The Tragic Saint

  In the ring space, Lin Feng's divine sense that had gone deep into it also condensed into a virtual shadow, facing the remaining soul of the glutton in the light prison.

  Lin Feng stared at Piao Yu and asked, "I didn't mishear just now, did you? You said that the former Tai Xuan Guan Sheng Nu was murdered, leaving behind a son who, as a wealthy family's illegitimate child, was oppressed by his father and stepmother, living a miserable life?"

  Gluttony nodded subconsciously, but immediately reacted and dissatisfiedly shouted: "Why should I tell you?"

  Lin Feng smiled brightly, and with a thought, the light prison transformed from the Tian Luo curse seal suddenly shrank, tightly pinning down the Gluttonous Demon. The pillar of light formed a cage that pressed against the Gluttonous Demon's body, causing waves of steam to rise from its skin as it let out pained wails.

  The Tianlang Curse Seal is not only a means to trap the enemy, but also has lethal power, especially against the soul, which is even more ruthless.

  "Wow, it hurts! It hurts!" Gluttony's face scrunched up in agony, his semi-transparent soul twisted and distorted, transforming into a small human figure that cowered and hid from the oppressive pressure of the light.

  Lin Feng was taken aback, and the gluttonous figure before him suddenly transformed into a little girl who looked only three or four years old, with two braids tied up like sheep horns, her face as delicate as carved jade, snow-white and adorable.

  It transformed into a human figure and turned out to be a little loli, just talking about its cute appearance, it can challenge Xiao Budian's ultra-cute boy.

  This loli is actually quite fierce, although she looks cute, but her expression is very overbearing and domineering. Seeing Lin Feng staring at her stupidly, she snorted in anger: "What are you looking at? At my age, I've become a human form, it's just like this, don't be surprised!"

  The Taotie is not known for its shape-shifting, and when it takes on human form, it's usually genuine. This Taotie turned out to be a female Taotie cub.

  Lin Feng came back to his senses and nodded: "No wonder he spoke and acted so immaturely, it turned out that he was still a young kid after all."

  Xiao Pao's face turned red with rage, and he jumped up and cursed: "Who are you calling a little brat?"

  Lin Feng smiled slyly at her: "If you really think you're an adult, then please be rational and mature, at least understand your current situation."

  He nodded slightly and his smile gradually faded: "For example, figuring out who's in charge here?"

  The little girl looked at the approaching light cage, still slowly shrinking towards her. The little guy barely calmed down, but was still muttering to herself: "If it wasn't for that old man from the Lihuo Sword Sect hitting me with a vicious blow earlier, how could this kind of spell setup and Tianlang Seal possibly hold me back? I would have devoured it in one bite..."

  Lin Feng's face was filled with a warm smile like the sunshine on a spring day: "Your words mean to remind me to take advantage of your current weakest moment and thoroughly get rid of you, right?"

  Xiao Piao's body shook slightly, and he hastily shook his head. A smile was squeezed out on his small face: "Of course not, of course not."

  Lin Feng nodded: "But I think I should completely destroy you now."

  He glanced sideways at a loli-like gourmet young man, counting on his fingers: "Firstly, the little guy who was completely drained of magic power by you three years ago is now my apprentice. You made him so miserable, as his master, shouldn't I help my apprentice take revenge?"

  "Then, there's Yan Mingyue, whom you hate with a passion. Although I'm not exactly friends with her, at least our relationship isn't bad."

  "Lastly, and most importantly, keeping you here until you recover your strength will definitely be disadvantageous for me."

  Xiao Pao's expression became increasingly unsightly, and his eyes already showed obvious fear.

  Lin Feng stared at her: "I have so many reasons to thoroughly get rid of you, tell me, why should I let you off?"

  He swallowed his saliva, opened a pair of big, shiny eyes and looked pitifully at Lin Feng: "This... this senior, is there anything I can do? You just order."

  Lin Feng smiled and said lightly: "That depends on your performance."

  Xiao Pao had no choice but to answer Lin Feng's question honestly.

  Taiyu Temple recruits disciples, valuing quality over quantity. The number of disciples under its gate is scarce, and many people will spend their entire lives without leaving the mountain gate, focusing solely on practicing and comprehending the Great Way within the sect.

  But every time a disciple of Taiyu Temple enters the world to cultivate, it will inevitably stir up great waves. The most outstanding leader among the disciples in the temple will become the spokesperson for Taiyu Temple in the world and travel all over the world.

  This disciple is usually referred to as a Daoist wanderer by outsiders, and if the person happens to be female, she is often called Taiyu Xiang Shengnu.

