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

Chapter 238 Yin-Yang Couple, Immortal in the Mirror

In the Heart-Cleansing Heaven, a blood-red fog filled the air, and Chen Xuan stopped in his tracks.

He passed through three courtyards and entered the leftmost of the eight roads, as if he had caught up with the person who had traveled there six months ago.

Ahead, a figure in black robes, resembling a True Lord, sat cross-legged in the middle of the bluestone path, exuding a deathly aura.

Behind him, a figure silently approached, a grinning face peeking out from Chen Xuan's shoulder, uttering terrifying words.

"boom!"

Chen Xuan's immortal energy surged wildly, and his fist suddenly shone brightly. In an instant, he struck the face on the shoulder, as if hitting a ball of cotton. Amidst the energy shock, the figure behind him flew backward like a sandbag.

"Pain Pain!"

The figure crashed to the ground, rolled twice, then scrambled to his feet, clutching his mangled face and screaming in agony. His topknot was disheveled, and large amounts of blood splattered around him. He yelled:
"You little brat! You've ruined the face I created!"

The figure was about one meter tall, wearing a black and gold Taoist robe embroidered with water and cloud patterns. It had small hands and feet, and delicate skin, resembling a seven or eight-year-old Taoist boy.

"hold head high!"

From the young Taoist boy's wide sleeves, a black-scaled dragon emerged, baring its fangs and claws, breathing out at Chen Xuan with a sharp, piercing roar.

"Hmm... City Lord Lu Zhuan?" Chen Xuan turned around, immediately froze, and asked in astonishment, "Why are you here?"

The Rain Master Dao Lu Zhuan has appeared here!

Didn't Lu Zhuan leave Yaoguang Prefecture a long time ago? Could it be that he returned to Chu with Yan Yushu today and, like him, mistakenly entered Xinzhaitian?
But what does Lu Zhuan mean by "catching"?
"Isn't all this trouble your fault?!"

Lu Zhuan spoke angrily, fumbling for his bloodied teeth on the ground while quickly prying back together the shattered lower half of his face. At the same time, he looked Chen Xuan up and down, clicking his tongue in amazement, and said:

"Hehe, that poor country boy has made something of himself."

Lu Zhuan was somewhat shocked because he had just seen Chen Xuan throw a punch, but he didn't have time to dodge. Moreover, his body was injured and damaged by the punch, and his teeth were shattered all over the ground!
It should be noted that his [Winning Fish Devouring the Sun Divine Body], cultivated using the "Winning Fish True Scripture," was nearly perfect.

Aside from the group of exceptionally powerful cauldrons listed in the Divine Immortal Register, he represents the strongest form that ordinary genius cauldrons can achieve.

Lu Zhuan kept looking at Chen Xuan, becoming more and more satisfied. He thought to himself, "Although his cultivation level is still a bit lacking, in terms of combat strength alone, he has covered in three years what many geniuses take thirty years to achieve."

"Eh? City Lord Lu Zhuan, do you know this junior?" Chen Xuan asked in surprise.

Unexpectedly, Lu Zhuan, the former lord of Crimson Crow City, would know an unknown nobody like him.

After all, Chen Xuan and Lu Zhuan had never met.

The only time was when the four powerful cultivators from Crimson Raven City and Southern Wilderness were negotiating, Chen Xuan, as a junior cultivator, secretly glanced at Lu Zhuan, a powerful cultivator from afar in the crowd.

Lu Zhuan's eyes twitched, his face immediately turned cold, and he rebuked:
"Of course I know you, I'd recognize you even if you were ashes! How dare you ask? You're such a young kid, you're really shameless!"

Your precious, innocent disciple has been ruined by you!

Back in Crimson Crow City, Yan Yushu sneaked out of the city in the middle of the night for a secret rendezvous... Did Lu Zhuan really think he was blind?

"??"

Chen Xuan was taken aback and said in a low voice, "Lord Lu Zhuan is joking. This junior does not understand what you are talking about."

He really didn't understand, because although Yan Yushu had repeatedly asked Lu Zhuan to secretly help him, Chen Xuan was unaware of these matters.

Moreover, Chen Xuan and Yan Yushu always kept their relationship private and acted discreetly; they had only met twice in the real world...

