Chapter 374 Faction Selection
The words Yan Xu said and the information he revealed were not for the purpose of showing off. He was not that naive, and every word he said was well thought out.

However, Yan Xu, who was used to hiding himself first, made a slightly radical decision mainly because the temptation of this world was too great for him, so great that it made him lose control and even act impulsively. Otherwise, he would not have risked going to the Deadwood Cliff where the battle had just ended. He knew that once he encountered danger, his life would most likely be in danger.

It is true that he has the bronze door as a retreat, but if he really encounters a powerful person, he will have no chance of escape at all.

This is not a joke. Not to mention Brother Niu who only showed up for a moment, even if it was an immortal from a side sect like Old Man Ku Zhang, once he made a move, Yan Xu would not even have time to react.

The gap between each major realm of cultivation is greater than that between humans and dogs, and the more advanced one gets, the more emphasis is placed on the soul. Yan Xu's physical body is not bad, but unless he practices body-refining techniques such as the Eight-Nine Profound Art, his reaction speed cannot match the reaction of the soul separated from the physical body. The speed of magic weapons is faster than guns and cannons, not to mention spiritual treasures. In other words, as long as the opponent has murderous intentions, Yan Xu will be dead before his instincts can react.

From the siege of the Great Sage by 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, we know that when the difference in cultivation reaches a certain level, numbers are completely irrelevant, so Yan Xu was completely gambling with his life before.

The reason why he was so impulsive this time was that Yan Xu saw the hope of transcendence that he had been pursuing here, so he urgently wanted to join in in order to gain more benefits and advantages, which he could not obtain in other worlds, otherwise he would not be so anxious.

But in this case, Yan Xu can't stay out of it forever.

It's not possible to eat fish without any fishy smell.

However, if you want to intervene, you must have a reasonable identity and origin, that is, the positioning and division of your own camp.

This is very important, because remaining mysterious will only make everyone wary and rejected, so Yan Xu needs to make his camp clear to the outside world, so that he can join one side.

What’s interesting is that, based on Yan Xu’s current understanding, the division of camps in this world is not based on what you do, but on inheritance.

If it is inherited from immortals and Buddhas, then it is righteous. Otherwise, it is unorthodox and the opposite is evil. It is that simple.

It sounds a bit ridiculous, but it does make sense, because these mortal cultivators with inheritance are watched by immortals and Buddhas, so they are bound by rules.

Of course, immortals and Buddhas do not have the time to look after every disciple, but the vast majority of low-level disciples are managed by the higher-ups in the sect, and these higher-ups have the opportunity to ascend. Even if they fail in this life, there is still the next life. In this way, they naturally have to maintain the traditions of the sect and cannot deviate from the right path, at least not too much.

He killed people like crazy and hated evil. He refined the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and insisted it was the Banner of the Human Emperor. If they believed it, even the immortals and Buddhas had to believe it.

In short, just don't be too outrageous, just like the Jade Buddha Temple. In Yan Xu's opinion, the Jade Buddha Temple acts in a domineering manner, without any of the Buddhist compassion and the concept of the four elements being empty. It is not a famous and upright sect at all. But the problem is that the Jade Buddha Temple is indeed a famous and upright sect.

The Jade Buddha Temple lends money, occupies mineral veins, and is a bit ruthless when collecting debts, but they also distribute food in times of disaster, slay demons and monsters, and protect local people, all of which are meritorious deeds.

In comparison, although Modao is a person of true character and will kill people whenever he wants, no one can accept his style of doing things because Modao has no bottom line at all.

If there were no righteous people, the unrestrained evil would kill everyone without hesitation, use blood, life, and soul to improve their own strength, and even destroy everything. As long as they can strengthen themselves, everything in the world is their food. There is nothing they dare not do. If there is any, it is because they are afraid of being beaten.

The righteous path must maintain order, uphold the Way of Heaven, earn good deeds, and gain merits. It must do this to show to the higher-ups, so naturally it must target the evil path. This is a natural confrontation between the two camps.

