Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 480 Beacon
Cave heaven.

The light of the Earth element spreads, and the earth's energy settles. The magnificent and imposing hall stands here, its entire body a brownish-yellow, perfectly corresponding to the Earth element. The two characters "Ming Shan" on the plaque shine brightly.

Xu Xuan walked out of the Qingmu Palace, holding two dark brown stones and two swirling wisps of azure energy.

【Changyuan Relics】 and 【Tiansheng Baoqi】.

The former was used by ancient imperial families to build cities, while the latter was used to propel spirit boats and treasure ships; both were taken from the main hall behind them.

'It can also form two intersecting lines'

He silently calculated that at this pace, he could roughly gather the spiritual items. Although the spells of Qingyuan Temple were powerful and easy to cultivate, they were all major consumers of spiritual items.

The original cultivation of the [Thunderous Transformation into a Saint Body] only required Purple Mansion Thunder and Thunder Spiritual Objects, totaling no more than four or five. The main focus was on comprehending life and nature, and the requirements for cultivation level far exceeded those for spiritual objects.

He did not see any remnants of Qingyuan Temple along his journey, which suggests that this lineage has indeed long since distanced itself from the calamities.

A violent tremor seemed to come from afar. Xu Xuan looked into the distance and saw a vast expanse of colorful poisonous light soaring into the sky. Below it, countless poisonous insects of various colors swirled and howled wildly. The swarm of insects almost covered half of the sky.

One after another, the auras of Yin Fire, Cold Metal, and Gray Wood rose into the sky, like three long rainbows hanging in the clouds, while the distant sounds of the ancestors' prayers and sacrifices could be heard.

The scene was eerie and dangerous. The next moment, the Five Poisons within his body trembled violently, and an alarm bell rang! Beneath the chaotic sky, a fierce crimson light pierced through the poisonous clouds, falling swiftly like a comet, heading straight for his location.

As the thing drew closer, Xu Xuan sensed it with his spiritual awareness and saw a crimson centipede, as large as a small mountain, soaring into the air. Its armor was like crimson gold, its thousand claws were ferocious, and its body was wreathed in surging yin fire.

He was all too familiar with this creature; it was the poisonous insect transformed from the ancient seal script. Yet, at this moment, Tian Tuo said with some doubt:
"Zhe Du... has perished?"

Before Xu Xuan could react, the mountain-sized red centipede pounced down, biting at him as if it had a spirit. Its mouthparts, like guillotines forged from black gold, were aimed at his body.

Xu Xuan remained calm and composed, showing no signs of panic. The aura emanating from the poisonous creature before him was merely at the Vajra level, which was hardly worth his attention.

With a drawn sword, Dan Ting transformed into a streak of lightning, shooting down from the sky with black and white lightning, pinning the red centipede's head firmly to the ground, rendering it unable to move.

The red centipede struggled and writhed, causing the surrounding peaks to tremble and dust to fly. Xu Xuan gradually intensified the lightning, causing the poisonous insect to begin to wail incessantly and gradually lose its ferocity. Its originally mountain-sized body gradually shrank to only three inches long, and it was pinned to the ground by the spirit sword.

Xu Xuan used lightning to restrain the poisonous insect, suspending it in front of him. He observed it closely and realized that the insect was the source of the [Crimson Fighting Centipede]'s primordial poisonous divine power, with only a few remnants of its intelligence remaining.

With a thought, the Five Poisons Script within his body resonated, and the poisonous insects before him transformed into a streak of red light and vanished into his inner world.

A surge of pure energy coursed through the inscriptions, which rapidly descended and merged with the venomous creature, gradually bringing it under Xu Xuan's control.

"The Five Primal Poisons".

Tian Tuo seemed to recognize the origin of this thing, and there was some surprise in his voice. Meanwhile, the spirituality on the poisonous insect gradually changed, and a sense of closeness to Xu Xuan arose.

The venomous creature darted out on its own, perched on Xu Xuan's shoulder, hissing incessantly, before transforming into a crimson gold bracelet that landed on his wrist.

"It's like a living thing, yet also like a magical artifact, but it has no intelligence. If Dan Ting were to become a spirit, it would probably look like this."

