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

Chapter 275 The Fall of Chen Xuan
In the Heavenly Realm of Xinzhai, crimson immortal mist flows.

In the desolate land, Chen Xuan sat cross-legged, the sun and moon revolving above his head, transforming into the shape of a yin-yang tai chi fish. His internal organs roared and vibrated, and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth) rotated. The seven celestial deities, as large as mountains, swallowed and exhaled the heavens and earth.

Fiery clouds soared into the sky, phoenixes streaked through the mist, and platinum tigers patrolled the land. The military aura of slaughter reached the heavens, the earth trembled, and the jade-clad divine boar of Dangkang was fighting a pitch-black serpent...

The place where Chen Xuan stood seemed to be an ancient landscape of mountains and seas unfolding before him. His clothes fluttered and his hair danced in the wind, like a pure seeker of the Dao who was pioneering the principles and order.

"It is said that [Shangyang Mingxu Immortal Lord] was the Qi cultivator who was closest to a sage in the early days of the Immortal and Ghost Era. His lineage is indeed extraordinary." A golden, red-beaked white cicada fluttered its wings and drifted across the land.

"Eight kinds of immortal energy, and minor mastery of the fourteen true scriptures... surpassing our achievements in our youth." In the black rain, a bloated figure with rhinoceros horns on his head commented with a smile.

When a great True Lord falls, Heaven and Earth usually mourn for nine days. However, the traces of the three True Lords' passing were completely sealed within the Heaven of Heart Fasting, and could not be leaked out.

A golden-white cicada shadow landed on the white rhinoceros's trembling shoulder, its six wings fluttering as it uttered a sigh:
"He is cultivating the 'True Lord of Cicadas' from the Golden Cicada Cave, and is about to achieve minor success... In just nine days, Old Rhinoceros, talents have emerged in the mountains and seas, and Xinzhai is particularly outstanding... Demons are running rampant, and evil spirits are emerging one after another. I'm afraid that mortal cultivators in the world will have no place to stand."

To master a true scripture in nine days, covering the path that a brilliant genius would take one or two decades to complete? Even a celestial being with ancient inherited resources could not achieve that.

Then, the Golden Cicada Cave True Lord spoke quite solemnly: "The talents of Xinzhai and various Heavenly Mandate demons are mostly mediocre, but the comprehension of this generation of Xinzhai is far superior to that of immortals...comprehension is the most important."

“In ancient times, high comprehension meant that those who paved the way were the kind of people who possessed the qualities of ancient sages.”

In the Heavenly Fasting of the Heart, the three elements of wind, metal, and water manifest strange phenomena. The last traces of the Golden Cicada Cave True Lord and the White Rhinoceros Palace True Lord are both looking at Chen Xuan with some surprise.

“Even without the ‘Heart Fasting’, this young man should still achieve something…and his path of Qi cultivation will be even smoother,” True Monarch Bai Xidong nodded.

In fact, in the cultivation world, "ordinary" geniuses are safer and have a smoother path to cultivation than those born with a destiny to become immortals.

In his view, if Chen Xuan's potential for comprehension were fully developed, it would be comparable to a Heavenly Immortal Seed that excels in all aspects, and the chances of him becoming a True Monarch would be very high.

Moreover, the implications of this are terrifying.

As the White Rhinoceros Palace True Monarch spoke, he turned his head slightly and asked curiously, "Old Cicada, you too have perished? After using every means possible, you can't even laugh anymore?"

Chanying snorted coldly, then sighed, "My Path of Nine Deaths is said to be one of unwavering resolve even in the face of death. As long as the will remains undying, the life will not be destroyed. One can be resurrected unharmed in any place in the world where cicadas exist. The sages of this path throughout the ages have filled in all the gaps for the occasional appearance of the [Heart-Cleansing Heaven] and the [Minor Underworld]..."

"But this time, he still perished... It was because of Chen Xuan of Xinzhai."

In the world of Qi cultivation, new talents surpass the old. He was somewhat prepared to lose in a battle to the reclusive Black and White True Lord... but dying in the Heart Fasting Heaven was an unexpected end.

In fact, they had prepared many methods to deal with [Xinzhaitian] when they came, which was foolproof... Except for Zhao Zhenjun, who was struggling to survive, the other Zhenjun firmly believed that they could handle all unexpected situations.

Unfortunately, with Chen Xuan's Xinzhaitian, it is completely different from the old Xinzhaitian.

"This generation of Xinzhai is more terrifying and of a higher status than any of the previous Xinzhais recorded in history books..."

