Chapter 75 The Three Religions Were Originally One

An Jing glanced at Jiang Sanjia and said, "Not interested."

"You don't know!? Don't you know Yan Shaoshan?"

Seeing An Jing's indifferent reaction, Jiang Sanjia frowned, seemingly unable to sit still.

"No, I don't."

An Jing shook his head.

Jiang Sanjia was stunned. He had originally come today to have a showdown with An Jing, but he didn't expect that An Jing didn't even know who Yan Shaoshan was.

Then, a thought stirred in his mind: could it be that Zhou Xianming accidentally obtained Yan Shaoshan's Great Luo Heart Method?

Jiang Sanjia pondered for a long while and said, "Brother Zhou, since that's the case, I'll be straightforward. When we were on the pleasure boat in Yu Prefecture, I used Ghost Valley Heavenly Secrets to divine your origins, but it was obscured by a heavenly secret.

Just a few days ago, after the Yulanpen Festival (Ghost Festival), I divined again, and this time I found that you possess the Great Luo Heart Method."

An Jing looked at Jiang Sanjia twice, "So, you came here this time to ask me about this?"

"It seems Brother Zhou truly knows nothing."

Jiang Sanjia paused, then asked, "You should know the Zhenyi Sect, right?"

"Who in the world doesn't know?"

The Zhenyi Sect is the national religion of the Great Yan Country, and it holds a lofty position in the Jianghu. No one in Great Yan would not know the Zhenyi Sect.

"The Great Luo Heart Method that Brother Zhou Cultivates is the core Mind-Cultivation Technique of the Great Luo Sect."

Jiang Sanjia threw the fishing hook in his hand into the river and said, "Before the Great Zhou Dynasty, almost a thousand years ago, the Zhenyi Sect, the Great Luo Sect, and the Ghost Valley Sect were one sect, known as Xuanmen."

"Xuanmen!?"

An Jing's heart stirred upon hearing this. This was the first time he had heard about the past and present of the Zhenyi Sect.

Jiang Sanjia slowly said, "'Lotus leaves white, lotus roots red, three sects were originally one family,' refers precisely to Xuanmen.

Even when Buddhism flourished in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Xuanmen's status was not inferior, and the only power in the world that could contend with Buddhism was Xuanmen."

"The ancestral temple of Xuanmen is on Xuanqing Mountain, on Yunhua Road, and the leader of Xuanmen was called the Daozhu (Taoist Leader of Xuanmen).

A thousand years ago, a major upheaval occurred in Xuanmen. At that time, the Xuanmen Daozhu (Taoist Leader of Xuanmen) died mysteriously, and Xuanmen fell into disarray without a leader, forced to re-elect a new Daozhu (Taoist Leader of Xuanmen).

It was at this time that extremely serious disagreements arose within Xuanmen. No one was willing to back down, and under the instigation of some ill-intentioned individuals, they even resorted to armed conflict, causing the three great masters of Xuanmen to completely split.

Two of these great masters even led countless Xuanmen experts away from Xuanmen, thus forming the current Great Luo Sect, Ghost Valley Sect, and Zhenyi Sect.

Each of these two great masters also took a part of the supreme Mind-Cultivation Technique of Xuanmen at that time, the 'Jade Emperor Scripture.'

This later gradually evolved into the Ghost Valley Heart Sutra of the Ghost Valley Sect, the Great Luo Heart Method of the Great Luo Sect, and the Big Dipper Seven Stars Art of the Zhenyi Sect."

"Jade Emperor Scripture"!?

An Jing secretly marveled upon hearing this. No wonder it was rumored in the Jianghu that the Ghost Valley Sect and the Zhenyi Sect were at odds, and that even experts from the Zhenyi Sect had once taken action against the Ghost Valley Sect. It turned out that the two sects indeed had deep roots.

The Ghost Valley Sect and the Zhenyi Sect are both famous forces in the Jianghu, so why is the Great Luo Sect not well-known?

"The 'Jade Emperor Scripture' is the supreme Mind-Cultivation Technique of Xuanmen. All three forces want the complete 'Jade Emperor Scripture' to become the Daozhu (Taoist Leader of Xuanmen) of Xuanmen."

Jiang Sanjia sighed and continued, "For nearly a thousand years, the experts of these three sects have engaged in overt and covert struggles, even causing several bloody storms in the Jianghu, all for this 'Jade Emperor Scripture,' and to rightfully become the Daozhu (Taoist Leader of Xuanmen) of Xuanmen.

But to this day, no expert has been able to achieve their wish."

An Jing asked, puzzled, "Is a Heaven Martial-level Mind-Cultivation Technique really that powerful? Or is there some other mystery involved?"