"Could it be that Yan Yushu is loose-lipped and tells everyone the most trivial things? Doesn't this young lady have any shame?" Chen Xuan thought to himself, feeling a bit uneasy.

The only one who knew this great secret was Tianyan Dao, who descended upon the Southern Wilderness back then, and was able to accurately deduce it!

As for Hua Liuli and a few others, it was merely some uncertain speculation based on some vague clues.

If it weren't for the fact that the Six Desire Realms had appeared in the State of Chu.

Hua Liuli and the others wouldn't even speculate about any connection between Chen Xuan and Liuyutian.

After all, apart from forces with ties to the Six Desires Heaven, who else can guarantee that the "Six Desires True Scripture" that Chen Xuan cultivates is indeed the "Six Desires True Scripture"?
"The main character has arrived..."

Just then, the figure in black robes raised his head, looked at Chen Xuan, and spoke in an androgynous voice with an air of decay.

Chen Xuan looked over upon hearing the sound, his gaze grave.

A black robe hung empty, its interior pitch black and chaotic, as if containing a realm of the underworld. White paper money fluttered, prayer flags waved, and faint, ghostly weeping could be heard.
The brim of the black robe, the joints of the hands, the knees, and other parts were covered with fine, transparent threads, as thin as hair, shimmering with a faint light, and the threads extended into the Taixu behind him.

Marionette?

"Who is this senior?" Chen Xuan turned his head and asked Lu Zhuan with a puzzled look.

An inescapable aura of the underworld, a person from the lesser underworld?
Black and White True Lord?

"He is the current leader of the underworld, a human chosen one who has usurped the throne."

Lu Zhuan tucked his small hands into his wide sleeves and sneered, "As cautious as a mouse, it only dares to come here with half of its 'black' avatar... It's worried about being caught off guard and letting you, Xinzhai, profit from it."

"True Lord of Destiny!"

Chen Xuan's heart skipped a beat. It really was the [Yin-Yang Couple], the strongest destiny in the world that Nan Mian had mentioned!
Chen Xuan even believed that this Black and White True Lord was blessed with a divine mandate, and coupled with the foundation of the supreme Daoist temple of the Lesser Underworld, he was very likely to be the strongest True Lord in the Southern Region in this era.

Even if it's not the strongest, it's definitely one of the strongest.

"Wow..."

A black robe fluttered as he stared straight at Chen Xuan, as if he wanted to scrutinize Chen Xuan from head to toe.

Chen Xuan was horrified. Inside the empty robe, black mist surged, lightning surged, and the shadows of the twelve divine beasts, such as the Rat and the Ox, drifted like ghosts. All sorts of terrifying images emerged one after another, without end.

In this world, there are only two people who are closest to Chen Xuan's deepest secret.

First, there is the Mountain Spirit Goddess.

Second is the Heavenly Mandate True Lord of the Lesser Underworld!

The former is because Chen Xuan awoke right under the nose of the Mountain Spirit Goddess, while the latter is because the Lesser Underworld governs life and death, and all matters of life and death in the world cannot escape its watchful eye.

Chen Xuan's mind raced. Was the Heavenly Mandate True Lord of the Lesser Underworld waiting for him here?
Ancient Taoist temples and forces in the world have special methods to find the chosen ones, and Chen Xuan is not among them.

Therefore, ancient Taoist temples with profound traditions never believed that Chen Xuan was the chosen one.

However, they also did not know that Chen Xuan was Xin Zhai!
Even the Southern Crown of Little Qingtian was just a guess, let alone the later Qingqiu and Little Dragon Palace.

Only in the Lesser Underworld, the Ox-Head and Horse-Face demons who passed through clearly knew that Chen Xuan possessed the Heart Fasting technique!
"Little one, don't think nonsense."

Lu Zhuan stepped forward and said to Chen Xuan, "If a human child can become successful, whether it is Tianming or Xinzhai, we stubborn and rigid old folks will be very happy."

The world of Qi cultivation isn't that great.

But in reality, it wasn't as bad as I imagined.

“If it weren’t for those old guys like Tai Xuan Zhenjun who used their Dao and lives to support their juniors, these human cultivators like the Heavenly Mandate [Yin Yang Couple] would not have been able to climb to the position of Zhenjun on their own,” Lu Zhuan continued.

