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

Chapter 167 The First Person

The battle of Luoyue City was divided into three battlefields. The battle between Chen Xuan and Jiang Qinghuang ended quickly in an unexpected way.

Taoist Liu, the great master of the cauldron, was quickly killed on the spot. The remaining plant and tree monsters of Zhi Country fled in all directions at the sight of him, their army completely routed.

"The other two powerful men of Zhi Country retreated immediately after learning that Taoist Liu had ordered the general to be killed."

Jiang Qinghuang received the latest battle report from the communication talisman and was surprised. He immediately told Chen Xuan the exciting news:

"General! Falling Moon City has been recaptured!"

Chen Xuan looked at Jiang Qinghuang, whose face was slightly flushed. Her crystal-clear and beautiful face was shining with a dazzling look, and he was extremely excited.

This branch of the Jiang clan, which originated from Emperor Jiang, still has the iron blood and fire of the sages from the Mountain and Sea era flowing in their bodies, which has never changed. For them, expanding territory and protecting the human race is a more noble mission than practicing immortality.

For example, Jiang Qinghuang has spent most of her life on worldly affairs of her country and the Demon Suppression Bureau. Otherwise, with her extraordinary talent, she would have devoted herself to practicing Taoism and ignored worldly affairs. Now she is probably not far from becoming a great power.

For example, Emperor Jiang, in the last years of his life, with a resolute attitude, forced the Five True Lords of Yaoguang Prefecture to all enter the Shangyang Cave Heaven and hide away.

In fact, the lifespan of demons is much longer than that of humans. Even the deceased Master Fu Long still had thousands of years to live and was not in a hurry to gain an immortal chance.

But Emperor Jiang's will and courage were as firm as iron. If they were unwilling to enter Shangyang Cave Heaven, they would probably fight to the death in Taixu or the mortal world, allowing other True Lords to reap the benefits.

Chen Xuan asked, "Will the Zhiguo army make a comeback?"

I felt a little regretful that I couldn't participate in the battles in the other two battlefields and absorb the resources for cultivation.

However, this place is hundreds of miles away from Luoyue City. Unless Chen Xuan continues to activate the "Purple Sky Dragon Transformation Technique" and travels at all costs, it will be difficult to arrive in time.

Jiang Qinghuang thought for a moment and replied:
"The Chu-Zhi front, stretching thousands of miles, was originally at a stalemate, but the Zhi Kingdom suddenly mobilized two Dinglu to join the Luoyue City battlefield, hoping to use this place as a breakthrough point and cut off the Chu defense line."

"But now, a general has emerged, slaying two Dinglu in a row and shattering Zhiguo's ambitions."

"Next, Zhiguo should behave itself for a while."

Jiang Qinghuang told Chen Xuan that even for the huge country of Zhi, losing two powerful Dinglu masters in succession at the hands of Chen Xuan would be a serious blow and would cause an uproar in the country.

You have to know that the Chu State has a territory of 90,000 miles and thousands of large cities, but the number of Huode Dinglu repairs is probably in the triple digits. Excluding those aristocratic families and sects, the Jiang Family Demon Suppression Bureau can mobilize at will to fight against the Dinglu repairs of the Yuzhi States, which would be even fewer.

According to Jiang Qinghuang, there are only less than thirty Fire De Ding Lu along the entire western Zhi State front.

Although Zhi only needed to fight against half of Chu with its own strength, Zhi was inherently weaker than Chu.

The number of Mu De Ding Lu masters mobilized by Zhi State was also not that large. Now, two Ding Lu masters were killed in one battle. The loss was huge and it was a miserable defeat.

"General, this is a great victory! You have made great contributions, and I will reward you handsomely!"

Jiang Qinghuang was quite excited and in a good mood. She promised Chen Xuan, "A peerless treasure? Or the Phoenix Scripture? I can find it for you!"

Chen Xuan stared at her for a few seconds, then said:
"Princess, please help me take off my armor of morning dew first."

He didn't need to continue fighting with all his might at this moment. Wearing the armor of peerless treasure level consumed too much energy. He had just swallowed a Qi Gathering Pill from Taoist Zizhu, and the speed at which his immortal energy was restored was barely enough to offset the huge consumption of the Morning Dew Armor!
"……it is good."

Jiang Qinghuang condescended to walk behind Chen Xuan immediately, and gently unfastened the armor buckles with her bare hands to help Chen Xuan take off his armor.

"Thank you, Princess."

Chen Xuan thanked him. He used his Dao Zang cultivation to forcefully activate the peerless treasure, but it was too difficult and he had to put it on and take it off manually.

