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

Chapter 282 Yan Yushu's Strength
Chen Xuan was stunned. His little wife was about to be taken away by a monster... What was the sword embryo saying?
She really has no restraint when it comes to talking; she dares to say all sorts of nonsense. Does she think there are no outsiders here?
Beneath Chen Xuan's feet, a phoenix shone with divine light. He hovered in the air, waiting, originally pondering how to dominate the Mountain and Sea Banquet and teach those high and mighty immortals a lesson, when he suddenly heard these words.

He immediately reminded Su Fuyao not to say such bizarre things that could easily be misunderstood.

"Who's targeting Yan Yushu?" Chen Xuan then asked.

He wasn't stupid, so he knew who Su Fuyao was referring to. In this region, only the Six Desires Heaven could be associated with him.

"Ha, Lu Zhuan is always so close to you. If this goddess of the Six Desires Heaven isn't your Mingfei of Xinzhai, then whose is she?!"

Su Fuyao stood atop the black immortal sword, her long hair cascading down her back, detached from the world. Her beautiful, sword-like eyes glanced disdainfully at Chen Xuan, then she teased, "Martial arts brat, where's your playboy wife? Why isn't she here?"

"Sword embryo, please be serious!" Chen Xuan's forehead creased with annoyance.

They are all innocent and blameless fellow Daoists. What outrageous gossip does this Sword Fairy talk about with the Black Horse in private all day long?
On Su Fuyao's flawless face, a smile held a deeper meaning. She looked at Chen Xuan for a long while before finally explaining:
"Yan Yushu is in the center of this mysterious place, but she is so lovable that she has been targeted by a demon immortal who wants to possess her."

When the Six Desire Realms are targeted by evil demons, others will naturally "step in to help."

For example, the sword fairy who first met Yan Yushu immediately drew her sword to help those in need and temporarily drove away the malevolent demon.

"So that's how it is." Chen Xuan suddenly realized that there was a deeper reason behind what the old Taoist priest Zhou Yuan of the Bagua Temple had said about Su Fuyao's bloody battle with a demon immortal.

“This area beneath our feet is very mysterious; it must be the ruins of some collapsed ancient mountain and sea… If it were fully restored, it might evolve into a divine land comparable to a grotto-heaven,” Su Fuyao said.

Chen Xuan nodded. He had just arrived in this area when he sensed that the ground beneath his feet was extraordinary.

However, it is severely damaged. Although its potential is great, it is very difficult to successfully awaken it. For example, many relics in Taixu are very ancient, but it has been rare since ancient times to restore their former glory.

The locations chosen for divine ascension vary drastically in terms of potential, and can be broadly categorized into many levels.

The first-class mountain and sea level includes ancient sacred mountains such as Guyao and Qingqiu.

The second-class grotto-heavens are not visible in the mortal world, such as the [White Sky Heaven] and the [Upper Yang Heaven].

The third-class blessed land, the Qingnang Mountain which was not destroyed, is in this category... Blessed lands are located in the mortal world, and such areas are usually the locations of the mountain gates of ancient Taoist temples.

The fourth-class auspicious land... Generally, those with profound backgrounds ascend to godhood in places of this level.

Some of the places where one ascends to godhood are very large, such as mountains, lakes, and seas, which can be thousands of miles, or even tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of miles.

However, some places of ascension to godhood are very small. For example, in the ruins of Taixu, a dilapidated temple or an ancient corpse can also be used to ascend to godhood.

"If the Sword Inquiry Dojo were willing to give me the White Sky to ascend to godhood, I should have tried to escape the mortal world when I was a teenager."

Su Fuyao remained calm and continued to Chen Xuan, "I don't need to spend so much energy studying the incomplete True Martial Sage's legacy when I'm at a lower realm... It's easier to cultivate when I'm at a higher realm."

"Yes, that makes sense." Chen Xuan nodded in agreement. Su Fuyao was still relatively young, but that Nanmian Yuzhe Xian was probably approaching thirty.

In the mortal world, as long as resources are plentiful and one's aptitude and constitution are sufficient to quickly absorb them, reaching the peak of the cultivation realm is not too difficult.

