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

Chapter 244 Yan Yushu is terrified
Chen Xuan stood in the thick fog, the divine stone embryo tightly embracing his legs. All its divine power had vanished, its light dimmed, resembling a lifeless, ordinary stone.

The mourning-clad boy stared at Chen Xuan for a long time with an inscrutable look in his eyes. Then, he glanced at the divine stone embryo, snorted coldly, but in the end, he did not do anything further out of line.

"The auspicious time has arrived, let's continue our journey!"

The mourning-clad boy turned around, the golden eye between his brows retracted, and the crack closed. He casually finished off the silver-armored female deity as if swatting a mosquito by the roadside, then turned and led the group to continue their journey.

Chen Xuan and Lu Zhuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The divine stone embryo seemed to be relieved, completely collapsing at Chen Xuan's feet, its stone mouth opening and closing as if it were panting.

“It’s giving you face! It’s sparing the life of the divine stone embryo.” Lu Zhuanyan guessed with certainty, believing that the mourning boy had seen through Chen Xuan’s Xinzhai identity.

"Could the one enshrined in the palanquin be the Immortal Heart's Abode? Wasn't he said to have turned into ashes in the legend?" Chen Xuan asked in confusion.

The mourning children left very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the procession with gongs and drums disappeared into the thick fog.

"The records in ancient books are mostly hearsay, and sometimes they are not necessarily accurate," Lu Zhuan said in a low voice. Things that happened millions of years ago are ultimately too distant.

After all, the world of Qi cultivation is vast and boundless, and profound events happen all the time.

Many Qi practitioners don't even know how many ancient sages there were, let alone that the highest level they reached was the Xinzhai (fasting of the mind) of the immortals.

Apart from forces like Xiao Qingtian and Tian Sheng Shenling, other Daoist sects and forces have only heard of them and are not very familiar with them.

“In the Tongtian Dojo of this sect, it is only recorded that Xinzai kills without mercy, but there is no record of why he does so or the deeper reasons.” Lu Zhuan pondered, “But some people speculate that Xinzai may be a man-made, ultimate and sharpest weapon.”

"Weapons?" Chen Xuan frowned, then summoned the Human Emperor Banner, which swept up the fragments of the silver-armored female deity's soul from the ground.

This was a wisp of a True Monarch's soul, of extremely high quality. Soon, a spiritual crystal the size of an apple fell from the Human Emperor Banner, a harvest comparable to or even exceeding the total spiritual crystals Chen Xuan had previously accumulated.

"tread……"

Beside him, the boy in blue robes, who was like a giant salamander, cautiously tried to escape, but as soon as he moved, the Emperor's Banner in Chen Xuan's hand swept over him like a howling shroud.

The young man in blue felt his hair stand on end. The ancient Xinzhai sect had destroyed its powerful backer, and now the young, modern Xinzhai sect was going to take action against him, to wipe him out completely!

"Lord Xinzhai, I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness today. Please forgive me, and I will serve you like a slave... Ah!" The young man in blue screamed as his arm was brushed off by the Emperor's Banner.

Chen Xuan did not expect that the giant salamander could be so flexible and resilient, and began to admit his mistakes again, as if he had completely changed his mind about what he had done before.

"Come, tell me about your master's identity, and also about the Kunpeng secret technique you used earlier." Chen Xuan waved the Human Emperor Banner, intending to capture the salamander's soul body just like he had imprisoned the White Fox God.

Suddenly, a phantom of a divine mountain appeared above the boy in blue, shining brightly. Silver lotus petals scattered, and a jade hand reached through the Taixu and scooped up the boy in blue.

The young man in blue was overjoyed, then turned around and laughed wildly, "My master has come to rescue me! You brat from the Heaven-Mending Dojo, Xinzhai, right? You Mountain Ghost, right? You wait for us to come after you!"

At the last moment, he regained his power and became arrogant again, reverting to his old ways and looking down on everyone with an air of superiority.

