Stronger by Killing

During the Ancient Times, the cultivation systems in the world were numerous and chaotic. Countless sages pursued the path to immortality, exploring it tirelessly, yet none succeeded.

Until one era, the Taoist Ancestor appeared. He traveled across the Human World and eventually organized the concept of governing by doing nothing, in accordance with Heaven’s mandate, founding Taoism. He passed down the Daoist tradition and obtained the Human World’s first opportunity for immortality, thereby opening the first path to the heavens, cultivating destiny into immortality, and opening the first path to immortality for the Human World.

After the Taoist Ancestor, many years passed, and the Buddha was born, creating the second path. He established the concept of faith-based immortality, becoming another mainstream following the Taoism’s cultivation of destiny.

Many years later, the Confucian Saint discovered the path of self-cultivation, founding the way of education, achieving immortality through virtue. This marked the beginning of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism in the Human World, and is why they are revered as the Three Major Ancestral Veins in the Cultivation Realm, as subsequent cultivation methods have not strayed from these three doctrines."

Gu Zhan nodded slightly and said, "So, the Three Major Ancestral Veins do not refer to three cultivation sects?"

Kong Xi pondered for a moment and replied, "Generally speaking, the Three Major Ancestral Veins refer to the three major doctrines. In this context, the Three Major Ancestral Veins are not three sects. However, there is another theory that suggests they refer to the ancestral lands of the three doctrines. If this is the case, then they are three cultivation sects."

Gu Zhan squinted slightly and asked, "Ancestral lands?"

Kong Xi said, "The first Confucius Temple, the Dao Court of Taoism, and the Leiyin Temple of Buddhism, these three places are not in the Human World but located in places with complete rules, Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands, equivalent to the Martial Arts Holy Lands in the Human World’s Martial World.

However, the most widespread understanding is that the Three Major Ancestral Veins refer to the three doctrines. For instance, the Kong Family that I established belongs to Confucianism, and the Wenxian Dao that includes Changmingzi and Master Xuan Yang, is undoubtedly a Daoist Sect. However, the Three Major Ancestral Veins have such a long heritage that they have branched out into countless sects."

Gu Zhan nodded slightly again and asked, "What is the path to immortality?"

Kong Xi thought for a moment and said, "In the cultivation system, above the Golden Core Realm is the Nascent Soul, and above the Nascent Soul is the Kouxian Sect. This Kouxian Sect is the pursuit of the opportunity for immortality.

Because Heaven’s mandate is limited, the opportunity for immortality in each era is fixed. Only by vying for that part of Heaven’s mandate can one embark on the path to immortality and become a True Immortal!"

Gu Zhan raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "So, the Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism are because these veins are the Heaven’s mandate?"

Kong Xi thought for a moment and said, "Not exactly. It’s just that the Heaven’s mandate owned by Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism is indeed significant. However, later on, the Four Major Side Sects emerged. Shushan Sword Sect took upon itself the duty to slay demons and protect humanity, entering the Dao by abandoning small love for great love to seek the heavens. The Talisman Sect entered the Dao with talismans, the Pill Tower with alchemy, and Jingshen Valley with artifact refining and array cultivation. They all sought alternative paths, each walking onto a new road, and once led an era.

In their era, even Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism had to yield, because during that time, they truly carried the Heaven’s mandate and gained many opportunities for immortality."

Gu Zhan frowned slightly and asked, "What is Heaven’s mandate?"

Kong Xi shook his head and said, "I don’t know. No one can truly understand what it is. Perhaps it is the law of the operation of heaven and earth!"

Gu Zhan slowly lowered his head, looking at Kong Xi below, and said in a deep voice, "Then do you think in this era, the Heaven’s mandate is with the Martial Arts?"

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