Who Brought Him into the Cultivation World?

Chapter 394: Chapter 336: Is This the Righteous vs. Evil War?

Celestial Secret Tower.

On usual days, cultivators thronged in groups of three or five around its eight pavilions, but today, not a single soul could be seen.

Northeast Pavilion, Celestial Secret Tower Master, Su Xingxing, was blowing his beard and glaring, while the seven Pavilion Masters in front of him wore unpleasant expressions.

For no other reason, from yesterday to today, apart from a few gatekeeping cultivators, none of the disciples have stepped out, claiming that a bloody calamity looms over their heads, and it’s best to lie low for the time being.

”As disciples of Celestial Secret Tower, how can they be so superstitious? This is outrageously absurd.”

One of the Elders couldn’t help slamming the table and scolding, instantly drawing some sideways glances.

Do you even realize what you’re saying?

Don’t we understand what our job entails?

Though no one spoke, their eyes collectively relayed this message.

The Celestial Secret Tower Master was also quite troubled, not fully angry with the disciples but rather placing all his fury on Elder Tong.

It was this guy who brought people back.

Now looking out, people have been gone for a day, yet the Omen Star above their heads clings like a plaster, refusing to go away.

If one were to use the Divination Eye to glance over here, the hall would be blazing red, intimidating to behold.

”Continuing like this is not a solution.”

An Elder sighed, the whole sect being as if dead, without a single soul daring to show their face, what kind of situation is this?

”Solution or not, there’s no way around it. Divination cultivators inherently probe into the Heavenly Dao, developing the instinct to seek fortune and avoid disaster. This Omen Star glaring above their heads is too destabilizing to the mind; our disciples aren’t afraid even with knives at their throats, but just this. If you were them, it might be hard to stomach too.”

An Elder couldn’t help but retort.

Qi Fortune and misfortune are part of the Heavenly Dao, both elusive and inscrutable.

What are the disciples afraid of? They’re afraid of unknown calamities.

Knowing full well that misfortune hangs overhead incessantly is sheer torture for such people.

It’s like knowing you’re doomed but still forced to embrace it as reality.

”Nonsense, was I ever afraid?”

The old man immediately countered.

”Of course, now that you’re in the Realm of Transcendence you dare speak up, forgetting how back when the Omen Star flashed a few times you barricaded yourself for half a year, and I had to deliver food, or you’d have starved.”

Seeing his shortcomings exposed on the spot, the two were about to quarrel.

”Silence, we’re here to discuss countermeasures, not to listen to your bickering.”

The Celestial Secret Tower Master couldn’t help but reprimand, lightly scolding.

Counting on these few to come up with decisions now is obviously futile.

He pondered for a moment and then sighed slowly.

”This is a natural repulsion, can’t blame them. If it really doesn’t work, the Celestial Secret Tower can pause operations until the Omen Star fades.”

This is the safest way to counter misfortune, letting time wash away the Omen Star’s unrest.

Besides, the second option is to confront the calamity oneself, and once the bad luck is over, it’s over.

However, divination cultivators disdain this method, opting to avoid it if there’s a way.

At this moment, a gatekeeping cultivator stumbled in, his face panicked, and stammered to announce.

”S-something’s happened, s-someone has surrounded the Celestial Secret Tower.”

After the cultivator managed to stutter his way through the message, he finally caught his breath.

”So mysterious?”

The Celestial Secret Tower Master looked astonished, just as they had devised a countermeasure, the misfortune strikes?

Who could be so bold as to even think about the Celestial Secret Tower?

”How many have come? Could they be here for a visit?”

The Elder who argued earlier quickly stood and asked.

The gatekeeping cultivator recalled the overwhelming scene, realizing it shouldn’t look like a friendly visit.

Stammering, he said, ”Nearly a thousand cultivators, and the leader doesn’t look like a decent person, shifty and sly.”

Everyone was collectively stunned, a thousand people coming to the Celestial Secret Tower?

