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

Chapter 256 The Unsettled Yunmeng Prefecture

Chen Xuan set off with the invitation. The teleportation arrays of the Two Realms Market only connect within the market itself and cannot directly reach the Sword Inquiry Dojo. It would be faster to take a detour through Yunmeng City.

"Brother Chen, over here!" In the alley outside the teahouse, Xiao Hou poked half his body out and beckoned to Chen Xuan mysteriously.

"The Two Realms Market is dangerous, why aren't you leaving?"

Chen Xuan walked past the alleyway without looking to the side and casually asked a question.

"Those destined by Heaven do not meet. How dare you openly mingle with the two realm lords?" Xiao Hou followed Chen Xuan's footsteps without glancing at him, pretending to be a stranger: "Where are you going?"

When Zhang Dongxuan ascended to godhood, he casually captured Yao Chenzi's remnant soul from Xiao Houxuan's ring. However, since Yao Chenzi was just a passerby who "stumbled in," he was later released along with other Qi practitioners who were just there for the fun.

"Go to Yunmeng City and find the teleportation array."

Chen Xuan responded with a sentence, and then said, "It is dangerous to associate with other chosen ones. You should cherish your life."

Every chosen one is the focus of attention for many powerful forces. Some want to use the chosen one to refine immortal pills, while others want to follow the chosen one to rise to the top.

For example, the two realm masters, Xiao Qingtian wants to use her to refine pills, and Qingnang Daochang wants her to lead everyone to rise together.

Xiao Qingtian is the founder of alchemy and has principles, but other alchemy forces may not necessarily follow the "rules" and might take good things for themselves.

“I will go to Yunmeng City with you. I need to take the teleportation array to Huoling Prefecture to keep my appointment.”

As Xiao Hou spoke, he followed Chen Xuan out of the Yunmeng Market.

Huoling Prefecture is right next to Yaoguang Prefecture. Xiao Hou has traveled millions of miles and visited several prefectures, gaining many opportunities along the way. Now he is preparing to return to keep his three-year promise.

Xiao Hou, relying on the divine mandate of Emperor Yan Ming, is unmatched in the world in terms of talent in the fire element lineage. He has achieved considerable success in his three years of dedicated study of fire magic.

"A three-year agreement?" Chen Xuan pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then reminded him, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, important matters require careful consideration."

Once Xiao Hou attends the appointment and makes a big splash, his identity as the chosen one will be exposed and known to everyone.

After all, becoming a powerful cultivator with a high level of cultivation in just three years is too exaggerated... Only a Heavenly Immortal Seed can achieve this level.

"There is no True Lord in Huoling Prefecture. After I finished my business, I fled back to the safe Yunmeng Prefecture overnight."

Xiao Hou replied, then hesitated, carefully choosing his words, "There's something I don't know whether to say, it's related to the Chosen One [Supreme God]... This will bring you trouble, you seem to be deeply involved in the Qingnang Dojo turmoil right now because of the Chosen One [Two Realms Master]."

Some time ago, he encountered a martial artist who "becomes stronger by killing people," and Master Xuanjie speculated that he was the legendary [Supreme God].

But if the [Supreme God] falls into the demonic path and is suddenly cured because of Chen Xuan, how will the alchemy forces that are paying attention to the [Supreme God] react? Nine times out of ten, they will follow the clues and come after Chen Xuan.

Those destined for greatness bring their own troubles; some things simply cannot be hidden.

"【Supreme God】? ​​I'm not afraid of that trouble, tell me quickly." Chen Xuan's eyes lit up, his interest piqued. That was a pure martial artist who had honed martial arts and combat techniques to the extreme!
Back then, when Ye Kui, the "Supreme God," passed through the Chu Kingdom, his destination was Yunmeng Prefecture.

Chen Xuan had always been extremely interested in Ye Kui, the "Supreme God of the Dao." Moreover, this was a celestial pill chosen by Xiao Qingtian. He already had enough grudges against Xiao Qingtian; one more wouldn't hurt.

Xiao Hou then recounted his encounter with the [Supreme God], adding, "He should have fled to the depths of the Yunmeng Great Swamp, where a group of Doubu Qi cultivators are pursuing him."

Chen Xuan nodded slightly. The Yunmeng Great Swamp was the central region of Yunmeng Prefecture, the location of the Taiyi Forbidden Land, and had not yet been fully "developed" by the human race. Ancient legends would occasionally reappear in the world. The Shangyang Immortal had a cave dwelling deep within the Great Swamp.

