Chapter 9: Left-Way and Side-Door

Seeing Uncle Jiu's solemn expression, Wencai also looked confused, but then he asked:
"...Ah? Master, what is a reputable and upright sect? Why is it that those who hide their whereabouts and practice in secret are considered unorthodox?"

Seeing Wencai's stupid look, Uncle Jiu didn't expect him to figure it out, but started to explain directly:

"Famous and upright sects refer to the many famous sects in the world, such as our Shangqing Maoshan, Longhushan, Gezhaoshan, Wudangshan, etc."

"Of course, I am talking about some of the top famous sects here. There are also some weaker cultivation sects below these sects."

"But without exception, these people all have their own sect roots, and they all have a good reputation in the local area and follow the right path."

After explaining the famous and upright sects, Uncle Jiu paused, and then continued to explain:

"In fact, no matter how big or small, all decent sects have justice in their hearts and care about the world. Most of these sects are officially recognized in every dynasty."

"But the unorthodox ways are different. Most of these people don't have a fixed foundation, or they hide their place of practice very well."

"Moreover, this kind of unorthodox practice is basically cruel and dark, killing people and extracting their souls to refine their corpses at any time."

"Basically, this group of people are the ones who make up the cholera cultivation world. Some of them are unscrupulous, some are insane, and most of them are no different from ghosts. They can be said to be beasts in human skin!"

When he said this, a hint of anger flashed in Uncle Jiu's eyes, as if he had thought of something.

However, after hearing him say this, Wencai seemed a little scared:
"...Ah? Master, do you mean that Seventh Uncle is the kind of bad guy who kills people without hesitation and extracts souls to refine corpses?"

"Then why don't we let Uncle Seventh come to our charity cemetery? I... I'm afraid..."

When he said the last sentence, Wencai carefully hid behind Uncle Jiu, as if he was afraid that a zombie would jump out from somewhere and eat him.

Seeing Wencai in such a bad state, Uncle Jiu was so disappointed that he grabbed him out directly:

"I'm still here, your master. What are you afraid of?"

When he said this, Uncle Jiu put one hand behind his back and continued to raise his head and speak:
"Of course, although most people classify unorthodox practices as one category and always want to kill them, unorthodox practices and unorthodox practices are two different concepts."

"In terms of seeking the truth, side sects are sects that have not found the right path, that is, the inheritance of an ancestor that has no immortal who has ascended to heaven."

"In this sense, most of the orthodox sects in the world are actually considered side sects."

"But they often do good deeds and have many righteous deeds, so people naturally ignore their heritage, and their reputation naturally accumulates from generation to generation."

When Wencai heard this, he became alert, and then he stretched his head over and asked with curiosity:
"Then Master, is our Maoshan also one of those side sects that accumulate fame as you said?"

Seeing that this little bastard dared to ask anything, Uncle Jiu slapped him on the head:

"I told you to study more, but you insisted on feeding pigs. If your remarks were to be made public, the entire Shangqing Dao lineage would be embarrassed along with you."

Although he had long been accustomed to the unreliability of his two apprentices, he was now somewhat surprised to find that he was still completely unaware of the stupidity of his own apprentices.

Do you still dare to ask whether Shangqing Maoshan is a side sect?

That is to say, he is still outside. If Wencai were still in the charity cemetery, the ancestors enshrined on the altar would come alive and slap him in the face.

This thing works better than praying to gods.

When you ask for gods, you have to see if the ancestors are available to respond. If you say something so outrageous, the ancestors will probably show up. If you don't give them a slap in the face, you can't show the authority of these ascended ancestors.

"Ouch, Master, be gentle..."

After being taught a lesson, Wencai covered his head and dared not speak much, but Uncle Jiu started to talk at this time.

If he doesn't make things clear now, he might not even have time to dream tonight, as he will be dragged to the underworld by his ancestor to be interrogated.

Thinking of this, he said to Wencai seriously:
"Listen carefully to me. Our Shangqing Maoshan Sect is the best among all the Taoist sects."

"There are countless ancestors in the sect who have already become immortals, and there are even dozens of scriptures that can be practiced to the point of immortality."

"They are of good origin and righteousness, they are the most righteous and famous family, the righteous way in the world!"

Seeing that the master seemed angry, Wencai nodded like a chick eating rice:
"Yes, yes, Master. We are a famous and upright sect. We are the righteous sect in the world. There are countless ancestors who have ascended to heaven. Master, I know everything..."

Looking at Wencai's performance, Uncle Jiu snorted:
"Humph! I'll deal with you when I get back!"

After glaring at Wencai fiercely, Uncle Jiu seemed to remember something and then said to Wencai:

"The reason why I say that Seventh Uncle might be a master from a different sect is because he has inherited the power and cultivated it. He was also a master with great spiritual power before."

"Most of the evil sorcerers in the spiritual world today have no cultivation heritage. They only have one or two evil spells and are uneducated and wantonly killing people."

"Although this kind of evil sorcerer can quickly gain strength with his evil magic in the early stage, he is brave and fierce and has no disadvantages in everything."

"But if you only practice magic without practicing Taoism, it won't last long. Without the support of magic power and Taoism, you won't be able to do evil for more than a few years before you will be retaliated against."

"This is also one of the reasons why most of the left-handed monks look very old, or they look like neither human nor ghost."

When he said this, he paused, and then continued:
"Seventh Uncle has lived for such a long time and has inherited a spiritual practice. Naturally, he cannot be a despicable evil sorcerer in the spiritual world."

"And a master who has lived for such a long time and ventured into the Illusory Spirit World for many years naturally has all kinds of fighting skills in his hands."

"However, although most of the side sect monks who have inherited the tradition have various spells in their hands, they are definitely not top masters."

"The reason why I believe he is a master from an unconventional sect is because I found that he was hit by both the Soul-Transferring Nail and the God-Destroying Curse at the same time!"

When he said this, Uncle Jiu was no longer the talented writer who was showing off his knowledge. Instead, he said with serious eyes:
"More importantly, I discovered that the Soul-Transferring Nail and the God-Slaying Curse were planted by two different people, and each of them is very skilled and ruthless."

"As the old saying goes: Even the gods can't save you if you curse the soul-transferring nail."

"To put it bluntly, even among the various sects of Maoshan, there are very few people who are qualified to be attacked and cursed by two different evil sorcerers in such a tacit agreement."

When it comes to sneak attacks, Uncle Jiu was also a little surprised, because these two spells were used to attack from behind.

When he was investigating the Qi, he was also very shocked.

Especially the soul-transferring nail.

It was obvious that only someone extremely close to him could drive these three nails into his back. He naturally understood what this meant.

(End of this chapter)

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