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

Chapter 206 Chen Xuan's Name Should Not Be Called Directly
Chen Xuan gripped Zhang Dongxuan's neck and said to Hua Liuli, who was standing at the edge of the Heavenly Fate Space, "It's too troublesome to bring it out for fighting. I'll just test whether the Human Emperor Banner can be used normally."

The Human Emperor Banner is a divinely ordained weapon related to the mysteries of the soul and spirit, and it also followed Chen Xuan into the destiny of the two realm lords.

At this moment, he took the initiative to fight Zhang Dongxuan, left Hua Liuli's Destiny Space area, and floated in a dark space that resembled "Tai Xu".

Hua Liuli gazed at the pitch-black outside world, then nodded and said:

"Alright, let's quickly deal with this old monster who's been causing trouble behind the scenes. He might have seen all of my memories!"

Zhang Dongxuan, although he had no intention of killing them.

However, they were not on the same path, and their repeated attempts to manipulate her spiritual energy and engage in supernatural acts caused them considerable trouble. The only way to prevent future problems was to directly kill them.

Zhang Dongxuan's head was tilted to the side, as if he were dead, his breathing ceased. But upon hearing Chen Xuan and Hua Liuli's conversation, he suddenly opened his eyes, forced himself to breathe, and said sharply:

"You two heartless brats! How are you any different from the Demonic Plague Clan? Hua Xuan Nu, I used a method specially passed down by the previous generation of [Two Realms Lords] Immortals, so I can't see your memories at all!"

He shouted that he had never left Guyao Mountain, had never seen Hua Liuli's memories, and had no ability to defy his superiors and see the Xuan Nu's memories destined for him at the Qingnang Dojo.

Zhang Dongxuan explained that the method was specially created by the previous generation of "Two Realms Masters" immortals. Once Hua Liuli is about to go astray, the people in the Qingnang Daoist Temple who have learned this method will have a faint sense of it and see some images, thus casting spells to interfere.

This method is incredibly profound. Although it borrows from the techniques used by Qi practitioners to draw upon the Qi of lower-level immortals, it is fundamentally different.

Because once the spell is cast, Hua Liuli changes herself, rather than being forced to change by a higher-level cultivator manipulating immortal energy.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan frowned, thinking to himself that the previous two world lords really had nothing better to do than try to help the Qingnang Dojo plot against the next two world lords.

"I risked being overheard by those foxes from Qingqiu Mountain, and took the initiative to show myself, explain everything, and stop you from falling into the tiger's den. Not only are you ungrateful, but you also want to kill me. The world is going to the dogs, and morality has declined!"

Zhang Dongxuan cursed wildly, his face covered in blood, as Chen Xuan beat him twice in succession, knocking out all his teeth and rendering him unable to speak clearly. All ten of his fingers were also broken, leaving him in a miserable state.

He was filled with grief, and everything he did was for Hua Liuli's sake. He wanted to shed his last drop of blood for the Qingnang Dojo, but he couldn't get the understanding of the person in question. She even asked Chen Xuan, this wicked outsider, to kill him as soon as possible!
"Old man, such a loud voice, you must have a very strong will to live. No wonder you've been able to survive for a thousand years in Guyao Mountain," Chen Xuan said, shaking Zhang Dongxuan's head twice.

Although Zhang Dongxuan looked like a beggar who could collapse and die at any moment on the roadside, he was still clinging to his last breath.

"You... If it weren't for my respect for the Mountain Spirit Goddess and my restraint, how could a mere child like you be a match for me!"

Zhang Dongxuan retorted sharply, pulling Chen Xuan's hands off his neck with both hands, and said angrily, "Let go! You don't know how to respect your elders. Not only have you gone astray in building roads, but you've also completely gone astray as a person!"

His eyes were blazing with anger. He had only intended to reprimand and punish Chen Xuan... He truly wouldn't, and dared not, really kill Chen Xuan.

But due to a moment of carelessness, he was subdued by Chen Xuan twice, not only losing face but also almost being beaten to death, and now he has no way to escape.