With a touch of emotion, True Monarch Bai Xigong then revealed a relieved smile and said, "After our fall, fellow True Monarchs and Daoists should all take this generation's [Heart Fasting] seriously."

The old experience and methods are probably no longer effective for this generation of Xinzai.

"Perhaps some fellow Daoists will be unable to resist striking out from beyond the heavens and crushing the still-growing hidden danger of the Heart-Gathering Sect..." True Monarch of the Golden Cicada Cave laughed. The probability of such a thing happening is not small, especially at this critical juncture when the battle for immortality is taking place.

Many forces that are inherently at odds with Xinzhai will not tolerate it until it grows to the point of posing a real threat.

"Only God knows."

The White Rhinoceros Palace True Lord shook his head and then vanished in a flash of light. The black rain in the sky slowly stopped, and the traces he left in the world vanished into nothingness at that moment.

"The path to immortality is vast, how many will remain? The waves of the future surge on, the shadows of the past fade away..."

Chanying chuckled and murmured, until finally bursting into laughter: "The will of Heaven is unpredictable, and even demonic power has its limits!!"

His gaze shifted from Chen Xuan, then he looked up at the black robe fluttering high in the sky, and sneered to himself, "Trying to get something from a tiger, Black and White, you've completely accepted the karma of the Heavenly Mandate [Yin Yang Couple]. Don't tell me you didn't know you'd die under [Heart Fasting]..."

"Ha, how long can you, Tongxinzhai, tolerate each other?"

As the voice faded away, the cicada's shadow drifted away with the wind.

"call!"

At the same time, Chen Xuan slowly exhaled, his breath as delicate as a cicada's. He sensed that the remaining power in the Heart Heaven after the True Lord's fall had completely subsided.

Most of it was integrated into the dilapidated Xinzhai Heaven, giving many places a new look and reshaping some of the collapsed palaces... However, a considerable portion was successfully intercepted by Chen Xuan and refined into his body.

At the same time, he also offered up a page of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas: Guyao", so that the desolate Guyao Mountain and the divine stone embryo could absorb the overflowing energy of the True Lord.

"In just over eight days, the Golden Cicada Cave's 'True Scripture of Cicadas' is almost complete."

Chen Xuan had been diligently cultivating the "Cicada Scripture" he had obtained in recent days. Thanks to the opportune moment of the True Lord's fall, he had rapidly mastered this newly acquired scripture and cultivated it to the level of the cauldron stage.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas states: There is a beast whose cry is like that of an infant, and it laughs when it sees people; its name is cicada.

The term "蜩" is a general term for cicadas. It is the origin of cicada-shaped mythical beasts.

"The opportunities arising from the fall of a True Monarch are something that even true direct descendants of immortal sects like Su Fuyao might not be able to enjoy, and the number of times they can be enjoyed is limited."

Chen Xuan's entire body was enveloped in a white, ethereal aura of cicada shadows, as if he were in a white mist and auspicious clouds, with rosy clouds rising and then transforming into red-beaked white cicadas that fell like rain.

He activated the Shangyang Secret Technique, refining and dissolving this power. Not only his physical body, but even his soul resonated with the melodious and clear chirping of cicadas.

"It seems like I can break through to the next level?"

Chen Xuan thought to himself that besides mastering a true scripture, the greatest gain was the rapid advancement in his cultivation level.

After all, this was a wondrous sight of the fall of three True Lords, and the traces of the Dao contained within could not go anywhere else; they could only be scattered and integrated into the world of Xinzhaitian.

From an energy level perspective alone, if one could fully absorb these traces of the True Lord's Dao that have nowhere to go, creating several divine journeys would be a piece of cake.

Unfortunately, due to his limited cultivation level, Chen Xuan could only refine the immortal energy within a radius of several dozen miles at a time, and could not consume more.

"It's alright!" He wasn't disappointed. He had already been very surprised to achieve such a result, and he should be content with what he had.

After all, he had only broken through to the next realm nine days ago, and his physical immortal body had barely digested the sudden increase in strength.

"Buzz!"

Chen Xuan began to circulate the "Cicada True Scripture," thoroughly integrating this fifteenth true scripture into the Shangyang Secret Essentials.

Soon after, his immortal body began to glow, with various divine lights intertwining and wondrous phenomena appearing, washing over every inch of his flesh and blood.

"Hmm?" In the sky, Little Black True Monarch lowered his gaze and stared at Chen Xuan, who was integrating the True Scripture. He was a little stunned. Chen Xuan's body was surrounded by circles of disordered golden seal script.

