Ancient Secrets

The immortal fairy sighed, feeling this was a tragedy of the times. "How can your era be filled with nothing but rumors, even rumors about immortals?"

As a member of this era, Lu Yang listened to the fairy's teachings and expressed that he would deeply reflect on his actions.

"Ying Tianxian was such a good person. Although he was unlucky enough to be challenged by me every time he was above his level before he became an immortal, he was still a genius that was rare in all the ages and had a bright future. I never thought that after he became an immortal and achieved great success, he would be harmed by the rumors of later generations."

Taking the opportunity, Lu Yang asked, "Does Ying Tianxian have a wife and children?"

"Probably not, but he's quite popular with women."

"How so?"

"By most people's standards, Ying Tianxian is exceptionally handsome, but I don't think so. Of course, it's also possible that I always end up beating him up black and blue."

"Before he became an immortal, powerful female cultivators who admired him often abducted him and forced him into sexual relations. This happened more than once or twice; I personally witnessed it more than five times, and I've heard from others that it happened even more often."

"... I'm so envious, oh no, I mean I'm so unlucky."

Lu Yang continued reading <High Antiquity Secrets> and found that the book mentioned the Four Immortals of High Antiquity, but only Ying Tianxian had a clear title. The other three immortals were referred to by nicknames, such as Demon Immortal or a certain immortal.

"It's probably because among the Four Immortals of High Antiquity, Ying Tianxian is the most famous. Or perhaps the books that can be bought for three thousand Spirit Stone won't tell you everything."

Considering that Ying Tianxian created the lightning tribulation, Lu Yang had reason to suspect that Ying Tianxian's name was widely known, or rather, widely despised, among high-level cultivators.

"Look at this! It mentions the High Antiquity battle between the Dragon and Phoenix Ancestors, and the Phoenix Ancestor's rebirth through fire!" Meng Jingzhou said, pointing to a page, showing some excitement upon seeing a familiar story.

He heard it from a pure-blooded phoenix clan member in Luofeng County. Their account was more detailed than the book, but the general events were roughly the same.

Lu Yang rubbed his temples in anguish, thinking how difficult it must be for archaeologists; all that effort they put into research often turns out to be completely different from the actual situation.

"This is a secret about the Chaos Clan, one of the High Antiquity Fiends of antiquity. The Chaos Clan is born without a face and their gender is unknown. After reaching adulthood, they can adjust their gender and appearance at any time according to their own wishes. In High Antiquity times, the Chaos Clan established a rule that in the cultivation world, the strong are respected and submit to the weak. The strong are male and the weak are female."

"Is that so?" Lu Yang asked the Immortal Fairy for confirmation.

The Immortal Fairy affirmed, "That's true."

"The Chaos Clan is just as you've heard. At birth, their bodies are a state of chaos, with nothing clearly defined. They are a rare species where nurture determines innate qualities; some even say this is proof of reversed cause and effect."

"The Chaos Clan has such a rule: the strong determine the gender of the weak."

"The rules themselves are fine, but it just so happens that the Chaos Clan produced an extraordinary genius at that time. He couldn't compare to the prodigies of the Dragon and Phoenix Clans, but he was still one of the top three strongest fighters in the history of the Chaos Clan."

"He was a man who loved to build harems and seek thrills, so he defeated all the chaos and turned them all into them."

"The appearance of the Chaos Clan can be freely determined, so they are all beautiful women."

"The result was that the vast Chaos race had only one male, and the rest were all females. They were almost wiped out."

"It was Qilin Immortal who stepped in to mediate, advising him to restrain his desires and also suggesting that the Chaos Clan revise their rules."

"Later, the Chaos Clan changed the rule to allow gender to be determined by the individual; I don't know if the rule has changed now."

Lu Yang: "..."

Don't tell Meng Jingzhou about this, lest he become envious.

"There is also a legend recorded here: In High Antiquity, a woodcutter went up the mountain to chop wood and accidentally stumbled into cave abode. He met two immortals playing chess. The immortals' chess skills were superb and contained profound knowledge. After the game ended, the woodcutter realized that the environment outside the cave had changed drastically and a hundred years had passed."

"The story of the first leader of the Immortal Cult must have been adapted from this High Antiquity legend."

Lu Yang said with certainty, "If I'm not mistaken, one of these two High Antiquity immortals must be the Immortal of Time. Only he could allow the woodcutter's time to watch the chess game to pass through a hundred years!"

The Immortal Fairy chuckled, "You guessed wrong. The ones playing chess are Ying Tianxian and Qilin Xian, those two terrible chess players."

"I invited the four of them to my house for dinner, and they all readily agreed. However, Ying Tianxian and Qilin Xian said they were playing chess and would come over once the game was over. I said okay."

"I waited and waited, but they didn't come over. I asked Jiuchongxian to chop wood, and he volunteered to go check it out. He never came back."

"During this time, the Immortal of Time also went by. When he came back, he told me that they were comprehending the Great Dao while playing chess and that we shouldn't disturb them. I said, 'Then let's eat together.' The Immortal of Time said, 'They are both immortals, so they should share blessings and hardships. If we're going to eat, we should eat together; if we're not going to eat, neither of us should eat. How can two people eat while three go hungry!'"

"I thought what he said made a lot of sense, so I waited a little longer, and that wait lasted a hundred years."

"A hundred years have passed, the food has gone cold, and it's never been eaten."

The Immortal Fairy felt somewhat regretful, thinking that Ying Tianxian and Qilin Xian were really not very skilled; they couldn't even finish a game of chess after a hundred years.

Lu Yang: "..."

Truly worthy of being an immortal with limitless lifespan; a hundred years pass in the blink of an eye.

Ying Tianxian and his two brothers were even more ruthless; they would rather play chess for a hundred years than eat.

Although this book, <The Secrets of High Antiquity>, differs slightly from the real High Antiquity, it is still the result of scholarly research, and the story has a basis in reality; it is not a fabrication out of thin air.

As for why the rumor spread that Ying Tianxian was fond of beautiful women, Lu Yang had no idea. Perhaps the method of verification was flawed, or perhaps the source of the information was incorrect.

As Lu Yang and his companion passed a roadside stall, Lu Yang glanced at it again. The stall displayed a small golden pagoda, a jade purification bottle, sealed pills whose effects were still slowly diminishing, and a broken flying sword...

"Lu Yang, wait a minute! Do you see that flying sword? It's a treasure! It's the flying sword that the Immortal Qilin used!" The Immortal Fairy excitedly called out to Lu Yang.

The flying sword was broken and looked very different from its original form. If the Immortal Fairy hadn't seen it several times, she wouldn't have been sure that it was the Qilin Immortal's sword.

"What?" Lu Yang's heart skipped a beat. He hadn't expected to encounter a flying sword used by the Qilin Immortal in such a place. This was a celestial sword!

The cheat code, the Immortal Fairy, has finally worked.

"Wait, could it be the sword that Qilin Immortal used when he was still in the Foundation Establishment Realm?" Lu Yang looked at the Immortal Fairy warily.

The Immortal Fairy was displeased, feeling that Lu Yang didn't trust her enough. "Of course not! This is the immortal sword that the Qilin Immortal possessed after becoming an immortal. The Qilin Immortal specially commissioned Ying Tian Immortal to forge it with the power of thunder!"

Lu Yang was overjoyed. "Forged by a Celestial Immortal and used by a Qilin Immortal, the price of this flying sword is skyrocketing!"

What a steal!

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