Changing Direction
In this era, the Three Masters Path could be said to be the "mainstream" faction among the unorthodox paths. Beyond it, there were many secret inheritances that had developed in utmost secrecy to evade the surveillance of the Heavenly Court's Divine Court.
Yet due to its unique nature, the Three Masters Path held an advantage among the many forces of the unorthodox paths.
This led the Divine Court orthodoxies, the great immortal sects, and the aristocratic clans to relentlessly suppress the Three Masters Path and numerous other unorthodox traditions. Yet over the long years, they had still failed to completely sever the Three Masters Path's inheritance.
The Gu lineage was blessed by nature. By making use of the Virtual Dharma Realm created by the Heavenly Court's Divine Court, it had secretly grown stronger, ranking first among the Three Masters Path.
The other two also had their own unique strengths and were thriving in their respective fields.
Although the Divine Court's Three Realms had woven a vast net of karma across heaven and earth, with extraordinarily strict surveillance, it was still impossible for them to completely eradicate these unorthodox inheritances.
Suddenly, Yuan Qing, who had been lying in the cave with his eyes closed, seemed to sense something. He abruptly sat up.
The Mother-Child Heart-Piercing Gu planted between his brows sensed an extremely faint aura emanating from the ground.
With a crack, the floor of the cave split open, and the black soil beneath rose upward.
Then, a tiny clay figure no larger than a thumb emerged from the earth, riding a yellow horse and dressed in yellow.
The yellow clay figure had a full beard and hair, wore a long robe, and had its hair tied in a high topknot. It bowed to Yuan Qing and called out,