The scriptures of all mountains and seas resonate and are uniting, constantly seeking a stable state.

Chen Xuan's body was covered by various conflicting forces, crackling and popping all over. At times, six transparent cicada wings sprouted from his back, vibrating with rosy light; at other times, the character "王" (king) appeared on his forehead, and majestic tiger stripes appeared on his face, exuding a murderous aura that soared to the sky...

His skin cracked and bled, but then it was perfectly healed, his skin as smooth as jade. But the next instant, his flesh and veins snapped, and blood and flesh were everywhere...

Chen Xuan is constantly studying the true scriptures, searching for a way to coexist with the thousands of conflicting principles and laws.

"Refining the true scriptures...each scripture is more difficult than the last..."

Little Black True Lord muttered to himself, "Some of the Classic of Mountains and Seas have similarities, but they conflict more and cannot coexist: 'The more you merge, the greater the probability of problems...'"

Even a minor conflict could render the entire scripture inoperable and cause it to collapse.

Xiao Hei Zhenjun hesitated whether to intervene, because he sensed that Chen Xuan's situation was very bad. Every time he tried to integrate into the fifteenth true scripture, it could cause his hard-earned Shangyang Immortal Body to collapse.

"Buzz!"

The next moment, Chen Xuan's entire body erupted with dazzling immortal light, and rings of golden seal script suddenly shrank back into his body, merging into the fifteenth true scripture.

At the same time, thunderclouds trembled in the sky; a heavenly tribulation was about to begin!
With the help of Shangyang Immortal Body, Chen Xuan reached a higher level and stepped into the fifth level of the Cauldron Realm!

This time, although the breakthrough was not as difficult as the third to fourth realm, the gains were equally huge. The toughness and strength of the immortal body alone increased several times.

Chen Xuan sighed inwardly. Sure enough, if you want to improve quickly, simply cultivating the true scripture is not enough; you also need to match it with sufficient resources.

Little Black True Monarch floated down, hesitatingly saying, "The fused scripture... is full of errors and omissions, yet it's actually useful..."

It was surprised, because in its understanding, the "Shangyang Immortal Scripture" that Chen Xuan had fused together was a castle in the air riddled with holes... But strangely, this scripture actually worked successfully on Chen Xuan.

"We'll have to make do with this for now," Chen Xuan said helplessly, spreading his hands.

When he was integrating the scriptures, he had to overcome all obstacles, like cutting through mountains and blocking rivers, and finally managed to find a balance that allowed the fifteen scriptures to be barely integrated together.

This means that this true scripture can only resonate with him alone.

"..." Little Black True Monarch remained silent, his thoughts racing, before he couldn't help but sigh, saying, "The sutra forged... belongs only to you..."

Even if this fused scripture were spread, no one else in the world would be able to learn it.

Unless a Chen Xuan is "copied," this level of Shangyang secrets cannot be reproduced in any other person.

“The hidden dangers are getting bigger and bigger... You may need to stop…” Xiao Hei Zhenjun told Chen Xuan that the Shangyang path he was taking was heading in the wrong and dangerous direction, going further and further away.

"I know what I'm doing," Chen Xuan nodded. In fact, he also felt that the road ahead was becoming increasingly difficult, but he believed that he still had some strength left, and his comprehension had not yet reached its peak.

Fifteen kinds are too few; we can continue for now!
As he spoke, he observed Little Black True Lord and asked with concern, "Lord Little Black, has True Lord Zhao been dealt with?"

He noticed that Little Black True Lord was in a very unusual state. Countless threads flew out of his black robe, no longer transparent. Some resembled immortals casting fishing lines in the clouds, some were like golden silk being drawn and fluttering, and some were like rainbows rippling and shining...

These threads, a tangled mess of countless strands, intertwine at the edge of the void, as if capturing and entangled in some spherical object that whistles through the wind.

Golden elixir.

In Chen Xuan's hazy vision, he seemed to see a snow-white sleeve fluttering, and a crystal-clear hand appearing, with slender fingers holding a broken golden bead, examining it closely.

Has the Great White True Lord of the Lesser Underworld successfully captured the Immortal Seed Golden Elixir of True Lord Zhao?
"Let me take a look..." Little Black True Monarch said, quickly avoiding Chen Xuan's scrutinizing gaze, floating behind Chen Xuan, and then warning him seriously, "You're not allowed to look..."

It grew increasingly wary of Chen Xuan and scolded him for being a mere cultivator who dared to look directly at a True Lord, showing a lack of manners.

Simultaneously.

It told Chen Xuan that usually when a Celestial Immortal Seed falls, the power it carries will vanish at the same time.

