Chapter 1429: Past Events
Chapter 1429: Past Events
Qi Xuansu roughly sorted through everything Qi Jiaozheng had just explained.Back then, the first-generation Qingping Melody, Zhou Shuning, married Shen Changsheng, the head of the Shen family. Both of them were famous figures within the Daoist Order and had even been commemorated on the Holy Xuan Cards.
Later, when the Holy Xuan abolished the Qingping Society, there was never supposed to be a second-generation Qingping Melody. However, Zhou Shuning’s son, Shen Qingchen, was extremely furious about it. He had always regarded himself as the rightful heir to the Qingping Society. With its abolition, he stood to lose the most. Yet, out of fear of the Holy Xuan’s immense authority, he did not dare openly reveal his dissatisfaction.
After the Holy Xuan passed away, the Taiping Sect, led by the Li family, became the staunchest defenders of everything he had decreed. Any decision made by the Holy Xuan was treated as absolutely unquestionable.
Seeing that the Taiping Sect would never support him, Shen Qingchen instead allied himself with the Third Earthly Preceptor of the Quanzhen Sect and secretly began preparations to rebuild the Qingping Society.
In rebuilding the Qingping Society, the Third Earthly Preceptor provided manpower and resources, but because it was politically inconvenient for him to appear openly, he remained behind the scenes. Shen Qingchen acted publicly on his behalf in managing the organization.
To demonstrate his claim to legitimacy, Shen Qingchen changed his last name to Zhou, becoming Zhou Qingchen. This act was effectively equivalent to betraying both the Shen family and the Taiping Sect. He became the second-generation Qingping Melody, giving rise to the Zhou family lineage.
The Shen family had always belonged to the Taiping Sect. Therefore, Zhou Qingchen’s cooperation with the Earthly Preceptor of the Quanzhen Sect made him a traitor to his family and his Daoist Sect. This led to all the subsequent conflicts and repercussions.
At that time, the Li family had not yet established the Heavenly Court, so among the three Daoist Sects, they were considered the most morally upright.
In the end, they passed a formal resolution defining the Zhou family’s status, which became the origin of the Zhou family’s long-standing historical problems.
Zhou Mengyao was a descendant of Zhou Qingchen and likewise inherited this same historical baggage.
The Daoist Order avoided collective punishment only in matters involving execution and death. In all other aspects, guilt by association still very much existed.