Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 512 The Easternmost Sun
Above the Xuantai Terrace, the wind and rain raged.

Hen Hai's expression was grim. He activated his divine power again, and although the blood light was hazy, he could not see anything unusual about the other party. He could only feel that the injury was genuine.

Born overseas, he is a descendant of the ancient [Hate Water] demonic path. He was able to cultivate to the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm and had mastered the power of intention at a young age. With good fortune bestowed upon him, he could sense the profound mysteries.

This ancient demonic path, which focused on the study of turbid water, declined with the shifting of the Kan and Gui trigrams. Now, only three methods remain to be practiced, and ultimately, blood qi or Kan water must be used to replenish it.

The previously offered [Turbid Water Dew] was a secret treasure, its power not particularly formidable, but its true mystery lay in impure human life force and the growth of one's own.

He originally intended to take advantage of the opening of the cave to find several cultivators who practiced Jia Wood, Purple Qi, and Radiant Light to suppress the evil influence and expand his supernatural powers.

Xingyou's cultivation of the Li Fire could barely be considered, but he was only afraid of the Song family's reputation and dared not use it.

The sudden appearance of the Shelei monk was exactly what they wanted, as he was seriously injured.

At this moment, even a loss that would divert a portion of the power of the Thunder Palace would be greater than any other gain. However, the manifestation of a black law instantly plunged him into an icy abyss, leaving him with only the thought of retreating.

The destruction of [Turbid Dew] did not cause serious injuries. What truly alarmed him was that, under his supernatural perception, he sensed that his own destiny had been damaged and he had been struck down by lightning.

'He hasn't mastered the [Extinction Technique], so he shouldn't possess such power. Is it that dark law?'

Henhai had lost most of his fighting spirit and no longer contested the battle.

If only Xingyou were left, she could still put up a fight, but the sword immortal had already looked over, his killing intent obvious.

Xu Xuan silently sensed the changes in the Po Jun star within his inner vision.

This mystical image was initially formed after An Xianhui was defeated, and now it has solidified again after a demonic intent was severed. If it is to be perfected...

"If this person is killed, Xuanxiang will be rewarded."

His gaze was intense. To master the [Extinction of Fate] technique, one must possess the [Big Dipper] and the [Thunder Oath] in the mystical realm. And when this divine power is initially mastered, the Big Dipper manifests, with the seven stars connected, sealing death and extinction.

The Thunder Oath signifies the attainment of perfect enlightenment, and it differs somewhat from the current methods of cultivating supernatural powers.

Hen Hai hesitated for a moment, but then he saw that a heavenly tribulation was gathering above, intertwining lives, and heavy legal inscriptions were falling from the sky.

He found it difficult to activate the "Gluttonous Kin" technique he had cultivated by consuming blood and qi, which even put his life at risk and exposed him to the Heavenly Tribulation.

Changsun Yi's words have come true. When Henhai's supernatural powers meet this She Lei, they are as fragile as paper. Even with Gui Shui still available, he cannot compete with this sword immortal.

Let those two fight it out.

With a firm resolve, Henhai summoned a cloud of demonic energy and headed towards Beiyue. Several surrounding immortal mountains would also open at this time, manifesting spiritual objects. There was no need to waste time in this place; it would be better to go and find Guishui instead.

The pressure on Dongyue has lessened considerably. At this time, the other four Xuan Platforms also opened, and the cultivators engaged in battle, their supernatural powers surging.

Xu Xuan and Xing You faced each other in silence, looking in all directions.

Among them, Zhou You, whose spiritual root was Jia Wood, was the most intense. He summoned a bronze thunder bell, which unleashed a fierce wind and thunder, radiating the power of a spiritual treasure.

This True Person of the Heavenly Thunder Dao activated his supernatural powers, and one could see the blue and green light of the Heavenly Thunder surging, changing with the seasons, observing the celestial phenomena, and respectfully instructing the people on the seasons.

【变时雍】.

The wind and thunder patterns between his brows shone brightly, once again activating his supernatural powers. There was also a reversal of heavenly lightning, a wonder of time's passage. Heaven sensed this and sent down an ominous sign.