The explosive-type peerless treasure like the Purple Sky Divine Bow is even more difficult to use. Every time he uses it forcefully, the flesh and bones of his palms will be injured. He needs to rely on taking the Jinyu Paste to continue to activate it.

After a while.

Chen Xuan felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his body. He placed the 248,000-jin Morning Dew Armor into the Mountain and River Scroll. He pondered for a moment and asked Jiang Qinghuang:
"Can you really let an outsider like me see your Phoenix Scripture?"

Originally, Chen Xuan took action just to help the Chu State's Demon Suppression Bureau once, in return for Jiang Qinghuang's excessive favor.

If he had just completed the mission normally and intercepted Taoist Liu for a moment, he would have gained some credit, but it would not have been significant. But now, he took advantage of the situation and directly killed Taoist Liu, and the credit he gained would have been terrifyingly great.

If Jiang Qinghuang didn't give something, she would seem petty.

If Chen Xuan didn't accept it, it would seem inappropriate and a bit too distant.

Chen Xuan thought, "Alas! It's so frustrating to keep track of it all.

"But this peerless treasure is so precious that I cannot accept it again... I can only take a look at the true scriptures!" Chen Xuan thought helplessly.

The value of a true scripture is different from that of a peerless treasure.

If you say it's valuable, it's as high as the sky. But you can also say it's worthless, as low as the floor. After all, it's just a piece of paper. Just one more person practicing it doesn't necessarily cost the Jiang family's demon suppression bureau much... In that case, they wouldn't be owing the Jiang family any favors!

"I said I can give you the Phoenix Scripture, and I can give it to you! Don't worry about other things."

Jiang Qinghuang said firmly that Chen Xuan didn't need to worry about it.

The Phoenix Scripture is one of the most advanced ancient mountain and sea scriptures of the Fire Virtue lineage. It is rumored to have been created by ancient sages. Usually, only the most outstanding direct descendants of the Jiang family are qualified to practice it, and it has great symbolic significance.

At the beginning, she tried to recruit Chen Xuan with the "Phoenix Sutra", but was rejected by Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan nodded when he heard the voice, and then silently observed the movements of the black light representing [Yandi Ming] in his field of vision.

Xiao Hou was moving away, likely seeking out subordinates from the Demon Suppression Division to clear the battlefield. "Princess, the foremost master of the 'Hidden Bird Scripture' is Master Zhu Zhao Zhenjun. If he were to pass away in Shangyang Cave Heaven, would the millions of Fire Virtue cultivators in the mortal world truly remain unaffected?"

Chen Xuan was pondering over the "Yandi True Scripture" and the first half of the "Tianyan True Scripture" in his mind, so he asked Jiang Qinghuang, who had a profound background and extensive knowledge.

After all, he was not the best in the first half of these two scriptures, and there was a faint haze in his heart.

"Shangyang Cave Heaven is the hidden place of immortals and gods. It can block the aura of the ancestral emperor... The secret realm of the upper level can block the aura of lower-level cultivators."

Jiang Qinghuang paused, staring at Chen Xuan, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and said:

"It seems that you are planning to practice the sixth kind of Heavenly Fate Sutra? You are worried that practicing Xiao Huo's Heavenly Fate Sutra will make his future efforts go to waste because of his uncertain fate, right?" Anyone with a little knowledge who has seen Chen Xuan using the Heavenly Fate Taoist Canon to fight will know that Chen Xuan practices multiple Heavenly Fate Sutras, not to mention Jiang Qinghuang who is good at seeing the big picture from the small details... She had a premonition that Chen Xuan would seek the Heavenly Fate Sutra from Xiao Huo, so she tried to mediate.

Chen Xuan laughed and said, "It doesn't have much of an impact."

This is the truth, and as his realm improves, this impact will become smaller and smaller.

Jiang Qinghuang said, "It is rumored that the Heavenly Fate Sutra only has the first half, and the end is Dinglu... There are many secret realms at the level of [Tao Hongchen] in the world. When the time comes, the general can enter a secret realm and hide for a few days, and then there will be no problem."

She told Chen Xuan that the fall of the powerful Dinglu was not only limited in scope, but also that his aura would only affect the world for a few days at most before completely disappearing.

However, the level of a true lord like Emperor Jiang is too high, and the traces of his aura cover a very large area and last for a very long time, and it is difficult to fade away even after thousands of years. Therefore, he needs to enter the secret realm of the immortal level.

Chen Xuan pondered upon hearing this: "The secret realm at the level of Tao Hongchen..."