"What do you mean by that?" Chen Xuan asked.

"A thousand years ago, Tai Xuan Zhenjun was forced into a battle to become an immortal. The number of Zhenjun who perished was too many to count on one hand. Among them was Tai Yin Zhenjun, a demon clan member."

Lu Zhuan pointed to the silent man in the black robe and continued, "The Yin-Yang Couple ascended to the vacant position of Taiyin True Lord that very day... But there's no such thing as a free lunch where you only reap the benefits without contributing anything."

A whale fell.

All things are born.

Tai Xuan Zhenjun roamed across most of the Southern Region for six thousand years, and countless descendants of humanity were protected by him.

Even after his fall, countless people still climbed to high positions by stepping on the corpse of Tai Xuan Zhenjun.

"Senior Lu Zhuan, what are you doing in Xinzhai Heaven? It's very dangerous," Chen Xuan asked. The affairs of the True Lord were too far removed from his own; he was more curious about what was happening at this moment.

At the same time, he was a little puzzled. Lu Zhuan was just a mere cauldron; no matter how strong he was, he couldn't be that powerful...

How could they possibly travel with the True Lord?

A True Lord could extinguish a cultivation furnace with a sneeze if he didn't mean to... In the world of Qi cultivation, if there is a difference of two ranks, even normal contact is an extremely dangerous thing.

Could it be that the ancient Daoist temple where Lu Zhuan is located has fallen into decline and has to rely on a mere cauldron to maintain its prestige?
"Underestimating me? Go back ten thousand years, and who wasn't a True Monarch!"

Lu Zhuan rolled his eyes at Chen Xuan, revealing a mouthful of brand-new, razor-like teeth, and exclaimed, "Back in the day, even the True Lord Tai Xuan would address me as a fellow Daoist, treating me as an equal!"

"Senior Lu, are you a reincarnated True Lord?" Chen Xuan was astonished upon hearing this.

No wonder they say that reincarnated true lords are worse than pigs and dogs.

Although Lu Zhuan is not very tall, this is a case of "rejuvenation," and in fact, he is quite old.

Even worse, some reincarnated True Lords are unable to awaken their "innate wisdom" and can only live as ordinary people, spending a short life of a hundred years.

"It's a pity that he died young and fell from the position of True Lord. In his later lives, even after using up all the backup plans he had made when he was a True Lord, he could not rise to the next level."

Lu Zhuan's tone was filled with endless desolation as he sighed, "In this life, I only hope that my precious disciple will become successful in the future and give me some guidance."

Chen Xuan was speechless. Was Lu Zhuan hoping his disciple would become a dragon?
No wonder Yan Yushu boasted so arrogantly back then, saying that the future of Tongtian Dojo would be glorious because of her... He really wasn't bragging!
“My precious disciple is in charge of the Six Desires Heaven. When she rises to the top, there will naturally be some True Lords with impure desires who will willingly make way for her.”

Lu Zhuan said with a hint of envy, then looked at Chen Xuan and said fiercely:
“But my precious disciple is biased towards outsiders. Because of you, little brat, you almost turned the Tongtian Dojo upside down.”

"I can calculate the affairs of the Southern Wilderness with my fingers, but since you are a Xinzhai cultivator and possess Taiyin and Tianyan Qi, it is extremely difficult to calculate, even more difficult than divining a True Lord!"

Chen Xuan was taken aback. Yan Yushu of the Six Desires Heaven was far away in another state, yet she was constantly concerned about his safety? This former ally was not a bad person after all.

"We can't figure it out at all, so we have to find the Yin-Yang Couple in the Underworld to find out information."

Lu Zhuan pointed at the black-robed man and continued, "Little Blackie is not afraid of death... He managed to lure Xinzhaitian here, intending to use the remaining power of Xinzhaitian to fight the Dragon and Fox demon clans to the bitter end."

Xinzhai only kills, he doesn't save.

Those who die because of the fasting of the mind are not subject to reincarnation.

Chen Xuan was startled. Was the Black and White True Lord of the Lesser Underworld really that powerful?
In order to repay the kindness of Tai Xuan Zhenjun, he once wanted to fight Qingqiu and Xiaolong Palace to the death.
"But unexpectedly, an accident happened," Lu Zhuan sighed.

