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Jiang Shangzhen changed the topic and asked, "Are you aware that the Heavenly World has a genuine Mystery Capital Temple?"

"I've never heard about it before," Chen Ping'an replied with a shake of his head.

A rare look of yearning appeared on Jiang Shangzhen's face, and he finished his remaining wine before casually tossing the wine pot into the distance and explaining, "That place is a genuine immortal abode, and the old temple master owns a Peach Tree Small World and possesses incredibly paramount Dao power. As such, he's widely known as one of the earth ancestors."

"Then what about the Small Mystery Capital Temple that's located in the peach tree forest of Malicious Ghost Valley?" Chen Ping'an asked.

Jiang Shangzhen lowered his voice and replied with a smile, "It can be considered a lower sect that the Mystery Capital Temple has left behind on the Majestic World. However, it's slightly illegitimate, and I'm not especially clear about its specific inheritances either. I was in a hurry to travel to the north of the Complete Reed Continent back then, so I didn't enter Malicious Ghost Valley to look around. In any case, there aren't any stunning beauties in the Flax Robe Sect. However, I would have definitely visited Malicious Ghost Valley if Zhu Quan were better looking."

Chen Ping'an glanced at Wood Garment Mountain and the sea of clouds that were linked together with this mystical realm, places that had already fallen silent for a very long time. However, he felt like Sect Leader Zhu Quan hadn't given up, and she was instead building something up for a final attack.

"There's nothing too interesting about the Small Mystery Capital Temple, but the Great Round Moon Monastery is indeed very interesting," Jiang Shangzhen continued. "Before appearing at Skeleton Shoal, that old monk had already been an eminent monk who was very well-renowned throughout the entire continent. His Buddhist knowledge is profound, and it's said that he was a Buddhist seed who was defeated during a debate between the Three Teachings, so he confined himself to a temple afterward. As for Skeleton Pu... Hahaha! Pu Rang, whom you admire deeply, is actually..."

Jiang Shangzhen clutched his belly and roared with laughter, laughing so hard that tears almost streamed from his eyes. "Pu Rang is actually a woman! This is a secret that I spent a huge sum of money to purchase, and even the Flax Robe Sect might be completely oblivious to this fact. Casting one's gaze over Malicious Ghost Valley, perhaps only Gao Cheng is aware of this secret as well."

"So what if Pu Rang is a female sword immortal?" Chen Ping'an snapped in reply.

After finally calming down with much difficulty, Jiang Shangzhen said with emotion, "However, it's a shame that she became attracted to a monk. This naturally caused very big headaches."

There was astonishment on Chen Ping'an's face as he asked in a quiet voice, "Was it the old monk from the Great Round Moon Monastery?"

Jiang Shangzhen nodded and explained, "It's because of this that Pu Rang died on the battlefield — she was doing everything in her ability to protect that temple from the flames of war. However, this is the mystical nature of the world. If she hadn't died, then the old monk could have become a Bodhisattva a long time ago. Regarding the rights and wrongs and gains and losses of these matters, who can explain them clearly?"