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

Chapter 372 Touring Taixu, Entering the Imperial Capital

Zhongzhou is the center of the five directions, a land of outstanding people and abundant resources, a place where heroes emerge and all schools of thought contend.

This vast land has been bustling with activity lately, attracting local immortal lineages, talented immortals from other regions, and seekers of the Dao from the Taixu.

Peach Blossom Kingdom, Tianyue City.

As Chen Xuan walked out of the Two Realms Market on the outskirts of the city, he looked north towards the territory of the Great Li Dynasty. The earth element was abundant, transforming into continuous golden-white auspicious clouds in the sky. He couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

"Everyone says that Hua Hua once fought in the national war in Zhongzhou and his reputation in Yunmeng Prefecture is terrifying, but in fact, a lot of that is exaggerated," he thought to himself.

The furthest two-world market only touches the border area of ​​the Great Li Dynasty, and cannot cross the line even half a step.

At this moment, Chen Xuan recalled the pitiful scene of young Hua Liuli hiding on the border of Taoyao Kingdom, her cheeks puffed out as she secretly swallowed and exhaled the earth energy from the other side.

"In the past two months, countless crude and uncultured Qi practitioners from other places have flocked to Dali. Dali is extending invitations to all paths of cultivation from all over the world. A great battle is about to begin. Gentlemen, a business opportunity with huge profits lies within this!"

A shrewd-looking middle-aged cultivator excitedly addressed the merchants and cultivators. He was a powerful cultivator with a high cultivation level and the local owner of this interdimensional market.

The Central Plains have been embroiled in endless wars, with the flags of war changing hands every year, resulting in a devastating catastrophe that has claimed countless lives.

But for those "unaffiliated cultivators" without any background, it is a great opportunity to rise to prominence.

"The Divine Wanderer King of Peach Blossom Kingdom hosted a banquet for passing cultivators from out of town a couple of days ago. He was killed on the spot for saying something wrong during the banquet, and the national treasury was also looted."

"The risks are too great for the rulers of the Central Plains..."

The wandering cultivators and merchants in the city exchanged fresh information from various places. Chen Xuan listened for a while, then walked towards the market owner to inquire about the route to the capital of the Great Li Dynasty.

"The Two Realms Market offers boats and magical artifacts that can travel tens of thousands of miles a day and reach the Imperial Capital in about half a year. If you need to go faster, you can also rent the Peng bird divine beast, but the price is too high..." the market owner replied, enthusiastically promoting the boats and magical artifacts he was selling.

The Great Gift Dynasty, an eternal and supreme empire, is vast, with a territory much larger than a single state in the Southern Region.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan clicked his tongue in disbelief, thinking to himself, "This won't do. It would be better to take the dangerous route through Taixu, or simply use the Qingnang Technique to travel in the present world."

"Fellow Daoist, the Great Ceremony is filled with man-made auspicious lands. Cultivators from other places must not fly without permission from the Great Ceremony's Demon Suppression Division." The market owner warned Chen Xuan in a serious tone when he saw that Chen Xuan had no intention of renting the treasure ship.

Chen Xuan frowned, thinking to himself that this person must be a shrewd businessman, exaggerating and sensationalizing.

Forbidding cultivators from other regions from flying through the air? This sounds simple, but the scope of this matter is vast and boundless; how can it be effectively implemented?

"boom……"

Just then, a booming sound came from the sky, and a ship that looked like a floating island came from the distance, radiating precious light and surrounded by a layer of sun.

Chen Xuan looked up and watched the huge ship speeding towards the Great Li territory like a golden sun.

"boom!"

Suddenly, golden light appeared on the edge of the Great Li Dynasty's territory, weaving together layers of dazzling array patterns. The next instant, a golden banner appeared, shaking down terrifying earth-elemental light that tore the ship to shreds.

"Long..."

The treasure ship, at the level of the Red Dust Realm, was shattered into pieces. A sharp roar rang out from the ship, and a divine aura burst forth. A demon god with silkworm eyebrows flew out and attacked the golden banner.

"You're courting death!" the demon god roared, his hand gripping the molten gold of the sun. He was a divine being who had already refined the Ascension Ground and reached the Heavenly Realm, his divine might overwhelming.

