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

Chapter 361 Closing the Door and Locking Out the Enemy
A thick fog rolled in, like rolls of light gauze spread across the vast land.

"That's too much!" Yan Yushu bit her red lips tightly. At this moment, her eyes, which were like mist and stars, were wide open. Her chest heaved, and she was about to explode with anger.

Who is she? A goddess of the Tongtian Daoist Temple, a bewitching woman adored by the world, capable of being both enchanting and innocent. Recently, rumors have spread throughout the Southern Region that she is an unparalleled fairy who outshines the younger generation. Who wouldn't be madly in love with her?

But that man used such an infuriating term behind her back—was he deliberately belittling her?!

"Woof!" Little Six, with its keen ears, sensed that Liu Yutian was in a bad mood. It squatted on the ground, its six pointed ears twitching, and barked happily to make Liu Yutian laugh.

"You...you damn monkey, get out of here." Yan Yushu was about to curse "you damn dog" when she realized something was wrong. Since that person had called her a little bitch, she couldn't use a similar term for other things. So she changed her words immediately.

But this only fueled her anger. Lifting her skirt, she kicked the fawning Xiao Liu away, yelling, "So annoying!"

"This..." Hua Liuli was stunned when she saw this. Xiao Liuer was the number one fierce and unruly demon in the Western Regions' list of gods and immortals, and his fearsome reputation was widespread.

But now, is it being tamed as a spirit pet by the Six Desire Realms?
"Woo~" Little Six Ears has now degenerated to knee height, as if its bloodline has reverted to its ancestral form. It is no longer a demon, but a strange beast.

It rolled twice on the ground, lay down, and patted the ground with its hands in delight, as if being kicked by the Six Desires Heaven was a great honor.

“Completely lost its mind…” Hua Liuli paused for a moment, then turned to Yan Yushu and asked, “Why did you suddenly reward it?”

Yan Yushu's face darkened. "Have you gone mad too?" he said.

What insane and rabid words are they spouting?!
Hua Liuli smiled lightly, then teased, "Who has arrived? Goddess Yu Shu is on high alert. Is there anyone in this world who can resist your charm? I am very curious to know who has such great ability."

She was puzzled because Yan Yushu rarely encountered any life-threatening situations.

After all, if the two realm lords, Yan Diming, and others were captured, their only option would probably be to be put into the alchemy furnace. But the Six Desires Heaven is different; it's too easy for them to survive.

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Yan Yushu glanced at Hua Liuli a few times, and then burst into laughter.

What does it mean when Hua Liuli is lost in thought?
"Who's here?" At this moment, Xiao Hou and the black kitten returned after checking the surroundings. Xiao Hou exclaimed in surprise, "Is it Chen Xuan? That's great! There's the Shangyang Immortal Abode here, and the opportunity is related to his immortal body!"

"He's here!" Hua Liuli's heart skipped a beat when she heard the voice.

It's impossible!

“Chen Xuan has been in seclusion recently, probably to cultivate the Heavenly Mandate Scripture of the Supreme God or the Ten Thousand Worlds Venerable, which is very difficult. Now that the Shangyang Immortal Mansion has appeared in the world, he has hit the jackpot.” Xiao Hou looked quite happy.

He believed that if there were any treasures in Shangyang Cave, they would definitely be of great help to Chen Xuan, enabling him to achieve the effect of drawing inferences from one instance to another.

"If we can seize Shangyang's relics, of course we'll give them to him. But, Xiao Xiao, what are you getting so excited about?"

Hua Liuli stared at the other person and asked, "Have you forgotten why we were able to enter this place? We plotted to attack the Taiyi Forbidden Land behind his back in order to destroy the Xinzhai Remains."

Being caught doing something so clandestine is tantamount to annihilation.

"Destroy Xinzhai!" Xuanmao raised its neck, shouting with high spirits.

But suddenly, her eyes widened in surprise. "Wait! Hua Hua, the old immortal said that the remains of Xin Zhai could help Chen Huai Ren. Do we have to destroy them to help him?"

