Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 397 The Evil King
In the cave.

The black flames flickered, taking the shapes of arrows and venomous snakes, but were surrounded by layers of water-melting jade fat, making it difficult for them to rage. Even so, a terrifying fluctuation still emanated from within the flames.

"Image shift."

Upon hearing this name, Xu Xuan realized that this person was none other than the Purple Mansion of the Han family on Xiangtu Island. He had once been introduced into the Stone Man Path and should be cultivating the [Hengyue He].

"After Xiang Yi Zhenren broke through, he took a fancy to the power of this fire. Ignoring the obstruction of my Dao Holy Spirit, he took it and refined it. In the end, his life was in turmoil. Poisonous snakes came out of his eyes and arrows came out of his mouth. He died with just one supernatural power."

Yue Xie respectfully explained the matter behind the fire, but Xu Xuan vaguely sensed something was wrong. There were no stupid beings in the Purple Mansion, and it was rather ridiculous that Xiang Yi would perish because of a spiritual fire.

'There's something wrong with this fire.'

Xu Xuan's heart stirred, and he temporarily put aside the idea of ​​refining the fire, deciding to see if he could exchange it for something else in the future.

As for the remaining items, Xu Xuan glanced at them and summoned them all. There were five spiritual objects in total: three Gen, one Dui, and one Ci.

First came a handful of crystalline yellow dust. As soon as this appeared, Xu Xuan felt the disintegration within his body ease somewhat. He then took the booklet recording spiritual objects and began to peruse its functions.

【An Shen Chen】 is a spiritual object used to soothe the body and repair injuries. It is specifically designed to treat injuries to the physical body and is perfect for this purpose.

Xu Xuan first took out half to refine. Jingchen landed and subdued the earth energy. At this time, the injuries in his body were relieved and he was temporarily stable, so there was no need to suppress it.

As for the remaining yellow dust, he put it away for the time being, waiting to see if it could be refined into some kind of pill for his own consumption.

Then came two [Great Mountain Soil], shaped like yellow mud, which could be used for refining weapons and cultivating. If one cultivated the Earth Virtue Dharma Body, it would further enhance the sense of towering grandeur.

The [Secret White Stone] of the Yuan Magnetic Dao can enhance the power of formations and blunt the sharpness of military force.

Finally, there is the [Golden Wind] of the Metal Path, which can be stored in the lungs and nurtured daily, and then expelled when facing an enemy. If nurtured by a Metal Path cultivator, its effect will be even better.

The spiritual items have been collected, but no spiritual weapons have been found. It seems that Hua Gu and Cheng Yu must have taken all the spiritual weapons from the sect with them during the battle of Renhai.

With a thought, Xu Xuan took out all the spiritual artifacts he had obtained and arranged them in front of him. Yue Xie, who was standing to the side, looked at the spiritual artifacts in the door, his expression changed slightly, and he slowly lowered his head.

"Which one catches your eye? You may retrieve one for the clan."

Xu Xuan looked at Yang Yuanxin, his expression softening slightly. Huoya had helped him a lot, so he should return the favor.

The Mountain-Driving Whip, the Precious Yang Mace, and the Primordial Chaos Pearl were all obtained from Hua Gu. The Mountain-Driving Whip is a precious spiritual treasure with the power to command mountains, while the Precious Yang Mace and the Primordial Chaos Pearl are both mid-grade spiritual artifacts from the Purple Mansion, belonging to the Path of Victorious Gold and Path of Primordial Magnetic respectively.

Cheng Yu also possessed a spiritual artifact, though of lower quality, only a low-grade one. It was a command flag emanating from the earth, depicting a yellow dog stepping on a blazing fire, known as the "Peak Guardian Flag."

In addition to the [Hengyue Token] and [Yueyang Indolite Mirror] that he had previously acquired, Xu Xuan briefly examined them and found that the Stone Man Path possessed a vast array of spiritual artifacts comparable to those of the Fire Crow.

Yang Yuanxin hesitated for a moment, looked at Xu Xuan, and said only:
"No need—"

She didn't say a word, but Xu Xuan persuaded her to stop. So she had no choice but to start choosing. After looking for a while, she took the low-grade Purple Mansion [Hengyue Token].

"That's enough. It just so happens that the clan lacks a means of suppression."