【愆见异】.

These two supernatural powers resonated with each other, their power constantly increasing. The interaction between heaven and man made this high-level cultivator's aura no less than that of a mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivator. Together with the Thunder Bell in his hand, he steadily protected a precious pine tree shrouded in a hazy blue light.

Xu Xuan withdrew his gaze and turned to Xing You beside him, saying only:
"Fellow Daoist, do you wish to continue this struggle? I will certainly not hold back."

Xingyou's expression hardened slightly. With her extensive experience, she naturally understood the weight of a Thunder Sword Immortal. Although Li Huo was skilled in combat, he could not withstand the sword intent and the laws of heaven.

In a chaotic battle, the opponent's subtleties in the interaction of elements would be greatly diminished, and she would still dare to put up a fight.

If she were to fight alone now and be countered, she would be no different from someone in the early stages of the Purple Mansion realm; she would likely be injured or killed.

The red-crowned crane looked at us with a gentle smile and a soft voice:
"If I leave now, the Sword Immortal will owe me a favor."

"I haven't drawn my sword yet, but you still owe me a favor. Let's call it even. What do you say?"

Xu Xuan's expression remained unchanged, appearing rather rigid. However, he was unwilling to let the other party gain the upper hand in words for nothing. Cultivating the [Extinction of Life] technique emphasized oaths and should not be easily agreed to.

Xingyou's eyes flickered, as if she had heard something amusing, and she said in a sweet voice:
"I think the Sword Immortal is more worried about himself. You took Song Shiyi's things, and he will come looking for you later."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xuan immediately understood what it was; it must be the spiritual fan within his body.

However, he is currently focused on gathering the three calamities and will certainly not hand them over easily.

Items made of primordial wood are rare to begin with, let alone those corresponding to wind disasters. The identity and stance of the person in the South China Sea are also difficult to fathom. Even Tian Tuo cannot discern their origins, let alone find the corresponding spiritual artifact.

Xingyou transformed into a blazing light and fled, the two lights of Li Huo Chongming flashing as she rushed toward the Yi Mu Lingtai beside her.

This platform is entirely azure, riddled with holes, and filled with dry soil that exudes the energy of Yang Bing. It houses a nine-petaled spiritual flower.

This spiritual flower is as red as blood, and its stamen is the face of an infant, wailing and crying with tears streaming down its face.

"What a strange and eerie thing."

Even with the [Primordial Order] activated, Xu Xuan couldn't discern the true nature of this spiritual root. He only felt that the infant within the flower was as if it were alive, with its life still intact.

"【The Divine Infant Flower】is an excellent spiritual root for refining avatars and entrusting one's life."

"How do the multiple forms of this flower compare to my dragon form?"

Xu Xuan asked Tian Tuo, and heard his reply:
"The ancient art of creating clones, encompassing Yin and Yang, the Four Symbols, and the cycle of reincarnation, all possess wondrous uses. The clones created can even be used to obtain gold. Your dragon body falls into this category; it originated from 'reincarnation,' and thus can also be used to obtain gold."

"As for the Five Virtues, the Way of Splitting the Body mostly lies in Earth and Wood, with Wood being the foremost among them. The avatars refined from Wood possess wondrous methods of descending to immortality, surpassing even Yin and Yang. As for those most skilled in this Way, they are..."

Tian Tuo remained silent, but Xu Xuan already understood and replied in a deep voice:
"【Eternal Abode in the Demon Palace】".

Now that Xu Xuan has some free time, he no longer pays attention to these spiritual platforms.

He has already taken the Yuanmu spiritual root, which is his limit. If he takes another one, he may not be able to escape.

The Eastern Peak is vast, and there are many spiritual creatures and magical artifacts in the mountains. Although they are not as good as those five spiritual roots, many of them are at the Purple Mansion level.

He continued his journey and came upon another cave dwelling, inside which were three branches of Jia wood, dark blue in color, with thunderbolts swirling around them. These were the first-level spiritual essence [Thunder Ascension Branches], used to ascend thunder with wood.

