The righteous path punishes Heaven

Chapter 47 The Duan Family of Dali

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After showing the jade slip token given by Ren Jixing and paying some spirit stones, the door of the Scripture Pavilion was slowly pushed open by the disciple in charge. Zhang Yunling stepped inside and was immediately stunned by the scene before him.

As expected of one of the three major Daoist sects, the Quanzhen Dao's Scripture Repository is incredibly comprehensive. The walls are openwork with rows of books, and at intervals there are several futons and wooden tables for disciples to meditate and contemplate.

The scriptures on the wall are categorized by wooden plaques carved from the outside in, such as "Cultivation Methods" and "Sword Techniques." You can simply walk up and take whatever manual you need, which is very convenient.

The purpose of this trip was to improve his strength, so Zhang Yunling gritted his teeth and rushed over to grab several manuals related to offensive and defensive techniques. Holding the thick stack of manuals, he ran to a futon on the side and began to read and comprehend them.

Time passed quickly. After finishing each book, Zhang Yunling would sit cross-legged and meditate to carefully comprehend it. Gradually, he mastered the techniques commonly used by cultivators, such as fireballs, vines, and telekinesis.

Having obtained the techniques, Zhang Yunling returned them to their original places according to their categories, then left the Scripture Pavilion and headed towards the adjacent martial arts arena.

"I need to practice these moves until I'm completely proficient in order to ensure that I don't make any mistakes in actual combat." Zhang Yunling made this decision in his heart, and then practiced in the training ground for seven days and seven nights before he finally stopped.

He once possessed great cultivation, yet he didn't even have a single magical artifact in his storage bag that could be used as a weapon. Fortunately, he had the strength of a fourth-grade alchemist, so he had quite a few pills in his pocket.

In the past two weeks, not only has his cultivation improved, but he has also learned a lot of immortal techniques. It's time to start preparing for the things his master entrusted to him.

In fact, from the day he decided to join the Quanzhen Sect, he learned some of the truth from Duan Weihuang.

The Quanzhen School was founded thousands of years ago by a powerful cultivator, and gradually grew stronger through the painstaking efforts of several sect leaders.

However, things are unpredictable, and the development of a sect is never smooth sailing. After a war broke out with another sect, the Quanzhen Sect's strength rapidly declined.

Just then, a powerful family called the "Duan Royal Family," located in the southern part of the Dao Tian Continent, extended a helping hand to the Quanzhen Sect.

Back then, the Quanzhen Sect was in dire straits, and it and its rival sect were locked in a stalemate. Whoever had the strength to defeat the other would ultimately emerge victorious.

The Duan imperial family demanded that the leader of the Quanzhen Sect establish an Elders' Council and appoint members of the Duan clan to more than half of the seats in exchange for their help in defeating the enemy.

After many years of development, the first leader of the Quanzhen School, who had once cooperated with the Duan imperial family, had died, but his disciples continued the cooperation with the Duan family.

However, one sect leader failed to manage the Quanzhen Sect well, which led to a united opposition from many elders and disciples. They also supported Duan Cheng, the former leader of the Quanzhen Sect, to succeed as sect leader.

Duan Cheng lived up to expectations, and after succeeding to the throne, he brought the Quanzhen School back onto the track of development. With a member of the Duan clan serving as the sect leader, the Duan imperial family's support for the Quanzhen School became more in-depth and thorough.

Gradually, all Quanzhen Dao disciples acknowledged that the sect belonged to the Duan imperial family, and both sides also recognized the status of the sect's first patriarch. Thereafter, each sect leader was selected from among the Duan clan members by all the sect disciples.

However, during the tenure of a later sect leader, this sect leader initially devoted himself to running the sect, but after his position became stable, he handed over all affairs to his trusted confidants to manage.

These confidants included his relatives, friends, and high-ranking members of the sect whom he favored. He believed he could entrust everything to them with peace of mind, and then he could go into seclusion to cultivate and comprehend the Great Dao.

This very action plunged the Quanzhen School into internal strife and infighting.

Zhang Yunling's master, Duan Weihuang, was the Grand Elder whom the sect leader once valued most. He received a significant portion of the power that the sect leader had delegated to him, and he was determined to use this power to manage the Quanzhen Sect well, so that the sect leader could focus on cultivating immortality without worry.

However, some people were still blinded by greed. Back then, the Quanzhen Sect already enjoyed the reputation of being one of the three major Daoist sects on the Daotian Continent. It was unimaginable what they could do by wielding the power that the sect leader had given them in such a large sect.

One of the sect leader's nephews did just that. He used his relationship with the sect leader to his advantage, first pretending to be diligent and hardworking, which won the trust of many high-ranking members of the Quanzhen Sect.

He dismissed some sect elders or deacons who he discovered had abused their power for personal gain, and replaced them with promising young disciples, secretly promising them benefits to win their hearts.

Duan Weihuang originally thought this young man was a great talent, so he let him do these things and even personally invited him to the Elders' Pavilion to have a heart-to-heart talk with him to discuss the future development of the sect.

He was satisfied with the young clansman's performance, so Duan Weihuang delegated more authority to him, making him his right-hand man in running the sect.

But one day, the young clansman's behavior became slightly abnormal. He seemed to be openly or secretly responding to the disciples' call to re-select a sect leader, and rumors gradually began to circulate within the sect, claiming that the former sect leader had gone into seclusion and had now passed away.

Duan Weihuang also found that his voice in the Elders' Council seemed to have become less influential. On the contrary, this young man seemed to be taking over the power, which made him somewhat dissatisfied. He did not show anything unusual during the meeting, but after the elders' meeting, Duan Weihuang took him to his room and scolded him.

The young man was quite sensible; upon returning, he immediately knelt down respectfully to admit his mistake, then went to the tea table to brew tea, intending to offer it to Duan Weihuang.

But it was this cup of tea that plunged Duan Weihuang into an endless abyss.

"Tea...tea is poisoned?!"

This is a very strange poison, colorless and odorless. It will stimulate the frenzied will within the user, causing their cultivation to rise to the limit of their body, and uncontrollably unleashing their killing intent.

Driven by the psychological trauma of betrayal and the poison he had been given, Duan Weihuang lost his mind and charged at the young man.

Unexpectedly, the other party was prepared, crushed the soul jade in his hand, pushed open the door and shouted for help.

This Soul Jade is an item in which the elders of the sect store a wisp of their soul to represent signs of life. If any elder's Soul Jade is broken, it proves that their life has been seriously threatened.

Just then, sensing the young man's soul jade shatter, the other elders rushed out in alarm, only to witness Duan Weihuang's fierce attack, attempting to kill the other party.

The crowd rushed out together and suppressed Duan Weihuang. The young man also took the opportunity to spread rumors, which ultimately led to Duan Weihuang being removed from his position as the Grand Elder, having most of his cultivation destroyed, and being expelled from the Quanzhen Sect.

Then, the young man continued to carry out his plan and eventually rose to the position of sect leader. Although a few people did not support him, he secretly killed them all. The dirty tricks he had used were now impossible to prove.

With his thoughts ending there, Zhang Yunling opened his tightly closed eyes again. He knew everything that other inner disciples might not even know.

Once his cultivation truly breaks through to the Golden Core stage, it will be time for him to avenge his master.