Chapter 417: Chapter 229: The Righteous Cause of Purification; The Hidden Scroll
Five thousand years ago, the earth was in chaos and desolation, just as foreign demons invaded, placing the people of the Five Continents in dire peril.
The five Immortal Ancestors emerged across the skies, not just providing fish, but teaching the art of fishing. They not only resisted the foreign demons but also pioneered the Immortal Path for humanity.
Through the power of the Immortal Path, cultivators were trained, hoping that future cultivators would shoulder the responsibility of resisting the Celestial Demons from the outer realms for the Five Continents.
However, for five thousand years, the Celestial Demons from the outer realms have not been seen again, but instead, more troublesome supernatural evils have appeared, wreaking havoc on the human world.
You Su once learned from his master that the most mainstream belief is that these supernatural evils are the remnants of foreign demons, continuing to corrode the lands of the Five Continents.
Initially, You Su thought there was ample research to back this belief, but now he realizes it might just be an excuse for the cultivators of the Five Continents to continue their practice.
"The Immortal Ancestors imparted the Immortal Path to enable us to combat foreign demons, not for us to seek immortality. Immortality is merely an added effect; the essence lies in making us stronger. However, with time, cultivators have lost their focus, seeking only immortality and not strength. More and more cultivators seclude themselves to practice, blindly chasing higher realms. If it came to fighting enemies, they might even fear a mere chicken."
Huijun continued to explain her perspective, or rather the doctrine of the World Purification Sect.
"And if the root cause of supernatural evils is due to the cultivation of cultivators, then they have no reason to continue their practice. Yet, how could cultivators abandon such a transcendent opportunity, so they dismiss the first two assumptions and classify supernatural evils as remnants of foreign demons. Only then is their absorption of Heaven and Earth’s Profound Qi justified, for their cultivation purpose aligns with the Immortal Ancestors’ legacy, to fight these evils, which is to fight foreign demons, and not themselves."
You Su was immersed in the ideological impact given to him by the other party, his head buzzing.
"But what does this have to do with saving me?"
You Su took a deep breath and asked.
"You still don’t get it?"
Huijun placed her two white jade-like hands on the tea table, leaning her whole body forward. The strange octopus on her veil seemed to come alive, with countless black tentacles dancing.
"The True Lord is not our enemy, nor is even the supernatural evil. Our enemy—are all the cultivators in the world!"
You Su gasped in shock, and after a long silence, he finally digested the surprise:
"But ultimately, this is merely your speculation. There are various opinions on the origin of supernatural evils, without any conclusive answer. If supernatural evils truly are the remnants of foreign demons, doesn’t that make the existence of your World Purification Sect a joke?"
"Do you think we’ve struggled to survive in the gaps for a thousand years so that future generations remember it was our World Purification Sect that saved them? Wrong!"
Huijun’s voice turned passionate, her serene voice like a gentle spring suddenly rushing like a torrent:
"We are striving to bring a day of true clarity to the continent of Five Continents! So what if we become a joke? If we are a joke, then that means the Exorcism Bureau is right, and the Five Continents will still see the light! What does it matter who the joke is between us and the Exorcism Bureau?"
You Su stood dumbfounded, unlike Fairy Wangshu who could see straight into people’s hearts, but even with instinct, he could sense some truth and falsehood.
This Huijun never spoke of ideals, yet she spoke of ideals in every sentence. For their ideal of purifying the mundane world, they were willing to strive towards a path no other cultivator dared to pursue, even if it meant opposing all cultivators in the world.
What was even more heart-shaking was that they themselves were cultivators, yet they were willing to sever their own future for countless ordinary people.
"But how do you plan to sever the Path to Immortality? Does the True Lord have a hand in severing the Path to Immortality too? And how can I ensure you won’t discard me once I am no longer needed? You all are cultivators as well, what impact does severing the Path to Immortality have on cultivators?"
You Su had too many questions in his mind, and he could only pour them out.
"As for the specifics of how to sever it, you’re not qualified to know yet." Huijun said calmly, "Based on the hypothesis regarding the source of supernatural evils, the True Lord is either a foreign demon or an amalgamation of cultivators’ Heart Demons or filth. If you truly are a foreign demon, you are doomed. But if it is the latter, once the cultivators are gone, the True Lord’s power will naturally dissipate. You are merely You Su, why would we kill you?
As for the impact... since the founding of the Immortal Path, no one has ascended, so-called immortals, yet none can be called True Immortals. With the Path to Immortality severed, we would be the last generation of cultivators, maintaining the order for ordinary people and peacefully awaiting the end of our days."
"So the World Purification Sect isn’t just a support group for those discarded by the Exorcism Bureau, as you said, all things have two sides, and the World Purification Sect is the reverse side of the Exorcism Bureau, confronting the other truth they dare not face."
You Su didn’t know how to evaluate this organization; if everything the other party said was true, it was hard not to have a little respect for them.
"You can indeed see it that way; the Exorcism Bureau is the garment covering the body of the Five Continents, and our World Purification Sect is the patch over a tear. We do not aim to go against the Exorcism Bureau; we just strive to keep those wearing the clothes from feeling the cold."
Huijun leaned back and returned to her chair, relaxing back to her previous demeanor when she first entered, with a self-deprecating smirk:
"But this Exorcism Bureau’s golden garment would never tolerate having our patch on it."
You Su did not relax due to the other’s joke but instead furrowed his brows even deeper:
"I have a most crucial question that needs your answer. If you refuse to answer, I will not cooperate and may even crush this jade pearl."
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