However, because of Xinzhaitian, it successfully captured Zhao Zhenjun's Golden Elixir, which was trying to survive by cutting off its tail. It wanted to study the "truth" hidden behind the immortal seed, which might contain the secret to becoming an immortal, or even something higher.

"Alright." Chen Xuan nodded. It seemed that True Monarch Xiao Hei would continue to stay in Xinzhai Heaven.

This is a great thing for him, meaning he can summon Little Black True Lord for help at any time. Many things that he couldn't do easily in the past, he can now do with enough confidence.

"What Mountain Spirit Goddess, what Tai Xuan True Lord, in the end they are not as useful as Little Black True Lord."

Chen Xuan chuckled to himself and muttered a curse before bidding farewell to the nervous Little Black True Lord and returning to Qingnang Mountain.

"You finally came out! I'm exhausted!" As soon as Hua Liuli saw Chen Xuan return, she immediately frowned, put her hand on her waist, and scolded Chen Xuan.

Since the Qingnang Clan reopened, all the tedious tasks of welcoming and seeing off guests have fallen on her shoulders, keeping her extremely busy.

"Thank you for your hard work, Your Highness!" Chen Xuan said immediately. There were too many trivial matters in Qingnang, and he really didn't want to spend his energy on these things.

"Alright." Seeing Chen Xuan's good attitude, Hua Liuli forgave him. Then, she couldn't help but ask, "Why were you unwilling to take on the role of Qingnang Daozi that day? Old Zhang and Little Zhang didn't try to persuade you either."

Chen Xuan thought for a moment and replied, "It's just an identity; it won't affect anything else."

In his eyes, there was little difference between the status of a Daozi and a guest minister; he would still do what he was supposed to do.

"Sigh! You're really loyal to the Southern Wilderness. Your soul has been bewitched by the Mountain Demon Goddess." Hua Liuli muttered, feeling that Chen Xuan's bottom line was sometimes too high. But then again, how could one person become the holy son of two different lineages?

If Chen Xuan were to become the Daoist of Qingnang, he would certainly benefit more... but it would be somewhat offensive and disrespectful to the Mountain Spirit Goddess. Even the gentle Mountain Spirit Goddess might not mind such a trivial matter.

Hua Liuli understood this principle. Although she felt very regretful, she looked at Chen Xuan with even greater respect because of it.

At the same time, she looked Chen Xuan up and down, and suddenly asked in surprise, "You've broken through to a higher realm again?"

She noticed that Chen Xuan's body was becoming increasingly resilient, and the vast blood and energy hidden beneath his flesh was as unfathomable as the deep sea. She had a feeling that if Chen Xuan suddenly attacked, he could crush her body with a single palm.

"It was fortunate, thanks to the blessings of a few demon lords," Chen Xuan said frankly. If Hua Liuli hadn't cultivated the Earth element, he would have also planned to let her enter the Heart-Cleansing Heaven to cultivate and share in the benefits.

On the mountainside of Qingnang Mountain, in a courtyard several thousand meters away, the Ji siblings, who had not yet left, were gazing at Chen Xuan, who had appeared at the foot of the mountain.

"Brother, Chen Xuan's Shangyang Secrets from Xinzhai have become quite effective." Ji Yaojia stood on the eaves, lively and cute, with a small chest and a golden hairpin swaying in her hair, exuding a noble air.

"If we encounter him outside Qingnang Mountain, we need to keep a safe distance from him." Ji Youbing put his hands behind his back, yawned sleepily, and commented with a smile, "At least ten miles... He's dangerous."

His face was pale, revealing a hint of illness. He wore a robe with a qilin pattern, the qilin beast's phantom flowing between the robes, exuding auspiciousness and nobility.

"Brother, why don't you lower your cultivation level and spar with him?" Ji Yaojia tilted her head, raised her fists, and said excitedly, "We mustn't tarnish the reputation of our Central Divine Continent!"

“Nonsense.” Ji Youbing shook his head and refused, “He is a Xinzhai. Although I am a celestial being, it will be quite difficult for me to defeat him after I reach the next level.”

【Heart Fasting】can counteract the special abilities brought by the Heavenly Fate Immortal Seed, which is something that all demons and evil beings are unwilling to face.

"Difficult? Does that mean we can't beat him? What a useless brother!" Ji Yaojia sighed, then said, "Where is the [Eternal Venerable] now? He dares to run wild in the Central Divine Continent. We must find him and crush his invincible Dao heart."

