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

Chapter 211 Pathfinding
Lightning flashed and five-colored electric lights illuminated the entire Guyao Mountain.

Chen Xuan was amidst the thunder, his physical body undergoing a complete transformation during the Five Elements Heavenly Tribulation. Divine light flowed through his skin, lightning crackled through his meridians, and his bones emitted crisp, crackling sounds as his constitution was reshaped.

With the power of the Five Elements, Heaven, Earth, and Gods bestowed upon him, he underwent a complete transformation, and his innate talent and aptitude improved rapidly.

"His physical constitution is only around nine thousand jin." Everyone was astonished. All the people, demons, and ghosts present had sharp eyes, and they all felt it was unreal to see Chen Xuan bathing in the heavenly tribulation.

The Five Elements Heavenly Tribulation with forty-five bolts of lightning is extremely rare in the world. Only those with a destiny of heaven and a seed of immortality have the opportunity to trigger other heavenly tribulations of the same level.

Even geniuses like Zhao Shenhu and Hua Liuli were somewhat lost in thought.

For example, Zhao Shenhu had never met Chen Xuan in person before. Although he was good at listening to rumors, he knew that as soon as Chen Xuan entered Guyao Mountain, he began to break through the limits and press his limits. It had been a full ten months since then, exceeding the number "nine".

However, this is clearly something only a genius of the Immortal Seed level could attempt.

Chen Xuan's innate talent and aptitude were so poor that it's hard to imagine how much hardship he went through to get to this point!

"He has the potential to become a saint, surpassing even the emperor!" some great demons exclaimed. Chen Xuan seemed to have been reborn from the heavenly tribulation, cleansed of all dust.

In the world of Qi cultivation, everyone clearly knows that only those with "the talent of the highest rank" can have a certain chance of becoming a high-level cultivator of the [Tao Hongchen] before their lifespan is exhausted.

The immortal Liu Jiao, who has lived for tens of millions of years and has witnessed countless heroes, once described Chen Xuan as "unapproachable in the mortal world."

Such a person possesses the potential to be a king, which is extremely rare. Among the hundreds of millions of people in the entire Chu Kingdom, only Jiang Qinghuang, who is regarded as the future pillar of the Jiang family, is one of them in this generation.

"rumble……"

Having received the power of the Heavenly Tribulation, Chen Xuan's pent-up rewards, which he had suppressed for ten months, finally came pouring in, a true sign of turning adversity into prosperity!
In the blink of an eye, his physical aptitude went from initially reaching the level of nine thousand jin to surpassing the "nine-five posture," and his success came naturally.

With such unparalleled natural talent and aptitude, coupled with Chen Xuan's extraordinary comprehension, his cultivation speed will reach a new level. Even the legendary immortal geniuses who represent the pinnacle of natural talent and aptitude would likely be far inferior to him in terms of cultivation speed alone.

"Buzz!"

At the same time, within Chen Xuan's body, which was shrouded in immortal light, a small deity appeared seated in the five internal organs: heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. These were the five Heavenly Mandate Dao Treasures that had been upgraded to the Cauldron, and under the guidance of the Shangyang Secret Essentials, they were completely integrated into his body.

Golden runes of destiny, like chains, connected the five cauldron figures together, merging them into one.

Each of these Heavenly Mandate Cauldrons and Daoist Treasures, having undergone ten months of Heavenly Tribulation, possesses combat power comparable to that of high-level cauldrons when taken out individually!
The five elements, united and endlessly regenerating, will jointly empower Chen Xuan's body, causing the accumulated power to reach a terrifying level.

"This kind of unheard-of cauldron body..." Zhao Shenhu stared intently. He had overheard many cultivation secrets, but the body that Chen Xuan had achieved at this moment had never appeared in the world before. It must have originated from the legendary Shangyang Secret Essentials.

There are many powerful bodies in the world formed by the fusion of two or even three true scriptures, but these require dozens or hundreds of generations of cultivators to test them one by one.

But Chen Xuan, having just advanced, immediately achieved the unity of the five elements, which is truly astonishing.

"The legendary Shangyang Secret Technique, which is said to be impossible to master, is actually so wondrous!" Zhao Shenhu exclaimed in amazement. Moreover, even for a Heavenly Fate Immortal Seed to achieve a minor mastery of an Immortal Rank Technique, it would require decades of painstaking study and comprehension.

