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

Chapter 390 The Number One Immortal of the Fighting Division

All directions are silent.

The aftershocks of the clash of swords and staffs were still reverberating. The curtain at the edge of Shangyang Heaven had almost completely collapsed, and Taixu was coming in. This closed ancient grotto-heaven slowly fell into the present world.

The celestial palace trembled violently, and dozens of majestic halls collapsed. The sounds of those wielding swords and ascending to the heavens to attack the celestial palace, along with the roars of the demon immortals of the fighting tribe, surged and echoed throughout the heavens and earth.

"Xinzhai is truly extraordinary. Even the Daoist Huoli who was blocking the way couldn't be stopped?!" Deep within the Immortal Palace, a dragon's roar echoed in astonishment.

"Old Dragon of Thunder and Lightning, there's no need to gloat. The disaster lies in actively blocking the calamity of Xinzhai." Elsewhere, the sound of a bull mooing was displeased.

"Roar!" Inside the celestial palace, in the nine-tiered palace with the plaque inscribed with the character "斗" (fight), the stench of blood filled the air. A golden-haired ape paw gripped the palace door, and then, the massive, long-armed ape corpse emerged from the darkness.

Above the ape's head, the golden monkey, sitting cross-legged like a Buddha, was almost as tall as a person, wearing a blood-stained cassock. Of its six pointed ears, only five remained, and blood dripped continuously from the remaining ear flaps.

The torn wound was filled with countless golden-red lines, which devoured bones and spirits, frantically drilling into its interior.

It's truly bizarre that a dignified demon-fighting immortal could be injured by a mortal wandering spirit.

"Is that all you've got?" Chen Xuan shook his palm, and a chilling immortal aura emanated from it. He was incredibly strong, even more so than when fighting demon immortals. However, the golden-red light in his eyes intensified, and the cold darkness behind him surged violently. A gentle force dispelled the demon immortal's power.

This is our strong backing, the source of our confidence!
"A mere Heart-Cleansing Weapon, which only borrowed the power of the Heavenly Emperor's daughter, is enough to underestimate the orthodox Doubu Immortals and launch an attack on the Immortal Palace? Nonsense!" The Six-Eared Golden Monkey said coldly, but what came out of his mouth was a series of Buddhist chants, like the sound of a bronze bell, with a strange power to calm the mind.

Chen Xuan flicked his wrist, and the True Lord Sword drew an arc, pointing at the Fiend Immortal blocking his way. He said coldly, "Stop playing tricks! You monkey immortal, are you a Long-Armed Ape? A Six-Eared Ape? Or a Spirit Ape? You don't even bow to me in your true form?!"

The other party sat on the corpse of the Long-Armed Ape Immortal, but its form was similar to that of the Six-Eared Ape. However, the messenger sent by the other party to deliver the grand ceremony was clearly a Spiritual Stone Monkey.

"How dare a mere mortal, a god who has achieved immortality through unorthodox means, see my true face?!" said the wicked demon immortal Huo Li coldly. Then, he stood up, stepped out into the air, and used his long tail to hook up his golden immortal staff, which he slammed down on the other side like a bridge across the sea.

His body radiated golden light that soared into the sky, illuminating billions of miles. The bronze staff in his hand shone as if it were forged from celestial gold, and its radiance pierced through the sun and moon, exuding domineering power.

Among the twelve immortal qi paths, only the White Qi Sword Official and the Fighting Martial Arts follow the purest path of offense, simple and direct. Other paths, such as Thunder Qi, Plague Qi, Solar Qi, and Crimson Qi, which are more adept at combat, have developed in a more balanced way, with different levels of power in various aspects such as spells and treasures.

"boom!"

Therefore, when this demon immortal from the Doubu Department unleashed his fury, his staff slammed down like a golden galaxy flowing backward, as if it were about to shatter all the heavens and myriad worlds. The sea of ​​clouds was torn apart, and the Shangyang Ascension Platform below was thrown out.

Chen Xuan was not afraid at all. Holding the True Lord Sword, he stood his ground and charged forward. He was truly brave and domineering, like a man who could hold off ten thousand immortals.

