The Ancestor of the Thieving Sect

"Lord Mo, what has caused my master to be imprisoned this time? Was it for not paying for prostitution, for staging an accident on the street, or for secretly selling <The Small and Large Ruyi (Partial Version)> again?"

The master said he was innocent, Yun Zhi was skeptical.

Having spent nearly a thousand years with her master, Yun Zhi knew when to believe him and when not to.

"Senior Sister, when will we be able to believe Master's words?" Lu Yang asked curiously.

"When Master is not speaking."

"Then when can't you believe your master's words?"

"When Master is speaking."

Lu Yang: "..."

Upon hearing this, the Minister of Justice slapped his thigh excitedly; Yun Zhi's words had immediately enlightened him.

That's why people say he's highly skilled; his ability to summarize is something others can't match.

If you don't believe or listen to that old scoundrel's nonsense, then nothing will happen.

If he had heard that summary earlier, he wouldn't be sharing a cell with that silent old scoundrel now.

Lord Mo shook his head. "Neither. According to our investigation, the Silent Daoist has been in Dayan County for more than ten days. During these ten days, he has been behaving himself. During the day, he goes to the teahouse to tell stories of 'The Legend of the Ask Dao Sect.' Every time, the teahouse is packed with people. He ends with the phrase 'To be continued,' which makes countless people cry out in despair. At night, he thinks about how to write the next chapter of 'The Ask Dao Sect.' He has been living quite comfortably."

Lu Yang was dumbfounded. So, Master, you said the books were all made up on the spot?

Lu Yang knew his ability to fabricate stories was no less than Meng Jingzhou's, but he couldn't match the ability of the Silent Daoist to make something up the night before and tell it the next day.

"So you wrote 'The Legend of the Ask Dao Sect'!" Lord Xu looked at the Silent Daoist in astonishment.

The Ask Dao Sect was widely circulated, and even teahouses in the capital city talked about it. He had listened to it at teahouses when he was bored.

He was listening to the Ask Dao Sect Path, which contained many embellished descriptions of the Silent Daoist. He was very displeased after hearing it and stopped listening.

Other officials in the capital did the same; they listened out of interest, but found it completely contrary to their understanding, so they stopped listening.

However, the common people listened with great interest. Although the story of the Silent Daoist was exaggerated to the point of being fictional, it was still a story of a cultivator, and a story of a top-tier sect.

The various actions of cultivators described in the book, along with the colorful and fascinating stories, are captivating and highly engaging.

"Have you no shame? What does the person in the story have to do with you in real life, except for the name!" Lord Xu glanced at the Silent Daoist with a look of disgust.

"This is called appropriate beautification," the Silent Daoist said without the slightest shame.

Master Mo continued, "Just three days ago, the monthly cultivator market opened, and the Silent Daoist set up a small stall in a corner of the market, selling Cultivation Method that increase movement speed, claiming that the 'Ancestor of the Thieves,' known for his speed, practiced this Cultivation Method."

"After people realized they had been scammed, they confronted him, demanding compensation, but he vehemently denied it, insisting that his Cultivation Method were genuine."

"After the arguments failed, people came to report the case. After reviewing the case, this official determined that the Cultivation Method was fraudulent and decided to impose an administrative detention of ten days."

Upon hearing unfamiliar words, the Immortal Fairy tapped on Lu Yang's mental space, seeking help. "Lu Yang, who is the patriarch of the Thieves' Sect?"

As the Immortal Fairy's golden finger, Lu Yang truly answered every question. He explained to the Immortal Fairy, "I know a general idea about the ancestor of the Thieves' Sect. As you should know, there are over three thousand unorthodox sects, and one of them is the Thieves' Sect."

The Immortal Fairy nodded, signaling Lu Yang to continue.

"The Thieves' Guild had a peerless master thief whose speed was unparalleled, reaching a level that no one before him could match. His existence made the Thieves' Guild before him and the Thieves' Guild after him completely different concepts. The members of the Thieves' Guild respectfully called him the Ancestor of the Thieves' Guild, and the general public called him the Ancestor of Thieves."

"The speed of the thief is so fast that he can come and go freely even in the imperial palace, stealing a lot of Spirit Stone and Law Treasure. The most outrageous time was when he stole the main gate of the imperial palace. The court was furious, but there was nothing they could do about the thief."

"What happened to the ancestor of thieves after that?" The Immortal Fairy asked excitedly. She had never fought against a cultivator known for his speed before, and if she were to encounter one, she would definitely have a match with him.

Lu Yang shook his head. "It's a mystery. Nobody knows what happened to the Ancestor of Thieves in the end. Some say he passed away peacefully, some say he grew tired of the strife of the mortal world and went into seclusion, and others say he failed to attain the position of an immortal and perished."

Speaking of the Ancestor of Thieves, Lu Yang couldn't help but think of another figure, the second fastest person after the Ancestor of Thieves—the King of Thieves.

Having reached a level of speed that allowed him to travel anywhere in the world, the King of Thieves violated the ancestral precepts of the thieves' sect by stealing from the Land of Gold Merchants, and then vanished without a trace.

In reality, the Silent Daoist still insists that he was wronged, and confidently declares. "It's true, if you cultivate the Cultivation Method I'm selling, you'll definitely be as fast as the Ancestor of Thieves, with unparalleled speed!"

Yun Zhi remained silent for a moment, as if recalling something, and asked, "Lord Mo, may I take a look at the Cultivation Method my master sells?"

"Of course." Mo Danxin summoned his subordinate and instructed him to retrieve the seized evidence from the yamen.

Before long, his subordinate came panting as he brought over a book. The book was very thin and old, without even a title or author's name. It looked like a cultivation Cultivation Method that had been stolen from a grave and brought back to light.

It's no wonder that some practitioners were fooled into buying this book; it certainly looks very impressive.

Lord Mo added, "The Silent Daoist sold a total of ten Cultivation Method. All ten Cultivation Method contained the same content and were all confiscated. This is one of them."

Yun Zhi turned to the first page, and Lu Yang also curiously craned his neck to look over.

The first page of the ancient book reads, "To practice this skill, one must first break one leg."

The Silent Daoist spread his hands. "See, I told you so! I absolutely didn't lie. If you practice this Cultivation Method, I guarantee you'll be as unparalleled in the world as the Ancestor of Thieves!"

Lu Yang: "..."

Lord Mo, Master Guan, you are not wronged in the slightest!

And you still claim you're innocent? A year or two in jail isn't too long!

Lu Yang roughly understood why his master was the strongest person below the Tribulation Transcendence stage.

Anyone with slightly weaker cultivation would have been killed long ago.

Yun Zhi's expression was somewhat strange. "The ancestor of thieves did indeed only have one leg, so he claimed that his speed was unparalleled in the world, and no one has ever refuted that."

"Indeed, I've heard about this as well." The Minister of Justice nodded.

There was one more thing Yun Zhi didn't say. After flipping through the Cultivation Method and doing some deduction, she discovered that practicing this Cultivation Method could indeed allow one to reach the fastest speed among those of the same level.

So this really is the Cultivation Method practiced by the ancestor of thieves?