Even after He Ping left, a tremendous battle still took place in Great Canopy Mountain.
Following this, various factions sent forces to vie for the rare treasures Luo Jiuzhao obtained from the Flame-Severing Cave in the Hanging Coffin Mountain. It is said that in the days that followed, the mountain dwellers living around Great Canopy Mountain frequently heard explosions and booming sounds coming from the mountains...
Meanwhile, He Ping, having already obtained the remains of the Daoist master's physical body, quietly escaped and returned to Longhe County.
He was not concerned with other matters in Great Canopy Mountain, and those matters had nothing to do with him.
After He Ping returned to his secret chamber, Chixinzi emerged from his shadow. After killing Gongpilu, Chi Xinzi was responsible for disposing of the body and also took some of Gongpilu's belongings.
"Hehe, junior brother, this woman's background is not simple. Besides being one of the 'Thirteen Golden Generals,' she should also be a member of the Fragrance Sect..."
Chixinzi tossed out a sachet.
"This sachet should be the mark of a follower of the Fragrance Sect, and this woman's status is not low either, at least at the 'Great Lotus' level."
" The Fragrance Sect?"
He Ping took the sachet, glanced down at the lotus flower embroidered on it, his brows furrowed slightly, and his expression became somewhat solemn.
"I know that the Fragrance Sect is ranked last among the Nine Evils of Longevity, but I don't know much more about this cult. Could you tell me what this woman's identity is?"
"No problem."
Chixinzi grinned.
He was familiar with various anecdotes in the cultivation world during his lifetime, and was also very knowledgeable about the Fragrance Sect.
Without further ado, he began to say, " The Fragrance Sect has a unique origin. Its leader was originally a woodcutter in the mountains. One day, while gathering firewood, he accidentally saved a spirit fox. The fox cut off its own tail and gave it to him, along with three volumes of the Heavenly Fragrance Scripture."
This woodcutter's surname was Shi. Later, this leader of the Shi sect used fox tails to make incense, which he used to attract followers. Many people joined him, hence the name "Fragrance Sect." At its peak, the Fragrance Sect Scent Sect had followers all over the five realms of the world, and its power was even greater than that of the Mud Sect, until their leader was assassinated by a master of the Evil-Slaying Bureau...
According to Chixinzi, the Fragrance Sect flourished for a period of time three hundred years ago, but it was quickly discovered by the experts of the Great You Dynasty's Evil-Slaying Bureau.
The sect leader himself was quite powerful, but unfortunately, he was besieged by dozens of experts and ultimately perished. Since then, the Fragrance Sect has gone underground and has been spreading its influence in secrecy for many years, maintaining a very low profile.
" The Fragrance Sect has a strict hierarchy, with the 'Twenty-Four Incense Manual' indicating seniority within the cult. The initial entry is marked by the 'Peace Incense,' followed by the 'Mourning Incense,' 'Longevity Incense,' 'Longevity-Decreasing Incense,' 'Little Innocent Incense,' 'Great Innocent Incense,' 'Death-Summoning Incense,' 'Wealth-Giving Incense,' 'Little Lotus Incense,' and 'Great Lotus Incense.' Reaching the 'Great Lotus Incense' rank allows one to become the head of incense halls in various regions, managing the followers of branch halls and handling all affairs, large and small—a position of considerable importance."
Chixinzi explained with a smile.
"However, even the Great Lotus is a low-grade incense. Only experts at the Dao Entry level are qualified to be promoted to the middle-grade Ten Incenses. This kind of fragrance belongs to the leaders, elders, protectors, and chief generals of the Fragrance Sect..."
"Etc."
He Ping asked with some confusion, "If there are ten low-grade incenses and ten mid-grade incenses, then there should be four high-grade incenses. The sect leader, elders, protectors, and chief generals can only be in the mid-grade ten incenses, so what are the four high-grade incenses?"
"The four superior incense offerings are Forest-Gathering Incense, Offering-Enhancing Incense, Blessing-Increasing Incense, and Elixir-Inducing Incense. These four incense offerings are not for living people, but for the twelve immortals: 'Fox, Weasel, White Tiger, Blue Tiger, Gray Tiger, Wu Dragon, Wolf Dog, Black Tiger, and Python,' as well as the Stele Master and Smoke Spirit, collectively known as the Twenty-Four Paths of Clear Wind..."
