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

Chapter 392 There Can Be Only One Sun in the Sky, and the Mandate of Heaven Reveals the Immortals
"Demolish the Celestial Palace..."

In the Southern Azure Continent, the sky shone like a ribbon. The Imperial Immortal sat on a cloud, swinging one leg that dangled down. Through the divine light curtain of the Small Azure Heaven Array, he gazed at the immortal battle tearing through the sky: "How difficult it is."

He wore a blue crown, its molten gold and blue hue brushing against the clouds, and his brows and eyes held an unchanging tranquility.

As the nominal ancestral home of the Daoist sect in the Southern Region, Xiaoqingtian has not been significantly affected by the aftermath of the Immortal War.

"Imperial Exaltation!!"

A crisp shout came from below.

The young Taoist boy Feifei flew over riding the Azure Gourd. His fair and tender body resembled a panda wrapped in snow. He asked loudly, "Before you ascended to godhood, you changed your path to Chunyang, even abandoning the path of the Daoist Venerable. Could you really be a puppet created by the Chunyang Immortal Lord?!"

"Junior Brother Feifei, you are indeed clever." Yu Zhexian lowered his eyes, a faint smile flashing across them.

"Hmph! Always lying!"

Feifei put her hands on her hips and snorted coldly. Then she lowered her voice, her hairy face tense and serious, and told the whistle, "I just overheard the Dao Lord and Elder Bai Zang discussing something in the Sanqing Hall... Many Dao Lord-level and near-immortal-level Great True Lords can't hold back anymore and are probably going to join the fray to help the Tai Xuan Elder True Lord."

"When Emperor Ji devoured those Celestial Sovereigns, he just happened to accumulate the necessary resources for ascending to immortality. It was no accident... The Celestial Sovereigns were making their moves."

Zhenyuan Yuheng Immortal Lord was injured by Emperor Ji with the Wuji Banner. Immediately afterwards, Taixuan transformed into an evil immortal. Although he was still unable to defeat the immortal, he had managed to hold off Yuheng Immortal Lord.

With these two events occurring one after another, just as Zhenyuan Immortal Lord had said, the entire Five Directions Land gradually boiled over like a boiling sea... Perhaps, this time, we can really succeed in attacking the Immortal Palace?
"The battle between the Sword Masters at the Small Sword Pavilion in Zhongzhou suddenly stopped, and the Old Sword Master, alone with his sword, cleaved through the heavens and departed."

"That old True Lord of the Little Plague Palace found a chosen one to be his Dao Child, and actually obtained a page of the Purple Star [Black Law] from beyond the world." No one in the world harbors the deepest resentment towards the Immortal Palace than the Little Plague Palace.

"The little underworld is getting serious; the little demons are no match for it, but the big demons have shown themselves."

"In the Jiang family of the Great Seal Dynasty, an old True Monarch nearing the end of his life actually took out a flawed True Monarch-level Heavenly Fate Immortal Pill..." The rumors that someone in the Jiang family had gone astray were not unfounded.

"And that Great You Winner, he even secretly summoned celestial spirits from beyond the heavens, attempting to borrow external power..."

Feifei, like spilling beans from a bamboo tube, boasted to the Jade Immortal about the secrets he had overheard. Those Great True Lords who still did not change their desire for immortality eventually launched a campaign against the Immortal.

"Every time the Mountain and Sea Banquet is held, a great calamity is bound to occur. This is the ninth Immortal Fall Turmoil in the Immortal Palace Era."

Yu Zhexian nodded slightly, and suddenly nine golden crows rose from his eyes, their blazing light piercing through the sea of ​​clouds atop Little Azure Heaven.

As one can see, deep in the heavens, a blurry figure of Zhenyuan Immortal Lord stands, holding a divine lamp, like an ancient mountain. The lamp's light has long been locked onto Xiaoqingtian, and if there is any movement here, the might of the immortal will mercilessly pour down.

"Immortal Lord Zhenyuan Yuheng, one immortal has suppressed all the myriad paths of the mortal world..."

Feifei shuddered. This was the strength of an ancient immortal from the Celestial Palace who had risen against all odds—a strength that defied despair. Before he finished speaking, his eyes gleamed, and he complained, "Immortal Yu, you obtained so many treasures at the Mountain and Sea Banquet, how could you be so stingy and unwilling to give them up!"

Yu Zhe Xian simply smiled and said, "I'm afraid Master won't dare to accept it."

"You're such a braggart!" Feifei jumped up and down, making the magic gourd shake three times, and shouted, "If you're so powerful, why don't you go with Xinzhai and the Mountain Spirit Goddess to attack the Immortal Palace?!"

