Chapter 38: The Mysterious Xuan Family

  "What is the curse of the Xuan family?"

  Xuan Qi heard Xuan Qing's words and asked excitedly. His past life, regarding the death of his parents and Xuan Qing, had always felt some faint doubts.

  Xuan Qi knew that their deaths were not as simple as they seemed on the surface. However, at that time he was limited in his abilities and could do nothing about it.

  Now he has come back to life, and naturally wants to figure out the truth of things.

  Xuan Qing let out a sigh and said, "It's a long story. Originally, I didn't want to tell you these things, afraid that you would be implicated in the Xuan family curse. However, I think you should have the ability to handle all of this."

  Originally, Xu Qinghe was afraid of the curse of the Xu family, which would also affect Xu Qi. Now it seems that Xu Qi's abilities are very strong, and this grandson can even change his fate. It is expected that the curse of the Xu family will end in his hands.

  There is a saying in physiognomy that "those who can read others' faces cannot read their own, and those who can read their own will die without doubt." However, Xuan Qing broke this rule and calculated his own lifespan, knowing his own life limit.

  Originally, he had planned to die quietly without telling Xuan Qi about the matters of the Xuan family. However, unexpectedly, this grandson turned out to be a genius in Xuan techniques, entering the foundation-building period at a young age and able to use legendary formations - such means completely exceeded his imagination.

  Xuan Qing only then realized that his grandson was no ordinary person, but a hidden dragon. The potential in his body was limitless, with too many possibilities.

  Xuan Qi clenched his fists and nodded vigorously: "Yes, Grandfather, I can handle these problems. Whatever it is, just say it! Your grandson has the ability to face these difficulties!"

  Upon hearing Xuan Qi's words, Xuan Qing sighed and said: "This is an old memory. All along, our Xuan family has been known as the orthodox school of Xuan Men, respected by fellow practitioners while also attracting many enemies. Many demonic sects have been hostile towards us, wishing for our downfall. However, our ancestors have dealt with them one by one. The problem is that although we can withstand external attacks, we cannot withstand internal divisions."

  Fortresses are often breached from within. This sentence is also true for the Xuan family.

  At that time, the Xuan family was in a state of decline.

  Due to war, natural disasters and lack of successors, the Xuan family gradually declined. Because of the guilt of being suspected of treason, the Xuan family had no choice but to avoid the public eye and live a reclusive life.

  However, the inheritance of the Xuan family has never disappeared and has been passed down from generation to generation.

  In the Ming Dynasty, the inheritance of the Xuan family reached its 13th generation. At this time, a talented disciple emerged in the Xuan family and made a big name for himself in the Jianghu.

  His name was Xuantong, a collateral descendant of the Xuan family, born with humble origins. However, from a young age, he showed exceptional intelligence and had a natural affinity for mysticism, mastering many esoteric arts.

  When outsiders mention the Xuan family, they will think of this genius of the Xuan family. For a time, the originally gradually declining reputation of the Xuan family has risen again, and people mentioning the orthodox school of Xuanmen will once again think of the Xuan family.

  However, Xuan Tong did not have as much prestige in the Xuan family as he seemed to outside. The reaction of the Xuan family members towards this illegitimate son was very complicated.

  Some people think he is the future hope of the Xuan family and should inherit the position of patriarch, leading the Xuan family into a new era of prosperity. However, others think that what he has learned is a mess, with many things not being part of the Xuan family's tradition. Many of his spells are even related to evil demons and external heresy.

  Xuan Tong travels the world, three teachings and nine streams, nothing is not exchanged, always courtesy and humility, a kind face, many parties in the world.

  There were even rumors that he had a very close relationship with Mo Men.

  For this unusual person of the Xuan family, the elders of the Xuan family always felt that he was not a blessing to the Xuan family, but rather might bring great disaster to the Xuan family.

  Although Xuan Tong had a high prestige in the Xuan family and gained support from many people, the elders of the Xuan family still used the excuse of low status and colluding with outsiders to promote the legitimate descendant of the Xuan family, 15-year-old Xuan Dao as the head of the clan.

  This move greatly stimulated Xuantong. He publicly declared that he was the master of the Xuan family and did not recognize a young boy who had not even grown his hair as the master of the Xuan Gate.

  In a rage, he led his supporters and left the Xuan family, claiming that he was the true heir of the Xuan Gate.

  For this internal split, the new generation of Xuanjia's master Xuantong, due to his young age and weak strength, was unable to make too many preventive measures.

  Many of those elders who originally supported him fell ill with strange diseases and died unnatural deaths.

  After the split, the Xuan family branch that belonged to Xuan Tong struggled in the Jianghu and made a big name for themselves, but at the same time also brought great negative impact to the Xuan family.

  Originally upholding the Xuanmen orthodox sect that saves the world, under the leadership of Xuántōng, it became a profit-seeking Jianghu school that pursues fame and wealth with all one's heart, forgetting the original purpose of the Xuan family.