However, according to the information Zhao Shenhu knew, since the Shangyang Cave Heaven lost countless inheritances to the present day, it has only been a little over a year, yet Chen Xuan has already mastered the "Five Treasures Military Martial Immortal Body - Shangyang Secret Essentials".

"The Five Treasures Martial Immortal Body has truly been achieved," Bai Gangan murmured to himself on Mount Guyao.

"Woof~" The little mountain dog squatted on the ground, gazing at the sky with an expectant expression.

Chen Xuan spent nine months preparing based on his insights, and in the tenth month he mastered the secrets of Shangyang. Finally, at the moment of breaking through the cauldron, he condensed a Five Treasures Martial Immortal Body!
With every gesture and movement, a unique Daoist aura flowed through his sleeves, and the cauldron chapters of the Five Heavenly Mandate True Scriptures merged into one, forming a "New Scripture of the Five Elements".

"I have been cultivating for two and a half years now..."

Chen Xuan took a deep breath. Since leaving the Liuzhen Martial Arts School, he had been practicing Qi for two and a half years, finally completing the cauldron and mastering a complete ancient secret technique.

After many hardships, he finally narrowed the gap with, and even caught up with, the most talented peers in the world.

"Once the cauldron is completed, we will be fellow Daoists." Hua Liuli, the master of the two realms, looked up at the dazzling figure in the sky, her charming face shining with a crystal luster under the lightning.

Practice Qi all the way.

True scriptures represent different levels of spiritual attainment.

Secret techniques and secret formulas represent the ultimate combat power.

Once Chen Xuanding's furnace was completed, he experienced a complete leap forward. At the same time, he mastered the Shangyang Secret Essentials and, with his divine soul body, apart from having a slightly lower cultivation level, he was not much less accomplished than a chosen one like her who had advanced many years earlier.

Those who cultivate Qi can fight beyond their level and unleash extremely strong combat power by mastering a secret technique, let alone a secret technique like the Immortal-Ranking Technique.

"Chen Xuan—"

One of Ao Guanglong's illusory eyes was shattered by Chen Xuan's punch, scattering into streaks of purple-gold lightning. He was furious that Chen Xuan not only snatched food from the mouth of the Little Dragon Palace, but even dared to punch him, a god of thunder.

"In the past, the human race and the demon race joined forces to level the mountains and seas. Later, they divided the territory, and the Little Dragon Palace obtained the power to control the heavenly tribulation and lightning punishment. But today, you dare to defy the order!" Ao Guanglong God shouted sternly. The power of the five elements of heaven and earth in the decree surged towards Chen Xuan without restraint. He was really heartbroken, and his heart was bleeding.

When a Qi practitioner breaks through to a higher realm, they will activate the twelve Qi of mountains and seas, and the heavens and earth will come to congratulate them.

For thousands of years, Ao Guang has been stationed in Yunmeng Shangzhou. When ordinary rogue cultivators or Qi practitioners with less powerful backgrounds advance in their cultivation, he would secretly intercept the power of heaven and earth through the Little Dragon Palace, or simply not give them any at all.

He kept these powers of heaven and earth for his own use, or bestowed them upon his dragon sons and grandsons who were promoted...

But now, Chen Xuan not only forcibly obtained his share, but even took more than his share!

"What a joke! The Little Dragon Palace has usurped a high position, and you still have the nerve to turn the tables on us? You are truly shameless!" Hua Liuli rebuked coldly. She had encountered difficulties from the Little Dragon Palace when she was promoted to the Cauldron Realm.

"Woof!" The little mountain dog barked loudly, hurling insults at everyone. Behind it, a group of large monsters were enraged and shouted curses incessantly.

"This has been the custom of each family since ancient times." The Qingqiu foxes on the other side were used to this kind of thing.

The Little Dragon Palace controls the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Punishment of the Cauldron Realm, the Little Underworld exclusively controls the Underworld after death, the Green Bag Dojo once controlled the Earth Virtue Feng Shui, and Qingqiu knows the secrets of the world by listening to the wind. There is even an ancient Dojo that controls the "Thoughts of Mortal Life" that allows one to travel through nine lifetimes in spirit...

Everyone flattens mountains and seas, dividing up the land and sky, isn't it all just to get benefits for themselves!

"You talk too much, get lost!" Chen Xuan had long been impatient with Ao Guanglong God. With a casual wave of his sleeve, a palm the size of a millstone struck out, its five-colored divine light swirling, blasting apart Ao Guanglong God's other eye that was peering out.

