Secret Records of the Leader of the Beichen Sword Sect-Chapter 125 - 124: Rules

Little Tie was awakened by the thunder beside him. He frowned and opened his eyes, staring at the cave in front of him with a gradually fierce look, then suddenly turned his head.

He then saw himself and Zhen Baiyu tangled together, the woman sleeping with her eyes rolling back, drooling on his chest, and snoring loudly, shaking as her entire body bounced up and down.

Hiss... Done for, done for, she still managed to succeed... Brother Tang, I have wronged you...

Little Tie hurriedly pushed her away, got up, not even bothering to dress properly, first sat cross-legged, meditating, and checked his inner scenery, assessing the state of his inner Qi Sea.

Thankfully, though his cultivation was fully utilized, his Dao body had been completely repaired, his Primordial Yang hadn’t depleted, the True Qi was still very pure, and it seemed that his Blood Breath had increased a bit. All his injuries, even the Thunder Light Fire Qi that had been forced into his body, were resolved and healed.

So, dual cultivation actually has such miraculous effects...

Then Little Tie held Baiyu’s wrist to check her pulse, and her condition was normal too; her Qi Sea was intact, Essence was undisturbed, and naturally, there weren’t any errant sword energies rampaging within her.

It seems it was just a pure Yin Yang harmony, dual breath regulation.

Little Tie wiped his sweat, relieved. As long as nothing went wrong, it’s fine.

It’s not that he’s being too cautious, but the Mystic Sect is very strict about dual cultivation matters, with punishments ranging from being sent down the mountain back home to being expelled from the sect; it’s not something to mess with.

Some might feel that prohibiting disciples from dual cultivation before Core Formation, threatening expulsion upon loss of Primordial Yin or Yang, seemed somewhat overly obsessive, even inhuman.

Indeed, ordinary disciples might err in cultivation, becoming possessed by demons. Now, two people together, burning with desire, might struggle even more to control themselves. But that’s entirely an issue of one’s personal stability and natural talent in cultivation, so what does it have to do with dual cultivation?

And although it’s said that Child’s Skill is formidable, able to beat a group alone, the Mystic Sect is not limited to only practicing Child’s Skill. The Qingtang Sect, which specializes in dual cultivation, is also present, and personal conduct issues shouldn’t necessitate such strict measures from the Heavenly Dao.

Moreover, Little Tie has already formed his Core. In reality, if he were to take that path, slay people and then dual cultivate, dual cultivate and then slay people, probably no one would oppose it, right? Huh?

Well, to be fair, there is actually a connection. Because the Mystic Sect elders have determined that sword fighting and killing are one thing, but forcing others into dual cultivation belongs to the Demon Path.

Yes, this matter was discussed during a conference of the nine major sects at Cloud Platform Peak, with strict esoteric Daoist principles developed for enforcement across Mystic Sect factions.

First of all, the age-old issue of Dao body cultivation is still the crux here.

Younger Qi Refiners simply can’t handle this burden. The Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth is limited, and cultivating Qi Refiner has always been challenging. Once swayed by desire, indulging in daily dual cultivation, depleting the True Qi stored in the Qi Sea, how would they form any Core?

Such individuals’ hearts are never truly set on cultivation. If their minds are always on debaucherous pursuits, they might as well return home to sell sweet potatoes. Just carrying the title from Mystic Sect’s Outer Door can secure a lifetime of wealth, sparing the sect resources and the energy of master teachers.

Thus, by filtering those who steadfastly maintain their Dao heart and reach the Golden Core Realm, these cultivators not only achieve greater mastery over inner energy cultivation methods, with a robust inner core less prone to depleting their cultivation, but also acquire many Eight Golden Locks and Golden Locking restraining spells of wondrous secret techniques as support tools. Naturally, there wouldn’t be too much trouble then.

But beyond this relatively simple understanding concerning personal cultivation disposition, these rules also entail major historical issues of moral and ethical significance, which Little Tie discovered during his perusal of the Daoist Collection Encyclopedia, particularly within the appendices related to Sword Sect records.

