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

Chapter 351 The Third Fragment of the Classic of Mountains and Seas
Clouds billowed and the divine wind, filling the heavens and earth, shook the land of Guyao Mountain like a giant hand.

With each breath, Chen Xuan felt as if he were swallowing a knife, causing excruciating pain in his mouth, nose, and lungs. Was this the fierce wind of Qingqiu Mountain? It could tear apart flesh and scatter a person's soul and consciousness.

"Qingqiu..."

In the far distance, the peaks rise one after another, like blue clouds hanging in the heavens. Mist locks the towering cliffs, and mysterious vines hang down like waterfalls. Foxfire flickers on the mountaintops, its emerald glow swirling and gathering into the illusory image of palaces. The outline of the ancient mountains and seas of Qingqiu is slowly being drawn out.

This is a complete ancient mountain and sea. In the entire Five Directions Land, there are very few blessed lands that can rival Qingqiu.

A pair of clear, icy eyes surveyed the Guyao Mountain with a look-down gaze, while an extremely terrifying pressure swept over it like a sea of ​​clouds.

"She still came." Zhang Dongxuan's body tensed up. Back then, the White Fox Goddess had used the power of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas: Qingqiu" to smuggle herself across, and there was a mysterious connection between the fragments of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas".

At this moment, the supreme creation manifested itself in the world, and a great disturbance occurred at Guyao Mountain. True Lord Baicao immediately sensed it and arrived.

"Lady White Grass, my Lady Mountain Spirit is not here. What brings you here?" Chen Xuan asked knowingly, clutching the two pieces of jade paper of supreme creation tightly.

Zhang Dongxuan was extremely nervous because Qingnang and Qingqiu had a long-standing feud, and Baicao was one of the accomplices who caused Taixuan Master's failure to ascend to immortality. His intentions at this moment were definitely not good.

The Qingqiu Mountain lineage is one of the most powerful demon clan forces in the eastern part of the Southern Region, on par with the Taiyi Forbidden Land, and its strength is unfathomable.

Back then, when Zhao Zhenjun summoned the four great demon lords to besiege Qingnang Mountain, the biggest beneficiary of this event was Baicao Zhenjun. Now, Qingqiu Mountain has become the domain of the "rising star" Baicao.

Bai Cao smiled, her lips curving slightly, her smile captivating all. She was the most beautiful demon in the Southern Region for thousands of years, with unparalleled charm. Compared to her, Liu Yutian Yan Yushu was just an immature little girl who hadn't fully grown up.

“I once lived next to the Mountain Spirit, and we discussed scriptures and doctrines. We called each other sisters and had a deep friendship.”

She spoke, her gaze falling on Chen Xuan, and continued with a light laugh, "Little fellow, I don't bully the weak, but good things are meant to be shared, and you don't want me to have come all this way for nothing, do you?"

Bai Cao's tone was joking, but her will was unyielding.

"Guests are welcome. I can accompany you on other matters on behalf of Your Highness, but I won't tolerate you trying to steal anything," Chen Xuan said, neither humble nor arrogant.

Although I know that Bai Cao and Shan Gui have a relationship, can this relationship be greater than the supreme fortune?

Zhang Dongxuan felt a chill in his heart, sensing that a battle was about to break out. Although he was the number one Earth Virtue Divine Traveler in the world and had prepared for a year in advance, he was still somewhat apprehensive about facing a True Monarch of this level and had no confidence in his abilities.

Because Bai Cao is extraordinary. He is not a celestial being, nor is he close to being a celestial being. At most, he is just an ordinary Great True Lord.

However, as the battle for immortality has progressed to this point, all cultivators in the world know that if one can become an immortal through the Wind Attribute Immortal Path, eight or nine out of ten will be a mere blade of grass.

After all, although the Jade Pool Forbidden Land is powerful, neither humans nor demons would allow a born deity to be listed among the immortals.

"The little guy has a big temper and is very wary." Bai Cao Zhenjun smiled when she heard this. She revealed her true form, dressed in white, and walked slowly to the edge of Guyao Mountain, as if she wanted to enter Guyao directly.