He thought to himself, "A Doubu Qi practitioner? Could it be that the Supreme God practices Doubu Qi... Besides Little Qingtian, are there other forces watching him?"
The two exchanged information while traveling at a normal pace, and half an hour later, the magnificent Yunmeng City, a thousand miles away, came into view.

Yunmeng City, one of the three famous cities in Yunmeng Prefecture, is a truly colossal city. From a great distance, one can see the dazzling runes and magic arrays piercing the sky, making the entire area radiant.

This city was once prosperous and thriving because of the Qingnang Daoist Temple. There is a well-preserved teleportation array left by the ancient immortals and the two realm masters. It is now controlled by the Yuan family of Yunmeng City.

"Brother Chen, farewell!" Xiao Hou clasped his hands in farewell, turned around and entered an ancient teleportation array, heading towards Fire Spirit State.

Chen Xuan followed closely behind, took out more than a hundred glass coins, handed them over to the cultivators of the Yunmeng Yuan family, activated the magic array, and headed to Wenjian City, a million miles away.

"Buzz!"

Chen Xuan's figure transformed into a streak of light, constantly shuttling between the present world and the Great Ruins. A few breaths later, he landed in Wenjian City.

Meanwhile, in a pavilion not far away, a young woman from the Yuan family, who was opening a history book of the Qingnang Daoist school, saw Chen Xuan leaving through the window. Her eyes lit up, and she chuckled, "The Holy Son of Yaoguang Prefecture, the Daoist disciple of the Qingnang Daoist school, where are you going? There's going to be some excitement!"

She slammed the book shut, lifted her apricot-yellow dress, and ran downstairs.

Wenjian City is one of the three famous cities in Yunmeng Prefecture. Backed by the Wenjian Dojo, it is slightly less prosperous than the wealthy Yunmeng City, but it is more stable overall. The buildings are black and red, giving it a majestic atmosphere.

Holding the map of Yunmeng Prefecture, Chen Xuan was surprised to find that there were many people here who, like him, were preparing to go to the Sword Inquiry Dojo.

"Fellow Daoists, the Sword Inquiry Dojo has set up the sword-testing arena for ten days now. Whether you can become a guest elder of the Sword Inquiry Dojo depends on this!"

Waves of Qi practitioners who had traveled from afar gathered in the square, waiting for something. They all had eager expressions on their faces and chattered excitedly.

"Guess who I just saw? A prodigy who once fought eighteen powerful families in a row, never suffering a defeat, and he's also going to join the Sword Inquiry Dojo!"

"No way? He's a water magic cultivator."

Many people headed to the Sword Inquiry Dojo, mostly young people in their twenties and thirties, some as young as teenagers, who seemed to have only recently begun practicing Qi. There were even beautiful women, holding infants in swaddling clothes, gazing hopefully at the distant land.

"What's the big deal? Other immortal qi can still be used to activate sword techniques. Besides, the Sword Inquiry Dojo has a True Martial Sword Dao that can be cultivated by those with the Water Virtue... Moreover, for true geniuses, it won't take more than ten years to switch to cultivating White Qi. The Sword Inquiry Dojo has mastered many blessed lands and caves. The great opportunity to ascend to godhood in this world is right in front of us!"

"It is said that a pure Yang body has recently been born in the Great Swamp region, with purple sun falling to the ground, and he is suspected to be the reincarnation of a True Monarch... He also wants to join the Sword Inquiry Dojo!"

Immediately, many people exclaimed in surprise that even a reincarnated True Lord of the Sun Dao lineage had been obtained by the Sword Inquiry Dojo.
Moreover, another great master of the Sun Dao lineage has fallen?

"It is said that the Sword-Testing Arena will be holding a three-month-long sword-testing tournament this time to gather heroes from all over the world. Many geniuses from other states have come here after hearing the news."

"Actually, there's another reason. I heard that the Qingnang Dojo in the south will reopen in a little over two months, and it will definitely be recruiting many disciples at that time. The Wenjian Dojo is taking advantage of this last bit of time to consolidate the scattered forces in Yunmeng Prefecture..."

"Someone at the Qingnang Dojo has ascended to godhood, and the aura they're displaying is ridiculously exaggerated. The Wenjian Dojo is probably getting anxious..."

This malicious speculation immediately caused an uproar.

Does the Sword Inquiry Dojo value the Green Bag Dojo so much? Are they so aware of the potential crisis that they're even willing to undermine it by recruiting talented geniuses from the surrounding area ahead of time?