Lightning surged, and Ao Guanglong suffered humiliation. The consciousness born from the lightning was easily dispersed by Chen Xuan, leaving only a few furious roars in the sky.

"You arrogant and disrespectful brat! I will report this to the Dragon Palace True Lord of the Three Thousand States in the Southern Region and punish you for your great disrespect!" Ao Guang roared.

"You scoundrel, are you threatening me?" Chen Xuan was stunned and found it hard to remain calm.

A cultivator from an ancient power, disregarding his status as a high-level Qi cultivator, attempted to threaten Chen Xuan, a mere lower-level cultivator, with a powerful True Monarch artifact... It's difficult to evaluate such behavior.

"Ha, this wicked dragon is truly pathetic. What kind of Thunder God is he? He can't do anything about Chen Xuan, so he's clamoring to find the ancestral master above." Hua Liuli covered her mouth and chuckled, while a group of her subordinates who had just come out of the blessed land behind her also laughed disdainfully.

"Alas, Shenyou should not be easily angered." On the other end, Zhao Shenhu covered his ears, feeling that they were dirty and he could hardly hear.

Zhao Shenhu thought to himself, if Ao Guang could really summon the Dragon Palace True Lord over this "trivial matter," perhaps he would still have a sliver of hope, but clearly that was impossible. "You!!"

Ao Guang, in a fit of rage, realized he had spoken out of turn, unnecessarily losing his divine dignity and bearing, and would now be looked down upon by the ants below. Unfortunately, he couldn't manifest his true form, and could only say bitterly:

"Chen Xuan, what's the point of showing off your power in the secluded Guyao Mountain, where it's hard to enter the mortal world! If you're so capable, come and try your luck in Yunmeng Prefecture!"

"Heh, wash the scales clean and wait for me!"

Chen Xuan raised his wrist, the white dragon soul mark on it shining brightly, and laughed loudly: "I raised a white dragon from your Little Dragon Palace, and it just happens to be lacking in nutrients!"

Just then, four streaks of light appeared on the horizon, passing through the Taixu and the present world, and arrived in front of Chen Xuan in the shortest route and time.

It was precisely because Ao Guang had issued a decree in advance, ordering the gods of the four directions to come and offer their congratulations!

"I'll gladly accept it!" Chen Xuan accepted it without hesitation, waving his sleeves to accept the four rare spiritual items of the Tao Hongchen level without any politeness.

"Roar!" Ao Guang was even more furious when he sensed this scene. He had tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead. Originally, apart from the Golden Crow God, the other three would not have given him anything. However, due to Ao Guang's deceptive actions, Chen Xuan had forcibly obtained it by taking advantage of the heavenly tribulation.

Whether those unfortunate gods hate Chen Xuan more or Ao Guang more is another matter entirely.

"rumble!"

Soon, the decree that appeared during the heavenly tribulation disappeared, the power of the five elements of heaven and earth was exhausted, and Chen Xuan's aptitude broke through the level of the ninth-five, and continued to grow two or three hundred pounds taller.

"call……"

Chen Xuan exhaled deeply, blowing away the remaining lightning in the air, along with extinguishing Ao Guang's furious roar.

He sensed the immense power surging within the body of the Five Hidden Soldiers Martial Immortal, a power so great it seemed capable of moving mountains and overturning seas. He vaguely felt that even the extremely fast and skilled Martial Gluttony could fight him right now.

Chen Xuan had personally witnessed Wu Taotie wreaking havoc, relying on the [Three Thousand Heavenly Demons' Journey - Xing Tian Secret Technique] to destroy all laws. Now that he had achieved minor success with the [Five Hidden Treasures Martial Immortal Body - Shang Yang Secret Technique], who was stronger and who was weaker?

"Wow!"

Chen Xuan descended from the sky, advanced to the next level, and thus gained true power to fly.

This is the ability that countless Qi practitioners dream of, not a false ability to fly by borrowing individual immortal Qi or magic tricks and secret techniques. The cauldron can levitate between heaven and earth and roam freely with just its body.

"Chen Xuan, you've really got something! You've accomplished so much in just a few months." Hua Liuli's eyes lit up. "Now, you have no reason to call me 'senior' anymore, right?"

"..." Chen Xuan thought to himself, is this the time to be fretting over such trivial matters? He turned to look at the top of Guyao Mountain.

