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

Chapter 335 The Bull Demon King (Part 1)
In the clouds, Nanmian sat cross-legged on a cotton candy-like auspicious cloud, dangling one leg and gently swaying it as he headed towards the central area of ​​the ascension platform.

"Little Qingtian is truly amazing. As expected of a supreme lineage that has lasted for eternity, it possesses an abundance of treasures. Even if I were to collect junk from the roadside for a hundred years, I probably still wouldn't be able to compare."

Yu Tianzi clicked his tongue in approval, remarking that Xiao Qingtian's foundation was truly profound. He poked his head out from the auspicious clouds and said, "It's a pity they're all a bunch of crazy Taoist priests."

Xiao Qingtian is the founder and master of the Heavenly Mandate Immortal Pill Path, the contemporary Dao Lord, and even the first person to dare to defy the Immortal Palace. His power is unfathomable.

"If you ask the heavens but find no way, if you cannot attain enlightenment, if you cultivate diligently for a thousand years but your heart dies, if the path to immortality is cut off and there is no hope, wouldn't that be madness?" The Imperial Immortal replied with a light laugh.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yu's eyes darted around twice before he asked, "Taoist, I've heard that when you were undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation of the Cauldron, in pursuit of perfection, the Little Azure Heaven True Lord had an ambiguous relationship with the evil dragon of the Little Dragon Palace?"

Logically speaking, Xiao Qingtian, one of the strongest lineages in the Southern Region, should not fear the Little Dragon Palace of the Demon Clan.

"In the era of immortals and ghosts after the ancient sages and saints all went into seclusion, almost all the thunder-attribute immortals came from the [Little Dragon Palace]."

Nanmian paused for a moment, pointed to the sky above, and continued, "Even if the lightning attribute positions in the Immortal Palace are vacant, they will only be filled by the Dragon Lords of the Little Dragon Palace. Little Qingtian does not want to be different, so he cooperates with them at the lowest cost."

Although the identities of the twelve Golden Core Immortals of the Celestial Palace are shrouded in mystery.
However, since the sages went into seclusion, the position of Thunder has almost exclusively come from the Little Dragon Palace.

"So, in that case, at the Mountain and Sea Banquet, the Little Dragon King Long Cangwu has the most powerful background. Whoever kills him will face endless troubles?"

Yu Tianzi then muttered to himself, "There are as many as seven or eight branches of the Doubu monkeys, such as Zhu Yan and Liu Er. The demon immortals of the Doubu may not necessarily be the ancestors of the Liu Er ape."

But the oxen are different. Among all oxen in the world, those belonging to the ancient lineage only still have influence in the Jilei Mountain region. The probability that a rare, manifested oxen immortal from the Plague Department could be an ancestor of the oxen is extremely high.

"It's rumored that the last time the Ox Immortal appeared in the world was tens of thousands of years ago," Nan Mian said with a light laugh.

"Is this the reason why Xiaolong Palace tacitly allows Jilei Mountain to cultivate thunder qi?" Emperor Yu asked, looking up.

"Not necessarily..." Nan Mian shook his head. The Little Dragon Palace would not tolerate Ji Lei Mountain becoming an anomaly based on mere speculation; that would be too damaging to the Dragon Palace's prestige.

Most of the twelve Golden Elixir Immortals of the Celestial Palace have disappeared without a trace.

However, the power of the Ape Immortal of the Fighting Department often manifests in the world, followed by the Ox Immortal of the Plague Department.

As for the human race, there is the corrupt Earth Virtue True Lord who frequently descends to the mortal realm to issue decrees from the celestial palace.

This is basically all the information that most Taoist lineages in the mortal world knew about the Immortal Palace before Xinzhai... Logically speaking, these three paths have the slimmest chance of becoming an immortal.

"The Little Plague Palace is useless. Its orthodox Qi cultivation methods are no match for the demons, and its unorthodox alchemy methods are no match for Little Azure Heaven. It even allows Thunder Mountain to be so arrogant." Emperor Yu cursed a few times, then said angrily, "If I weren't really no match for Niu Ben, I would really want to fight him to the death."

Although he was powerful, not everyone was as adept at dealing with enemies of higher realms as Wan Shizun.

