Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 396 Spirit Treasury
Inside the Supreme Pavilion.

Xu Xuan stood still and picked up the scroll "Taicang Liangyi Jing". This scroll required tens of thousands of immortal virtues, but it did contain some information about its contents.

“In ancient times, when the Kunpeng was first born, it first held the Yin and then ascended to the Yang. After experiencing the two positions of Yin and Yang, it worshipped the Xuan at the Earthly Temple and received the teachings of the Nanhua. It then followed the immortal to the outer realm, holding both Yin and Yang, and from then on ascended to immortality.”

"This scripture contains a few words of profound discussion by the immortal Nanhua in the past, which only glimpse the mystery of Yin and Yang. If an enlightened person wishes to cultivate the 'True Treatise on Yin and Yang of Nanhua,' he can use this scripture as a preface."

Xu Xuan silently speculated that the time period in which Fengxuan Palace was located was the "Earthly Era," but he didn't know which period it was. As for Kunpeng, it was also able to ascend to immortality after achieving the Golden Core, holding the positions of Yin and Yang, and then merging them.

Ancient sages, such as the Vermilion Bird, were all born with a high position and could ascend to immortality upon further advancement. The most special of them all was the True Dragon, who was born with a high position and had already ascended to immortality.

"According to the stolen text, the King of Chu possessed the Bing Fire Golden Elixir, causing the Golden Crow Clan's emperor to suffer several defeats. Based on this, it seems that the Yu Yi Divine Emperor also attained his immortal status after unifying the realm."

Xu Xuan understood. No wonder it was said that the True Dragon was the number one demon in history, born as a Nascent Soul cultivator. The so-called Golden Crow and Kunpeng were just later arrivals.

As for this volume, "Taicang Liangyi Jing," it should involve the theory of Yin and Yang, and is at the level of the Golden Elixir, but it can only serve as the preface to "Nanhua Yin-Yang Zhenlun."

Xu Xuan temporarily put the scripture aside. It involved the theories of Yin and Yang, and had some similarities with the [Thunder Gathering Technique]. However, with his current level of cultivation, he probably couldn't comprehend it or acquire it.

There are two remaining scriptures, namely the "Heavenly Roc Extreme Escape Technique" and the "Hun Shui Yin Fu Yuan Guang", both of which are of the fifth grade. Each of these two techniques requires three hundred immortal virtues.

Xu Xuan immediately took a liking to the [Heavenly Roc Extreme Escape Technique]. Once mastered, this technique would grant him a fraction of the incredible speed of the Kunpeng. [Riding Without Blame] was a divine ability for breaking through formations and escaping traps, but it was not good at speed. This technique could make up for that.

With a thought, he acquired the escape technique, and golden characters flooded into his mind. He had fully grasped the wonders of this spell.

"The roc moves at top speed, riding the extreme of Yang, traversing the vast landscape, soaring through the wind for ninety thousand miles, and striking the water for three thousand miles."

With nothing else around, Xu Xuan turned back to the outside world and slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. He did not intend to use the [Tai Cang Xuan Yun] at the moment, but rather to save it for his human body.

The five methods of Zhen Lei are complete, but the method of She Lei is hard to say. Keeping this item will still provide a way out if only one supernatural power is missing in the future.

As dawn broke and the Ren Sea returned to calm, Xu Xuan rode the wind down, landing directly on the yellow stone mountain that Hua Gu had transformed into. This mountain was not high, but its earth energy was concentrated, making it a rare spiritual mountain suitable for cultivating earth virtue.

This mountain contains three mineral veins, two in the Gen direction and one in the Dui direction, all of which produce Zifu spiritual stones, which are extremely precious.

At the summit, a black jade tree took root, shaped like a dragon, seemingly a condensation of the nature of Ren water. Dark red thorns and vines grew beside it, tightly entwining the dragon-shaped jade tree, with countless thorns piercing into it.

For some reason, upon seeing this scene, Xu Xuan felt an inexplicable discomfort in his heart. His dragon blood stagnated, his blood qi churned, and he immediately spat out a mouthful of foul blood.