"Jiang Zhuzhao has interfered... Ha, the Southern Region wants the Central Plains to intervene? Do they think everyone in the Southern Region will die out?!"

"The moment Xiao Heizi ascended to the position of True Lord, he immediately reversed life and death, crossing Tai Xuan's name off the Book of Life and Death of the Sage Empress Houtu!"

Chen Xuanxin said that Xiao Qingtian and Qingqiu were both indignant about the fake mourning in the underworld, which turned out to be the work of the Black and White True Lord.

"Of course, it would be even better if we could make peace with the demon race. Little Blackie is going to take me away..."

As Lu Zhuan spoke, his tone rose again, and he said indignantly:
"But even the Mountain Demon Goddess has lost her mind!"

"She is a born deity, willing to suppress the 'Guyao' chapter of the Classic of Mountains and Seas for you... In her previous life, she was forced to reincarnate because of Xinzhai!"

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Guyao has therefore taken the initiative to entangle you."

"This directly caused the tightly closed Heart Fasting Heaven to inexplicably stir and open a corner... It must have sensed the Heart Fasting Heaven within you!"

"True Lord Baicao, True Lord Aolong, and True Lord Lingyang immediately realized that the matter had been exposed. What else could they do? Whether to fight or make peace, they should all go into Xinzhaitian first!" Lu Zhuan said helplessly. If True Lord Hei Bai wanted to fight these True Lords to the death, risking their lives for nine lifetimes, who could tolerate it?

As Chen Xuan listened to Lu Zhuan's words, he gradually understood the cause and effect.

No wonder the Black Cat of the Underworld has been guarding the edge of the Southern Wilderness for a thousand years. It turns out that the Black and White True Lords have been paying attention to the situation of the Supreme Mysterious True Lord in some way all the time!
“Regional prejudice is unacceptable,” Chen Xuan sighed. Clearly, the Black and White True Monarch of the Southern Region was not on the same side as the outsider Emperor Jiang and the Mountain Demon Goddess.

Because the White Grass True Lord of Qingqiu was willing to give face to the Candle Illumination True Lord of the Jiang Clan and the Mountain Spirit Goddess, and temporarily back down, refraining from the ruthless act of extermination.

However, these old guys in the Southern Region encountered unexpected troubles.

"Not messing it up is a blessing in disguise."

Lu Zhuan shook his head and said, "Xinzhaitian has always been tightly closed, but because of you, a corner of it has been opened."

Lu Zhuan told Chen Xuan that the strange phenomena in Xinzhai Heaven had intensified in the past few days, as if it were about to fall into the mortal world. Treasures were appearing in many places, accompanied by various bizarre occurrences.

Many external forces with ties to Xinzhai were thus able to enter Xinzhai Heaven.

Chen Xuan, being under the jurisdiction of Xinzhaitian, entered directly, leaving no room for escape.

"Are there treasures here too?" Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan looked towards the fourth palace courtyard behind the black-robed figure. There, beneath the withered and decaying Migu tree, a faint celestial light was falling, illuminating a white jade sculpture in the shape of a human.

The human-shaped stone sculpture exudes a cold light, carrying a faint aura of life.

“Of course, otherwise what would we be doing guarding this place!” Lu Zhuan nodded, then said, “But whether it is a treasure or an evil spirit, it’s hard to say.”

He told Chen Xuan that two days ago, in the courtyard occupied by the Qingqiu White Grass Fox, a karmic remnant of the 'Ancient Mandate of Heaven' [Mirror Immortal] was born, which tore half of the White Grass True Lord's body apart...

"Little Blackie went to his rescue, ha, but True Lord White Grass was ungrateful and barely escaped with his life," Lu Zhuan sneered.

Chen Xuan suddenly realized that two days ago, a fragrant breeze had drifted into the Southern Wilderness. It turned out to be True Monarch Baicao, who had almost perished after a perilous battle.

"The lingering regrets of the ancient destiny?" Chen Xuan murmured the phrase to himself.

This thing can actually cause even a powerful being like a True Lord to bleed? That's terrifying.

【The Fairy in the Mirror】.