However, the golden banner moved slightly, scattering a dazzling rain of light. In an instant, the silkworm-shaped demon god's body disintegrated, its blood splattering across the sky, leaving only a wisp of its bright soul to escape.

Chen Xuan was dumbfounded. It was true that cultivators from other places could not fly? The Great Li Dynasty was so domineering.

"The Immortal Silkworm Cave, a demon clan force from the Western Lands..." He saw the Daoist inscriptions on the boat and the silkworm-shaped demons fleeing in panic, thus learning the origin of this demon clan force that had intruded into the grand ceremony.

In this era, there are only about fifty powerful forces that possess the power of a True Monarch, and against the backdrop of the great war to become an immortal, each of them is already well-known.

"True Lord, save me!" The demon god of the Immortal Silkworm Cave crushed the True Lord's token and called for the True Lord watching from behind to come to his rescue. He was terrified because if he resisted, the golden flag phantom was chasing him!
"Long..."

The void trembled, the Great Ruins cracked open, and a massive, mountain-like True Lord's hand stretched out, carrying overwhelming divine power, and struck the golden banner.

"The True Lord of the Sun Dao of the Immortal Silkworm Cave has come in spirit form." Chen Xuan's gaze sharpened. Clearly, the Immortal Silkworm Cave was also among those invited by the Great Ceremony Dynasty and had responded and made a test.

Amidst lightning and thunder, the True Lord's imposing aura permeated the heavens and earth. A massive hand wove terrifying chains of Daoist principles, filling half the sky and swatting away the pursuing golden banner.

however.

In the next instant, a vast and supreme aura rose up, reaching the highest level. On the land of the Great Li Dynasty, an earth element magic array covering billions of miles of the mortal world appeared.

Immediately afterwards, a small apricot-yellow flag flew out from one corner of the formation and waved gently. With a bang, the palm of the Immortal Silkworm Cave True Lord exploded, and blood light shot into the sky. The True Lord's Dao principles were swept into pieces.

"Wuji Flag!" The Immortal Silkworm Cave True Lord, bleeding profusely, retreated swiftly back to Taixu.

A small apricot-yellow flag hangs down, emanating a myriad of mysterious yellow energy. One after another, Qilin rides on auspicious clouds, circling around it. Above the apricot-yellow flag, there is a vast expanse of mountains and seas, with shimmering rosy light rising and falling with it.

It was just a gentle shake!

You must know that he was a True Monarch at the pinnacle of the mortal world, who had brought a path to its end and could blow away ten thousand mountains with a single breath, yet he was so easily defeated and his blood was spilled across the sky.

At this moment, the entire land fell into an eerie silence, and the immortal energy in the world ceased to circulate, leaving only the Earth element high in the sky.

All the cultivators' consciousnesses ceased to function, and even Chen Xuan was trapped in a stagnant, mystical state.

"call……"

Suddenly, a blazing flame flickered, the fire in the furnace boiled, dispelling the influence of the [Wuji Flag] and awakening Chen Xuan's dormant consciousness.

"A supreme-level formation?" Chen Xuan regained his senses, but he was shocked. He looked around and saw that all the Qi practitioners in Tianyue City were in a strange state of stagnation, as if they had turned into lifeless clay sculptures.

Distant sky.

"It can still revive on its own..." The True Lord bled, forced to retreat, unable to fight back. The silkworm demons and remnants of demon gods on the boat were forced to fall to the ground.

"Buzz!" Upon seeing this, the apricot-yellow flag disappeared with satisfaction, withdrawing its power to suppress the heavens and the earth.

Immediately afterwards, the Earth Virtue Formation that had enveloped the entire ceremony slowly disappeared.

Only now did the Qi practitioners in Tianyue City gradually regain their senses.

Chen Xuan felt a chill run down his spine and turned to ask the market owner next to him what was going on.

"That flag is the supreme weapon of the Yellow Emperor, the Heavenly Venerable, the [Wuji Flag] mark."

