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

Chapter 268 Wind and Thunder Rise, Bloodbath in the Great Ruins

Under the night.

The nine-headed white jade lion was furious. A giant paw stretched out from the Taixu, covering the sky and the sun. Petals fluttered everywhere, creating a hazy fairyland, accompanied by a splendid blue glow.

"Boom!"

With the reincarnation of the True Lord of the Golden Cicada Cave fallen, will Chen Xuan of Xinzhai continue to kill Shi Moyun of the Hall of Longevity?
"Stop when you've made your move! You still want to continue?" The nine-headed white jade lion would not stand idly by and watch such a terrible thing happen. Filled with boundless rage, he swiftly slashed through the Tai Xu with his claws, intending to directly escort Shi Moyun away.

"Wow!"

But in the vast sky, blood rained down, and Chen Xuan, like a streak of seven-colored lightning, chased after the consciousness and soul of a small black lion amidst the blasted remains of Shi Moyun.

They came with the utmost malice to kill, and now, seeing things are going wrong, they're calling a halt? Is there such a thing as a free lunch?
There's no way I'll show mercy.

On the other side, Hua Liuli, like an unparalleled fairy, used her jade hands to form mysterious hand seals, which spread into a huge dark yellow array to intercept Shi Moyun's retreat.

"My life is over, God save me!" After all, Shi Moyun was a top genius ranked among the top in the list of immortals, and he had many ways to protect himself.

At this moment, he was determined to escape. His consciousness and soul transformed into a small lion riding the clouds and mist, and he frantically rushed towards the nine white jade lions in the sky to escape!
In an instant, a dark yellow mountain and river array appeared above Shi Moyun's head. Hua Liuli activated a secret technique called Qingnang to find Shi Moyun's escape route in advance.

"Thump!" Shi Moyun crashed headfirst into the Mountain and River Formation Diagram, flying backward and disoriented. The next instant, countless golden soul chains descended, piercing through his arms, chest, legs, and other parts of his body, tearing apart his bones and internal organs.

Eight Gates Spirit Locking Technique!
Chen Xuan appeared in front of Shi Moyun, a snow-white divine fox tail, wrapped around the Human Emperor Banner with black energy soaring into the sky, and without hesitation, he slashed down, splitting Shi Moyun in two.

"No!" Shi Moyun roared unwillingly. He was extremely strong, but under the combined attack of Hua Liuli, the two realm masters of the same level, and Chen Xuan, whose various methods far exceeded the level of the cauldron, how could he possibly escape death?

"Swipe!"

Chen Xuan unleashed the full power of the Qingqiu Divine Seed Technique. His fox tail flashed like white lightning, slicing through Shi Moyun's consciousness and soul into pieces, like snowflakes falling from the sky.

Zhang Dongxuan has spoken, and with a Heavenly Mandate True Lord like Xiao Hei, they have shown clear support.

If Chen Xuan doesn't dare to kill the direct disciples of major sects, then what's the point of practicing martial arts and cultivating Qi? He might as well spend his whole life hiding in the Southern Wilderness of the Mountain Demon Goddess and living in seclusion until he dies of old age!

"Buzz!"

Chen Xuan pierced through all of Shi Moyun's defenses, and in front of the nine-headed white jade lion, he directly ended Shi Moyun's life, and used the Human Emperor Banner to gather up the shattered fragments of his divine soul.

"No!" The nine-headed white jade lion's eyes were bloodshot, but it had taken a lot of time to cross the Great Ruins and enter the real world, and the distance was too far to guide it in time. It could only watch helplessly as Shi Moyun died at Chen Xuan's hands.

He was filled with remorse, never expecting things to develop to this point.

Because Shi Moyun cultivates the Wood Virtue Azure Qi, and Wood restrains Earth, which is perfect for dealing with the two realm lords; while Chan Jinyu is proficient in the Golden Cicada Shedding Technique, shedding her shell and regenerating every year, making her physique so strong that it would make demons furious, making her the best candidate to deal with Xinzhai Chen Xuan.

However, Chen Xuan's combat power was too strong. He not only quickly killed Chan Jinyu, but also helped the two realm masters kill Shi Moyun in a very fast time. The speed and the short time it took were astonishing.

"Is the legendary Five Treasures Martial Immortal Body truly part of the Immortal Arts?"

On the ground, many people found it outrageous, because both Shi Moyun and Chan Jinyu used no less than two highly skilled immortal techniques, yet they were easily crushed by Chen Xuan in a short time.

Why is it that Chen Xuan alone displays such an amazing performance, given that both are legacies left by ancient immortals?