Legend has it that this chosen one was able to impersonate others and replace them, but unexpectedly, he died at the hands of the Master of Xinzhai Heaven, and the line was broken forever.

"The karma of those destined for greatness is difficult to bear. A fasting heart is inauspicious; the more one kills, the more miserable one's later years will be."

Lu Zhuan looked at Chen Xuan with pity and said, "Little fellow... be careful that you don't die a good death in your old age, and be haunted by ten thousand ghosts!"

Chen Xuan pondered that the number of chosen ones who died at his hands was not small... Huangliang Dream, Human Emperor Banner, Martial Gluttony.

Will the ghostly forces behind the chosen one come knocking on their door in their later years?
Tai Xuan Lao Zhang of the Qingnang Dojo once sternly warned that helping the two world lords, Hua Liuli, would mean assuming the "karma" of the two world lords... and the karma of one world lord would require the entire Qingnang Dojo to bear.

Chen Xuan remained calm, never showing much fear of such ethereal and fantastical things.

"Huh? The revival process of the stone sculpture under the Migu Tree has accelerated!" Lu Zhuan exclaimed in surprise. With Chen Xuan's arrival, the Migu Tree in the fourth courtyard cast an even more intense light, making the human-shaped stone sculpture lifelike and transparent, with even golden-red veins flowing through it.

They had been guarding this place for a long time, but now that Chen Xuan had arrived, the revival speed of the stone carving treasures immediately increased dozens of times.

The man in the black robe also showed a hint of surprise, and then stared intently at Chen Xuan, as if he felt that this matter was very unreasonable.

Chen Xuan was surprised that his arrival could accelerate the changes in Xinzhaitian.
No wonder that not long ago, when he entered the second courtyard, the Migu tree immediately stirred his heart and caused two Migu leaves to fall.

“The stone carving is still some time away from being ‘mature’.” Chen Xuan decided to stay here for the time being and see how things went.

There are even more magnificent palaces and courtyards ahead, but we can't go any further... After all, even True Lord Xiao Heizi stopped here.

Within the Heart-Cleansing Heaven, there is more than one True Lord, as well as the remnant of the "Ancient Mandate of Heaven" that can cause a True Lord to bleed. It's too dangerous for him to run around like a cauldron. Here are Yan Yushu's Master Lu Zhuan, and the Little Black True Lord from the Lesser Underworld... They are all orthodox Qi practitioners similar to Emperor Jiang. They do not refine elixirs and follow the righteous path.

soon.

Chen Xuan sat cross-legged on the spot, took out an octagonal lantern, and the leaves of the Migu tree spun around like a floating compass, emitting eleven kinds of immortal energy and golden light, with a faint power of enlightenment.

"Try the maze leaf effect."

Chen Xuan's body was enveloped by the enlightenment light of the leaves of the Migu Tree. His consciousness became extremely clear and pure, as if he had cut off all fatigue and mental dust. His body and mind were transparent and his understanding greatly increased.

He began to comprehend the "Mysterious Wind and Spiritual Water Hidden True Chapter - Secret Essentials of the Green Bag".

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, the leaves of the Migu tree trembled and burst into flames. Then, strands of enlightenment light twisted and surged wildly toward Chen Xuan, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, converging into Chen Xuan's body.

"This feeling is just like when I first entered the Six Desires Heaven to cultivate."

Chen Xuan murmured softly, and in a daze, he seemed to be falling asleep. He heard Zen chanting in his ears, and the path to comprehending the secrets of the Qingnang was right before his eyes. He seemed to transform into a ray of light, taking in all the splendid scenery along the way, and all the problems were easily solved.

"Huh? This little guy's comprehension is this high?" Lu Zhuan was shocked. Only by burning the leaves of the Migu tree and unleashing his full power could he match Chen Xuan's speed in comprehending the secret.

At this rate, Chen Xuan will soon be able to consume a leaf of the Migu Tree.

"Something weird..."

Not far away, a figure in a black robe reacted, his androgynous voice filled with deep doubt.

"A person's comprehension surpasses that of an immortal being; such a thing has only ever happened in the legendary destiny of [Dao Canxuan]."

