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Thinking of this, everyone looked at Bai Yutai, waiting to hear Su Chen's explanation.
Su Chen was not surprised by Fang Sheng's doubts, and simply smiled slightly:
“If I say that Cheng Kun is the culprit who led Xie Xun to do evil, then he must still be alive.”
"In fact, Cheng Kun's treachery far exceeds your imagination."
"His actions can be traced back to an incident that occurred forty years ago."
"Back then, Cheng Kun was already quite famous in the martial arts world."
"But his childhood sweetheart, his junior sister, was forcibly taken away by Yang Dingtian, the 33rd leader of the Ming Cult."
"Although Cheng Kun was quite strong, he was no match for Yang Dingtian and could only swallow his anger and secretly plot his revenge."
"Later, Yang Dingtian neglected his junior sister because he was busy with teaching duties, and Cheng Kun took the opportunity to get close to her."
"Madam Yang still had Cheng Kun in her heart, so she told Cheng Kun the secret of the underground tunnel of the Ming Cult headquarters."
For many years, Cheng Kun and Madam Yang had been secretly meeting in the tunnels of the Ming Cult.
On one occasion, when Yang Dingtian was practicing the Ming Cult's ultimate martial art, "The Great Shift of Heaven and Earth," in a secret chamber in the underground tunnel, he accidentally stumbled upon their illicit affair.
He was consumed by rage and died on the spot from a qi deviation.
Madam Yang felt guilty and also committed suicide, leaving Cheng Kun alone in deep grief.
The death of his junior sister made Cheng Kun hate Yang Dingtian even more, and he vowed to dedicate his life to destroying the Ming Cult.
He first found Xie Xun, who had become the Golden Lion King of the Ming Cult.
In front of Xie Xun, Cheng Kun killed all of Xie Xun's family members and tortured Xie Xun relentlessly, driving him to madness.
Legend has it that Xie Xun single-handedly stormed into the Kongtong Sect and stole their "Seven Injury Fist".
In fact, all of this was orchestrated by Cheng Kun behind the scenes, with the aim of inciting hatred between the Ming Cult and various sects.
Xie Xun was already mentally unstable due to Cheng Kun's torment, and the practice of the Seven Wounds Fist caused him to frequently fall into madness, leading him to commit many evil deeds.
After each crime, he would leave the words "Cheng Kun, the Hunyuan Thunderbolt Hand" in an attempt to lure Cheng Kun out, but little did he know that this was exactly what Cheng Kun wanted, making Cheng Kun's infamy grow bigger and bigger.
In fact, although Xie Xun killed many people, many of them deserved their fate.
For example, everyone knows that Xie Xun killed Yuan Guangbo, the leader of the Hai Sha Gang, but they don't know that Yuan Guangbo was ruthless and once wiped out the entire Zhang family of Yuyao.
For example, everyone says that Xie Xun killed Mai Jing, the leader of the Giant Whale Gang, but they don't know that Mai Jing killed dozens of overseas merchants for money.
Xie Xun only took action after thoroughly investigating all of these matters.
Chapter 125 Sixty Years
Even Xie Xun's killing of the Shaolin monk Kongjian was largely related to Cheng Kun.
In order to complete his revenge plan, Cheng Kun joined the Mongol Yuan Dynasty's Ruyang Prince's Mansion and helped them plot to eliminate various factions in the martial arts world of the Ming Dynasty.
To ensure the success of his plan, he changed his identity again, joined the Shaolin Temple, adopted the alias Yuanzhen, and became a disciple of the monk Kongjian.
When Xie Xun found out, he went to the monk Kongjian and demanded that Cheng Kun be handed over.
Kong Jian was kind-hearted and wanted to resolve the feud between the two, so he willingly endured thirteen punches from Xie Xun.
Because he had mastered the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, Xie Xun was unable to harm him in the slightest despite throwing thirteen punches.
Xie Xun was disheartened upon seeing this and planned to commit suicide. Kong Jian lowered his guard in order to save him, but unexpectedly, Cheng Kun took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack and ultimately died at Xie Xun's hands.
Before his death, Kong Jian told Xie Xun that only by collecting the Heaven-Slaying Sword and the Dragon-Slaying Saber and unlocking their secrets could he defeat Cheng Kun, the Hunyuan Thunderbolt Hand.
That's why Xie Xun later caused a ruckus at Wangpan Mountain and stole the Dragon-Slaying Saber.
As soon as Su Chen finished speaking, everyone in the hall was stunned.
I never imagined there were so many hidden stories behind it.
Cheng Kun's junior sister was forcibly taken away by Yang Dingtian, the leader of the Ming Cult.
Cheng Kun and Madam Yang had been having an affair in the Ming Cult's underground tunnels for many years, but Yang Dingtian caught them in the act, which angered Cheng Kun so much that he went mad and died.
This is even more shocking than Ji Xiaofu falling in love with Yang Xiao.
Over the years, many mysteries have shrouded the martial arts world.
One of the reasons is the disappearance of Yang Dingtian, the leader of the Ming Cult.
Back then, Yang Dingtian was incredibly powerful, with the Left and Right Guardians of Light, the Four Great Dharma Protectors, the Five Wanderers, and the Five Elements Flags under his command. He practically controlled the entire martial arts world and the demonic path.
The Sun Moon Cult was utterly insignificant in his eyes.
