Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 519 Demons and Evil
Zhongyue.

The dim light, like water, rippled continuously, shining down and revealing the souls and true spirits of all the cultivators. The vast and boundless Yin land also appeared and disappeared in the light.

This lamp is entirely black, covered with gold patterns, and shrouded in a layer of plain white gauze. Inside, a faint yellow flame burns, possessing the power to measure heaven and earth, govern the universe, and illuminate the netherworld.

From under this lamplight emerged a bizarre, yet perfectly formed, large mouth of yellow clay.

Inside, there are thousands of black jade-like evil teeth, layered and nested, with upright, illusory white pupils emerging from its throat, containing a point of mysterious yellow light, resembling eyes, scanning the surroundings.

At first glance, this object seemed extremely strange, but upon closer inspection, it revealed a natural and profound Taoist charm.

This object is formed from the metal element of [Zhengyi], and its power is enough to make even great supernatural beings retreat. Ordinary Purple Mansions that fall into its hands have no chance to resist at all.

Even the Ox-Headed Underworld Messenger was swallowed whole by it, let alone the cultivators below.
This change was too rapid, even exceeding the expectations of the Underworld, the Song Clan, and the various immortal sects. The ghostly lamp had already drifted down, and the once high and mighty supernatural powers were now like livestock awaiting slaughter, unable to escape.

Golden light emanated from outside the cave, as the [Dou Shu Shang Fa Seal] unleashed its power, surging from the sky and directly entering the cave. Ten thousand dazzling divine lightning bolts shot out, like a hot iron plunged into cold water, blasting a gap in the entire cave.

The vertical eye inside the dim light blinked.

[Tai She Xuan Huang Pagoda] If it is responsive, the brown and yellow light of the Wu will continue endlessly, as if there are ten thousand mountains stretching between heaven and earth, causing the divine thunder to disappear completely.

Wu received divine thunder.

This sight filled the cultivators present with even greater fear, leaving them with no will to resist.

The demon with the metal element is already close to the threshold of the Golden Core stage. If a powerful person were willing to let it attach itself to someone, it could create beings like celestial maidens, ritual figures, or deities.

Even if they fail to ascend to the Golden Core stage, the evil spirits left behind by this type of Golden Core can still sense the Golden Position and possess authority, but they have lost their intelligence and are only driven by their Dao nature.

However, this evil spirit formed from the pure metal element could actually sense the magic weapon!

Xu Xuan felt his blood run cold, and his internal energy trembled violently. Even Tian Tuo remained silent.

The demon descended gracefully, first eyeing the group of underworld cultivators in the distance, especially Du Li, who was cultivating the Earthly Subduing technique. It then revealed a drooling expression and flew away.

Thousands of nested, ring-shaped black teeth suddenly appeared above Duli. His head had not yet been restored; it was still mangled and rotten, like a peeled persimmon, sweet and delicious.

The yellow mud mouth under the dim light suddenly closed, sucking in countless ghosts from the surrounding area.

Duli's physical body emitted a mysterious light of reincarnation, protecting his ghostly form as it escaped and burrowed into the ground, while his physical body was swallowed whole.

Seemingly sensing something was wrong, the demon began to rage, and in an instant appeared above a Great Immortal, opening its mouth to swallow him whole.

The person below was perhaps a famous master from the south, a young man cultivating the Metal element, clearly at the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm. Yet, he didn't even have a chance to resist, being devoured in one bite, without even a trace of death.

Xu Xuan's brow throbbed with increasing pain, a pain that was unbearable even for someone at his Purple Mansion realm. It felt as if hundreds of long needles formed from Ding Fire were piercing his heart, or as if thousands of Xuan Nails made from She Thunder were striking his sea of ​​consciousness.

The Heavenly Eye suddenly opened, from which flowed brilliant silver blood, which fell to the ground and transformed into lightning. A mysterious aura emanated from it, and the [Zhengyi Wuguang] sensed it at this moment.

His blood ran cold.

