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

Chapter 247 The Worst of the Six Desire Realms

As the sun's light faded, the south returned to deep darkness, with only scattered specks of light drifting in the sky.

"The Fire element cultivates the three thoughts of greed, anger, and ignorance. The old crow's three thoughts are all impure, no wonder it turned to cultivate the solar energy."

Chen Xuan descended from the sky as the energy gradually subsided, landing in the temple area of ​​the Golden Crow God. Faint incense smoke drifted by, and a phantom of a Golden Crow could be seen curled up on the ground, appearing and disappearing intermittently.

"Wow!"

The land of ascension is urging the Golden Crow God to revive, but the "Classic of Mountains and Seas: Gu Yao" shakes down the invisible power of Gu Yao, plunging the entire Southern Wilderness into extreme silence.

The Golden Crow God has fallen.

Chen Xuan watched for a moment, then used the Human Emperor Banner to sweep it over, engulfing the golden crow phantom.

Not long after.

A spiritual crystal the size of an apple fell, crystal clear and exuding a rich aura of divine spirit.

"The strength of my divine soul body is now firmly above that of an ordinary mortal like the Golden Crow God."

"With this spiritual crystal and the spiritual crystal of the silver-armored goddess, it will be enough to transform the soul and body."

In terms of energy intensity, Chen Xuan's soul body should have advanced long ago, but Tao Hongchen's realm improvement is the product of the simultaneous leap in multiple abilities, and is not only related to the amount of energy.

"I'm afraid it still won't work."

Chen Xuan pondered for a moment, thinking, "Continuing to strengthen my divine soul body will only increase my combat power; it won't allow me to break through to other realms and gain other abilities."

But this is enough for him for now.

After all, even the Golden Crow God, whose divine soul had reached the mortal realm, was no match for him, and the Giant Salamander, who had condensed a divine soul body, was a half-step into the mortal realm and could be directly crushed.

The southern part of the wilderness was shrouded in an eerie silence, as quiet as a cicada in winter.

The mountain god unleashed terrifying and unparalleled divine power, but the Holy Son of Man not only did not avoid its edge, but instead pressed on and chose to confront it head-on, intending to kill the Golden Crow God directly.

This act, which was tantamount to suicide, greatly shocked the ghosts and monsters of the Southern Wilderness.

At this moment, the battle came to an end, and the central area of ​​the battlefield returned to calm. All the ghosts and monsters were speculating about the outcome.

"The mountain god's divine power, even the aftershocks are enough to turn ordinary cauldrons into dust; the Holy Son of Man must have turned into thin air," a ghost said subconsciously.

"Perhaps...not necessarily." A ghostly mountain god slowly shook his head. The immortal body of the Holy Son after his complete activation was so strong that it was beyond comprehension.

Some higher-level cauldron demons noticed that at the last moment when Chen Xuan was fighting the mountain god, he had put away all his peerless treasures and the Chilong Halberd, which was no less powerful than the Red Dust Weapon... Was he worried that the treasures would be damaged in the supernatural power?

"The strength of the Holy Son's immortal body is perhaps comparable to that of a mortal artifact," an elderly cauldron-like ghost whispered.

"Woof!" In the distance, the mountain lord rushed towards the center of the battlefield to check the results of the battle as soon as possible.

"The Mountain Lord's methods of dealing with the soul played a crucial role in defeating the Golden Crow God."

Chen Xuan thought to himself, if the Mountain Lord hadn't initially stood in his way, preventing the Golden Crow God's soul from escaping and forcing him to fight to the death in this region, the Golden Crow God might have been able to escape successfully.

As he was thinking this, he was about to head towards the mountain king when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a golden light flashing in the ruins.

"Huh? What is this?"

Chen Xuan's gaze sharpened, and he walked toward the golden light, but after taking just one step, he stumbled, the world spun around him, and darkness enveloped him.

Click!

Chen Xuan's knees transformed into a handful of jade, shimmering with iridescent light, which crashed down with a splash. Then, he turned his head and his left arm, with a bang, transformed into crimson magma, which sprayed outwards. Afterwards, the skin on his face turned into grains of gold and silver dust, which fell down...