"He's just relying on his age; he's lost all his teeth, but his mouth is the only thing he's really stubborn about," Chen Xuan couldn't help but shake his head and comment.

"You've ruined all the important matters at the Qingnang Dojo!"

Zhang Dongxuan glared and roared accusingly, "If the two realm masters fail to become immortals in this lifetime, and the Qingnang Daoist Temple cannot ascend to the throne of the world for the sixth time, you will take responsibility!"

Chen Xuan's face darkened, and he winked at Hua Liuli.

This means that Zhang Dongxuan's obsession was too deep, and he had lost his mind.

Hua Liuli's eyes flickered, and then she coldly commanded, "Zhang Dongxuan, since you acknowledge that I am the Mystic Maiden of the Qingnang Dojo and the hope for its revival, then now hand over the true scriptures of the Qingnang Dojo to me for safekeeping!"

With only Zhang Dongxuan remaining at the Qingnang Dojo, eight or nine out of ten of the inherited scriptures were in his possession.

“Mysterious Maiden, you want to cultivate the True Scripture of One Person in the Qingnang Dojo, but this path is blocked.”

Zhang Dongxuan shook his head and said, "Two years ago in winter, the Mountain Spirit Goddess entered Guyao Mountain for some reason. I asked her about this matter, and she said... even if I were to die willingly, the true scripture of the Qingnang Dojo would not fall into your hands."

His expression was regretful. If he could become a stepping stone on the path of cultivation for the two realm masters, he would be willing to die for it.

Hua Liuli wants to retain her complete self.

However, the previous two world masters of the Qingnang Dojo never met Chen Xuan, who completely merged with the Mandate of Heaven and finally became an immortal under the protection of the Qingnang Dojo.

Zhang Dongxuan hoped that Hua Liuli would follow this preordained path of destiny. This was not a conflict between right and wrong, but a conflict between two kinds of "right".

"Why? Did the Mountain Spirit Goddess read the true scriptures?" Hua Liuli asked in surprise.

"That's not the case. Back then, when True Lord Tai Xuan suddenly passed away, I was doing feng shui for someone in the Central Divine Continent. Upon hearing the news, I immediately returned to my Daoist temple."

Zhang Dongxuan said with a sorrowful expression, "But the Qingnang Dojo has been divided up. The holy sons and mystical maidens who ascended with the True Lord are all dead, and their heads are hung under the mountain gate. The manuscripts of the true scriptures in the treasure vault have been obtained by who knows, such as the Little Dragon Palace or Qingqiu Mountain."

Zhang Dongxuan recalled the past, his eyes glistening with tears. In those days, he was just a page under the Tai Xuan Zhenjun. In a sudden upheaval, the mountain gate was destroyed, but he was powerless to do anything and could only watch everything turn to ashes.

Later, he led a group of remaining fellow disciples into the Guyao Mountains, where they finally found refuge in the territory of the Mountain Spirit Goddess and escaped with their lives.

For a thousand years, the tragic deaths of his fellow disciples and their painful cries have haunted his heart day and night, causing him unbearable torment and agony.

"Chen Xuan, I do not wish for you to obtain the two realms' true scriptures, but it is also for your own good. You have cultivated four true scriptures and advanced to the cauldron stage; you should be content."

Zhang Dongxuan looked at Chen Xuan and said in a deep voice, "If we continue down this path, the heavenly tribulation blessings we receive will be far too great."

"【Little Dragon Palace】is in charge of the Heavenly Tribulation of Thunder Law. As a human, you have taken too much from the mouths of those greedy dragons. They will definitely come looking for trouble with you."

"The Supreme Mysterious True Lord is the most talented person in the Southern Region in the past ten thousand years, which is why he was ambushed by the demons."

Zhang Dongxuan spoke in a serious tone. In the past six months, three heavenly tribulations had been brought down in Guyao Mountain because of Chen Xuan. While feeling emotional about this, he knew that the situation was not good and that the old things might repeat themselves.

The so-called "celestial celebration" was carried out by the dragon-like demons of the Little Dragon Palace!