Suddenly, patches of eerie light shone down from above, and the surrounding shattered mountains and peaks transformed into patches of dark, gloomy earth, as if the Yellow Springs flowed there, with the Netherworld Mountains standing tall.

The thing was already above him.

"Give it back to me."

A piercing sound came from the evil mouth formed from yellow clay, causing Xu Xuan's blood and energy to peel away, and the magical body covering the golden man was pulled out, instantly losing its power.

hum!
The golden statue crashed onto the Yin Earth with a thud, while Xu Xuan's broken body was already pulled out and fell into that huge mouth that kept spewing out ghostly light and dripping yellow mud.

"It's over."

Tian Tuo spoke these last words calmly, and then Xu Xuan was swallowed whole, his entire body falling into the mouth of this demonic being.

After a long while, Xu Xuan opened his eyes.

All around was darkness. He felt himself falling downwards. His supernatural powers had lost their connection, and he had no magic power left. He could barely see a faint light in the abyss below.

The lights below drew closer, their shimmering light shifting and swaying uncertainly.

Only then did Xu Xuan see clearly that among the dim lights below, there was a white vertical pupil, adorned with dark yellow, exuding a majestic aura.

Measuring heaven and earth, governing the universe, and illuminating the netherworld, this is called the "Correct Form".

His physical body suddenly fell into the dim light, his supernatural powers collapsed, and his spiritual consciousness faded.

The pure energy within his body began to surge spontaneously, surging incessantly, causing the Taiqing Stele to vibrate, from which a mysterious azure energy emerged.

The vertical pupil in the center seemed to be attracted and drifted towards the wisp of green energy, while a series of intermittent sounds began to echo from all directions.

"戊衡.玄土"

The azure energy suddenly descended and surged directly into the vertical pupil. Xu Xuan sensed it instantly, and a seal script had already landed on the demon.

【Mysterious and Correct Ritual】

This strange phenomenon vanished instantly, and the vertical pupil returned to silence, the pale white light filled with a point of dark yellow light like a tear.

"The seal script has been bestowed!"

At this moment, Xu Xuan could vaguely sense through the pure energy that the two characters "Zheng Yi" were manifesting under the Dao Realm Heavenly Stele, with mysterious light flowing through them.

Something seemed to have changed in the outside world. First, the light of the fire rose again, and then the ghostly energy of the underworld descended from the distant sky, stopping the evil spirit and causing it to begin to struggle violently.

The eerie light within his body surged incessantly, and the mysterious yellow energy in his pupils rose and burst forth, expelling Xu Xuan along with it.

The lightning dissipated, and the golden figure below was still there. Xu Xuan immediately returned to this golden body, preserving his remaining physical form.

Then, a jade-like, warm and lustrous treasure mountain fell from the large mouth of yellow mud above, directly into the grotto. The light of metal was abundant, and a pool of yin energy rose up in the jade mountain.

'Both the underworld messengers and the immortals have manifested extraordinary phenomena; they are destined to perish.'

Xu Xuan felt a slight tremor in his heart. Both the Ox-Headed Underworld Messenger and the Xin Jin Purple Mansion had indeed perished.

Another strange phenomenon appeared in the sky. The mysterious light of reincarnation changed unpredictably, and from it appeared a low bronze gate, engraved with the six paths of reincarnation, the many diagrams of life, death and liberation, and above it were the two characters "Reincarnation" emanating from black mist.

The door slowly opened, revealing only a crack.

The eerie creature, resembling a ghostly lamp, began to howl and plummeted towards the portal in the sky. It could no longer wreak havoc, and the countless dark earth beneath its ghostly light dissipated.

Xu Xuan stood up, using his golden body to nourish his life. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured, only his magical power was diminished. A hand lifted him up.

This hand was covered with a layer of dim, shadowy light, and when it was simply spread out, it was the size of an entire cave. Even the most majestic Zhongyue Mountain was not as tall as a finger.

