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

Chapter 405 The Emperor Retreats, Chen Xuan Strives Forward
In the capital city, Yan Yushu, the Heavenly Beauty of Six Desires, arrived. Her black hair danced lightly, her long eyelashes trembled, and her eyes seemed to be filled with mist. She once again invited Chen Xuan to leave together.

"We need to leave."

Her expression was earnest, her red lips and jade teeth gleamed with a crystal-clear luster, her neck was slender and graceful, her skin was as smooth as ice and her bones as delicate as jade, her features were so stunning that they seemed to make all the beautiful things in the world pale in comparison to her, she was so perfect.

After Yan Yushu left the mortal world, she underwent a transformation every moment due to the Six Desires Heaven, becoming more perfect each day than the day before. Her exquisite body and ethereal beauty were like a dream, and anyone who glanced at her would feel ashamed of their own appearance.

Chen Xuan was a resolute and confident person. He was not completely seduced by Yan Yushu's charm. After a brief moment of distraction, he quickly reached out and punched her soft head.

"Yan Yushu, don't you dare cause any trouble!" he scolded the other party. There was no place in this world safer than the Five Directions Land.

"Ah!" Yan Yushu cried out in pain, her voice as beautiful as a heavenly melody. She clutched her forehead, her alluring eyes glaring angrily at the other person.

"You have to come with me, otherwise, once the great war breaks out, you won't have a peaceful day." She said loyally, "Once we're in the outer heavens, I'll protect you!"

Those destined for greatness are the protagonists of their era. Once they break free from the mire of the mortal world and step into the mortal realm, they usually expand their strength rapidly amidst greater dangers, turning that sliver of opportunity to change the world into reality.

The evil nature of the Six Desires Heaven is now not to be underestimated. Her charm is beyond imagination. With just a glance from her, those distant relatives from beyond the heavens agreed to her dangerous request to take Chen Xuan away.

It can be said that, apart from a few special cultivators who specialize in studying destiny, there are few people in the world today who can resist the allure of the Six Desire Realms.

“I’m very expensive,” Chen Xuan said, shaking his head. His ransom was shockingly high on the Immortal Palace’s register, while Yan Yushu wasn’t that wealthy.

"I will persuade the Celestial Palace; they will not refuse me," Yan Yushu said, her voice very pleasant. She was very confident. There were rumors that the Mandate of the Ten Thousand Worlds had an effect on the Immortals in the Tomb, so there was no reason why her Six Desires Heaven charm would be any less.

It's all destiny; who isn't the greatest evil in their own domain?

"You want to get something for nothing?" Chen Xuan was stunned, then shook his head and said, "Give up on that idea, you can't do it."

Yan Yushu is too naive. The Heavenly Dao Invincible Domain of the Ten Thousand Worlds Venerable can indeed have an effect on the Immortal in the Tomb, but so what?

Even a true sage can travel ten thousand miles in a single thought.

Unless a True Lord or an Immortal actively approaches the Venerable One in his true form, the Venerable One cannot even get close to the hem of their robes...

The Eternal Venerable is a weapon of destiny, and so is the Heart Fasting. The weapons are controlled by high-level cultivators such as the Goddess, Immortal Lord Xiangliu, and the Daoist Boy in Mourning Garments. Without them, the weapons would have no chance to reach the other high-level cultivators.

The same applies to the Six Desires Heaven. Even if she really met the Human Emperor with the help of some people in her own dojo, and her charm really worked, successfully bargaining... the moment she left, everything that had happened before would be null and void.

"The immortal's words are golden and will not be taken back," Yan Yushu said in a deep voice.

"You... are becoming increasingly reckless and lawless," Chen Xuan commented. He felt that with each meeting, the Chosen One's audacity grew, and now even the little Yan Yushu dared to scheme against immortals.

“Those destined for greatness are all like this,” Yan Yushu said.

"I'm not leaving, and you'd better not leave the Five Directions Land either," Chen Xuan said, pointing at the other person twice in a serious tone.

"Why?" Yan Yushu blinked her bright fox-like eyes and asked, puzzled.

