Taiyi Temple, Where Demons Breed

This day.

Behind Taiyi Temple, there is a bamboo forest with a clear spring waterfall. Below the waterfall is a lake where several fish are swimming.

"Boom! Boom..."

Suddenly, the waterfall plunged down, splashing countless water droplets that scattered and splashed around the bamboo grove, instantly creating a lot of mud around it. In the center of the bamboo grove, there was a huge rock with a large hole in it. Inside the hole was a circular opening, from which a wisp of blue smoke was rising. That blue smoke was the water.

The rushing water crashed down into a large, circular hole. Inside the hole burned a flame, and on the flame sat a man in blue robes, his face handsome, with a hint of sorrow between his brows, as if he were pondering something. A layer of blue mist enveloped him, making him appear hazy and ethereal, like a celestial being descending to earth.

The man in blue had his eyes closed and his fists clenched.

"Buzz..."

Suddenly, he opened his eyes wide, and two sharp beams of light shot out.

Suddenly, the man in blue stood up abruptly. A gust of wind blew up, sending all the swirling dust behind him. He looked like a Heavenly God, radiating boundless majesty.

"Haha, I've finally broken through!" The man in blue roared to the sky, his voice booming and shaking the entire Taiyi Temple.

The sound was even louder than the previous roar, shaking the buildings of Taiyi Temple and causing the entire courtyard to tremble. Moreover, the roof tiles fell off one after another.

"Boom!"

The roof of Taiyi Temple collapsed, crashing down in front of the Taiyi Temple and onto the bamboo grove.

The trees in the bamboo forest were all crushed and fell to the ground.

The disciples of Taiyi Temple were all startled and rushed out of their cultivation rooms.

Taishang Laojun hearing this voice, Laozi's expression changed, and he rushed over.

In the bamboo forest, a large tree lay fallen to the ground, and beside it lay a skeleton. The skeleton was unrecognizable, just a pile of Bai Gu, with a branch piercing through its chest and abdomen. There was also a pool of blood next to the Bai Gu, indicating that it had been killed by an arrow through the heart.

Taishang Laojun's heart skipped a beat. He quickly squatted down to examine the corpse and found that it was dead, and the Bai Gu that had pierced through the body was broken. He was horrified.

Has their plan been exposed?

A fine layer of cold sweat beaded on Taishang Laojun's forehead. He hurriedly ran into the bamboo forest and examined the body carefully, only to find that there was no spiritual energy fluctuation within the corpse. It seemed that the body had been murdered to silence the witness.

Taishang Laojun was even more flustered. Did this mean the Taiyi Sect's plan had failed?

Taishang Laojun hurriedly called out to the empty bamboo forest, "Xiao Lizi, Xiao Lizi..."

However, in the empty bamboo forest, no sound could be heard except for his own voice.

A chill ran through him; he knew things were probably not going well.

With a stomp of his foot, Taishang Laojun rose into the air and flew towards the Heavenly Court.

Heavenly Court.

True Person Taiyi sat in his study, his expression shifting between light and dark.

"True Person, what should we do? If this happens, Taiyi Temple is probably doomed. Those bastards at Taiyi Temple will definitely Taiyi Temple it to the ground. This is a huge loss!" the Jade Emperor said anxiously.

True Person Taiyi frowned and said, "It's too late to say anything now. Taiyi Temple has already been exposed. If we don't come up with a solution soon, I'm afraid we won't be able to escape this crisis."

"Are we really going to abandon Taiyi Temple? After all, we've lived here for hundreds of years! And it's the very foundation of Taiyi Temple. It would be such a pity if it were destroyed," the Jade Emperor said anxiously.

True Person Taiyi shook his head. "We cannot give up, we cannot give up, we absolutely cannot give up. Once Taiyi Temple is destroyed, it will be like losing an arm. Moreover, we cannot let them continue to act recklessly. If they continue, our Heavenly Court will be destroyed sooner or later."

The Jade Emperor frowned and said, "But what should we do? We can't just stop them, can we? If we do, we'll definitely anger them, and then the entire Heavenly Court will probably suffer. This matter can't be handled so simply."

True Person Taiyi pondered for a long time before saying, "This is the only way for now. However, we absolutely cannot compromise on this matter easily, otherwise we will be unable to govern other sects in the future."

"Well, what do you plan to do?" the Jade Emperor asked.

True Person Taiyi said, "For now, we'd better pretend we know nothing and not let them realize that we already know their secret."

The Jade Emperor asked in confusion, "Why? Shouldn't we expose them? Are we just going to let them run rampant like this?"

True Person Taiyi shook his head and said, "Of course we won't let them run rampant. I just want to see what measures they will take when we go to Taiyi Temple. We must guard against their sneak attacks. If we take them by surprise, we might be able to deliver a fatal blow. Then they will know how powerful we are."

The Jade Emperor's eyes lit up, and he said, "That's a good idea. This time, we not only need to teach them a lesson, but also give them a warning. If they don't listen to our advice, then we don't need to be polite to them."

True Person Taiyi nodded. "This plan must be kept secret. No one except you and me can be told, otherwise Taiyi Temple will be doomed."

The Jade Emperor nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely not leak this information."

"Alright, don't go out for now. Stay here and cultivate, and strive to reach the Golden Immortal Realm as soon as possible," said True Person Taiyi.

"Yes, I will certainly live up to True Person expectations." The Jade Emperor nodded in agreement.

Immediately afterwards, True Person Taiyi left, and the Jade Emperor sat in his chair in deep thought.

"Hmph, since you are so ruthless, don't blame me for being ruthless too," the Jade Emperor said through gritted teeth.

Taiyi Temple.

Upon returning to Taiyi Temple, Taishang Laojun immediately convened an emergency meeting, gathering all the elders, protectors, disciples, and the head of Taishang Peak.

"Fellow disciples, I now know that the Taiyi Sect has been taken over by the remnants of the Taiyi Sect, who have also destroyed Taiyi Sect. Now, our Taiyi Sect is wanted by the Heavenly Court. If you do not want to be hunted down by the Heavenly Court, you must leave the Heavenly Court, change your names, and never return to the Taiyi Sect. Otherwise, our Taiyi Temple will be in trouble," said Taishang Laojun bluntly.