"No wonder the Shangyang Secret Manual cannot be mastered; its power is too terrifying and goes against the laws of nature!" The local cultivators of Yunmeng Prefecture all know the legend of the Shangyang Secret Manual.

Countless geniuses throughout history have turned pale at the mere mention of this technique, unable to master it. Yet now, this skill has been displayed by Chen Xuan, who has only achieved a preliminary level of mastery, and already displays an attitude of looking down upon cultivators in the mortal world.

"Oh no! The nine-headed white jade lion has struck a vicious blow!" In an instant, everyone was horrified.

The nine-headed white jade lion failed to save Shi Moyun, and now its nine eyes were about to spit out fury. Instead of retracting its outstretched giant hand, it chose to continue pressing down.

The heavens and earth trembled, as if they were about to collapse.

For a moment, people's hearts were in their throats.

This lion's paw descended like a vast white lake, stretching for hundreds of miles, obscuring the sky, shattering the night fog, and causing petals to flutter and carry with them the surging azure energy, enveloping Qingnang Mountain and Yunmeng Market!

The spirit descended to earth, and every move it made stirred the power of heaven and earth. A casual strike could wipe out cities and giant mountains, and the earth began to shake violently, with crisscrossing cracks appearing.

"Buzz!"

At that moment, Zhang Dongxuan's majestic figure moved. He calmly extended a finger, instantly illuminating the dark night sky like a pillar supporting the heavens.

Zhang Dongxuan personally retaliated, and with this finger strike, the trembling earth returned to calm. At the same time, the millions of feng shui veins underground, like dragons and pythons coming back to life, unleashed surging earth elemental power like divine chains of runes, which then empowered his finger.

"boom!"

The collision of fingers and lion's paws was like two miniature worlds colliding. Countless divine lights bloomed in the sky, accompanied by wind, rain, thunder, and lightning. Huge beams of light tore through the sky, and the resulting energy ripples shattered the clouds for thousands of miles.

This earth-shattering blow turned everyone's faces pale, making the cultivators of the mortal world feel incredibly insignificant. If they had faced it directly, they would probably have been annihilated, body and soul. The power of Tao Hongchen should not have appeared in the mortal world!

The clouds in the night sky were cleared away, and a broken, bloodstained lion's paw, as if electrocuted, retreated rapidly back to the Taixu.

This scene can be described as a natural disaster.

Fortunately, Zhang Dongxuan was a deity who ruled over 30,000 miles of this land. His body radiated a gentle earth element, which blocked the aftershocks and protected all living beings on the earth.

Protecting the creatures within their jurisdiction from harm by magical battles is the duty of all temple deities.

"Zhang Dongxuan, you condone your disciples' violence, what exactly do you want to do!" The nine-headed white jade lion roared, like rolling thunder. Zhang Dongxuan had returned to his divine position and his strength was incredibly high, causing him to be injured again.

"You're interfering in a normal duel between lowly cultivators? Are you tired of living?" Zhang Dongxuan sneered.

He wore a smile, clearly pleased with Chen Xuan and Hua Liuli's actions in slaying the invading enemies. This thousand-year-old divine traveler, who now ruled the entire Southern Region Earthly Realm, was extremely satisfied with the performance of Chen Xuan and Hua Liuli.

"You! Putting everything else aside, are you completely without fault?!" The nine-headed white jade lion was furious.

They originally intended to force Zhang Dongxuan to take action by suppressing, or even killing, Xinzhai and the two realm masters, so that they could rightfully suppress Qingnang Daoist Temple. However, they ended up losing more than they gained by trying to steal a chicken, and they became the "unreasonable" party.

It is important to eliminate the threat at its root in a legitimate and justifiable manner.

Because in the eastern part of the Southern Region, the human race has a huge advantage in strength, far surpassing the demon race.

There are no fewer than ten ancient human lineages like Xiao Qingtian, Xiao Yinjian, Tongtian, and Butian, while ancient and powerful demonic forces of the same level, such as Qingqiu Mountain, can be counted on one hand.

No one can guarantee that there won't be an ancient Taoist temple that is "righteous but turns evil" and suddenly decides to help the Qingnang Taoist temple.

“Our family’s reincarnated True Lord has fallen, and the direct descendant of the Hall of Longevity is dead. Zhang Dongxuan, you must give us an explanation.”

From the dilapidated, upside-down sacred mountain, the Golden Cicada Cave Deity spoke coldly: "Let Xinzhai and the two realm lords pay with their lives."

Tonight, the four True Lord-level forces—the Hall of Longevity, the Golden Cicada Cave, the True Hou Temple, and the White Rhinoceros Palace—have arrived together.