The Dao of the Mystic Sect, indeed, once teetered towards the Demon Path due to dual cultivation issues.

It’s actually quite straightforward upon careful consideration.

The Mystic Sect houses countless illustrious predecessors, and since the Demon Palace already possessed dual cultivation secret techniques, naturally the Qingtang Sect wasn’t the only one to surmise the art of couple dual cultivation.

There was a time then, when the method of Energy Replenishment through vessels was quite prevalent among the sects within the Mystic Sect.

Replenishing Energy was nothing more than the exploitation of others to one’s benefit, seizing others’ True Yuan, siphoning their cultivation, and nurturing one’s self.

Ultimately, the greatest flaw of the Mystic Sect’s Qi Refining path is its slow cultivation process, isn’t it? So being Qi Refiners, idle enough to delve into the Five Arts, naturally some would specifically research ways to accelerate cultivation speed.

So if there were a way to seize the meticulously cultivated True Qi of others for one’s own use, and enjoy it too, how would you choose?

The answer, naturally, is evident.

During a lengthy period, when there weren’t so many rigid rules within the Mystic Sect, freedom and indulgence were common, echoing the style of the ’Demon’ sects.

Masters and disciples, elder brothers and junior sisters, elder brothers and brothers, junior sisters and sisters, humans, demons, demons, spirits, ghosts, and magical entities, essentially as long as you have Qi, you may cultivate together.

The more, the merrier, with no refusals.

Some factions even gathered numerous virgin boys and girls, made them practice, and then replenished energy from them, quickly reaching the Nascent Soul Realm. That ancient tradition of entering the sect only at the Nascent Soul was propagated from that era.

Without question, many veered onto this wicked path, and once conflicts arose among sects, the consequences were quite severe, often involving seizing someone’s wives and daughters or massacring entire clans. Furthermore, incidents of invading and destroying another sect, abducting fellow comrades, and imprisoning them within one’s own mountain gate for use as the vessel, were even more commonplace.

The situation grew so serious that even mortals with some aptitude for cultivation were too terrified to venture out alone, lest they be swept up by a gust from heaven, snatched into the caves by some Divinity Transformation monster, fed Elixirs, and refined and extracted essence, rendering their cultivation path obliterated, with hardly any longevity left!

During that period, the name of the Demon Sect truly became others’ nightmare, its reputation plummeting dramatically. So much so that even the dukes of the Twelve Countries couldn’t shield themselves, at constant risk of having their doors busted, their wives and children taken away for cultivation. In fact, even tributary lords of all countries had to periodically supply boys and girls to the mountains, hoping to survive.

Then the most, most, most absurd event finally occurred.

Someone, in no uncertain terms, attacked the Songshan Xuan Nu Temple to grab people! Almost wiped out the Xuan Nu’s direct disciple, the Bixia Sect!!!

At this point, even the chief sect leaders of the Nine Great Xuan Sects, who were secluded in contemplation, isolated from the world and preferred to be undisturbed in their immortal cultivation, were utterly flabbergasted!

To emerge from seclusion and see this collapse unfolding, just wasn’t acceptable!

If this trajectory continued, the Mystic Sect was not only headed for self-destruction, but even these several thousand-year-old senior cultivators stood to be inexplicably labeled as depraved ghosts reborn or reincarnated lecherous demons tarnishing Xuan Nu’s illustrious reputation to dust!

And moreover, you should have known within the vast world, if you’re going to make problems, why target the Bixia Sect?

Do you even know what work Bixia Sect does?

They are for us Mystic Sect!

To pass down! The! Heavenly! Book!

Xuan! Nu! Heavenly! Book!

The transmission had interrupted!!!?

Immediately, the big shots quickly coordinated, gathering all the secluded elderly monsters from the deep mountain, convened briefly on Cloud Platform Peak, drew up a comprehensive plan, assembled a checklist, opened the Sword Pavilion arsenal, each distributed a sword, then combed through households, executing a purge, exterminating a batch of sects, decimating swathes of mountains, obliterating a pathway.