The Great Luo Heart Method in his hand is one of the 'Jade Emperor Scripture' Incomplete Manuals, and the Great Luo Heart Method is at the True Martial level. So, if his guess is correct, the 'Jade Emperor Scripture' should be a top-tier Heaven Martial-level martial art.

Although Heaven Martial-level martial arts are precious, they shouldn't cause a thousand-year-long dispute.

"Heaven Martial?"

Jiang Sanjia scoffed, "Brother Zhou, this 'Jade Emperor Scripture' is one of the three great secret scriptures of the current era. It's not just Heaven Martial, but above Heaven Martial."

An Jing raised an eyebrow, greatly shocked. Above Heaven Martial? He had never heard that there was something above Heaven Martial. This 'Jade Emperor Scripture' was actually so formidable?

Jiang Sanjia glanced at An Jing, "Brother Zhou, the Great Luo Heart Method you Cultivate should be a True Martial-level martial art. In fact, this is just an Incomplete Manual of the Great Luo Heart Method.

More than two hundred years ago, the Great Luo Sect began to decline. At that time, the Zhenyi Sect was already in its heyday in Great Yan.

The Sect Leader of the Great Luo Sect, fearing that Zhenyi Sect experts would seize it, hid a part of the Great Luo Heart Method.

To this day, people from the Zhenyi Sect are still searching for that Incomplete Manual of the Great Luo Heart Method and pursuing the people of the Great Luo Sect."

An Jing suddenly understood. So, this Great Luo Heart Method was an Incomplete Manual. "Then, you're saying that the Zhenyi Sect will go to any lengths to deal with me for this Great Luo Heart Method?"

Jiang Sanjia nodded and said, "That's right. Xiao Qianqiu, who is currently in charge of Zhenyi Mountain, has been renowned in the Jianghu for decades.

This person is a Prodigy rarely seen in the Zhenyi Sect for hundreds of years. Among the various Grandmasters in the world today, he is also the most promising expert to Breakthrough to Great Grandmaster.

Whether it's to become the Xuanmen Daozhu (Taoist Leader of Xuanmen) or to Breakthrough to Great Grandmaster, the 'Jade Emperor Scripture' is something he is determined to obtain and must obtain."

"In the past, Ghost Valley Sect experts dominated the Jianghu. Even if they couldn't suppress the Zhenyi Sect Sect Leader, they could at least be evenly matched. But this generation produced a figure like Xiao Qianqiu."

An Jing did not speak, wondering what he was thinking.

The three words Xiao Qianqiu seemed like a mountain pressing down on all the experts in the Jianghu.

"Do you know how terrifying Xiao Qianqiu is?" Jiang Sanjia laughed. "My Senior Brother, Ghost Valley Divine Sword, broke through his shackles ten years ago.

His swordsmanship reached a state of unity with nature, and his Cultivation reached the Grandmaster realm.

He doesn't even have the courage to ascend Zhenyi Mountain."

"He is actually a Grandmaster expert, do you know that? The famous Ghost Valley Divine Sword in the Jianghu! One of the top three swordsmen in the world, isn't it laughable, hahaha."

At this point, Jiang Sanjia actually started laughing, his laughter carrying a hint of mockery.

He harbored some resentment in his heart. Faced with the aggressive Zhenyi Sect, his Senior Brother chose to hide, otherwise he wouldn't have fallen to this state.

An Jing, however, felt a chill in his heart.

Jiang Sanjia's laughter subsided, and he stared at An Jing, saying, "Xiao Qianqiu wants to be the Daozhu (Taoist Leader of Xuanmen). He wants to become a Great Grandmaster.

And if the Zhenyi Sect knows that the Great Luo Heart Method is in your hands, they will definitely try to seize your Great Luo Heart Method.

Brother Zhou, will you willingly hand it over?"

To become the Daozhu (Taoist Leader of Xuanmen) and obtain the 'Jade Emperor Scripture' is something every Zhenyi Sect Sect Leader wants to accomplish.

"What? He can be the Daozhu (Taoist Leader of Xuanmen)? Can't I?"

An Jing said with a smile.

He was somewhat unwilling to hand over his Great Luo Heart Method. Besides, if Xiao Qianqiu wanted to Cultivate this 'Jade Emperor Scripture,' couldn't An Jing Cultivate it too?

Jiang Sanjia's expression stiffened slightly upon hearing this, then he sighed and said, "Brother Zhou, I'm afraid I'm in great danger on this trip to Yujing City…"

"Then why are you still going?"

"I have a reason I must go."

An Jing nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Jiang Sanjia pondered for a moment, then finally took out a book from his chest and threw it to An Jing. "Brother Zhou, keep this. If I don't come back, help me find someone to pass it on to."

"Ghost Valley Heart Sutra!?"

An Jing's heart trembled as he saw the book in his hand.