In the Shenhui Sect's guest hall.
Ji Tianxing and Ji Ke sat at the head of the table, with spirit fruits, spirit tea, and pastries placed on the table in front of them.
Although these things were common to them and they didn't even want to taste them, these were the spirit fruits and spirit fruits.
However, these spiritual fruits and spiritual teas were the most precious treasures in the Shenhui Sect. Even Lin Burang was reluctant to taste them.
Lin Burang sat at the head of the table on the left side of the hall and accompanied them submissively.
The Elders and Deacons didn't even have the right to sit. They all stood respectfully in the hall, not daring to make a single noise.
Ji Tianxing saw that everyone was trembling with fear and said calmly, "Everyone, there's no need to be so nervous. I came to the Shenhui Sect this time to find out about a matter from a hundred years ago.
After I've finished my investigation, I will leave and won't stay in your sect for long. "
"A matter from a hundred years ago?" Lin Burang frowned slightly. He vaguely guessed something and asked cautiously, "Lord Ji, may I ask what matter you want to investigate?"
Ji Tianxing didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "A hundred years ago, when your sect was still the number one sect in the Yongan Region, did you build a spirit beast garden and raise a flood dragon as one of the spirit beasts?"
"A flood dragon?" Lin Burang frowned and his expression changed.
The expressions of the elders and deacons also changed. Some of them were on alert, while others were confused.
Lin Burang hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand at the Elders and Deacons and ordered, "All of you, leave us. I have something important to discuss with Lord Ji."
Everyone understood that what Lin Burang was about to say would involve the secrets of the Shenhui Sect and shouldn't be heard.
Thus, all the Elders and Deacons bowed and left the Great Hall.
In the blink of an eye, only Ji Tianxing, Ji Ke, and Lin Burang were left in the hall.
Lin Burang then said to Ji Tianxing with a serious expression, "Lord Ji, to be honest, I only became the Sect Master forty years ago.
A hundred years ago, I wasn't even born yet, so I don't know much about the sect. "
Ji Tianxing stared at him sharply and asked in a deep voice, "Even if you were not born, you are the current Sect Leader. Do you really know nothing about what happened a hundred years ago?"
As he spoke, he released an invisible pressure that enveloped Lin Burang.
Lin Burang's back was bent from the pressure. His face was pale, and beads of sweat dripped from his forehead.
He bowed in fear and trepidation, and said in a low voice, "Lord Ji, please show mercy! I only know a little about what happened back then, so I'm not very clear about it.
Furthermore, that Flood Dragon was snatched away by someone back then. It has nothing to do with our sect anymore! "
"Snatch? It was clearly your sect's Elder Ji who took it away. How can you say that it was stolen? "Ji Tianxing frowned and asked in a dignified voice.
Lin Burang's expression changed drastically as he looked at Ji Tianxing in disbelief. "Lord Ji, how … how do you know all this?"
Ji Tianxing sneered and didn't bother to explain.
Ji Ke glanced at Lin Burang and said in a playful tone, "Sect Leader Lin, why would Young Master Ji come to the Shenhui Sect in person if he didn't have some important information?
Let me give you a piece of advice. You'd better not play any tricks. If you tell the truth, you'll still be safe.
If you dare to play tricks with Young Master Ji, the Shenhui Sect might be destroyed by your hands! "
Lin Burang's body trembled. His expression turned ugly, and his eyes filled with fear.
He didn't doubt that with Ji Tianxing's strength and methods, destroying the tiny Shenhui Sect would be as easy as flipping over his hand.
After a moment of silence, Lin Burang finally calmed down and confessed honestly, "Lord Ji, you're right.
That Flood Dragon was indeed handed over by the Sect Leader to an Elder surnamed Ji when our sect was facing a great calamity. He ordered him to take it away from the sect.
That Elder's surname was Ji and his name was Yuanlong. He was the youngest and most promising Elder in our sect and was highly regarded by the Sect Leader.
However, I don't know where that Elder Ji went after taking the Flood Dragon away from our sect, or where he is now.
If you want to investigate that Flood Dragon, you might as well go to the forbidden area behind our sect's mountain. Perhaps you'll find some clues there.
That forbidden area was where the Spirit Beast Garden used to be. It has been sealed by a great formation since a hundred years ago. Even now, no one has been able to enter it. "
Lin Burang's answer was very honest. It was basically the same as what Ji Tianxing knew.
He nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go to the forbidden area to check it out later.
Also, I have another question. Do you know what happened to the Shenhui Sect back then?
Why did the former number one sect suffer such great losses and almost fall apart? "
Lin Burang hesitated for a moment before replying in a heavy tone, "Lord Ji, I believe you also understand that there are as many martial sects as there are hairs on an ox in this world. Every great power rises and falls, and no one can last forever, just like those kingdoms in the mortal world.
Our sect used to be the number one sect in the Yongan Region, prosperous and famous. Naturally, we attracted the hostility of many sects and forces.
Our sect's greatest enemy was the Green Mountain Sect. The Green Mountain Sect coveted our sect's most precious treasure, the Heavenly Prayer Mirror, and the Flood Dragon raised by our sect.
As a result, the Green Mountain Sect plotted for many years. They gathered two other large sects and one force to besiege our sect, forcing us to hand over the Heavenly Prayer Mirror and the Flood Dragon.
As the number one sect, our sect couldn't be threatened by the Green Mountain Sect.
As a result, the four forces joined forces to besiege our sect. The sect master, elders, caretakers, and disciples of our sect fought a bloody battle, resisting the siege of the four forces with their lives.
The two sides fought for a day and a night. More than half of the swordsmen of our sect were killed in the battle, and the disciples suffered great casualties.
At the critical moment, the sect master handed the Flood Dragon to Elder Ji Yuanlong, ordering him to flee the Shenhui Sect with the Flood Dragon.
In the end, the sect master sacrificed his own life to activate the Heavenly Prayer Mirror and self-destruct, perishing together with the swordsmen of the four forces.
After that calamity, the Heavenly Prayer Mirror was gone, and the Flood Dragon was nowhere to be found.
The swordsmen of our sect either died or fled. Our sect's power declined sharply, almost falling apart.
The four forces didn't get any benefits, and more than half of their swordsmen were killed or injured. After that calamity, they couldn't recover, and soon declined and disappeared. "
Lin Burang recounted the events of the past.
After hearing this, Ji Tianxing couldn't help but feel sentimental. He couldn't help but think of the grudge between the Tian Jian Sect and the Sky Holding Sect. It was so similar to this!
Lin Burang sighed with a complex tone, full of sentiments.
"Nobody expected that after our sect and the Green Mountain Sect fought for so many years, the Heaven and Earth Sect would benefit from the conflict, taking advantage of the situation and becoming the number one sect!
Our sect, on the other hand, can only guard the inheritance left by our ancestors, living a muddle-headed life, struggling at death's door.
Fate is full of ups and downs, and the affairs of the world are unpredictable! "
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