"Who told you that the sword that was taken away was the real one?" Master Zou Tianshi asked with a smile.

Just 16 words, coupled with his pretentious expression, instantly caused a storm among the crowd.

Anyone who still had a bit of brains couldn't help but wonder:
Wasn’t the magic sword that was taken away that year real?

Is the one in his hand the real one?
But how did the real sword end up in his hand?
Can anyone tell me who is right and who is wrong?

Until someone thought of the origin of the old man in front of them - he was a Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain.

It was indeed orthodox there before!

Immediately, an experienced Taoist priest stepped forward and asked:

"Guo Qiang, you don't want to tell us that the real Sword of Slaying Evil has been kept in the mainland, and the one that the 63rd Heavenly Master brought to the island was actually a fake Sword of Slaying Evil, right?"

"Smart!" Master Zou Tianshi said with a thumbs up and a smile.

"That's impossible." Another old man immediately stood up and said, "My father came here with the old Heavenly Master. He is very sure that the 63rd Heavenly Master brought the real Male and Female Evil-Slaying Sword."

"Why is your father so sure? Is he a Heavenly Master?" Tianshi Zou asked politely.

"He is not a Heavenly Master, but the era he experienced personally is something that you people today cannot imagine. The situation at that time when Longhu Mountain was surrounded by people."

"The 63rd Heavenly Master was forced to come here voluntarily. Given the situation at the time, if he hadn't come, it would have been the same as committing suicide."

"Besides, when he left, the person in charge specifically told the old Heavenly Master to be prepared to never come back, and not to leave behind anything that could be taken away. Under such circumstances, it was impossible for him to leave behind the treasures of the Heavenly Master's lineage."

"That's right!" Zhang Daozhen saw the opportunity and stood up to agree, "Longhu Mountain is just one of the Taoist temples of our Zhang Tianshi lineage. The founder was originally in Qingcheng Mountain. Longhu Mountain is like a rented house. Would you hide your heirloom in a rented house?"

"Do you think this is true?"

"Yes, yes!" everyone echoed.

The two groups were at loggerheads before, but now they have coincidentally stood on the same side.

Because Master Zou clearly came here to grab the cake.

Having two Heavenly Masters on such a small island is already very crowded. If there is one more, everyone's life will only become more difficult.

So everyone wanted to deny Master Zou Tianshi unanimously.

The old Taoist priest had also anticipated this, but he was not worried at all, and even said something along with everyone else:
"It makes sense!"

"Hey? You still have a point? What's the matter? Do you want to regret it now?" Zhang Daozhen asked Zou Tianshi proudly.

"Repent? I would like to regret it."

Zou Tianshi laughed loudly twice and said with equal pride:

"But I'm afraid that my great-grandfather, Taoist Qingyan, the Guanglu Doctor of the 30th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign and the 61st Heavenly Master of the Zhengyi Sect, would not agree if he knew about this in his afterlife!"

After listening to this, Zhang Daozhen frowned and asked, "Which of these three people you mentioned is your great-grandfather?"

"Are you an idiot?" Zou Tianshi curled his lips and ignored the current Tianshi.

He once again brought out the name of his so-called great-grandfather, and together with the male sword from the three-five evil-killing swords that he had already shown off, his real purpose was self-evident.

That proves that he is the orthodox lineage of Zhang Tianshi.

At this time, the opinions of Zhang Daozhen and Zhang Yijiang were no longer important. What Zou Tianshi had to do was to convince the followers of these two Tianshis.

This is a bit difficult, but Master Zou has confidence in himself, and in fact, mainly in what Zhang Yang has done.

“Ahem, I’m sure everyone must be curious about why the real Evil-Slaying Sword is in my hand, and why there is only this one.”

Zou Tianshi cleared his throat and said:

"The reason is very simple. This is the male sword, and the female sword is suppressed under Heming Mountain." "Back then, Tianshi Zhang held the three-five male and female swords to slay demons and exorcise evil spirits in Qingcheng Mountain, and subdued many ghost kings. The female sword was suppressed in the Ghost Well of Heming Mountain; the male sword, together with the jade seal, was passed down to future generations as the symbol of Tianshi."

"So what did you say before? The 63rd Heavenly Master brought two swords here. I really want to laugh."

"What's up? Did you find the legendary Ghost Well?"

Zou Tianshi asked questions to everyone present, and wherever his eyes went, everyone lowered their heads.

Obviously everyone has forgotten the story of Zhang Tianshi.

Even though it's just a story, we cannot refute it, because once we refute the story of Zhang Tianshi slaying demons and eliminating evil, we would be denying our common foundation.

However, even though they bowed their heads, some people still refused to accept it. Someone hiding in the crowd retorted:
"You said this is a male sword, so it is a male sword? I said it is neither male nor female!"

"Who? Who is gossiping?" Zou Tianshi pretended to be angry and said, "You can insult the two current Tianshis, but please don't insult our ancestor."

"Besides, I dare to say this because I have evidence."

"The Grandmaster attained enlightenment more than 2,000 years ago. The sword he used should also have been passed down for more than 2,000 years. Is there any problem with this?"

"No problem." Hu Fenglai echoed loudly from the side.

She was just here to add support, and she spoke with confidence.

"That's it." Zou Tianshi thought the woman was just an enthusiastic passerby, clapped his hands and said, "I can prove that this sword is the precious sword passed down more than 2,000 years ago."

"Then how do you want to prove it?" Hu Fenglai continued to ask.

"No, could you please stop asking?" Zhang Daozheng said speechlessly, but no one paid attention to him.

Everyone had similar ideas to Hu Fenglai and wanted to know what Master Zou Tianshi was up to.

Soon, the second supporting actor was invited to the scene by Master Zou Tianshi.

The visitor is an expert on ancient weapons from the Palace Museum.

In fact, Zhang Daozhen helped Master Zou a lot by getting to know this person. It was he who introduced Master Zou to perform a ritual for this expert, and that's how the two got in touch.

So when he saw the expert coming out, Zhang Daozheng was so angry that he fainted.

When he woke up, Master Zou had already finished the job.

The senior expert from the Palace Museum on the island was quite authoritative, and the Taoists present were willing to believe what he said.

The sword is authenticated as authentic!

This sword is more than two thousand years old, and it has patterns of the sun, moon and stars that match the description in the legend. It seems reasonable to say that this is the most powerful sword among the evil-slaying swords.

At least it's more real than all the knockoffs you've seen before.

"I figured it out. Actually, what the 63rd Heavenly Master brought was just a magic sword used by Heavenly Masters of all generations. It's used for daily rituals and is different from the real evil-slaying sword."

"So there should be no problem with the origin of the Heroic Sword."

"There is only one question left now." The most respected old Taoist priest present took the initiative to say, "We need you to prove that you are really a descendant of our Zhang Tianshi."

"Otherwise, even if you have a real demon-slaying sword in your hand, you are not worthy of being a Heavenly Master."

"That makes sense. Can you prove it?" Hu Fenglai continued to ask Master Zou Tianshi.

Zhang Daozheng, who had just woken up, couldn't catch his breath when he heard this, and fainted again with a "click".

But this time no one cared about him. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that his position as Heavenly Master was coming to an end! (End of this chapter)