"What's so surprising? The Five Elements Sect and Yunmeng Academy, two True Monarch-level forces, are also opening their doors wide and recruiting young disciples on a large scale. Earth Virtue has been revived, and how many benefits are right in front of us? In the next few decades, all the newcomers will flock to cultivate Earth Virtue Qi..." someone sighed.

"You don't know, but my ancestor Shenyou said that Zhang Dongxuan of the Qingnang Dojo has returned to his divine position and has seized all the power of the Earth element in the Southern Region... Not long after, he may become the first Earth element True Lord in a thousand years."

Chen Xuan listened quietly. It turned out that Zhang Dongxuan's return to his divine position had caused such a huge uproar that the entire Qi Refining World was in an uproar.

However, it's understandable. Other paths to immortality are highly competitive, with everyone vying for a spot.

But Tude Road is now a wide avenue, and it is said that there are still many vacancies among the twenty-four positions of True Lord... It is said that there are only a handful of True Lords of Tude who walk in the human world, such as the old emperor of the Great Li Dynasty in the Central Plains!

The Sword Inquiry Dojo is not far away, about 15,000 miles to the north.

"The area of ​​a normal person's ascension to godhood is roughly 30,000 li in radius."

Chen Xuan thought to himself, once he left Wenjian City, he was under the divine power of the Wenjian Daoist Temple.

Zhang Dongxuan's realm of ascension to godhood is also 30,000 li. Within this range, divine travel is possible. Beyond this range, one would need to abandon the physical body and travel the world in spirit.

Generally speaking, 30,000 li is the territory under the absolute control of a major power in the mortal world.

There is usually a relatively stable order here, and as long as the divine order is followed, living beings can move freely and safely.

At this moment.

Chen Xuan felt a growing sense of unease, for he was now in unfamiliar territory. Of course, the Sword Inquiry Dojo had an excellent reputation overall; its reputation, built over millions of years, would not be easily altered by a single "Heart Fasting" or a chosen one.

In a sense, the Sword Inquiry Dojo is safer than Qingnang Mountain... The Qingnang Dojo had a reputation for being "greedy" in ancient times, and was no better than the pure Sword Inquiry Dojo.

"Everyone, the sword boat bound for Wenjian Mountain is about to depart! Everyone, board the ship!" A sword cultivator from Wenjian City stepped forward, summoning a superior-grade treasure in the shape of a boat, which transformed into a hundred-meter-long boat that floated in the air.

This was a disciple of the Sword Inquiry Dojo, tall and no less than a hundred years old. He was a powerful cultivator with a high level of cultivation, someone who had no connection to the mortal world. He was transporting Qi practitioners who were going to the Sword Inquiry Dojo for their "exams." "The free sword boat has arrived!" people exclaimed. Women carrying babies and young cultivation geniuses flocked to the sword boat.

After observing for a moment, Chen Xuan followed the crowd onto the sword boat... It's a free boat, so why not take it?

Traveling 15,000 li in a short time would consume a lot of immortal energy for the cauldron... Half an hour later, the sword boat started and left Wenjian City.

On the boundless land, mountain peaks rise straight into the sky like swords. The young man on the sword boat has a bright light in his eyes as he looks at the Sword Inquiry Ancestral Land, which is getting closer and closer on the horizon. It is the place where fish leap over the dragon gate and soar to the clouds!
Chen Xuanli stood near the bow of the ship, gazing at the beautiful scenery along the way. He was about to enter the ancestral land of an ancient Taoist temple!

Not far away, Yuan Yang, hidden in the crowd, scolded a few young men who were trying to chat her up. Then, she was about to pretend to bump into Chen Xuan and move closer to him.

"Huh? What's this? A drifting golden leaf..." Yuan Yang looked up in surprise as a golden leaf drifted down onto her smooth forehead.

You know, the sword boat is piercing through the clouds and fog, thousands of meters above the ground, so how could leaves be falling from it?

Golden leaves fell from the clouds, some shimmering with green light. The leaves danced in the air, as if they were falling from the heavens, radiating a golden glow like the sun.

"Buzz!"

The sword boat was already descending rapidly before the first golden leaf even appeared.

The centenarian sword cultivator floated up from the immortal boat, his eyes surging with sword energy, like two white-gold lamps, breaking through the clouds and looking directly at the sky dome.

"Buzz!"

The sky trembled, and a blue gourd appeared. The gourd shook, and endless bright heavenly light burst forth from its mouth, trying to suck the entire sword boat away.

