Chapter 92 is wrong, still wrong!
Inside the Scripture Library of the Maoshan Sect.
Wu Guangrong first looked at the genealogy of the recent generations of Disciples. Whether they were ordained Inner Sect Disciples or unordained lay Disciples, he could not find anyone by the name of Jiang Chen.
"Strange, why do I always feel like this name is very familiar? It feels like I've heard it somewhere before."
"Could I have remembered it wrong?"
Wu Guangrong hesitated, but immediately shook his head. He trusted his own memory; a month ago, he had fortunately stepped into the Mystic Light, lighting up that spark of spiritual essence within his Divine Soul.
He did not believe he would have cognitive errors.
Moreover, not being able to recall this matter now was truly bizarre.
A Cultivator in the Xuanguang Realm could clearly recall memories even from when they were two years old, wearing split-crotch pants.
How could he fail to remember where he had heard a name?
Wu Guangrong searched for a while, but still found no useful information.
"I should first look to see if there are any records regarding the Zanlong Array."
Wu Guangrong started leafing through the historical records of the Maoshan Sect and soon flipped to the Tang Dynasty period.
He even found the exact same record that Ye Qingmei had seen before.
However, there was not even the slightest mention regarding the Zanlong Array.
"Perhaps I should ask the Sect Head; he might know about this."
The Maoshan Sect Leader, Ye Yunyang, although also surnamed Ye, had no connection to Ye Shouzhen's lineage.
He was a Disciple taken in by the previous generation's Maoshan Sect Leader in his later years, and his moral conduct and cultivation were the best of that generation, which was why he inherited the position of Sect Head.
Although Sect Head Ye Yunyang was of the same generation as Ye Shouzhen and Wu Guangrong.
His age, however, was two cycles younger than theirs.
Wu Guangrong traveled to Hutou Mountain and arrived beneath a square, seven-tiered high platform.
This was the Flying Immortal Platform, where the Maoshan Sect Leader usually cultivated; this structure did not exist during the Tang Dynasty.
At this moment, a middle-aged man wearing purple Taoist robes and a lotus crown sat cross-legged on the Flying Immortal Platform, his eyes tightly closed as he attempted to draw in the thin Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence.
"Immortal Master Sect Head."
Wu Guangrong stood respectfully below the platform and performed a bow to the person above.
"Senior Brother, what brings you here?"
"Sect Head, yesterday, there was a problem with the Tang Dynasty tomb in Binhai, and it is suspected to be related to our Maoshan Sect."
Ye Yunyang opened his eyes, and a sharp light shot out from them, traveling three feet through the air.
Wu Guangrong sighed inwardly; the Sect Head's cultivation had improved again, likely nearing the Late Stage of the Xuanguang Realm.
"How could a Tang Dynasty tomb be related to our Maoshan Sect? Could it be that one of our Maoshan Sect's Ancestral Masters is buried inside?"
Ye Yunyang rose leisurely and paced down from the Flying Immortal Platform.
"This... what is buried inside might not be an Ancestral Master, but an enemy..."
"Hmm? What does that mean?"
"Someone of unknown origin, who claims to be a Maoshan Cultivator, said that this tomb contains a Tang Dynasty evil entity sealed by the Zanlong Array. The archaeological team did indeed discover Magical Artifacts inside, and the tomb has also experienced abnormalities..."
Wu Guangrong relayed everything Ye Qingmei had said to Ye Yunyang, word for word.
Ye Yunyang's originally calm expression became increasingly puzzled and grave as he listened.
"Wait, what is the name of that Cultivator of unknown origin who is using our Maoshan name?"
"His name is Jiang Chen. He was previously an external staff member of the Binhai 749 Bureau. His resume, background, and life history are all traceable. It is precisely because of this that we find it strange."
Ye Yunyang's brows furrowed even tighter. Hearing this, he asked with some doubt: "Senior Brother, are you sure that person is named Jiang Chen? Is it possible that he is an impostor?"
Wu Guangrong was stunned: "Sect Head, why do you say that?"
"The name Jiang Chen is clearly the name of our Maoshan Sect's Ancestral Master. The Ancestral Master's secular name was Jiang Chen, and his Taoist name was..."