"You know that's good. Don't play with fire. If you take another step forward, I'll make a move on you!" Chen Xuan threatened in a very serious tone.

He waited for almost a year, mainly to guard against Bai Cao.

"You're just a kid, how dare you threaten me?" Bai Cao was stunned. The other party had even lost his Xin Zhai (a Buddhist practice), so where did he get the courage to be so disrespectful to a True Lord?
Moreover, she was a pure "mortal cultivator" who followed a cultivation path similar to that of the Little Sword Pavilion, so she was not afraid of the Heart-Binding Sect.

"Even if I enter Guyao Mountain, what can you do to me? I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of the Mountain Spirit!" Bai Cao Zhenjun glared with her charming eyes and immediately made her move.

"Wow!"

In an instant, Chen Xuan felt uneasy. A special power appeared in the darkness, flowing and covering him, lingering in his soul and consciousness.

He felt a chill run down his spine, realizing that he seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, in a dream, and looking around, he found himself standing in a fog.

There was nothing else around; Guyao Mountain, Zhang Dongxuan, the Divine Stone Embryo, and so on had all vanished.

Chen Xuan realized that this was a divine soul technique from Qingqiu Mountain, a technique that defied the heavens. The foxes of Qingqiu were all masters at manipulating the soul, and Bai Cao was clearly a master among foxes.

"Divine Seed Technique!" He unleashed his strongest Divine Soul Immortal Technique within the mist.

However, there was no fluctuation of divine power, and the Divine Soul Technique was unusable. True Monarch Baicao was too strong. Under the suppression of his superior position, even the Divine Soul Technique of Qingqiu could not be activated.

Chen Xuan's heart sank; such unpredictable methods were impossible to defend against.

"Bang!" In an instant, he felt danger approaching. He was ambushed. A long, snow-white jade leg appeared, and the white jade foot struck his buttocks, splashing out fragments of divine soul light.

"Bai Cao!" Chen Xuan staggered, turned around sharply, and saw Bai Cao Zhenjun's graceful figure quickly disappearing into the mist.

He looked down and saw the outline of a footprint on his buttocks, emitting a hazy white light. His eyes were filled with murderous intent. Was the other party toying with him?

"Old Fan!"

Chen Xuan was furious, and the Emperor's Banner sensed it, instantly piercing through the mist.

This is a weapon of destiny specifically designed to counter the soul. Although Qingqiu Fox's soul techniques are advanced, how could the Human Emperor Banner be afraid of this? He grabbed the Human Emperor Banner and rushed towards the direction where the white grass disappeared.

In an instant, Bai Cao's pupils contracted in the mist; clearly, the sudden appearance of the Human Emperor Banner had surprised her.

The technique she casually used was more than enough to suppress a cauldron, even the strongest Heavenly Fate Immortal Seed would be defeated, but the opponent could still resist.

With a whoosh, Bai Cao turned around and swooped down, her white robes fluttering, her stunningly beautiful face flawless, truly a peerless beauty.

Chen Xuan waved the imperial banner, sweeping it horizontally. The banner expanded like a long river, aiming to sweep away the opponent.

"Whoosh!" His eyes lit up. The Emperor's Banner was actually effective, directly catching the opponent and pulling the white grass down from the air, landing it on the surface of the Emperor's Banner.

Moreover, the Emperor's Banner, as expected of a divine weapon that suppresses the soul, successfully pinned Bai Cao to the ground, rendering her unable to move or break free.

"Defeated already?" Chen Xuan was astonished. He quickly went over to examine Bai Cao's face closely, poking it twice. The skin felt warm and smooth, like fine jade. He wondered, "Just a wisp of divine soul avatar?"

"boom!"

In an instant, he groaned, coughed up blood, and stumbled forward, taking another heavy kick to the buttocks!
"You dare touch my face, boy? You're incredibly audacious. Does the Mountain Spirit know you're so bold?" Behind them, Bai Cao's light laughter rang out, as clear as shattered jade, enough to shake the soul of anyone who heard it.

Chen Xuan looked down and felt a chill run down his spine. There was no White Grass True Monarch beneath him. Everything just now was clearly an illusion.

The methods of the Qingqiu Fox are so unpredictable that it's impossible to guard against them, making it impossible to distinguish between reality and illusion!