The Five Treasures of the Warriors and Immortals.

broken!

Under the distant sky, Liu Yutian's heart skipped a beat for no reason as she gazed at the completely dark horizon.

"The battle of wits is over, and the result is in."

Lu Zhuan stood atop the dragon's head, hands behind his back, and after a moment of silence, said, "Don't worry, that kid has the 'Classic of Mountains and Seas: Guyao,' he can't possibly die at the hands of a Shenyou from the Guyao lineage. Besides, he has a divine stone embryo in his possession; if the situation really becomes dangerous, he should be able to escape..."

"should?"

Yan Yushu slowly turned her head, her cold gaze looking down at Lu Zhuan's head. Her pointed, snow-white chin was raised, and her crimson lips shone brightly in the darkness, as if they were filled with blood, making her look incredibly eerie.

"Lu Zhuan, if he dies prematurely, you should know what I will do." An indescribable aura of danger permeated the air.

"Hey, don't rush, don't rush! One wrong step and you'll regret it forever!"

Lu Zhuan hurriedly waved his hand, sweating profusely, and advised, "True Lord Black and White should be keeping an eye on the Southern Wilderness! Wait a little longer, just wait! If you become a True Lord now, everything will be over!"

"That would be for the best! Humph! He is my disciple's peerless hero, and cannot be allowed to fall!"

As Yan Yushu spoke, her expression suddenly turned charming and innocent. She put one hand on her hip and poked Lu Zhuan's little head with the other, saying, "Chen Xuan always takes risks when he does things. This disciple is uneasy and wants to take two paths to immortality at the same time... Quickly ask the Tongtian Dojo to help this disciple gather the materials for becoming an immortal!"

Further afield, the Qingqiu foxes stared blankly at the distant southern sky, all seeing the sun flashing for a fleeting moment—this was the divine travel killing move!
"Chen Xuan, you won." The nine-tailed celestial fox woman covered her cherry-like mouth, her eyes filled with shock.

She was incredulous. The mountain god's divine power and killing move were something she wasn't confident she could withstand on her own and needed to temporarily avoid. Yet Chen Xuan actually withstood the attack.
"On the list of immortals, apart from a handful of geniuses who excel in direct combat, most others don't have this ability," the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox muttered to herself.

"The Holy Son of the Southern Wilderness has reversed the Divine Travel?!" The other Qingqiu Foxes were shocked upon hearing this, and for a moment thought that the Heavenly Fox Woman was joking.

"When Lord Baicao Zhenjun was young, he used the 'Classic of Mountains and Seas - Qingqiu' to defeat Shenyou of the Qingqiu lineage," an old fox said.

The nine-tailed celestial fox woman glanced at him and said, "Our ancestor was already ranked first on the Demon Clan's Immortal Ranking, at the peak of the ninth level of the Cauldron Realm. But this Southern Wilderness Holy Son only just advanced to the Cauldron Realm more than half a year ago!"

She felt a mix of emotions. How could a third-rate holy son from a remote place be even more outrageous than a true lord in his youth?

"This..." The group of Qingqiu foxes looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Let's go find the Holy Son of the Southern Wilderness. I've decided what to exchange for it," said the Heavenly Fox Maiden, riding the immortal wind towards the Southern Wilderness.

The earth was riddled with holes, and every speck of dust radiated a bright, heavenly light, like fireflies scattered across the ground, lingering for a long time.

The mountain lord rushed to the center of the battlefield and saw Chen Xuan sitting in the temple area, examining an object resembling a golden crow statue in his palm by the light of day.

"A geomantically auspicious place, the old crow has occupied a good spot," Chen Xuan commented with a smile, turning his head.

The Golden Crow statue, its surface mottled, exudes a rich aura of energy, mysterious and unpredictable. The *Classic of Mountains and Seas* (specifically the section on Guyao) seems to emanate a greedy, eager emotion, as if it wants to devour this object.

