Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming-Chapter 460 - 457 Ghost Ancestor is Heartless Spring and

Chapter 460: Chapter 457 Ghost Ancestor is Heartless Spring and Autumn Academy

Chapter 460: Chapter 457 Ghost Ancestor is Heartless Spring and Autumn Academy

Luo Xiao was a disciple of the Ten Directions Ghost City in the Northern Domain.

For any young person, it was a fortuitous thing to be able to be taken in by one of the few dominator-level forces in the world.

However, the Ten Directions Ghost City was different from other sects.

It was unlike the Taixuan Daoist School of the Eastern Domain, which was pure and tranquil, nor was it like the Great Leiyin Temple of the Western Regions, which was harmonious and peaceful, neither as fiercely progressive as the War God Palace of the Southern Domain nor as grand and upright as the Chunqiu Academy of the Central Region, with its Confucian holy land atmosphere.

The Ten Directions Ghost City was originally a Ghost Realm City that the Ghost Ancestor Cang Yang forcefully took away from Netherworld territory.

Underneath each city, not only were countless Ghost Items suppressed by the Ghost Ancestor but even the inheritance and ideology left behind by the Ghost Ancestor were filled with many peculiar aspects.

Cultivating in the Ten Directions Ghost City not only required enduring the eerie and gloomy Ghost Energy invasion from the Ghost City itself but also facing the brutal competition of fellow sect members.

Ghost Ancestor Cang Yang was a great power who had emerged from the Ancient Great Tribulation, rising from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Due to his early experiences with widespread slaughter and death, he had almost no sense of good and evil in his heart; he was cold and ruthless. In fact, during that period of Ancient Tribulations, he didn’t have the energy to think about anything else.

The Ghost Ancestor didn’t initially take disciples to pass on his knowledge because his disciples weren’t raised from a young age by him. Not only did they already possess high Cultivation Realms, but they also belonged to different sects.

Back then, because of his profound cultivation, the Ghost Ancestor became a benchmark figure in resisting the invasion of otherworldly forces into the Biluo. Therefore, many scattered Cultivators from sects that had already been breached flocked to his side, fighting and slaying the invading armies of various worlds under his leadership.

Among them, there were those whose physical bodies were damaged, who were crippled, and even those who had been killed, with only a trace of Spirit Light left. These individuals were given a renewed lease on life through the Ghost Ancestor’s defiance of heaven’s Divine Skills and continued their cultivation under his tutelage.

The Ghost Ancestor didn’t really resurrect their physical bodies; after all, what he cultivated was neither the Life Dao nor the Reincarnation Path, so it wasn’t possible to bring someone back to life after death.

He simply used Secret Techniques to infuse a great amount of Netherworld Death Qi into the bodies of those slain Cultivators, turning them into a half-dead existence and forcibly extending their life. This was done to maintain the number of Cultivators under his command, to have as many subordinates as possible, so as not to be left alone in the end.

Later, seeing that those individuals could no longer cultivate their original Techniques, he then took them as disciples and taught them his own powerful methods.

As a result, there came to be existences like the White Bone City Lord, Heavenly Corpse City Lord, Nine Nether City Lord, and Ghost Dragon City Lord within the Ten Directions Ghost City.

The ten half-dead city lords, who were originally successors from different sects, also embarked on different paths after cultivating the Ghost Ancestor’s inheritance.

Influenced by the Ghost Ancestor and that ancient group of strong minds full of thoughts of slaughter, the disciples they taught could not possibly be of a kind nature.

Moreover, the Ghost Ancestor didn’t care about the affairs below at all. As long as he had people at his disposal when needed, so after the great tribulations, he let the people below develop as they wished, never intervening.

As one might imagine, the ten city lords, originally belonging to different sects, were almost equivalent to ten independent forces. Apart from not daring to declare independence from the Ghost Ancestor Sect, everything else was conducted according to their own characters, leading to each city having its unique way of inheritance.

The Ghost Dragon City was the most chaotic among the Ten Directions Ghost City; although disciples dared not openly attack each other, instances of targeting, and foul play during contests were not uncommon.

Luo Xiao grew up in such an environment.

Yet he was much luckier than the others.

Since he had excellent talent and aptitude, he was spotted early by an Elder, taken as a disciple for focused cultivation, so he did not need to climb up from the lowest ranks step by step.

As the most significant power in the Northern Domain, the Ten Directions Ghost City was quite generous in cultivating True Disciples, providing far more resources and treasures than the Beast Taming Sect.

Moreover, with Luo Xiao’s supreme talent, he achieved his current Cultivation Realm at an even younger age than Qin Feng.

However, the competition in Ghost Dragon City was cruel, reflecting not only among the lower-tier disciples but also among the True Disciples like them.

If one day his disciples were defeated by a challenger, not only would he have to give up his position as the True Disciple, but he would probably also face even more setbacks.

Even among True Disciples, their competition is extremely fierce; everyone wants to rank higher to reap more benefits.