The spirit sword beside him transformed into a thunder sparrow, instantly taking flight and chirping loudly. It tugged at Xu Xuan's clothes, clearly displeased, as if it felt that Xu Xuan had lowered his status by comparing it to this poisonous insect.

Xu Xuan ignored it and silently sensed the thing. Since receiving the seal, he had never seen such a strange object.

"This is the most primitive of the five poisons in the Yuan Poison Dao. If ancient shamans obtained it, they could cultivate it with secret methods, allowing it to continuously advance and generate all sorts of wonders. Its power is no less than that of a spiritual treasure."

Tian Tuo's voice was soft and melancholic, as if tinged with emotion, and he said:

"It seems that Zhe Du has perished. He was a cultivator of three divine abilities, so he should have been able to conjure three poisonous creatures."

"The Poisonous Witch has fallen. Who was responsible? To kill this Poisonous Witch, one must likely be at the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm."

His mind raced, unsure whether the poison was a good thing or a bad thing to him, as he was probably already being targeted by those who wanted to kill and destroy the poison.

Xu Xuan frowned slightly, but the crimson gold bracelet on his wrist seemed to sense something. A surge of pure energy appeared, and a barely perceptible ray of light entered his inner vision, allowing the Binghuo Xuan Seal he was wearing to become aware of it.

This beam of cosmic light, as clear as a mirror, fell upon the inner landscape, reflecting a phantom scene. If one were not in this world, one could faintly see a large, golden-red star slowly rotating, emitting countless rays of fire, illuminating the six directions and filling the heavens with light.

Hengyi Star.

This sight startled Xu Xuan slightly. This star corresponds to the [Eternal Light] position, but it disappeared long ago during the Hengyi Confrontation. It vanished into the heavens along with that True Lord, but now it has reappeared.

"This is a road sign?"

Tian Tuo's tone also seemed puzzled and confused. He couldn't tell the current location of this ancient star, but he could vaguely sense that this cosmic light seemed to be able to sense Heng Yi.

"What is the use of this?"

Xu Xuan's mind grew increasingly heavy. True Lord Hengguang had once helped him achieve enlightenment against the scourge, and there might have been a conspiracy between him and the omen of disaster, which was only now beginning to surface.

“The Lord has gone beyond the heavens, but he may not be without intention of returning. This ray of light might be a contingency plan he left behind.” Tian Tuo’s tone was solemn. “Such things have happened before in ancient times; there have been those who went and returned.” “The Eternal Light is not visible now. Is the state of this Golden Position hidden, empty, or something else mysterious?”

Xu Xuan's mind was in turmoil. The fact that such a method could be left behind was enough to show that this person had considered everything very thoroughly, and had even planned out his own path back.

'I wonder if my own fate is included in their plan?'

His expression remained unchanged, showing no sign of anything amiss. Perhaps one day in the future, this True Lord will return to the mortal world through the Dao Beacon, stirring up the situation, but this is beyond the calculations of the cultivators.

Now that this marker is located within his inner world, it is likely that no one else in the world can sense it. Protected by the profound energy, it is extremely safe.

He then turned his gaze to the crimson gold bracelet in his hand. With a slight touch of his magic power, the poisonous insect responded cheerfully. Its intelligence was probably inferior to that of Dan Ting; it only had instinct, but it was extremely obedient to Xu Xuan's commands.

The Crimson Centipede is close to Yin Fire in nature and can unleash a Crimson Blood Poison Fire, which has the miraculous power to burn essence and vital energy. In addition, the insect's body is extremely tough, comparable to the Purple Mansion of a cultivator who cultivates body supernatural powers. When used, it is more like a low-grade spiritual weapon with extremely strong spiritual power.

"Do you understand the secret method of cultivation?"

Xu Xuan looked at the red centipede and asked Tian Tuo a question, but the old demon sighed:

"I cultivate the path of immortality and do not understand witchcraft. Let me explore this cave and perhaps I will gain something."

Xu Xuan had no choice but to continue forward. At this moment, he slowly refined the Zhengyi Wu light between his eyebrows and felt that the speed was much faster than before. With a slight thought, he realized that Xu Xuan was moving forward.