Chen Xuan unleashed the full power of the Human Emperor Banner, unleashing a torrent of black light that not only struck the young man in blue but also enveloped his jade-like hand.

However, that jade hand seemed to be the true form of the silver-armored female deity, and it was far too powerful. Even with the full power of the Emperor's Banner, it could only cause limited damage.

Chen Xuan realized that the True Monarch's level was too high, making it difficult even to break through her defenses. So he changed his plan, using the Human Emperor Banner to fiercely rub the jade-like skin of her hand, scraping off large fragments of her divine soul.

"You! How dare you insult my master! You have enraged the fish!" Upon seeing this, the salamander roared in grief and anger. How dare a mere ant in the furnace attack the True Lord!
However, Chen Xuan actually dared to lay a hand on Zhenjun, and even played with and humiliated its master right in front of it!

Finally, the silver-armored female deity's jade hand withdrew from Xinzhaitian and, through some special ritual, summoned the pet salamander. However, the skin on the back of her hand was rubbed pink by Chen Xuan with the Human Emperor Banner, as if it were bleeding.

Even a True Lord or a great being cannot be completely immune to the damage caused by the Human Emperor Banner.

Chen Xuan retrieved the Human Emperor Banner, and a soul crystal the size of a goose egg rolled off its surface. He murmured, "The Goddess Spirit is such a coward; she doesn't even have the courage to continue fighting?"

"Master, I'm so sorry! I made that brat lay a hand on you!" The salamander returned to the body of a young man, immediately knelt on the ground humbly, and burst into tears: "That brat is so bad!"

In an instant, many golden gazes descended from the sky, all looking at the silver-armored female deity within a nine-leaf immortal lotus. What had happened in Xinzhai Heaven? Not only had the turmoil infiltrated the sacred mountain, resulting in the deaths of many gods and priests, but even the female deity had been humiliated?

Amidst the pool of blood, the female deity rubbed the back of her hand, her breath weak, and commanded, "Once I have recovered my divine soul, I will command all the gods to revive and make a trip to the Taiyi Dao Temple in Yunmeng Prefecture of the Southern Region to capture my... good brother-in-law!"

Clearly, these unidentified innate deities are not forces from the vicinity of Yunmeng Prefecture, and are unaware of the exact circumstances of the Mountain Spirit Goddess in this life.

In the thick fog, the blood-red setting sun slowly sank below the horizon, the light faded, and the sky darkened.

Chen Xuan and Lu Zhuan continued their journey, and soon, the black robes of the Black and White True Lord met them.

"Little Blackie, you're really unreliable!" Lu Zhuan complained.

"I heard...I saw...I was on guard." Little Black True Monarch explained that it had noticed and seen Chen Xuan and Lu Zhuan when they entered the bluestone path, but it had been observing from the shadows and would not let them really be in any danger.

Bai Cao Zhenjun also lingered in the mountain mist not far away, listening to the thin, green stone path.

"You've given me quite a scare. Fine, I'll forgive you, young lad, True Lord." Lu Zhuan generously forgave True Lord Xiao Hei's mistake: "Xiao Heizi, but you can't do it again next time!"

"Senior Black True Lord, the Divine Spirit Stone Embryo and the Heavenly Fate Mirror..." Chen Xuan was very cautious and immediately handed over the two items, which seemed to pose little danger and instead showed goodwill, to Little Black True Lord for inspection.

The Black and White True Lord is the Heavenly Mandate True Lord, a peerless figure destined to leave a significant mark on history.

It should be noted that the number of immortals with clear historical records can be counted on two hands, and the Black and White True Lord is the most outstanding figure of that era... It has the ability to distinguish the quality and scheming of the divine stone embryo.

"harmless……"

Little Black True Lord glanced at it a few times, indicating that there were no hidden dangers and it was very safe. It said, "Keep it in the Guyao Mountains... Ask you for it when you need it..."

The Mirror of Destiny was an unexpected acquisition for Chen Xuan. The Divine Stone Embryo, however, was shared by all three parties, but it couldn't be divided into three parts, so it could only be kept by one person for the time being.