Lu Zhuan muttered to himself in suspicion, then asked the man in black robes, "Little Blackie, how is the Heavenly Mandate Immortal Seed Record recorded by your family's Houtu Sage Goddess?"

The Immortal Seed represents a perfect state of innate talent and comprehension.

But at this moment, Chen Xuan broke through this boundary, which was truly surprising.

“Unregistered…the reason is unknown…” The man in the black robe shook his head, his words concise, as if because he was not the real person, only his intermittent voice reached Xinzhaitian.

"You know nothing when asked!" Lu Zhuan sneered, then muttered to himself, "You deliberately don't know? Those who cultivate Yin Qi have tainted hearts! Of the eight paths, it just so happens that we encountered this little guy. You are definitely not innocent."

The Rain Master's Daoist practice, when considered solely in terms of divination, is far inferior to the Taiyin Daoist tradition.

Otherwise, Tianyandao would not have devoted itself to the Heaven-Mending Daoist Temple.

A man, a dragon, and a man in black robes were all sizing up Chen Xuan.

"The karma of Xinzhai is too great, it has delayed Chen Xuan."

After a moment, Lu Zhuan said regretfully to himself, "Otherwise, many Daoist temples would be willing to cultivate him with great effort... He would very likely have a place among the twenty-four True Monarchs."

A strong physique is the threshold for navigating the mortal world.

Coupled with such exceptional comprehension, the chances of him securing a position as a True Lord are not small, and he could carve out a path for himself among his generation.

"Wow!"

Suddenly, Chen Xuan opened his eyes. The leaves of the Migu tree had dimmed, burned out, and turned into a small pile of ashes, exhausting his power of enlightenment.

Legend has it that the Mountain and Sea Maze Tree has the power to dispel confusion and guide the way forward, even reaching the Bodhi Tree located on Little Spirit Mountain.

"The giant salamander is right. The only way to succeed is through competition; whoever wins will have everything."

Chen Xuan exclaimed in admiration that the value of the Migu Tree Leaf, a rare and precious plant from the mountains and seas, was truly immense!
Previously, he had planned to spend a year or two in seclusion in the Southern Wilderness to study the secrets of the Qingnang Manual, but now, a single leaf of the Migu Tree has solved this problem.

Once you've mastered the basics of Qingnang Secrets, you can begin to utilize the power of Feng Shui!

"It would be wonderful if we could transplant a Migu tree into Guyao Mountain," Chen Xuan thought to himself.

Unfortunately, the Migu Tree in Xinzhai Heaven has completely decayed and turned into withered wood, lifeless and desolate.

“In the past, Buddhist sages attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, and today, a young man from the Southern Wilderness holds a leaf from the Mysterious Tree and comprehends the secrets of the immortals.” Lu Zhuan murmured to himself in shock, realizing that Chen Xuan had mastered some extraordinary ancient secret.

How long has it been? An hour?
Lu Zhuan was amazed; the effects of the leaves of the Migu tree on someone with such exceptional comprehension as Chen Xuan were far greater than those on other Qi practitioners.

Chen Xuan stood up and looked into the courtyard. He saw the Migu Tree swaying down with eleven-colored celestial light, making the human-shaped stone sculpture even more crystal clear, as if it had turned into jade.

"Is it coming to life?" He saw a faint golden light emanating from the eyes of the stone sculpture, brimming with vitality, like the finishing touch on a painting, as if it were about to become a living person in the next moment.

"Buzz!"

At that moment, a crimson fog surged on the right, as if the shadows of several enormous creatures rose up and surrounded it.

Chen Xuan immediately sensed something, his eyes burning. He looked around, and with his normalized mental cultivation, he could vaguely make out the outlines of some rapidly approaching objects in the thick fog:

"True Lord Baicao... Dragon... Taoist... Huh? And what's that, behind the salamander..."

Chen Xuan was shocked. The treasure here was about to be born. Would the True Lords from other directions come to fight for it?
He turned his head and looked back down the path he had come from.

"Awoo!" A figure in green robes, no bigger than a palm, charged out first.

Giant salamander!
"I knew you'd go to the left!" The young man in blue laughed loudly, arrogant and looking around. He said, "Huh? You have accomplices? A little brat and a pretentious black-robed Taoist priest, don't you even have a face? Are you afraid to show your face?"