“Ah Biao, both the Plague and the Warring States are known for their ruthless killing.” Nan Mian laughed, “With the Plague Demon Immortals suppressing us from the heavens, it is truly remarkable that the Little Plague Palace can still produce True Lords generation after generation under such circumstances.”

The two energies of Douwen and Douwen are extremely aggressive and controlling, which is why the immortal beings on these two energies often appear in the world.

The various lineages of the Humanity Fighting and Plague Divisions were almost completely wiped out as a result.

Yu Tianzi nodded silently, then said, "Niu Ben has a special identity, so it's best if he dies at Xinzhai's hands. No one else is suitable to lead this task."

"But the ox is indeed powerful..."

“Our Xinzhai is fierce too! He just focuses on initiating attacks and everyone else naturally follows suit,” Yu Tianzi said, hands on his hips.

"I hope so..." Nan Mian frowned, his expression becoming serious again for the first time ever.

As the two talked, they could vaguely see lightning and thunder in the distant sky, with plague demons running rampant, and a fierce battle raging.

Besides them, different auras began to emerge from other directions, all converging towards the central area.

……

Flames soared into the sky, and the three thoughts of greed, anger, and ignorance surged like waves in everyone's hearts.

"As expected of a divine being, so difficult to kill," Chen Xuan remarked.

The Sparrow King was killed, but the power of the Heart Cleansing Technique, activated by the Great Karma Technique, allowed it to see the trajectory of fate and karma, tracing back to its source and constantly eroding it. However, the Sparrow King repeatedly cut off its tails to survive and was still barely clinging to life.

【Tao Hongchen】is a high-level cultivator. At this stage, their health bars are too thick, and each of them has a life-saving secret technique, making them difficult to kill quickly.

"Whoosh!" A cultivator in the Fire Cultivation Furnace realm, his face filled with terror, transformed the fire energy within his body into the Southern Bright Fire. Amidst the surging flames, the Sparrow King's consciousness was reborn and revived once more.

Phoenix Qi can undergo nirvana within itself, while Vermilion Bird Qi undergoes nirvana within the bodies of others, which is incredibly wondrous.

For ordinary cultivators, undergoing Nirvana once or twice in a short period of time is the limit. But the Sparrow Emperor seems to be able to undergo Nirvana infinitely, which is truly bizarre. He is using some ancient Vermilion Bird Grand Technique.

"No!" The Sparrow King had just recovered when his scalp tingled. He saw countless scarlet runes emerging from the edge of the newly born divine soul body, densely packed like thousands of deadly red serpents, surging madly toward his consciousness.

Xinzhai has him hooked!

"Keng!"

The Sparrow King immediately pointed his fingers like a sword and severed that part of the soul. But the next moment, a large area of ​​scarlet power reappeared at the torn wound, accompanied by blurry ghostly shadows that hissed and roared, devouring and eroding his life force.

This scene clearly shows that they will not rest until he is killed.

"Once someone is killed by Xinzhai, they are doomed to complete annihilation? Even Nirvana cannot change their fate?" The Sparrow King was horrified, realizing that Xinzhai's evil nature was far more terrifying than he had imagined.

It's important to understand that he only faked his death to escape; he didn't actually die.

But the power of the Heart-Cleansing Heavenly Immortal Technique unilaterally asserts that he is already dead?!
At this moment, the Sparrow King seemed to see the terrifying scene after his own death and reincarnation in the outside world... A little sparrow had just hatched when a scarlet power of the Heart Sutra appeared in the void and mercilessly killed the fragile reincarnated body.

Moreover, even if Xinzhai kills the second incarnation, he will not stop, but will pursue him and kill him nine times in a row until he is completely destroyed and vanishes into thin air.

Just imagining this scene sent chills down his spine, making him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Buzz!"

In the sky, a golden road pierced through the void.

Chen Xuan used the Qingnang Technique to appear precisely in front of the Sparrow King.

The candle illuminates the blazing sun suspended in the sky, scattering its radiance. The sun's energy is all-pervasive, providing the most precise coordinates for the art of healing.

"You..." The Sparrow King was completely panicked. He originally thought that no matter how bad the situation was, he could just give up his immortal seed and golden core and cut off his arm to survive. But now, he realized that he could not escape Xinzhai's grasp at all.