But ordinary cultivators and those born into humble circumstances have to travel far and wide for resources, risking their lives. If they can't get what they want, they can only rely on the true scriptures and breathing exercises to cultivate themselves.

The direct descendants of the ancient Daoist temples, as well as the immortal beings, obviously do not face this resource predicament.

However, as one progresses further into the [Tao Hongchen] realm, the foundation of the ancient Daoist temple gradually becomes increasingly strained.

For example, could the current Sword Master of Baixiao give up the Baixiao Heaven ascension site to the little immortal Su Fuyao?

This is the immortal sword of the True Lord, isn't it fast enough to kill people?

Sometimes, it's not entirely fair to blame the True Lords for blocking and weakening young talents. It's not simply a matter of some True Lords being wary; there are too many deep-seated reasons and contradictions to explain in just a few words.

"If one cannot achieve perfection, the immortal seed will conceal itself; but if one pursues perfection, one is not far from death... The immortal seed's chance to break free will be at the Mountain and Sea Banquet."

Su Fuyao said softly, "Many immortals actually harbor a deep-seated anger and hatred that they suppress day and night."

When immortal seeds are born, they must evolve towards perfection. If they cannot achieve perfection, they have no hope of becoming immortals, let alone reaching the Supreme Heaven, and thus have no reason to exist. However, the current world has a strict hierarchy, and when immortal seeds are at a low level, they are indeed powerless against the will of the True Lords.

She then told Chen Xuan that the vast area covered by the Mountain and Sea Banquet was a place that even True Monarchs had never been able to enter since ancient times, and even the Immortal Palace had never set foot in. It was an ancient and extraordinary land that had not yet been explored.

Many of these areas have a rich history and retain various rare ancient resources.

"You want to ascend to godhood here?" Chen Xuan asked curiously. Not long ago, he had encountered a peak cultivation vessel and then chose a decaying place to retreat into seclusion and escape the mortal world.

At the same time, he was deeply moved as he listened to Su Fuyao's words. If they were outside, Su Fuyao would never have said these words, and she would never have even had such thoughts in her mind.

"We'll have to see how things go."

Su Fuyao did not give a definite answer directly, but continued, "I'm going back to find your little wife. We'll talk in detail on the way."

"Please watch your words!" Chen Xuan said helplessly. Su Fuyao refused to listen to any explanation and stubbornly insisted on her own opinion. As expected of a celestial being, she was arrogant.

One person rode a phoenix, and the other wielded a divine sword, continuing their journey towards the core area of ​​this ancient battlefield ruins, high in the sky.

The Mountain and Sea Banquet was shrouded in a special force that prevented the Qi practitioners from flying too high, as the higher they flew, the more energy they would consume.

The ancient ruins beneath them were incredibly vast, no smaller than an ordinary ancient kingdom in the outside world. The two of them headed towards the central area where the most wondrous sights were found.

"I heard you're going to deal with the Immortal Seed Divine Traveler? Where is the Sparrow King?" On the way, Chen Xuan inquired about information, which was the purpose of waiting for Su Fuyao.

He had just slaughtered the Sparrow King's cousin and desperately wanted to know news of the Sparrow King.

“There should be four immortal beings traveling in the Mountain and Sea Banquet.” Su Fuyao said frankly, “Three demons and one immortal being. Their golden cores are not deeply obscured, so there is still room for redemption.”

Humans have short lifespans; most of them reach the end of their cultivation path after the age of sixty.

Some demon races have lifespans much longer than humans, such as the turtle and cicada races, whose vital energy and essence become stronger with age.

Therefore, three immortal beings from the demon race traveled to the Mountain and Sea Banquet.

"The Sparrow King of Vermilion Bird Mountain in the Southern Region, the Frost Flowing from Qilin Mountain in the Central Plains, the Ox-Ben from Jilei Mountain in the Western Lands..."

As Su Fuyao spoke, she looked at Chen Xuan and asked curiously, "Do you have designs on the Sparrow Emperor?"

"I just killed his brother," Chen Xuan confessed frankly, making no attempt to conceal his purpose.

"You've slain the Divine Traveler?" Su Fuyao was slightly surprised. She looked Chen Xuan up and down with her beautiful eyes and thought to herself that the Five Treasures Martial Immortal Body was indeed miraculous. After the Eight Qi returned to one, even ordinary Divine Travelers could hardly harm this unparalleled immortal body.