Upon exiting the cave, another surge of black and red light appeared ahead. Ji Shu sensed that a first-level Purple Mansion spiritual artifact was hidden within it, seemingly belonging to Guangmu Daoyi.

There were piles of animal bones here, clustered together as if they had all perished at the same time. A treasure nest built of black wood stood in the pile of bones, its color a dark reddish-black, and it was covered with many magical beast maps, including yellow magpies, blue oxen, jade bees, golden ants, and so on.

In the center are two characters, "集巢" (Ji Chao). The Qi of Guangmu flows continuously, and judging from its grade, it seems to fall from the middle grade to the lower grade.

"【Gathering Nest】, a vessel made of broad wood for raising beasts and insects, but its grade has dropped."

Xu Xuan's crimson gold bracelet on his wrist sensed something and immediately transformed into a crimson centipede, rising up and landing in its nest.

This instrument is sensitive and operates on its own, using the energy of the Guangmu tree to nourish the spirit of the poisonous insects, but it is somewhat malfunctioning.

“Barely usable.”

He casually put away the magical artifact. There was a junior in the sect who cultivated Guangmu, who seemed to be a member of the Liu family. It would come in handy.

"It's likely that Yi Mu betrayed Guang Mu and seized its essence, which is why this spiritual artifact is damaged."

Xu Xuan's mind raced, and he began to make a guess.

If we were to say which of the Five Virtues is the most destitute, it would undoubtedly be this Dao Guangmu, which has successively suffered from Yi Wood and Li Fire, and has directly fallen from the worldly lineage to a state where few people cultivate it.

A series of ripples came from afar. He looked around and saw that the Northern Peak Water Mountain, the Western Peak Golden Mountain, and the Southern Peak Volcano had all been activated.

The entire region began to shake. The power of the supernatural forces erupted, shattering the spiritual energy and causing the great formation to collapse, revealing the layers of primordial light that formed the foundation of the cave heaven.

The entire Eastern Peak was quickly searched, and many spiritual objects and treasures were looted. All five spiritual roots had owners.

Now, only a golden-white light remains on the mountaintop, mixed with blue, making it all the more mysterious.

As the radiance faded, a corpse was revealed within.

It was a man with a slender face, wearing a mysterious token at his waist and a golden-white Daoist robe radiating light. The light of the Lesser Yang was concentrated on his body. He sat cross-legged on the mountain peak, his life extinguished, already fallen.

As soon as the corpse appeared in the world, the wood element in the entire mountain began to change, returning to the original wood and transforming into lesser yang. There were many scenes of the East Pole Brightness, the first sound of the morning bell, and the sun and moon in leisure.

"【Eastern Light】, 【New Moon Reset】, 【Sun and Moon Leisure】. This person has cultivated these supernatural abilities; he is a cultivator from Donghua!"

Tian Tuo's voice was filled with surprise and doubt. Even though he had considered all sorts of possibilities, he had never expected to find this corpse here.

"Why hasn't the body dispersed? Why is it still here?"

When a cultivator falls from the Purple Mansion, their life returns to the heavens and earth, a situation that is almost irreversible. The higher one's cultivation level, the more difficult it is to suppress. And the aura emanating from this corpse is that of a Great Divine Power!
Cultivators of Yin Yang and the Four Symbols are inherently noble, and this high-ranking cultivator from the orthodox lineage of Donghua possesses an aura that even Tian Tuo cannot perceive. He is destined to be a figure worthy of being recorded in history and to be on the verge of attaining the highest rank.

It is truly alarming that such a high-ranking cultivator did not die of old age; his body was quietly preserved and suppressed in this grotto-heaven.

Ancient cultivators could discern something at a glance simply by observing the aura of supernatural powers and the intent of the Dao. With Tian Tuo's experience, it was impossible for him to make a mistake.

"Could it be that the other three mountains also have the corpse of such a great supernatural being suppressing them? I'm afraid only a Golden Core cultivator could do that."

Xu Xuan's heart stirred slightly, and he saw the Xuan token at the corpse's waist fall to the side, clinking.

This token is made of platinum and features the scene of the sun rising and the moon setting, with the four characters "Eastern Pole Sun" engraved on it, emitting bursts of bluish-white light.