It sneered, "A bunch of low-level cultivators who entered the Heart-Binding Heaven through their physical bodies!"

"..." Chen Xuan blinked.

The young man in blue looked at Chen Xuan, hands on his hips, and scolded, "Little brother who's been mending the heavens, the Qi Refining World isn't just about fighting and killing; it's about having powerful backers. Your backers aren't as strong as mine!"

"Whether you're tough or not, you've already knelt before me," Chen Xuan said with a smile.

Lu Zhuan looked at the giant salamander with a puzzled expression.

Little Blackie faced the giant salamander, rolled up his sleeves, and touched his empty face.

"You! Master, come quick! Come quick!"

The young man in blue glared at Chen Xuan, then waved vigorously at the crimson mist behind him, shouting, "Quickly help Xiaoyu teach them a lesson and rob these scoundrels of all their treasures!"

It noticed that in the courtyard behind Chen Xuan, there was a dazzling light about to soar into the sky, which must be a rare treasure that surpasses the leaves of the Migu Tree!
"Wow!"

As the fog rolled in, a pair of cold, golden eyes gradually brightened.

Immediately afterwards, a slender figure clad in silver armor slowly emerged, exuding an aura as cold as ice, causing the surrounding air to drop several degrees.

But just as this silver-armored figure was about to emerge from the thick fog...

Behind Chen Xuan, a voice that was neither male nor female rang out at the same time.

“Get lost…” Little Blackie True Monarch spoke.

A black robe billowed and rose into the air, gently passing over the head of the boy in blue robes, like a breeze, before disappearing into the crimson fog.

"Huh?" The young man in blue looked up, his gaze following the black robe with a puzzled expression. "A faceless Taoist priest, is he deliberately courting death? Strange person..."

The next instant, it was horrified to discover that its divine master was retreating rapidly, as if avoiding a snake or scorpion. What had happened?
Is this an escape?

"We can't wait for the treasure to be fully revealed!" Lu Zhuan said in a deep voice. At this moment, he also realized that something was wrong.

A crimson fog surged all around, and other powerful beings, including True Lords, were "finding their way" within it, rapidly approaching the area.

Lu Zhuan took out a small black seal from his wide sleeves and said decisively to Chen Xuan, "You can see farther than a True Lord in the fog. Go and retrieve the treasure, then escape into the fog. You'll get a share of the treasure... I'll use the [Giant God Weapon] to protect you!"

"Alright!" Chen Xuan had no reason to refuse and immediately rushed into the courtyard.

"Take it all with me!" He threw a powerful punch, his arm slamming into the shimmering, celestial light of the Misty Tree. Immediately, his celestial energy erupted, uprooting the several-meter-thick tree and lifting it above his head.

Immediately afterwards, with his other hand he scooped up the human-shaped stone sculpture and, like a bolt of lightning, plunged into the crimson fog.

"Wolves on the right, tigers behind, we can only flee forward." Lu Zhuan, holding a small black seal, glanced at the blood-red mist where energy was violently fluctuating, and followed Chen Xuan away.

"Wow..."

Chen Xuan lifted the Migu Tree as if it were a small mountain with one hand. A large amount of celestial light scattered among the branches and leaves, continuously falling on the human-shaped stone sculpture. Soon after, the Migu Tree's revived energy was exhausted, and it returned to death.

"boom"

Chen Xuan then discarded the lost-divine Mystic Tree. He then prepared to store the humanoid stone sculpture in his storage treasure, but a peculiar energy fluctuation prevented him from doing so.

"A troublesome treasure," Chen Xuan thought to himself. He had no choice but to carry the human-shaped stone sculpture on his shoulder, his hands tightly wrapped around the sculpture's legs, which had become somewhat limp, as if he were carrying a cold, hard corpse.

"Senior Lu, where should we wait for True Lord Black and White?" he asked anxiously as he fled.
The great battle of the True Lords has begun; a slight misstep could result in collateral damage.

Fortunately, Xinzhai's Heavenly Rank was very high, and the crimson fog was able to suppress most of the aftershocks of the battle. Otherwise, this region would not have been able to withstand the True Lord battles that could shatter millions of miles of land.