Behind them are the Little Dragon Palace and Qingqiu Mountain, two ancient powers that hold sway over the area.

A thousand years ago, the demon forces located in the eastern part of the Southern Region ambushed the Tai Xuan Zhenjun's ascension to immortality, and tonight almost all of them are present.

Whether it's sophistry or unreasonable arguments, the rise of the Qingnang Daoist School will not be allowed.

"What a joke! What kind of self-deceiving moral high ground are you trying to achieve? Are you even normal demons?" Chen Xuan and Hua Liuli both had cold expressions. These demons were unwilling to even maintain their last shred of dignity.

If it were Su Fuyao, the sword fairy of the Sword Inquiry Dojo, or Nanmian Yuzhexian of Xiaoqingtian, who were to kill Chan Jinyu and Shi Moyun, would these demons dare to make Su Fuyao or Yuzhexian pay with their lives?
These demons didn't treat the Qingnang Dojo as an equal entity at all; they were going too far.

"Buzz!" In two other locations above the sky, the space trembled, and two more dazzling figures appeared one after another.

"Let's tear off the mask and fight! Don't hold back on the human forces at the Sword Inquiry Dojo!" A figure with a human body and a lion's face, as large as a mountain, stood in a dilapidated ancient palace. It was the same one Chen Xuan had encountered when he broke through the Great Ruins.

"Zhang Dongxuan, we have come to challenge you to a duel. You have no reason to refuse, do you? Refusing is useless. Today we must give an explanation." The other figure was a pale-skinned, fat man with a rhinoceros horn on his head. He was about ten feet tall and stood in a large black lake.

The appearance of the divine beings from Zhenhou Temple and Baixi Palace, along with the four outstanding divine beings, jointly pressured Qingnang Daoist Temple.

"You want an explanation?"

Zhang Dongxuan looked around and laughed, "Of course there must be an explanation. You have acted recklessly, bullying the weak and targeting Qingnang's Xinzhai and the two realm masters. You should atone with your lives!"

Boom!

Before Zhang Dongxuan finished speaking, he shot into the night sky with a whoosh. Not only did he not lower his head at all, but he also launched a direct attack on the four demon spirits, which was outrageously powerful.

Fighting the Four Gods Alone!
High in the sky, countless rays of dark yellow light shone, like golden thunderbolts crisscrossing the heavens, and the sound of explosions was deafening.

"Zhang Dongxuan, you are self-righteous and rely on your words. You are just a withered skeleton in a tomb and cannot see your own situation!" The nine-headed white jade lion's eyes were bloodshot because Zhang Dongxuan was the first to come at it.

Although Zhang Dongxuan was strong, they were not to be underestimated; some of them were even top-tier divine beings waiting in line for the position of True Sovereign.

Most importantly, they are Taixu Gods who can fight everywhere. Now that they have moved to the Divine Ascension Land, they can fight with all their might. However, Zhang Dongxuan took the initiative to attack Taixu, but he deliberately gave up the power of Qingnang Mountain. How much strength does he have?

Boom!

A battle at the level of Tao Hongchen erupted, with two figures bursting forth with dazzling rays of light, like divine fire burning, boundless and engulfing the connection between Taixu and reality.

On the earth, many people were shocked and their souls trembled; an astonishing power was surging forth.

At this moment, the battle of the spirits began, and no one could escape it.

The immortal energy of the Wood Cultivator was mobilized by the Nine-Headed White Jade Lion, transforming into a stream of light that rushed towards the sky. Immediately afterwards, the energy within the bodies of the other immortal cultivators also transformed into light and disappeared, because the other three demon spirits took action and surrounded and attacked Zhang Dongxuan.

"Senior Zhang, I'm here to help you!" Chen Xuan laughed and headed towards the sky. After observing for a few breaths, he believed that his Five Hidden Martial Immortal Body and Divine Soul Body could withstand the energy damage caused by the Divine Travel, and he would not be "instantly killed" by a high-level Divine Traveler.

As long as you don't rashly step into their sacred grounds, there shouldn't be much risk.

Moreover, Chen Xuan had finally gotten this "safe" opportunity to cross a major realm and fight against the Divine Traveler, so why would he let it go?

Every time he battles with a high-level Qi practitioner, he gains a wealth of combat experience, learns a lot, and becomes stronger!

"Has Chen Xuan gone mad? A mere Qi cultivation vessel has actually interfered in the great battle of the Divine Traveler!" On the ground, all the Qi cultivators were astonished at the sight.

"This..." Hua Liuli was stunned, shocked by Chen Xuan's actions, and at the same time, she was extremely worried.

