After the interlude with "Da Dao Xin Jue" passed, Zhang Muya also regained her senses.
After all, whether to be the sect leader was a personal choice, and Ye Ling had comprehended "Da Dao Xin Jue" on his own. Whether to pass it on to others was also his prerogative.
Outsiders could not interfere.
Ye Ling's strength was already at the level of a Red Dust Immortal, and the cultivation techniques he knew were certainly not inferior to "Da Dao Xin Jue." It was normal that he would not be interested in this technique.
Zhang Muya then performed a deep bow to Zhang Xiaoxia, "Xiaoxia, from now on, you are the thirty-eighth generation official sect leader of the Zheng Yi Sect. I will inform Mingyu about this later. You should prepare for the succession."
Although Ye Ling did not wish to be the sect leader of the Zheng Yi Sect, according to the rules set by Zhang Zhiyue, Ye Ling automatically became the thirty-seventh generation sect leader after comprehending "Da Dao Xin Jue."
Even though Ye Ling's tenure as sect leader lasted only a few minutes before he abdicated, his name should be entered into the ancestral shrine of the Zheng Yi Sect to be worshipped by future disciples.
Ye Ling did not care about this minor detail. Although the Zheng Yi Sect could benefit from his name, it brought him no harm, so he was too lazy to fuss over it.
After all, in a hundred years, he would become an ancestor of the Zheng Yi Sect.
It was better to take advantage of being someone's ancestor without any cost.
"I, I... Sect Leader?"
Seeing that she had inexplicably become the sect leader of the Zheng Yi Sect again, Zhang Xiaoxia was even more bewildered.
She was considered the lowest in seniority within the Zheng Yi Sect. Most of the disciples were her senior brothers and sisters. Now, suddenly asking her to be the sect leader, not to mention that other Heavenly Masters would not be convinced, she herself did not have the ability to be a good sect leader!
However, Zhang Muya did not wait for Zhang Xiaoxia to refuse and said directly, "Xiaoxia, you are different from Ye Ling. You are a disciple of the Zheng Yi Sect yourself. This is the rule set by the former sect leader Zhang Zhiyue. Since you have learned 'Da Dao Xin Jue,' you are qualified and obligated to be the sect leader of the Zheng Yi Sect."
"'Da Dao Xin Jue' has been lost to the world. The Zheng Yi Sect needs you to revive it. Your responsibility is immense."
"I..."
Hearing Zhang Muya's words, Zhang Xiaoxia opened her mouth, not knowing how to refuse.
The sudden heavy responsibility made her even more flustered.
This world was becoming increasingly crazy.
Ye Ling stepped forward to change the subject, "Alright, let's put this matter aside for now. Anyway, there will be the Heavenly Master Ordination Ceremony soon, which is the大会 for your Zheng Yi Sect to choose the next sect leader successor. You can discuss this matter there."
Zhang Muya also regarded Ye Ling as the former sect leader and no longer assumed the role of an elder. She respectfully bowed to Ye Ling, "Yes."
Ye Ling then carefully examined Zhang Muya and asked, "I was very curious before, your cultivation has been completely废, how have you managed to live until now with an ordinary body?"
"And just now, when you fought with Zhuge Feng, your strength briefly reached the eighth rank. How did you achieve that?"
Zhang Muya no longer concealed anything and truthfully told Ye Ling, "Back then, when the cultivators of Yang Country launched a large-scale attack on the Zheng Yi Sect, there were not only three eighth-rank cultivators, but also a large number of Yang Country warriors and ninjas."
"The battle at the Zheng Yi Sect was tragic. My master, Zhang Lingzi, had his heart meridians shattered in that battle and was severely injured, on the verge of death."
"So, my master and uncle simultaneously used the technique of 'Yin Xue Du Hun' to prolong my life, and at the same time, transferred their power to me, allowing me to save the Zheng Yi Sect in a time of crisis and giving me enough time to choose a suitable sect leader for the Zheng Yi Sect."
Ye Ling then asked, "And what is your grievance with Zhuge Feng?"
Zhang Muya was silent for a moment, then said, "As Your Excellency already knows, before Yang Country invaded Yan Hua, I had a forbidden relationship with the Heavenly Luo Ghost King, and gave birth to Shu Ya."