“I have a way to contact him, just keep running!” Lu Zhuan’s voice responded from behind.

Chen Xuan then firmly resolved to move forward with all his might.

In about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, one can travel at a brisk pace of over a thousand miles.

The thick fog surged, resembling true celestial mist. Even Xinzhai couldn't see very far. This distance was safe enough; even a True Lord would find it very difficult to locate them.

"Senior Lu, can we stop now?" Chen Xuan asked.

"Keep going. If we don't clean up the traces we leave behind, the True Lords will catch up," Lu Zhuan urged from behind.

Chen Xuan had no choice but to continue fleeing without looking back.

They traveled several hundred more miles.

"Senior Lu?"

"Keep running!"

"I'm a little tired, how about you carry the treasure?" Chen Xuan suggested. After running at extreme speed for a long time, covering nearly two thousand miles, even the Five Hidden Soldiers Martial Immortal Body gradually became exhausted, and his legs felt like lead.

On the contrary, Lu Zhuan, as expected of a reincarnated True Lord, had terrifying stamina and was able to keep up with his pace without even breaking a sweat.

"Hang in there a little longer, we'll be at the meeting point soon!" Lu Zhuan urged again.

"Senior Lu..." Chen Xuan said, turning around.

Lu Zhuan immediately slapped Chen Xuan's neck and urged in a shrill voice, "Stop looking around, run! If the True Lords catch up, we'll all be in deep trouble!"

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Chen Xuan's forehead... Senior Lu Zhuan's small hands were icy cold, was it because he cultivated the Water Virtue Black Qi? Did he jump up to pat them?

"I'm not carrying it anymore. You can carry it or not, I don't want this treasure anymore!" Chen Xuan's doubts deepened, and he immediately shouted.

Brush it.

Chen Xuan threw the human-shaped stone sculpture from his shoulder to the ground, then ran dozens of meters away like a whirlwind, abruptly turning his head and shouting, "Monster!"

"Ok?"

Lu Zhuan stood there dumbfounded, glancing at the human-shaped stone sculpture that had fallen to the ground. He looked up at Chen Xuan and asked in astonishment, "Little guy, what are you doing?"

"Uh..." Chen Xuan chuckled twice and scratched his head awkwardly: "You keep rushing me, which has made me misunderstand."

There are no monsters.

It's all just self-inflicted fear.

"Keep running," Lu Zhuan said.

Chen Xuan then picked up the human-shaped stone sculpture from the ground, hoisted it up again, and asked, "Senior Lu, how long are we going to keep running?"

In his field of vision, the black light spot of the Heavenly Evolution Path was moving and getting very close.

This is one of the important reasons why Chen Xuan made such unusual moves.

Fortunately, following the directions given by Lu Zhuan, they did not encounter the vile woman.

"We're almost at the agreed location," Lu Zhuan replied.

"Okay." Chen Xuan set off again.

……

Meanwhile, outside the fourth courtyard on the far left.

"Little Blackie, stop hitting him! This little guy is so immoral! He took our baby and ran off so fast, we couldn't even call him back, and he disappeared!"

Lu Zhuan burst through the blood-red mist, clutching a small black seal in his hand, and jumped around angrily, shouting:

"That portion was meant as a dowry for my precious disciple, and he dared to steal it!"

A moment later, Little Blackie returned.

It paused for a moment, then said in a deep voice:
"The lingering resentment of destiny [the Immortal in the Mirror] has entangled him..."

……

The other end.

Chen Xuan ran with all his might.

But he was really tired and wanted to rest, but Lu Zhuan was both Yan Yushu's master and a True Lord senior, so he couldn't ask Lu Zhuan to take over, and could only persevere.

"Senior Lu, Yan Yushu has come to the Southern Wilderness," Chen Xuan said.

"Mm," Lu Zhuan responded.

"Hmm?" Chen Xuan asked in confusion, and couldn't help but turn around to look at Lu Zhuan.

Lu Zhuan's expression changed slightly, as if he were pondering something. The next moment, anger appeared on his face, and he reprimanded:

"How dare you mention my precious disciple? Get on your way!"

"..."

Chen Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and he turned his head away expressionlessly.

Immediately, he saw the location of the Heavenly Evolution Path in his field of vision.

(End of this chapter)