Chapter 213: Cihang Jingzhai and the Yinkui Sect.

"Hmm?" Shi Feixuan frowned, a hint of displeasure etched across her face, once brimming with holiness and compassion.

Shi Feixuan hadn't expected the diary she'd somehow come across to contain such a despicable account of Cihang Jingzhai.

It even described them as a brothel. This was a sheer humiliation. Shi Feixuan almost wanted to find the diary's author immediately and have a proper conversation with them, letting them understand Cihang Jingzhai better.

Shi Feixuan felt they must not understand Cihang Jingzhai, otherwise they wouldn't have considered it a brothel, let alone compared it to the Demon Sect or the Yinkui Sect.

Of course, this was only one aspect of Shi Feixuan's displeasure.

What truly irritated Shi Feixuan, and even caused her a headache, was the diary's mention of the demon master Pangban,

a man on the verge of perfecting the Dao Heart Planting Demon technique.

Although Cihang Jingzhai didn't possess the Dao Heart Planting Demon technique, she knew it was incredibly powerful.

When Xiang Yutian was active in the martial arts world as the Evil Emperor, he even forced Cihang Jingzhai to close its doors. It wasn't until Xiang Yutian suddenly vanished from the scene that Cihang Jingzhai began to emerge.

Now, the demon master Pangban is on the verge of perfecting the Dao Heart Planting Demon technique, which has Shi Feixuan worried.

"Qin Mengyao and Jin Bingyun, they should be from the Cihang Jingzhai of the Great Ming Dynasty. Letting Senior Sister Jin Bingyun feed the demons with her own body was an option, but unfortunately, Senior Sister Jin Bingyun failed." Shi Feixuan sighed softly.

"Dao Heart Planting Demon Technique, demon seeds! It seems I can't go to the Great Sui Dynasty. I should go to the Great Ming Dynasty or the Mongol Yuan Dynasty." Shi Feixuan's expression gradually grew firm.

Regardless of what happened to Cihang Jingzhai, Shi Feixuan herself was compassionate and filled with mercy.

It was precisely because of this nature that, although she hadn't yet mastered the Cihang Sword Canon to the level of "Sword Heart Clear and Illuminated," she naturally achieved this state after traveling the martial arts world, as if it were a natural progression.

This state of "Sword Heart Clear and Illuminated" was a rare achievement among the disciples of Cihang Jingzhai.

Even Shi Feixuan's master, Fan Qinghui, had never been able to master the Cihang Sword Canon to this level in her entire life.

This was despite Fan Qinghui having practiced for many more years

than Shi Feixuan. Given Shi Feixuan two more years, once she had achieved this state, defeating her master would be a piece of cake.

Having made her decision, Shi Feixuan prepared to visit her master and explain the situation.

After all, Fan Qinghui had previously intended to have Shi Feixuan leave the mountain, but she truly wanted her to visit the Great Sui Dynasty to observe its current state and then choose an emperor on behalf of Heaven.

Now, because the sorcerer Pang Ban was aiming to perfect the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique, she had to change her course of action, and naturally, she needed to report this to her master.

Of course, Shi Feixuan also wanted to inquire if her master knew the details of the diary and why it had suddenly appeared on Emperor's Peak.

After all, it was merely a record; it was still uncertain whether the Mongol sorcerer Pang Ban was truly aiming to perfect the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique.

As Shi Feixuan was visiting her master, Fan Qinghui

, a girl with bare feet, tied at her ankles with a red string and a string of bells, gently swung them, and a series of crisp bells rang out.

Wanwan, the Saintess of the Yinkui Sect, was also perusing the diary with curiosity.

Just as Wanwan was about to fall asleep, the diary suddenly fell from the sky and hit her in the face. This left Wanwan feeling incredibly surprised.

After all, Wanwan was already an eighth-level Grandmaster. Furthermore, having lived in the demonic Yinkui sect since childhood, she had to be constantly vigilant, wary of potential attacks. Her vigilance had long been honed. Normally

, she would have noticed a falling diary, not to mention a notebook, but even a piece of paper, even a strand of hair.

However, she didn't notice it at all, only discovering it after it had hit her in the face. This inevitably shocked and even worried Wanwan. She even checked herself, finding nothing amiss, which only brought her back to the diary.