"The essence of the old crow's ascension to godhood over a thousand years is all contained in this statue."

Chen Xuan's face paled slightly, but his expression remained calm and composed. The Mountain Lord immediately breathed a sigh of relief and smiled:
"Although the Southern Wilderness is remote, it was transformed from Gu Yao and contains divine beauty. It can support at least three cauldrons to ascend to godhood here."

Beneath this land, crisscrossing veins like dragons and pythons constantly generate immortal energy, and the mountains on the ground are majestic and numerous, faintly resonating with the Daoist principles.

Such a place of ascension to godhood is rare, and there are not many like it in the entire Yaoguang Prefecture.

Some ancient kingdoms of demons lack auspicious feng shui locations, thus preventing even a single divine being from roaming the land... The most exceptionally talented and powerful cauldrons can only travel far away or settle for becoming the [Tai Xu God].

"The Guyao Mountain of the Goddess was once the world's first-class site for ascending to godhood."

Shan Jun paused for a moment, then added, "Although Guyao Mountain is now decaying and its divine power has dissipated, it is still far superior to the lowest-grade feng shui treasure land like the Southern Wilderness."

"We'll need to find a way to bring Guyao Mountain back to life in the future," Chen Xuan said with a smile. Then, he put the Golden Crow statue into his storage treasure, without immediately feeding it to the fragments of the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

In the distance, a group of ghostly mountain lords gathered around, secretly observing the scene unfolding before them.

When they saw Chen Xuan completely unharmed and calmly conversing with the mountain lord, they were immediately terrified.

The mountain god has vanished without a trace.

Has he been reincarnated?

There is only one Holy Son here, without even a scratch!
This situation felt like a dream to all the ghosts and monsters, completely devoid of reality. How could a mountain god who had lived for over a thousand years be defeated by a young cauldron? Unheard of!

What terrified these ghosts even more was that the Holy Son of Man had successfully ascended to the top of the Southern Wilderness, changing the old order of things!

What should they do next?
An unknown fate loomed over them.

The two cunning and opportunistic birds, Jinpeng and Luan, had long since fled to the north. But they were the "loyalists" who wholeheartedly followed the mountain god.

"Unfortunately, the old crow's physical body was completely reduced to nothingness during the battle and returned to the world."

Chen Xuan spoke with regret. Although the old crow's physical body was perfect, it couldn't be preserved under the final power of the divine ability. After all, even his Five Treasures Martial Immortal Body, a fusion of destiny, mountains, and seas, had been destroyed.

Immediately, he glanced indifferently at the ghosts and monsters in the distant mountains and forests, and said, "Lord Mountain Lord, the great calamity has been eliminated. Let us return to Tiger Mountain."

He asked a tiny mongrel, no bigger than the palm of his hand, to carry him back.

"?" Shan Jun's eyes widened, a hint of doubt flashing across his face. Riding a puppy's ripped crotch!
But it did not refuse; it carried Chen Xuan and headed north.

"They just left like that?" The ghosts and monsters in the south quickly made way for the Holy Son, not daring to approach him.

“We are nothing but roadside weeds, unworthy of being targeted by the merciful Son of God… This is for the best.” Some of the ghosts trembled with fear and muttered to themselves, relieved that they had escaped a calamity.

Chen Xuan sat cross-legged on the back of the little mongrel, the hem of his robe almost completely obscuring the dog. From a distance, he looked like a ghost floating in the night.

"brush!"

At first, the mountain lord moved slowly and calmly, passing majestically before the monsters in the south. But once it was out of their sight, it gradually increased its speed. In the end, it went faster and faster, fleeing the south as if its life depended on it.

"Wow!"

The gale, like a knife, sliced ​​across Chen Xuan's face and body, blood streaks mingling with immortal energy, drifting and flowing... Even the wind couldn't stop his indestructible immortal body!

"You're injured!" Shan Jun said in a deep voice, slightly slowing down his escape speed.