But ever since Yang Dingtian suddenly disappeared, the Ming Cult has also fallen apart, and its masters have scattered.
If it weren't for this, how could the Sun Moon Cult have risen to prominence?
Only now do people know where Yang Dingtian went.
It turns out that he discovered his wife's infidelity while practicing his martial arts, and in his anger, he went mad and died.
It's ironic that such a powerful and ruthless figure died such a pathetic death.
Everyone understood why Cheng Kun was targeting the Ming Cult.
The hatred of having one's wife stolen is irreconcilable. Since Yang Dingtian is dead, he can only transfer his hatred to the Ming Cult.
No one expected that Cheng Kun would be so insidious.
In order to destroy the Ming Cult, he personally murdered his disciple's entire family, driving his disciple insane.
In order to destroy the Ming Cult, he defected to the Mongol Yuan Dynasty and became a lackey of the foreign race.
In order to destroy the Ming Cult, he adopted the alias Yuanzhen, joined the Shaolin Temple, and even betrayed Kongjian when Kongjian helped him.
If anyone had sympathized with Cheng Kun before, after hearing this, they would no longer feel any pity.
Cheng Kun's actions were utterly inhumane, and the entire martial arts world wished he could be torn to pieces.
Chaos erupted in the hall, with numerous martial arts figures discussing the matter.
"Heavens! I never thought that Yang Dingtian, the former leader of the Ming Cult, was really dead, and that he was so angry that he died."
"Yang Dingtian left us too suddenly back then. If it weren't for that, the Ming Cult wouldn't have fallen apart. I never expected things to turn out this way."
"Yang Dingtian was a formidable figure, even more powerful than Dongfang Bubai at his peak, yet he died at the hands of his own wife. It's truly lamentable."
"What a treacherous and ruthless Cheng Kun! He has done so many heinous things in order to destroy the Ming Cult."
“I can understand that Cheng Kun wanted to harm me, but his methods are too ruthless. He even dared to be a lackey of the Mongol court.”
"The monk Kongjian willingly endured thirteen punches to mediate the feud between Xie Xun and Cheng Kun, yet Cheng Kun still secretly attacked him. That guy is simply inhuman!"
"Damn it! What I hate most are people who are lackeys of foreign races. If I ever run into Cheng Kun, I'll chop him into mincemeat!"
"What exactly did the monk Kongjian mean when he told Xie Xun to gather the Heaven-Slaying Sword and the Dragon-Slaying Saber before his death and unlock their secrets?"
On the railing on the fourteenth floor.
Fang Sheng's eyes widened in shock. He exclaimed, "What? Nephew Yuanzhen is Cheng Kun, that Hunyuan Thunderbolt Hand, in disguise? Impossible! Celestial Mystery Immortal must have made a mistake..."
Before he could finish speaking, Fang Zheng's calm and reprimanding voice came from behind him.
"The Celestial Immortal understands the secrets of heaven. Since he said so, how could he be wrong?"
"It was an oversight on our part that Cheng Kun was able to infiltrate Shaolin under the alias Yuanzhen. We should reflect on this."
"You're being unreasonable and disruptive here; you've already broken the precept against anger!"
Fang Zheng said with a serious expression.
Fang Sheng then realized what was happening, quickly put his hands together, and whispered, "Amitabha, senior brother is right."
Thinking that he had just publicly questioned the Celestial Immortal, even he, who was usually calm and collected, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
It's in the seventh private room on the south side of the fourteenth floor.
A group of female members of the Emei Sect were also whispering among themselves.
The somber atmosphere caused by Ji Xiaofu's situation has eased somewhat.
Only Abbess Miejue, sitting in the main seat, remained somber, seemingly deep in thought.
After a long while, Abbess Miejue seemed to have made up her mind. She stood up, strode out of the private room, and said loudly:
"Master Miejue, the leader of the Emei Sect, pays respects to Immortal Tianji."
"Our Emei Sect has a secret passed down through generations, known only to the successive sect leaders and their heirs."
"The secret is that only by collecting both the Heaven Sword and the Dragon Saber can their true secret be unlocked."
"Just now, the Celestial Immortal mentioned that Monk Kongjian asked Xie Xun to gather these two weapons, which seems to be very similar to the rumors in our Emei Sect."
"I am willing to use the ten top-level secret manuals of the Emei Sect, plus two million taels of silver as the divination fee."
"I beg the Celestial Immortal to enlighten me, what exactly is the secret of the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber?"
Upon hearing this, the previously noisy hall immediately fell silent.
The secret of the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.
This word has piqued everyone's curiosity.
The supreme master of the martial arts world, with his precious sword that slays dragons, he commands the world and no one dares to disobey!
Without the Heaven-Slaying Sword, who can rival it?
This saying has been circulating in the martial arts world for at least sixty years.
This also led to a sixty-year-long struggle among various factions for the Dragon-Slaying Saber.
Over the past sixty years, the Dragon-Slaying Saber has been obtained by different people several times.
But none of those people truly became the supreme master of the martial arts world.
This has led many people to question the famous saying that has been passed down for sixty years.
Even Bai Xiaosheng, who compiled the weapon manual, believed that the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber were merely two sharp divine weapons and did not possess the power to command the martial world.
But now Abbess Miejue says that the Emei Sect has passed down the secret that only by collecting both swords can the secret be unlocked.
In addition, the monk Kongjian also said so.