With the help of his divine power, the three of them quickly left Xinzhaitian.

The ghosts and spirits along the way all retreated and kept their distance, not daring to approach the surging aura of the True Lord.

Chen Xuan turned around and looked at the slowly closing gate of Xinzhaitian, and said with some melancholy, "Senior Black True Lord, were the remnants of Heavenly Mandate killed by you?"

Although the lingering remnant of destiny, named "Immortal in the Mirror," seemed to have special feelings for him, it did not succeed.

Little Black True Monarch shook his head and said, "They escaped in the chaos... It's not important..."

Deep within the distant Heart-Cleansing Heaven, the remnant of destiny stood before an ancient palace, then turned around. In the distance, a mourning child carrying a white lantern led the procession back.

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust..."

The lingering resentment of destiny gazed at the divine sedan chair, and suddenly, pointing at the statue, he cursed, "To hell with your heart's fast! I can finally get rid of you!!!"

Before the mourning attendant could act, the lingering remnant of destiny exploded on its own initiative, and a wisp of remnant remnant vanished into thin air, leaving nothing behind.

at the same time.

In the distance, the blood-red setting sun sank completely below the horizon. In the darkness, countless roars, filled with anger, regret, or grief, rose and fell. The dense, lingering thoughts of ghosts and gods all turned into wisps of smoke and vanished completely.

A crimson light appeared in the sky above the southern wilderness, then vanished in an instant.

Chen Xuan, Lu Zhuan, and Xiao Hei Zhenjun appeared in the border region of the Southern Wilderness.

“Xin Zhai Tian… has drifted away.” Little Black True Monarch looked up, having lost all trace of Xin Zhai Tian.

Chen Xuan looked up at the sky but could not see the Heart-Cleansing Heaven. This reminded him of the white mist that had appeared in the Peach Blossom Spring Secret Realm and the summit of Guyao Mountain. Like the blood-red mist in the Heart-Cleansing Heaven, it had the power to block the normal Heart-Cleansing Heaven from being seen.

"Fairy" mist.

"I'm going ahead... to set up the arena in Yunmeng..." Little Black True Monarch left first, entering the void.

"Don't let those old True Lords kill him." Lu Zhuan sighed worriedly, then turned to Chen Xuan and said with emotion, "Little Blackie is exceptionally talented. He ascended to godhood in his twenties, but it took him a full three hundred years to become a True Lord. He's getting old."

Lu Zhuan told Chen Xuan that all the True Lords of the Taiyin lineage were treacherous individuals, each adept at seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune; almost none of them died prematurely. The younger generation could only wait for the True Lords ahead to reach the end of their lives.

If Tai Xuan hadn't used his ascension to the heavens to shake up most of the demons in the Southern Region and killed the Taiyin True Lord, a demon who was appearing in the world for the first time, the Yin-Yang Couple would have been forced to reincarnate in a second life.

Chen Xuan remained silent. With such immense kindness in protecting him, it was no wonder that True Monarch Xiao Hei was willing to risk his life for True Monarch Tai Xuanzi.

"Huh? Oh no! My precious disciple..." Lu Zhuan suddenly froze, countless thoughts accumulated in the communication talisman flooding his mind. Instantly, he looked at Chen Xuan with wary eyes. "Hmm?" Chen Xuan blinked innocently.

The moment he left Xinzhai, Yan Yushu's anxious thoughts immediately echoed in his mind.

"The Tongtian Daoist Temple has long prepared a meticulous plan for the cultivation path of the Six Desires Heaven. The food for her becoming a True Lord has already been prepared... The food for the Immortals is also being prepared." Lu Zhuan's expression was unfriendly as he stared at Chen Xuan with hostility.

"Why are you telling this to me, Daoist Master? I'm happy that Fellow Daoist Yan has a bright future," Chen Xuan said with a smile.

"You'd better not have any other ideas. You are more dangerous than you think. Please stay away from my disciple," Lu Zhuan warned. Having witnessed the ancient Xinzhai's direct killing of innate gods, he had to reassess Chen Xuan's level of risk.