She knew that Chen Xuan had killed the Golden Crow God, but how could a low-level Divine Traveler from a remote and isolated region compare to these orthodox Divine Travelers? Their strengths were worlds apart.

Furthermore, these Taixu gods moved to the Land of Ascension, but the "Guyao" section of the Classic of Mountains and Seas could not play much of a role.

Further away, Bai Jintong and Zhao Shenhu of Qingqiu, the disciples of the four major demon clans, and other gathered demons also stared wide-eyed in shock.

"No way, what is he going to do?" Bai Jintong's heart jumped into her throat. No wonder, only someone with such a bold and daring heart could be qualified to win the favor of her "closest friend" Yan Yushu and become her Daoist partner.

In fact, there are several peak-level experts in this area tonight, such as the two realm masters, Bai Jintong, Chan Jinyu, and Shi Moyun, who can exchange a few blows with Shenyou, but they can only exchange a few blows.

Because when a spirit travels to the divine realm, its true form descends, and no cauldron can possibly defeat it!

For example, Han Shuangjiang, who cultivated all five elements simultaneously, and Wu Taotie, who was at the pinnacle of combat, were both defeated by Shenyou when he truly unleashed his power.

Moreover, the Divine Travelers from the four major demonic forces today are all of very high level.

"Buzz!"

Chen Xuan was extremely cautious. Before even setting foot in Taixu, he directly activated the "Classic of Mountains and Seas: Guyao". A yellowed page flew out, casting down ancient mountain and sea power in shades of blue and gold, which transformed into flying golden characters that swirled around his body.

At the same time, an unparalleled verdant mountain appeared, radiating the gentle power of the Guyao, which counteracted and harmonized the power of the divine land of the demons, and cooperated with Zhang Dongxuan to launch an attack.

Gu Yao descended.

The four demons wandered the divine land beneath their feet, though they were not suppressed by the "Guyao" section of the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

However, [Guyao Mountain] itself is of extremely high status. Even though it is decaying and dilapidated, it can still compete with ordinary blessed lands and grotto-heavens, restraining the divine power of many ascending divine lands and relieving Zhang Dongxuan of a lot of pressure.

"Take this sword!" Chen Xuan stopped at the boundary between the battlefield of Taixu and the present world, and launched an attack from afar toward the center of the battlefield. He held the Jingzhe Sword in his left hand and the Daxue Sword in his right hand, and slashed out a series of Zhenwu sword energies.

[True Martial Seven-Section Sword - True Martial Secret] Unleashed with full force.

Behind him, a phantom image of Xuanwu appeared, and the tip of the sword burst forth with powerful sword energy that stretched for tens of thousands of feet, as if sweeping away all evil spirits. It crashed into the Great Void and exploded into streaks of blood on the nine-headed white jade lion.

Other spirits are similar in size to ordinary people and are too far away to be easily locked on, but the nine-headed white jade lion is boundless in size and is a live target that will never miss its attack.

"It's him?" In the void, Zhenhou, who was wandering in the dilapidated palace, suddenly turned his head, recognized Chen Xuan, and his eyes immediately turned cold.

The True Hou Guan Shenyou was also enormous, its entire body ablaze with flames. It too had taken several blows from Chen Xuan's True Martial Sword Qi, leaving a terrifying gash in its abdomen and sustaining a serious injury.

The Immortal Ascension Technique can effectively damage those who are in a state of spiritual wandering.

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

"So you are Xinzhai!" The True Hou God rode the palace complex, with dazzling chains of runes flowing from the stone pillars, like the convergence of Mars, about to bypass Zhang Dongxuan and attack Chen Xuan.

The True Hou God was like a peerless god or demon descending to earth. The light and fire on his body were terrifying and boundless. He made a fierce move, his palms seemed to pierce through the heavens and earth, as if he were burning the sky and boiling the sea.

On the other side, the Golden Cicada Palace Divine Traveler burst forth with golden light, as if an ancient golden cicada had flown out of legend. When it arrived, it seemed to tear open the boundless dark void, intending to take away the "overconfident" Chen Xuan.

"This road is blocked!" Zhang Dongxuan, wearing the Five Sacred Mountains Crown, exuded a powerful aura, as if he were sitting high in the ninth heaven, sacred and majestic. With a casual palm strike, he created an ancient mountain and sea domain stretching for tens of thousands of miles, as if he wanted to overturn the world and reopen the mountains and seas.

His Qingnang Technique had reached its zenith, blocking the enemy's path to spiritual travel and leaving them trapped in a quagmire, unable to move an inch.

The Great Ruins and the present-day sky are intertwined with divine power, and all sorts of wondrous sights collide.