A bright, shining sun loomed overhead, illuminating an area of ​​tens of thousands of miles. It was impossible for him to escape this area in a short time! After all, even Chen Xuan and Hua Liuli, who were proficient in the Qingnang Technique, would need a long time to cross such a long distance.

"Lord Xinzhai, please don't kill me! I can still be saved, I can still be saved!" The fire-based cultivator who had been reborn through the Sparrow Emperor's body spoke, his face deathly pale.

This is a highly talented peak-level cauldron, currently vying for control of itself with the newly revived Sparrow King.

Huo Xiu felt a chill run down his spine. Chen Xuan of Xinzhai was infamous for his ruthlessness, regarding living beings as mere ants. It was highly likely that he would kill Huo Xiu along with Chen Xuan in order to deal with the Sparrow King.

"Clang!" Chen Xuan swung his black sword, and a powerful White Emperor sword aura surged forth, enveloping all directions, sealing off the area, and cutting off the Sparrow King's escape route.

At the same time, he separated half of his immortal energy, which transformed into azure-gold yellow millet energy, and covered the Sparrow Emperor.

In an instant, the mortal world surged, and past events surfaced. The three thoughts of greed, anger, and ignorance of the fire-cultivation furnace cultivator grew wildly, plunging him into a mysterious state, blocking the Sparrow King's invasion of consciousness.

"I don't need you to kill me!" the Sparrow King roared. Sensing something was wrong, he immediately stopped his Nirvana and decisively burned himself to death before the Yellow Millet Qi could get close to him.

"Hmm?" Upon seeing this, Chen Xuan thought to himself that the Sparrow King was indeed a ruthless demon. He was ruthless to his enemies but even more ruthless to himself. He could set himself on fire without hesitation. Not everyone could endure such pain.

"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Xinzhai!" Huo Xiu quickly expressed his gratitude, wiping the sweat from his forehead, still feeling lingering fear.

Immediately, the expressions of the other dozen or so Fire Element cultivators in this area changed drastically.

"Where did the Mahjong King go?"

"Whose fiery red energy did he escape into?!" People were horrified. The Sparrow King's defeat was inevitable, but they didn't want to perish with him!
Not everyone is like the previous Fire Furnace, possessing special techniques to withstand the Sparrow Emperor's Nirvana and await Chen Xuan's assistance.

“Here…” Chen Xuan shifted his gaze. Under the solar energy light enhanced by the Candle Dragon Technique, he noticed a strange fluctuation in Xiao Hou’s crimson energy.

The Sparrow King is cautious by nature. This time, during his Nirvana, he chose to attack Xiao Hou, who has the lowest cultivation level. Xiao Hou is the weakest and the easiest to succeed, so no one can react in time.

Furthermore, he seemed to have seen Xinzhai in contact with this person before, or that they had a relationship. If he were to use this person as a shell, Xinzhai might have reservations and would let him go.

"Huh?" Xiao Hou was stunned. Then, he slowly closed his eyes. Within his body, myriad fires boiled, with more than a dozen kinds of fire virtue qi rising up, like the radiant glow of the sky.

Emperor Yan Ming was activated.

Amidst the raging flames, the Sparrow King's consciousness, barely formed, froze instantly, a scene beyond words appearing before its eyes: "This is..."

"I wield ten thousand fires, burning the old and forging the new. All who defy my way shall be reduced to ashes!" A divine deity of the Flame Emperor, clad in imperial robes, rose up. All the fire spirits of heaven and earth submitted and bowed in worship, transforming into crimson sparrows, fire phoenixes, and flame dragons, swirling around him like fireflies.

"Boom!" The giant hand of the god slammed down, as if squeezing an insect, and pinched the fragile consciousness of the newly born Sparrow King.

"No!" The Sparrow King was horrified. What kind of prodigy had he chosen? This was a Fire-attribute chosen one!
Moreover, besides this deity of destiny, he also vaguely sensed a trace of extremely powerful divine soul fluctuations, which, although fragile, were of a very high level.

Xinzhai's acquaintances are all monsters!

"Whoosh!" Xiao Hou opened his eyes, slowly opened his hands, and a five-colored fire lotus bloomed in his palm, binding a sparrow-shaped figure inside.