"That formation is the Xuanhuang Sheji Grand Formation, left behind by the Yellow Emperor, which protects the country. Together with the lost Jiutian Xuannv Grand Formation and Houtu Chengtian Grand Formation, it is known as one of the three most powerful supreme formations of the Earth element throughout history."

The market owner had witnessed this situation several times before. He told Chen Xuan that countless powerful figures throughout history had tried to invade Dali, but all had stopped at the border, either retreating in despair or perishing in bloodshed.

This is the foundation of one of the six supreme lineages of the human race, and its depth is unfathomable.

Even the most magnificent ancient Daoist temples eventually fall into decline. However, these six supreme Daoist lineages of the human race, even in their most desolate times, have never fallen out of the top tier of power.

"This..." Chen Xuan was a little stunned. This was the first time he had come close to a lineage of this level. He finally saw just the tip of the iceberg of the power of a supreme lineage and his eyes were opened.

At this moment, he finally understood why some true lords in the world dared to defy the immortal palace, and why the five directions of the earth were called ancestral lands by extraterrestrial beings.

Why would Zhang Dongxuan believe that the old emperor Zhenjun, who held great rites, wanted to end this chaotic world ahead of schedule?

"The glory of the celestial palace for millions of years cannot reach the land of Dali."

The market vendor sighed, then looked at Chen Xuan and smiled, "Fellow Daoist, do you believe me now? If you want to rent any boats or treasures stamped with the seal of the Great Gift [Demon Suppression Division], I'll give you a 1% discount..."

Chen Xuan shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, fellow Daoist, but I will take another route."

As soon as he finished speaking, his palm glowed, like a divine sword, cleaving through the void and tearing open a crack like a butcher carving up an ox, before stepping into the Great Ruins.

This is the method for entering the Great Void obtained from Tianyan Dao.

The market owner was stunned, muttering to himself in astonishment, "So young, yet a Divine Traveler?" He was shocked, never expecting that the young man who had asked him for directions, who looked no different from an ordinary cultivator and was so unpretentious, was actually a Divine Traveler!
……

Within the Great Ruins, chaos and darkness reign, mystery and vastness coexist.

There is no concept of time and space here; the universe is reversed, and every corner is connected to different parts of the present world.

When one is immersed in this world, one might take a single step and traverse thousands of miles, or one might travel for a year in solitude and darkness, only to find that beyond the corresponding Taixu, there is still the same sky, unchanged.

Chen Xuan unfolded the map of the Grand Ceremony and activated the Qingnang Technique to find the correct path to the Grand Ceremony [Imperial Capital].

“This way, that way… the Qingnang Technique is indeed extraordinary.” He quickly deduced the secret path that would save the most time.

The Qingnang Technique of the [Mysterious Wind and Spiritual Water Hidden True Chapter] is unparalleled in the Feng Shui lineage. Chen Xuan activated it at this moment, and walked on flat ground in the Chaotic Great Ruins. With each step he took, the golden Great Dao followed him like a shadow, and the surrounding star river reversed, which was wonderfully mysterious.

"The Taixu area is even more dilapidated now."

Fragments of depleted auspicious lands float in the Great Ruins; collapsed and ruined palaces and celestial pavilions are stained with dried blood, along with broken flesh and bones, imbued with a forbidden aura that keeps living beings away...

More than a year ago, after the Mountain and Sea Banquet ended, the most terrifying battle of True Lords in history broke out in Taixu, lasting for several months, during which more than 100 True Lords perished.

Of course, that great battle is over.

During that period, Chen Xuan kept to himself, quietly cultivating in seclusion on Qingnang Mountain to strengthen himself.

"Roar!"

Several hours later, brilliant divine light shone in the dark and desolate Tai Xu ahead, and ripples of immortal energy reverberated, indicating that powerful figures were engaged in a fierce battle within the Tai Xu.

"The Great Void is truly dangerous; battles rage everywhere." Chen Xuan encountered countless battles between the Great Void Gods along the way, too many to count on one hand.

Just as they were about to reach their destination, another thrilling battle erupted ahead.

"town!"

In the distance, a colossal, mountain-like golden character for "town" pressed down, obscuring the sky and the sun. A deity of the earth element, dressed in the robes of a celestial official, held a decree and spoke with divine authority, as he attacked a group of demons.

