Incredible Sect Simulator
Chapter 90: Ancient Secrets, Lost Vortex

Chapter 90: Chapter 90: Ancient Secrets, Lost Vortex

"Sect Leader Lu, the three of us were originally ordered by our sect to go down the mountain to slay Wu Xiangwen, who accidentally entered the demonic path, also known as the Gu Daoist."

"Unexpectedly, this cunning fellow managed to escape all the way to Guangde County, Lushan County, and was ultimately killed by your sect’s disciples."

"Upon hearing this news, we deliberately came to disturb your sect to express our gratitude for your intervention in removing this hidden danger for Shenxiao Palace."

Yuan Lang’s words were full of sincerity, without any hint of using Shenxiao Palace to oppress Cyan Mountain Sect.

Compared to the current Cyan Mountain Sect, Shenxiao Palace could be considered a giant in the Immortal Sects, with a Golden Core Ancestor and several Crystallization and Foundation Establishment Cultivators, far beyond what Cyan Mountain Sect could compare to.

Shenxiao Palace exclusively dominated Yunbei County, and even within the Chu Kingdom, it belonged to the top-tier powers.

In its heyday, Cyan Mountain Sect was slightly inferior to Shenxiao Palace.

Understanding the vast gap between our sect and Shenxiao Palace, Lu Yuanshan was initially worried that Yuan Lang and the others might come with ill intentions.

To prepare for any possible confrontations, he not only called Lu Changfeng and Lu Zhiwei to the Sect Hall to entertain them but also informed Lu Ping.

There was no choice; the current Cyan Mountain Sect was weak, and if he, the Sect Master, were to perish, the sect would be practically finished.

There was no reason not to take precautions.

Looking at their attitude now, they seemed quite amicable, and Lu Yuanshan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, not forgetting to exchange pleasantries.

"Upholding justice is our rightful duty."

At this point, Lu Yuanshan took the initiative to start a conversation.

"I see that the three of you are full of righteous aura, so I suppose your sect’s disciples must be the same. Why would this Gu Daoist stray into the demonic path and defect from the Shenxiao Palace?"

The matter of Gu Daoist rang a warning bell for Lu Yuanshan.

Cyan Mountain Sect must take precautions in the future to prevent any disciples from accidentally entering the demonic path.

The three of them glanced at each other, having already intended to mention this matter without any intention of keeping it secret. Now that Lu Yuanshan brought it up, they treated it as casual conversation.

"This matter must start from the Qingli Sea..."

Yuan Lang, with a serious expression, asked.

"Sect Leader Lu, do you know about the Lost Vortex near the Celestial Fire Palace in the Qingli Sea, which has existed for tens of thousands of years?"

"Lost Vortex?"

Lu Yuanshan murmured the words, looking bewildered, truly unaware of it.

Yuan Lang also mentioned the Celestial Fire Palace, a power he had heard of from his father Lu Ping, when talking about the Celestial Fire Purple Gold Copper.

Now, this Lost Vortex was also related to the Celestial Fire Palace.

This only made Lu Yuanshan increasingly curious about what kind of power the Celestial Fire Palace was.

"It seems that Sect Leader Lu is not very familiar with the Qingli Sea Cultivation Realm."

"However, that’s understandable. In the entire Chu Kingdom, only Shenxiao Palace frequently ventures into the Qingli Sea, knowing this ancient secret."

Guessing that Lu Yuanshan was unaware of the Lost Vortex, Yuan Lang didn’t mean to ridicule him and continued on his own.

It turns out, tracing back to ancient times, the Qingli Sea experienced a catastrophic invasion by Outer Realm Demons, forcibly opening a gateway leading to an evil demon world outside the realm beneath the Qingli Sea.

This portal is the Lost Vortex.

At that time, millions of Outer Realm Demons poured out of the Lost Vortex, wantonly devouring and slaughtering the cultivators and myriad creatures of the Qingli Sea, plunging it into an unprecedented apocalypse, where countless lives perished tragically, even to the point where saying the sea ran with blood is an understatement.