【Eternal Venerable】is a person from the Southern Region, but he has made a great name for himself in the Central Divine Continent where wars have been raging for years.

"There will be an opportunity soon."

Ji Youbing replied with a smile, then his expression turned somewhat strange as he said, "However, in the strictly hierarchical cultivation world, what kind of 'invincible Dao heart' can a low-level cultivator talk about? It can only be used against the weaker, pitiful, and lowly... unless... he himself is the strongest old monster who 'travels through tribulations and frolics in the mortal realm'..."

If that were the case, let alone an enemy of the same realm, even if the most powerful True Monarch attacked, he still wouldn't die. He wouldn't be defeated by an Innate Realm cultivator... It would just be a child's game.

Otherwise, a low-level person with the so-called "invincible Dao heart" would be instantly crushed into ashes and vanish into thin air by a colossal hand from outer space the moment they first displayed the pride of their "invincible Dao heart".

All unruly Qi practitioners should understand this harsh truth the moment they first encounter a high-level cultivator.

For example, when Chen Xuan first killed Tianyandao, he genuinely had the idea of ​​"exchanging lives".

Tianyan Dao ultimately did not die; otherwise, Chen Xuan's Dao life would have been frozen on that day... unless a rare event like the Mountain Spirit descending to earth occurred.

"Hmm?" Chen Xuan sensed something, looked up at the mountainside, and his gaze precisely locked onto the Ji siblings who were spying on him.

"Ah! Xinzhai has spotted me! Oh no, hide quickly!" Ji Yaojia hurriedly lifted her skirt and jumped off the roof like a rabbit, disappearing from sight.

She was shocked. A low-level cultivator could so keenly sense the gaze of a high-level cultivator and instantly trace its source? This was truly a reversal of the natural order! "Congratulations on your further advancement in cultivation, fellow Daoist." Ji Youbing smiled and bowed to Chen Xuan from afar before calmly walking down from the roof.

Chen Xuan blinked, turned to look at Hua Liuli, and asked curiously, "Why haven't the Ji siblings left yet?"

Hua Liuli covered her mouth and laughed, "Ji Youbing was lustful at first sight and wanted to invite me to be the Crown Princess of the Grand Ceremony Dynasty, but he already has seventy-two concubines, so I refused him..."

The earth element is virtuous and carries all things. In ancient times, there were sages who ascended to heaven in broad daylight with three thousand divine concubines. Such extraordinary immortal arts, comparable to the Great Joy Zen of Buddhism, were hidden in the Great Li Dynasty.

"Please be serious," Chen Xuan said, frowning. The Ji siblings were quite sensible; they wouldn't make a fuss over such a trivial matter. Not everyone was like Han Shuangjiang.

Hua Liuli rolled her eyes at Chen Xuan, and then shared the information she had gathered.

Princess Yaojia revealed that the Southern Region is about to enter a new era of opening up new states... Some ancient artifacts from the time of the sages of the mountains and seas will soon be born.

She paused for a moment, then continued, "It's said that that stinking Taoist priest, Nanmian Yuzhexian, seems to have known something beforehand. He recently entered the central part of the Southern Region, intending to choose a place among those fallen, dark states to ascend to godhood."

Chen Xuan was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. What kind of opportunity could have attracted the Ji siblings to stay, and even Nan Mian to explore the Dark Continent?
Of the three thousand states in the Southern Region, approximately 1,200 are occupied by humans, demons, and other beings, and thus possess an orderly system.

Most of them, however, are mired in eternal darkness, where the sun and moon cannot enter, and all laws cannot penetrate.

Some of these states collapsed and were destroyed in the battles between True Lords, while others met their end because of the immortals who created the world...

For example, ancient records state that when that deity ascended to immortality 100,000 years ago, all the cultivators of the Sun Dao in the Southern Region instantly transformed into the sun and candlelight and went to seek the heavens. Only a few ancient Dao sites, such as Xiao Qingtian, were spared... As the Taiyin Dao fell, the stars and moon disappeared. It is said that the [Little Underworld] declined because of this and was stolen by a group of ghosts and monsters... As the immortal energy evolved, many states directly became scorched earth.

There are also some states that have been shrouded in darkness since ancient times, never seeing the sun, in a state of utter chaos, so that even a true lord in the present world cannot easily set foot there.

"These are turbulent times," Chen Xuan mused. Some of the most powerful cultivators on the Immortal Register were about to ascend further.

Immediately, he inquired about the recent True Lord battle situation from Hua Liuli.