"Woof~" The mountain dog glanced at him, then turned around and walked towards the dilapidated goddess shrine under the white fairy mist.

Chen Xuan understood what the mountain god meant: he was telling him to hurry up and finish his business so he could come to the goddess shrine, where there was something important for him to do.

Hua Liuli glanced at the great demon of the Southern Wilderness, then at the Qingqiu foxes on the other side of the small mountain, and then asked Chen Xuan what had happened in the Yao Mountain.

"That old bastard Zhang Tianshi, his body is starting to rot? Surely he's not... really not quite dead yet?" Hua Liuli asked.

She found it incredible because she had tried to verify the question of the life and death of the Tai Xuan Zhen Jun with some ancient Taoist masters.

Moreover, Qingqiu has a powerful True Lord who listens to the rumors of the world, yet he still misjudged the situation?

"Perhaps it's not as simple as just not being completely dead," Chen Xuan said.

"Sigh!" Hua Liuli sighed. If the old folks don't die, the young people will never be able to rise to the top. She had originally planned to reopen the Qingnang Dojo, with herself as the sect leader and Chen Xuan as the second sect leader!

Hua Liuli knows she is decisive, but she often finds it hard to be ruthless. She believes that someone like Chen Xuan is just right to "assist" her in doing things.

"Now that you've become the furnace, the mountain lords and other great demons seem to be out of danger. What's next?" Hua Liuli asked casually.

"Naturally..."

Chen Xuan glanced into the distance, and the Qingqiu foxes immediately tensed up, sweating profusely. Chen Xuan smiled and said, "It's time to take back what's theirs."

When he parted ways with Jiang Qinghuang of Chu, he said that only by becoming a cauldron could he accomplish more in this world.

Chen Xuan withdrew his gaze and looked in another direction. Outside the feng shui formation, the radiance of the sun on the corpse of Wu Taotie as it ascended to godhood could gradually be seen by the power of Xinzhai.

A broken elixir of immortality is about to mature.

However, this martial arts treasure body of the Sun lineage was knocked down by Chen Xuan, so it should belong to Chen Xuan in theory. He couldn't catch up with it back then, but that might not be the case now.

"You want to snatch food from the tiger's mouth?" Hua Liuli's charming eyes widened. No wonder Ao Guang said Chen Xuan was arrogant; this was indeed an unusual kind of arrogance! Once he became a furnace, he immediately wanted to cause trouble for Xiao Qingtian Nanmian?
"Why don't we go together?" Chen Xuan invited with a smile. In Guyao Mountain, the Earth element is no longer forbidden, and Hua Liuli should be able to become a Heavenly Fate Cauldron.

The heavenly tribulation was vast and the commotion was immense; Little Azure Heaven should have noticed the commotion here.

Chen Xuan thought to himself, there are priorities, I should first go and retrieve the resources for cultivating the Sun Martial Arts Scripture.

The "Five Treasures Martial Immortal Body: The Secret Essentials of Shangyang" is extremely profound and difficult. Even with Chen Xuan's extraordinary comprehension, it took him ten months to achieve a preliminary level of mastery. However, it is also ridiculously powerful and can become stronger and stronger, with no end in sight.

……

Crater.

In Nanmian's eyes, nine bright suns rose and fell, their all-seeing gaze seemingly able to penetrate the feng shui formations tens of thousands of miles away.

However, the feng shui formation was very advanced, and the distance was too far, so Nanmian couldn't see anything for the time being.

"Is it Chen Xuan?"

Nan Mian was somewhat doubtful. Even the Little Dragon Palace had suffered a setback at his hands? Just as he was wondering, he suddenly turned his head and looked towards the entrance of Guyao Mountain, his gaze solemn.

What is the underworld doing entering Guyao Mountain?

Nan Mian was surprised, but soon after, something even more unexpected happened to him.

To his astonishment, he discovered that the small, dark space, churning with black mist, was heading straight towards him!
Vaguely.

Nanmian sensed a dangerous aura. Soon, someone with a Heavenly Fate Immortal Seed level would surely die. Who would it be?
In the Guyao Mountains.

"Use this." Chen Xuan took out a pill-refining furnace and said to Hua Liuli. It was the same pill-refining furnace that Wu Taotie had carried on his back. After destroying Wu Taotie's soul, Chen Xuan obtained it.

“Okay.” Hua Liuli nodded and immediately used the Qingnang Technique to find the secret feng shui path leading to the Martial Glutton.

(End of this chapter)