"I can do even more!" Chen Xuan was overjoyed, his fighting spirit boiling. A golden feng shui path burst forth beneath his feet, and the [Mysterious Wind and Spiritual Water Hidden True Chapter - Qingnang Secret Essentials] was activated.

He directly entered Zhang Dongxuan's Great Completion Qingnang Domain, engaging in close-range battles with the demons.

Chen Xuan realized that Zhang Dongxuan seemed to be intentionally supporting him and dividing the battlefield of divine travel. At this moment, the immortal energy in Chen Xuan's entire body was pouring out and surging. With a wave of his hand, a ten-thousand-foot-long bolt of azure-gold lightning erupted, illuminating the chaotic and dark Great Ruins.

"Boom!" Chen Xuan found a secret path and "instantly flashed" to the side of the True Hou God. He threw a punch, and the True Hou God reacted extremely quickly, instantly exchanging a punch with him. The force was enormous, with seven-colored divine light and blazing flames striking each other, creating huge waves of runes that crashed against the sky.

With a crack, the True Hou God stumbled backward into the palace complex, collapsing onto a section of the buildings. He lowered his eyes, his gaze filled with shock. His massive, pillar-like arm was broken, covered in dense cracks, and blood flowed like a waterfall.

It was only thanks to the power of the Divine Land, which stretched for tens of thousands of miles, that his arm was not completely shattered, as it transformed into countless runes.

Although the physical strength of the spirit travels is not much higher than that of the cauldron, it is supported by the power of tens of thousands of miles of heaven and earth. It moves from "oneself" to "external projection", which is far beyond what the cauldron can achieve.

But at this moment, the True Hou God did not gain any advantage whatsoever!

"rumble……"

On the other side, Chen Xuan flew out, his figure like a meteor piercing through the air. He hovered there, his fist shattered, covered with deep, bone-revealing wounds.

The divine travel was too strong. Even with the Five Treasures Martial Immortal Body, it was still inevitable that it would suffer many injuries in a head-on confrontation.

After all, Chen Xuan was essentially confronting the power of heaven and earth spanning tens of thousands of miles with his own body.

"That was exhilarating! Let's go again!" Chen Xuan laughed, then wiped the blood off his fist. Stepping onto the golden Feng Shui Heavenly Road, he instantly traversed countless Tai Xu and appeared beside Shen You in the Golden Cicada Cave, unleashing a world-shaking fist light that illuminated the surrounding darkness.

At the same time, the Divine Technique was fully activated, and Chen Xuan descended like a celestial being. Nine fox tails, like chains of divine order, emerged simultaneously, stirring the Emperor's Banner and the Bronze Mirror of Destiny, cracking open the incomparably deep Dark Void.

"You lawless brats!" Jin Chan Dong Shen You was furious. What did Xin Zhai take them for? A pebbles on the path of magical combat?

Was Zhang Dongxuan deliberately humiliating them through the practice of fasting of the mind?

Jin Chan Dong Shen You's body erupted with endless golden light, and his cicada wings vibrated behind him, unleashing 108,000 dazzling golden sword lights. He used his superior realm to overwhelm Chen Xuan, relying on the vast difference in their immortal energy to engulf him.

If the energy of the cauldron is a lake, then the spiritual journey is an ocean!
However, Chen Xuanjian was indestructible. His divine soul was firmly rooted in the Five Treasures Martial Immortal Body, constantly shattering the golden sword light along the way. He was unstoppable and clashed head-on with the Golden Cicada Cave Divine Traveler.

"rumble……"

Within the chaotic void, bursts of divine light and energy pierced through the void's cracks, causing the night sky in the mortal realm to seem to ignite and explode continuously with a booming sound, as if the stars were shifting and the night was as bright as day.

This level of combat is truly astonishing.

In the Qingnang Mountain region, many humans and demons felt like they were suffocating. The battle between the spirits was earth-shattering, with energy ripples spreading out in layers, causing the entire night sky to be submerged in light.

"Terrifying! A mere cauldron cultivator can actually fight against a Divine Traveler in the Divine Ascension Ground." Some cauldron cultivators with high cultivation levels watched Chen Xuan, who was constantly charging and fighting against different types of Divine Travelers in the Divine Travel battle, and their feelings were hard to describe.

Is this the same kind of furnace as theirs?

It's not even a top-tier furnace! Third Heaven? Or Fourth Heaven?

"In the entire Yunmeng Shangzhou, in the last few thousand years, only the Sword Fairy has been able to defy the Divine Traveler's cultivation." A cultivator from Yunmeng Prefecture exclaimed, deeply moved.

