From a martial arts disciple to a god through countless trials and tribulations

Chapter 107 Fishing in troubled waters
Chen Xuan had been keeping an eye on the movements of the Black Cat, which was only about ten miles away. Therefore, after the [Human Emperor Banner] Heng Gu took action, he rushed to the battlefield at full speed.

"Overnight, many people came to the Southern Wilderness."

On his way, Chen Xuan discovered that this area was extremely lively. The Chu State Demon Suppression Bureau and the thousand-year-old family were both extraordinary, and their huge forces were operating rapidly.

[Human Emperor Banner] Heng Gu appeared in the Southern Wilds, wantonly hunting down the cultivators of Chu. Isn't this the great demon described by [Tian Yan Dao]? This is related to the rest of those thousand-year-old families. They couldn't keep their restraint and gathered here.

"The Pei family of Hedong, the Cui family of Qinghe..."

As Chen Xuan walked, countless eyes swept over him. He could not hide his tracks and reap the benefits.

He saw the Hedong Pei family on a hilltop. There were nine people in total, all of them were masters. A middle-aged man was holding a small golden bell treasure in his hand, leading Pei Yuanyong and other clansmen to stay at the outermost edge.

"Nine Daozang monks."

Chen Xuan's face darkened as he witnessed the powerful foundation of these thousand-year-old families. You know, in the entire Chiya City, there are probably less than fifty Taoist monks, but the Pei family only sent a team to the Southern Wilderness, which already has nine Taoist monks.

Pei Yuanyong also saw Chen Xuan, but did not show any closeness to him. He just said a few words to a girl in an apricot yellow skirt next to him.

The pretty girl in the yellow dress, about fifteen or sixteen years old, immediately glared at Chen Xuan with her bright eyes, her hands on her hips, her cheeks puffed out, like an angry young tigress.

"..."

Chen Xuan continued forward and soon saw a group of people who looked like they were from the Qinghe Cui clan: "Cui Che!"

On the distant hillside, there was a group of more than ten people. The leader was a young man in his twenties, handsome and with wisps of white mist and flowing red light rain under his feet. He looked extremely extraordinary.

The young man was looking at the scenery several miles away. He seemed to have sensed something and turned to look at Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan realized that this person had extremely sharp perception. When his eyes fell on the young man, the other party immediately sensed it.

Then he confirmed that this was Cui Che in his youth. The face was about 80% similar to the one he saw in his dream decades later.

Chen Xuan didn't expect to meet the other party under such circumstances.

"Huh? Young master, that man must be Chen Xuan who joined the Southern Wilderness Ghosts!" On the hillside, a member of the Cui family noticed that Cui Che turned around, and followed his gaze, and immediately saw Chen Xuan's figure.

Chen Xuan has a deep hatred with the Cui family and is speculated to be a hidden person with destiny. Many members of the Cui family have mobilized the immortal energy of the immortal monks who have had contact with Chen Xuan to observe him, and they are very familiar with Chen Xuan's character and appearance.

"He has the blood of several clansmen on his hands. Should we kill him here?" a middle-aged man asked in a low voice with a gloomy face. He was very close to the deceased Cui family members, and his eyes turned red when he saw the murderer Chen Xuan.

"Don't be nosy right now. The Human Emperor Banner is a million times more important than him."

Cui Che shook his head slightly, a smile on his face, like a man of the immortal way, untainted by dust. He turned around again and said, "Is the [Human Emperor Banner] Destiny a weapon? Or is it something else?"

He holds a very high position in the Cui family. At a young age, he is called the Young Master and is the appointed next head of the Qinghe Cui family. His words are law, and even though other members of the Cui family are slightly older in seniority, they can only suppress their hatred towards Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan frowned and stared at a group of people on a distant hilltop, and was also thinking in his mind whether to use the Xiao Lei Shen Bow and shoot an arrow from a distance.

"Forget it, Cui Che's strength is not inferior to that of the Dragon Girl at her peak state, and is even slightly higher."

He quickly gave up the idea. His intuition told him that even if he exhausted all the immortal energy of the first level of the Daozang and shot an arrow with all his strength, he might not succeed in killing Cui Che. Moreover, if he got into a difficult battle, it would delay the matter of the [Human Emperor Banner].

The Human Emperor Banner has the power to refine the soul. If you get the Human Emperor Banner—

Chen Xuan no longer lacks anything.

"Wow!"