At this moment, it understood why even those who had achieved the status of True Lords through the Yin-Yang Couple dared not appear in Chen Xuan's territory in their true form.

Yan Yushu of the Six Desires Heaven foolishly walked into the tiger's den, showing absolutely no regard for his own safety.

"No! My precious disciple is getting older and it's time to consider finding a Daoist partner! I'll return to Tongtian Prefecture immediately, issue invitations to all heroes, and hold a contest to find a husband!" Lu Zhuan muttered, mounted the black-scaled dragon, and sped away.

Chen Xuan was taken aback, watching Lu Zhuan's nervous departure, and then responded to Yan Yushu's message.

Half an hour later.

In the Six Desire Realms.

Chen Xuan saw Yan Yushu, whom he hadn't seen for two years. The girl who was somewhat naive back then had now blossomed into a beautiful young woman with a high chest and a slender waist that seemed impossible to encircle. She was so beautiful that she was almost otherworldly.

She wore a black dress, her face pure yet with a hint of eeriness, like a flawless work of art. She wore no makeup, and every smile and frown could captivate the souls of any man or woman in the world. Even the nine-tailed fox girl of Qingqiu would pale in comparison to her.

"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a woman before?!"

Yan Yushu glared at Chen Xuan, puffing out her cheeks as she scolded him. She had just beaten up Lu Zhuan and was still very angry.

"Congratulations on achieving your goal of becoming a cultivation furnace, fellow Daoist." Chen Xuan stared intently at Yan Yushu, clearly seeing his cultivation level. Compared to him, who had practiced far too much, Yan Yushu had mastered one skill and his progress was nothing short of miraculous.

"So-so, but you're not bad either! Turn around!" Yan Yushu said bluntly.

Immediately, she was open and honest, treating Chen Xuan as no outsider at all, and began to skillfully cultivate, saying in a low voice, "Get to work!"

Outside the lotus platform with thirty-six petals where a young couple stood, four celestial kings, each wielding a giant hammer and riding a white elephant, bent down with sinister smiles on their faces.

Above the clouds, thirty-three temples and cities stand tall, and Mount Sumeru appears. At the summit, in the Seven Treasure Pools, there is a figure that seems to be the Heavenly Emperor, bathed in precious light, casting a compassionate gaze.

In the sky above, a colossal deity looked down, its form half day and half night, resembling the legendary Yama, the god of the night.

"The situation is worse than before."

Chen Xuan realized that Yan Yushu had been lazy in her cultivation and had taken a shortcut. However, compared to the young Yan Yushu when she was in the Feather Transformation Realm, she was clearly more patient now that she had become a powerful cultivator.

A sensual aroma filled the air, and the lake water flowed gently.

Chen Xuan took out a lantern-like leaf from the Emperor's Banner and began to study the "Three Thousand Heavenly Demons' Journey: Xing Tian's Secret Essentials".

"Where is this..." The lazy voice of the White Fox Goddess came out from the Emperor's Banner. Just as she was about to peek out from the Emperor's Banner, Chen Xuan immediately closed the banner and put it back.

"Huh? What's that sound?" Yan Yushu tensed up, stopped abruptly, and glared at Chen Xuan.

“The soul of a fox spirit from Qingqiu, Fox Tingfeng has always used her as an encyclopedia of cultivation.” Chen Xuan replied casually with his back to Yan Yushu, “If no one comes to redeem her, she won’t live for more than a few months.”

"..." Yan Yushu's gaze swept over Chen Xuan's straight back. After a long while, he sneered: "Heh! I was wondering why there were so many vixens in Yunmeng Prefecture. It turns out they were waiting for you to go to Yunmeng Prefecture."

After Yan Yushu and Lu Zhuan reunited, they already knew some of Chen Xuan's deeds in the Southern Wilderness over the past two years.

Time does not stop flowing according to human will; day passes and night arrives.