  The title was originally just a joke among good people, but because of the transcendent status of the first sacred place and the outstanding strength of women's Taoist practitioners throughout history, it gradually became a recognized honorific.

  The Sheng Nu of the previous generation of Tai Xuan Temple is named Meng Bingyun, a stunning talent, and is recognized as the most outstanding disciple born in Tai Xuan Temple in nearly a thousand years.

  Meng Bingyun's practiced Taoist method is called the Supreme Forgetting Emotions Method, and together with the Void Yin-Yang Method of Tai Xu Guan, it is known as the "Tai" and "Xu" Two Classics. It is recorded in the Tai Xu Guan Dao Zang "Tai Xu Great Tao Mysterious Essentials" as the strongest Taoist method.

  This Taoist method emphasizes first attaining emotions and then forgetting emotions, using human nature to seek heavenly principles.

  Refined to the highest realm, with emotionless great love, words unspoken, all beings obey, body unmoving, heaven and earth bow their heads.

  What is most feared is being entangled and unable to extricate oneself, with troubles never ending, being led astray by emotions, and being trapped by emotions.

  But Meng Bingyun encountered a man who entangled her for life, the Grand Tutor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhu Hongwu, Marquis of Xuangji.

  Meng Bingyun suffered a tragic fate due to Zhu Hongwu, ultimately unable to resolve their emotions, her Dao heart shattered, and her extraordinary cultivation was reduced to nothing. It can be said that she had the most miserable outcome of practicing the Supreme Forgetting Emotions Dao.

  The Great Zhou Empire is a more powerful nation than the Great Qin Empire, with successive monarchs striving for good governance, and national strength rising day by day. The throne was passed down to the current ruler, Emperor Liang Pan, and the country's actual power expanded rapidly.

  Liang Pan and Zhu Hongwu, the two monarchs, both advocated for the suppression of religiously-backed sects in the Great Zhou. Twenty years ago, they even joined forces with the Jiutian Sword Alliance and several other major powers to accomplish a shocking feat that changed the entire power structure of the Tianyuan world.

  Destroy Buddhism!

  The Great Zhou Empire joined forces with various powers to besiege the Dà Léi Yīn Temple, one of the three sacred places in the world, located within the borders of the Great Zhou.

  That war was brutal to the extreme, with countless strong masters and high-level cultivators dying in battle. Moreover, numerous Yuan Shen level great cultivators fell.

  But in the end, Liang Pan and Zhu Hongwu succeeded, and the Dalai Temple was removed from the world, leaving only the Taixu Hall and the Shushan Sword Sect as the three major holy sites.

  Tai Xuan Temple is a sacred place of Taoism, also opposed to the Great Zhou Dynasty. Due to her association with Zhu Hongwu, Meng Bingyun was even expelled from the temple and almost got cleared out.

  If the story ended here, Meng Bingyun would have been with Zhu Hongwu, relying on each other and guarding each other, barely making a good story that envies the mandarin ducks but not the immortals. However, for Meng Bingyun, marrying into the Xuanji Marquis's household was just the beginning of her nightmare.

  Due to the karma of her cultivation, Meng Bingyun descended into the mortal world and became a courtesan who sold her art but not her body. She married into the Xuanji Marquis Manor, which valued etiquette and education, and despite her former glory, she could only become a concubine.

  No cultivation of Tao and virtue, no family status, the former Taixu Temple Saintess was actually bullied to death by just an ordinary woman who was a lady in the Hou Mansion.

  Lin Feng sighed upon hearing this: "Just like the deep and boundless Houmen, someone as powerful as Zhu Hongwu can completely disregard emotions in the face of power and authority."

  After a moment of contemplation, Lin Feng remembered his main goal: "What about Meng Bingyun's son?"

  Xiao Dian shook his head: "I've only heard that Meng Bingyun and Zhu Hongwu have a son, whose name is probably Zhu Yi? What a strange name..."

  "Just like Meng Bingyun, the situation is very bad. After Meng Bingyun's death, it might be even worse, but I'm not clear about the specific circumstances and don't know if he's alive or dead now."

  Lin Feng slightly furrowed his brow: "It seems we should hurry to Da Zhou as soon as possible."

  He further solidified the Tian Leng curse seal, and Lin Feng's consciousness withdrew from the ring. Although he couldn't wait to set off immediately to find Zhu Yi in Dazhou, there were still problems that needed to be solved in front of him, such as the Huo Xiang Jing Qi that had invaded his body and was being desperately suppressed by his own spiritual power.

  "This time's lottery must be lucky." Lin Feng secretly prayed, his consciousness entering the lottery system.