The last such figure in Yunmeng Prefecture was said to be the Qingnang Taixuan Zhenjun from six or seven thousand years ago.

It's not that the other characters weren't amazing.

Rather, they are geniuses at the Immortal level, which is extremely rare.

It should be understood that on average, the human race might not produce a single immortal being in an era of more than ten years. The world of immortals and ghosts is too vast. Not to mention the five directions of the land, just the Southern Region alone has three thousand states.

Regardless of the relative strengths of each state, let's just calculate the probabilities on paper.

It might take 200,000 years for a single immortal being to appear in Yunmeng Prefecture.

Su Fuyao's ability to surpass all others in Yunmeng Shangzhou does not mean that she is only the strongest of this generation, but rather that she is the most brilliant and strongest genius to emerge only once in the two hundred thousand years of Yunmeng Shangzhou.

In ordinary times, a genius like Han Shuangjiang would be able to dominate a generation in Yunmeng Prefecture.

This is the true difference between a celestial being and a "conventional" top genius like Han Shuangjiang.

“A true dragon has emerged from the remote Yaoguang Prefecture,” an elderly cultivator said in silence.

Many people believe that Chen Xuan will become one of the "protagonists" in the entire world of immortals and ghosts.

"The chosen ones are the protagonists of their respective regions and states. Those who emerge victorious will face the true protagonists of the entire world of immortals and ghosts: the Immortal Seeds," someone said.

Those destined for greatness are all demons from the evil sects. When they fight their way out of their lowly status and reach the highest point, they will face the orthodox protagonists and immortal beings.

Of the three giants of Yunmeng Destiny, only the one born in response to destiny, [Eternal Venerable], has reached this point, while the other two, [Martial Glutton] and [Lord of Two Realms], have not yet succeeded in turning the possibility into reality.

"Xin Zhai Chen Xuan has risen from behind and entered the ranks of the true protagonists," someone whispered.

"boom!"

The Great Void trembled, and a snow-white lion's tooth, as thick as a mountain peak, broke off, flying backwards into the Great Void, dripping with blood.

Chen Xuan used his fox tail to sever the lion's teeth with the Emperor's Banner. At the same time, he licked the scarlet tongue of the nine-headed white jade lion, which was full of barbs, and stabbed it until it was bloody and mangled. Then he retreated after the attack. As he left, he grabbed the flying white lion teeth and stuffed them into his storage treasure.

"Now that you're here, there's no need to leave!" The nine-headed white jade lion roared. It was extremely powerful and was one of the best in the Divine Travel Realm. At this moment, it used its supreme divine technique to chase after Chen Xuan.

But Zhang Dongxuan was holding the line. With a wave of his sleeve, the world shifted, as if the directions of the four seas and eight wastelands were in disarray. The nine-headed white jade lion hurriedly retreated, and one of its heads was almost cut off in the "cutting" displacement.

"Whoosh!"

Chen Xuan was covered in blood, constantly injured in his battles with the advanced Divine Traveler, but he became more and more courageous. On one occasion, he even went to the Nine-Headed Lion Mountain and almost broke through the defenses to reach the Temple area.

Furthermore, his body was being bathed in azure lightning, and his pupils were bursting with dazzling lightning.

This was the most dangerous yet exciting battle Chen Xuan had ever fought since he began cultivating Taoism; he was constantly walking and leaping on the edge of a knife.

During the first battle, he was constantly wounded and injured. If he was not careful, he could be seriously injured or even killed by the four demon gods.

At this moment, the remaining power of the azure peach within Chen Xuan's body was frantically mobilized. The medicinal power of this mountain and sea spiritual object was very strong. Although it had been completely refined, due to the limitations of his cultivation level, a considerable portion of it had not yet been absorbed and had settled and accumulated in his flesh and blood.

Chen Xuan stood in the Great Ruins, his body radiating a vibrant divine light that resisted the pressure surging from the Great Ruins. At this moment, he looked up at the sky.

"No need to wait any longer, you scoundrel, come out and get a beating too!" he said.

The tribulation lightning of the Little Dragon Palace's cauldron should come slowly and deliberately.

But at this moment, with Chen Xuan's imposing aura rising, he had no choice but to come.

"hold head high!"

The roar of dragons shook the universe, and a lightning tribulation stretching for hundreds of miles appeared, consisting of a total of seventy lightning dragons, radiating the brilliance of immortal energy of seven different attributes, filling the sky.

Ao Guang, the Thunder God of Yunmeng Prefecture, had been lurking in the shadows, but at this moment, he had no choice but to descend into the tribulation of lightning with his will.

