Nie Xiaochun looked at Lin Zhao and said, "Xie Bangui said that he didn't expect the Gui Guan Sect to suddenly return."

"Suddenly return?" I looked at Lin Zhao. "How did you return to the Coffin Sect in the first place?"

Lin Zhao said, "All I know is that Tian Dan came to the Gui Guan Sect to show off, saying that we should obey the orders of the Coffin Sect's Po Jun branch. Our sect leader had no choice but to choose me to follow Tian Dan and return to the Coffin Sect."

"After I got to know you, the sect leader changed his mind again and asked me to follow Liangjie Tang."

Lao Liu and I looked at each other. Lao Liu shook his head slightly, meaning for me not to voice my suspicions yet.

However, Lao Liu's action fell into Lin Zhao's eyes.

Lin Zhao had been with us for so long that she couldn't be fooled by the meaning of our actions.

Lin Zhao looked at me very seriously and said, "Li Po, what are you thinking? As a friend, you shouldn't hide it from me."

I was about to speak, but Lao Liu spoke first, "Let me say it!"

Lao Liu was afraid that I would speak too bluntly and hurt Lin Zhao's feelings, so he took over the conversation.

Lao Liu said, "What I'm thinking is that Xue Shaoyuan should be playing a big game, turning us all into his pawns."

Lin Zhao didn't speak, but Lin Xian said in shock, "Explain yourself clearly. What do you mean by turning us all into pawns? The sect leader isn't that kind of person! Don't talk nonsense."

Lin Xian's attitude immediately angered me, and I said in a deep voice, "Can you wait until we finish speaking!"

Ye Yang gently touched me, and Lao Liu said in a timely manner, "Take it easy, and listen to me finish."

Lao Liu said slowly, "To trace the root of this matter, we have to start from the time of the Gui Guan Sect's founder."

"The founder of the Gui Guan Sect was the disciple with the worst aptitude among Ye Qianyang's many disciples."

"Among any sect, there are such disciples, which is not surprising."

"It's just that some disciples with poor aptitude are disliked by their masters, while others receive more love. The founder of the Gui Guan Sect belonged to the latter, but the more Ye Qianyang cared for him, the more he wanted to prove himself to his master and fellow disciples, but he never had such an opportunity."

"As far as I know, the Gui Guan Sect did not appear in the battle of Liangjie Mountain."

"Because the secret techniques of the Gui Guan Sect are not suitable for direct combat, they were excluded from the decisive battle."

"I'm afraid this made the founder of the Gui Guan Sect resentful!"

While Lao Liu was talking, his eyes were always on the stone gate!

Lao Liu continued, "In fact, if the founder of the Gui Guan Sect could overcome the hurdle in his heart, choose talented and gifted disciples, and cultivate them carefully, the Gui Guan lineage could still revive its reputation."

"Unfortunately, he already had a demon in his heart!"

"The founder of the Gui Guan Sect not only wanted to prove himself to his master and fellow disciples, but even wanted to prove to the martial world that people without talent can also become legends in the art of magic."

"Therefore, when he recruited disciples, he would deliberately choose people with similar situations to his own. I'm right about that, aren't I?"

Lin Zhao nodded and said, "That's true. Among the past sect leaders of the Gui Guan Sect, many of them were disciples who were not valued in other sects."

Lao Liu continued, "That's right! In the inheritance of a sect, there are not only secret techniques and skills, but also the sect leader's way of doing things. Or rather, the character of the sect."

"Once this kind of thing is formed, it is difficult to change. It will even be like a soul imprint, firmly imprinted on the bodies of the past sect leaders, and cannot be shaken off. This is the reason why the later Gui Guan Sect wanted to change the status quo, but was unable to struggle."

Lin Xian said with a cold face, "Lao Liu, what are you talking about? I don't understand!"

Lin Zhao said, "Lao Liu has said it very clearly. Just listen later!"

"No!" Lin Xian said angrily, "He must explain it clearly today!"

Lin Xian's reaction was actually reasonable.

After all, Lao Liu was talking about her master's sect.

I took a deep breath and said, "Lin Xian, if you must understand, I can tell you."

"The founder of the Gui Guan Sect has always been deceiving himself. He knew that Ye Qianyang left him the *Bai Guan Pu* (Register of Hundred Coffins) only to comfort him, but he regarded Ye Qianyang's comfort as high expectations."

"In his opinion, Ye Qianyang hoped that he could carry forward the Coffin Sect."

"Therefore, he looked down on the other eight branches of the Coffin Sect and felt that he was the orthodox Coffin Sect."

"In fact, he knew very well the position of the Gui Guan Sect among the eight branches. However, he was using this method to numb himself. Over time, he took this spiritual anesthesia as truth."

"Not only him, but also the later founders of the Gui Guan Sect were like this!"

"Bullshit!" Lin Xian roared, "Shut your mouth, I won't allow you to insult the Gui Guan Sect!"

Lin Zhao suddenly reached out and tapped Lin Xian's acupoints, "Li Po, continue! I know you're right!"

Lin Zhao knew very well that when a person clearly couldn't do something, but insisted on proving to others that he could, he would go to some extreme. The simplest manifestation was to have a strong desire to correct others, or to stand at a height that he thought he could and point fingers at people.