"Your Majesty, please help me!!" That was all he said.

boom!
Darkness surged violently, carrying boundless dark immortal power, like a dam bursting, and rushed wildly into Chen Xuan's body.

Chen Xuan's Five Treasures Martial Immortal Body was about to explode, completely unable to withstand this level of immortal power. However, from the darkness, countless Shangyang Immortal Talismans floated out, like a rune-encased immortal armor, reinforcing Chen Xuan's body and stabilizing it.

The Mountain Spirit Goddess stayed in Shangyang Heaven for several years, and she didn't stay there for nothing; she has a deep understanding of the Shangyang heritage!
"boom!"

Swords and staffs clashed, sending black, red, gold, and white light flying, like bursts of boiling divine light, illuminating the mortal world and making all realms radiant.

"Clang!" The Demon Immortal Huo Li was tumbling and retreating in the void, his slender tail trembling. In this exchange, he still did not gain the upper hand.

But Chen Xuan's arm trembled. He lowered his eyes and put away the True Monarch Sword, which could no longer support the battle of immortals. Then, he summoned the Chaos Iron Cudgel.

These are the sacred artifacts of the ancient Daoist sect, Jilei Mountain. Each of these colossal weapons has an extraordinary origin, made from the corpses of mythical beasts from mountains and seas, or the corpses of immortals and sages. Some of these colossal weapons are even fragments of supreme heavenly weapons.

It can be said that, apart from things like the Ji family's Wuji Banner, the Giant God Weapon is the strongest Noble Phantasm in the world.

The crucial point is that even the blood sacrifice of Emperor Ji could not truly revive the Wuji Banner. Therefore, at the level of Tao Hongchen, the power unleashed by a cultivator wielding a colossal weapon is often not much inferior to that of a supreme weapon.

Chen Xuan held the Chaos Iron Rod, which was as thick as a bowl and over ten feet long. It was heavy and exuded an ancient aura, as if it itself was a microcosm of a chaotic world.

"Good darling, you've made the most of your time with me today!" He was very satisfied; this was the strongest orthodox Noble Phantasm he controlled.

Immediately afterwards, he turned his head and glanced behind him.

Without a word, an even more surging dark immortal power was gently transmitted by the goddess.

"Again!" Chen Xuan felt completely relaxed, every pore glowing. His blood and qi stirred the universe like black flame chains. He raised his Chaos Iron Cudgel and attacked. The light of chaos covered the ten directions of heaven and earth. The cries of ancient creatures rang out, which was astonishing.

"Roar!" The calamity and the demon immortals clashed, transforming into a beam of battle light, attacking with unparalleled dominance.

"rumble……"

The two figures transformed into countless arcs of light in the air, their shadows blurred and indistinct. Each clash shattered the void with its deafening sound. This was a battle of extreme power, scattering thousands upon thousands of Doubu Dao Dao runes.

Chen Xuan wielded the Chaos Iron Cudgel and struck it repeatedly, causing cracks to spread across the golden immortal cudgel. Then, with a bang, the tip of the cudgel shattered.

"Boom!" The attack of the Calamity Demon Immortal collapsed instantly. His body, covered in blood, fell like a kite with a broken string, along with the corpse of the Long-Armed Ape Immortal, crashing into the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace. Smoke and dust rose up like a sea of ​​clouds.

The plaque with the character "斗" (dou, meaning "fight") fell to the ground and broke into two pieces.

At this moment, the world was silent.

"..." On the Shangyang Ascension Platform, the ghosts and monsters were stunned. The old tortoise looked like he had seen a ghost, rubbed his beady eyes hard, and suddenly exclaimed, "Who is this person?!"

He was shocked. Hadn't he already transcended the tribulations of the mortal world? Why was he still hallucinating? The young man who had knocked the Demon Immortal down from the sky had an appearance and demeanor that inexplicably resembled the Little Saint of the Southern Wilderness!
"This..." And in many palaces of the Immortal Palace, there were a few True Lords in the form of dragons, oxen, and apes, all of whom were now wavering in their hearts.

