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

Chapter 347 Devastation on All Sides
Inside the main hall, the candlelight flickered, creating a somber atmosphere.

Chen Xuan considered the feasibility of going to the Southern Wilderness and felt it was inappropriate, after all, before the Mountain Spirit Goddess left the mortal world, she found him a powerful patron named Qingnang.

Clearly, the Mountain Spirit Goddess's actions reveal her attitude of not caring about worldly affairs.

"Why not retreat to the Two Realms Heaven of Flower Mystic Maiden to escape the world?" Zhang Dongxuan also thought the suggestion to go to the Southern Wilderness was not good, so he proposed another solution.

Those chosen by Heaven are special. Hua Liuli's two realms are very different from other places of ascension to Godhood. She can guard against the intrusion of True Lords when she is in the cauldron stage, let alone now that she has withdrawn from the mortal world.

At the same time, Zhang Dongxuan felt guilty because both Master Taixuan and True Lord Hei Bai knew that Xiao Chen had entered the Mountain and Sea Banquet. Knowing this meant that they could cover up any consequences, but now they were facing this desperate situation.

"boom!"

The situation outside Qingnang Mountain has become even more tense. Through the Earth Virtue Mountain Protection Formation, one can see that terrifyingly powerful beings are arriving one after another.

A gigantic, glowing foot stepped out of Taixu, causing a shower of light to rise. On the Yunmeng land, a magnificent world instantly turned to ashes, mountains and rivers collapsed, and that area became a dead zone.

Another great True Lord has arrived in Yunmeng Prefecture. He descended to the mortal world in his true form, and wherever he went, everything turned to black ashes.

"What happened? So many True Lords!" Outside the hall, Yuan Yang and some other young disciples of the Qingnang Sect exclaimed in surprise, their faces turning pale with fright.

Towering figures, like mythical giants, descended upon the skies above Yunmeng Prefecture, suffocating them. The scene was terrifying, and everyone's soul trembled.

Is the Qingnang Dojo about to perish after only a few months of reopening?!
"Fellow Daoists, let's not escalate this to the point of incurring the wrath of Heaven and the resentment of the people." In the central region of Yunmeng Prefecture, the demonic Daoist left behind by the Taiyi Forbidden Land appeared riding a Kun fish, accusing the outside True Monarch of overstepping his bounds.

"Enough with the noise, go back to your forbidden land!" A Great True Lord spoke coldly, his eyes shooting out two terrifying purple beams that tore through the sky like divine spears and flew into the Taiyi Forbidden Land.

The forbidden area of ​​Taiyi was silent, and no more words of restraint were uttered.

“Xin Zhai, you have nowhere to go. Don’t drag the Qing Nang Dojo down with you.” Another powerful True Lord shouted. After a pause, he continued, “Even the Qing Nang Dojo, which was Tai Xuan a thousand years ago, could not protect you from today’s calamity.”

These words spread throughout Yunmeng Prefecture, expressing their unwavering will to not give up until Xinzhai was captured.

"The forces of Little Dragon Palace and Little Underworld are still engaged in a decisive battle, and the top-level near-immortal Great True Lord has not yet arrived. We need to hurry and capture Xinzhai."

A True Lord being spoke up: "Bring over the people and things he cares about, and force him to submit."

Destroying an ancient lineage that once boasted six immortals would involve immense risks and carry a heavy karmic burden.

Ultimately, however, the True Lords are qualified to do such things; if necessary, they can destroy everything related to Xinzhai.

"Why are we still running? I'll fight them to the death!" Chen Xuan's eyes were filled with anger. The aftereffects of the ancient bronze tree had not completely subsided, and he was filled with resentment, which he had to unleash.

The worst-case scenario has finally arrived.

The threat posed by the True Lord is no joke; all those who have had any connection with Chen Xuan will meet a tragic end in the coming period.

"I will go to Yaoguang Prefecture and bring back all the Chu people and the ghosts of the Southern Wilderness, forcing them to come out with their hands bound." You Zhenjun did not want to wait any longer and decided to use ruthless methods.

Mountain lords, little ghosts, and Princess Jiang Qinghuang will all be presented to Xinzhai in their most miserable state.

If Xinzhai remains ruthless and unyielding, and still refuses to yield, then in the end, they will attack Qingnang Mountain. The easy path will be followed by the difficult one; the world of Qi cultivation is indeed cruel.

In short, they had a million ways to force Xinzhai to bow his head and kneel down in humility.

"This is outrageous! You've forced me to take the most extreme measures!" Chen Xuan's eyes were bloodshot as he coldly ordered, "Let's do it!"