In the sunlight, countless golden leaves fluttered, like golden crows, swirling and flying towards the sword boat, emitting dazzling sunlight.

"Zheng!"

At the same time, the white-robed swordsman from the Sword Inquiry Dojo made his move. His immortal sword was drawn, and a snow-white sword light streaked across the sky. His sword technique erupted, and its brilliance illuminated the sky, severing the golden leaves that filled the air.

The azure gourd trembled violently, as if a hand was slapping the gourd's body from within. With each slap, a great sun spewed out from the gourd's mouth, golden light intertwining like thunder, shattering the sword energy and directly knocking the centenarian sword cultivator off the sky.

Everyone's expression changed. You must know that this white-robed swordsman was a peak-level cultivation vessel, and a pure swordsman who was over a hundred years old. In terms of combat power alone, even many young cultivation vessels listed on the Immortal Register might not be able to defeat him. But at this moment, he was actually defeated.

"Buzz!"

The centenarian sword cultivator unleashed his full power, causing the cauldron to radiate brilliant light. He wielded his peerless sword, unleashing streaks of sword energy to deflect the attack from the azure immortal gourd.

"Who is this fellow Daoist? This is the ship of the Sword Inquiry Dojo!" he shouted, extremely shocked. The White Qi Sword Cultivator was the most powerful sword cultivator in history, but this attacker could actually suppress him.

He found it hard to believe, because even when encountering a Divine Traveler who had left the Land of Ascension, he, a top-tier swordsman, was not afraid and could exchange a few blows head-on.

Moreover, how could Yunmeng Prefecture actually have a Qi practitioner who dared to attack the Sword Inquiry Dojo? It's hard to understand!

This area is under the absolute control of the Sword Inquiry Dojo. Once a battle between the cauldrons breaks out, Tao Hongchen of the Sword Inquiry Dojo will notice something amiss within a few dozen breaths.

Anyone who dares to attack a sword cultivator in front of the Sword Inquiry Dojo is terrifying to even think about; it must be another ancient dojo!
In an instant, everyone on the sword boat panicked, having been drawn into such a major incident!

"Why am I so unlucky! Little cultivator, save me!" The girl Yuan Yang was terrified. She lowered her head like a little calf and rushed towards Chen Xuan. She knew that Chen Xuan was powerful and had a special identity. Such people usually had "luck" on their side and would not die easily!
“Strange…” At this moment, Chen Xuan was frowning and staring at a beautiful young woman not far away. In the swaddling clothes she was holding, the baby was crying pitifully, and a ray of bright sunlight poured out from the gap in the swaddling clothes.

"boom!"

Above the sky, the sunlight shone even brighter. The longsword in the centenarian swordsman's hand exploded instantly, and the shards that flew out flattened the mountains on the ground.

He was terrified. The immortal sword, imbued with spirit, burned its blade to protect its master, shielding him from a near-death experience.

However, a sword cultivator's entire combat power resides in his sword; losing his sword means losing seventy or eighty percent of his fighting strength. The person in the sky turned the gourd's mouth around, and heavenly light burst forth, causing the sword boat to float high into the sky.

boom!
Suddenly, the sky exploded open.

A dazzling black sword light cleaved through the Taixu, tearing apart the entire sky. The sword light pierced through, not only scattering the golden leaves all over the sky, but even sending the cyan immortal gourd flying.

At the same time, a graceful figure dressed in white, with a veil over her head, appeared. Her clothes fluttered, and her black hair flowed like a waterfall. Alone with her sword, she protected the centenarian sword cultivator and everyone on the sword boat.

"Huh? A great master has arrived!" From the mouth of the flying cyan gourd, a delicately carved Taoist boy's head poked out. He glanced at the white-robed sword fairy and immediately screamed, "Immortal Yu, come out and get to work!"

At this moment, one can see the silhouette of a figure in a molten gold cyan robe behind the cyan gourd, wearing a crown pointing upwards, with a gentle smile on his handsome face.

Xiao Qingtian.

Nan Mian, Yu banished the immortal.

"How dare you! Nanmian and dogs are not allowed in Yunmeng! You damned Taoist priest, how dare you come to the ancestral land of the Sword Inquiry Dojo to cause trouble!" The white-robed sword fairy spoke, her tone as cold as an unsheathed immortal sword.

Dressed in white, she held her sword horizontally before her, exuding a chilling aura. Her sword intent soared to the heavens, shattering the clouds and mist. She was as ethereal as a peerless sword immortal. At this moment, even the cauldron could not look directly at her.