"His brother is not as powerful as our Southern Wilderness's Golden Crow God." Chen Xuan said casually. He was not injured at all when dealing with the Nine-Colored Sparrow, only his Feathered Immortal Robe was slightly dirty.

However, there are many ways to survive using the Divine Travel ability, requiring multiple kills, which takes a relatively long time.

“There are no weak ones in the Divine Realm.” Su Yao shook her head. She had heard of the Nine-Colored Sparrow God’s name and knew that it was very powerful, but its brilliance was overshadowed by its cousin, the Sparrow Emperor.

"If this were outside, the True Lord of Vermilion Bird Mountain would already be on his way to visit Green Nang Mountain."

She chuckled softly, emphasizing the word "visit".

“Our Qingnang is no less impressive!” Chen Xuan said.

Sword Fairy smiled without saying a word, and then replied, "The area covered by the Mountain and Sea Banquet is larger than a state. The Sparrow Emperor has not yet shown any trace in this area... but don't worry, you will encounter him sooner or later."

Previously, Chen Xuan had been searching for Hua Liuli, traversing nearly a million miles in a few hours, but he had only crossed a small part of the Shan Hai Yan area.

Chen Xuan felt a little regretful that he couldn't test the strength of the Sparrow King for the time being, so he asked:

When will the Mountain and Sea Banquet officially begin?

We've been at the Mountain and Sea Banquet for almost a day now.

"I estimate it will take at least three days," Su Fu replied. In ancient history, there have been many similar grand events to the Mountain and Sea Banquet, but none were as large in scale as this one.

It is said that in ancient times, there was a banquet held at the mountains and seas, which only invited geniuses on the path of immortality and did not invite anyone else.

Unlike this time, all the inheritors of the traditions in the world of immortals and ghosts were summoned to the Mountain and Sea Banquet.

The passersby that Chen Xuan casually defeated with a punch and a sword were actually geniuses who had demonstrated the most outstanding abilities in the mortal world through some kind of inheritance.

"There's a big grave on the ground!" Chen Xuan suddenly looked down at the ground during the journey.

On the earth stood a mountain-like tomb, its entrance littered with many decaying ancient corpses. Black blood was still gushing from the broken remains, a truly gruesome sight. "Boom!"

Within the large tomb, a massive shadow emerged, energy gathered, and suddenly erupted, a gigantic black hand reaching into the sky, attempting to grab Chen Xuan and Su Fuyao who were passing by.

"What is that?" Chen Xuan was stunned. It wasn't a Qi practitioner who made the move, but a native creature from the Mountain and Sea Banquet.

They were thousands of feet in the air, with those enormous, outstretched hands trying to pull them down.
Fortunately, Chen Xuan and Su Fuyao were not ordinary beings. Although the black palm carried a terrifying aura that came like a tidal wave, it ultimately did not touch them.

“There were once extraordinary substances here, but they were taken away not long ago… It’s just the impotent rage of these ancient evil traces,” Su Fuyao explained.

“This…” Chen Xuan looked back and saw a pair of cold, green eyes watching them leave from the decaying grave.

Chen Xuanxin thought, "Could it be that Su Fuyao and the others took away the extraordinary substance?"

"This grave might be the burial place of an ancient being at the True Monarch level. Some True Monarchs, when their lifespan is nearing its end, would venture into the dark regions of the Southern Domain to seek immortality, only to encounter an accident and be left behind in this area," Su Fuyao speculated.

Chen Xuan thought of Ziyang Zhenjun, the old Zhenjun with a firm heart in seeking the Dao, who had wandered aimlessly in the Taixu for a thousand years when he had nowhere else to go.

They moved on.

Xiao Hou and the others were not strong enough to set foot in the core area, so they wandered around the outer area, picking up small opportunities.

After helping Xiao Hou, Chen Xuan didn't compete with the Qi cultivators for the scarce resources for birth; instead, he left without even looking at them.

Soon after.

"We've arrived." Chen Xuan and Su Fuyao entered the core area completely.

This is an oasis, with towering green hills covered in dense forests, numerous rivers and springs spewing forth colorful light, and a vibrant atmosphere of life.