Why did this scene appear after Hua Gu's fall?

Xu Xuan was puzzled. If the strange phenomena of the Gen and Dui paths could be explained, then even this Ren water dragon tree could be the work of Mingze. But these thorns and vines were a mystery.
He lowered his gaze slightly, and with a single slash, his sword struck amidst the thorns and vines. But the scene before him changed instantly; the vegetation turned into a cloud of black smoke and vanished, along with the dragon tree, which turned into black water and disappeared without a trace.

'Jia wood reaches the sky, but avoids wood that is spiritually deep and secluded; Guang wood is upright and strong, Yuan wood is vigorous and robust.' This is it.

Xu Xuan had some guesses in his mind. Hua Gu was going against Ming Ze regardless of the consequences, as if he had been ordered by someone else. Now, there were some signs of this.

He activated the token and waited for a while. The void opened up, and a blue-gold warship sailed in. Xu Xuan rode the wind down and landed on the ship.

Lu Lian and Yang Yuanxin arrived at some point, their expressions different as they looked at Xu Xuan and respectfully greeted him as "Your Majesty."

"Your injuries—"

Yang Yuanxin stepped forward, her crimson eyes sparkling, as if she had been worried for a long time. Seeing Xu Xuan's miserable injuries, she immediately took out a few pills.

Xu Xuan shook his head and refused the pill. "This injury probably needs to be examined by a pharmacist. Taking these ordinary pills now will be useless."

He immediately took out the [Bingyang Banner] and the [Five Demon Life-Devouring Halberd], which transformed into a golden light and were hidden inside Yang Yuanxin's body. He simply smiled and said:
"Without these two magical artifacts, it would probably be another bitter battle."

As he spoke, he looked at the group of demon soldiers behind him, his aura intensified, and said in a deep voice:
"Shi Rendao Huagu and Cheng Yu have been executed. The entire Tianchi region now belongs to my Mingze. Change course and enter the Divine Rock Sea!"

The lapis lazuli warship immediately changed course, transforming into a streak of dark blue light and heading straight for the Divine Rock Sea. With the speed of the Mingguang warship, it arrived at the Divine Rock Sea in no time and saw the land created by the Stone Man Path.

On the loess plateau, pavilions stand in rows, from which come waves of mournful cries.

Nearly a hundred stone spirits prostrated themselves on the ground, mostly at the Qi Refining level, with about ten at the Foundation Establishment level. Unlike Hua Gu and Cheng Yu, these stone spirits had no hope of reaching the Purple Mansion level in their entire lives. The leading stone figure stepped forward, riding the wind upwards. Its face was missing both ears. It first bowed and knelt, then said in a trembling voice:
"Yue Xie pays respects to the Lord of Tianchi, the Dragon King of the Dark Sea. I, Shi Rendao, am willing to surrender."

The stone figures below shouted in unison that they were willing to surrender. Then, many demon soldiers emerged from the warship and landed instantly, suppressing all the stone spirits with restrictions, but deliberately avoiding Yue Xie.

Xu Xuan descended on the wind, with Yang Yuanxin beside him. He glanced down and said:

"Where are your scriptures, magical artifacts, and treasures? If you hand them over, I may spare your lives."

He didn't have much killing intent towards these stone spirits. They were all insignificant and had no hope of reaching the Purple Mansion realm, so there was no need to exterminate them. He simply scattered them and threw them into the sea, where the aquatic creatures would take care of them.

"Your Majesty, please come with me."

Yue Xie raised his head, looking flustered. He immediately rode the wind down and led Xu Xuan and Yang Yuanxin to a treasure pavilion, where there were many scriptures and secret techniques, mostly related to the elements of Gen and Dui.

“The Method of Contemplating the Subduing of Power, The Classic of Hidden Mountains in the Yellow Dust, The True Explanation of Moving Mountains and Shifting Peaks, and The Method of Harmonizing Peaks and Refining Peaks”.