For ordinary cauldrons undergoing advancement, the heavenly tribulation is not significant, and the Little Dragon Palace might simply go through the motions.

However, Chen Xuan's promotion was so grand that the Little Dragon Palace might send a dragon-related deity to personally "congratulate" him.

Chen Xuan frowned and said, "I have been cultivating diligently. If I have offended the Little Dragon Palace because of this, then it is their fault for meddling."

But in reality, the situation is not so optimistic.

Because, as the Golden Crow God's subordinates had said, the Little Dragon Palace had issued a decree in the Southern Wilderness to question Chen Xuan, and they had taken notice of him.

If Chen Xuan continues to cultivate, the Little Dragon Palace will really be in trouble after the fourth and fifth Heavenly Tribulations.

But Chen Xuan didn't care about all that. He was determined to train to his limit, and in the future, he would not only cultivate five types, but also more—fifteen, twenty-five, fifty...

Today, due to two incidents, a lot of time was wasted. Now, he only wants to find out the safety of the mountain king and other great demons as soon as possible.

Then, single-mindedly, he continued his seclusion.

"Senior, please lend me a hand and open the secret feng shui path leading to the area where the Mountain Lord is located," Chen Xuan said to Hua Liuli. He did not ask Hua Liuli to come along.

Because the matter of Hua Liuli's true scriptures has now come to an end.

Countless invisible hands pushed Hua Liuli forward, but she ultimately chose Chen Xuan's path. As for other paths, she couldn't go any further and didn't want to.

“I will go with you. The relics of True Lord Tai Xuan belong to the Qingnang Dojo. We cannot let those wild fox spirits lay a finger on them,” Hua Liuli said.

Before his death, Tai Xuan Zhenjun had come to the Southern Wilderness to search for the Classic of Mountains and Seas, attempting to reopen the mystery, but to no avail. However, after his death, his body and belongings were suspected to have fallen onto a page of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, specifically the section on Guyao.

Zhang Dongxuan immediately shouted, "If you don't listen to the elders, you'll soon be smashing your heads in... Those foxes are gathering information, and you're still walking headlong into their trap!"

Those foxes must be constantly eavesdropping on Chen Xuan and Hua Liuli's every move with their long, pointed ears perked up!
At the last moment, Zhang Dongxuan had no choice but to appear and stop them, but the two little children still had to continue their adventure.

Zhang Dongxuan believed that they should retreat to the blessed lands of the two realms under the control of the two realm lords and make further plans.

"Noisy!"

Chen Xuan rebuked him, and then summoned the Human Emperor Banner. The banner was like a long river, and with a flash of divine light, it swept Zhang Dongxuan's tattered body into it. Afterward, it flew back into Hua Liuli's Destiny Space and returned to Guyao Mountain in the present world.

"Outside the Destiny Space, it seems to be the Great Ruins." As Chen Xuan emerged from Hua Liuli's body, he thought to himself, "Hua Liuli's Destiny Space is different from others, perhaps because of the changes that occurred during the previous generation of [Two Realms Lords]."

Others' destinies are like a sealed egg, but Hua Liuli's destiny space seems to have lost its outermost barrier.

Moreover, the special creatures living in his destiny were far less eerie and sinister than those in other destinys... seemingly possessing some of the pure aura of the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Zhang Dongxuan was wrapped up like a rice dumpling by the Human Emperor Banner, but he was still like a buzzing fly, chattering incessantly.

Chen Xuan was holding a blue talisman stone in his hand, about to hand it to Hua Liuli, when he saw this and asked, "Old Zhang, who wrote the words on this talisman stone?"

Zhang Dongxuan's head was visible outside the Emperor's Banner. He stared at the four large characters "Do Not Enter" and said with absolute certainty:

"It must have been those foxes who copied it; they stole part of the Qingnang Daoist tradition!"

“This old monster…” Chen Xuan and Hua Liuli exchanged bewildered glances. Zhang Dongxuan was telling the truth; he had relied entirely on the special methods passed down from the previous [Two Realms Lord] to make Hua Liuli influence herself.