He didn't believe in his senior brother Daozi's strength at all, because he was already a powerful cauldron expert before he was ten years old, while his senior brother only ascended to godhood at the age of thirty, far inferior to him.

Even knowing that Senior Brother Daozi, due to the Dao Lord's command, had to stop at each realm to wait for the Supreme Being of Ten Thousand Worlds to surpass him, and that he himself wanted to wait for the Mountain and Sea Banquet to seek the perfect path... and so on, for various other reasons, in Feifei's eyes, the words "ordinary and unremarkable" would ultimately fall upon Yu Zhexian.

“That makes sense, it seems too slow.” Yu Zhexian smiled slightly, his gaze sweeping over the high sky and sea of ​​clouds.

But in this world, there are some things that only he can do; no one else can do them, not even the immortals.

"Swoosh!" Strands of purple lightning flashed silently in his eyes.

The Celestial Palace, a place I haven't seen in so long...

……

Inside the celestial palace, a familiar aura...

Chen Xuan ascended the jade steps and entered the mysterious palace suspended in the forbidden zone. The path beneath his feet seemed to be only a few dozen steps long, yet it never seemed to end. Looking back, the palace gate he had come from had shrunk to the size of a mustard seed, while the depths of the main hall ahead remained unreachable.

The celestial mist, like a sea of ​​clouds, obscured everything, and even the eyes of those with fourfold inner discipline could not see much of the road ahead.

"My lady..."

Chen Xuan called out softly. During the Mountain and Sea Banquet, he had used the power of his Heart Cleansing to glimpse the whispers of many extraterrestrial beings, and thus knew some of the terrifying origins of the Immortal Palace...

There are immortals and ancient gods sitting high above, playing tricks on the world for millions of years.

The only reason why the Mountain Spirit Goddess immediately led him, Xin Zhai, into the Celestial Palace upon ascending to immortality was precisely this.

"Disperse."

The Empress spoke, her gentle yet cold and majestic voice echoing throughout the four directions of the sky. Heavenly Emperor runes fell like a meteor shower, and the surrounding celestial mists and clouds, as if receiving the Heavenly Emperor's decree, receded like a tide, making way for her.

Both headed deeper into the palace.

Suddenly, Chen Xuan stopped in his tracks, his eyes flashing with a golden-red light that pierced through the thick fog in the distance, revealing a bright light drifting from the depths.

"A single sheet of paper?" He stared intently. The paper emitted a white light and was inscribed with many ancient seal characters, each character seemingly alive.

"Wow!"

With a flick of her sleeve, the paper that had floated out landed steadily in Chen Xuan's hand. Chen Xuan stared at it, and his pupils immediately contracted.

It's actually a list of immortals!

"In the Southern Region, the Demon Clan's Cauldron of Immortals." He rubbed his fingertips across the paper, his eyes gleaming with iridescent light. Every single word exuded an aura of decay... destiny.

I. The Cunning Dog Taoist, inheritor of the [Cunning Dog Mountain] lineage.

Comment: With the appearance of a mortal demon, comparable to a celestial being, it is a pity that no immortal has favored him; his path is arduous and long, spanning the Milky Way, making it difficult to see him among the celestial beings. Potential: Top tier.

Second, Bai Jintong, inheriting the legacy of Qingqiu Mountain.

Comment: A minor demon in the mortal realm, surpassing all others in appearance in the entire state, yet his highest realm is no higher than True Monarch. Potential is below average.

three……

“All living beings in the mortal world are in the eyes of the celestial palace, not one is spared.” Chen Xuan couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.

This is the latest version of the Southern Region's Divine Immortal Register. After the Mountain and Sea Banquet, all the prodigies ascended to godhood one after another, and Bai Jintong of Qingqiu, who was originally ranked around tenth, was undergoing a tribulation in the mortal world. Now, she has been fortunate enough to rise to become the second prodigy of the Southern Region's demon race.

It seems that all the deities who descended from the celestial palace in the world originated from this palace.

"Wow!"

Before long, another white piece of paper floated by in the thick fog, and Chen Xuan came over to take a look.

"The Mortal World's Chart of Destiny!" It's another ranking chart, the seal script shining brightly.

I. Yin-Yang Couple.

Commentary: A near-immortal Great True Lord, possessing the highest destiny in the mortal world, occupying the Lesser Underworld, capable of shaking the might of immortals for a time. High rarity.

II. The Supreme One of All Ages.

Comment: Supreme Destiny. Rarity: Celestial Palace Master.