"I want to practice the [Great Delusion and Joyful Meditation Technique]." Chen Xuan answered directly. He had studied this Destiny Method and believed it would be of great use to him. If the other party left, how could he cultivate it alone?

Other methods of destiny are currently unavailable, but the [Great Delusion and Joyful Meditation Technique] of the Six Desire Heaven and the [Great Ultimate Dao Questioning the Primordial Origin Technique] of the Supreme God have the opportunity to be mastered by those destined by destiny.

Besides this, there was another reason: the goddess told him not to run around without the strength of a Great True Lord… Clearly, the deeper meaning of these words was that for decades, even centuries, the five directions of the land would remain impregnable and free from major problems.
“You…” Yan Yushu blushed instantly, her face flushed, and she whispered, “You’re too domineering.”

"Why are you blushing? This is so strange." Chen Xuan asked, puzzled and surprised, "Do you even want to improve?!"

The world is in chaos; this is precisely the time to strive forward and strengthen our own power.

"You're the one who's being ridiculous." Yan Yushu's beautiful face showed an unnatural expression, and she said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, "I haven't even learned that technique yet..."

The Heavenly Mandate Method is even more difficult than the Immortal Arts. In the past two years, she has pondered and racked her brains alone, but has only managed to grasp a superficial understanding.

"How can you not be stupid enough to die!" Chen Xuan was extremely disappointed. He had made it clear to the other party during the Mountain and Sea Banquet that he wanted to learn, but even now, the other party still hadn't made any preparations?!
"How could I possibly learn it by myself!" Yan Yushu puffed out her cheeks and retorted angrily.

"I'll teach you!" Chen Xuan snorted and opened the first level of his Heart Cleansing Technique in a flash. A wisp of his divine soul left his body and flew straight into the other party's destiny.

He felt that things were really too difficult for him. Yan Yushu was simply hopeless, and he had to control and support everything. He really didn't know how the other party could be a qualified chosen one.

"Ah!" Yan Yushu's face paled. She instinctively erected a carefully prepared magical barrier to cover the courtyard. She said nervously, "So soon? Are they going to have a magical battle in the sky?"

She felt it was absurd that chaos was about to break out in heaven and earth, but Chen Xuan didn't care at all and even had the leisure to fuss over other things!

……

at the same time.

Above the clouds, the wind and clouds changed color, the Candle Dragon Sun trembled incessantly, and the scene inside was terrifyingly unparalleled, like a divine sea surging to the sky, with dazzling light everywhere, and endless divine power surging in all directions, as if boiling.

"Old Xuan, Old Xuan! A fight is about to break out!" The Supreme God Ye Kui was filled with excitement and hurriedly flew over. With a bang, he crashed into the barrier above the courtyard and was sent flying.

Rippling water, countless invisible, transparent runes appear and disappear, an invisible barrier shrouding the courtyard, making it difficult for outsiders to approach.

What are the talismanic restrictions of the Rain Master sect?

Ye Kui fell to the ground, shaking his dizzy head. He stared blankly at the sealed-off courtyard, muttering to himself, "What's going on? Is disaster imminent? What is he doing?"

He was sweating profusely with anxiety. The world was about to descend into chaos, and the good days of the Supreme God were about to arrive. It was the time to snatch chestnuts from the fire and make full use of the Mandate of Heaven. He urgently needed Xinzhai to protect his future!
At this moment.

On the five directions of the land, countless cultivators looked up, gazing at the scene within the Candle Dragon Sun.

"rumble……"

Thick celestial clouds swirled in the eyes of the Candle Dragon, and purple thunder roared across the sky. This thunder was unlike the thunder of the ancestral land; it was like ancient thunder from a million years ago, dark and without light. It seemed as if countless dragons, pythons, ghosts, and gods were stirring within it, and it also seemed as if mournful cries were floating in the air.

The Thunder God from beyond the heavens is decaying and rotten, yet he is about to enter the ancestral land.

"The Human Emperor—"

Those who transcend the tribulations of the mortal world can attain the supreme path. The pinnacle of the [Tao Hongchen] realm is becoming an immortal.