This place is shrouded in a hazy white fog; once you step inside, it feels like you're in two different worlds.

Here, birds sing and flowers bloom, the air is fresh and natural, a stark contrast to the generally gloomy and dark outside world.

Even more so, native creatures exist here. Five-colored deer roam among the trees, and white rabbits with eyes like jewels gnaw on fruits that shimmer with rosy light, showing no fear of outsiders, making it seem like a sacred and pure land.

"Huh? Are all these green hills tombs?" Chen Xuan blinked, noticing the unusual nature of this place.

"Yes!" Su Fuyao nodded and said, "A group of immortal tombs, with countless ancient beings buried underground!"

"The Sword Fairy is back!" In the distance, on a angular green mountain, a divine being spoke up.

Clearly, this mysterious land has been jointly occupied by several human cultivators and powerful vessels like the Sword Fairy.

In nearly a day, these contemporary prodigies had enough time to uncover some of the secrets and hidden treasures of the Mountain and Sea Banquet. Chen Xuan even saw several familiar faces.

"Yan Yushu is on that burial hill. Go find her," Su Fuyao said, pointing in a direction. "I'll ask for your help later to use the Qingnang Technique to investigate the secrets of this place!"

Chen Xuan could only agree. The aura connected by the communication talisman had been washed away by the Mountain and Sea Banquet. To establish contact with Yan Yushu, he could only do so in person or through the Heart Fasting Ceremony...

"Huh? There are acquaintances here." He quickly headed back towards the green mountain.

On the mountainside, an eight-tailed fox woman was picking fruit from a tree. Her posture was graceful, and her snow-white fox tail swayed playfully. Although she was facing away from him, Chen Xuan recognized her at a glance.

"Bai Youyou, what are you doing here!" Chen Xuan drifted by like a gentle breeze, silently appearing behind her and calling out.

The white fox was startled and turned around nervously. When she saw who it was, she almost dropped the fruit in her arms and ran away. It was this crude barbarian from the southern wilderness!

A few months ago, I finally escaped from his clutches, but now we've run into each other again. It's true what they say: it's easier to avoid the devil than to deal with his underlings!

"Is Bai Jintong here too? You foxes who can hear the wind are really amazing!" Chen Xuan exclaimed in praise. The Bai family foxes of Qingqiu are best at listening to the wind, and they had obviously found the trace of the Six Desires Heavenly Jade Book with great accuracy.

“The Jade Book Goddess is a distinguished guest of Qingqiu, so of course we must do everything in our power to protect her,” the White Fox Goddess replied cautiously.

"You lot..." Chen Xuan thought to herself, these vixens who are good at seducing people have probably been seduced by Yan Yushu's beauty and their lives are ruined.

A whole litter of rotten foxes!
"Where is your place of ascension to godhood?" Chen Xuan asked in confusion. This was the most outstanding fox in Qingqiu in the previous generation, who successfully ascended to godhood in his thirties.

"My place of ascension to godhood is a spur of Qingqiu Mountain, and it is suppressed by the 'Classic of Mountains and Seas: Qingqiu' by the White Grass Ancestor, so it cannot be moved at will." The White Fox Goddess looked gloomy and helpless, and said, "I am extremely unlucky. Everyone else came at full strength, but I am not. Even protecting the Jade Book Goddess requires outsiders to help me."

The status of the fragments of the Classic of Mountains and Seas is immeasurable. When Chen Xuan first entered the Banquet of Mountains and Seas, he only had one page of the Classic of Mountains and Seas: Guyao, which qualified him to accompany Xinzhai.

"Uh... don't be so pessimistic. Many of the other divine beings who moved to the Divine Land have already damaged their foundations," Chen Xuan comforted him.

Most of the wandering warriors who fail to gain a substantial reward from the Mountain and Sea Banquet will suffer a complete loss.

At the summit of Mount Qingshan, the Jade Book of the Six Desires Heaven appeared. She spotted Chen Xuan at a glance, her beautiful eyes filled with surprise, and questioned, "Why are you here!"

Behind her were Bai Jintong and a young man in black from the Tongtian Dojo.