Growing up in such a cutthroat environment, Luo Xiao could certainly not be a fool!

If he were indeed foolish, he would have been schemed against and doomed long ago!

He learned to hide his abilities at an early age, pretending to be impulsive and quick-tempered, acting as if he was an unbeatable genius with transcendent aptitude.

Any fellow sect member who dared challenge him would be severely injured or crippled by his heavy hand.

Any existence that could potentially threaten his status, he would continue to provoke with his arrogant attitude. Inflaming his opponents before they grew stronger, then catching them off-guard in a fight to severely injure them.

In Ghost Dragon City, many had been dealt with in such a manner by him, earning him a reputation for being arrogant and imperious beyond measure, instilling fear, and leading many to abandon the thought of challenging him, saving him a great deal of trouble.

However, after playing the role of the haughty and imperious for so long, he inevitably developed certain habits, such as ridiculing things on a whim, just like he had mocked Lianxing as a country bumpkin earlier.

Actually, if it weren’t for the presence of a few fellow sect members, he would not have chosen to act this way, knowing full well he was no fool.

But with his sect members at his side, he couldn’t abandon his façade, which led to him habitually ridiculing others. To his surprise, Qin Feng and his companions were not the ordinary disciples of Ghost Dragon City and wouldn’t tolerate his faults, thus sparking a battle.

What truly concerned Luo Xiao about this battle was Qin Feng’s Qingluan.

He coveted the Qingluan, wanting to extract its soul and fuse it with the main soul of his Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner, to have the Qingluan and the souls of three Lei Birds devour one another. It mattered not to him who prevailed, for the main soul of his spiritual treasure would be his regardless.

The important thing was that upon returning to Ghost Dragon City, he could use certain treasures to have the chance of raising the Qingluan’s soul to the level of a Ghost Car.

The so-called Ghost Car is an exotic nine-headed ghost bird!

This bird, fierce and valiant, is said to have some phoenix bloodline, rumored to be the progeny of the Nine Phoenix interacting with a certain demon bird.

Luo Xiao faintly sensed that Qin Feng’s cultivation was not weaker than his, but being from one of the top-level Dominator forces, he instinctively looked down upon True Disciples from ordinary major sects.

Furthermore, with other cards up his sleeve not yet revealed, he didn’t regard Qin Feng highly, leading to the provocation he just voiced.

After all, he had his sights set on Qin Feng, and even without the Qingluan, just for the insults hurled at him, Luo Xiao would not want to let go of this youngster from the Beast Taming Sect.

Merely a True Disciple of a common major sect dares to humiliate him, truly courting death!

Since a Great Cultivator from Lingxiao City had intervened, it was not appropriate for him to continue the dispute. If he were to be reported to the authorities within the city, he could not afford the consequences. Hence, after leaving a harsh statement, he turned and left with his fellows.

Zhao Danqing’s face twitched, but he did not stop them.

After a long moment, he finally turned to look at Qin Feng, helplessly waving his hand: “You all should leave as well, and remember not to cause any more trouble!”

“Senior, rest assured, we have always respected the Spring and Autumn Ancestor, and would not start trouble in Lingxiao City!” Qin Feng said with a grin: “As long as no one provokes us, we won’t act rashly.”

His words were clear: they did not seek trouble, but they were also not afraid of it. If someone were to provoke them, they certainly would not tolerate it.

Zhao Danqing looked at him deeply and said nothing more. He merely made up his mind to request more cultivators to patrol the city to prevent such incidents from happening again.

Otherwise, the harmonious Five Domains Alliance could be completely thrown into chaos by these young people.

So many talented disciples from various sects, each young and full of pride, respecting no one but themselves. Conflicts could easily escalate into fighting with spells, which could not be taken lightly!

Qin Feng and the others didn’t care much either. After saying goodbye, they turned to leave and continued to wander around the city, experiencing many things they had never seen before.

For instance, in some teahouses, there were storytellers whose eloquence flowed like a river, who could narrate a story so vividly and engagingly that it captivated the audience.

Similarly, in a certain academy, great scholars engaged in debates on philosophy and morality, drawing from a wealth of knowledge. When the debate reached deep levels, auras of wisdom appeared above the heads of many great scholars, displaying various extraordinary phenomena. Some even articulated points so well that their written words could directly suppress their opponents in the debate.

Many academies in the Central Region allowed outsiders to listen in on their debates, so Qin Feng and his group slipped in to watch. They found themselves extremely entertained and felt that their horizons had broadened.

In the past, they had no idea that the cultivation world had such unique cultivation practices. When these great scholars managed to refute their opponents in debates, their own Vast Energy skyrocketed unexpectedly.

In addition, they encountered academy disciples proficient in music. A seven-stringed zither playing gentle and melodious tunes could shock the void and leave afterimages, while a long flute could sound a mournful melody that seemed to tear at one’s heartstrings.