"Fellow Daoist, you began cultivating as soon as you entered, just like two years ago. Your heart for seeking the Dao remains unchanged," Yan Yushu said breathlessly, her voice drawn out and alluring.

"Uh, Fellow Daoist Yan is the same," Chen Xuan replied, the eleven-colored light of the Mystic Tree leaves enveloping him, making him radiant like a god.

The secrets of Xing Tian were exquisite and unparalleled. He seemed to enter a state of oneness with heaven and man, ethereal and otherworldly, and his progress was rapid.

"Uh... Chen Xuan, what... what kind of weird thing are you making?"

Yan Yushu's arms were sore and numb, so she changed her position and thought to herself, Chen Xuan really doesn't hold back. As soon as we met, he used her to death without any mercy. How long has it been!

"The Secret Manual of Xingtian," Chen Xuan said simply.

"You obtained the secrets of Wu Taotie?" Yan Yushu paused for a moment. Wu Taotie was not only famous in Yunmeng Prefecture, but also among the most famous mortal furnaces in the entire eastern part of the Southern Region.

Those were the chosen ones who rose to prominence in the previous era. They didn't seek powerful backers, but instead relied on their own fists to carve out a path to survival...

Such figures all died at Chen Xuan's hands, and his inheritance was taken away. Yan Yushu's heart trembled as he stared at Chen Xuan's strong and healthy body, his eyes becoming increasingly unfocused, and his heart pounding.

"I got lucky," Chen Xuan said.

"Hmph! A lucky bastard, huh?"

Exhausted and delirious, Yan Yushu rambled incoherently: "After you finish practicing the Xing Tian Secret Manual... help me just once, just once... I only ask for this one thing..."

"I have urgent business to attend to." Chen Xuan frowned slightly. Time was of the essence; the Xing Tian Secret Technique was at its most critical moment. He said in a deep voice, "Don't let desire overwhelm your will, Yan Yushu!"

"what's up?"

"After mastering the secret technique, slay the mountain god." The moment Chen Xuan finished speaking, the leaves of the Migu tree burned to ashes and disappeared in a wisp of white smoke.

Xingtian's secret technique is about to be completed!

"Nine, nine lucky lads..." Yan Yushu felt so dizzy that her vision blurred, and nine shadows of Chen Xuan appeared before her eyes! Moreover, she saw the nine figures shrouded in black mist stand up, as if they were about to surround her like hungry wolves.

A dangerous yet alluring masculine scent wafted over her, making her dizzy and unable to control herself.

Yan Yushu was terrified and cried out in a trembling voice, "This...this absolutely won't do!!!"

Chen Xuan was testing and familiarizing himself with the power of Xing Tian's secret techniques when he couldn't help but glance back at Yan Yushu and muttered, "It's been several hours, and it's still not over? What will she do in the future? It's really worrying..."

The mighty river flows eastward, rolling up thousands of layers of snowy waves.

Not long after, Chen Xuan returned to the Southern Wilderness.

……

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away on Fox Mountain.

Fire streamed down like a waterfall, and a star fell from the dark night sky, landing beneath the three-tailed fox's hammer.

"It's done!"

After more than half a year of painstaking work, the three-tailed fox, Bai Gangan, forged a miniature weapon one foot long. It took a deep breath and muttered to itself, "All the secrets of weapon forging in my life are contained in this thing."

The view extends further south.

Within the enormous bird's nest constructed of golden hibiscus wood, divine light emanates, illuminating the night as if it were daytime.

The Golden Crow God silently gazed northward, hesitating whether to ruin his future by "moving the mountain," carrying the land of the gods across the border, and heading north to capture the powerful enemy Chen Xuan.

"One wrong step leads to another..." Its thoughts were racing, but of course, it remained undefeated no matter what.

One can live nine lifetimes through spiritual travel, and even if things go wrong, one can be forced to reincarnate.

The Golden Crow God had no more time to hesitate.

At dawn.

The Holy Son of the Southern Wilderness has taken the lead in heading south, causing a stir throughout the entire Southern Wilderness.

(End of this chapter)