Chen Xuanxin said, "Isn't it because I'm concerned about the safety of you, my ally?"
He's not the kind of person who forgets his old friends completely after using them. Besides, he hasn't even had time to read the second half of the "Six Desires True Scripture" yet!
He said, "Fellow Daoist Yan, you're here, why can't I come?"

Yan Yushu is almost twenty years old. She has shed the naivety of her early years and has now blossomed into a stunning beauty. Her appearance is breathtaking, with fair skin and delicate bones, like a perfect work of art meticulously sculpted by the Creator. The sun, moon, mountains, and seas all pale in comparison to her.

Even the Qingnang Yunjin True Monarch, who made a fleeting appearance in Guyao Mountain and was hailed as the "Number One Beauty in the Southern Region," pales in comparison to Yan Yushu today.

"Not so great." Yan Yushu stared with her beautiful eyes, her expression a mixture of amusement, reproach, and confusion.

She was actually quite surprised, because Chen Xuan had never contacted her proactively except when he had his own needs, let alone come to see her in person; it was always her who made the effort.

Could it be that Xinzai has fallen for the Six Desires Heaven?
"Junior Sister Yushu, who is he?" the black-clad youth from the Tongtian Dojo asked with concern.

He stared intently at Chen Xuan with a gaze that held a hidden hostility, as if he wanted to burn holes in Chen Xuan's body.

“A complete stranger,” Yan Yushu replied casually.

The young man in black was named Lu Yunxiao. He had a powerful background and was the only remaining direct disciple of a True Monarch in the Tongtian Dojo. He was also the only disciple in the Tongtian Dojo besides Yan Yushu who was qualified to participate in the Mountain and Sea Banquet.

The Tongtian Dojo is now in decline, in a similar state of disrepair to the Butian Dojo.

If the Tongtian Dojo were as powerful and enduring as the Wenjian Dojo, it wouldn't have risked everything to try and take advantage of the Chosen One.

"So he's a frivolous person who admires Junior Sister Yushu. I'll drive him away!" Lu Yunxiao, the young man in black, thought to himself, his eyes lighting up. His chance to shine had arrived!
Previously, when demons and immortals came to cause trouble, he was not strong enough, which allowed the Sword Fairy to steal the limelight, making him feel both ashamed and resentful.

Because, in the Tongtian Dojo, and even in the entire Tongtian Prefecture, he was the most outstanding young prodigy among those who pursued Yan Yushu, and being in a position of power gave him an advantage... In the world, besides him, who else was qualified to be by the side of the Six Desires Heaven!

"What do you mean 'not so good'? I need to talk to you, come on." Chen Xuan glanced at Yan Yushu, then walked into the dense woods to the side.

There are Qingqiu foxes of the demon race here. Although most of the demons in the eastern part of the Southern Region have close ties with human cultivation centers, there are some things that cannot be said directly to their faces.

"Huh?" Lu Yunxiao was stunned by the voice. Who was this young man who came up the mountain? How dare he order Yan Yushu around in such a casual tone? He must be asking for trouble!
He was ready to take immediate action and teach this blind fool a lesson.

But the next moment.

Something happened that struck him like a thunderbolt and made his eyes widen in horror... Yan Yushu lifted her skirt and followed the man into the grove.

What made him even more desperate was that Yan Yushu obediently and sensibly created a water-like barrier that enveloped the forest, completely isolating everyone's senses.

"This..." Lu Yunxiao felt dizzy, her vision blurred, and she felt as if the entire sky had collapsed.

"Hmph!" On the other side, Bai Jintong's nine-tailed fox also puffed out her pink cheeks angrily and muttered, "Good friend, how about we get clean!"

In the forest.

"What do you want from me? I don't need you for now." Yan Yushu caught up with Chen Xuan and said through gritted teeth, "Fine, this place will do!"

Because she had difficulty contacting Chen Xuan, she dared not consume too much of the Six Desires Heaven to prevent any accidents, which was also an important reason why her cultivation level did not improve very quickly.

Chen Xuan turned around and asked Yan Yushu directly:

"Who's causing you trouble? Can't you handle it yourself?"

"Ah?" Yan Yushu was about to undress when she heard this and looked up, her beautiful eyes crinkling with laughter, like a stunningly beautiful fox fairy.

"You didn't come here to see the second half of the 'Six Desires True Scripture'?"

(End of this chapter)