"A petty person who has gained power is arrogant and rampant!" Ao Guanglong's eyes were gloomy. A few days ago, he sensed that Chen Xuan had come to Yunmeng Prefecture through the lightning tribulation that occurred in the Qingnang Mountain region.

However, it is a water deity in the present world, and the place of ascension to godhood cannot be easily moved, because it will cause trouble for Chen Xuan in the future.

"Haha! You shameless snake, you're only fit to spout nonsense!" As Chen Xuan underwent his tribulation, the sun and moon shone brightly, his internal organs resonated, and seven thousand-foot-tall deities of destiny appeared. At the same time, seven phantom images of ancient mountain and sea beasts, such as phoenixes, white tigers, and roaring snakes, also appeared, all as large as mountains, roaring to the sky.

"boom!"

Chen Xuan, accompanied by the Heavenly Mandate Deity and the Ancient Beasts of Mountains and Seas, directly withstood the Heavenly Tribulation and shattered Ao Guanglong God's will with a single punch.

On the other side, Zhang Dongxuan, as steady as Mount Tai, turned to the two realm lords on the earth and said gently, "Your Highness Hua Xuan Nu, why don't you try your hand too?"

"Huh? Me?" Hua Liuli was surprised. She didn't have Chen Xuan's strong physique and soul. If she were hit by a high-level Divine Traveler's attack, she would most likely perish.

But she was eager to try, and immediately took to the skies.

Hua Liuli unleashed earth-elemental magic from afar, using the Green Bag Technique to attack the opposing Divine Traveler. She had also discerned that Zhang Dongxuan's strength was a level above the other Divine Travelers, and opportunities to safely spar with a Divine Traveler for training were rare!

"The Qingnang Dojo has gone too far in bullying demons!" At this moment, the four demons in the void were so angry that their eyes were about to bleed.

They dare to go so far with just one Qingnang Daoist temple, where Shenyou Zhang Dongxuan resides. If Qingnang gains power in the future, how can those forces with old grudges expect to have a good outcome?

The people at the Qingnang Dojo are all vengeful, good at forbearance, greedy and despicable. They don't understand the meaning of the four characters "厚德载物" (hou de zai wu, meaning "great virtue carries all things") of the Earth element. None of them are good people!
"You have already chosen your own death!" The four Divine Travelers could no longer tolerate it. Their Divine Temple ignited, and they activated the Ascending God Ground in the Great Ruins, burning their Divine Travel power to jointly strike the perfected Qingnang Technique and crash into Zhang Dongxuan.

"Forget it, forget it, it's not easy for anyone, you can't beat him!"

Just then, a high-pitched voice, like that of a child, rang out. Yu Shi Dao Lu Zhuan, riding a black dragon and holding a small black seal, appeared on the battlefield and began to mediate.

"Boom!" In the void, Zhang Dongxuan pointed his fingers like a knife, and billions of immortal lights burst forth, severing one of the heads of the nine-headed white jade lion that was attacking the fiercest.

"A lion's head!" Chen Xuan was overjoyed upon seeing this and immediately followed, pushing the falling lion's head onto a safe feng shui secret path. This was a head from a high-level divine journey, priceless. Legend has it that the lion demon race grows a new head every time they complete a divine journey.

"Roar! Give me back my head!" The nine-headed white jade lion had lost one of its heads and suffered a severe injury. Divine blood gushed from its neck like a waterfall. It roared in pain, hesitating whether to pursue Chen Xuan or fight Zhang Dongxuan to the death. But a glance out of the corner of its eye made it pause, and its anger flared up.

"Treasure Lion Blood!" In the far distance, Hua Liuli was using the Qingnang Technique to draw the divine blood gushing from the neck of the white jade lion. Her movements were careful, and her expression was devout and serious as she acted as a thief.

She dared not follow Chen Xuan's example and cross over directly to the nine-headed white jade lion's nose to openly steal its head. Instead, she dared to stay obediently at a great distance and use the Green Bag Technique to reap the benefits.

"You've brought this upon yourselves. It's better to prioritize peace, back down, and end this farce quickly!"

Lu Zhuan spoke up again. The reason he appeared at this moment was because a powerful True Monarch from a demonic force had shown up.

A gray-brown gale swept across the vast land of Qingnang Mountain.

Between heaven and earth, the wind howled fiercely, and the endless wind energy evolved, at this moment, overshadowing all other immortal energy.

"Step down."

On Mount Qingnang, a tall, slender figure with an eerie appearance and nine blue fox tails spread out like a fan waved his sleeve at Taixu, signaling the Shenyou of the four major demon clans to retreat.

"...As the True Lord commands." Upon seeing this, the four wounded demons had no choice but to obey and retreat.