“A Wind Qi True Lord, along with several other Immortal Qi True Lords, besieged Qingqiu Mountain. It seems that Lion True Lord was also there,” Hua Liuli said. “However, Qingqiu has a very deep foundation. White Grass True Lord brought out the flawless Qingqiu Mountain and repelled the enemy attack on his own.”

"A fierce battle between True Lords erupted in the Taixu, and the [Little Dragon Palace] is suspected of wiping out a hidden ancient lightning-attribute Daoist site..."

"Several rogue cultivators from different immortal paths joined forces to try to kill a Bodhisattva from [Little Spirit Mountain] who was away. The reclining Buddha at the Golden Virtue level, who is of the rank of Immortal, did not react, which means something unexpected has happened to him."

"The Dao Master of [Little Azure Heaven] failed to find the Immortal Palace, so he visited a place where a natural deity was hiding. It was said to be the site where the deity who ascended to immortality 100,000 years ago was located... But as soon as he left, he was intercepted by several True Monarchs. Among them was the old True Monarch of the Five Elements Sect who had gone far away."

"..."

Hua Liuli continued to deliver a series of explosive news, then said, "The world of immortals and ghosts is in complete chaos."

"These old guys who are still young and energetic are really passionate..." Chen Xuan clicked his tongue in amazement. Those "rogue cultivators" who abandoned their sects were not good people either. After abandoning their own inheritances, some of them actually joined forces to force the ancient lineages to change.

Now, if a True Lord is alone and reveals his presence, he will immediately be surrounded and attacked.

At the same time, he was surprised, it seemed that news of the situation among the twelve Golden Core Immortals had already spread far and wide... Who leaked the secret? Was it the old Sword Master or True Lord Wei from the Sword Inquiry Dojo? Or was it Lu Zhuan or True Lord Xiao Hei?
"With battles raging in the heavens, there's no time to attend to those on earth; this is precisely the time for low-level cultivators in the mortal realm to strive for advancement," Hua Liuli said. "I too will be going into seclusion to escape the mortal world!"

The world is hard to escape. Once you shut yourself off from worldly affairs, three years is not long, and thirty years is not short. Many geniuses shut themselves off in middle age, and by the time they achieve success, they are already old and frail.

"I wonder if it was right or wrong to help you read the 'Two Realms True Scripture' back then..."

"The Black and White True Lord may no longer have any humanity left."

“Old Zhang has a very high standard; he once tried to stop it.”

"What does he know? Ignore him."

"..."

As Chen Xuan and Hua Liuli talked, they walked towards the temple on Qingnang Mountain to distribute the congratulatory gifts sent by various Taoist temples.

After a tumultuous reopening of Qingnang Mountain, no fewer than twenty high-level spiritual items of the Tao Hongchen level were received.

Of course, most of them are materials for cultivation, weapon crafting, and alchemy, and cannot be considered true Tao Hongchen level artifacts. But even so, their value is terrifying, comparable to the treasure vaults of some True Monarch level forces.

Even if you put all of Hua Liuli's wealth accumulated over the years together, it wouldn't amount to this much.

Chen Xuan could not possibly keep all of these things for himself, but he could still get a considerable share.

First and foremost is the head of Ji Jia Tu De Zhen Jun, the most precious item, whose value surpasses the sum of all other things.

“This object is of too high a status for you to control. When you need to use it, I will protect you.”

The "physical statue" inside the temple opened its eyes, and Zhang Dongxuan awoke. He said to Chen Xuan and Hua Liuli, "After you leave the mortal world, I will entrust this item to you for safekeeping."

The level of the True Monarch's head is too high; even a cultivator cultivating nearby would face a huge risk of death.

Chen Xuan and Hua Liuli naturally wouldn't refuse; they could come to the temple whenever they wanted to cultivate the Earth Virtue True Scripture or comprehend Earth Virtue techniques.

Soon after.

Chen Xuan selected three spiritual items of the Tao Hongchen level from the Qingnang Treasure Vault.

First, there is a complete version of the Mude Xiqu Zhenjing, written on a piece of blue brocade. The material looks very new and is not an antique.

This employs a technique at the True Lord level, and is a one-time consumable, allowing only one or two people to comprehend it.

"Yunmeng Academy swallowed its pride and suffered a loss in silence. Although they sent the complete version of the true scripture, they did not want it to circulate too widely," Hua Liuli commented.

"They're all the same." Chen Xuan flipped the blue brocade over in his palm, glanced at it a few times, and then put it into the treasure storage.

He is confident that if he has just one chance to comprehend the truth, he will be able to grasp the complete version of the sutra.