Yan Xu has all the conditions to cultivate magic, but he doesn't like it and it goes against his nature, so he chooses the right way. Therefore, he has to reform before he can even get started as the head of the Ghost Tomb Sect. The ghost boy didn't understand the deep meaning of Yan Xu's words, he only knew that he wanted him to completely change his sect, so he got annoyed and opened his mouth, but before he could say a single dirty word, two hands covered his mouth tightly. Xu Feiyan and Lin Xiangqiao, who were on the left and right, were parents who applied for the exam with their children, so how could their children make decisions?

In the eyes of Xu Feiyan and Lin Xiangqiao, Yan Xu is Qing and Bei. If their own child wants to learn something new, they will break his legs. Therefore, they helped the ghost boy make the decision without hesitation.

Even if the ghost boy was unwilling, what could he do? After the death of the old man with the bitter stick, his only relative was Lin Xiangqiao, who was like a mother to him. So after twisting his ears and being nagged for half a night, he had no choice but to do as he was told.

"You two can sit in as disciples of the Ghost Tomb Sect." Yan Xu knew that the magical method of the golden elixir he was practicing now was by no means the end, so he took it out to win people's hearts. This move really won the gratitude of the two.

Compared to the ghost boy whose expression is written all over his face, neither Xu Feiyan nor Lin Xiangqiao are simple women.

There is no need to say much about Xu Feiyan. Being able to get along well with both the unorthodox and the orthodox ways is not as simple as being good at dancing.

Lin Xiangqiao is not bad either. Although her strength is not that great, she has a very versatile heart under her weak appearance. Otherwise, how could she be good friends with Xu Feiyan, and how could she have lived safely in Yinshan for so many years with the help of the reputation of the old man with withered stick.

But this also means that both of them are rare talents, so Yan Xu must use the golden elixir method as a bargaining chip.

As for whether they will end up throwing away their own weapons and never come back, or whether they will join forces with outsiders to rebel and seize the treasure, it is definitely possible. However, as long as the two are smart enough and understand that the risks outweigh the rewards, they will work hard and honestly.

When Yan Xu was teaching, the ghost boy was in the middle, Xu Feiyan and Lin Xiangqiao were at the back, and only the ghost boy could ask questions. This was the difference between direct teaching and outer sect teaching, even though they were learning the same thing.

However, before teaching, one must first understand what the ghost boy has learned before. This is something that not only Yan Xu is interested in, but also Xu Feiyan and the other two girls.

The ghost boy's ghostly appearance was all due to his personal hobby and had nothing to do with the martial arts he practiced, because he was practicing the Qingmu Sutra.

The Qingmu Sutra and the Kurumu Sutra are two of the three volumes of the Kuruo Sutra. Only the most important volume is missing, which makes this martial art, which is not inferior to any authentic Xuanmen martial art, become a side door.

Even so, it is still extraordinary. The fact that Old Man with the Ku Zhang became an immortal with the help of the Dead Wood Sutra is proof of this.

It’s a pity that the old man with the bitter staff’s achievements cannot be replicated, because he was originally a thousand-year-old green tree on the Yinshan Mountain, that is, the hundred-foot-tall dead tree on the Dead Wood Cliff.

Originally, he should have had stronger potential and a higher ceiling, but was restricted by the environment of Yinshan Mountain and was unable to transform, nor make any further progress. Until he accidentally obtained two volumes of the True Scripture of Withering and Flourishing, he used the Dead Wood Sutra to reverse his origin, and his original body became more and more withered, his incarnation became more and more real, and he finally broke free from the shackles of his original body.

However, the cultivation method was incomplete after all, which resulted in the fact that the old man with the bitter staff could never completely kill himself. The dead wood sutra of his clone naturally could not be completed, so he stopped at the level of a wandering immortal.

The Qingmu Sutra practiced by the ghost boy relies on the vitality of plants to build the foundation of longevity, and the magic power he cultivates can make dead trees come back to life. It can be said that if he is given a top-grade spiritual root, his achievements will be limitless.

(End of this chapter)