"Vixen!" Chen Xuan suddenly turned his head, and a bright candle flame flew out from his eyes. Instantly, a bright candle hung in the sky, its light illuminating everything and piercing through the boundless fog.

The Candle Dragon Technique!
Under the sunlight of the Candle Dragon, Bai Cao's true form was immediately revealed and could no longer be hidden.

“This is a lost art…” In the distance, True Monarch Baicao’s pupils widened. She seemed very shocked, as if she had discovered something incredible.

She recognized the Candle Dragon Technique, but wasn't entirely sure.

With a whoosh, Chen Xuan rushed towards her. He had already realized that this was just a trace of power projected down from the white grass, and he needed to resolve it quickly to break free from the soul illusion.

"The Mountain Spirit taught you the Candle Dragon Technique, didn't he?" Bai Cao sneered and turned to flee, because she was unsure whether Chen Xuan had used the Candle Dragon Technique, so she wanted to see for herself.

She vanished into the distance like a streak of light, but in an instant, she was terrified. Ahead of her, a black moon floated in the sky, its frost-like dim light scattering and radiating the power of time.

Darkness!

"It really is... I've been tricked." Bai Cao murmured. In a daze, she found herself standing still, motionless, while in front of her, Chen Xuan, carrying the Emperor's Banner, had already charged straight in and rushed to her side.

But she was indeed a True Lord, unfathomable, and broke free from the power of the Darkness at the last moment.

"Nothing special." Bai Cao chuckled, preparing to raise her hand to meet the enemy and suppress Chen Xuan, but something even more terrifying happened. Like a puppet, she began to repeat her previous actions, turning around to escape.

The second move of the Candle Dragon Technique reveals divine power.

As the power of the gloomy light rises, everything that was supposed to happen will still happen. Time seems to stand still for a moment, and the white grass continues to escape as before.

But without a doubt, this was a fatal act. Chen Xuan rushed forward, but Bai Cao turned around, completely exposing her back.

"Bang!" Chen Xuan's attack was fierce. First, he kicked Bai Cao in the buttocks with a bang, retaliating and sending him flying like a kite with a broken string. Immediately afterwards, the Emperor's Banner expanded to dozens of feet long and was mercilessly swung down.

"You brat!" Bai Cao staggered, feeling a sharp pain in her buttocks. When she turned around, she was almost driven mad with anger. The Emperor's Banner, like a giant club from a fighting monkey, came crashing down on her head.

She was born with a body of immense wealth and nobility, and with her mortal body, she defied the odds to defeat the immortals of her generation, eventually ascending to the rank of True Lord. She can be considered the most charming and amorous demon in the world.

Now, she is the Lord of Qingqiu, a renowned Dao Lord-level Heavenly Demon, but at this moment, she is being treated like this by a human boy. Even though she is a True Monarch who has seen the world, she feels extremely humiliated and cannot bear it.

Bai Cao resisted desperately, but her movements were still a beat too slow. Time reversed, and the Zhulong Technique was still in effect.

"boom!"

She was knocked down by Chen Xuan, and then a series of fierce attacks followed like a storm, covering her entire body and ravaging her into a lump of soft mud.

But Bai Cao was, after all, a True Lord, with a multitude of methods and an extraordinary level of combat experience. In the end, he still managed to seize a sliver of opportunity and break free from the divine power of the Candle Dragon Technique.

Unfortunately, her army had already collapsed. She tried to resist a few times, but Chen Xuan quickly suppressed her. Her defeat was irreversible, and she didn't cause much of a stir.

"Pfft!"

Chen Xuan threw himself into the battle. It was an extremely dangerous fight. Bai Cao's attack this time could completely crush any cauldron. Therefore, this battle was quite difficult and could be described as a life-or-death ordeal.

He fought fiercely, launching a relentless offensive, and finally completely defeated Bai Cao.

At this moment, the atmosphere outside is extremely tense.

Zhang Dongxuan noticed that Chen Xuan's eyes were glazed over and realized that Chen Xuan had fallen under the illusionary spell of Bai Cao Zhenjun. His expression immediately turned gloomy.

