Longevity Chronicles-Chapter 325 - 239: Daoist Hidden Sect Named Primordial, Zhu Qi Dances Sword Intent as Pei Duke

Inside the Xianheng Hotel, Shi Yingqiong, Li Wenyan, Wen Ruyue, and Yang Li were all shocked by the few sentences spoken by Yu Yanshi.

Human Dao Destiny!

He had already saved tens of millions of lives!

Their original thought was that the Dragon Demon who came from the Overseas Immortal Island, once verified by Yu Yanshi, might be recruited into the National Salvation Congress.

However, unexpectedly, the two parties were originally like-minded, and Tao Qian was already a step ahead.

After their initial shock, everyone smiled, about to emulate Yu Yanshi in offering a salute.

However, Yu Yanshi waved his hand indicating for them to sit properly, and he himself sat back down with a chuckle. Then he explained to Tao Qian,

"Daoist friend, there is no need to worry about the leak of your identity. Today, among the sixty or seventy provinces in the world, nearly every one of them is in utter chaos, with incessant wars eroding them year after year. The Longevity Heavenly Dynasty is truly in its last days."

"At this juncture, there are indeed many favored by the Human Dao Destiny."

"Moreover, even if you, Daoist friend, do not wish to speak, I, Yu Yanshi, am no mean person and certainly won't make wild guesses."

While Yu Yanshi spoke, his face was full of openness.

Completely unbeknownst to him, although he had learned a critical piece of information about Tao Qian, Tao Qian had inadvertently probed into his own roots.

[Name: Yu Yanshi.]

[Record Type: Cultivator.]

[Record: A resident of Demon City, originally named Yu Butong, the eldest son of the second family of the prestigious Yu clan of Demon City. He was kidnapped as a youth, inadvertently fell into a slum, spent several days witnessing the suffering of the lower-class citizens, and encountering a kind person who rescued him. After returning home, he developed a desire to save his people. After taking charge of part of the family business as an adult, he started running schools and medical halls, and frequently opened the granaries to relieve the disaster victims… But soon he realized that the efforts of one person were but a drop in the ocean, utterly meaningless. More so, under the influence of radical members of the Western Study Society, he concluded that the tyrannical Emperor and the leech-like upper class he represented were the root cause of the country's calamity.]

[Note one: On his twentieth birthday, Yu Yanshi, along with a group from the Western Study Society, planned to sneak into the Imperial City and assassinate the Emperor... It was at this time that he met his master, the Great Wilderness Mountain Wanderer Weng Zhong Immortal Ruan Xizhai, passed three tests successfully, became the sole inheritor of the lineage from Great Wilderness Mountain, was granted the Great Book "Primordial Human Dao Scripture," and was given his current name by his master, changing Butong to Yanshi.]

[Note two: The Primordial Human Dao Scripture is one of the Lifebound Scriptures of the "Primordial Sect," a major Daoist sect from ancient times. This scripture, unlike other cultivation methods, is practiced by leveraging Human Dao Fortune and is dedicated to saving the world. Yu Yanshi is extremely compatible with this scripture, and in a short time, he has already advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm.]

[Note three: After cultivating the Lifebound Scripture, Yu Yanshi gave up on assassinating the Emperor, returned to Demon City, gathered like-minded individuals, and formed the National Salvation Congress. Besides initiating public education campaigns and utilizing newspapers among other actions to open the minds of the people, they also secretly planned various covert operations.]

[Note four: Officially, Yu Yanshi is just a disciple of Weng Zhong Immortal, but in reality, he is taught by three immortals simultaneously. Weng Zhong, the Copper Tripod, and Tianjiang, all three immortals have extraordinary backgrounds and profound connections to the Primordial Sect.]

...

Tao Qian, reflecting on this information, knew that he had unintentionally peered into a great secret of the Cultivation World.

More accurately, it was a secret of the Daoist sect.

In ancient times!

There were three major Daoist sects: Spiritual Treasure, Primordial, and Taishang.

Subsequently, due to a cataclysm that swept across the entire world, the Primordial Sect disintegrated.

Yet unbeknownst, as thousands of years of change arrived, a successor of the Primordial Sect had appeared in the world.

"From this perspective, the three practitioners from the Great Wilderness Mountain situated nine hundred miles away from Demon City—Weng Zhong, Copper Tripod, and Tianjiang from the Ultimate Happiness Realm—could they possibly be members of the Primordial Sect?"

"It makes sense, as the Secret Demon Sect managed to retain their strength and come back even after perishing, let alone the Primordial Sect, once known to rival the Spiritual Treasure and Taishang Sects."

"In that case, would this make Yu Yanshi, Daoist friend, a true inheritor of the Primordial Sect?"

With many thoughts settled, Tao Qian smiled.

He did not directly reveal his own identity and roots, but simply looked at the others and asked,

"Do you, fellow Daoists, come here to invite me to join the National Salvation Congress?"

As Tao Qian finished speaking, including Yu Yanshi,

Everyone nodded simultaneously and was just about to speak.

However, just at this moment, suddenly a sizzling sound unexpectedly erupted within the "Xianheng Hotel."

Tao Qian, hearing this familiar yet strange sound, memories from his previous life surged, and he immediately turned to look.

Only to see in the hotel lobby, atop the greasy, gleaming counter, there lay an abnormal item.

A radio?

It looked similar, but many of its intricate details obviously displayed more refined mechanical constructions, and it was studded with peculiar gemstones like green gemstones all over.

As the sound of electricity started, this odd mechanical object immediately transmitted a very loud voice.

The speaker seemed to be a so-called radio broadcaster.

But no one cared about him. Everyone in the store, including Tao Qian and Yu Yanshi, were all captivated by the content.

It was news!

One piece of news followed another, starting from the morning news, then more recent ones, until it finally became live news:

"Yesterday, a massacre occurred at the Jin Family mansion in Demon City, where the malevolent troops of the Western Capital Army broke in, completely exterminating this good family and even abducted Her Highness, the Princess who was visiting the Jin Family. This heinous disgrace has utterly infuriated His Highness, the Ninth Prince, and the Prince Zhao Mansion has issued a 'Proclamation to Punish the Western Capital Bandits,' swearing to annihilate the Western Capital Army completely, not to cease until none are left alive."

"The Rashamon King, after hearing about his daughter's plight, has dispatched the navy and a large force of magicians, driving warships from the sea inland to join with the Heavenly Demon Army under the command of the Ninth Prince, together enclosing and attacking Xiao Chenzhou."

"Today, at the hour of 5am-7am, the great general Yin Qiye of the Heavenly Demon Army under the command of the Ninth Prince employed a ruse to lure out the main forces of the Western Capital Army, ambushing and utterly annihilating them. Then under the cover of Rashamon Country's magicians, the Heavenly Demon Army launched a surprise attack on Xiao Chenzhou's headquarters, coupled with bombardment from the naval warships across the river. The main tent of the Western Capital Army suffered heavy losses, and the army of two hundred thousand Devil troops perished in one day."