III. Black Laws.

Commentary: A destiny beyond this world, a mere incarnation...

"Arranged according to cultivation level?" Chen Xuan stared intently at the list, and then saw the names of Extreme Dao God, Heavenly Evolution Dao, Lord of Two Realms, and Six Desires Heaven below.

Since the Mountain and Sea Banquet, the number of those at the Tao Hongchen level in the world has skyrocketed to more than a dozen... and many of them have never shown any fame in the mortal world!

It should be understood that every chosen one has the opportunity to change the world. Even the Six Desires Heavenly Jade Book, who is not good at fighting, is terrifying and has taken the "shortcut" to the extreme.

If Chen Xuanxinzhai hadn't been so inconspicuous, Yan Yushu would definitely have been able to try to "verify" the worthless True Lord during the year or so that he had wasted his time.

Who in the world can match this speed? Even the most incompetent ruler is still a ruler…

Yan Yushu could leave any of her contemporaries far behind. Top talents like Nan Mian, Chen Xuan, and Wan Shizun could only watch her back until they were out of reach.

And now, there are at least a dozen such chosen ones who have risen to prominence in the world!

"As expected of the Immortal Fall Era, a time of chaos and demons, the waters of the Five Directions are unfathomably deep!" Chen Xuan exclaimed. But unfortunately, the Immortal Palace had already taken up its fishing rod and was sitting comfortably on the riverbank fishing platform.

"Wow!"

Chen Xuan continued forward, and soon, the third page floated over; it was a ranking list of worldly treasures.

"The ranking of colossus warriors in the Southern Regions..."

Chen Xuan scanned through several lines. Behind each of these colossus weapons were a lot of information, and he saw several colossus weapons that he recognized somewhat.

The [Primordial Chaos Inquiry Furnace], Xiao Qingtian, is the origin treasure of the third disciple of the Dao Ancestor, and is currently held by the Immortal Seed Yu Zhe Xian.

The Rain Master's Heavenly Seal, from the Heavenly Daoist Temple, was forged from the bones of the ancient god Rain Master and has been controlled by successive Heavenly Daoists...

Chen Xuan also saw a very familiar name.

"【Chaos Iron Cudgel】, from the Jilei Mountain lineage. This item was lost during the Mountain and Sea Banquet, but has since reappeared several times, seemingly acquired by someone with great fortune..."

Chen Xuan frowned. A person with a great opportunity? Who was he referring to?
A pure heart is not worthy of being listed among the immortals.

His information also doesn't appear in any other records of the Celestial Palace? Of course not, these words that exude the aura of destiny don't reveal the name Xinzhai!
"What a fine mood! They're treating the mortal world like a 'game'."

Chen Xuan snorted and followed the Empress forward. Soon, as the clouds and mist gradually dissipated, an extremely magnificent celestial palace appeared before them.

A true celestial palace!
Previously, all of them were "ordinary" buildings erected on the ascension platform of the celestial palace.

The celestial palace gates soared into the clouds, adorned with exquisite carvings, including depictions of dragons reaching out their claws and phoenixes spreading their wings. All the carvings were lifelike, as if they were about to burst through the walls at any moment, becoming celestial spirits and soaring through the heavens.

"Someone's here!" Chen Xuan's gaze sharpened. In the celestial mist beneath the palace, a Taoist in a noble robe stood, exuding an otherworldly air, like a carefree celestial being. His robe billowed without wind, scattering countless jade dust.

The Taoist priest faced the celestial palace, with countless earth-element formations beneath his feet, like a galaxy, all coalescing and transforming into a golden lake that concealed his aura.

"he is……"

Chen Xuan's pupils contracted, his eyes filled with shock. The golden light of the Earth element flickered, illuminating the back of the Taoist who had stopped in his tracks.

Too mysterious!

……

outside world.

The two immortals stood side by side, each gazing at the forbidden area shrouded in thick immortal mist, as if witnessing a calamity destined for destruction.

“Old Dragon Xiaolei, wouldn’t it be great if they obediently perished at our hands? Why struggle so bitterly?” Xuanpin Bull Demon sighed.

Originally, with Yuheng, who was in charge of the Earth element, absent, the three of them alone would have had to go through a lot of trouble to deal with the Mountain Demon Goddess who had ascended to immortality in the darkness, since she was the daughter of the Heavenly Emperor.

But now, the other side, with Xinzhai, has broken through the encirclement and entered the Immortal Palace, so... that's it, the real terror will sweep out.