"The largest and most ancient secret realm in the mortal world is the omnipresent Taixu."

Jiang Qinghuang responded, glanced at Chen Xuan, and said with a hint of regret:
"It's a pity that cultivators in the lower three realms cannot enter Taixu. Otherwise, the general wouldn't have to worry about the influence of Xiao Hou's Heavenly Fate Sutra."

She told Chen Xuan that there was a mysterious divine nest in the capital of the State of Chu where a strange beast from the mountains and seas, the "鸓鸟," lived... If Chen Xuan was willing to defect to the State of Chu, he could take refuge in the secret realm of the "鸓鸟" and avoid being influenced.

In addition, the tomb of the Mountain Ghost Goddess left in the Southern Wilderness, hidden in Taixu, may be a secret realm at the level of a True Lord.

"Taixu..."

Chen Xuan was stunned when he heard this. He had a method to enter Taixu... It was taught to him by Tianyan Dao.

Tian Yandao deduced thousands of times and finally found a method that suited her own situation and allowed her to enter Taixu at a lower level... This method was also suitable for Chen Xuan and Chen Xuan could use it normally.

Doesn't this mean that as long as Xiao Hu dies in the future, he can sense the annihilation of the black light representing Emperor Yan Ming through his heart and immediately escape into Taixu, thus avoiding the influence of the first half of the Tianming Sutra?
Although there is no way to decide when Xiao Huo will die.

But he can take the initiative to enter Taixu and avoid the impact of Xiao Huo's death.

Chen Xuan's heart was filled with ripples, and he immediately continued to consult Jiang Qinghuang, asking:
"After Emperor Jiang passed away, who will be the new leader among the millions of Chi-bird monks in this mortal world?"

Is it in chronological order, with the second person taking over?

Or is it based on strength, whoever is the strongest will be the new master?
Or is it in some other way?
Jiang Qinghuang pondered for a moment and replied:
"Generally speaking, the one with the highest realm will be the first."

But there are other factors that will affect the final outcome, such as someone having exceptionally high aptitude, someone having a destiny, or someone knowing the complete version of the true scripture...

Although there are millions of practitioners of the Qiniao Sutra in the world.

But the vast majority can only know the incomplete true scriptures.

"The true scripture is not to be passed on to outsiders. Within Chu, only the 鸓鸟 Breathing Technique and the Little Firebird Magic from the 鸓鸟真經 (鸓鸟真經) are circulated. If you want to obtain the first half of the 鸓鸟真經 (鸓鸟真經), you can only join the Demon Suppression Division or other major forces."

"There are powerful cauldron masters who are in charge of this area, and they are always checking the immortal energy of low-level cultivators. They will not allow them to leak the true scriptures at will."

"Although the [Spiritual Wandering Chapter] of the [Zheniao Zhenjing] has occasionally been passed down, only the direct descendants of the Jiang family of Chu are qualified to inherit the [True Lord Chapter] and [List of Immortals Chapter].

"In this way, we can ensure that the new number one person in the "鸓鸟真經" will always be a member of the Jiang family."

Jiang Qinghuang paused and continued:
"As long as there is no high-level cultivator in the world who practices the 'Phoenix Scripture', after the death of the Ancestral Emperor, the new number one will definitely be my father."

The true scriptures are the foundation of Taoism and the basis for the continuation of major forces. They will adopt various methods to ensure the uniqueness of their own Taoist heritage.

Jiang Qinghuang told Chen Xuan that the main line of the ancient Jiang family adopted this method to ensure that the first person in each generation of the "Phoenix Sutra" would appear in the main line of the Jiang family for millions of years.

Chen Xuan was lost in thought, thinking:

"If that's the case, and Xiao Hou dies unexpectedly in the future, I will definitely become the first person to complete the Yan Emperor's Scripture. After all, I saw the unfinished seventh chapter, which Xiao Hou didn't even see..."

In this case, Xiao Huo's influence on him was reduced to the minimum.

If Xiao Huo encounters an accident, Chen Xuan will immediately hide in Taixu to avoid being affected.

But Xiao Huo was unlucky. He had no way to resist the impact that Chen Xuan would have when he practiced the next half of the scripture in the future.

The higher Xiao Huo's cultivation level becomes in the future, the more he will care about Chen Xuan's safety.

"A man as righteous as Xiao Hou looks like he's destined to die young. However, I hope he lives longer..."

Chen Xuan thought to himself, and then said goodbye to Jiang Qinghuang, looking for a quiet place to count the spoils on Taoist Liu.

Next, he has a lot of things to do.

(End of this chapter)