"True Lord Baicao, if anything happens to Xiao Chen, we will not let you off the hook!" he said coldly, the Qingnang Technique rapidly condensing in his palm.

In the distance, True Monarch Baicao smiled, her beauty captivating. She spoke: "Threat? Does that old fellow Taixuan dare to come? He can become an immortal, but I cannot? What do I have to fear? Isn't it Taixuan who fears me?"

The wind element is adept at hearing secrets, with the Bai family foxes of Qingqiu being the pinnacle. Bai Cao knows the most secrets in the world, and no secret can be hidden from her.

On the other side, golden light began to pour out from the eyes of the divine stone embryo. Gu Yao's will sensed the danger and immediately awakened.

"Wow!"

At that moment, Chen Xuan's eyes cleared, he broke free from the illusion, and came to his senses.

"Little Chen!" Zhang Dongxuan immediately called out, asking what kind of miserable situation he had encountered. He had already decided to kill him. The Qingqiu fox was vicious, and heaven knew what kind of humiliating things Little Chen had gone through. He was afraid that his Dao heart would be damaged as a result.

"What are you worried about? This is just a minor punishment as a warning. Given the relationship between me and the Mountain Spirit, it's not that serious..."

Bai Cao Zhenjun covered his red lips, laughing so hard his body trembled, but in an instant, his laughter froze as fragmented memories returned: "This..."

The second move of the Candle Dragon Technique, Darkness, initially possessed the power to reverse time. This caused the wisp of her divine soul that she had separated to be unable to share in real time, resulting in a delay of several beats. By the time she realized it, it was already too late.

Bai Cao's smile faded, but her laughter still echoed through the sky, impossible to stop!

"Why did you stop laughing?" Chen Xuan asked.

"Outrageous! You brat, you've angered me!" Bai Cao, the fox spirit, was cold and aloof. She had lost her composure and had intended to teach Chen Xuan a lesson, but instead, she was ruthlessly suppressed by Chen Xuan and suffered an indescribable miserable situation.

"Xiao Chen, what exactly happened?" Zhang Dongxuan sensed something was wrong and asked anxiously.

"It's nothing, it's just..."

"Shut up!" Bai Cao immediately stopped Chen Xuan from talking nonsense. If this matter were to spread, she would become a laughing stock of the entire world. Behind her, ten snow-white celestial fox tails swayed violently, her mood far from calm.

In an instant, a fox tail shot across the sky like a waterfall, her purpose being to set foot on Guyao Mountain and directly suppress Chen Xuan.

"Make your move!" Chen Xuan ordered. Zhang Dongxuan immediately activated the carefully prepared formation. Once the enemy set foot on Guyao Mountain, they would surely suffer a thunderous attack.

But suddenly, the divine stone embryo spoke, uttering the voice of Gu Yao's will: "Little fox, stop fooling around! So what if you were suppressed? How many times were you suppressed by the mountain spirit when you were young? Why are you throwing a tantrum? Have you forgotten how you became a True Lord?!"

"I wasn't suppressed!" Bai Cao said angrily. Was she and Gu Yao's will actually old acquaintances?
“An explanation is just a cover-up. Let me speak the truth.” The Divine Stone Embryo didn’t give Bai Cao any face and turned to Chen Xuan to flatter him, “Master, if you call her Aunt Bai Cao, this matter will be over. I guarantee she won’t have the face to steal your things.”

"Don't even think about it!" Bai Cao exclaimed. "He has no respect for his elders and shows me absolutely no respect!"

"You vixen, why should I respect you?!" Chen Xuan shouted, but suddenly turned his head and his expression changed drastically. He heard a loud rumble in the distance and a mysterious wave appeared, rapidly approaching.

Black energy surged to the heavens, and a terrifying aura permeated the air. Another ancient mountain and sea appeared, rapidly approaching.

Chen Xuan stared intently, then exclaimed in surprise, "There are still enemies! The third page of the Classic of Mountains and Seas is a fragment!"

Eight million years have passed since the end of the Classic of Mountains and Seas. The torn Classic of Mountains and Seas has long been lost. The only one that has survived is Qingqiu. All the others are myths and legends. But now, a new fragment of the Classic of Mountains and Seas has appeared in the world.

