Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 419 Water and Fire
The lowest point of the Milky Sea.

The altar shone brightly, and several white fish swam leisurely.

The seawater in this layer gradually becomes clear, and layers of starlight emerge from behind, condensing like a mirror and hanging above, reflecting the various scenes of the Milky Sea.

A white elephant transformed and activated the spirit shuttle, looking at the characters formed by the clear and mysterious light on it. At this moment, it was in the void near the Flame Cave.

There were also scenes of Pingxiu leading several Zifu, riding the clouds and hiding in the Netherworld, and even an old monk and a peacock appearing at the end.

These images are all very blurry and distorted, so unclear that one can only guess what they are saying.

Ashe Dragon Girl and Xu Xuan stood together before the altar. Looking at the scene reflected above, the Dragon Girl smiled and said:
"The sea is quite lively, with Doutian, Yama, Peacock, and the remnants of the calamity, as well as immortals and shamans. This white elephant probably has no idea how much trouble it has caused."

Xu Xuan's gaze remained unchanged, his expression unaltered. He had just collected a stream of [Transforming Essence Water], but he did not let it dissipate. He and the dragon girl then began to observe the seascape together.

There was nothing unusual at first, but when he saw the words appear on the shuttle in Shenni's hand, he was shocked. He could see just two words, which were very clear and familiar.

Immortal virtue.

This thing had only been seen in the Dao Stele within his body. It was shaped like pure energy and had various wonderful uses. Now, however, it appeared on the Taiyu Shuttle in the hands of this Sheni.

He dared not show the slightest sign of anything amiss. The dragon maiden beside him seemed to be practicing the ritual path, but she was Vajra, and her methods were extremely mysterious and unpredictable.

"I wonder what kind of wondrous thing this nun possesses that has attracted so many people to fight over it."

Xu Xuan's eyes flickered. The dragon girl beside him was the daughter of the Venerable One, and should be a direct descendant, so she should know many secrets.

"It is a spiritual treasure of the Zhou Chen Dao, emphasizing the meaning of Yu Qing. What, Brother Ming Du, are you also interested? But I cannot give it to you."

As she spoke, Ashe chuckled, her golden gauze robe shimmering with light, swirling with stardust, a truly magnificent sight. She then changed the subject, bringing up other matters.

"Cousin, did you come here on Lord Guangze's orders?"

When she mentioned Guangze, there was a hint of reverence in her voice. Xu Xuan immediately went along with it, saying:

"Exactly."

"Then I'll trouble you, cousin, to inform Mingze that the Dragon Lord's lineage has no intention of getting involved in external affairs and has severed ties cleanly. The true dragon's form will be discussed between Nanming and Donghan themselves."

Ashe lowered her gaze slightly and gently brushed her hair with her hand.

“Our clan has now lost its horns and is now only a snake. Your title of Heavenly Dragon is merely an honorific. Once you master the ritual of the [Shesha], you will become the Venerable Ananda, and this title of Heavenly Dragon will be abolished.”

"I will convey your message."

Xu Xuan's mind raced, and he vaguely guessed some key points: the true dragon had fallen, and the nine sons were born. When this Great Sage was in power, there were only dragons, snakes, and serpents in the world, and only one dragon.

His true form was passed down to Yuanhan and Tianming. Now that Tianming has fallen, Mingze wants to cultivate another Renshui Dragon Lord. The great figures of the Hanshui sect probably will not be happy to see this.

"The water in this [Divine Dew Altar] had originally dried up, but the Venerable One restored it with great magical power and distributed it to the dragons. Each one taken is one less."

Asher hesitated slightly in his words, but said in a deep voice:
"【Transforming Essence Water】, also known as 【Elixir of Immortality】 in India, was created by the ancient Great Anger Heaven and bestowed upon many non-heavenly beings, the Supreme Gods."

"There are only six left now. Dong Han reserved two early on. If Brother Mingdu can do me a favor today, I can give you another one."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xuan's heart stirred. He had only just begun to understand the preciousness of this water-transforming artifact. It was not only a sacred object for healing but also for prolonging life and had considerable benefits for the Purple Mansion.

Dragons are inherently very long-lived; those in the Purple Mansion can live for thousands of years, and the Guangze Dragon King has existed since the Fengchao era, with a Daoist age even longer than some of the current True Lords.

But it's different for humans. Their lifespan energy is not prominent. The lifespan of the entire world is only five hundred years, so things that can prolong life are in high demand.

"What brings you here, Dragon Maiden Ashe? Just tell me."

Xu Xuan lightly flicked his sleeves, his thunderous energy filling the air, and his jade horn shone brightly. His gaze was fixed on the mirror formed by starlight above.

"I heard that Brother Mingdu has mastered sword intent and can cut into the void. If he is willing to make a move today, things will be much easier for me. I will definitely repay him then."

Ashe's gaze sharpened slightly, but his expression remained unchanged.