Xu Xuan landed in the center of this palm, seemingly unaware, still recovering his magical power.

Ahead lay a dark and gloomy expanse of earthen bodies, reaching to the heavens and the earth, made of clay and wood, exuding an aura of the underworld.

His face was hidden in a dark cloud, his robe was a deep, dark black, and a pale jade belt was tied around his waist, like a rainbow piercing the sky. A mountain-like black seal hung from the belt, pressing down on the void, engraved with four characters: [Judge of the Underworld].

This Dharma body, emanating from the Yin energy, was so enormous that the entire Yizhou and even Shu region could not contain it, so it had to sit cross-legged here.

Even so, a vast body of earth extended into the abyss below, barely allowing Him to appear here.

Countless ghosts roamed around its body, condensing like heavy clouds. Various pale ghost faces appeared on its robes, each with a different expression: some were indifferent, some were weeping, some were glaring, and some were laughing.

A series of murky yellow rains began to fall from the sky, each drop condensing into a muddy yellow river, within which countless creatures suffered, devoured by copper snakes and iron dogs.

Two beams of light, as bright as the sun and moon, suddenly rose up, the dark clouds dispersed, revealing a face that resembled a clay sculpture in a temple. Countless shadows spread and multiplied on both sides like living creatures, while the gaze fell upon the palm.

A long river of blood began to manifest around Xu Xuan, with thunder surging and swords constantly ringing out. Within it, numerous corpses and vengeful spirits floated, all of whom he had killed. Some were cursing, some were pleading, and the scene was chaotic.

The pure energy subsided, the Dao stele disappeared, and even Tian Tuo returned to the Dao realm to avoid being discovered. Apart from this, most of Xu Xuan's secrets were thoroughly seen through.

First, the golden body was pulled out, the light of the hidden gold changed, the golden crow cried out, and then it was covered by yin energy in an instant. Then, all kinds of spiritual objects and magical artifacts fell out one by one.

The gaze from above finally settled on a large seal made of Bing Fire. This object seemed unable to withstand the pressure; its golden-red light dimmed, and the mysterious patterns gradually became mottled.

"Judge Chen, that's enough."

Another voice arose between heaven and earth, majestic and mysterious, as if it had descended from the heavens above.

"The Bing Fire is about to return; the karmic consequences of the Yan Dynasty—do you still want to get involved?"

Upon hearing this, the body formed from the earth slowly raised its head, and the yin energy between heaven and earth surged. It spoke softly, and a deep, murky voice rang out:
"The affairs of the Yan Dynasty are of little importance; this person is unusual."

The majestic voice from the heavens rang out again, without any unusual phenomena, seemingly hidden very deep. Only a majestic and profound Daoist sound could be heard, rumbling loudly:
"If you are not afraid of the Crimson Sky's slash, you may continue."

A silence.

The Dharma body, which was emanating from the earth, disappeared in an instant and returned to the darkness. Light reappeared in the world, and the surrounding purple palaces seemed to start moving again from stillness, with nothing unusual.

Xu Xuan slowly recovered his magical power, his heart trembling, but he dared not show the slightest abnormality.

The Taishe Xuanhuang Pagoda above began to shake violently. The entire cave heaven seemed unable to withstand such turbulence, collapsing and dissolving. Countless rays of light rose and changed, revealing the spiritual mountains and mysterious peaks within.

The fact that the void could reconnect upwards also meant that the entire cave was completely shattered. The fragments of the cave, large and small, turned into countless streams of light and scattered, either falling into the void or into the mortal world.

In the past, the [Surging Tribulation Heaven] created many Thunder Dao cultivators, and the greatest benefits were all given to the Great Li Thunder Department.

【Kunwei Tian】fallen, but with Shu as its center, nourished the entire Dali region, making the mountains heavier, the earth's energy deeper, and the Wu Earth revived.

Xu Xuan rode the lightning and escaped from the void.

He watched as this grotto-heaven crumbled and shattered in the void, with many secrets still untapped, their future uncertain.