Zhao Zhenjun's expression did not show any anger, but everyone knew that he was definitely not in a good mood.

After all, a group of powerful demons came together, only to be suppressed and encircled by the dwindling population of Qingnang. This was a huge loss of face for the demon race, and they would be ridiculed for having no heroes.

Can't beat Shenyou?
Will powerful figures be forced to bully the weak again, and suffer the consequences of "crossing the border"?
This matter will spread far and wide, becoming a laughing stock for the next few months, or even years and decades.

At the foot of the temple, Old Zhang trembled, his eyes filled with panic, staring at the figure of the True Lord who had been climbing the mountain for a long time and observing the battle.

“Zhao Zhenjun!” On the sky, Zhang Dongxuan turned around, his eyes solemn as he stared at the azure nine-tailed figure.

A thousand years ago, the culprit who colluded with various demonic forces and ultimately destroyed the Qingnang Dojo made his appearance.

“Zhang Dongxuan, I will strip you of your divine position and grant you your life so that you may continue the Qingnang lineage.”

Zhao Zhenjun spoke slowly, his tone carrying an air that left no room for refusal, and continued, "Tai Xuan Zhenjun, if you return to Qingqiu with me, I will not kill you. I will allow Tai Xuan to eat vegetarian food and chant scriptures, and grow old naturally."

“This…” Old Zhang’s face turned pale.

In the sky, Chen Xuan survived the tribulation of the cauldron and turned to look down at Qingnang Mountain. His eyes were dark and uncertain. The aura of Zhao Zhenjun of Qingqiu was restrained, as if he had merged with heaven and earth. It was impossible to capture or sense his life force.

“Xinzhai Chen Xuan, come with me back to Qingqiu Mountain to cultivate.”

Zhao Zhenjun looked at Chen Xuan and continued, "I grant you permission to marry into Qingqiu, with Bai Jintong or Bai Youyou as your Daoist partner, or to become Bai Cao's confidante, to continue the bloodline of Xinzhai... The murders committed by you will no longer be pursued."

"Both realm lords entered Qingqiu."

"After tonight, all those who follow the earth element and feng shui lineage will honor Qingqiu as the orthodox lineage."

"Qingnang takes Qingqiu Mountain as its supreme lineage, and this will remain unchanged for ten thousand generations."

The entire world was silent as the True Lord descended, his single word deciding the fate of the world.

Zhao Zhenjun wants to devour the entire Qingnang Daoist lineage.

"Heh..." Zhang Dongxuan sneered, a ruthless look appearing on his face: "How many True Monarchs have arrived? Come out all of you, the Qingnang Dojo will not leave you a single hair!"

He glanced around. Tonight, it wasn't just Zhao Zhenjun; with the addition of the four major demonic Zhenjun forces and the Little Dragon Palace, which monopolized the Purple Qi of Thunder and Lightning, at least six powerful Zhenjun figures would be present.

And at most... there would probably be more than double digits of True Lords.

The earth-shattering battle to hunt down Tai Xuan Zhenjun a thousand years ago will be repeated.

But there are no cowards in the Qingnang Dojo.

All the forbearance was for the final explosion, and after Zhang Dongxuan ascended to godhood, he knew that he could not go any further... There was no need to continue to forbear, and he would unleash the last glimmer of light for the Qingnang lineage.

Zhao Zhenjun stared at Zhang Dongxuan, a hint of curiosity flashing across his eerie face... Even a powerful Divine Traveler has his limits; could he possibly defeat an ordinary True Lord? Yet his tone was even more arrogant than that of the Immortals.

“Zhao Zhenjun, you’ve gone too far! Your appetite is too big!” Lu Zhuan’s face darkened: “The lineage of the [Huangshi Qingnang Immortal Lord] and part of the supreme inheritance of the [Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady] Sage Goddess have belonged to the human race since ancient times. How can we let Qingqiu monopolize them all?”

If Zhao Zhenjun's request were more reasonable, probably everyone, including Lu Zhuan, would have tacitly agreed and remained on the sidelines... Originally, the reopening of Qingnang meant that education should be inclusive and that demons should be accepted as orthodox disciples.

But at this moment, Zhao Zhenjun clearly intended to drive the Qingnang Daoist Temple to its doom.

"You damned fox, arranging a Daoist partner for me? Who do you think you are!"

Chen Xuan's eyebrows shot up, and he immediately rebuked him, because in his vision, the white light spot trembled slightly, indicating that True Monarch Xiao Hei was about to appear from the end of the earth.

We must open the Heaven of Heart Fasting and show these high and mighty beings in the world of immortals and ghosts a thing or two!
(End of this chapter)