The second treasure Chen Xuan chose was the [Taiyi True Water] sent by the Taiyi Daoist Temple. This is a rare water-type spiritual object in the mortal world, second only to the blue peach in terms of rarity.

"Wow!"

A dark, eerie droplet of water flowed from Chen Xuan's fingertip. It was only the size of a pearl, but upon closer inspection, it resembled a vast lake, with even giant whales swimming within it, a truly wondrous sight.

When Chen Xuan was preparing to cultivate the complete version of the Water Virtue True Scripture that he had gleaned from the True Lord of the White Rhinoceros Palace, he used this item to aid in his cultivation.

The last item was the [Mysterious Plague Netherworld Qi] sent by the Heaven-Mending Dojo.

"What does the Heaven-Mending Daoist Temple want to do?" Chen Xuan wondered. His "Human Emperor's True Scripture" had been stuck at the Daoist Canon level due to the lack of resources in the Plague Department.

Without relying on external resources, Chen Xuan could certainly cultivate the Cauldron Chapter by simply breathing in and out, but the speed would be dozens of times slower, and it might not be possible to successfully cultivate it in one or two years.

“This item is usable and very safe.” After carefully examining it, Zhang Dongxuan told Chen Xuan that he could safely refine this wisp of [Mysterious Plague Netherworld Qi].

"Tianyan Dao calculates ten steps at a time, probably because she's afraid you'll die," Hua Liuli said. "Sooner or later, she'll come kneeling and begging you."

The divination and deduction power of the Heavenly Evolution Path comes with aftereffects every time it is used. Although not as severe as in the Six Desires Heaven, the cumulative effects will inevitably lead to irreversible damage and loss of all six senses.

Chen Xuan's meditation was her cure.

“She won’t come begging to me,” Chen Xuan said, shaking his head.

"Cold-blooded." Hua Liuli smiled, sizing up Chen Xuan a few times before asking, "Aren't you going to pick out anything else? Don't you want any Red Dust Artifacts?"

Chen Xuan shook his head and said, "These spiritual items are enough. Let's leave the rest in the Qingnang Treasure Vault."

He was very measured. Although he had put in a lot of effort to reopen the Azure Pouch, he wouldn't take all the benefits for himself. Besides, his immortal body was comparable to a mortal artifact, so he didn't really need those high-level magical artifacts anymore.

Moreover, the reopening of the Qingnang Dojo has attracted a large number of eager young disciples, requiring significant resources.

……

Time passed, and several days later...

The Ji siblings received a secret order and took their leave from Qingnang Mountain.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, Hua Xuan Nu, the central part of the Southern Region is about to become lively. Why don't you come with us?" Ji Youbing invited Chen Xuan and the others to go on an adventure when he left.

Feng Shui Qingnang Technique excels at finding objects and has been a master at finding opportunities since ancient times.

Chen Xuan and Hua Liuli shook their heads and refused, having no intention of going on an adventure for the time being, and planned to use up their own resources first.

"With over a dozen [Immortal Registers], it's time to determine the champion... There won't be any more of these in the future." Ji Youbing concluded, "If you two have the chance, you should go and see the Dark Land, lest you miss the last chance for immortality in the world."

"Determine the champion? What does that mean? Compete for first place?" Chen Xuan and Hua Liuli looked at each other in bewilderment.

After the Ji siblings left, they found Zhang Dongxuan to inquire about the situation. After exchanging words for a while, they each went their separate ways.

More than ten days later.

Chen Xuan was cultivating and pondering how to integrate the Qi of the Eighth Plague Department into the "Human Emperor's True Scripture" when an unexpected and earth-shattering event occurred.

"Bang!"

A crisp, resounding sound of chains snapping echoed across the vast land.

"hold head high!"

The agonizing cries of the Great Sun Candle Dragon resounded clearly in everyone's ears.

Chen Xuan looked up and saw that the celestial mist above the nine heavens had exploded, a thick bronze chain had broken, and then a huge, palace-like object, trailing a dazzling light, fell to the mortal world like a dazzling shooting star.

The Celestial Palace has fallen!

A powerful True Lord, through the Earth Virtue True Lord who descended to the mortal realm, actually found the location of the Celestial Palace? And made his move?

"Ha, it really is just an empty shell..." The muttered voice of the person who did the deed echoed in the void.

"Whose astonishing methods are these? To destroy a celestial palace—this is the power of an ancient sage!! There must be no Golden Core Immortals within the celestial palace. Quickly, give chase!"

"No immortals among those of the Earth element? That's a fantasy! What about the Dipper Department? What about the Thunder Department? This shouldn't be the case!"