Chen Xuan jumped onto a nearby ancient tree several dozen meters tall and gazed several miles away. With his cultivation and vision, he could clearly see the scenery of that area from this distance.

"Heng Gu, are you asking the Chu cultivators to make dumplings? You're acting so recklessly..."

Heng Gu had a handsome face, dressed in black, with a hint of Yin energy flowing through his eyes. He stared at the woman in the red dress on the mountain road and said with a smile:

"You sent a lone monk from the Demon Suppression Division to his death, deliberately luring me into action. Princess Jiang, you have such a hard heart."

He held the dark gold Human Emperor Banner in his hand. The banner was more than ten feet long and seemed to be made of ink-black iron. The banner was embroidered with dragon and phoenix patterns and surrounded by the two ancient seal characters "Human Emperor", which contained a kind of magnificent majesty, as if thousands of living beings were chanting in unison in the banner.

"A cultivator from an aristocratic family with ulterior motives was able to pull you out. He died a worthy death, serving his country."

Jiang Qinghuang whispered, her flawless and delicate face had a hint of paleness, and it was obvious that she was injured.

The twelve Taoist monks she had brought into the Southern Wilderness before were more or less connected with some wavering thousand-year-old families. She would not arrange for those monks of the Demon-Suppressing Division who were truly loyal to the Jiang family of the Chu State to die easily.

Heng Gu nodded upon hearing this, then burst into laughter and said, "Thank you, Princess, for your kindness in attracting these people from aristocratic families and sects, making them qualified to become nourishment on my path of cultivation!"

Chen Xuan's heart sank as he heard the laughter coming from the wind. This Heng Gu was extremely confident in himself and was not at all anxious about his current situation. It was even possible that he was actively waiting for the Chu cultivator to set a trap.

"Noble instruments that can resist attacks from the soul are extremely rare. At the moment, even the Demon Suppression Division and the thousand-year-old aristocratic families can't produce more than a few. No matter how many Taoist monks come, they dare not approach Heng Gu. They will be affected by the [Human Emperor Banner] and can only observe from afar."

Even Jiang Qinghuang is alone, isn't he?

Heng Gu raised one hand and pointed at Jiang Qinghuang, then drew a large circle with his fingertips and said in a cold voice: "Starting from Your Highness, today, Fan'er will devour all the cultivators here!" "Buzz!"

The Human Emperor Banner moved slightly, the dark black surface of the banner swayed gently, a gust of cold wind blew, and a transparent white human face roared and rushed towards Jiang Qinghuang.

"Use the same trick again!" Jiang Qinghuang's face was covered with frost. She raised her white hand and summoned a phoenix feather surrounded by red light. It circled around her body. The red light flashed and dispelled the white human face that could not be seen by the naked eye.

The feathers of the 鸓鸟 have the effect of protecting the three thoughts of the soul. It was because of this thing that she was attacked by the Human Emperor Banner before, and a wisp of her soul was hung, which prevented Heng Gu from succeeding.

"boom!"

At the same time, Jiang Qinghuang launched a counterattack. An elegant and huge fire phoenix appeared, carrying boundless anger, and pounced on Heng Gu.

"Phoenix Qi! Princess Jiang, you underestimate me. Where is your Dao Zang? Show it to me!"

Heng Gu laughed loudly and waved the Human Emperor Banner with a strong human breath. Suddenly, a huge black smoke poured out from the banner, covering the sky and the sun. Thousands of roaring human faces rushed out like locusts.

"The fight has started." Chen Xuan stared intently, his heart tense, ready to enter the scene at any time and take advantage of the situation to get a piece of the pie.

"Black smoke is coming out of the Human Emperor's banner." A cultivator shouted in fear in the distance. Even though he was miles away, his soul still felt trembling.

According to legend, the Human Emperor Banner is the most precious treasure of humanity, representing the righteous path of humanity. But seeing it with my own eyes now, how is it any different from the evil ways?

"Black smoke? The people of Chu are ignorant. This is indescribably precious profound energy. Push it over!"

Heng Gu heard the cries from the distant mountains and forests, sneered in disdain, and kept waving the Human Emperor Banner that was emitting a faint light. Countless human faces flew out in a crowded manner, like long rivers of the underworld across the sky. The human faces quickly covered the fire phoenix and immediately pulled it down from the sky.

At the same time, countless human faces, including ghostly figures wielding weapons, rushed towards Jiang Qinghuang!