It noticed that something was wrong with Chen Xuan. At that moment, the great demons from the cauldrons in the south, alarmed, were frantically converging on the site where the Golden Crow God had fallen, making this area very dangerous.

The mountain lord was extremely vigilant; it was a peak-level cauldron, and even a dozen or so cauldrons would not be a match for it.

But it vaguely sensed that Chen Xuan's body was empty inside, as if it had burned out, and he absolutely could not fight any more!
"A few minor injuries."

Chen Xuan said, then sighed, "The dragon in the central region is relatively well-behaved; we won't bother it for now."

The cauldron and furnace cannot withstand the wandering of the spirit.

Chen Xuan proved this statement with his own experience. He was suppressed by the "Guyao" chapter of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and the Golden Crow God could only exert one-tenth of his power. Even so, the Golden Crow God's final attack was still terrifyingly strong.

Eight demonic figures cleared a path, only to collapse in an instant. Xing Tian's secret technique was shattered, leaving only his last true form. He successfully fought his way out and killed the Golden Crow God amidst the energy storm.

But in that emergency, Chen Xuan had no other way out but to tough it out.

Once he escapes, the "Classic of Mountains and Seas: Guyao" will no longer suppress the Land of Ascension, and the Golden Crow God will be fully resurrected. It will be almost impossible for him to return and deal with the prepared Golden Crow God.

"Why don't you try some of the Empress's Jade Cream?" the Mountain Lord suggested.

"The supply of Jin Yu Ointment is running low... No need for Your Highness to worry." Chen Xuan shook his head and said, "Take your time to heal. I still have some ways to save my life."

Soon after.

Chen Xuan and Shan Jun traveled a hundred miles away. In a safe valley, Chen Xuan mustered his last bit of strength and used the secret techniques of Qingnang to return to Tiger Mountain.

Soon, he met the nine-tailed celestial fox woman from Qingqiu, who claimed that she wanted to make a deal with him that he couldn't refuse.

"Liu Yutian is a bad woman, the worst in the world. She never tells the truth and wants to harm you." The Heavenly Fox Woman, on their first visit after climbing the mountain, solemnly told Chen Xuan a shocking secret as a sign of her sincerity.

……

Hundreds of millions of miles away, in Qingming Prefecture.

The mountain peaks are suspended in the clouds and the air is filled with the fragrance of incense. On the top of a palace, the immortal Nanmian Yu sat on the eaves, swinging his long legs and parting the clouds.

Nanmian gazed at the southern sky, a fleeting glimmer of pale golden sunlight flashing in his eyes. He slowly narrowed his eyes, smiling as he murmured to himself:
"A divine being from the Sun Path died... a descendant of the Golden Crow bloodline... was it Ah Xuan who did it?"

After a moment of contemplation, under the eaves, a fair-faced, jade-carved Taoist boy carrying a huge magic gourd on his back and holding a palm-leaf fan walked over with square steps.

"Junior Brother Feifei, what is it?" Nanmian asked with a smile.

"Immortal Master! Master Lingyang has ordered that Tiannan Zhumie find the location of the resurrection of the first Golden Crow of the ancient gods... Your ascension site has been chosen!" The Immortal Gourd Daoist boy puffed out his cheeks and said in an old-fashioned manner.

"Oh? To use my body to suppress the Golden Crow is a waste of talent... I've been caught in the crossfire again and have been harmed by Ah Xuan!" Nan Mian sighed helplessly, "But the mere fall of the Golden Crow is far inferior to Ah Xuan's Mountain and Sea Fairy... In this life, I must aspire to become an immortal."

"You celestial being, what kind of pipe dream are you having of becoming an immortal!"

Feifei shrieked, "Can't you even react yet! The Tai Xuan Elder True Monarch of the Qingnang Dojo was defeated by the [Immortal Palace]! He suffered a fate worse than death, and couldn't even be reincarnated. This is his punishment!"

"Oh? Uncle Lingyang went to the Southern Wilderness and found out the reason?"

"Even the banished immortals... human strength has its limits!"

(End of this chapter)