"He knew this object was extraordinary and likely related to the origin of that evil martial art, so he took precautions.

"Xu Zeyuan had his Hundred-Pound Saber reforged. During the smelting process, he hid the iron sheet within it, believing no one would ever know.

"And in the beginning, he was right. No one knew that the Hundred-Pound Saber, famous throughout the Jianghu, held such a secret."

Hearing this, Fang Shuwen couldn’t help but chuckle.

’What a Dragon-Slaying Hundred-Pound Saber.’

Yu Yaoguang shot him a strange glance, wondering why he was laughing.

Still, she continued:

"Until one day, over thirty years ago, an uninvited guest suddenly appeared.

"He bluntly demanded his Hundred-Pound Saber.

"At first, Xu Zeyuan thought it was just an ordinary challenge from the Jianghu.

"He never expected his opponent’s martial arts to be so vicious. He had no choice but to fight with all his might.

"In the end, he slipped up and killed his opponent. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"Xu Zeyuan initially regretted his heavy hand, but then he found a journal on the man’s body.

"Comparing the journal’s records with his own experiences, he finally realized that the martial arts he’d witnessed years ago originated from the old Asura Sect.

"The piece of iron he had found was the Asura Iron.

"It turned out that the Asura Sect, destroyed hundreds of years ago, had taken precautions before their final battle. To prevent their legacy from being lost, they built the Asura Palace and hid the Asura Sect’s [Asura Three Dao] and other ultimate techniques within it.

"The Asura Iron is the key.

"The man he killed belonged to a different group that had also received a portion of the inheritance.

"Xu Zeyuan knew how terrifying the Asura Sect’s martial arts were—far beyond what he could handle. And while those people had part of the inheritance, they did not possess the [Asura Three Dao].

"For the sake of these ultimate techniques, they would stop at nothing to get the Asura Iron.

"But he couldn’t protect the item on his own.

"He wasn’t afraid to die, but he feared that if those people obtained the [Asura Three Dao], they would unleash another terrifying storm of blood and slaughter, bringing catastrophe to the Jianghu.

"So he brought his daughter to Yuqing Pavilion, hoping for our help."

Fang Shuwen listened, then slowly exhaled.

"The Sect Leader of Yuqing Pavilion at the time must have agreed."

"Yes."

Yu Yaoguang nodded.

"The Seven Eastern Sects consider themselves champions of the righteous path of the Jianghu.

"If we were ignorant of such matters, we could do nothing. But once we knew, we couldn’t possibly stand by and let it happen.

"Furthermore, this information had to be buried deep. Otherwise, countless desperate men would risk everything for it, bringing nothing but more chaos to the Jianghu."

"So the Hundred Ghosts Hall... they’re that group?"

Fang Shuwen asked.

"To be precise, they were the predecessors of the Hundred Ghosts Hall."

Yu Yaoguang sighed.

"The Hundred Ghosts Hall has only shown traces of its existence in the Jianghu for the past ten years.

"Xu Zeyuan died a tragic death on some roadside in the Jianghu, and my master has long since passed away.

"I have led Yuqing Pavilion for many years and have seen too many storms. While I never completely forgot what happened back then, I didn’t connect the events at first.

"Until four days ago. I was in seclusion when I suddenly sensed a powerful expert moving within Yuqing Pavilion.

"I was at a critical point in my Qi Circulation, but I had no choice but to forcibly interrupt it and end my seclusion early.

"I followed the trail... and found the Master of the Hundred Ghosts."

The situation at the time was actually more complicated than Yu Yaoguang let on.

Initially, it was people from the Dragon Emperor Hall who came, probing and searching.

Xu Wenwan was on duty at the Cold Ice Pavilion, guarding the Yuqing Fruit. When she sensed a disturbance, she naturally gave chase to investigate.

She caught up to the intruders from Dragon Emperor Hall, but then she ran into the Bone King from the Hundred Ghosts Hall.

As an Elder of Yuqing Pavilion, Xu Wenwan’s martial arts are exceptional. The intruder from Dragon Emperor Hall was just a Vermilion Bird Guard and was no match for her.

But the Bone King’s martial arts surpassed Xu Wenwan’s. He saved the person from Dragon Emperor Hall and then tried to capture Xu Wenwan herself.

Yu Yaoguang arrived to find this very scene.

She immediately revealed herself and saved Xu Wenwan, intending to finish the Bone King right there on Qingyang Mountain.

She had already wounded him severely and was about to land the killing blow when the Master of the Hundred Ghosts suddenly appeared and launched a sneak attack.

Although the ambush didn’t truly injure Yu Yaoguang, it put her at a disadvantage in the fight that followed.

The battle ended with both sides heavily wounded.

But it was through this that Yu Yaoguang discovered a trace of Asura Death Qi in her opponent’s martial arts, which finally led her to make the connection to the old Asura Sect.

The Master of the Hundred Ghosts also claimed that the [Hundred Ghosts Scripture] he possessed was a branch of a Secret Technique from the [Blood Rakshasa], one of the [Asura Three Dao].

In the end, neither could overcome the other. With the Bone King severely wounded, the Master of the Hundred Ghosts knew he had nothing to gain by continuing the fight, so he retreated with the Bone King and the person from Dragon Emperor Hall.

As for Yu Yaoguang, she led Xu Wenwan back to Yuqing Pavilion.

She immediately plunged into the Cold Ice Pond, using its frigid qi to try and neutralize the Asura Death Qi in her body.

But as the Sect Leader of Yuqing Pavilion, the fact that she and the Master of the Hundred Ghosts had fought to a mutual injury could not be allowed to get out.

Especially with Setting Sun Valley visiting to request the Yuqing Fruit. If news of her serious injuries were to spread, there’s no telling what complications might arise.

Consequently, Xu Wenwan also went into hiding.

She is the primary target of the Hundred Ghosts Hall. If she were to show herself, there would almost certainly be trouble.