"Alright, but I wonder... who are we going to deal with? Is it that Sheni?"

Xu Xuan's heart stirred. According to Ashe, she had come here for the magical artifact in the hands of this demon.

"The most important thing is naturally this monster, but we also find the rest of the people quite annoying. Why not teach them a lesson together?"

Asher's golden snake eyes lit up slightly, his tone half-true and half-false.

"Dragon Girl is joking. This group of immortals is coming with great force. If we want to deal with them all at once, I'm afraid only a peak Purple Mansion cultivator could do so."

Xu Xuan's words were true. He was not so arrogant as to think he could easily deal with this group of immortals. Although the Ashe beside him had some tricks up his sleeve, he was still just a Vajra.

"Brother, just draw your sword when the time comes; I have my own method."

Upon hearing such words, Xu Xuan did not object. It would be a good opportunity to cooperate with the other party from the inside and outside to see if they could take the initiative.

He then took out the [Transforming Essence Water] and slowly refined it to begin healing his injuries.

This liquid is indeed a sacred healing substance, with the miraculous power to restore life-threatening ailments.

Several days later, after refining only a small portion of it, Xu Xuan felt the extremely stubborn Gen Earth Qi within his body dissipating, gradually dissipating, and slowly returning to its peak. Even the substitute death phase of the Thunder Swamp returned.
Seeing that Xu Xuan had finished healing, Ashe, who was standing to the side, blinked slightly and said:

"This water is a creation of the [Beast Lord]. In terms of repairing life-threatening injuries, only the top spiritual objects of the Yuan Wood, Fu Earth, and Zhen Thunder can compare."

The various schools of thought she mentioned all have healing effects and can even affect life itself.

Xu Xuan naturally understood this well, as the [Thunderous Swamp] had this effect, which could repair the injuries to the physical body and soul through the nature of thunder and ascension.

"It's a pity that this kind of spiritual water is no longer produced."

He sighed slightly, and Asher beside him echoed:

"If the Great Wrath of Heaven were present, such sweet dew would naturally abound, along with numerous beast flames, forming water and fire." "The [Great Beast] position produces [Great Heaven Water and Fire], which is the manifestation of this position's authority, and is refined into the [Beast Lord]'s artifact."

When Xu Xuan heard her mention the beast flame, his heart stirred, as he recalled the [Great Wrathful Beast Flame] he had obtained from the stone man.

"【Great Heavenly Water and Fire】? What kind of celestial object is this? Fire and water?"

"It is the combination of the two, the way of life and destruction in oneness. The ancient [Beast Lord] ritual has a wonderful method to mix water and fire, to make them one, to create water and fire with great power, but it has now been lost."

Ashe spoke of the secrets of water and fire, the Way of Unity, which stirred Xu Xuan's heart and touched the [Unified and Faultless Mysterious Thunder].

The intention behind the combined supreme position is precisely to leave a sliver of hope after the severe punishment of the She Lei, thus creating the nature of the Zhen Lei to generate power, which is similar to the supreme position of the great beast.

'Thunder, water, and fire all embody yin and yang, representing the parallel existence of two polarities.'

Xu Xuan had some guesses in his mind. The Great Wrathful Heaven was equivalent to an immortal, higher than a True Lord, and held only this one position. Perhaps this was the wonderful use of the combination of the two.

What should be done about the supreme ruler of the world?
The scene in the mirror formed by starlight above suddenly changed, interrupting Xu Xuan's thoughts. He looked up and saw that the void in the direction of Yan Cave had broken open, and a phantom white elephant figure walked out.

Sheni has appeared.
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Yan Cave.

This place is the former site of the Xiyang Dragon Palace, and it is more like a secret realm. The void in the sea has been torn open, and the bright red flames surge and open a hole that is several miles long, hanging in the sky.

This fiery cave should have been connected to the ancient Dragon Palace's grotto, but now it is severed, with only the entrance remaining. It often gathers some residual true fire energy, which falls from the void.

Only on special days, when the energies of heaven and earth are in balance, can the fire energy in the cave transform into spiritual fire. This process often occurs only once every few decades. At other times, it spews out chaotic flames that can damage the Purple Palace and evaporate seawater.

This place has a harsh environment. When water is infused with the energy of true fire, it evaporates into female clouds. Combined with the poisonous barrier that fills the sky, its power is terrifying. In addition, the falling fire from the sky also causes some trouble for the Purple Mansion.

A man clad in white jade armor stood quietly beneath the fiery cave, his figure shifting between reality and illusion. With the blessing of the Yuqing Xuanguang, he remained untouched by the poisonous clouds and unaffected by the flowing fire.

The position of 'Ding Fire'.

He was slightly troubled. Most of the time, the fire in the Flame Cave was real fire. If there were Bing or Ding fire, it was only due to some special conditions that they could be generated. He had no idea where the Ding fire was located in the Flame Cave.