The black cat was somewhat puzzled.

Xiao Hou was equally surprised. He subconsciously touched his nose and whispered, "Xuan Nu, you didn't tell Chen Xuan about this? Taking matters into your own hands... that's not good."

He felt that Hua Liuli was too bold, doing such a big thing without informing Chen Xuan in advance, which could easily cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

Although Chen Xuan has lost his Xinzhai (a form of fasting in Buddhism) and become an ordinary person, no longer a demon of the same kind, too much contact with these people whose lives are as insignificant as dust would be harmful and could easily lead to his death.

However, given their past friendship, Xiao Hou felt that what they were doing now was really going too far!
Hua Liuli frowned upon hearing this, looked at Yan Yushu, and said, "You are now also a Divine Traveler of Destiny, and you have traveled thousands of miles to the Great Swamp. You must also be here to destroy Xinzhai's remains, right?"

“Of course…” Yan Yushu narrowed his eyes and said, “That is the plan.”

“But now that he’s here,” Hua Liuli asked gravely. “If he wants to use Xinzhai’s remains to recover, what should we do?”

"What else can we do? Help him with everything we can. At worst, we'll die together," Yan Yushu said with a smile.

"..." Hua Liuli frowned.

“Alright, I was just kidding.” Yan Yushu sighed, then raised a fist and clenched it tightly, his eyes shining as he said, “We should arrest him right now and lock him up in your Two Realms Heaven... This is the only way to save him from this predicament.”

Xiao Hou and Xuan Mao exchanged glances, looking at each other blankly, shrinking their necks in confusion, not understanding the strange words spoken by the two who seemed to be wandering in the heavens.

“Okay.” Hua Liuli nodded in agreement, then looked around at the group of demons and monsters around her and asked, “But, among us shrimp soldiers and crab generals, who is confident that we can defeat him? Relying on the powerful little cat?”

Everyone knows how powerful Chen Xuan is. As one of the leaders of the Mountain and Sea Banquet, he is a person who has the qualifications to become an immortal.

"Relying on a cat?" The Black Cat Lady was surprised, and her whole body tensed up.

She was extremely nervous, frantically waving her paws, terrified that this heavy responsibility would fall on her head. The kitten wasn't that powerful, and she couldn't go against Chen Xuan!
"..."

Everyone fell silent, and morale plummeted.

Although there are no mediocre people here, all of them are destined for greatness or have the potential to become immortals, the hope of capturing Chen Xuan is slim. Moreover, no one would dare to fight Chen Xuan.

“Now that he’s lost his mind, you can use the beauty and charm of the Six Desires Heaven to seduce him, and I’ll assist you.” Hua Liuli was silent for a moment before saying, “We’ll trick him into the Two Realms Heaven.”

"???" Yan Yushu was stunned when she heard this, blinking her bright and innocent eyes. How could there be such an absurd plan?

"how?"

"how do you feel?"

"Not good..."

……

The thick fog obscured the sky and the vast land stretched out like a traditional Chinese ink painting.

Chen Xuan moved silently through the thick fog, approaching the Shangyang Cave at the edge of his vision.

“There is a special feng shui formation at this moment.” He stopped and found that Shangyang Cave was too far away to approach. No matter how he went forward, he was just standing still.

He couldn't help but exclaim, "Immortal Shangyang is truly a genius of unparalleled talent, and his achievements in the field of feng shui formations are equally extraordinary."

Immortal Shangyang is too versatile. He has mastered alchemy, cultivated the Longevity Seed Willow Dragon, created the Five Treasures Martial Immortal Body, and is also a master in the field of formations.

Today, the remaining formations here, having withstood the erosion of time throughout the Immortal and Ghost Era, still prevent a group of cultivators from advancing into the mortal world from making any progress for more than half a month.

"But in the end, the formation lost too much energy and appeared dim." Chen Xuan used the Qingnang Technique to sense the remaining traces of the formation on the ground and search for a gap that could be passed through.