"Chen Xuan, I caught him!" Xiao Hou immediately boasted to Chen Xuan.

He might be powerless against other spirits, but the Fire Sparrow King, a mere wisp of consciousness, wanted to use him for a nirvana and revival? That was tantamount to playing with fire and getting burned!

"Wow!"

Chen Xuan immediately released a wisp of Human Emperor Qi, covering the Sparrow Emperor's consciousness within the Five-Colored Fire Lotus, and interrogated him: "What tricks are you four Divine Immortal Seeds playing?"

Although I already had a vague suspicion, I still needed to confirm it.

"You will never get any information from me, absolutely not!" the Sparrow King roared, but as he spoke, his expression struggled, and he finally knelt on the ground, prostrating himself, becoming humble, as if he were kneeling before an emperor on earth.

"The four divine immortals are divided into two factions with everyone else. Only when one side is completely wiped out will the supreme creation manifest in the world..."

The Sparrow King replied respectfully, "These are the rules set by the supreme power of creation, and no one can break free from them."

He felt incredibly bitter. In his last moments before death, he was forced to kneel at the enemy's feet and reveal secrets. This blow was unbearable for him.

But he had no choice but to kneel, for now that he had lost his divine power, he was powerless to defy the will of the Human Emperor.

Moreover, to the Sparrow King's despair, his companions, including Niu Ben, who were supposed to rush to his aid from afar, inexplicably stopped and a fierce battle broke out, extinguishing his last glimmer of hope.

“I see…” Chen Xuan nodded, seizing the last bit of time to interrogate the other party a few more questions, and finally ordered, “Tell me about the Vermilion Bird inheritance.”

The Sparrow King was filled with grief and indignation, but suddenly felt an urge to vent his anger. However, when he opened his mouth, no words came out; instead, wisps of scalding Vermilion Bird Fire dripped from his mouth.

"The Vermilion Bird Technique cannot be seen by anyone but a bird..." he struggled as he spoke, flames rising from nowhere, growing rapidly with the wind, burning through his teeth and consuming his memories, rendering him unable to utter the transmission.

Immediately afterwards, crimson rune trails from all directions devoured the Sparrow King, and the power of the Heart Cleansing completely enveloped the Sparrow King, as if forming a cocoon.

Finally, with a "poof," he exploded, turning into a pile of bones and disappearing completely.

A divine being has died just like that!
The nearby cultivators were shocked. The Sparrow King had once been a peerless figure, invincible in the mortal world, but now that he had encountered Xinzhai, the Great Dao was like a dream, and everything had shattered.

This is one of the four seeds jointly recognized by the extraterrestrial forces, yet he is still no match for Chen Xuan!
Chen Xuan frowned, muttering to himself, "Is it really true that a supreme-level inheritance cannot be leaked out?"

The first Vermilion Bird disappeared in ancient times, but its power still influences the world.
"You killed a Divine Immortal..." Su Fuyao arrived on her sword, staring at Chen Xuan with a complicated expression.

"Just a flawed immortal seed." Chen Xuan glanced at her and said. The Sparrow Queen had been busy fighting and killing in all directions these days and had not yet had time to deal with the hidden dangers of her own immortal seed and golden core.

Just as it takes time for Chen Xuan to cultivate the Supreme Inheritance and for the Peak Cauldron to ascend to godhood, it also takes a long time for the Divine Seeds to make up for their own shortcomings.

However, he discovered that the Celestial Golden Core of the Sparrow King, now surrounded by the radiance of the Vermilion Bird, did indeed show some signs of recovery.

"Boom!"

At the edge of the sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared as three divine immortals clashed in a bloody battle. Without the suppression of their cultivation levels by either the [Mirror Immortal] or the [Eternal Venerable], the battle was terrifying beyond measure.

The void collapsed, divine light blotted out the sun, and the aura of imperial power permeated the air. Ordinary cultivators felt a stinging pain in their eyes just by looking at it, and many collapsed to the ground as a result.

Chen Xuan quickly cleaned up the battlefield and took over all of the Sparrow King's legacy.

Immediately afterwards, he gazed into the distance without the slightest hesitation, and a feng shui avenue appeared beneath his feet, paved with golden light, and soared into the sky.

(End of this chapter)