"We were exploring the Taixu and did not provoke you. Why did you suddenly attack us!" The leader of the demons questioned sharply. The golden character "镇" (zhen, meaning to suppress) fell, causing their knees to tremble and almost prostrate themselves.

"Why bother explaining? I received the True Lord's decree and have been waiting here for over a year before you finally arrived." The Heavenly Official God chuckled, a token of the Great Gift [Demon Suppression Division] hanging from his waist.

"This..." The group of demons' expressions changed drastically. The leading old demon's heart sank, and he hurriedly summoned a magic talisman from the Rain Master Sect.

The True Lords of the Ancestral Land have realized that the extraterrestrial gifts at the Mountain and Sea Banquet conceal some special means of connecting the extraterrestrial world with the Ancestral Land!
"We don't want trouble, but we're not afraid of trouble either!" the leading old demon roared, tearing open the purplish-black magic runes. In an instant, a black hand slammed towards the opponent, a strike comparable to that of a True Monarch.

The Great Celestial Official's pupils contracted, and he immediately unleashed the decree in his hand to counterattack. A wisp of True Lord power burst forth, shaking the entire Taixu.

With a deafening roar, a divine wave surged forth, and terrifying energy ripples swept across the entire Taixu, engulfing everything and obscuring all sights.

"Split up and get away from here. The sea is wide enough for fish to leap freely, and even a True Lord won't be able to find us!" The leading old demon coughed up blood.

It's impossible to engage in a magical duel. Even if one could win and kill the opponent, the True Lord of the Great Li Dynasty would definitely sense it, and the situation would become even worse.

Chen Xuan watched from afar, muttering to himself, "The Great Li Dynasty is capturing extraterrestrial beings."

Since the celestial evil spirit at the Mountain and Sea Banquet, the descent of extraterrestrial beings to the mortal realm has become increasingly frequent; Chen Xuan alone has encountered several such incidents.

"Buzz!" The leading old demon, with his horns and head as fierce as an old dragon, crushed another Rain Master Dao talisman and drew several black escape routes in the void. One of them stretched rapidly toward Chen Xuan's location.

"A talisman inscribed by the spirit of the True Lord." Chen Xuan stared intently. The talisman was extraordinary, deducing several of the most time-saving and labor-saving escape routes.

One of them almost completely overlaps with the feng shui path he connected using the Qingnang technique.

"Stop running away!" The Great Celestial Official's expression changed drastically. The opponent's realm was very high, and he had countless tricks up his sleeve. Now that he was determined to escape, he couldn't stop him from doing so.

The leading old demon led several young demons out, breaking through the black path on Chen Xuan's side. He seemed to be trying to escape to some region in the Southern Lands.

"roll!"

He waved his arm, unleashing a torrent of black divine rain, as if swatting away mosquitoes on the roadside, to knock down Chen Xuan, who was blocking his way.

"You still say you don't cause trouble!" Chen Xuan snorted coldly, and with a bang, the opponent's entire arm exploded, and the flying blood-stained bone fragments, like divine swords, pierced and shattered a dead mountain floating in the Taixu.

Chen Xuan was like a Daoist being transformed, his whole body radiating light, shining in all directions, incomparably holy, illuminating the dark Taixu as if it were daytime.

"A master!" The leading old demon was horrified, having suffered severe injuries, he felt a terrifying pressure.

You must know that he had refined the Heavenly Realm Divine Travel Realm of the Ascending God Land and unleashed great divine powers, yet he couldn't even withstand a casual strike from his opponent.

The leading old demon was filled with regret. Had he provoked a Limitless Realm Divine Traveler? Impossible! The other party's aura was so young, at most in his twenties. There was no Limitless Realm Divine Traveler in the world that young!
But there was no other way; the other side was blocking our way, so we had to try to shoot it down!
"Kill!" The leading old demon roared, shaking the Great Void, and spat out a black scale-like talisman that emitted a faint True Monarch aura.

This is an ancient talisman, inscribed on the scales shed by a demon lord. It is a one-time use weapon of mass destruction. When used now, it generates billions of Rain Master Dao runes, which, like a black ocean, cover the opponent.

