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

Chapter 173 Peach Tree

The sky is upside down, and the water and sky are one color.

"This is the Qing Nang Technique..." Chen Xuan's eyes were burning as he saw the shadow of a yellowish-brown path, starting from the broken sword fragment under Hua Liuli's finger and extending into the depths of space.

At the end of the road, it seems to be the legendary Yunmeng Lake, hidden in the fog, and the endless blue lake scene is looming...

At this moment, Chen Xuan felt that the entire teahouse under his feet was floating in the air, and the sky was changing and he entered a strange space.

"Heaven and earth are in their proper places, mountains and lakes are connected... thunder and wind are in harmony, water and fire do not strike each other..."

On the other side of the screen, the great master Bai Qi Ding Lu stood up with a sigh, walked to the edge of the floating tea room, and looked outside, but the space was in chaos and darkness, and he could not see anything.

This is a sword cultivator with a long sword hanging from his waist. His temples are slightly gray, his face is thin, and his eyes are somewhat sinister. He said:
"Legend has it that the ancient [Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady] founded the lineage of Tude Feng Shui practitioners. Later, [Yellow Stone Immortal] passed down the world's first Feng Shui text, the 'Qing Nang Jing,' and Feng Shui reached its peak. The legacy of the [Qing Nang Daochang] is truly well-deserved."

Mu De is good at refining medicine and is proficient in the art of alchemy.

The Water Virtue is good at talismans and is the rain master.

The Fire Virtue has a divine craftsman who is good at refining weapons.

The Taiyin Dao system has Taoist fortune-tellers who can tell fortunes...

As for the virtue of earth, there are Feng Shui masters who can survey the mountains and seas and measure the heaven and earth.

But ever since the [Qing Nang Dojo] in the Southern Region developed this tradition and became the most dominant among all the Feng Shui masters, the title [Qing Nang Master] has replaced the Feng Shui Master.

"Qing Nang..." Chen Xuan was stunned when he heard this. In his memory of his previous life, the Qing Nang Sutra was the fundamental law of Feng Shui. It was the sacred book of Feng Shui and the first scripture of Feng Shui.

Since ancient times, Qingnang has been the common name for Feng Shui.

Hua Liuli had a focused look on her face, her plain white dress fluttering in the wind, the corners of her clothes outlining golden lines of brilliance, and thousands of strands of earth virtue and immortal energy bloomed from her fingertips, leading the teahouse to the end of the road.

"Thousands of years ago, Master Zhang Tianshi, the [Taixuan Zhenjun], used his unprecedented Qing Nang secret technique to attempt to lead the entire Southern Territory, the Three Thousand States, to ascend to immortality in broad daylight."

Hua Liuli sighed softly and said, "It's a pity that he failed to become an immortal, causing most of the three thousand states in the Southern Region to have their Earth Virtue Immortal Qi depleted. They've been living beyond their means for a thousand years, and the lost Immortal Qi hasn't been restored."

According to many records, it was a devastating disaster. Not only was the immortal energy of Earth Virtue in the world plundered, but even the immortal energy in the bodies of hundreds of millions of Earth Virtue cultivators was forcibly eaten up.

Even if she wanted to cultivate the virtue of earth, she had to rely on the small world created by the destiny [Lord of the Two Realms] and could not cultivate in the real world.

"No wonder there are no Tude cultivators in Chu and the Southern Wilderness..." Chen Xuan suddenly realized.

True Lord Taixuan exhausted all resources and came to the world to seek immortality, which directly led to the complete depletion of the power of earth virtue in the southern region, and there was no longer an environment for earth virtue practitioners to practice.

Those who practice Qigong practice to plunder the immortal Qi power in heaven and earth.

When he was about to ascend to immortality, he could still rely on his breathing techniques, his own evolution, and the plundering of the thin earth virtue immortal energy remaining in the air.

But in the higher realms, the world of the Southern Region can no longer support such consumption.

Just like when Chen Xuan formed the Daozang, he could devour all the immortal energy within a radius of hundreds in just a few dozen breaths. He needed to keep moving to support this consumption...and it usually took an ordinary cultivator several days to form a Daozang.

At this terrifying rate of plundering, even if he ate the entire low-level Red Crow City, or even the entire Chu State, he might not be able to gather enough earth virtue immortal energy to Jie Daozang.

Not to mention the powerful cauldrons and furnaces above.

In half of the Southern Region today, cultivating the Yellow Qi of Earth Virtue is essentially a dead end with no future.

Chen Xuan was secretly amazed. This was the great being who was about to become an immortal. His strength was too terrifying. Every move he made would affect the land covering billions of miles.

"No, the virtue of earth cannot be cultivated, and it's not just for this reason..." Chen Xuan frowned and thought to himself.