Once you form a bond with the beings here, you will inevitably be blackmailed and become their weakness! Everyone wants to be a benevolent cultivator, but this cruel cultivation world doesn't give you that chance.

Zhang Dongxuan was surprised. Xiao Chen was truly a "bloodthirsty warrior" because there was still a way out to try, but he wanted to go out and fight the True Lords head-on.

“Going to the Southern Wilderness… things are in chaos… my mind is in chaos…” Just then, Old Zhang, in a daze, uttered incoherently again, saying, “Reciting scriptures… I need to recite scriptures to calm my mind…”

"Old Zhang, you can't become a great cultivator by just eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures." Chen Xuan's face was icy cold. Old Zhang was really out of his mind. What kind of time is this to be advising him to chant scriptures and calm his mind?

Keng!
Chen Xuan drew his True Lord Sword, strode out of the main hall, transformed into a dazzling comet, and soared into the sky.

Even if I die in battle, I will not let the True Lords outside get away with it!
"what?"

Old Zhang's expression froze. Then, he suddenly opened his eyes, his cloudy old eyes staring intently at Chen Xuan's back. He stammered, "I was referring to the Mountain Spirit..."

Under the vast sky, the wind and clouds surged.

"Little guy, you can't even withstand a few words of threat? You actually came out on your own, resigned to your fate?" In an instant, three powerful True Monarchs surrounded Chen Xuan, blocking all his escape routes.

"Now that you've come out, come back to the mountain with me to cultivate. Out of respect for Qingnang, I will spare your life," a True Lord said calmly.

"A bunch of corrupt fools, lacking the confidence to seek immortality, resorting to petty tricks, I will not spare your lives!" Chen Xuan's expression was ferocious.

"You're courting death!" a True Lord shouted.

But the next moment, their expressions changed. Thousands of strands of scarlet light descended from the heavens, covering the sky and filling the void, causing everyone's heart to tremble.

Xinzhai Tian!
When Chen Xuan was on the Ascension Platform, he had many escape routes to choose from, but in the end he still returned to Qingnang Mountain, and this was the reason.

Xinzhaitian stands tall above Yunmeng Prefecture!
"Old Zhai, where is our limit? The time to fight to the death has come." He stood in the sky, with a scarlet fog behind him. Countless ghosts and evil spirits roared and howled, gongs and drums blared, and densely packed figures carrying flags wandered around, appearing and disappearing.

A mourning child with red lips and white teeth emerged from the thick fog and coiled around Chen Xuan. Its head emerged from Chen Xuan's shoulder, its face was pale, its eyebrows fell in sorrow, and it wore a ferocious and grotesque smile.

puff!
A crimson sword slashed out, using Chen Xuan's Heart Fasting Palace as a passage, cutting from the Heart Fasting Palace Heaven into the mortal world.

With a snap, the True Lord being directly in front reached out to block, but his arm turned into a patch of blood-red ash and vanished forever.

"Xinzaitian?!"

"He wants to release the evil spirits from the Heart-Cleansing Heaven? Has he gone mad? He can't withstand the power of those evil spirits; he will die and become one of them!"

The True Lords felt a chill in their hearts; Xinzhai actually possessed such heaven-defying methods!

Previously, many True Lords witnessed that after Xinzhai was driven by the Supreme Creation, his condition was obviously wrong, and he suffered serious aftereffects, making it difficult for him to use the Great Karma Technique of Xinzhai Heaven.

But at this moment, he continued to forcefully use forbidden techniques, committing a heinous act.

Xinzhai is going all out, risking his life!
"Kill them all..." Chen Xuan's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and his voice was hoarse.

"Kill everyone—" the mourning child roared excitedly. After the bronze mirror and the divine stone embryo, it finally had the chance to set foot in the mortal world!

puff!
A crimson sword pierced the sky, and in an instant, the head of a True Monarch flew up, blood raining down high and staining the sky red.

The most terrifying monster in the Xinzhai Heaven has been released.

This is a powerful evil spirit that successfully stole the power of the Ancient Immortal's Heart-Cleansing Technique. It is unimaginable what level of being it was in its previous life.

The mourning-robed boy once shattered the silver-armored goddess spirit who had broken into Xinzhaitian with a single sword strike, leaving her utterly powerless to resist!
"Give it to me, give it all to me..." The mourning-clad boy roared with a sinister laugh, desperately trying to burrow into Chen Xuan's body and take over his heart.