“Ah Yao, if you want to take the reincarnation of the Sun True Lord, your family will incur the wrath of the masses.” Nanmian Yuzhexian sighed softly, “Everyone has given Yunmeng enough face; it’s your family that’s being unreasonable.”

"Let's not talk about anything else. If I don't spare your dog's life, you'll really think my Sword-Asking Dojo has no one left!" The white-robed sword fairy spoke calmly. As soon as she finished speaking, a monstrous killing intent stirred up the heavens and earth. She directly attacked Nan Mian.

Boom!

The black sword light flashed like lightning, slicing a gap in the cyan gourd. The young Taoist boy, Feifei, screamed in terror. Nanmian flicked his sleeve and swept away the cyan gourd.

"His temper has grown even worse, he really wants to kill my junior brother!" Nan Mian shouted, hugging the cyan immortal gourd. He seemed to glance at Chen Xuan on the boat, then turned and fled into the depths of the Great Void: "This place is not suitable for fighting, follow me into the Great Void!"

"You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth, I'll kill you!" the white-robed sword fairy said coldly, cleaving through the Taixu barrier with a single sword strike and chasing after her inside.

At the same time, in the ancestral land of the Sword Inquiry Dojo on the distant horizon, several dazzling sword lights, exuding an aura of divine travel, surged into the Great Void.

Clearly, the attackers came from more than one group, and it's possible that Xiao Qingtian's family wasn't the only one involved.

A more powerful being is coming, and it will take sword cultivators at the level of Tao Hongchen to resist it.

"See that? The Sword Inquiry Dojo is powerful in all aspects and realms. Even Nan Mian, who is ranked first in the Cauldron Realm of the Immortal Ranking, has the third-ranked Sword Embryo to contend with him at the same realm. Do you know that back then, it was my Sword Fairy who fought against the outsider, the Venerable of Ten Thousand Worlds, and prevented him from becoming too arrogant?"

The centenarian swordsman, carrying his broken sword, praised the power of the Sword Inquiry Dojo, boosting the morale of the young cultivators who had come from afar.

Lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky, which was pitch black as a storm was brewing. The terrifying battle in the Great Ruins was interfering with the present world, causing all sorts of strange phenomena.

"My family's White-Clad Sword Fairy is one of the Three Heroes of Yunmeng. You should know the other two, right? One is the young sect master of the Five Elements Sect, and the other is a few years older and has already ascended to godhood in an outer state. In a year or two, he will become a new god..."

The sky and earth were dark, and a torrential downpour made the sword boat seem to sail through ink. The centenarian sword cultivator talked about the power of the Sword Inquiry Dojo all the way. Everyone listened quietly, except for the occasional cry of a baby.

"boom!"

As the sword boat approached the gate of the Sword Inquiry Dojo, screams echoed from the sky.

The sky shattered, and palaces severed by the immortal sword fell out in a flurry, stained with divine blood. At the same time, the enormous, mountain-like head of a divine being fell down, engulfed in flames.

The centenarian swordsman pointed at the sky and said excitedly, "Can you see that? The battle is fierce, blood is raining down everywhere, and even those at the Tao Hongchen level are starting to fall... This is the strength of the Sword Inquiry Dojo. Our family is ten thousand times stronger than that Qingnang Dojo! Anyone who dares to invade will die!"

Everyone was thrilled. This was the strength of the Sword Inquiry Dojo. As long as one joined such an ancient force, how could one not cultivate in peace!

Chen Xuan was quite unsettled. He had only come to deliver an invitation, yet he had encountered such a major event. Indeed, there was no truly peaceful place in the Qi Refining World.

At the same time, he looked at the baby in the arms of a beautiful young woman in a distant corner and thought to himself, "A mere reincarnation of a True Lord, who has just been reincarnated, is about to encounter such a dangerous situation... And what about those of higher rank who are destined for heaven? If they encounter a real crisis, they will be even more at a loss as to how to avoid it."

"boom!"

Suddenly, Chen Xuan seemed to sense something, abruptly looked up at the sky, and his pupils contracted.

"Old Sword Master, come out and speak!" In the sky, a giant finger fell, completely covering the ancestral land of the Sword Inquiry Dojo. It blotted out the sun and the sky. Golden lightning intertwined between heaven and earth, and endless terrifying energy turned into golden light rain, pouring down.

The True Lord has made his move!

(End of this chapter)