He had personally witnessed the discussions among the five great True Lords of Yaoguang Prefecture. They might not have gone as far as True Lord Taixuan on the path to becoming an immortal, but they were people of the same level and had feared the deeper influences brought about by cultivating the virtue of earth.

"In the past, the Great Mysterious Lord roamed the three thousand states of the Southern Territory, dominating the mortal world for six thousand years. He was known as the strongest of the Earth Virtue and Yellow Qi lineage."

The middle-aged sword cultivator sighed, "It's a pity that he died unexpectedly that one person's sutra was unleashed, and most of the cultivators in the Qing Nang Dao Field fell into the mortal realm. Afterwards, the entire Qing Nang Dao Field was directly divided up by various factions."

The Tude Feng Shui Master can locate the hidden secrets of mountains and seas and steal the treasures within.

It can be said to be the richest profession in the world.

When it comes to the ability to make money and acquire resources, what about the Dan Ding Dao, the Rain Master Dao, and the Fire Official Refining Master? When they meet the Great Master of the Qing Nang Technique who makes a profit without any investment, they all have to bow down!

Thousands of years ago, during the gluttonous feast that divided up the Qingnang Dojo, several powerful forces obtained countless treasures and rose to prominence. Now, they are all the top powers in the world.

"Wow!"

While listening to the conversation between Hua Liuli and the great master Bai Qi Dinglu, Chen Xuan stared at the various ancient images that flashed before his eyes.

Hua Liuli used the Qing Nang technique.

He felt the teahouse beneath his feet like a solitary boat on the sea, weaving through the layers of space between heaven and earth. Yet, the teahouse also seemed like a reef in the waves, unmoved, eerily still. What was truly moving was the scenery outside.

“A lot of things have appeared…”

Chen Xuan's eyes focused as he saw, amidst the swirling white mist, pillars of blue-purple lightning, a brilliant sunset glow that dyed the sky red, and even a blood-stained immortal grass, all fleeting...

"This situation is very similar to the experience when I used the space teleportation array."

Chen Xuan thought to himself, he recalled the experience when he passed through the space array not long ago, spanning three million miles. There were countless strange scenes along the way, and some of the inexplicable things even floated past not far in front of him.

At that time, he had an idea of capturing those things, but he was in the process of being teleported and did not dare to move for fear of causing an accident.

Today, this situation is even more obvious, with countless magical things rapidly appearing in our field of vision.

Some things even brushed past the edge of the tea room, disappearing in a flash.

Chen Xuan saw these things.

"At the end of Fengshui Avenue, there's a vaguely vast lake and rolling green mountains. Is that the legendary Yunmengze?"

Chen Xuan's eyes felt slightly hot, as if his heart was exerting force, allowing him to see more clearly the hidden things in the white fog.

At the beginning, the Five True Lords of Yaoguang Prefecture also encountered this situation because of the appearance of Shangyang Cave Heaven.

At that time, the old turtle with the top cauldron beside him knew nothing and could see nothing... Chen Xuan moved his gaze slightly and looked at Hua Liuli who was trying her best to activate the Qing Nang Technique.

"What are they trying to do? Smuggle into the real secret realm of Yunmengze in Shenyin? It's too far and too deep. It's impossible."

He wondered, "But if they only wanted to capture ancient objects related to Yunmeng Lake along the way, why didn't they do it? Could it be that... they couldn't see the things floating past the teahouse?"

The middle-aged sword cultivator, with a solemn expression, stared at the dark and empty space and exclaimed:
"The Liuli Fairy's Qing Nang technique is perfect. I can faintly sense that the space outside the tea room is filled with the aura of many treasures."

Although this Dinglu sword cultivator has not seen any trace of the treasure in Yunmengze for the time being, he has keenly sensed some signs and aura of the treasure, and he doesn't know where it is hidden in the darkness.

The light at Hua Liuli's fingertips became brighter, and the broken sword fragments were rapidly consumed, like a piece of paper that was set on fire, and some parts gradually turned to ashes.

"Yunmengze is an ancient secret realm. My Qing Nang technique makes it difficult to pinpoint its exact location. I only hope to encounter and see some ancient treasures before the Broken Sword artifacts are completely exhausted."

Hua Liuli continued, "As long as the treasure hidden in the darkness enters the tea room, I will be able to see it and capture it!"

She has strong self-confidence and after years of research, she has mastered the Qing Nang technique to a terrifying level.

Even when facing the mysterious Yunmengze, he is confident that he can reveal the mountains and seas, change the world, and pull out some of the treasures in it.

"..."

At this moment, Chen Xuan suddenly turned his head and his eyes fixed:
"Is this... a land treasure tree?"