"I'll give you everything, all the causes and effects, come on, I don't want anything anymore!" Chen Xuan's hair danced wildly, his whole body surrounded by a blood-black aura, like a demon descending from the Netherworld. The tip of his sword burst forth with a dazzling blood-red beam of light, tearing open the endless void.

The most difficult decision has been made; now, all that's left is to kill!
Chen Xuan's blood-red sword swept across the sky, unleashing a series of True Lord sword strikes. The headless True Lord in front of him attempted to evade the attack, but its corpse fell, staining the world red with True Lord blood.

The Daoist principles burst forth with brilliance, and the True Monarch's consciousness scattered in all directions. However, countless strands of scarlet light traced back to their source, causing them to turn into ashes in mid-air.

A great and powerful figure has fallen!
"Ah..." The other two True Lords who were blocking the road roared, and they unleashed their magic arrays and powerful treasures. In an instant, an extremely terrifying attack covered the blood-red figure.

A True Monarch-level being may perish here, but there is no time to hesitate. Suppress the evil Xinzhai with all our might!
boom!
The magic array tore apart, the precious treasures collapsed, and wherever Xinzhai went, everything turned to ashes, and all traces of existence were erased from the world.

"Go!" a True Lord roared, and with a "thud," the Heart-Cleansing Sword fell, cleaving him in two. His two halves fell to the ground, their blood flowing and pooling into a lake on the earth.

The second powerful True Lord has apparently perished!
"Kill!" Chen Xuan said, but the voice that came out of his throat was the strange and shrill voice of a child in mourning clothes.

"kill--"

“Terrifying…” The last True Monarch turned and fled, tearing open the Great Ruins and disappearing inside.

Chen Xuan's clothes turned pale, transforming him into a mourning child, like an emotionless human weapon, as he charged into the cold and dark Taixu.

In the distant sky, the other powerful beings who had descended were chilled to the bone by the sight of this terrifying scene and were forced to remain calm.

"Xinzhai will be rendered useless..." a powerful Great True Lord slowly spoke. Clearly, Xinzhai had gone all out, burning itself out; it could no longer withstand the possession of the mourning child and was no longer of any use.

"Where is Xinzhai?!" Just then, the six True Lords from Jilei Mountain, Zhuque Mountain and other forces descended from Taixu on the other side.

They pursued Xinzhai but lost track of him, so they turned and headed towards Yunmeng Prefecture, where they finally arrived.

"Hmm?" The True Lords who had arrived earlier to wait for the rabbit to run into the tree stump all looked at the True Lords of Vermilion Bird Mountain and the others, their eyes filled with pity and regret.

"What are you all staring at? Xinzhai has really escaped to Qingnang Mountain. Let's capture him!" Zhuqueshan and the other True Lords spoke anxiously, but the next moment, their expressions changed drastically as a terrifying scene appeared before their eyes.

"boom!"

As the Great Ruins shattered, a blood-black figure stepped into the mortal world, carrying a blood-soaked True Lord's head in his left hand.

"Run, run quickly..." The True Lord's head murmured, and with a "poof," the head exploded, turning into a sky full of blood-black ashes that fell down.

The third True Lord has fallen!
"This..." The True Lords of Zhuque Mountain were stunned upon seeing this, speechless with astonishment: "Dead? Impossible, right?"

They were horrified. Had Xinzhai killed the True Lord?
Impossible! The True Lord wouldn't die so easily. It must be an illusion!

The next moment, Chen Xuan's indifferent gaze fell upon them, an indescribable sense of oppression, as if the depths of hell were pressing down upon them, and all the True Monarchs' expressions turned grim.

"go!"

The True Lords were so frightened that they scattered and fled in all directions.

Regardless of whether the Three True Lords who attacked first were truly defeated or not, they must avoid their sharp edge, because at this moment, this bloody scene is enough to chill the world to the bone!

“The Heart Fasting is ruined and has no value to be used.” A Great True Lord murmured, decisively abandoning the Heart Fasting and heading to other Supreme Creation Sites.

"Is this the life-changing power recorded in ancient history? It doesn't seem like it... The little guy was forced into a corner, what a pity." Even the True Lord beings sighed, things had not developed to this point, it was not what they wanted.

However, in any case, now is not a good time to target Xinzhai.

Xinzhai needs to calm down, but perhaps he will never regain his senses again.

Chen Xuan did not pursue the fleeing True Monarch beings. Instead, he looked up and unleashed a crimson beam of light from his pupil sword, slashing towards the heavens.

The clouds trembled, and the celestial mist split open.