He walked around the area in a mysterious feng shui pattern, his feet forming an arc. With each step he took, feng shui runes appeared beneath his feet, radiating golden light.

About half an incense stick's time later.

“The Five Ghosts position allows us to break through the path and enter.” Chen Xuan stopped and took a deep breath.

He successfully found the path to the Shangyang Cave ahead. Then, stepping on the mysterious light, he stepped out and immediately felt as if he had entered a brand new world, a place where things seemed to have suddenly changed.

It was clear that the ground ahead was scorched black, with many traces of battle, and not far away, there were many figures engaged in a battle, with surging ripples of immortal energy raging like a storm.

"Come in."

Chen Xuan muttered to himself, while also feeling a sense of wonder: "Among this group of treasure hunters, there are geniuses who, like me, have found the only path to Shangyang Cave."

He used his exquisite Qingnang technique, expending a great deal of energy, and it took him a full half-incense stick's time to find the entrance. However, other pioneers succeeded in just half a month.

The heroes of the world are indeed not to be underestimated!
"Could it be that idiot Hua Hua did the hard work?" Chen Xuan wondered, believing that only the two realm masters possessed such powerful abilities. After she retreated from the mortal world, her progress in the Earth Virtue Realm was very rapid.

In the realm of feng shui, there has always been only one high mountain, namely Qingnang.

It should be noted that the Qingnang lineage had been lost for a full thousand years, yet even a stranger like Manager Jin, a Feng Shui master, immediately bowed down upon seeing a direct descendant of Qingnang, which demonstrates the former supreme prestige of the Qingnang Daoist temple.

Chen Xuan looked out over this core area, and the scene was completely different. In the distance, Shangyang Cave was nestled in a mountain, where large swaths of golden light rose up, and there was also ethereal mist swirling around it, making it very sacred.

"Xiao Chen, have you come in?" Chen Xuan heard Hua Liuli's cautious voice.

He immediately looked around but found no trace of Hua Liuli, so he responded through a talisman: "Are you with the Six Desires Heaven? The two of you are smuggling chickens and dogs together, plotting to steal Xinzhai's remains?"

Chen Xuan was very direct, asking the other party's purpose upfront, there was nothing to hide.

Hua Liuli didn't hide anything and told Chen Xuan that they originally planned to destroy Xinzhai while the True Monarch of Taiyi Forbidden Land was away, but in the end, they failed, and the remains of Xinzhai escaped ahead of time. "Who told you to do this? Old Zhang?" Chen Xuan asked with a frown. These people were too meddlesome.

“He is one of the main reasons,” Hua Liuli replied nervously.

Are there other reasons? Chen Xuan didn't care. He shook his head and said, "I won't get involved in the matter of Xinzhai's remains, but I want to take the things from Shangyang Cave."

He doesn't have time to deal with the remains of Xinzhai for the time being. If Xinzhai is restored too early, the eyes of the Immortal Seeking Lord and the beings of the Immortal Palace will once again be drawn to him, and the situation will become worse.

Do what you should do at each stage. Chen Xuan's most important goal at this stage is to ascend to godhood as soon as possible.

"Indeed, that's wonderful!" Hua Liuli was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

If Chen Xuan insists on restoring Xin Zhai, then she can only go along with his wishes and help him without considering the consequences.

Immediately, Hua Liuli informed Chen Xuan of the various situations in this area.

"The Three-Eyed Clan is very strong, possibly a force from a forbidden area of ​​some deity. They were guests at the Taiyi Forbidden Area, and their leader is known as the Moon God. In addition, the God-Hunting Organization in Taixu is terrifying, and they also have a high-level immortal seed. They have recently been pursuing me and Liuyutian..."

Hua Liuli continued, "In addition, there is an invisible feng shui formation outside the Shangyang Cave, blocking everyone's way."

Because of her special status, she never dared to reveal her whereabouts easily, and therefore had no opportunity to study these formations.