At this point, Ye Yunyang paused, a flash of confusion passing through his eyes.
Wu Guangrong was unhappy. He said with displeasure: "Sect Head, do not think that just because I am old, my memory has failed. From Ancestral Master Tao to your generation, Sect Head, I remember the names of all the predecessor Ancestral Masters clearly. Where is there an Ancestral Master named Jiang Chen?"
Ye Yunyang thought for a long time, his expression becoming increasingly bewildered. Hearing Wu Guangrong's words, he also could not understand the reason behind it.
However, he knew one thing.
"Something is wrong here; there is a problem, there must be a problem!"
"Immortal Master Sect Head, what is the problem?"
Ye Yunyang did not answer, but instead said: "Let's go, Senior Brother, accompany me to the Ancestral Master Hall!"
Wu Guangrong did not know the reason, but he followed behind Ye Yunyang toward the Ancestral Master Hall.
Inside the Ancestral Master Hall, the statues of the Three Pure Ones still stood at the very top, and below them were the Four Sovereigns and the deities of various Dharma lineages.
Further down were the spirit tablets of the successive Ancestral Masters of the Maoshan Sect.
"Sect Head, what are you looking for?"
Ye Yunyang did not speak; he merely let his gaze sweep over the spirit tablets of the past Ancestral Masters one by one.
"Maoshan Founding Ancestral Master, Ancestral Master Tao."
"..."
"Maoshan's 12th generation Grandmaster, Grand Master Sima Chengzhen."
"Maoshan's 13th generation Grandmaster, Li Hanguang."
"Maoshan's Great True Lord of Flourishing Teachings, Great True Lord Xuanyi."
"That's right, the name Jiang Chen is precisely the Junior Brother of the 13th generation Ancestral Master of the Maoshan Sect, a generation's Immortal Master, Ancestral Master Great True Lord Xuanyi!"
"Senior Brother, what are you talking about? Where is there a Great True Lord Xuanyi in Maoshan?"
Ye Yunyang turned his head abruptly, staring fixedly at Wu Guangrong. His expression shifted from excitement to astonishment, and then to confusion, as if he had encountered some incomprehensible problem.
"Sect Head, Sect Head? Junior Brother!" Wu Guangrong, seeing Ye Yunyang's somewhat manic appearance, shouted loudly, and while casting a Dao technique, tried to pull Ye Yunyang's soul back.
It was simply brushed away by a light wave of Ye Yunyang's hand.
"Senior Brother, I am fine. Look at this spirit tablet, isn't it..."
His words came to an abrupt halt. He saw that the place where the spirit tablet of Great True Lord Xuanyi had originally been stored was now completely empty.
In the original position, there was only a thin layer of dust; clearly, nothing had been placed in this spot for a long time.
Ye Yunyang knew very clearly that what he had seen just now was absolutely not an illusion!
So what kind of mystery could actually erase Ancestral Master Great True Lord Xuanyi's spirit tablet right in front of the Three Pure Ones' statues?
It seemed that even everyone's memories had been corrected by this force!
"Sect Head, you... could it be that you have suffered Qi Deviation while practicing?"
Ye Yunyang turned back and stared steadily at Wu Guangrong, confirming that he truly could not recall such a Great True Lord in the history of the Maoshan Sect.
Only then did he feel somewhat lost. Although his cultivation had reached the Late Stage of the Xuanguang Realm, it was not much higher than Wu Guangrong's.
The Maoshan Sect revered teachers and respected the Dao; even for ordinary Disciples, it was absolutely impossible for them to not remember an Ancestral Master of a certain generation.
So, why was it that Wu Guangrong did not have this part of the memory for things that were in his own impression?
If there really was some kind of force deliberately erasing this part of people's memories, then why was he unaffected?
No, it could not be said that he was unaffected. If he had not seen the name of Ancestral Master Great True Lord Xuanyi before the spirit tablet disappeared, he would not have been able to recall this name either.
"Then why can I remember it?"
"Could it be related to the Dharma Talisman?"
He had received the First-Rank Dharma Talisman; theoretically, he was naturally less constrained by the rules of Karma.
"Senior Brother, when you have time, you must take me to meet this... Jiang Chen."
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