Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 431 is missing

Inside the palace.

The azure light from the palace roof shone on the two people's faces. Xu Xuan waved his hand to put away the two Yuanmu spiritual objects. Listening to the sounds coming from the outside world, his expression was slightly worried.

"It was this Mu Youdu who made the move in the Western Sea, injuring me and Fellow Daoist Pingxiu along with that Dragon Maiden Ashe. Now he's come to invite me again; I'm afraid he has no good intentions."

His brows furrowed, and a silver current swirled in his eyes. Hearing this, Bixi, standing beside him, seemed somewhat moved, and simply said:
"The dragon seed is domineering. Mu Youdu entered the Heavenly Pool, and the number of people who died in the Purple Mansion in one year is almost equal to the number who died in the past few decades. This demon has cultivated sword intent, and few people can subdue him."

"It seems things are not going to end well today."

Xu Xuan looked somewhat troubled.
Bixi's gaze sharpened slightly as she activated the array, causing the azure light to condense into a mirror, revealing the scene outside. Bo Chang, riding the golden thunder, did not make any rash moves at this moment, but waited quietly.

"Dragon creatures are just that domineering. We immortal cultivators can only swallow our anger when we suffer a loss. The next time we see these demons, we have to respectfully address them as Your Majesty."

"It's only because my immortal cultivation is not united that these serpents have the opportunity to act so arrogantly."

Her words revealed a certain disgust for these dragon species, and Xu Xuan, standing beside her, merely echoed her sentiments twice before continuing to sigh:
“Our sect has overseas bases. If we offend him, it will be difficult for us to move around at sea in the future. But if we go there, we are afraid of conflict. It’s a dilemma.”

Upon hearing this, Bixi's gaze sharpened slightly, as if deep in thought, and she said softly:

"Fellow Daoist Bijie, do you serve in the Thunder Department of the Great Li Dynasty?"

"That's right, being a judge of thunder is just a nominal position."

As Xu Xuan uttered these words, his mind raced. He hadn't realized how respectable the identity of this Thunder Judge was.

First, the Song family basically did not interfere in governing the world, only allowing the immortals to govern their own territories. Second, the divine path was not yet established, and it only existed in the void, having only a nominal title. The Thunder Department had no regulations or actions for controlling clouds and rain or punishing on behalf of Heaven.

Bixi nodded slightly, a smile appearing on her face, and said:

"In that case, it's easier. Fellow Daoist, you may follow him into the Heavenly Pool. Just don't enter in your own name and assume the identity of the Great Li Thunder Judge."

"The Song family is both an imperial clan of the Immortal Dynasty and the Vermilion Bird Spiritual Fortune, with a great reputation in both the immortal and demon realms. We can borrow their prestige."

"I hope so. Thank you for your hospitality, Fellow Daoist Bixi. I will go and see how this dragon's sword intent is without any external help."

Xu Xuan stood up, gave Bi Xi a slight nod, then broke through the void and headed straight out.

The hall fell silent for a moment.

Bixi's expression changed slightly, as if she was somewhat worried. The white deer she was holding suddenly stood up, looked outside, and cried out several times, causing a gentle breeze to circulate in the hall.

The Daoist Master Qinghong activated his supernatural powers, and a gentle breeze stirred, a cool mist spread, and the primordial wood in the hall shone brightly, shutting out the outside world.

She walked up to the portrait behind her, which depicted only a female Taoist priestess riding a deer. She was ethereal and otherworldly, with the white deer riding on clouds and breezes, soaring into the sky.

Bixi flipped her hand and took out three golden incense sticks of moderate length. She touched them and the incense lit up. She then respectfully inserted them into the incense burner in front of the portrait.

The incense smoke rose gently and flowed into the portrait, whereupon ink characters appeared above the portrait, exuding an ancient charm and flowing with a gentle breeze; these characters were 【清虚】 (Qingxu).

The white deer beside it knelt respectfully on the ground, not daring to look directly at the two words.

Bixi slowly raised her right hand, activated her divine power, and three different bolts of lightning gradually emerged from her palm, namely silver-white, golden-bright, and deep purple, belonging to the three paths of the Zhen Shrine.

"This disciple requests divination."

With a respectful voice, she sent three bolts of lightning into the painting. Instantly, the gentle breeze in the hall stopped, and the azure light dimmed, causing her expression to change. Just as she was about to use her supernatural powers to stop it, she saw the portrait above begin to shake violently.