"Heh, the Heavenly Emperor's daughter will certainly attack the Immortal Palace. That young man can revive his heart and fast, so how can he survive? She can only choose the darkest path immediately to protect him," the Dragon Shadow Demon Immortal laughed.

About three months ago, when that young man decided on the Path of the Mountain Ghost in the Mortal World, the Mountain Ghost Goddess in Shangyang Cave chose to change her path and ascend to immortality... The two events happened almost simultaneously.

At that time, few people could make the connection, since Xinzhai was no longer around.

In fact, Chen Xuandinglu and the Mountain Spirit will not ascend to immortality so quickly. The gentle but aloof goddess will continue to practice her own path and walk alone.

Every choice has consequences.

Choosing the Shangyang or Qingnang paths ensures peace of mind, as they are the orthodox paths of the immortal lineage.

Choosing the Path of the Candle Dragon means you can't escape the fate of being a remnant of the Mountain and Sea Demons.

Choosing the Xinzhai path inevitably leads to great turmoil. Historically, there have been eight generations of Xinzhai masters at the level of mortal immortals. Heaven knows how many ancient Xinzhai relics, unknown to immortals, have been left in the world...

And the choice of the mountain ghost path... is the current situation.

"Chen Xuan is ultimately related to Xinzhai. If she wants to continue to rise to higher levels, the Mountain Ghost has no choice but to make a decisive move and take a risky attack."

After all, the moment Chen Xuan returned from the Mountain and Sea Banquet, some immortals believed that he had reached the point where he had to be eliminated, and they descended above him.

And now, his realm is getting higher and higher...

“The mountain spirit is too ancient and still remembers the old stories of the celestial palace.” The Xuanpin Bull Demon continued, “The Ji family’s Xuanji, who has connections with people from beyond the heavens, should also know some of the old stories of the celestial palace.”

Ancient history does not record the deeds of immortals in their time, simply because such beings are high above and do not appear in the world, so everything related to them is affected.

"But they dared not say a word outright, for fear of attracting that person's attention!"

The Dragon Shadow Immortal said, "Years ago, the first Immortal Palace Master, [Pure Yang Profound Light Immortal Lord], departed early after the first Mountain and Sea Banquet. Later, the ancient Human Emperor must have sensed this and returned from his secluded life, but he was powerless to reverse the situation and became mired in the mire, gradually decaying..."

"For millions of years, the five regions of the land have had only one master."

There cannot be two suns in the sky.

How could the Doubu (斗部) prove its unparalleled strength and the supremacy of a single demon? Huo Lixian (祸离仙) suffered increasing torment, his Dao decayed beyond recognition, and he ultimately reached the point of willingly and resolutely facing death...

"I only hope that today's calamity, that being's wrath, will not extend to us ancient immortals."

“Old Dragon, you are not willing to go all out. When you saw that the Mountain Spirit had taken the Revived Heart Vegetarian, your greed, anger and delusion flared up like wildfire. You should know that the Chief Abbot is only in a deep sleep, not dead.”

"Don't make wild guesses. That was a... Supreme Celestial Immortal who killed his contemporary Xinzhai and ultimately attained eternity." In the recent ancient Immortal Palace era, two Xinzhai have already fallen.

"Old Dragon, we'd better be true to ourselves."

As the clouds drifted by, the fragments of the crumbling palace returned one by one, rebuilding the damaged palaces and pavilions. The sky was filled with the glow of sunset, and everything was as peaceful as ever.

Countless array patterns lit up, completely sealing off the Immortal Palace, preventing even a wisp of immortal soul from escaping.

……

The golden light of the Earth element illuminated the sky, and the area outside the palace was completely silent. Chen Xuan paused for a moment before walking over.

"Fake……"

This was a glimpse of an old time from a thousand years ago. As he approached, he saw a look of eternal shock on the face of the True Lord Tai Xuan, as if he were stunned by the scene before him.

When the entire sect ascended to immortality a thousand years ago, Tai Xuan had already stumbled upon this place? This is utterly astonishing!
But what did he see that made him look so desperate?
Following the gaze of the True Lord Tai Xuan, Chen Xuan looked into the open hall and was instantly captivated.

Immortals!

Eleven decaying immortal figures, some sitting, some standing, covered in dust, exuded a faint, overwhelming pressure that could crush eternity.

"This..." Chen Xuan's pupils contracted. In the very center of the hall, the Demon Immortal Huo Li was lying prostrate on the ground for some unknown reason, covered in wounds, with blood flowing from his six ears, and blood dripping continuously from his cassock, forming a blood-red lake.

