Most of the disciples under Heavenly Gate Sacred Sect came from the barren land of Yunhuang, and they were unfamiliar with the customs of the Central Plains. Therefore, they often clashed with Yunmeng Prefecture, which was adjacent to them. Once, because of a dispute over the ownership of a night-cool treasure horse, the disciples of Heavenly Water Manor were defeated by the Heavenly Gate Holy Sect. Manor Lord Meng Zexi personally challenged them with his blade, but Nangong Yunhuo, the great sect master of Heavenly Gate Sacred Sect, severed his tendons with a single stroke of his sword. Since then, the name of Heavenly Gate Sacred Sect began to spread officially in the martial arts world. But apart from the legendary feat where Nangong Yunhuo defeated the lord of Heavenly Water Manor with a single sword stroke, which had a bit of a martial arts legend feel, the rest of the rumors were not friendly. It was said that the disciples of Heavenly Gate Sacred Sect were all bloodthirsty and murderous, rude and barbaric, and they all practiced a kind of evil technique. They claimed that practicing this technique could lead them to ascend to immortality. This evil technique could enable those ignorant of martial arts to attain a level of martial power surpassing the Ascending Realm in mere months, and it could also allow them to unleash a burst of strength that was several times greater than their own in a flash. But it had a great backlash. After practicing this martial art for one or two years, these…