What happened?

How many tens of thousands of years have passed? The last time a battle of magic affected the Immortal Palace was during the divine calamity ten thousand years ago!

"The Immortal Palace has been breached, and the invincible Doubu Huoli Immortal Lord has been defeated. Are the Mountain Spirit and Xinzhai from the mortal world going to become the new masters of the Immortal Palace?" A figure asked in fear.

Chen Xuan, the mortal of the Heart, shook the celestial palace, standing alone like a god, attempting to break in with absolute power. What a heaven-defying feat! Unprecedented throughout history!
"Buzz!"

The celestial palace trembled, celestial power surged, and more celestial traces emerged.

"You valiant mortal, after more than a year, as a direct descendant of the immortal sect, do you still dislike this world?" In a purple-gold palace engraved with the character "thunder," a slightly aged dragon's roar, accompanied by thunder, resounded: "The immortal palace has long tacitly approved your becoming a True Lord in this world, to fight for an immortal position. Why follow the Empress and do something as suicidal as a moth to a flame?"

next moment.

Purple lightning shot into the sky, outlining the silhouette of the Dragon Shadow Demon Immortal. He was towering and hidden in the clouds, wearing a purple robe. His eyes were purple-gold, and his expression was cold with a hint of pity as he looked down at Chen Xuan, the ascendant below.

"Roar!" A remnant of the Yinglong dragon coiled around the arm of the Dragon Shadow Demon Immortal, exhaling immortal light. With its divine wings slightly spread, wind, rain, thunder, and lightning obeyed its commands, emanating a faint ancient pressure.

“Young man, you do not yet understand why the Immortal Palace is so powerful. You should know that while the mortal world is full of phenomena and the Great Ruins may fall, the Immortal Palace will never sink... You are destined to never get what you want.” On the other side, a figure with a plague-like aura soaring into the sky also appeared, reaching the heavens and the earth.

This is a burly bull demon clad in armor and with a face covered in divine armor. Silvery-mercury plague energy flows continuously from the gaps in the armor. In the clouds, he holds a long spear, and countless withered bones of natural gods float around him, piled up like mountains.

Those piles of deity bones are still bleeding, and every drop of blood that falls is creating a blessed land... Some of the deity's remains must have been celestial beings or earth deities in life.

Two demon immortals appeared at the same time.

The divine spirits and physical forms, vast and boundless, stand majestically on the left and right.

The entire Taixu, the shattered Shangyang Heaven, the Immortal Palace, everything beneath them appeared as insignificant as dust.

"I have already stormed the Celestial Palace, and you still say such things? Don't you find it utterly ridiculous?!"

Chen Xuan spoke, his eyes burning with intensity, and said, "How can I turn back halfway through what I've decided to do? As the head of the Heart Sect, I should naturally control the fate of the world and eradicate all rebellious acts!"

Its sound shook the world, incomparably domineering. This was celestial music, causing the Chaos Void to roar and spread to the mortal world and various realms. In distant places, many high-level cultivators heard it and trembled, their blood and qi resonating with it.

One sentence, "I am Xinzhai," is enough!

When Xinzhai wants to do something, he doesn't need to explain himself at all. No one can disobey him; they just need to passively accept the results.

At this moment, Chen Xuan stood proudly, looking down upon the world, and for the first time announced his identity as Xinzhai to the entire world. He had nothing to fear, looking down at the vast earth with unparalleled elegance.

"Buzz!"

In the endless darkness, a pair of golden eyes lit up at the same time, as large as the sun and moon, exuding the supreme and manifest aura of gods and deities, permeating the nine heavens and ten earths.

An immense and noble figure emerged behind Chen Xuan, embodying the epitome of perfection. Her gaze held a cold indifference that disdained all living beings as she looked down upon the two demon immortals, the dragon and the ox, opposite her.

This is the daughter of the Heavenly Emperor, born to be an immortal!
This is one of the oldest beings in the mortal world, born in ancient times and continuing to this day. Now, in the darkest way, in just two or three months, it has regained supreme power and ascended to the celestial ranks!
After Shenli Xinzhai.