A chilling wind rose from the ground, and the three golden incense sticks on the incense burner went out at the same time. The ashes were scattered on the table, forming a blurry number.

Bixi's expression was rather unpleasant. She had asked for a divination many times, but never to this extent. She had probably unintentionally offended some important person.

She stepped forward and looked at the characters formed by incense ash on the table, which faintly emitted lightning. There were only two characters: [Mysterious Thunder].
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Sui Mu Hai Shang.

The void shattered, a flash of silver lightning appeared, and Xu Xuan emerged from it, his gaze fixed on Bo Chang on the clouds, his expression slightly hardening.

"Sword Immortal of Tribulation Repelling, my king invites you."

Bo Chang's voice was calm and steady. He wore the Cloud Thunder Spirit Armor and held the Yin Ghost Sea Banner. At this moment, he carefully examined the person in front of him, his gaze lingering on the gray spirit sword on the other person's back for a while.

He felt a chilling killing intent emanating from the sword's edge, piercing through the void, with faint calamity light rising from all directions, making his inner supernatural powers feel as if they were being whipped.

'Having not cultivated the [Dispelling Divine Punishment], one is naturally inferior to this person.'

Bo Chang's heart stirred. Among the Five Thunders, the She Thunder is the highest. Even now, it still has some power to command and control the other Thunder Paths. Only the Zhen and Shen Paths have a way to resolve it.

The "Dispelling Divine Punishment" of Divine Thunder and the "Riding Without Blame" of Zhen Thunder both represent these two paths breaking away from the Thunder Palace and becoming independent. Once cultivated, they are no longer subject to the control of the Earthly Thunder.

The Xiao and Ling paths, however, lack such wondrous abilities, and when faced with She Lei, they are truly inferior.

Xu Xuan had no idea what Bo Chang was thinking. He only felt that his supernatural powers were stirring and that he wanted to bring the serpent under the Heavenly Laws so that its supernatural powers would be restrained.

"Who are you? Are you a subordinate of the Dragon King of the Netherworld?"

"I am Bo Chang, the general guarding Tianchi. Today I have been ordered to invite the sword immortal to enter the sea."

Bo Chang's attitude was much better now. He still retained some of the arrogance of being from the Dragon Court. If it were an ordinary rogue cultivator, he would naturally have nothing to say.

But the person in front of him was a sword immortal. Even if he was a dragon from Donghan, he would not easily provoke him unless he had lost his mind.

"I wonder what business the Dragon King of the Netherworld has with me? I still have matters to attend to in the Thunder Department and need to return to Dali. I'm afraid I cannot go." Xu Xuan's tone was calm, his face expressionless, yet this made Bo Chang somewhat troubled. He simply said:
“Sword cultivators are rare in the world. My king cherishes talent and wishes to invite the Sword Immortal of the Tribulation-Slaying Realm to discuss the way of the sword. If you agree, he will not pursue your mistake of offending the West Sea Flame Cave.”

"Ha, the Dragon King is quite majestic, but I wonder how much of his former brilliance remains without the blessing?"

Xu Xuan's tone grew slightly somber, his expression turning cold. Behind him, the Dan Ting Sword resounded continuously, layers of silver-white lightning condensing on its blade, echoing the heavens and earth.

"My king said that, in terms of swordsmanship alone, he will go and see the sword immortals such as Yu Hua, Tian Shu, and Wu Yi in the future, in order to seek the reputation of the world's top swordsman."

Bo Chang, however, did not back down and remained quite defiant, simply repeating his king's words.

"Tian Shu? That's quite a bold move."

Xu Xuan's gaze sharpened slightly, stopping the strange movement of Dan Ting behind him, and he said in a deep voice:
"If that's the case, then let's go and take a look."

The void shattered, and the two headed towards the Heavenly Pool. Xu Xuan felt a bit amused.

'Praising oneself while criticizing oneself, that's true.'

His mind raced. The meeting between the human and dragon in this trip should not be too unusual. He could use the sword competition as a pretext to make contact, which would be very useful in the future.

After traveling for a short while, they arrived at Renhai. This was Xu Xuan's first time here in human form, and his gaze swept over the sea scenery that he was already tired of seeing.

The Dragon Pillar of the Sea Capital still stands in the center, stretching from the abyss to the horizon, with dark waves rolling around.

Near the border of the Divine Sea are two towering sacred mountains, their peaks shimmering with light, namely the Ancient Hua and the Flourishing Ji.