In the distance of Feng Shui Avenue, a peaceful light golden mist emerged. Lightning intertwined in the mist, outlining a ball of golden light. It floated up and down, casting rosy glow, and was extremely sacred.

In the chaotic space and time, a precious medicine is approaching the tea room.

"No... this is an elixir!" Chen Xuan was shocked, because at this moment, he smelled a fragrance.

Not only him, Hua Liuli and Dinglu Swordsman also smelled the strange medicinal fragrance at this moment, coming from the chaotic dark space from all directions and pouring into the tea room.

"This medicinal fragrance is from the ancient elixir in Yunmengze!" The middle-aged swordsman showed a look of surprise. Smelling the medicinal fragrance meant that there was an elixir near the tea room, but the surrounding time and space were disordered and the source could not be identified.

"Certainly!"

Hua Liuli groaned, and a light flashed at her fingertips. Suddenly, the whole room fell into a state of stillness, and the flow speed of the dark space outside slowed down.

"If nothing unexpected happens, there is an ancient elixir located on the Feng Shui Avenue." Hua Liuli, with her rich experience, speculated.

Chen Xuan stared at the front. The golden light fog with thunder and lightning, and the teahouse under his feet was slowly approaching him.

"Is this a peach tree?" Chen Xuan was surprised. From a distance, he could gradually see the outline of the plant in the light mist.

In the light golden auspicious clouds and mist, there is a magical fruit tree with branches curved like a dragon's spine, rooted in the clouds.

Without mentioning other images, just looking at its shape, it looks very much like a peach tree.

It is only about ten feet tall, with branches twisted like a dragon's spine, and the bark cracked into mysterious patterns, with a faint dark golden sheen flowing through it, as if engraved with ancient inscriptions.

The leaves are as thin as cicada wings, and the whole body is transparent like jade. Fluorescence flows in the veins, and wisps of electric light overflow. Each wisp contains the rhyme of Taoism, like dragons flowing and shuttling between the branches and leaves, scattering fragrant light.

Green, gold and purple fruits hang from the branches of the peach trees, but they are only the size of eggs and seem to be in a gestational state and not yet ripe.

"Very close!" said the middle-aged swordsman in a deep voice. He felt the fragrance of medicine around him became stronger.

"Huh..." Hua Liuli's body trembled slightly, and the light at her fingertips became brighter, and a picture of golden mountains and swamps faintly emerged.

She controlled the teahouse, swaying it left and right, constantly adjusting its position as it approached the invisible peach tree.

"Boom!"

The tea room trembled slightly, as if it was hit by an electric arc, which made Hua Liuli and the middle-aged swordsman's expressions change slightly.

Chen Xuan looked at the peach tree that was getting closer and closer, then turned his head and looked at Hua Liuli who was facing a formidable enemy. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopped.

"They are about to collide. They should have seen this peach tree, right?" He thought to himself and wanted to speak up to remind them, but it seemed unnecessary. Everyone present was a top-level Dinglu master, much more experienced than him, and everything was under control.

"Wow!"

Soon, the teahouse, like moving forward in the wind and waves, entered the light golden mist.

"Crack!"

Suddenly, the middle-aged swordsman's expression changed, and he uttered a muffled groan. He was hit by an arc of electricity shot out from the peach tree, and a thick black smoke emerged from his shoulder.

"It's a big one..." he muttered, and quickly retreated from the edge of the tea room.

"You're not even hiding? It's so close, yet you still can't see it?" Chen Xuan was surprised, then he moved his steps slightly to avoid an arc of electricity coming from a distance in advance.

"Be careful! Don't move, stand next to me!"

Hua Liuli glanced at Chen Xuan across from her and ordered, "Something is coming!"

"Wow!"

The teahouse was completely close to the peach tree, and it slowly passed under the tree's canopy. The crisp branches and leaves like emerald brushed against the sky above the teahouse.

"It's a fairy tree!" Hua Liuli had a very high level of attainment in the Qing Nang technique and could see more scenes in the darkness than the middle-aged swordsman. His eyes glowed with golden light, and at this moment, he finally saw some branches of the peach tree.

"Yes." Chen Xuan looked up. Above his head, the lush green branches of a peach tree slowly passed by. An egg-sized green peach, flowing with fairy light, was hidden in it.

"brush!"

Hua Liuli was breathing rapidly, her expression tense. She suddenly stretched out her jade hand and grabbed the peach tree like a stream of light.

"We caught the elixir in Yunmengze!" she exclaimed in surprise.

Chen Xuan was stunned, staring at the green thing in Hua Liuli's hand, which was flashing with lightning and thunder.

She grabbed a handful of peach leaves.

Treat it as a treasure.

(End of this chapter)