She looked down from across the celestial palace, as if surveying the immortals standing side by side with disdain.

"hehe……"

The two demon immortals smiled, their faces expressionless. After a long while, the Thunder Dragon Shadow Demon Immortal said coldly, "The previous generation's True Monarch-level Xinzhai was used as a weapon by the mortal world to rebel against Heaven once. However, it took a hundred thousand years for the newly promoted Jiuyang to perish and fall from grace..."

The eighth generation of Xinzhai settled beneath the Immortal Palace.

The Bull Demon King of the Plague Department had a deep look in his eyes and said, "Huo Li, there's no need to play around anymore. Delay will only lead to chaos. Quickly release your seal and wipe them out."

They knew that while the Heavenly Emperor's daughter was controlling Xinzhai to fight the enemy, she was also spying on the mysteries inside the Immortal Palace. However, they did not intervene, because the one attacking the Immortal Palace at this moment was, after all, Xinzhai, which had become a weapon of the immortals. It was best not to fight with it unless necessary.

But... isn't it just a mere Immortal Weapon—Xin Zhai?

Just replace it with a celestial being!

When the demon and immortal were about to leave, he immediately made the choice to perish together with them, taking the initiative to step forward and block the mountain spirit and Xinzhai who wanted to enter the immortal palace, showing his great courage.

"Crack!"

In the collapsed hall with the plaque bearing the character "斗" (fight), a figure emerged from the dust, his life force burning like a furnace.

One by one, golden Daoist characters, "Calamity," carrying the aura of destruction from the Three Calamities and Eight Disasters, drifted down from the sky like a curtain of rain.

"I was once invincible in the world, unparalleled in my dominion. The so-called ancient lineage of the Doubu was utterly destroyed, its very foundation reduced to ashes." The Demon Immortal Huoli spoke: "Mountain Spirit Lady, though you have long resided deep in the mountains, you must have heard how I once destroyed the Immortal Palace..."

He stepped into the air, slowly tearing off the blood-stained golden robe from his body. The Buddhist chants subsided, and as his true appearance was gradually revealed, the overwhelming malevolence and the strange signs of calamity could no longer be concealed.

Golden flames burned the body, the fallen cassock turned to ashes, and the six broken, colorful pointed ears, the long-armed ape corpse beneath it, and other things all turned into a rain of light, separating the false from the true.

The ethereal beauty of the demon immortal emerged from the blazing crimson clouds.

"..." Chen Xuan stared intently, knowing that this Golden Core Immortal of the Immortal Palace had finally revealed the terrifying side of the immortal beings.

Those who attain immortality achieve the Golden Elixir of the Great Dao, generating a celestial realm within their bodies, attaining eternity, and becoming independent of the mortal world.

The tragic moment for the Immortal Slayer Palace has arrived. In terms of combat prowess on the front lines, this Calamity Demon Immortal should be even stronger than that Zhenyuan Immortal Lord.

"Wow!"

A pair of fiery golden eyes lit up and shot towards the Dipper Palace. With a hairy face and a thunder god's mouth, golden hair, and a majestic golden chainmail armor, he descended. He wore a phoenix-winged purple-gold crown, and with the slightest movement of its feathers, the entire world trembled and groaned.

This armor and this golden crown are not the magical artifacts casually crafted by immortals, but rather their natal weapons, accompanying the Dao and cultivating together for countless ages—true weapons of the immortals.

Misfortune will befall you.

He comes from the lineage of the Spiritual Stone Monkey of the Demon Clan, and his cultivation tradition comes from... the ancient Great Sage lineage of the Demon Clan!

“Little Zhai of the mortal world, your vision is still narrow, hence your youthful arrogance.”

The demon immortal Huoli spoke: "Only when you are fortunate enough to ascend to the ranks of immortals will you know the extent of our achievements and respect us as you would a god."

The true immortals have arrived and are blocking our way.

He cultivated his spiritual essence and attained Nirvana, thus becoming the number one immortal in the Dou Department!
(End of this chapter)