A thought stirred within him, and he silently sensed the pure energy. Suddenly, he felt a mysterious and righteous energy emanating from a distant, dark place.

"That golden essence bestowed upon him the seal script; if he were to be reincarnated..."

Xu Xuan was quite puzzled. At this moment, Tian Tuo, who had been hiding for a long time, stepped out of the Dao Realm, his tone becoming increasingly solemn:

"There should be several Golden Core cultivators in the underworld. I wonder if we can find any clues. The one from before seemed to be a Golden Core cultivator who had mastered the Earthly Dao and was a judge of the underworld."

"His surname is Chen."

Xu Xuan's mind settled slightly. If he was not mistaken, this person was probably the former Crown Prince of the Great Shu, the former Prince Chengxiang. The golden throne he sat on was the one that Emperor Jing had once been in charge of the funeral procession.

This person was once the Emperor's Blood, a peak Purple Mansion cultivator of the Earth element, but now he sits in the position of Subdued Earth.

Tian Tuo spoke in a mysterious tone, in a low voice:
"If that golden essence has been reincarnated and the inscription remains undetected, it can be secretly sensed and even influenced. [Zhengyi] is probably no ordinary golden elixir; perhaps he was once an immortal. Zhenyuan obtained the bird, Fuchen donned his robe, and Dali acquired the unicorn—I wonder if these families seek true enlightenment, or..."

Xu Xuan's mind raced, but he couldn't guess the schemes of all parties. However, if the inscriptions from the underworld were not discovered, he would have a chance to intervene.

"In any case, the Earth element has stabilized the land and suppressed the people's hearts. The so-called divine foundation of the Great Li has been perfected. It also has the confidence to wage war against Liao."

"Let's return to the mountain first and forge the sword."

Regardless, his trip was a resounding success.

He already has all the necessary materials for forging the sword, enough to forge at least a high-grade spiritual sword. If he refines and nurtures it, its power in his hands will be no less than that of a spiritual treasure.

A flash of lightning appeared and disappeared into the distance.

In the vast void, golden lightning surged and sank. A figure clad in black armor stepped out, his gaze burning as he looked into the distance, seemingly lost in thought. Beside him, a burst of flames rose, and a man in an apricot-yellow robe emerged.

"grown ups."

Song Shiyi spoke respectfully, even though he possessed great fortune and had achieved success in the Fire element, he still needed to show respect to this highly respected elder.

"With peace and stability restored, the Bai people have returned to their rightful place."

Wei Hua's tone was solemn, and the majestic aura he once possessed had dissipated. His white hair was fluttering, and even with the support of the divine path, his life was already frail and he would probably pass away once he left the Great Li Thunder Department.

Song Shiyi held no contempt in his heart, but rather a deep respect for him.

This elder did not cultivate the Fire of Departure, but instead cultivated the Divine Thunder. He guarded the border for three hundred years, thus wasting his life and suffering many hidden injuries, which is why he was stuck in the middle stage of the Purple Mansion realm and could not advance for a long time.

Now, he has even given up the chance to be reincarnated and start anew, and has completely entered the path of the gods, entrusting his life to the mountains and rivers of the Li Kingdom, leaving no room for retreat.

It can be said that if the Great Li Realm were to perish one day, as long as the True Lord were still alive, the descendants of the Song clan could enter the cave to avoid disaster, but this elder beside them had no way out.

"When the path to divinity is complete, all who receive the [Li Zhuo] will be considered to have established their foundation and will be able to guard mountains and rivers, possessing power comparable to that of a divine being. Their Purple Mansion will also advance significantly. If they are willing to endure hardship, refine their golden body, and accept incense offerings, they can completely ascend to the divine position, which is also the path of the ancient divine rulers."

Wei Hua spoke in a deep, calm tone as he gazed at the vast emptiness:

"However, gods are not as good as immortals, so how many cultivators are willing to enter this realm and have their lives in the hands of others?"

(End of this chapter)