He was shocked to discover that the owner of the secret room was the last leader of the Ming Cult, Chang Qingfeng, an ancient martial art practitioner in the later stage of the Golden Elixir realm.
The Ming Cult originated from Persia, also known as Manichaeism or Ming Zun Cult. During the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Emperor built Da Yun Xingming Temples in various places as monasteries of the Ming Cult. The Ming Cult's doctrine was to do good and forgo evil. All beings were equal. If they had money, they had to help the poor. They did not eat meat or drink and worshipped the Ming Zun Cult.
However, the Ming Cult that had developed for thousands of years had formed its own sect. Although it was related to the Manichaeism in Persia, there was basically no connection.
Speaking of the Ming Cult, it was famous. The followers worshipped the Ming Zun Cult, the God of Fire, the God of Kindness. Therefore, the Ming Cult had always punished evil and promoted good, and hated evil.
Throughout the dynasties, if the emperor was muddle-headed, the officials were corrupt, and the people were oppressed, the Ming Cult would often rise up against the emperor and become enemies with the imperial court.
Therefore, the Ming Cult was repeatedly suppressed by the imperial court and labeled as a cult. They were strictly forbidden and called upon all the sects in the world to encircle and annihilate them.
However, the Ming Cult had been passed down for thousands of years. Whether it was its foundation or power, they could not be underestimated. Although the imperial court had ordered the extermination of the Ming Cult many times in history, they had never succeeded.
At the peak of the Ming Cult, they even annihilated the Yuan Dynasty, seized the world, and established the Ming Dynasty that had flourished for hundreds of years. The Ming Cult became the national religion and reached the peak of its thousand-year history.
The leader of the Ming Cult, Chang Qingfeng, was the leader of the Ming Cult at its peak, but he was also the last leader of the Ming Cult.
According to him, about three or four hundred years ago, the martial arts world of the Central Plains suffered a great calamity. The power structure of the world changed, and many martial arts sects were destroyed. Even the Ming Cult, which had been the national religion for thousands of years, was not spared.
In that great calamity, the Ming Cult, which had been flourishing for a time, collapsed and fell into pieces. As the cult leader, Chang Qingfeng was severely injured and on the verge of death. In order to protect the Ming Cult's legacy, he fought his way out of the encirclement and hid deep in the mountains.
Because of the collapse of the Ming Cult, the Ming Dynasty suffered heavy losses and was destroyed not long after. The Manchus took advantage of the situation and entered the central plains.
Although the letter did not clearly state what the great calamity was, it was certainly not a small matter that could cause the replacement of a dynasty, the collapse of a thousand-year-old church, and the death of a late stage Gold Core expert.
Mo Wen was very curious about the catastrophe that had stirred up the world three hundred years ago. What secrets were hidden within? Even Chang Qingfeng's handwritten letter was filled with taboo and was unwilling to talk about it.
Fortunately, when the calamity was about to arrive, Chang Qingfeng had already prepared for the worst and left a way out for the Ming Cult. Although the Ming Cult had disintegrated, it was not completely destroyed. There were still many hidden forces of the Ming Cult in the world. However, after hundreds of years, it was hard to say whether the remnants of the Ming Cult still existed.
This cave abode was also one of Chang Qingfeng's trump cards. It contained the most complete legacy of Ming Cult. The most important things of Ming Cult were almost all kept in this cave abode.
However, to keep it a secret and to prevent any accidents from happening, Chang Qingfeng did not tell anyone from Ming Cult at that time. He wanted to wait until he truly reached the point where he had no choice but to retire before he told someone he trusted.
However, the ferocity of the calamity was far beyond his expectations. In an instant, the Ming Cult was torn apart. Those who died died, those who were injured were injured, and those who escaped escaped. His series of arrangements were all for naught. In the end, he had no choice but to escape into the secret cave abode with his injured body. Not long after, he passed away.
From the handwritten letter, one could see Chang Qingfeng's regret. Once he died, the position of the cult leader was not passed down. This meant that the Ming Cult was torn apart, with each having their own master. Also, without the most complete legacy, the Ming Cult was no longer the Ming Cult.