Subsequently, Hua Liuli also told Chen Xuan that they had seen what appeared to be the lingering karma of Zhang Dongming, the Daoist Master of Qingnang, from 100,000 years ago, among that group of ancient evil spirits.

“Killing one is killing, killing ten thousand is killing too, I’m used to it,” Chen Xuan thought to himself.

He still had the memory of that ancient Qingnang Daoist in his mind. He was a gentle and kind righteous cultivator with a handsome appearance, a rare and good person.

However, he also fell to the hands of the eighth Shinzai.

Chen Xuan, riding on the Taiyin Qi, was also observing the situation in this region.

In the time that followed, he carefully surveyed the mountains surrounding Shangyang Cave, measuring the mysteries of the feng shui formation and observing the quality of the nearby competitors.

"The evil spirits that accompanied Xinzhai's remains have all disappeared, and we don't know where they are hiding."

Soon, Chen Xuan met the Three-Eyed Clan and the woman known as the Moon Goddess. She was dressed in a white witch's robe, wearing a golden and jade crown, and was surrounded by several Three-Eyed people. She was clearly no ordinary person.

The leader of the God Hunter organization showed no signs of aging, still appearing as a handsome young man. He wore a blue Taoist robe, exuding an ethereal aura, but his attacks were ruthless. With a single move, he killed a lone wandering spirit, and with a flick of his whisk, devoured the spirit's shattered body and soul.

"It's him!"

Chen Xuan's eyes narrowed. This was one of the forbidden beings who had refined the Dao of Heaven in the Taixu. It had once casually summoned a sky full of Azure Heaven Divine Fire and, along with another being who had plucked the Great Sun Divine Fire, had been the most active in alchemy.

Although the other party maintained a normal size at the moment and did not display a huge divine soul dharma form, he had a deep impression of that decaying aura of the Azure Sky and would never forget it... This kind of being was not far from being a True Monarch.

In addition, there was a celestial being whose entire body was radiant with golden light and whose realm was unfathomable. He was dressed in black and had a handsome appearance. He stood in front of Shangyang Cave, seemingly pondering how to open the cave.

"Does he know feng shui?" Chen Xuan frowned. There were just too many strange and eccentric people in this place.

Not long after, Chen Xuan wandered to the back of the mountain and saw a sinister and terrifying Taixu God who was actually locking onto the black-clad immortal seed from afar. This audacious act undoubtedly proved that this Taixu God was very powerful.

After all, regardless of whether they can win, the immortals have powerful backgrounds, most of them are backed by super forces, and they possess life-protecting items at the True Monarch level.

However, there are quite a few ancient monsters like this from the Void.

"So many people have come to Shangyang Cave to steal things, they simply don't respect me, the successor of Shangyang!" Chen Xuan thought with some displeasure.

However, he did not act rashly, as there were too many powerful individuals here. He calmed his mind and began to carefully study the mysterious ancient formations surrounding Shangyang Cave.

"boom!"

Suddenly, the celestial mist ahead trembled, and a blazing divine light, like the light of the heavens, surged up, resembling a massive pillar of light that pierced straight into the center of the sky, startling everyone.

The beam of light was so bright that it seemed to pierce through the secret realm and shine into the vast Yunmeng Marshland outside.

"It has nothing to do with me!" The black-clad immortal spoke in front of Shangyang Cave, his expression one of astonishment. In an instant, countless malevolent and terrifying gazes converged on him.

Everyone realized that the immortal seed that had been blocking the entrance to the cave had successfully found a way to open it, and an opportunity was about to be born!
"I didn't mean to." Halfway up the mountain, Chen Xuan stood there blankly, then silently withdrew one foot.

He hadn't expected that his casual attempt to test the sealing formation, after only a superficial study of it, would immediately cause such a commotion.

"Om..."

A massive magic array covering the mountains emerged, swirling with various immortal runes and spewing forth blazing pillars of heavenly light that pierced the sky, illuminating the vast earth in a dazzling white light.

