The Fourth Elder and the Sect Master of Seven Emotions Valley's Past

Shuang Feiyan, the master of Seven Emotions Valley, is a top-tier sorcerer and one of the most untouchable people in the Desolate State.

She possesses all sorts of strange and bizarre Curse techniques, which are ubiquitous and impossible to defend against. Anyone who provokes her should be prepared to face all kinds of Curse.

Hundreds of years ago, a sect secretly insulted Shuang Feiyan. When Shuang Feiyan found out, the genders of all the sect members were swapped, and it took half a year to return to normal.

To this day, this sect has become a laughing stock in the desolate region.

Lu Yang didn't know about Shuang Feiyan's deeds, but even a fool could tell that he absolutely couldn't provoke a sorcerer.

Although he is well-versed in the dark history of High Antiquity, especially the dark history of High Antiquity immortals, and will inevitably shoulder great responsibilities in the future, there is no need to face the wrath of the top-level sorcerer now.

Who can withstand this?

"Don't be afraid, with me here, I guarantee no Curse can harm you!" the source of the Curse said confidently in the spiritual space.

Lu Yang panicked even more.

Zhao Po also appeared very nervous. Unlike Lu Yang, he knew what Valley Master Shuang had done. She was someone who could frighten children into crying at night. Even though the Corpse Driving Sect and the Seven Emotions Valley had a long-standing relationship, whether that relationship would work depended on Valley Master Shuang's mood.

Fortunately, Valley Master Frost had no intention of arguing with the juniors. Her expression changed several times before she finally let out a heavy sigh.

"When I met Shanren, I was about your age."

"That day, I was passing through Cangshan Mountain when I heard shouts. It was bandits causing trouble. He stepped forward and rescued everyone. That's when I met him."

Lu Yang nodded secretly. What a hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress scene! The Fourth Elder is quite the ladies' man.

"As the bandit leader, I saw that this man was elegant and refined, and his speech and manners were extraordinary. I could tell at a glance that he came from a great sect or a prominent Aristocratic Clan, so I captured him and made him my husband."

Lu Yang: "..."

Something doesn't feel right.

"When I was a bandit, I robbed the rich to help the poor; I never stole money from the poor."

"The main reason is that I found there were too many bandits in the desolate mountains, making it difficult to eradicate them completely. So I thought, why not become a bandit myself, gradually expand my power, squeeze out the other bandits until there's no place for them, and then all the real bandits will be gone?"

"I've digressed. After capturing the mountain man, I wanted to marry him, but he refused to submit even at the cost of his life. I had no choice but to give up for the time being."

Lu Yang thought to himself that he had long heard of the tradition of bride kidnapping in the desolate state, but he never expected to witness it firsthand today.

"I haven't completely given up on Shanren. His cultivation is no weaker than mine. I was able to capture him by surprise. To prevent him from escaping, I placed Curse on him."

"Knowing he couldn't break the Curse anytime soon, the hermit obediently stayed by my side. I told him about my carefully devised bandit-suppression strategy, and after considering it, he thought it was reliable. So he joined me in robbing the rich to help the poor, and we made a great name for ourselves, known in the martial arts world as the Male and Female Bandits!"

"Of course, during this time the mountain man also tried to escape and try to break the Curse, but all attempts failed."

"I admire the perseverance of people from the mountains."

Lu Yang felt that the Fourth Elder's ability to break the Curse was based on the foundation laid at that time. No wonder the Fourth Elder could only break Curse but not cast Curse; it turned out that he was the one who was Curse back then.

"Cangshan is a great place. We've captured many young and famous cultivators, such as the current Sect Master of the Corpse Driving Sect and the chieftain of the barbarian tribe. After I told them my plan, they all thought it was a good idea, so they swore an oath of brotherhood and joined my bandit den, respectfully calling me Big Sister!"

"With the help of these three, the power of our Cangshan bandits expanded rapidly, and the surrounding bandits all submitted to us. I gave the defeated bandits two choices: either be turned into living corpses or have Curse planted on them by me. They all wisely chose the latter and became my subordinates."

"We used this method to further expand our influence; dozens of hilltops were under our control."

"In the end, we controlled a significant portion of the desolate state. Who in the underworld didn't know the name of the Four Dragons of Cangshan?"

"At that time, the leader of the largest bandit force was called Zhenshanhu. Seeing that we were expanding rapidly, he took the initiative to attack, wanting to stop our momentum before we were fully established."

"The Mountain-Suppressing Tiger has the cultivation of Nascent Soul peak Nascent Soul cultivator. None of us can defeat him in a one-on-one fight, but the four of us working together can defeat him!"

"After being defeated, the Mountain-Suppressing Tiger fled in panic, uttering a threat that he had a powerful Rogue Cultivator at the Body Integration Realm backing him up. Offending him was equivalent to offending that powerful Rogue Cultivator the Body Integration Realm, and they should just wait to die. I don't remember the exact words, but that was roughly what he said."

"We realized this wouldn't work; we couldn't possibly defeat someone at the Body Integration Realm. We had no choice but to ask our elders for help."

"When that Body Integration Realm Rogue Cultivator the Nascent Soul stage appeared, ready to show off his power in front of us, the then Valley Master of Seven Emotions Valley, the Grand Elder of the Corpse Driving Sect, and the Grand Elder of the Barbarian Clan all showed up."

"He was so scared that he ran away as fast as he could, but no matter how Integrated Body Early Stage he ran, how could he outrun our elders? The other party was only at the early stage of the Integration Realm, while our elders were all at the Integrated Body Late Stage Realm. Moreover, the elders had already laid a trap, just waiting for the other party to walk into it."

Lu Yang felt despair just thinking about that scene. He was only at the Integrated Body Early Stage, helping his subordinates eliminate hostile forces. Who could have imagined that one powerful figure after another would emerge from behind those hostile forces?

"That rogue Rogue Cultivator Body Integration possessed astonishing escape techniques. Knowing that he would surely die if captured by us, he sacrificed his Essence Blood to escape from the inescapable net."

"At this moment, a child blocked the path of the Rogue Cultivator at the Body Integration. He was your grandmaster, the former sect Sect Master of the Ask Dao Sect. His combat power was the highest among all the elders. Once he made a move, even if that Body Integration Rogue Cultivator burned his life away, he wouldn't be able to escape."

"From then on, we unified the bandit forces in the desolate state, and were subsequently taken back to our respective territories and confined by our elders."

"Originally, I was also supposed to be taken back and put in solitary confinement, but your master said there was no room at the cliff now, so he put me and me in the solitary confinement room in Seven Emotions Valley."

Lu Yang had heard of the Cliff of Confinement, a place used by the Ask Dao Sect for self-reflection. However, he had always been a well-behaved and honest child and had never been punished, so he didn't need to go to such a place.

Originally, the eldest sister wanted to lock up their master, who wasn't cultivating properly, at the Cliff of Seclusion. Unfortunately, their master's cultivation was too high, and he frequently went to the Cliff of Seclusion, so locking him up there would be useless. That's why they locked their master up at their doorstep.

Who was it that closed the cliff pass back then?

"Your master and his eight companions—it seems your master led his seven senior brothers and sisters to cause a ruckus in the capital, giving the powerful and wealthy disciples a terrible lesson. If you go to the capital, don't say you're a disciple of the Silent Daoist."

Lu Yang: "..."

In other families, my elders always stand up for me, so why is it that in my case, my elders are the ones who cause me trouble?

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