"For more than ten years, I kept it a secret from my sect, raising Shu Ya secretly at the foot of Long Dao Mountain, and using the righteous energy of Long Dao Mountain to suppress the Yin energy within Shu Ya's body."
"Later, Zhuge Feng found me. He said that Shu Ya was a Yin Embryo and wanted to forcibly take Shu Ya away for humanitarian destruction."
"However, I know that Zhuge Feng, while publicly stating that he wanted to kill Shu Ya to eliminate harm for the people, actually coveted Shu Ya's Pure Yin Essence Body and wanted to use Shu Ya's physique to break through."
"At that time, in order to protect Shu Ya, I fought with Zhuge Feng. During the fight, my master and uncle were alerted."
"Seeing that he was no match for my master and uncle, Zhuge Feng used his family's Qimen array to detonate the Yin energy that had been suppressed in Shu Ya's body for many years, causing Shu Ya to go berserk, and he escaped in the chaos."
"It was precisely because of Shu Ya's berserk state that it led to a great disaster for the Zheng Yi Sect!"
"The Heavenly Luo Ghost King broke free, and my master and uncle were injured, leaving severe sequelae."
"Otherwise, my master Zhang Lingzi would not have been so severely injured and unable to recover during the later large-scale invasion by Yang Country, nor would my uncle Zhang Zhiyue have woken up to this day."
Hearing Zhang Muya's words, Ye Ling's eyes became filled with more and more doubts.
Although this history could be considered a secret, it would at most affect the reputation of the Wuhou Sect. Zhang Muya had no reason to hide it from him.
However, before Ye Ling could ask further, Zhang Muya continued, "When Zhuge Feng came to find Shu Ya, causing Shu Ya's Yin energy to erupt, I didn't actually blame Zhuge Feng too much."
"After all, the root of the mistake was mine. It was I who insisted on giving birth to Shu Ya, who was a Yin Embryo. The root cause of my master and uncle's injuries was also because of me."
"But later, I discovered that when Zhuge Feng detonated the Yin energy in Shu Ya's body, he used Ye Feng's spiritual artifact!"
"Ye Feng?" Ye Ling's eyes narrowed slightly, "Why did he have his spiritual artifact?"
Zhang Muya gave a tragic smile, "That Ye Feng had completely changed. He was no longer the gentle gentleman he used to be. His actions were sinister and unscrupulous..."
"At that time, when he first entered the Red Dust Pavilion, in order to quickly establish himself there, he designed this scene..."
"From the detonation of Shu Ya's Yin energy to the invasion of the Zheng Yi Sect by the Yang Country cultivators, he was behind everything!"
"Whether it was me, Shu Ya, the Zheng Yi Sect, or the Yang Country cultivators... they were all just pawns for Ye Feng to establish himself in the Red Dust Pavilion."
"In other words, from a hundred years ago, Ye Feng had already begun to lay a trap for something... The Heavenly Luo Ghost King was probably also one of his pawns," Ye Ling murmured, recalling the events in the Heavenly Luo Ghost City.
The Heavenly Luo Ghost King had a close connection with the Red Dust Pavilion, and the formations mastered by the Heavenly Luo Ghost King were similar to the formations used by Yang Yuhao to summon demons...
This indicated that the Heavenly Luo Ghost King was also just an object of exploitation by Ye Feng.
Moreover, Xu Shu Ya's soul was also sent to the Heavenly Luo Ghost King by the Red Dust Pavilion halfway through.
Connecting these points, Ye Feng's actions over the past century had his own purposes and were interconnected.
However, Ye Ling still couldn't figure out what role his Ye family played in Ye Feng's plan, and why they suffered such a catastrophe!
After pondering for a moment, Ye Ling beckoned with one hand, drawing Zhuge Feng, who was not far away, into his hand. Demonic energy invaded Zhuge Feng's mind, and Ye Ling began to search his memories.
"Hmm?"
As Ye Ling searched Zhuge Feng's memories, his eyes lit up slightly.
He had initially thought that he would not be able to get any useful information from Zhuge Feng, as Ye Feng had countermeasures against soul searching, and had done his utmost to maintain secrecy.
But this time, he had an unexpected gain!