Seeing this, Xu Xuan didn't try to persuade him further. He simply walked out of the spirit storehouse with him and let his demon soldiers go inside to begin taking inventory and organizing.

The two rose into the air on the wind, standing on the clouds. Yang Yuanxin looked at Xu Xuan with a worried expression.

"Regardless of the twists and turns of your killing Hua Gu, once this news spreads, it will undoubtedly put you in the spotlight. Although Tianchi has been reclaimed, Mingze lacks a Golden Core cultivator to oversee it. What will become of you in the future?"

Yang Yuanxin raised her head and looked at the vast sky, her red eyes shining brightly. Xu Xuan, however, thought of the strange phenomenon on Huangshi Mountain and felt a hidden worry in his heart.

'Is there really only one Golden Core cultivator in the South China Sea?' He pondered to himself. The Heavenly Pool was already vast enough, but even with the addition of the Holy Land of Universal Salvation in the far south, the two were still less than one-tenth the size of the South China Sea.

"Regardless, the matter is settled. We just need to wait for news from Mingze to see what to do next."

Yang Yuanxin nodded slightly, seemingly wanting to say something but then turned around and looked at the dark flames surging in from the horizon, stopping her speech.

A surge of black light emerged, from which stepped a man in a crimson robe. He was tall and imposing, exuding an air of nobility, and his eyes flashed with black light. It was none other than Yang Yuanyi.

"Fate/Destiny".

Xu Xuan's heart stirred, and he looked at the other party, smiling:
"Now that the Stone People have been pacified, there are no more external enemies around. From Zhuya to Tianchi, the entire region is under the control of several tribes."

"Hmm." Yang Yuanyi nodded slightly, a dark light flashing in his eyes, as if he were pondering.

"Now that the Dragon King of the Netherworld has pacified the Heavenly Pool, when will you grant your promise and marry my beloved?"

His words were somewhat cold, and he showed no regard for Yang Yuanxin's feelings, which made Xu Xuan slightly taken aback. The Fire Crow in front of him seemed to have become somewhat unfamiliar.

"I want to wait for news from Mingze. It would be even better if the elders of the clan could come as well."

"Alright, I will wait for the Dragon King's news."

Yang Yuanyi replied in a deep voice, glanced at the woman beside Xu Xuan, and said nothing more. Yang Yuanxin then quickly stepped forward, handed over several spiritual artifacts to her, and said softly:
"Brother——"

Before she could finish speaking, Yang Yuanyi broke through the void and left without replying.

Yang Yuanxin stood there, stunned, watching the last bit of black light dissipate. She turned and collapsed into Xu Xuan's arms, burying her head in his chest, and said in a trembling voice:

"Brother, things have changed. The old man has left, Father is nowhere to be found, and now even..."

She was trembling all over, and slowly raised her head. Gone was her usual bright smile; her crimson eyes were dim.

Xu Xuan gripped the other's hand tightly, offered a few words of comfort, and then said in a deep voice:

"I'm still here."

Yang Yuanxin calmed down a little, and then seemed to remember something, and suddenly raised her head.

"The way of Mingyi (明夷) is for tyrannical rulers and wicked monarchs, further compounded by the harshness and evil of Bing fire (丙火)."

"Mu Wude's cultivation of this path is still normal, but my brother's temperament changes every day. If it were his old self, upon hearing that you were trapped in Tianchi, he would definitely take the [Wei Ri Feng Yan Ge] and offer the [Tian Yang Wu Huo] to come to your aid."

"The old man once said that my brother's personality is most like his own."

Xu Xuan felt a surge of indescribable emotion. When Yang Yuanyi was in the Foundation Establishment stage, he was a man of great manners and loved his family. He had a good relationship with Yang Yuanyi. Now that he had cultivated supernatural powers, he had gradually changed.

While the Daoist tradition can influence a cultivator's temperament, such as making someone extremely irritable or overly thoughtful, none have completely transformed a person like Yang Yuanyi.

'Golden Crow'

He pondered the key to this matter and realized that it was probably the Golden Crow's influence that had brought Yang Yuanyi to her current state. The direct descendants of the Fire Crow were of the Crow bloodline and had an extremely close connection with the Golden Crow.

He patted Yang Yuanxin's back gently, recalling his experience when he fell into the underworld. Shang Guang, the demon king, had such audacity in storming the netherworld.

I wonder what the demon king's current situation is?

(End of this chapter)