  The Xuan Dao-led branch of the Xuan family disciples continued to live a reclusive life, content with poverty and delighting in the Tao, living freely and effortlessly, without asking about worldly affairs.

  If it were just such a split, it would not have much impact on the Xuan family.

  Later, the branch of the Xuan family that Xuantong belonged to colluded with people from the Demon Gate and arrived at the Xuan family's hidden residence, where they went on a frenzied killing spree and attacked the Xuan family's library in an attempt to seize the "Xuan Gong Secret Record", which only the head of the Xuan family was entitled to possess.

  As the leader of the Xuan family at just eighteen years old, Xuan Dao remained calm and composed, countering Xuan Tong's wave after wave of attacks with ease.

  He utilized the various formations and restrictions left behind by the Xuan family to defeat Xuantong and his subordinates, once again making the name of the orthodox Xuan Gate resound throughout the Jianghu.

  Xuan Tong was even more furious after his defeat. As a renowned master of mystic arts in the Jianghu, he was unexpectedly defeated by a young whippersnapper, which made him extremely resentful.

  He attributed all this to the cause of "Xuan Gong's Secret Records"!

  In order to contend for the most important classics of Xuanjia, Xuántōng used various methods to infiltrate into Xuanjia and bribed people around Xuándào, giving him the legendary most vicious blood curse.

  Then, Xuan Tong led a large number of Xuan masters to attack the Xuan family's library, wanting to seize the books in the library and the most important "Xuan Gong Secret Record".

  And the Xuan Dao who was cursed with evil poison that year, under the siege of many Xuan Shu masters, still did not fall behind, killing countless people with ulterior motives.

  In the book pavilion of the Xuan family, Xuan Dao and Xuan Tong engaged in a battle that shook the ages.

  In this battle of mysticism, even if Xuantong used all sorts of methods, he was no match for Xuandao. The various methods he used lost their effect in front of Xuandao's orthodox mystic skills.

  Xuantong felt extremely frustrated and humiliated, and in a fit of rage, he activated the Blood Curse in the transmission, greatly reducing Xuan Dao's strength, leaving him without the energy to resist his attacks.

  However, in front of the Xuan family's book pavilion, Xuantong was once again obstructed. Xuan Dao, who had been seriously injured, hid inside the array restriction of the Xuan family's book pavilion and activated the legendary defensive grand array.

  In the grand defensive formation of Xuantong, he was unable to enter the secret library of the Xuans and could only be trapped in the formation.

  However, Xuan Tong was a legendary ruthless person. He chose the Tian Mo Jie Ti Da Fa (Heavenly Devil's Body Severing Great Method), using countless cruel secret techniques to mutilate his own body and break through various seals.

  Afterwards, he was left with only a breath of air and set fire to the Xuan family's library, burning it to ashes. Many rare and secret books inside were reduced to nothing, including the most important book in the Xuan family, "Xuan Gong's Secret Record".

  "I hate, I hate the injustice of heaven! Why can't I, with my extraordinary talent and abilities, inherit the secret arts of the Xuan family and become the master of the Xuan family? And yet you, a mere child, can become the master of the Xuan family and study the legendary 'Xuan Gong Secret Record'. I hate the rules of the Xuan family, I hate the bloodline of the Xuan family. I curse all the direct descendants of the Xuan family, once they inherit the position of master, they will not come to a good end. This is a blood oath, forever unchanging!"

  In the midst of raging flames, the most gifted disciple in the Xuan family after their ancestors uttered the most venomous curse and turned to ashes along with the Xuan family's library.

  Xuan Dao, who was seriously injured later on, took the remaining children of the Xuan family and began a life of wandering. Three years later, he died from a blood curse, leaving behind a son.

  Later on, it is unknown whether the curse of Xuantong was too powerful. The direct descendants of the Xuan family did not have a good ending. Even if they did not inherit the position of the head of the family, they might still die unexpectedly.

  And the branch that split from the Xuan family, also lost its initial prosperity. After losing Xuan Tong, they also began to decline and lost their initial prestige.

  The title of "Orthodox Xuanmen" disappeared with the decline of the Xuan family. Some other branches of Xuanmen began to claim that they were the orthodox lineage of Xuanmen.

  In the near modern era, another disaster struck the Xuan family. The war fire burned to their village, and the ten-year catastrophe destroyed all the remaining classics. Xuan Qing brought his wife and children to southern Hunan to escape the disaster, and finally settled down here.

  Relying on his own efforts and some heritage from his ancestors, he made a big name for himself, but unfortunately still couldn't break the curse.

  His son and daughter-in-law had left him first, he thought the curse was taking effect, for the safety of his grandson, so he thoroughly washed his hands and retired from the world.

  After finishing this dusty history, Xuán Qīng and Lǎo Lèi were overcome with emotion: "All along, I wanted to break this curse, but I didn't succeed. Not only that, I couldn't even save your father's and mother's lives. This is all due to my incompetence! Little Qi, don't blame Grandpa."

  Whenever he thought of this past event, Xuán Qīng felt extremely guilty. He blamed everything on himself.

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