The Yuqing Xuanguang on the Taiyu Shuttle condensed into words, merely instructing him to go and investigate, without any other requirements. The words "Three Hundred Immortal Virtues" were clearly displayed before his eyes, causing his heart to sink.

Three days had passed, and it was time. We still needed to go to the bottom of the Sea of ​​Milk to see the Altar of the Divine Dew. How could we delay?

'The Ding Fire above is starlight, and the fire below is calamity fire. This fire cave is extremely ancient, and the Ding Fire it produces is mostly formed from condensed starlight. This treasure is perfect for sensing it.'

Sheni had at least reached the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm. Although her cultivation was not comparable to that of orthodox immortal cultivators, she was still very familiar with these Daoist theories.

At this moment, when the Taiyu Shuttle was activated, layers of clear and mysterious light emanated, sparkling like starlight, lifting his body upwards into the fiery cave.

Under the starlight, he indeed saw a patch of flames on the right side of the fire cave, which gradually turned into a dark blue color, making him feel a chill.

This is the place.

The requirements mentioned in the Taiyu Shuttle are mostly strange and unusual, but he is already used to it. As long as he can obtain immortal virtue, he can use it to calculate opportunities and predict good and bad fortune, which is exactly the mystery of the cosmic way of divination.

【Yu Qing Zhou Guang Tian Chen Dao】, Yu Qing is emptiness, Zhou Guang is time, and Tian Chen is the method of divination and questioning the heavens, which is the same lineage as the methods of inquiring about calamities and the earth.

His gaze darkened, and he was about to walk towards the patch of dark blue flames when he saw the brilliance of the Taiyu Shuttle gradually dim. Suddenly, the flames, which were tinged with starlight, erupted and turned a yellowish-brown color.

The flames condensed into spiritual fire in an instant, but then became unstable again, threatening to explode, causing Shenni's expression to change drastically.

A raging inferno!

The Ding Fire corresponds to the Three Calamities, and is the most insidious. A burst of Purple Mansion Ding Fire exploded, and the corresponding position seemed to be that of a True Lord in office. Its power was so terrifying that even he had to retreat.

'how so?'

Sheni urged the Taiyu Shuttle and hurriedly retreated outside the fire cave. He saw that the starlight on the shuttle was changing and directly connected to his thoughts. The immortal virtue he had accumulated in the past was being consumed spontaneously as a warning.

Dangerous!
The light of Yin energy from the Kun Earth rose into the sky, and an iron pen suddenly appeared, outlining the name as the two characters "She Ni". Then, many ghostly lights arose, causing his life to be taken away, and he was to return to the tomb.

Then a bronze octagonal alchemy furnace crashed down, from which emerged a red wind that controlled true fire, a colorful pheasant with its tail holding a flame, and a mottled flame tiger, breathing in foul air, and running out.

The three spiritual flames transformed into beasts that communicated with the fiery energy filling the sky, sealing and suppressing the void. Layers of firelight, like curtains in the sky, surrounded him.

Sheni's expression instantly turned extremely ugly. The Taiyu Shuttle in his hand was now slightly dim, and its wonderful function had been greatly diminished. His figure gradually became ethereal, revealing the shape of a white elephant, and crashed into the curtain of fire.

Dangerous!
Warnings kept coming from the Spirit Shuttle, and Sheni felt a chill in his heart, but his hands did not panic. He used the changes of Xin Jin's illusory and real forms to suppress most of them, while at the same time communicating with the spiritual artifact, wanting the Spirit Shuttle to show its power.

He had reached the edge of being suppressed and sealed off, and his body had been subjected to a lot of yin light and spiritual fire. He had no choice but to consume his immortal virtue to make the spiritual shuttle show its power and turn into killing intent.

'What a loss! The immortal virtue I've accumulated over the years will likely be wasted today.'

Sheni was filled with resentment. Taiyu Suo rarely gave him the opportunity to accumulate immortal virtue, and this was the only time in ten years that he had shown it, but unexpectedly, someone found his whereabouts.

'It must be the Yama Palace. Only they possess the art of divination. If I escape, they will surely...'

He then transformed into his original form, having already pushed half of his body out of the curtain of fire and broken free from the pull of the Yin energy. Overjoyed, he looked up and saw that the sky was filled with lightning.

The lightning was a pure silver-white color, accompanied by streaks of legal script, manifesting in the clouds.

She Lei.

A Taoist priest stood on a cloud, coldly observing the scene. He pointed his spiritual sword forward, locking onto Shenni's aura from afar, causing the demon's soul to tremble.

Dangerous!Dangerous!Dangerous!
The warning function of the Taiyu Shuttle was almost at its maximum, and half of Shenni's demon body was still stuck in the fire curtain.

He was unable to leave at this moment and could only watch as a sword light, interwoven with purple and white, and in a cycle of life and death, shot towards him.

Thunder surged and flames roared, instantly filling the sea and sky, engulfing Shenni's demonic body.

(End of this chapter)