Because he didn't even know what the handwriting looked like in the [Mysterious Wind Spirit Water Hidden True Chapter · Green Bag Secret Essentials] that Hua Liuli had obtained!

"Chen Xuan is right. You really have no skills left, and you've used them all on the two of us."

Hua Liuli scolded, "No wonder you have such outstanding talent, yet you were only fit to be a pageboy serving Tai Xuan Zhenjun back then! Go to my blessed land to mine and atone for your sins! First, write down honestly all the dirty methods passed down by the previous [Two Realms Lords], as well as the Qingnang Daoist Temple inheritance that you know!"

“Since the Mysterious Maiden is so determined, I have no choice but to follow her and protect you with my old life,” Zhang Dongxuan said in a deep voice.

"boom!"

Chen Xuan waved the Emperor's Banner, directly sweeping Zhang Dongxuan's soul into the small world blessed land opened by Hua Liuli.

Hua Liuli removed the bronze six-line coin from her ankle and handed it to the old shopkeeper behind her: "This item can sense the soul and body. Take some people to check on him."

"Yes!" The old woman who ran the shop held a bronze six-line coin and led her other subordinates into the blessed land.

Hua Liuli said to Chen Xuan, "I'll give you a copy of the Qingnang Daoist lineage that he spat out later."

Without Chen Xuan, she would have had little chance against such a pure divine soul being; she was capable of self-preservation but lacked ambition.

"..." Chen Xuan nodded. In fact, he didn't have much interest in the other inheritances of the Qingnang Dojo, but he didn't dislike them either. Afterwards, Hua Liuli began to use the Qingnang Secret Technique on the blue rune stone.

Chen Xuan stared intently at Hua Liuli's technique. This was the [Mysterious Wind Spirit Water Hidden True Chapter - Qingnang Secret Essentials], and he was now extremely interested in this secret manual.

The newly appointed Lord of the Two Realms relied on this secret to successfully find a feng shui path leading to the destiny of the Lord of the Two Realms, which is enough to prove the power of this method.

"Wow!"

The flower-colored jade fingers formed mysterious and complex hand seals, and countless strands of ethereal light, like tassels, emanated from the fingertips. Soon, Chen Xuan saw a secret feng shui path emerge from the blue talisman stone, with primordial yellow energy spreading and reaching into the distance before finally disappearing into the void.

A large area beneath Chen Xuan's feet floated into the air as Hua Liuli moved, slowly drifting into the distance.

"I saw it..."

Chen Xuan's gaze followed the secret feng shui path to its end, where he saw towering, majestic mountains that reached the sky and blocked out the sun. Vines entwined with gnarled cypress trees, and clouds and mist swirled around them. Strange beasts roamed among the mountains, and divine birds soared in the clouds.

This is the true secret realm of Guyao Mountain.

In the past six months, Hua Liuli tried every possible method. She once floated up to the sky and looked down at the earth from a high place. She also sent cultivators to travel all the way, reaching as far as a million miles away... but all of them were desolate and lifeless.

But now, thanks to this cyan talisman, Chen Xuan and Hua Liuli have found a life-giving place hidden in the Guyao Mountains, concealed by the Feng Shui Qing Nang magic array.

"A group of fox spirits lying in wait for their prey..."

At the end of the feng shui secret path, Chen Xuan saw a group of humanoid fox spirits waiting under an ancient tree in the mountains that looked like a painting in a mirror.

The fox spirits were both male and female. The females were all stunningly beautiful, with skin as smooth as jade, and their eyes shimmered with a captivating light, revealing a cunning and alluring charm that could bewitch anyone. The males, on the other hand, had delicate features, tall and straight figures, and an ethereal, otherworldly elegance.

A male fox with six tails and a bluish hue lay on a blue stone, listening intently. Suddenly, he raised his head, his face lighting up with joy, and said to the other fox spirits:

"Chen Xuan, handpicked by the Mountain Spirit Goddess, and the remnants of the Qingnang Dojo are finally about to enter."

"Catch Chen Xuan!" a fox spirit shouted excitedly. "If it weren't for this inverted feng shui formation isolating the inside from the outside, we would have gone out to catch him long ago!"