However, at that very moment, a crystal finger suddenly appeared, enormous and boundless, surrounded by nine-colored divine light, pressing down on this vast expanse of Taixu, and falling with a rumble, like a pillar supporting the sky falling.

Great Evolution Mysterious Spear Finger!
The old demon's expression changed, and he let out a long roar that shook the surrounding area as he fought back with all his might.

The result was devastating for the demon. The enormous finger fell, crushing the vast ocean of black talismans into ashes. The old demon coughed up blood and flew away, smashing countless ruins of the Great Void before his mangled body crashed to the ground.

"Heavenly genius, the monstrous genius from the ancestral land is here! Run!!" the old demon howled in a fierce voice.

With a flick of the finger, the entire world was covered!
At this moment, the extraterrestrial beings were filled with fear. In the distance, some wandering beings from the Great Void sensed this situation and their souls trembled, their hearts filled with terror.

"This is... the Daoist Qingnang from the Southern Region has arrived?!" Behind them, the pursuing Grand Celestial Official God stopped in his tracks, his expression one of shock.

This is an extraordinary genius who surpasses even the ill Crown Prince Ji Youbing, a prodigy who received the Supreme Creation's recognition at the Mountain and Sea Banquet and is one of the last five leaders to inherit the Dao Fruit!

This is the peerless ferocious god who burned through the legendary fasting of the heart and finally fought to kill three true lords of the mortal world!

"Boom..."

A crystal-clear giant hand swept across the sky; it was the Shangyang Immortal Body from the legend of Yunmeng, now fully formed, capable of covering the sky with a single hand, surrounded by nine-colored divine light, and descended upon the dragon-shaped old demon.

"Stop! Young prodigy, aren't you afraid of incurring the great karmic consequences from beyond the heavens by attacking us like this? Your immortal palace is nothing but a pile of bones in a tomb!" the old demon roared.

There are some prodigies in our ancestral land who are extremely terrifying. They can be called young immortals or young supreme beings. They cannot be measured by their level of cultivation and are not to be defeated by force.

"Cause and effect? ​​I myself am the greatest cause and effect of the ancestral land. How can you talk about cause and effect in front of me?!" Chen Xuan was extremely domineering, and his voice shook the Great Void.

After staying away from trouble for more than a year, he successfully advanced to the Divine Realm and now walks in the mortal world, where he can be addressed as "This Seat"!

At this moment, the Taixu Divine Travelers in the distance felt their scalps tingle. To bring up karma in front of the former Xinzhai? You must know that there were no fewer than dozens of True Lords who had coveted Xinzhai, and the super Daoist temples that had paid attention to Xinzhai, such as the Little Underworld and the Little Dragon Palace, were too numerous to count on two hands... What kind of karma could compare to this?

"Xinzhai, you are Xinzhai from the ancestral land?!" At this moment, the old demon roared, forced to fight back desperately.

A black divine tree appeared, its enormous canopy coiled with black dragons, blocking the giant hand that descended from the sky.

However, with a gentle tremor of the giant hand, as it pressed forward, the black divine tree collapsed with a bang, its branches snapped, and all the black dragons howled and exploded. This divine tree, which was supposed to be a special place for ascending to godhood, was crushed.

The giant hand descended, grabbing the old demon and the other demons, and they all exploded. Strands of remnant souls and consciousness drifted in the palm that resembled a five-fingered mountain.

“Their memories have been erased, there’s nothing to investigate.” Chen Xuan scanned their memory fragments, then tossed these remnant souls to the Great Celestial Official God who was chasing after them from afar.

Immediately afterwards, the Emperor's Banner and the fragments of the Guyao scroll flew out from his sleeve, sweeping away the battlefield.

"Wow!"

Chen Xuan did not linger here, and soon arrived at his destination, cutting open the Taixu Passage.

The legendary capital of the Great Ceremony has come into view.

"Qingnang Daozi, Chen Xuan, has entered the capital." In the Taixu, the Heavenly Official God, holding the remnant soul, stared at the direction where Chen Xuan disappeared, his heart filled with turmoil, unable to calm down for a long time.

(End of this chapter)