Then, Wanwan realized something was amiss with the diary.

She couldn't tell the truth from many of the things in the diary. After all, the diary mostly dealt with the Ming Dynasty, with occasional references to events from the Song Dynasty, Dali, or the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, but for her, these were all very distant.

Because Wanwan had never been to those places.

However, when Wanwan turned to the latest page of her diary, her pupils constricted violently, and even the smile she had been watching vanished.

"Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique? Demon Master Pang Ban? Nearing perfection?" Wanwan was shocked.

Her shock was no less than Shi Feixuan's, perhaps even greater.

After all, the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique held immense significance for the Demon Sect; it was their highest spiritual practice.

While their Yinkui Sect's Heavenly Demon Technique was considered a highly accomplished martial art within the Demon Sect, it was still inferior to the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique.

Now that the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique had reappeared, Pang Ban was even cultivating it to perfection.

Could Pang Ban be considering unifying the Demon Sect? Would he then attack her Yinkui Sect?

Even though Wanwan's life in the Yinkui Sect was incredibly demanding, she barely slept without one eye open. But she still had some feelings for the Yinkui Sect, especially for her master, Zhu Yuyan, whom she sincerely considered a mentor, even a mother.

Therefore, she was deeply concerned about whether Pang Ban would succeed in cultivating the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique.

Keeping Pang Ban firmly in mind, Wanwan continued reading.

"Cihang Jingzhai is a brothel? Hahaha, good, well written. This point is really well written. Isn't it true? A group of women, every day wanting to choose the emperor on behalf of the heavens, and then a group of men madly following behind them, isn't it like being under a spell? The Cihang Sword Canon, maybe it's just a crooked and evil magic." Wanwan was very happy to read Ye Xiu's evaluation of the Cihang Sword Canon in his diary.

As for the subsequent description of their Yinkui Sect—Wanwan really didn't care at all.

Because Wanwan herself knew that the Yinkui Sect she belonged to was truly not a good place. The description of it as a place where filth and concubines were hidden was absolutely true.

"It's just that this person seems to know me quite well, even knowing that Bian Bufu is after me—" Wanwan was now becoming increasingly interested and curious about the diary writer.

"However, Jin Bingyun of Cihang Jingzhai has actually fallen in love with the sorcerer Pang Ban. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, if this gets out, everyone will laugh their heads off. It seems that Cihang Jingzhai is nothing special. But Pang Ban is truly amazing, having created this cultivation method to cheat on himself and then turn the cheating person into his own cauldron."

"But since the owner of this diary was chosen by Pang Ban to be used as a cauldron, his talent must be truly remarkable."

Wanwan suddenly wanted to meet the diary's owner. She had already developed a strong liking for him, simply because he had described Cihang Jingzhai as a brothel.

After reading the diary, Wanwan turned the pages and realized she had reached the last page. She had already read all the entries, and the sky outside was even beginning to lighten slightly.

Despite not sleeping all night, Wanwan was still in high spirits, even a little excited, not feeling sleepy at all.

Also awake like Wanwan was her master, Zhu Yuyan.

When Wanwan received the diary, Zhu Yuyan also received the diary.

Zhu Yuyan couldn't help but feel a bit surprised by the entries in the diary. The mention of Dongfang Bubai, Yaoyue, and even Zhong Ling, who were so much younger than her, yet all Grandmasters, intensified her envy and resentment.

Zhu Yuyan possessed extraordinary talent; otherwise, she wouldn't have become the leader of the Yinkui Sect. Yet, she was deflowered by the Evil King Shi Zhixuan. Otherwise, she would have cultivated the Heavenly Demonic Art to the eighteenth level and become a Grandmaster.

Instead of being unable to advance to the eighteenth level, despite years of continuous practice, she couldn't break through to the Grandmaster level.

Zhu Yuyan's situation was similar to that of Yaoyue and Tianshan Tonglao: she was stuck at the Half-Step Grandmaster level, unable to break through.