The indistinct architectural complex of the celestial palace is outlined in the clouds, flowing with radiant light and divine splendor, radiating auspicious brilliance.

“Xin Zhai is useless now, go away…” A hoarse and decaying voice sneered.

Immediately afterwards, the magnificent celestial palace swiftly dodged the incoming crimson sword and vanished from the area.

"Whoosh!" The magnificent celestial palace receded into the distance, and the decaying scene inside the palace became even more dilapidated, as if it were the last glow before the collapse of an ancient divine dynasty.

On Qingnang Mountain, Old Zhang climbed to the summit and gazed at the departing celestial palace. Then, his gaze shifted to the blood-red figure in the sky.

“The little guy needs to chant sutras too,” he said, turning to Zhang Dongxuan.

“Master…” Zhang Dongxuan replied with a reproachful tone.

……

In the Great Ruins, more True Lord beings rushed toward the Yunmeng Land, but soon after, they all fell silent.

"The Heart-Cleansing Sword slays three True Lords?!"

This shocking news spread like wildfire, like a terrifying plague, sweeping wildly across billions of miles and causing a great upheaval.

"Without the supreme creation to finish it off, shouldn't Xinzhai, this weapon against the enemy, be destroyed?" a True Lord on the road asked.

"There will never be another Xinzhai in this world, and that unfortunate little fellow is lucky to have survived."

"What a pity that Xinzhai is being used on us..."

“Some of the True Lord’s actions were indeed a bit excessive.”

"..."

A series of energy ripples, rich in information, traveled through the Taixu to even more distant places.

"What about the Supreme Creation?" asked a powerful True Monarch, preparing to continue his journey to the land of Yunmeng Prefecture.

“Xin Zhai… is somewhat terrifying. We can’t compete with him for now; we need to wait a while.”

"Wait? Wouldn't that give the Southern Region forces like the Lesser Underworld and the Azure Bag an advantage?"

"For that little guy named Chen Xuan, this is the best ending..."

On the land further away.

Many things are happening at the same time.

"What? You failed to snatch the Heart's Abode? Ha! How could you expect a good outcome from interfering halfway through?" A True Monarch of Alchemy sneered, continuing to add precious medicinal herbs into the Alchemy Furnace of the Myriad Worlds Venerable according to the ancient alchemy formula.

“Interfering halfway through will definitely lead to disaster; the logic is too simple.” A figure wearing a snake mask with the number “three” engraved on it threw glowing materials into the alchemy furnace.

"yes……"

The alchemy masters nodded in agreement, then turned to look at the snake-masked creature that had suddenly appeared, and said unhappily, "Fellow Daoist, which Daoist school are you from? Did your ancestors also have the alchemy formula of the Ten Thousand Generations Venerable? Don't throw materials around recklessly."

Where did this unruly person come from? Pushing his way into the alchemy furnace without even a greeting—is he trying to force his way in?

The snake-masked figure spoke: "Fellow Daoists, aren't you curious about where the Venerable One of Ten Thousand Generations, who has no background, obtained the Emperor's Thunder Technique?"

The alchemy master of the Dan Ding Dao Shen (丹鼎道场) asked, "Please enlighten me."

The snake-masked figure shook his head, but said, "Those who come to the table halfway through have been moved by greed, anger, and delusion... Gentlemen, this insignificant person has weathered all the storms of the mortal world. Next, an invincible elixir will be born."

Within the alchemy furnace, a tall, blurry figure emerged, swaying in the flames. The light of the alchemy burst through the furnace lid and soared into the sky.

……

Under the sky on the other side.

Before the entrance to a desolate cave, a mangled corpse of a True Monarch lay, covered in blood, his eyes filled with boundless terror as he struggled to crawl outwards.

"Crack!"

An iron boot emerged from the cave, crushing the True Lord's head. Immediately afterward, a dragon throne landed in front of the cave entrance, and the young man in the Azure Dragon Emperor's robe sat down on it.

"What exactly is hidden in that cave..." In the distance, the True Lord beings who descended felt their scalps tingle, unable to comprehend the bizarre scene before them.

"Wow!"

Emperor Yu sat expressionless on his dragon throne, his fingers slowly tapping the armrests. He raised his eyes, finally revealing some of the majesty befitting an emperor.

"The era of emperors has arrived..."

……

Qingnang Mountain.

Chen Xuan fell like a feather.

"A life without fasting is a life of ease." Old Zhang immediately walked up to the indifferent-looking young man and said, "Little guy, you really need to recite some scriptures."

One by one, books of calming the mind fell from the old man's sleeves.

(End of this chapter)