There were also cultivators skilled at the art of Go who could set up various arrays like trapping, illusion, maze, and killing arrays with a mere chessboard and black and white stones. The varieties were endless and everchanging, dazzling onlookers to the point where even array masters from other domains would commend them.

There were also scholars selling paintings on the street, unlike ordinary famous painters. These scholars were from the Confucianism branch of the Danqing lineage of cultivators, able to produce a painting with a mere flick of their wrists.

When stimulated with True Yuan, the images on the paintings could become real, transforming into various forms of attack and defense: a herd of beasts, divine weapons, myriad things coming to life—all under the brush of these scholars, who could bring out the magical in the mundane.

Throughout the day, Qin Feng and his group were exposed to many previously unseen divine powers of Confucianism, opening their eyes and leaving them in awe.

As night fell, all kinds of lanterns were lit along the streets, illuminating the entire city as bright as day, still bustling with excitement.

Many shops even hung lanterns and set up riddles underneath—if someone guessed the riddle, they would be rewarded.

However, these were not simple word riddles, but puzzles set up with magic divine powers, illusion techniques, and prohibitions. If one didn’t have a deep understanding of cultivation, they would be hard to solve.

Even cultivators like Qin Feng and Liu Xuanling, who were not weak in Dao Cultivation, found it difficult due to unfamiliarity with the games of the Central Region and the various intricacies of Confucianism’s techniques, stumbling over even the simplest riddles.

The next day, when Qin Feng and his company were eager to head out again, they unexpectedly ran into a young scholar.

The scholar was young, apparently in his early twenties, but possessed a Vast Energy that was pure and profound, commanding respect.

“May I ask if this is the residence of the Beast Taming Sect from the Southern Domain?”

“Yes.”

Li Miaozhen was tall with long legs, always walking briskly, hence leading the way. She nodded decisively and asked the scholar, “What do you need?”

The scholar looked up at Li Miaozhen, who was half an inch taller, a flash of admiration in his eyes. However, he quickly suppressed his distractions and said with a cupped-fist salute, “I am Cheng Qian from the Chunqiu Academy, here on orders from Dean Boyang to invite your Sect’s Gui Ling Ancestor to our Academy.”

“Oh, come on in then!”

Li Miaozhen casually let him in: “Wait here, I’ll go report.”

“Thank you, Miss,” he said.

Fang Chengqian bowed politely in thanks, wishing to display his good manners in front of Li Miaozhen, but before he could finish speaking, Li Miaozhen’s figure had already disappeared.

A snort of laughter burst out from Lianxing next to him.

Fang Chengqian’s face immediately flushed red.

Qin Feng said cheerfully, “This Daoist Fang, please follow me. I will take you to the palace to wait for a while.”

“Sure, sure, thank you, Daoist Fellow.”

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Fang Chengqian quickly regained his composure, bowed to Qin Feng, and asked, “May I know how to address Daoist Fellow?”

“My name is Qin Feng. This is my senior sister, Liu Xuanling, and Lianxing!”

Qin Feng gave a brief introduction, then listened as Fang Chengqian ceremoniously greeted everyone before following Qin Feng to the main hall to wait.

After a while, Gui Ling Ancestor walked out from behind.

“Disciples pay respects to Ancestor Martial Uncle!”

Qin Feng and the others bowed respectfully.

Seeing this, Fang Chengqian realized that the tall elder before him was Gui Ling Ancestor and did not dare to show any negligence. He quickly stood up to pay his respects: “Junior Fang Chengqian greets Senior Gui Ling.”

As he spoke, he took out an invitation from his sleeve and presented it with both hands: “This is an invitation personally written by Dean Boyang, inviting Senior Gui Ling to visit the Academy.”

“Oh?”

Gui Ling Ancestor summoned with his hand, and the invitation flew directly into his hands. He opened it, glanced over it, and couldn’t help but chuckle: “Zhao Boyang sure has a lot of free time. Well, it’s been many years since I’ve seen him. I do miss him a bit. I will go to the Chunqiu Academy.”

“Grandmaster.”

Qin Feng’s eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly stepped forward: “Disciple has long heard of the renowned Chunqiu Academy. However, with my modest cultivation, I have no acquaintances there and it would not be proper to visit uninvited. Since Grandmaster is going, why not take me along to broaden my horizons?”

“You want to go to Chunqiu Academy?”

Gui Ling Ancestor glanced at him: “It’s just a place where scholars study. What’s there to see?”

“Ahem…”

Qin Feng gave a light cough: “The Academy is famous throughout the land, we disciples have long been intrigued to witness it for ourselves.”

“Yes, yes!”

Lianxing jumped up and down to make her presence felt, lest her short stature caused her to be overlooked by the Ancestor Martial Uncle: “Ancestor Martial Uncle, I want to go too.”

Hearing this, Liu Xuanling and Li Miaozhen also seemed somewhat eager.

Gui Ling Ancestor looked at them and suddenly smiled: “Since you all want to go, I’ll take you to see it. But remember, once you’re there, don’t regret it!”