A cold smile appeared on Chixinzi's face.
"To put it bluntly, they're just household spirits, city foxes and shrine rats, ghosts and monsters... The methods of cultivation in the Fragrance Sect are quite varied, and many techniques require the use of external forces. If the believers and disciples want to cast Law Technique but their own cultivation is insufficient, they often have to pray for incense and invite gods... Heh heh, what gods do they have to invite? They can only invite demons, ghosts, and beast spirits."
Chixinzi shook his head, his tone slightly sarcastic.
"Aside from the three volumes of the Heavenly Fragrance Scripture, which have some merit, the rest of their methods are not worth mentioning, hence they are ranked last among the Nine Evils of Longevity."
Clearly, from the perspective of Chi Xinzi, the Chixinzi Immortal Puppet Sect, who ranks third among the Nine Evils of Longevity, the cultivation methods of the Fragrance Sect are truly Lower Vehicle. Only the three volumes of the Heavenly Fragrance Scripture have some unique features. It is said that the sect leader Shi, who founded this lineage, took advantage of the sect's widespread recruitment of believers to gather hundreds of thousands of followers and, through the power of their collective wishes, cultivated a golden body of incense.
"After the death of the Fragrance Sect leader surnamed Shi, the remaining disciples and followers were insignificant. This faction turned to spreading their teachings in secret, specifically infiltrating prosperous and popular areas of various states to recruit ordinary people from the streets as believers and secretly spread their doctrines..."
Chixinzi stroked his long beard and said, "If Gongpilu is the head of the Incense Hall, then there should be a branch of the Fragrance Sect within Jinhe Prefecture, and there might even be other experts there. This would be a problem for us, who are also located in Jinhe Prefecture!"
"I already have plenty of troubles, one more won't make a difference..."
He Ping was examining the remains of the Daoist master. The remains were as decayed as a piece of dead wood, but the surface of the body was as if it had been painted with a layer of gold paint, gleaming with a faint golden light. He was quite curious about the remains, mainly about why they had become like this.
"A master who has entered the Dao possesses a demigod-like body, known as the Purple Grinding True Gold Body. This master should have passed away peacefully, not been killed on the spot. His body should not be damaged... If that were the case, his remains would not be in this state?"
"He must have encountered a powerful Daoist technique, and died from it. This person's cultivation was already very high in life, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to escape back to Hanging Coffin Mountain and pass away peacefully..."
Chixinzi mimicked his appearance in life, stroking his beard and pondering deeply.
"This person, without a doubt, should be a master of the Primordial Unity Sect. The Primal Unity Dao is a branch of the ancient Daoist school, different from the Taiyi and Sanyuan schools, as well as the three innate and three acquired lineages. Its lineage is exceptionally long, and like the Cave Abyss Sect, it has a special origin. The Primordial Unity Sect possesses the orthodox method for entering the Dao, the < Heaven-Mending Furnace >, which is said to condense and forge all things and transform countless phenomena. Its founder is the ' Primordial Unity Six Heavens Dharma-Transmitting Patriarch,' ranking first among the 36 Daoist methods. This method for entering the Dao has now been lost..."
"The Hanging Coffin Mountain Flame-Severing Cave are the ancestral home of the Primordial Unity Sect. After the fall of the Great Offering Dynasty, the Emperor You of the Great You Dynasty rose to power and led his followers to unite various forces to conquer the world. At that time, warlords were divided and various factions were constantly fighting. The ' Primordial Unity Six Heavens Dharma-Transmitting Patriarch ' was also one of the heroes who were vying for the world. He was a great enemy of the Emperor You. Later, after his defeat, he implicated the Primordial Unity Sect. The Emperor You sent a large army to destroy the sect's gates. The ten elders of the sect died one after another, and a large number of disciples also died."
"This left the surviving disciples with nowhere to run and nowhere to go. So, the rest of them flocked to the Flame-Severing Cave the Hanging Coffin Mountain where the ancestral temple was located. To escape the war, they all entered the Flame-Severing Cave. Later, it is unknown how many of those who entered that secret realm survived. However, the Daoist method of the < Heaven-Mending Furnace > is considered extinct in the Great You Realm. It is said that there are still some remnants of its inheritance overseas!"