betray the Great Freedom Demon Sect, how loyal could they be to the Immortal Sect?
Xuanwei Five Sects would probably never truly consider the Demon Race their own.
Even if Mingde Master had a way to deal with the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor, he wouldn’t say it in front of this person.
Seeing this, Qingyun Great Saint looked around at the people in the hall. Seeing no one speak up for him, his expression beca even more sorrowful. He sighed lightly and managed to regain his composure, "I know, everyone thinks the Seven Great Saints are indecisive..."
"But without doing so, my Demon Race couldn’t have survived to this day."
Qingyun Great Saint’s tone held an unclear mix of explanation and indignation.
"In the Xuanwei Realm, the Human Clan is revered. How dare we, the Demon Race, put ourselves in the spotlight? The Immortal Sect treats us like pigs and dogs; would the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor truly consider us his right hand?"
"My Demon Race has long lost the Basic Great thod, scattered like sands. How could we dare to resist when Great Freedom Demon Ancestor wanted to cultivate his own forces?"
"For several epochs, when has my Demon Race not been the first to suffer?"
Understanding dawned; Qingyun Great Saint’s defense was simply stating one thing—The actions of the Seven Great Saints were just to seek a way to survive.
If the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor ca, they would bear the surna Great Freedom.
If the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor died, they would be the loyal friends of the Immortal Sect.
"Master, the elders of my Demon Race have said that the history of the Supre Dao is long, and that you should be most aware of the history of my Demon Race and know our predicants..." Qingyun Great Saint looked at Mingde Master earnestly, "Now that the Seven Great Saints have betrayed the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor, it’s truly impossible for us to betray the Xuanwei Five Sects again!"
Upon hearing this, Mingde Master lowered his head and pondered for a while. After a long ti, he looked at Qingyun Great Saint and didn’t say whether he believed him or not, but instead asked one question, "Tell the truth, have the Seven Great Saints ever practiced the cultivation thod of the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor?"
"...No..."
Mingde Master closed his eyes.
"Yes! Yes, we have!" Qingyun Great Saint beca anxious, "To take control of the Seven Saint Heavens, we had to refine the treasures of the Cave Heaven, and so we practiced a Secret Technique!"
"But we do not have the bloodline of the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor, we have never learned the Basic Great thod of that Demon Sect."
"Does this... could this have repercussions?"
Mingde Master’s gaze suddenly grew sympathetic as he looked at Qingyun Great Saint, his tone carrying a hint of a sigh, "In that case, I cannot trust you Seven Great Saints."
"Why..."
"Has your Demon Race lost the Basic Great thod, not even passing down the iron rules of cultivation?"
Mingde Master’s tone implied surprise, as if he thought the Seven Great Saints were sowhat unwise.
Iron rules of cultivation?
Zheng Fa looked up at the Divinity Transformation cultivators in the hall and found the faces of the Xuanwei Five Sects’ people written with understanding.
So I’m at the sa table as this pitiable Qingyun Great Saint?
"May I ask the Master, what are the iron rules of cultivation?"
"The so-called iron rules are just a term we use; actually, there’s no explicit ntion in the Immortal Sect..." Mingde Master, seeing the puzzled Zheng Fa, seed to feel the need to explain, "Iron rules are rules that absolutely cannot be violated on the path of cultivation—at least no one has ever broken them successfully."
Zheng Fa and Zhang exchanged glances, both listening intently.
"The most widely spread and most certain rule," Mingde Master suddenly raised his eyes to look at Xie Qingxue, his gaze seemingly profound, "Cultivators cannot betray their own lineage."
"Cannot betray? Lineage?"
Not only Zheng Fa was sowhat mystified by these words, but even Qingyun Great Saint was also clueless.
"Lineage refers to the heritage of Great Cultivators, or, the Basic Great thod. Our Five Sects, Thirteen Demon Sects, each have their own lineage." Mingde Master looked at Qingyun Great Saint, shaking his head, "If the Secret Technique for refining the Cave Heaven treasures cos from the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor..."
Now, everyone understood.
Zheng Fa realized many things:
The fate of Tianhe Ancestor.
The "Nine Reincarnation Golden Core thod" that only left a catalog inside the rock.
He was increasingly grateful for his own caution—not only had he not attempted to reference the "Nine Reincarnation Golden Core thod," he had never even laid eyes on the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor’s Secret Technique.
But on the other hand, he was sowhat confused, leading him to ask, "What defines a Great Cultivator? Can any Cultivation Technique created by a person beco a lineage? Wouldn’t the powerful being who created the cultivation path be able to control all cultivators in the world?"
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