High-level cultivators in this realm, having returned to their original simplicity and seen the truth, are often more like ordinary people than those who have achieved spiritual travel or become True Lords.

But when immortals begin to reveal even a glimpse of their true form, it is terrifying enough to induce despair. All people must look at that transcendent figure standing between heaven and earth, which is not enormous, yet eternally unique.

“Let’s go out and talk…” Lei Buxian spoke again.

A strong sense of suffocation was impacting the five directions of the earth. In the midst of the great sun, the lightning that reached the heavens and descended into the netherworld illuminated part of the true appearance of the Thunder God: three heads and six arms, a red face and a bushy beard, eyes like lightning, and a thunder pattern between his brows.

Thunder rumbled, signifying the calamities and blessings of the heavens and the balance of all things. The thunderous energy in the ancestral land began to resonate with a special rhythm, indicating the purpose of this Thunder God's arrival.

Since the Celestial Palace lacks sincerity, it will still be difficult for the Heavenly Realm to take away the people and things it has set its sights on. Therefore, the Human Emperor must back down.

After all, in this world, how many true immortals are left in all realms? And how many withered immortals remain in their tombs? The Human Emperor was too greedy.

However, there is a crucial and difficult point...

"Human Emperor, hand over the law."

In the midst of the Candle Dragon Sun, an old immortal who had revealed traces of immortality in another area spoke softly. As his profound voice fell, auspicious clouds and rosy light rose from the darkness, magnificent and dazzling. At the end of each ray of rosy light, a mysterious immortal realm no smaller than the Five Directions Earth was connected, and the sky was incomparably radiant.

The ancient human emperor, who reigned for hundreds of thousands of years, secretly mastered a means to resist the influence of the gods.

The people and things taken away from the ancestral land... require the Human Emperor's "rescue" methods; otherwise, even if they are guided away, it will all be in vain.

At this moment, mysterious ripples were also appearing in several other locations. The will of the immortals had descended, and they had reached a tacit understanding... If the Immortal Palace was sensible and offered reasonable conditions, they would accept them; if not, they would have to take them by force.

"Wow..."

The chain at the bottom of the Candle Dragon Eye began to vibrate, and countless strands of colorful light wrapped around the chain and lit up, gradually outlining the shape of the Celestial Palace Ascension Platform as it reached its end.

Surprisingly, neither the Human Emperor nor Tai Xuan showed up at this moment.

"eye!"

The deep gray was like a vast ocean, and the hazy plague swallowed the heavens and the earth. Then, a flash of gun light pierced through the nine heavens and ten earths. Amidst the clash of armor, a loud, mocking voice with bull-like eyes echoed from the celestial palace.

Ancestor Earth Plague Immortal.

Mysterious female.

"Everyone, just come down—"

The voice was bold and unrestrained, yet carried an extreme chill and killing intent. Plague-like light poured from the hideous armor, transforming into brilliant river-like streaks that spread across the sky. Countless corpses of gods, ancient beasts, demon cultivators, and humans floated and sank within these rivers. The immortals of the Celestial Palace...

The Immortal Lord Yuan Yuheng of Tude Town is in charge of internal affairs of the ancestral land.

The two departments of Douwen are responsible for conquering and punishing evil deeds. Because the demon immortals who caused the disasters have been eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures, the Xuanpin Bull Demon Immortal has always been in charge of external wars.

The Plague Department's Bull Demon Immortal occasionally appears in the mortal world because he is fighting against the gods from beyond the heavens... The ancestral land is unaffected by the invasion of foreign enemies because this immortal lord sheltered the mortal world from the wind and rain in the unknown depths of the Great Ruins for hundreds of thousands of years.

Those formidable external enemies have all turned into mountains of corpses and seas of bones floating around him. For example, the wailing corpses of gods came from a great battle 100,000 years ago.

Shocked the world.

At this moment when foreign enemies are pressing in, an old immortal from the Celestial Palace actually stepped forward!
"Xuanpin... or Shenlingming?" Several questioning voices rang out in Zhulong's eyes. Clearly, the people outside the heavens were no strangers to Xuanpin Niu Moxian.