The Xuanpin Bull Demon stood behind him, spear in hand, exuding a chilling aura; his immortal armor was rotten. The Dragon Immortal coiled on a broken jade pillar, ninety percent of its scales gone, revealing stark white bones, blood seeping from its surrounding lightning…

Tudezhen Yuanxian sat in the corner, covered in dust and his body was tattered, as if he had been sitting alone for countless ages.

"This..." Chen Xuan's gaze shifted, and on the right side of the hall, two immortals were playing chess.

One was draped in a sun robe, perfectly shaped like a celestial deity, surrounded by a spiderweb of scarlet light, his two fingers holding a blazing sun, as if slowly placing it down like a chess piece.

On the other side was a dark figure, whose face was covered by a snake-shaped mask, making it difficult to see clearly. Only the frosty ancient moon on his fingertip revealed his identity—the Taiyin Immortal!

Years ago, Chen Xuan used his spiritual fasting technique but couldn't find the Taiyin Immortal, who wasn't in his calculations. Yet, a thousand years ago, she actually showed her trace in the Immortal Palace.

The sun and moon are the chess pieces!

Beside the chess game, there was a woman wearing an imperial crown and a black python robe. She had a human head and a snake's body, and sat with her hand supporting her chin. Tiny worlds, like glass beads, swirled around her fingertips as she watched the game with great interest.

Her posture and expression were exactly the same as Yao Feiyue's!
In addition, there is the Lotus Buddha chanting sutras with lowered eyes, the Phoenix Fairy in Feathered Robes standing with folded wings, and the Ten-Tailed Fox Fairy listening to the passage of time... all of them are here, each covered in dust, like a vengeful ghost, dripping with blood.

"..."

Chen Xuan looked to the far left, where the eleventh immortal figure was.

Human Emperor!

An aged figure in a blue dragon imperial robe, seemingly with his back to all living beings, surrounded by surging azure energy, stared intently into the depths of the hall, as if something else... was hidden deep within it.

The twelfth immortal!

"A thousand years ago, Tai Xuan raised his sect to become an immortal and ascended to the celestial palace..."

Chen Xuan felt suffocated. The celestial palace was already filled with immortals, every seat was occupied, all of them were fellow Daoists, and they were all one.

To destroy one immortal means to destroy them all!

One can imagine the utter despair that Tai Xuan Zhenjun must have felt upon witnessing such a scene...

The era of immortals descending to earth for the Mountain and Sea Banquet has not yet arrived, the celestial palaces do not permit it, and the seats are not vacant. How then can one seek immortality?!

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, the frozen scene trembled slightly, bursting forth with a roar like a tsunami of a blue dragon and an extremely boiling blue aura.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Xuan only saw the figure of Yu Renhuang move slightly, the pearl tassels sway gently, and then its head slowly turned around, its golden eyes looking at Tai Xuan... Chen Xuan and the mountain ghost behind him.

"go back……"

The azure sky was filled with mist, and the ancient voice of the human emperor, like thunderclaps, seemed to be admonishing the Tai Xuan Zhenjun from a thousand years ago to give up his desire to become an immortal.

But it was as if a thousand years had passed, and finally it resounded in Chen Xuan's ears.

"Buzz!"

The darkness behind Chen Xuan surged, his green robes fluttered, and the Mountain Spirit Goddess, transcendent like a true immortal, stepped out with her jade feet hovering in the air. Dark threads intertwined with the golden path of the Great Dao, drawing an immortal mark as if the heavens and earth were being created.

"Get out!"

His cold, emotionless voice, filled with murderous intent, soared into the sky, shattering the vast blue expanse.

With a bang, this scene from a thousand years ago shattered into pieces.

A regretful, aged sigh echoed from the void, then vanished in an instant.

next moment.

From the depths of the palace ahead, a sneer rang out. A dark red ancient moon broke through the mist and rose into the sky. A colossal creature coiled around the moon, its scales chillingly cold. It raised nine ferocious giant snake heads, and eighteen pairs of scarlet eyes, bloodthirsty and icy.

"How many moons have shone brightly throughout the ages? A dream ends with the peace of a thousand calamities..."

His voice, like a divine bell or an icicle, echoed throughout the empty palace: "Gentlemen, it's time to stop."

A burning sensation instantly arose in Chen Xuan's eyes, as if two small suns had lit up. Possessing the Heart-Cleansing Weapon, his killing intent arose at this moment.

"boom!"

Ahead, an ancient and boundless aura of destiny surged forth like a tide, carrying bloodshed and mockery, as if to engulf everything.

Destined to be among the immortals!

(End of this chapter)