Xu Xuan first scanned the four chapters of the Gen Earth Technique, and his heart stirred. According to the various phenomena of Gen Earth, the missing supernatural power should be related to roads.

"How come there's only this 'Record of Gold' when it comes to exchanging gold? It should be complete."

His gaze stopped abruptly and turned to Yue Xie beside him. This stone spirit, bearing immense pressure, immediately knelt down and cried out:
“I thought that the five methods of gold exchange were complete in the past, but after Lord Tiansheng's death, the Taoist treasures in the treasury disappeared on their own, leaving only one cultivation method [inlaid gold engraving].

Seeing that what he said seemed to be true, Xu Xuan did not press him for details. Instead, he looked at the various spells. The first ones he saw were two sixth-grade spells of the Gen Earth element.

The [Primordial Collapse] and [Three Mountains Suppressing Rebellion Technique] are two extremely powerful spells, both of which Xu Xuan has experienced firsthand. In fact, the injuries they caused are still faintly visible in his physical body.

Xu Xuan glanced through it and found that the [Primordial Collapse] technique could only be cultivated using the two paths of Gen Earth and Yuan Magnetism, while the [Three Mountains Suppressing Reversal Technique] could be cultivated using the three paths of Wu, Gen, and Yun.

'If Fayan achieves supernatural powers in the future, we can find an excuse to let him obtain this technique for practice.'

He had a deep understanding of the power of this spell. It combined the power of immortals and Buddhas, and acted on behalf of the emperor. It was extremely mysterious and was a great spell of the same level as the [Thunder Grip Technique].

Xu Xuan also collected the remaining scriptures and spells one by one. They were all related to Gen Earth, Dui Metal, and Yuan Magnetism, but there was no cultivation method for Yuan Magnetism.

Stepping out of the hall, Xu Xuan scanned the area with his divine sense and sensed the location of the treasure vault. He instantly focused his attention, lifted Yue Xie, and arrived at a cave dwelling where the earthen soil shimmered with light.

Yue Xie then respectfully presented a token inscribed with the words "Divine Rock Stone". Xu Xuan received the order and gently activated it, opening the treasure vault.

Upon entering, one sees numerous spiritual objects and magical artifacts, all meticulously arranged. Xu Xuan scanned them with his divine sense, first summoning the items of the Purple Mansion level.

First, there were three spirit beads, namely Wu, Gen, and Yun. It seemed to be a set, but two beads were missing. Otherwise, with all five beads in place, a powerful spirit weapon could be forged.

"Why are two beads missing?"

Xu Xuan looked at Yue Xie, his gaze slightly lowered, but then he heard Yue Xie reply:
"Your Majesty, this is the [Qi Rang Pearl], left behind by our Daoist patriarch. Originally, there were five pearls in total, but they were later hidden and disappeared, so two are now missing."

"It's a pity that if the Earth and Earth-Subduing Beads were also here, their value would probably be no less than that of a Spirit Treasure. Right now, they're not quite there."

Yang Yuanxin sighed slightly, feeling a bit regretful. Xu Xuan temporarily accepted the pearl, hoping there would be an opportunity to complete it in the future.

Xu Xuan's gaze fell again, and he saw a treasure pool, which contained pure white water that bound a pitch-black flame. The aura of gunpowder permeated the air, and the void collapsed as it pulsed, occasionally turning into arrows and poisonous snakes. It was a rare and supreme fire!

If we consider the killing power of all the elements, fire is definitely among the top. In terms of destructive power alone, it should be number one among the five fires.

This fire was extremely volatile, so Xu Xuan didn't take it out immediately, letting it settle within the formation. However, a thought occurred to him, and he asked:
"Since you have such a spiritual fire, why doesn't Hua Gu use it?"

"Reporting to my lord, this fire is the [Great Wrathful Beast Flame]. Once activated, it can cause death. Since I first learned of it, it has been here for hundreds of years."

Yue Xie seemed to remember something, and said softly:

"In the past, the Immortal Xiangyi once activated this fire, but later he went mad and perished."

(End of this chapter)