They then looked at each other’s bright red glowing Omen Star, each involuntarily twitching their lips.

This really is cursed.

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The mountain pass, both up and down, was already surrounded by cultivators, and based on the sheer momentum, it was indeed significant.

Of course, if all these Other Shore Realm and Seeing Me Realm cultivators could be replaced by Divine Gaze Realm ones, that would be even better.

Despite the confident facade on Tu Xingsun’s face, a certain nervousness lingered within his heart. True, they nearly numbered a thousand cultivators, but by allocation, the majority still fell within the Other Shore and Seeing Me realms.

And the Divine Gaze Realm cultivators he was allotted numbered less than a hundred.

If not for relying on the sheer number to make up for it, he’d never dare besiege a sect alone.

Worth noting was that this Celestial Secret Tower was his first stop.

Whether that great person would allow him to avenge himself depended on his performance this time.

Not long after, an Elder of the Celestial Secret Tower ascended from the mountain pass in a Flying motion.

Faced with nearly a thousand cultivators, the Elder’s expression wasn’t the best. He called out to the shifty-headed leader mentioned by the gatekeeping disciple, who was none other than Tu Xingsun.

”The Celestial Secret Tower generally has no dealings with any sects, only doing business in fate determination. Have you gentlemen perhaps come to the wrong place?”

The overwhelming presence of a Realm of Transcendence cultivator suddenly dispersed, breaking the formation among the cultivators present.

Tu Xingsun felt a rush of anxiety; however, recalling his task, he forced himself to swallow and stepped forward several paces to speak loudly.

”I, Tu Xingsun, bring many fellow Daoists from the Evil Sect to pay respects to the Celestial Secret Tower.”

The Celestial Secret Tower Elder glanced at him, frowning in displeasure but suppressing his response.

For no other reason, the other party, merely of the Great Perfection Realm, dared lead people to encircle the Celestial Secret Tower.

Even if the Celestial Secret Tower was outwardly low-key, it had stood for so long; anyone with sense would know it wasn’t easy to tackle.

Is the other party truly foolish? Or do they act fearless with purpose?

He preferred to believe they were truly foolish; if it were the latter, then they came prepared and likely had more tricks up their sleeve.

The Celestial Secret Tower didn’t want to engage in the conflict between righteous and evil, nor did it initially intend to involve itself.

But reality often goes against one’s wishes, and indeed, Tu Xingsun had come prepared with backups, but before that, he needed to relay a message.

”The righteous are always hypocritical, enjoying most of the world’s cultivation resources; they define righteousness and evil, while those of us cast away by the righteous live in constant fear.”

”Yet my master has grand ambitions, vowing to break this imbalance of power. Today, we invite the Celestial Secret Tower to join this grand endeavor. What do you think, Elder?”

The Celestial Secret Tower Elder was taken aback by such words, unable to help but feel a bit astonished. ”Are you guys serious?”

Even their slogans were coined with such righteousness; this crowd seemed more than just a ragtag group.

Tu Xingsun appeared serious, nodding slightly, ”It’s naturally not a farce. Currently, throughout the Cultivator Realm, many from the Evil Path are already waging war against the Righteous Path. This is merely one stop for me.”

Oh my goodness, has the war between righteous and evil really started like this?

The Celestial Secret Tower Elder found it hard to believe; the amount of information was indeed overwhelming.

Someone had united the Evil Path? Who could it be?

”Elder, what’s the stance of the Celestial Secret Tower?”

Tu Xingsun inquired of the Elder.

Though still unable to fully mask his shock, the Celestial Secret Tower Elder gradually wore a solemn expression and shook his head slowly.

”The Celestial Secret Tower has never involved itself in matters of righteous or evil; the conflicts between you are not something the Celestial Secret Tower intends to consider.”

Tu Xingsun slowly retreated, then waved a hand, and two cultivators carried forward a seven-foot-long iron box...