The doors were closed for internal scrutiny.

Against the tide, they reined it in drastically.

Through such brutal, bloody suppression, everything settled into place.

Ultimately, they rescued the remaining disciple from the Xuan Nu Temple, continuing the Bixia Tao transmission.

Given that the Xuan Nu Temple couldn’t safeguard the Heavenly Book, the lineage was placed under Sword Pavilion arsenal custody.

Subsequently, the public elected the nine most powerful individuals to oversee the warehouse, gradually evolving into the Nine Great Xuan Sects and the Cloud Platform Competition system.

Therefore, the strict order was introduced against this backdrop.

Prohibiting Mystic Sect disciples from dual cultivation before Core Formation.

Indeed, it was established to protect Mystic Sect disciples while protecting the whole world.

Because this prohibition also forbade elders, predecessors, senior brothers, and sisters within the sect from using violence, enticing with beauty or small profits to deceive those new to the Dao into yielding and robbing their Essence, committing acts of self-sabotage.

Because human desire is the most uncontrollable thing under heaven.

So this shackle must not be unlocked. Once out of control, the consequences are catastrophic.

So regarding those who violate the order, it’s as stated.

At worst, they’re sent down the mountain back home, at best expelled from the sect.

This is the Mystic vs. Demon conflict, this is the right versus wrong distinction, the rules of the Mystic Sect, words soaked in blood, touch and you die.

Little Tie sighed.

Thus, it is what it is. The Mystic Sect values the rules, not messing with you for fun.

Yes, Little Tie formed a sword embryo, but who knows?

Currently, the Iron Plate he holds still regards him as a Sword Sect child, an Outer Mountain disciple, not yet formally attained Dao, or entered the Nine Yin Mountain gate.

Moreover, Zhen Baiyu hasn’t formed her Core either, let alone that she’s the Demon Sect Saintess!

If this evidence were discovered, he’d definitely be expelled from the sect.

This is truly a joke. If it were because he offended the Sect Leader, or recklessly killed those within the same sect, and were to be expelled, that would have been understandable.

But to be due to failing a love tribulation, privately consorting with the Saintess, that’s too... he wouldn’t even know how to face his master afterward...

Little Tie glanced at Zhen Baiyu, who was still snoring soundly, and slowly reached out to her...

Covering her with a fur coat.

Forget it, this time she saved his life, and the saying is to repay the kindness of a drop with a gushing spring, perhaps he could simply bring along this tag-along, cultivating together in the future.

What’s there to fear? Worst case, reincarnate and cultivate again.

"If I were you, I’d slap her dead right now, an ending in itself."

Little Tie abruptly turned, Suspended Blade in hand, Throat Taibai Hidden Blade, footwork Formless Shadow Blade. Essence Blood moved in waves, Three-Phase Turbine at the ready.

He then saw a white-clad child with a pair of deer horns floating before him.

The child stood five feet tall, each antler also five feet, with one foot tucked below the hips, the other suspended in mid-air, seated atop a multicolored cloud, with left horn supporting the blazing sun, right horn suspending the bright moon.

That five-foot spiritual child glowed brilliantly, yet Little Tie tried locking onto it with his Primordial Spirit, probing the aura only to find nothing present, as if existing solely as a phantom in front of his eyes.

It was that deer’s Primordial Spirit...

The spiritual child then folded his fingers in a bow,

"This humble Daoist is Xuan Jizi, does Little Tie appreciate the treasure sword I sent?"

Little Tie was stunned,

"Xuanji Old Monster?"

Xuan Jizi shook his head, chuckling,

"You, Little Friend, killed my disciple, tarnished my image, seized my magic treasure, and claimed my Immortal Fate, yet you stood before me cursing my old age, calling my name with disdain as a monster. Truly so unruly, how did your master teach you?"

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