"The formation is broken, make your move!" In an instant, immortal energy surged from all directions, and many powerful figures nearby made their moves. Some displayed divine soul avatars that could overwhelm heaven and earth, while others rushed directly towards the entrance of the cave.

"It must be the master of both realms who harmed me, for she is the only one here who is proficient in the Qingnang Technique!" the black-clad immortal explained loudly, and hurriedly appealed to all parties to calm down.

But the others didn't care about that; terrifyingly powerful magical attacks, like a tidal wave, swept over him.

The black-clad immortals came from the Dan Ding Daoist Temple in the Southern Region. They had initially targeted the Six Desires Heaven, who were running around, and later, in this cave secret realm, they set their sights on the two realm lords and others, leading to a series of great battles. However, those chosen ones managed to escape.

But now, he has inexplicably encountered an accident, becoming the first to stick his neck out and the target of public criticism, and is being attacked by many people.

"boom!"

A dazzling divine light flew over Chen Xuan's head. The Supreme Void God, who had been eyeing the black-clad immortal seed, made his move, unleashing a magical technique he had secretly prepared beforehand. It was like a great sun falling to earth, with overwhelming divine power.

"They're all vicious people." Chen Xuan decided to sit back and watch the fight unfold, so he hid in a small grove of trees halfway up the mountain.

Although it's not very useful, it makes a good impression. Under the influence of the Yin Qi, which seeks good fortune and avoids misfortune, those fierce and evil people will inevitably prioritize dealing with more threatening competitors.

"Boom!" Without the slightest hesitation, those powerful figures launched a chaotic battle and bombarded the gate of Shangyang Cave, trying to break in.

In the grove, Chen Xuan resisted the aftershocks of the battle while simultaneously using the Qingnang Technique to secretly sense the size of the cave through the mountainous terrain.

"The interior is so big? This is a bit troublesome." He vaguely sensed that the space inside Shangyang Cave was unusually large.

"The door is open!"

Just then, the gate of Shangyang Cave was finally pushed open, and the group of powerful figures immediately abandoned their battle and rushed in like hungry wolves.

"We're going in too!" Just then, Hua Liuli's thoughts echoed through the talisman.

From the thick fog on the left, Hua Liuli appeared, carrying a ferocious little cat with bared teeth and claws, leading a group of people as they sped towards Shangyang Cave.

"You all go your way, don't worry about me," Chen Xuan urged them to go ahead.

Soon, dozens of figures disappeared into the Shangyang Cave. All the powerful individuals who felt they had a chance to get a share of the spoils went inside.

"Fine, so it's you people who want to steal my Shangyang Immortal's relics." Chen Xuan finally took action. He strode to the entrance of Shangyang Cave, and then used the Qingnang Technique to repair the damaged protective formation.

"Buzz!"

The bright pillar of light that shot into the sky was extinguished in an instant, all the radiance returned and merged back into the magic array. Then, the giant magic array disappeared into the void, and its power was restored.

"I have quite a talent in the field of Qingnang Techniques." Chen Xuan clapped his hands in satisfaction.

Shangyang Cave is closed again.

At the same time, Chen Xuan tentatively tried to go outside, only to find that he could only stay in place and could not leave easily.

"The magic array has such an illogical effect. Doesn't Immortal Shangyang find it troublesome to go out?" he muttered to himself, having discovered this peculiar effect while studying the magic array.

This magic array appears to have been modified.

Chen Xuan made the most of his time and quickly entered Shangyang Cave. Then, he stood behind the threshold and turned to look at the scenery in the distance.

“It’s a good place for seclusion.” Chen Xuan exclaimed in admiration. Then, he stretched out his hands and slowly closed the cave door, dimming the light.

"Crack!"

The gates of Shangyang Cave closed, and Chen Xuan's handsome face and tall figure disappeared into the darkness.

Everyone inside is trapped inside.

(End of this chapter)