At this moment, the celestial beings wanted to enter the ancestral land, but it was this old immortal who took the lead, which made people think a lot.

"No matter who it is, their cultivation is almost gone." In another area within the Candle Dragon's Eye, a soft, ethereal voice rang out, transforming into a torrential downpour of black rain. Upon closer inspection, each raindrop was stained with crimson blood; some raindrops resembled ancient talismans and treasures, while others were the massive corpses of ancient beasts.

The secluded immortal realm has reappeared, and the third immortal has appeared.

“A group of familiar faces,” the Mysterious Female Bull Demon Fairy said.

Deep within his grey eyes, two ancient corpses sat cross-legged, their scarlet eyes now open, scanning the depths of the Candle Dragon Sun, as if searching for any immortals from the Heavenly Path.

But a hint of regret showed on his face. He hadn't found them, but he figured he would see them soon... After all, the celestial realm had been waiting for him to be forced to initiate a suicidal immortal war.

The atmosphere was tense, and everyone realized that at this moment, celestial immortals appeared one after another. Neither Tai Xuan nor the Xuanpin Bull Demon Immortal could stop their common will... The Immortal Palace must give the celestial beings a satisfactory explanation today.

There is no need to fear the ancestral land beyond the heavens. Those who have reached the level of immortals have all successfully reached the end of their journey. Ten thousand years pass in the blink of an eye. It is difficult to say who has higher cultivation. It is only who is more "suitable" for the current world.

Among these visitors, some may be beings even older than the Human Emperor, belonging to the distant ancient times, just like the Empress.

They weren't even too afraid of the supreme deities, and during the Mountain and Sea Banquet, they were vying for the ancestral land.

"Eh……"

Within the celestial palace, a weary, aged voice rang out, like the sigh of a powerless old man in the mortal world.

Human Emperor.

"In that case, let's fight first." The Human Emperor did not appear, but his hoarse voice echoed out, reaching the ears of everyone in the world.

beat?
At this moment, everyone in the ancestral land and beyond the heavens was astonished, not expecting the Human Emperor's response to be so firm. Even the immortals beyond the heavens fell into an eerie silence.

This is not the result they want.

After all, in the great battle of the Celestial Palaces, apart from the few Celestial Palace Immortals who perished, the Human Emperor suffered the greatest losses. Many people speculated that he was even unable to use his Celestial-level power, and that Tai Xuan was the one who intervened in the previous minor conflicts.

"Wow!"

But at that very moment, wisps of blue sky suddenly rose from the five directions of the earth.

"The words have changed!" someone exclaimed, the small blue-gold characters on the stack of "goods" lists in their hands began to twist, and some information had changed.

"True Lord Taixi: The number one cultivator in the Southern Region, the Dao Master of Little Azure Heaven..."

"Value of a white-collar worker: Killing three near-immortal beings from beyond the heavens, or a sufficient number of true lords from beyond the heavens."

"The full value: Killing a Celestial Immortal with a profound Dao lineage, or a sufficient number of True Monarch-level Dao Lords..."

"This……"

In an instant, the expressions of all the people from the ancestral land changed drastically as they quickly grasped the meaning of the Human Emperor.

"If the outer realms can't pay the ransom, do the 'goods' not have hands? Don't they know to snatch it themselves?"

You must know that the ancestral land is sealed off from heaven and earth, so extraterrestrial beings that descend to the mortal realm cannot return... After the Mountain and Sea Banquet, some people began to secretly descend to the mortal realm, and after the Immortal Slaughtering Palace, the number of beings who descended to the mortal realm increased even more!

Today, which major power hasn't sent a group of distant relatives from beyond the heavens? Some major powers have even secretly sent True Monarch-level beings down.

"The Celestial Palace has ignored the beings that have descended to the mortal realm and has remained inactive. Is it planning to wait until there are enough of them before wiping them all out in one fell swoop?"

Everyone's expression turned strange. In some regions, the extraterrestrials who had been toasting and calling each other brothers with the people of the ancestral land just a moment ago were now deathly pale.