She had always wanted to kill Shi Zhixuan, but Shi Zhixuan was far more powerful than she. Shi Zhixuan had already reached the Grandmaster realm, but at that time, Bi Xiuxin of Cihang Jingzhai had forcibly broken Shi Zhixuan's Immortal Seal and died of heart failure. Having just reached Grandmaster status and before his realm had stabilized, Shi Zhixuan went completely mad, falling from Grandmaster to Grandmaster and becoming a lunatic.

While both were considered Half-Step Grandmasters, Shi Zhixuan had advanced so much further than Zhu Yuyan, leaving her no match for him.

Zhu Yuyan naturally felt a touch of jealousy when Dongfang Bubai, Yaoyue, and even Zhong Ling achieved Grandmaster status at such a young age.

However, when she read the last page of the diary, she was equally shocked. After all, she had always believed the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique was lost. After all, the Evil Emperor Xiang Yutian had disappeared, and his four disciples were so flawed that they had never mastered the complete Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique.

Now, suddenly, someone appeared who was nearly on the verge of perfecting the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique. Naturally, Zhu Yuyan was extremely nervous.

"Demon Master? Pang Ban? It seems we need to thoroughly investigate this person to see if he truly practices the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique," Zhu Yuyan thought gravely.

As for the rest of the news, in Zhu Yuyan's eyes, none of it was as important as this one piece of news.

She only frowned at the criticism of her mother's cruelty and her failure to fulfill her promise. However, the allusion to Cihang Jingzhai being a brothel actually eased her mood somewhat.

After reading the diary, it was already dawn, so Zhu Yuyan didn't bother to rest. Instead, she had Wanwan summoned. She planned to have Wanwan go to the Mongol Yuan Kingdom to investigate some issues.

"Master, you're looking for me?"

"Wanwan, I'm planning to send you to the Mongol Yuan Kingdom," Zhu Yuyan said directly without further ado.

"Huh?" Wanwan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise at Zhu Yuyan's words.

"Huh? What's wrong, Wanwan?" Zhu Yuyan glanced at her.

"No, nothing. I'm just curious. After all, our Yinkui Sect is in the Great Sui Kingdom, quite far from the Mongols. Master suddenly asking me to go to the Mongols is a bit strange," Wanwan explained.

Zhu Yuyan thought her surprise was natural: "Master, I've heard that someone in the Mongols has mastered the Dao Heart Planting Demon Technique, so I'm planning to ask you to investigate."

"Okay, Master, I'll go to the Mongols right away," Wanwan nodded, slightly surprised that her master had even heard about Pang Ban. However, she felt it was normal for her master to have such information, after all, the Yinkui Sect's information channels were quite extensive.

"Be careful when you go there. The Dao Heart Planting Demon Technique is not simple," Zhu Yuyan couldn't help but advise.

"Don't worry, Master. I'll be careful," Wanwan said with a smile.

Zhu Yuyan was confident in her disciple; after all, Wanwan had always been very clever. She had even deliberately allowed Bian Bufu to spy on Wanwan in the Yinkui Sect, just to heighten her vigilance. Otherwise, how could Zhu Yuyan, pinning her hopes for the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Demonic Art on Wanwan, have let Bian Bufu go?

When Wanwan left the Yinkui Sect for the Mongols,

the Great Sui Emperor ascended the peak, and Shi Feixuan also left Cihang Jingzhai.

Like Wanwan, she was ordered to travel to the Mongols to inquire about Pang Ban's cultivation of the Dao Heart Demonic Art.

However, Shi Feixuan wasn't as forthcoming as Wanwan when it came to discussing Pang Ban. Ye Xiu's diary didn't mention Fan Qinghui, Shi Feixuan's friend. Fan Qinghui, who hadn't received the diary, was somewhat skeptical of Shi Feixuan's claim that Pang Ban was cultivating the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique.

However, the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique was crucial to the rise of the Demon Sect. Ultimately, Fan Qinghui sent Shi Feixuan on a mission, instructing her to investigate and confirm that no one in the Mongol Yuan Dynasty practiced Dao Heart Demon Cultivation. The Sui Dynasty was still awaiting the appointment of a representative from Cihang Jingzhai to choose the emperor.

Conversely, Ye Xiu mentioned Qin Mengyao and Yan Jing'an in his diary. While Ye Xiu's favorability towards Yan Jing'an wasn't high, it wasn't negative like Lin Xian'er's.