The great disturbance in Guyao Mountain attracted not only True Lord Baicao, but also other beings!
Chen Xuan was shocked, because when he first came into contact with the fragments of the Gu Yao book, he had a feeling that his awakening might be for the purpose of completing the "Classic of Mountains and Seas".

However, since there was only news of Qingqiu, he remained inactive.

But now, upon discovering that there is a third fragment in the world, Chen Xuan's heart couldn't help but burn with excitement.

"Qingqiu, Guyao..." In the distance, the ancient mountains and seas, with their towering black mist, seemed to come from the Great Ruins, emanating a special emotional fluctuation.

The gazes of Chen Xuan, Bai Cao Zhenjun, and Shenling Shitai all converged intensely on that direction.

But the ancient mountain and sea seemed to sense the danger, stopped moving, and hovered in the distant sky. Then, it trembled and actually... turned around and fled!

"Master, grab it!!!" The Divine Stone Embryo cried out excitedly, Gu Yao's will trembled wildly, bursting forth with extremely greedy emotions.

Chen Xuan frowned. Zhang Dongxuan did have the power to pursue, but he couldn't defeat a True Monarch head-on. And in that mysterious ancient mountain and sea where black energy soared into the sky, there were obviously some terrifying creatures!
He turned his head and found Bai Cao staring at him with a smile in her eyes.

"Bai Cao, why aren't you doing anything? Aren't you after the fragments of the Classic of Mountains and Seas? Let's work together to catch it!" Chen Xuan immediately said.

Bai Cao shook his head upon hearing this, and said with a relaxed smile, "Kid, compared to the fragments of the Classic of Mountains and Seas from unknown forces, the allure of the Supreme Creation is greater for me."

She already possesses Qingqiu. Adding another ancient mountain and sea might only grant her a similar treasure, but the Supreme Creation is a different kind of power, which should be more useful to her as she is single-mindedly seeking immortality.

"Little fox, I want to catch it too..." Just then, a voice with bewitching power rang out from Bai Cao, and the will of Qingqiu awakened.

Qingqiu smelled a familiar scent, woke up, and told Baicao Zhenjun to switch targets first, saying, "It's the scent of an old friend. It seems to have encountered some kind of accident... Good Baicao, I really want to see it."

Upon hearing this, True Monarch Baicao frowned and then asked Chen Xuan, "I can help you, but give me a piece of the Supreme Jade Paper."

She has discovered that the so-called supreme creation is the jade paper surrounded by auspicious clouds, and Chen Xuan possesses two of them.

“That’s impossible!” Chen Xuan immediately refused, then said, “I’ll only allow you to take a look.”

"Am I so cheap in your eyes?" True Monarch Baicao laughed in anger. Just a glance? If the jade paper contained some kind of law, then she wouldn't lose out, but if the jade paper itself was valuable, wouldn't she have wasted her time and effort?
"Let me show you two." Chen Xuan increased the stakes. Even Zhang Dongxuan couldn't understand the jade paper runes, so it was basically certain that the valuable thing was the jade paper itself.

At the same time, he keenly noticed that even True Monarch Baicao had not found the missing furnace!

"This..." Bai Cao Zhenjun pondered. Looking at the two images, the temptation was indeed greater. Then, she made a decision and said, "This lady agrees, but with one condition: you must honestly forget what happened in the dream just now."

It's not terrible to be defeated by a minor cultivator, but the other party's methods were too brutal, almost to the point of ravaging her. If word gets out, it will severely damage the reputation of the Qingqiu Dao Master.

Upon hearing this, the attention of Qingqiu and Guyao's wills immediately turned to Baicao with suspicion: "This is like trying to hide something; what exactly happened?"

"Stop rambling on, it's almost gone!" Chen Xuan urged. In an instant, Zhang Dongxuan used his perfected Qingnang Technique, and a dazzling golden path pierced through the sky.

"What's the rush? We've already pinpointed its location." Bai Cao also made her move.

"Chase!" The two ancient mountains and seas of Qingqiu and Guyao followed the feng shui path, pursuing the outsider whose black aura soared into the sky.

(End of this chapter)