One after another, towering figures that reached the heavens and the earth appeared instantly from all directions, blotting out the sun. Without the slightest hesitation, the True Lords surrounded the descending Immortal Palace.

A terrifying war that only existed in history books suddenly erupted in the present world.

The world was a vast expanse of white, blindingly bright.

"These lawless old bastards!" Zhang Dongxuan was forced to reveal himself, using his divine travel power to protect the living beings within a radius of tens of thousands of miles.

The fallen celestial palace streaked across the sky above Yunmeng Prefecture before landing in a dark region in the central area of ​​the Southern Domain.

Chen Xuan looked around and found that in Yunmeng Prefecture alone, there were more than a handful of towering figures standing up. It seemed that the usually stable Wenjian Dojo and Taiyi Forbidden Land had mobilized their entire forces!
Old Zhang scratched his head, gazing into the distance with a puzzled look in his eyes, and muttered to himself, "Strange, is it a conspiracy?"

The extremely fierce battle between the True Lords came to an end after several hours.

The earth was riddled with holes and devastated. Many of the states that the celestial palace passed through were completely destroyed in the great war, with blood staining hundreds of millions of miles of land and countless lives lost.

Ultimately, the celestial palace fell to the southern region and disappeared into the darkness.

All the pursuing True Lords disappeared without a trace.

"What's going on?" Many disciples of the ancient Taoist lineage were stunned, and then horrified, because their own True Lord had completely disappeared, and even the Soul Fire Lamp in the Ancestral Hall had been extinguished!
Something terrible has happened!

The five directions of the land were shrouded in dark clouds.

……

Ignoring the turmoil in the outside world, Chen Xuan stayed on a cliff in Qingnang Mountain, absorbing the [Mysterious Plague Netherworld Qi] while studying the "Human Emperor's True Scripture" day and night.

However, after the perfection of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, adding a new Plague Department True Scripture is ridiculously difficult.

"Shangyang Immortal Body has collapsed?"

At one point, Chen Xuan froze, then coughed up a mouthful of blood. His vision went black, and his mind felt as if it had been struck by a divine hammer.

He lost consciousness, and then his immortal body rapidly disintegrated. His figure swayed as he fell from the bottomless cliff, tracing a blood-red arc.

At the foot of the mountain, the sword fairy Su Fuyao arrived with her black horse.

"Before venturing into the Dark Lands to seek immortality and establish a new state, I'll take the opportunity to avenge myself against that martial arts brat!" Su Fuyao muttered to himself, his black and white swords hanging at his waist, brimming with confidence.

Old Swordsman is right. She has recently been feeling a force calling to her from the dark place.

"Sword Fairy, you can't defeat a martial arts brat, why humiliate yourself? Your amateurish martial arts skills are useless!"

"Black Horse shouted, then his pupils shrank, and he was immediately shocked. "Martial arts kid? Look! He's mastered another peerless immortal technique that fell from the sky!"

"boom!"

A deafening sonic boom echoed from thousands of feet in the sky.

Chen Xuan's immortal energy surged, and he fell like a meteor, his body crackling with crimson flames, ultimately crashing into the ground and creating a huge crater, his flesh and blood splattered everywhere.

The immortal body shattered, losing all its vitality...

"What kind of immortal technique is this for tempering the body? Does one have to fall to their death to master it? Terrifying!" the black horse shrieked. "Sword Fairy, how can you compare your physical strength to someone like this! Give up that idea and stick to your sword!"

"This..." Su Fuyao was also shocked. The way the martial arts boy cultivated his physique was truly astonishing and unheard of.

But soon, Heima and Su Fuyao approached and saw the specific situation in the pit, and they were immediately dumbfounded.

"The martial arts prodigy is gone? It seems he almost trained himself to death?"

Inside the giant pit, blood and broken bones burned in the flames, and the immortal energy surged and became chaotic. Chen Xuan's physical body and soul were shattered into powder.

With a whoosh, the mountain wind blew by, and a phoenix feather streaked across the sky. The arc of flames took root and sprouted like a seed, and then began to grow.

As Chen Xuan emerged from the phoenix fire, he looked down at his newborn hands, their skin as delicate as a baby's, his brow furrowed. He muttered to himself, "This is so difficult. The eighth type of immortal energy is hard to integrate?"

Not far away, Heima and Su Fuyao were both somewhat stunned by what they saw.

Su Fuyao examined Chen Xuan's newly reborn immortal body, and after a moment, said with certainty, "The path to the Shangyang Immortal Body for this martial arts boy has come to an end today."

(End of this chapter)