Within the Mysterious Mirror of the Universe, Hengyi slowly rotated, guiding all the lights, allowing Xu Xuan Diehui's progress to be incredibly fast. The progress that had taken several days to refine was completed in this instant!
At this rate, it will be enough to completely refine this ray of spiritual light within three days, and then refine the rest of the spiritual light into it, which will not take too long.

The power of this [Chongxuan Cheguang Tianyan] increases dramatically with each radiance, and it can perfectly accommodate the characteristics of each ray of spiritual light, which is truly mysterious.

He was only at the minor level of mastery. He could pierce through the Kan Water Dharma Body without even passing through the Diehui Sunlight, which shows its power. Now, if Diehui were to strike three times, it would be enough to elevate this technique to a higher level and make it a deadly move.

Although the sword intent is extremely powerful and consumes little energy, it is difficult to make further progress once one reaches the Purple Mansion realm. Unless Xu Xuan is given all the inheritances of the Tribulation Sword Dao to observe, it is really difficult to make progress by relying solely on combat and cultivation.

Now this Heavenly Eye perfectly complements our methods, and the sun's position is extremely high, containing all sorts of mysteries.

The primordial energy between his brows was being rapidly refined. Xu Xuan rode the wind and continued his journey toward the center of the cave. Despite traveling for such a long time, he was still on the outer perimeter of the cave, not yet entering its core.

Looking into the distance, he hesitated over which direction to go, but the hanging Bing Fire Mystic Seal seemed to respond, and he felt a Gui Water Qi coming from afar.

He looked into the distance and saw layers of dark blue clouds swirling in the air, clashing with the vast light of the Kan River. The two were locked in a fierce struggle, which stirred something in Xu Xuan's mind.

"Luyu, is there anyone who can deal with him?"

Xu Xuan felt a sense of unease. This True Man Luyu was the most powerful cultivator he had ever seen in the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm, probably a top figure below the Great True Man, yet they were now barely evenly matched.

After a moment's hesitation, the Binghuo Xuanyin sensed something again, and a faint scent of clear and turbid water wafted from afar, causing Xu Xuan to suddenly raise his head.

'Clear or turbid, deep or weak clouds.'

This magical artifact was once held by the Great Red Ancestor and is an important treasure in the Imperial Palace. However, it was not found in the place where the Dao was preached in the temple before, so it must have ended up somewhere else.

Lu Yu, seemingly sensing something from afar, stirred her dark blue aura and transmitted her voice from afar, saying:
"Fellow Daoist Bijie, come quickly!"

Several more divine lights emerged, the golden light hidden in the autumn yellow, but completely different from that of Tifeng Mountain, more magnificent and perfect, turning into golden bricks, which smashed into this patch of dark blue clouds.

Xu Xuan transformed into a streak of silver lightning and vanished in an instant. He had just made an agreement with this True Man to act under the guise of the ancient Shu lineage, and now was the perfect opportunity.

Dan Ting drew his sword in response, and a line of sword light swiftly slashed out, slicing away the gold brick that was filled with the aura of hidden gold. He was about to rush to Lu Yu's aid, but the aura of hidden gold blocked his way.

An elderly man dressed in a magnificent brocade robe appeared, with a kind face and a long, flowing beard. He looked at Xu Xuan and smiled:
"Fellow Taoist, please stay."

This person's cultivation level was only at the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm, yet he gave Xu Xuan a rather dangerous feeling, somewhat similar to the pressure he felt when Zhe Du was poisoned.

"This is no ordinary Purple Mansion; it comes from a major sect and has an extraordinary lineage."

Tian Tuo's solemn instructions made Xu Xuan even more wary of the person before him. This was the first time he had ever received such high regard from Tian Tuo.

"I am a disciple of the Hidden Gold Dao of the East Sea, with the Daoist name [Baoqiu]. Greetings, Sword Immortal."

The old man looked at Xu Xuan with a smile and said:
"I'm here on someone's behalf to lend a hand. We don't need to fight to the death; we can just wait here. Once the results are out over there, it won't be your fault, since you did stop me here."

"Fellow Taoist, how are you?"

Xu Xuan slowly drew his sword, and the thunder in the heavens and earth grew heavier, pressing down upon him. He said slowly:

"Please give me some advice."

(End of this chapter)