Mo Wen sighed. A cult that had been passed down for a thousand years was toppled and completely disappeared from the world. He could not help but sigh. There was nothing in the world that was eternal. The Ming Cult had flourished to its peak and declined.
However, the words at the end of the handwritten letter made Mo Wen frown.
Chang Qingfeng hoped that the person who was fated to enter this cave abode would inherit the teachings of the Ming Cult and become the 49th Ming Cult Leader. Then, he would gather the followers of the Ming Cult in the world and rebuild the Ming Cult to its former glory.
With regards to this condition, Mo Wen felt that it was rather difficult. After all, the Ming Cult's legacy in the cave abode might not be useful to him. His martial arts teachings were of the same origin and formed its own system. Although Chang Qingfeng had praised the Ming Cult's magnum opuses, Nine Yang Scripture and The Heaven and Earth Great Shift to the skies, he had never practiced them before.
Moreover, even if they were really that powerful, Mo Wen might not necessarily learn them. After all, the Mo Clan was also a martial arts aristocratic family with a thousand years of heritage. The Celestial Scripture: Sun and Moon was originally a martial arts holy book. It might not be any worse than the Nine Yang Scripture.
He had practiced the Celestial Scripture: Sun and Moon for dozens of years and had long had a unique understanding and understanding of it. However, the Nine Yang Scripture was a martial arts teaching that he had never practiced before. Abandoning the Celestial Scripture: Sun and Moon to practice the Nine Yang Scripture was somewhat putting the cart before the horse.
To help Chang Qingfeng rebuild the Ming Cult for the Ming Cult's magnum opuses that he had no use for, no matter how he looked at it, it was not worth it.
Although having the title of the Ming Cult Leader seemed pretty good, it was not easy to be the Cult Leader. However, it was not easy to be the leader. To put it bluntly, he was just a bald commander. Although there might still be remnants of the Ming Cult in the world, it was hard to say whether they still remembered the Ming Cult after three or four hundred years.
Even if they still had the Ming Cult in their hearts, whether they would recognize him as the Cult Leader and whether they would listen to his orders was another matter altogether. If he did not have any ability, he might not even be able to sit firmly in his position as the Cult Leader.
Therefore, the benefits that Chang Qingfeng had promised seemed very attractive, but the actual situation was not the case.
Although he could totally take all the things of the Ming Cult as his own and ignore the Ming Cult and Chang Qingfeng's instructions, such actions were obviously not something that Mo Wen could do.
However, such behavior was clearly not something that Mo Wen could do. He had always done as he pleased and was particular about having a clear conscience. He would feel somewhat guilty if he did not do anything after receiving benefits for no reason.
Although he was very conflicted, Mo Wen was still very curious about the Ming Cult's magnum opuses, the Nine Yang Scripture and The Heaven and Earth Great Shift. The magnum opuses of martial arts that could stir up the martial arts circle of the Central Plains for a thousand years definitely had their merits.
He picked up a sandalwood box from the stone table. There were three ancient books in it. He glanced at them. They were the Nine Yang Scripture, the Nine Yin Scripture, and The Heaven and Earth Great Shift.
According to Chang Qingfeng, the Nine Yang Scripture and the Nine Yin Scripture had been the ultimate magnum opuses of the Central Plains martial arts circle for a thousand years. They were known as the world's number one martial arts. They had caused countless bloodshed in the martial arts circle, with various martial arts influences fighting over them.
When the Ming Cult was at its peak, they had collected the Nine Yang Scripture and the Nine Yin Scripture and sealed them as the cult's magnum opuses. Only the Cult Leader could practice them.
The world's martial arts were as vast as the ocean. They were extensive and profound, and there was no strongest. The Nine Yin Scripture and the Nine Yang Scripture were known as the world's number one martial arts. Although it was a little exaggerated, it could be seen that the two scriptures were not simple.
Starting from the 34th Cult Leader of the Ming Cult, the Ming Cult began to reach its peak. That generation's Cult Leader was amazing. His luck was high, his talent was high, and his martial arts was high. It was rare in the world. That generation was undoubtedly the world's number one expert.
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