“Chen Xuan: Divine Travel Realm, Contemporary Heart Fasting…” A celestial being’s fingers trembled as he turned the roster to the pages after the True Monarch.

"Value of a commoner: Killing two perfect Immortal Seed-level Divine Travelers from beyond the heavens... or a large number of Divine Travelers from beyond the heavens..."

"..."

Many extraterrestrial beings subconsciously swallowed. The requirements for top talents from the ancestral lands like Chen Xuan were very high, but other extraterrestrial beings from the ancestral lands were not so strict.

Someone later discovered a little-known ancestral site for spiritual exploration.

"Qilian: Nine lifetimes of divine travel to the ultimate realm, direct descendant of the Sword Inquiry Dojo..."

"White Body Value: Killing a sufficient number of extraterrestrial beings, approximately six at the End of the Realm..." The extraterrestrial beings began to feel a chill run down their spines.

When extraterrestrial beings looked up, they discovered that countless people from their ancestral land with complex expressions were quietly focusing their green eyes on them... Among them were many of their ancestral "distant relatives"!
It was difficult to become a True Lord in the ancestral land before, and now the path forward is completely blocked.

Those who were mostly half-mad and wandered in the realm of the divine have been suffering and waiting for countless years. Now, the opportunity to go to the outer heavens to become a true lord is right in front of them!

Moreover, who knows whether the Human Emperor actually "cured" Tao Hongchen's divine journey?

"I haven't been feeling well lately, and my cultivation seems to be fading... The Human Emperor probably couldn't save me." A high-level ancestral land spirit suddenly muttered to himself.

"Ancestor, save me!" In an instant, a high-ranking extraterrestrial being, alert to the danger, used life-saving methods to try to ascend and leave, but to no avail.

"Kill them first!" The cultivators of the ancestral land have always been frighteningly efficient. Before the Immortal Palace and the outer heavens had even reached an agreement, some of them had already taken action.

In an instant, countless brutal yet exquisitely skillful deadly attacks enveloped those distant relatives from beyond the heavens and cultivators on the Heavenly Path, causing blood to bloom everywhere on the five directions of the land.

"Long..."

At the same time, in some ancient Taoist regions, brilliant divine rainbows rose one after another, traveling thousands of miles in an instant, all heading towards the areas where the Heavenly True Monarchs who had secretly descended to the mortal realm had been killed!
Above the clouds.

A deathly silence fell over the Candle Dragon Sun, and many forces looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Immortal Ancestor! Please act quickly!" Suddenly, someone shouted anxiously. Among those sent to the ancestral land were his blood relatives.

"..."

The few immortals who had appeared fell silent. Then, their wills collided and exchanged in the void. Countless emotions, such as anger, debate, and sneer, converged. A moment later, they reached a unified, indifferent opinion.

"I see. Let's send another batch of cultivators down to the mortal realm. Those who are interested, each family should send one or two more True Lords..."

"The Human Emperor... has he taken a step back?"

"The genius from our ancestral land will possess those skills and the qualifications to successfully fight his way out of the outer heavens..."

"Is my stool inadequate?"

"..."

Without a doubt, only a select few exceptional geniuses can earn the right to go to the outer heavens, and the outer heavens only want to receive such individuals…

……

Meanwhile, in the mysterious space of the Six Desire Heaven.

Chen Xuan was busy with important cultivation matters. He activated his Mind Cleansing Power, and an ancient obelisk slowly rose from the black lake outside the Thirty-Six Jade Lotus.

The stone tablet radiated a sacred light, and then, one after another, exquisite and joyful pictures fell down like celestial maidens scattering flowers, creating a beautiful atmosphere.

"Come on!" Yan Yushu's soul body landed on the ground, steeled his heart, closed his eyes, and said with a fearless attitude, "Hurry up and get it done!"

"Hmm?" Chen Xuan reached out and summoned a page of cultivation visualization diagram that had fallen to the ground. Then, he turned to look at Yan Yushu with surprise.

(End of this chapter)