"Princess Jiang, as a descendant of Emperor Jiang, is this all your strength? You can't stop me!" Heng Gu said.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, a young man in a black robe with flaming wings on his back descended from the sky and landed in front of Jiang Qinghuang in an extremely handsome manner. The cold and white [Ancient Spirit Cold Fire] in his hands was burning fiercely.

This dark white cold fire of the bone spirit has the power to burn souls, and it brings the power of the red qi to "eliminate the three thoughts" to the extreme, burning the face of anyone it touches into white ashes.

"Princess Jiang, Xiao Huo will support you!" The young man in black robe said with a firm expression, giving people a sense of peace of mind.

"Your Highness, I have restrained the [Human Emperor Banner] Heng Gu, you can use your ancient fighting magic without worry!" At the same time, a middle-aged man from the Demon Suppression Bureau walked out of the woods with a majestic aura, holding a seven-story pagoda with auspicious colors in his hand.

This is a top-level Fire Virtue cultivator in the Daozang Realm. In terms of momentum alone, he is still several levels higher than Jiang Qinghuang, Heng Gu, and Xiao Huo.

The middle-aged man wore immortal clothes made of red Qi and came out with a soul-protecting artifact. With every step he took, his body grew bigger and bigger, and soon he became a giant forty or fifty meters tall. His aura was so strong that he used the seven-story immortal tower artifact in his hand, which had also grown huge, as a weapon to smash towards Heng Gu.

"Ancient fighting magic? Jiang Qinghuang has mastered the secrets of the ancient magic!"

Chen Xuan was shocked when he heard this. A huge force like the Jiang family of the Chu State must possess rare and precious ancient fighting magic.

But how old was Jiang Qinghuang? Seventeen or eighteen? Yet, without falling behind in her cultivation, she was pursuing two paths simultaneously, cultivating both powerful ancient fighting techniques. This was the most exceptional daughter of the Chu State!
"Is Princess Jiang so talented?" Xiao Huo felt confused.

He himself practiced the secrets of ancient methods, but not relying on his own natural innate strength. Instead, he used the power of the [Flame Emperor Ming], who suppressed all fires in the world, to cultivate the Fire Virtue method, achieving twice the result with half the effort. But Jiang Qinghuang actually relied on his powerful natural innate strength to reach a level comparable to that of a Destined One like him. It was shocking!
"Boom!"

Heng Gu waved the Human Emperor Banner, which swelled in the wind. The banner rolled up the falling seven-story pagoda, and then swept the middle-aged repairman of the Demon Suppression Bureau aside.
"What a shabby treasure, you're worthy of touching the Emperor's Banner!"

The seven-story pagoda was twisted by the Human Emperor Banner, and a crack appeared. The runes engraved on the pagoda were shattered, and the effect of protecting the soul was mostly wiped out by the Human Emperor Banner. The middle-aged monk screamed suddenly, and his soul was affected by the Human Emperor Banner, and he retreated again and again, as if he had become a foolish child who was powerless!

"boom!"

Suddenly, a red light lit up, like a ray of dawn creating the world.

Jiang Qinghuang's eyes were red-gold as she floated into the air, her clothes fluttering in the wind, like a god or an immortal. She made a gesture of picking up a flower with her hand and gently pushed it forward.

There was a loud bang, and above the sky, a huge finger hundreds of feet long pierced through the void and appeared. It glowed white, and countless dazzling runes lingered on the fingertips. It pierced towards the earth like a meteorite.

"Three great fire masters, fight together against Heng Gu. The more intense the fight, the better."

Chen Xuan muttered to himself, then carefully observed his surroundings to confirm that the attention of the nearby aristocratic families and sects was attracted by the battle.

He took a deep breath, and then, his eyes were fixed on the heroic figure of Heng Gu in the distance, and he immediately activated the power of Xinzhai.

"Heng Gu is being held captive by them. Even if it senses me coming to check on it, it's helpless at this moment!"

Chen Xuan's pupils became hot, and an ancient and dusty power forced itself open. His pupils became hotter and hotter, and soon, a shocking and transcendent image came into view.

[Human Emperor Banner]!
"brush!"

Heng Gu, who was in the battle, suddenly turned his head and felt a chill all over his body, as if he had been seen naked. A chill he had never experienced before surged in his heart and penetrated through the top of his head!
"who is it!"

(End of this chapter)