The sea parted, purple lightning rose, and a man in a deep purple robe rode the wind, his jade horns crackling with lightning, exuding an aura of majesty, before landing on the clouds.

"Kings."

Bo Chang bowed respectfully, but Mu Youdu merely waved his hand, dismissing him for the time being. His serpentine eyes, however, were fixed on Xu Xuan with a meaningful gaze.

"A battle in the sky?"

The reverse scale on his neck clanged, and a deep, mysterious light surged, concealing a point of chaotic purple light. He reached out and grasped Lieque, and lightning rose up.

Xu Xuan drew his sword, and a light hum rang out. The gray sword shimmered with a changing light, faintly echoing the laws of the heavens. At this moment, neither side used any magic or supernatural powers, only their swords.

'Perfect timing! Let's see what this lightning tree, formed from the immortal talisman within my body, truly is.'

At this moment, he looked inward and could see a purple and white thunder tree in front of the Heavenly Stele in the Dao Realm, the core of which was that Immortal Talisman.

This tree was formed from lightning, with thunderbolts lying below and lightning gathering above, representing the cycle of life and death, much like the Yin-Yang diagram in the Guandao Hall. Unfortunately, the Daoist meaning seems to be incomplete, and it remains incomplete.

'The imagery of the venerable rank held by the Supreme True Lord is quite grand, even comparable to a [great beast]. Is this immortal talisman truly his doing?'

Xu Xuan's thoughts raced. He had once considered this [Merger] technique, but as his cultivation level increased and his horizons broadened, he gradually lost interest in it.

'Who knows if this true lord has truly perished? Perhaps he is waiting for his descendants.'

He gradually stopped thinking. At this moment, the two dragon-human figures ascended to the sky, each drawing their swords, and were located at the north and south ends of the Ren Sea respectively. Purple lightning and silver thunder surged in the sky, illuminating the seawater with a brilliant light.

The calamity struck first, followed by the chaos; one was the earthly thunder acting as punishment on behalf of Heaven, and the other was the endless cycle of thunder.

Two pure and extreme sword intents rose up, without any magic or supernatural power, and slashed at each other.

The combined lightning tree within his body trembled continuously. As the sword intent changed, the purple and white lightning above began to slowly rotate. Life and death cycled, yet there was always a flaw.

Compared to the water and fire born from the [Great Beast] Venerable Position, this [Merged] Thunder Tree is like an incomplete one from birth, lacking in Dao intent. Therefore, the power of that [Faultless Profound Thunder] is not as great as that of [Shuttering Wrath Water and Fire].

'What exactly is missing from the path that has been proven above?'

He stirred within himself, manipulating his human and dragon bodies with the Great Thousand Mind Observation. At this moment, he was not merely sparring with swords, but also seeking enlightenment, comprehending the position held by the Supreme True Lord.

A chilling wind and bitter rain gradually rose between heaven and earth, purple and white lightning struck, sword intents clashed and slashed, the void shattered, and the clouds were swept away, but the lightning tree in Xu Xuan's body became more and more miraculous.

As far as he knew, the position of Zhen Lei, apart from the fruit position, the remaining [Heavenly Drum] and [Flash] correspond to the sound and breath of thunder, and there is also this [Merge], which is the way to harmonize the extinction and generation of thunder nature.

If this path were to be completed, the Thunderclap should be like the Primordial Wood, possessing two natures. However, this is not the case now, perhaps because this Golden Position is incomplete.

His mind was clear and he recalled many Taoist theories, from Qi cultivation to supernatural powers, and carefully reviewed all his experiences.

At this moment, he recalled a somewhat rugged face, and the sound of the hammer forging iron seemed to echo in his ears again, making his heart sink.

"The [Mysterious Prayer Thunderwood] is what I prepared for you to break through to the sixth level of Qi Refining."

'Peach and willow trees are mostly wood spirits; when struck by lightning, they can retain a sliver of life.'

As soon as this thought arose, he felt a jolt in his mind, as if the clouds had parted to reveal the sun, and the originally obscure and difficult-to-understand Daoist theories became clear at this moment.

'Thunder (震) is balanced, while thunder (社) is yang. The two are mixed, resulting in an excess of yang and a deficiency of yin, which is not considered auspicious. It needs to be balanced with yin, and should be avoided if wood is present.'

At this moment, he felt little joy. The two spirit swords clashed, thunder resounded throughout the heavens and earth, and purple and white light filled the clouds.

"Senior brother."

(End of this chapter)