He, like Qin Mengyao, received the diary. The two, master and disciple, even saw each other's diaries.

"Master, Senior Sister Jin—" Qin Mengyao frowned slightly, a hint of worry etched across her cold expression.

"Yes, I did send Bingyun to Pang Ban's side, but I didn't expect Bingyun to be captured by Pang Ban in return—but that's understandable, Pang Ban is truly exceptional." Yan Jing'an sighed.

Yan Jing'an had also fallen in love with Pang Ban, but she was more resolute than Jin Bingyun and didn't completely surrender. She even withdrew in time and made a pact with Pang Ban to retire for twenty years.

Of course, Pang Ban agreed primarily because Zhang Sanfeng was watching over him, forcing him to be less active. Furthermore, his Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique required time to cultivate, so he simply retreated for twenty years.

Even after twenty years of seclusion, Pang Ban failed to perfect the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique. Instead, he developed a method for transforming others into cauldrons for his own cultivation.

The diary mentioned that Pang Ban was about to cultivate the Dao Heart Planting Demon Technique, and the key was the young man Pang Ban had set his sights on.

Yan Jing'an looked at Qin Mengyao with a serious expression: "Mengyao, Master asked you to find Ye Xiu. No matter what method you use, you must not let him and Bingyun—you must not let him become Pang Ban's cauldron, otherwise I'm afraid even Master Zhang may not be able to stop him. If the Mongols invade, the Ming Dynasty and even the Song Dynasty will be devastated." "

Yes, Master, I will go back to find Ye Xiu and stop Senior Sister Jin." Qin Mengyao nodded gently.

The reason Yan Jing'an and Qin Mengyao knew the diary was written by Ye Xiu was naturally because Ye Xiu had become famous for participating in Zhang Sanfeng's 100th birthday celebration and later defeated those challengers, gaining even greater fame.

After all, although Ye Xiu didn't mention his own name in the diary, he did write quite a bit, so it was easy to find Ye Xiu's identity if one was determined.

As for the absurd things mentioned in Ye Xiu's diary, such as the traitor attacking his master's mother, they were completely insignificant compared to the matter of preventing Pang Ban from achieving perfection in the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique.

In fact, of the six people who obtained the diary this time, with the exception of Jin Bingyun, who was stopped by Dongfang Bubai and the others, only Shi Feixuan showed some significant emotional fluctuations over Ye Xiu's absurdities. The others were mostly indifferent.

Yan Jing'an was well-informed. While such incidents were absurd, they were not uncommon. Qin Mengyao, on the other hand, had already reached the realm of clear swordsmanship, and ordinary things could hardly shake her mind. Even when Ye Xiu mentioned in his diary that he had been raped, or even mentioned his relationship with his master's wife, Qin Mengyao remained unmoved.

As for Wanwan and Zhu Yuyan—the members of the Demon Sect—they wouldn't remain indifferent or emotional after seeing this. But even if they did, how could they be expected to have any objections?

At most, they would use these incidents as a small lever to hold against the diary writer, hoping to use them someday. That was all

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"98."

Dongfang Bubai frowned slightly as he looked at the favorability rating displayed in the diary. Although it had indeed increased by three points, it still hadn't reached the full 100.

Dongfang Bubai had even reached this point, yet she still couldn't raise her favorability to the maximum. She didn't even know how to reach that point.

And just raising the favorability to 98 points was obviously not much different from before.

Dongfang Bubai even had the illusion that she and Yao Yuebai were slept with by Ye Xiu this time.

Of course, at the beginning, Dongfang Bubai was mentally prepared that he could not raise the favorability to 100 points, but psychological preparation is only mental preparation. If he failed to reach it, he would still feel disappointed.

Dongfang Bubai was disappointed that his favorability could not be raised to 100, and Yao Yue was also a little disappointed, especially after she found out that Ye Xiu's favorability towards her was on par with Dongfang Bubai. The

favorability of the two was 98 points. Yao Yue thought, if she had known this would happen, she might as well wait for Lianxing. When Lianxing came back, she would directly pull Lianxing along and leave Dongfang Bubai aside. In this way, even if Ye Xiu's favorability towards her was still 98, at least his favorability would be stronger than Dongfang Bubai.