"Lure out that mad dog..."

"Use Chen Xuan's abilities to find a page of the [Classic of Mountains and Seas - Guyao]."

"..."

Chen Xuan stared at the group of fox spirits from afar, trying to decipher their meaning from the lip movements of their conversation.

……

……

at the same time.

Thousands of miles away in the sky, the Golden-Winged Roc is hunting down the Azure-Feathered Luan.

"They've escaped far enough! The Holy Son didn't chase them!" The Azure Feather Luan Bird gasped for breath, then turned and shouted, "Peng Bird, just now the earth shook, and the Earth Virtue Yellow Qi soared into the sky. There are remnants of the Qingnang Daoist Temple hidden in Guyao Mountain."

"Why bother with so much?" The Golden-Winged Roc glanced at the Azure-Feathered Luan Bird, then took out a metal nest from its feathers. The nest flashed, and a flock of agile little Golden Rocs flew out, carrying heavy bundles of various sizes on their backs.

"Children, this will be your new home from now on." The Golden-Winged Roc laughed bitterly, and the little Rocs chirped around it, creating a joyful atmosphere.

"Peng Bird, you!" The Azure Feathered Luan Bird was dumbfounded. This Golden-Winged Roc had long harbored ulterior motives and had secretly brought his entire clan, young and old, into Guyao Mountain.

"It's just a temporary measure," the Golden-Winged Roc sighed, continuing to fly forward with the Azure-Feathered Luan, searching for a safe place to land.

Suddenly, they stopped.

"Southern Crown..."

In the distance, atop a desolate mountain, a golden sun blazes overhead. A Taoist priest in blue robes, wearing a crown that reaches to the heavens, with a handsome and refined appearance, gazes in one direction, a smile of enigmatic meaning on his face.

On the mountainside, thousands upon thousands of puppet-like mad Taoist priests covered the entire mountainside, each with a mark of heavenly light emanating from between their eyebrows, creating a truly eerie scene.

"Taoist, the Golden Crow God's subordinates have been defeated." A tall, thin, mad Taoist priest pointed at the Golden-Winged Roc and the Azure-Feathered Luan Bird.

"As expected."

Nan Mian said gently, "This is, after all, the territory of the Mountain Demon Goddess..."

Therefore, even if he suspected that Chen Xuan had destroyed the Martial Gluttony, he would not directly go to cause trouble for Chen Xuan.

Unless a great lord of the Little Heaven personally visits Guyao Mountain... he will not do anything futile.

The mad Taoist hesitated and said, "The remnants of the Qingnang Daoist Temple have taken the initiative to jump out. I'm afraid that Chen Xuan has ruined the quality of this immortal pill of the two realm masters... Why does this Chen Xuan always have to ruin people's good deeds everywhere?"

Xiao Qingtian was law-abiding and never provoked Chen Xuan!
"It's alright... I roughly know what Chen Xuan is."

Nan Mian smiled, his voice as gentle as the rising sun, and said, "If he can produce the [Classic of Mountains and Seas - Guyao] this time..."

"Daozi, do you mean Chen Xuan has read the 'Classic of Mountains and Seas'?" the mad Taoist priest said in surprise.

"Do not address him by his name directly."

Nanmian turned and left, saying, "Go back and continue waiting. Since the [Little Underworld] did not arrive to announce Wu Taotie's death, this immortal pill of mine has not been completely destroyed."

The Mountain Spirit Goddess is a born deity who pities all living beings, but she does not favor any particular one. Could the "humans" she actively seeks protection truly be "humans"?

……

"A battle of magic is about to begin." Chen Xuan stared intently at the approaching group of foxes and used a communication talisman to signal to Hua Liuli, who was standing close by.

"Okay." Hua Liuli had a candy-like pill in her mouth and licked the corner of her mouth with her tongue.

The end of the feng shui secret path.

"They're here! They're here!" A group of fox spirits with blue and white tails were extremely excited. A carefully woven ambush net targeting Chen Xuan had been waiting for a long time.

(End of this chapter)