"The transformed mysterious light is blue and white, which must be a figure from the time when the [Zhengyang] Immortal was the ancestor. He also held the position of Yuanmu, hence this nature."

Tian Tuo's voice was faint and eerie. If his deduction was correct, the age of this corpse could probably be traced back to the Yan Dynasty, and it was even older than some of the Golden Core cultivators of this era.

“In my previous life, I cultivated the method of full yang, which connected with the metal of the Qian trigram. In this life, if I want to seek lesser yang with the primordial wood, I should study the method of true yang. I’m afraid I still need to go to Donghua.”

The old demon sighed, saying that the two Lesser Yang Paths, though different in nature and changing over time, were both the Great Dao to Heaven, and he could see the scenery of both at the same time.

Many people in the Purple Mansions looked at that mysterious decree, seemingly tempted, but none dared to touch the blue-white light of the Lesser Sun.

"This token is definitely a priceless treasure, but it's not easy to obtain."

Xu Xuan's heart stirred slightly. Putting aside the strangeness of the corpse, the karma on the other party was enough to make many cultivators retreat. How could they dare to take it?

Even the boat-traveling master ignored it and went straight to another place, not even glancing at the Xuanling.

“In my previous life, I only possessed one Lesser Yang Spiritual Treasure, which is inferior to this order.”

Tian Tuo's tone was greedy. If he were to seek the Primordial Wood in this life, this Mysterious Decree would be of great help to him. But seeing Zhou You retreat now, he could only sigh:

"The Lord of Shangxiao failed to respond; otherwise, he could have taken this order."

Xu Xuan was also somewhat reluctant, as this was a supreme treasure of the Yin-Yang Daoist school, and even originated from the Donghua Daoist lineage.

Shaoyang governs all methods and is the source of the Zijin Dharma in this world. Any spiritual artifacts within it can be used by those who cultivate the Zijin lineage, and they are extremely wondrous, allowing most of them to exert seven or eight tenths of their power.

The fluctuations from the other three mountains spread, the formation gradually dissipated, and many spiritual objects manifested.

Xu Xuan did not hesitate any longer, but turned to the Western Peak Golden Mountain, where he saw five identical Xuan Platforms standing tall, each with gold and stone placed on them, and mysterious energy spreading out in all directions, corresponding to the five metals.

The cultivators are now locked in a fierce battle, none holding back. The value of these five golden stones is in no way inferior to the previous spiritual roots, enough to forge a top-tier spiritual artifact.

"The opportunity to rebuild Danting lies here."

Xu Xuan's heart stirred, and he looked at the five metals. Among them, the array of the Duijin Platform was slowly dissipating and was about to manifest first.

"Take the cash."

Tian Tuo's voice was slightly solemn and quite serious, which surprised Xu Xuan somewhat. He asked in his mind:
"Why not Geng metal, a weapon of killing and destruction? Wouldn't that be even more worthy of divine punishment?"

"wrong."

Tian Tuo chuckled and continued:

"Geng metal is close to divine thunder, so it can have some thunderous nature, but it is not very useful for She thunder, unless you transform into divine thunder. Among the five metals, the only one that can barely be related to the Thunder Palace is Dui metal, which falls on a divine power."

"Which one?"

Xu Xuan was puzzled. She Lei was not among the Five Virtues, nor was it in Yin and Yang. How could it be related to Dui Jin?

The old demon's voice was solemn, carrying a chilling killing intent, as he said in a deep voice:
"During the Xia Dynasty, there was a law called 'Can Yi Zhu' in Dui metal, which had the power of punishment and execution laws. It already had the style of the Thunder Palace in the past. Although it has no direct relationship with She Lei, it is still the most suitable to use this metal to make swords."

As soon as Tian Tuo finished speaking, the Xuan Platform below suddenly opened.

A streak of gray-white gold stone materialized, combining strength and gentleness, its sharp aura filling the heavens and earth, causing a stinging sensation on the skin.

Numerous supernatural powers erupted with a thunderous roar, engulfing the area with water, fire, swords, thunder, and gales, and Xu Xuan's figure vanished along with them.

(End of this chapter)