As the demons were wreaking havoc, about to land on the coastal Lingxi State to wreak havoc on the mainland cultivators, the renowned Celestial Fire True Monarch of the overseas cultivation realm stood against the tide.

As a top-tier Great Divine Power User in the sea regions, Celestial Fire True Monarch sacrificed himself, transforming his Dao Body to refine a Spirit Array, and ultimately entered the Lost Vortex, sealing this gateway entrance.

The truth of whether this happened or not can no longer be verified.

But since Celestial Fire True Monarch intervened, the Lost Vortex was indeed sealed, and the Outer Realm Demons within could not set foot in the Qingli Sea again.

When the sea and land cultivators joined forces and, for decades pacified the demon chaos, killing the last of the Outer Realm Demons outside the Lost Vortex, a sect named Celestial Fire Palace was established.

This sect claimed to be the inheritors of Celestial Fire True Monarch, created specifically under the master’s orders outside the Lost Vortex, to guard the vortex and prevent the resurgence of the Outer Realm Demons’ disaster.

This is how the Celestial Fire Palace originated.

Perhaps to commemorate Celestial Fire True Monarch or for the benefit of all living beings, every generation’s sect leader of the Celestial Fire Palace guards the Lost Vortex, much like how Xuu Mengyuan guards Guangde County.

But although the Lost Vortex is sealed, it ultimately addresses the symptoms, not the root cause.

With the passing of Celestial Fire True Monarch, the lack of sealing techniques, and the incompetence of his descendants, the Lost Vortex’s seal became increasingly loose over time.

Some Outer Realm Demons, unwilling to give up, constantly assaulted the seal’s barriers, occasionally breaking through the seal to reach Qingli Sea every hundred years or so.

At these times, the Celestial Fire Palace must dispatch disciples to continuously suppress and eliminate these Outer Realm Demons.

Over tens of thousands of years, the Celestial Fire Palace has killed countless Outer Realm Demons.

Consequently, the Celestial Fire Palace has experienced a decline in talent, leading to a shortage of disciples in the past few hundred years, continually weakening its combat power.

After all, joining the Celestial Fire Palace entails taking on the task of exterminating Outer Realm Demons.

This task must be undertaken once every century.

Consider a Golden Core Cultivator from the Celestial Fire Palace; during a normal lifespan of five hundred years, they must combat Outer Realm Demons five times, and if unlucky, encountering a demon of the same realm might end in death.

Thus, to solve the problem of insufficient sect disciples, the Celestial Fire Palace devised a foolproof plan.

They used Celestial Fire Purple Gold Copper, produced by the palace itself, as a reward to entice sea and land cultivators to participate in the action against Outer Realm Demons.

In this way, you work for the Celestial Fire Palace for the sake of the Celestial Fire Purple Gold Copper, slaying demons and gaining the fame of defending the peace of the sea region.

And I don’t need to exhaust myself recruiting and training disciples to deal with the demons; I just need to invest heavily in the production of Celestial Fire Purple Gold Copper.

This mutually beneficial cooperation method was immediately supported by all parties.

Slaying Outer Realm Demons every hundred years to obtain Celestial Fire Purple Gold Copper has become a long-term goal for many cultivators seeking the copper.

Not only can they receive rewards, but they can also do a great favor for the Celestial Fire Palace and establish rapport.

This cooperative relationship has been passed down ever since.

Returning to the main point, the reason Gu Daoist went to the Lost Vortex to participate in the eradication of Outer Realm Demons was simply that Shenxiao Palace wanted to obtain Celestial Fire Purple Gold Copper, dispatching a disciple to carry out the mission.

Shenxiao Palace is an old partner of Celestial Fire Palace, its inherited Thunder Technique naturally grants it an innate advantage against demons.

With this advantage, it stands to reason they would make full use of it.