Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 524 Flame Blood
Luo Qing.

A sudden gust of wind and rain arose outside the mountains, drizzling and obscuring the view of the heavy clouds.

The void suddenly burst open, and a girl dressed in emerald green robes stepped out.

This woman has a beautiful and refined appearance. A dot of Taiyin Xuanming light is placed between her eyebrows, making her appear even more otherworldly. It seems that she has recently achieved a breakthrough and is not yet able to subdue her supernatural powers. The clouds and air flow, and she senses the celestial phenomena.

"This is the lineage of that sword immortal."

The woman sensed something with her spiritual awareness and saw that there was no supernatural energy in the mountain. It seemed that the Sword Immortal who had warded off tribulation was probably not in the mountain, which made her sigh.

A grand formation suddenly activated in the mountains, its light and flames surging. Thunder gathered within a shrine, showing signs of movement. Then, a man in green robes, riding the wind and carrying a silver sword, stood atop the mountain gate and proclaimed in a clear voice:
"Greetings, Master Liu Xingfang. May I ask what brings you to my mountain, True Immortal?"

"My name is Chaoyu, and I come from the Qingxu Shiyi Miaodao. Today, I have come to see the Sword Immortal of the Tribulation Removal on the orders of my elders."

The True Immortal Chaoyu glanced at the man before him and found him to be quite handsome. However, what was most striking was his cultivation level; it seemed to be the path of the Jianshan Sect in the North Sea, and his Foundation Establishment of the Thunder God was already at its peak.

"The sect leader has gone to sea to visit friends; his return will take some time, Master."

Liu Xingfang had some doubts. Since he was a true person of the Shiyi Immortal Path, he should be invited into the mountain gate and treated with courtesy. However, he could not be sure of the other party's true identity or intentions.

Someone inside the gate is attempting a breakthrough; we must be cautious.

Chao Yu understood what the other person meant. Born into a celestial sect and being a top-tier direct descendant of a grotto-heaven, she possessed a keen ability to understand people's hearts, so she smiled calmly:
"I will wait outside the mountain for a while."

"Thank you for your understanding."

Liu Xingfang bowed respectfully. Not far behind him, a wisp of blue cloud drifted over from Caiyun Peak. Turning his gaze, he saw that Wen Si'an had already emerged from seclusion.

Seeing this elder come out, Liu Xingfang felt a little relieved and quietly told him in her heart.

Wen Si'an, dressed in a plain white dress, stood atop the mountain gate, conjuring a wisp of green cloud. After a moment's perception, she respectfully bowed.

"I, Wen Si'an, pay my respects to the True Man. I have long admired the Immortal Shi Yi and should have been respectfully welcoming your arrival. However, there are still disciples in my sect who are breaking through to the Purple Mansion stage, so we must not be careless."

"With the sect leader not yet here, we mortals cannot discern supernatural powers, so we dare not lightly activate the great formation. We hope the True Immortal will forgive us."

Wen Si'an's words were so impeccable that Chao Yu above nodded slightly and smiled:
"It's alright, it's good to wait a while. Water and fire clash, I'm afraid that if I rashly enter the mountains, I might disturb the spirit, and I won't be able to explain it to Sword Immortal Xu."

She looked at Wen Si'an and saw that he was also a Gui Shui cultivator, so she paid more attention to him. However, when she saw that his immortal foundation was the most mediocre, she lost interest.

'Heretical teachings.'

But when she looked again, her gaze became somewhat solemn.

Under his spiritual sense, the lower half of the woman's body was clearly like a dragon or snake, covered with white scales and exuding Dao energy. There were nine mysterious lines piercing through the void, hanging over her life.

'Fu Yi's Xuan blood, even at its purest level, is comparable to that of the former Yan Dynasty imperial family.'

Chao Yu was shocked. She had heard that the Sword Immortal Xu was cultivating the Thunder God technique, which was already beyond the expectations of other cultivators, but the bloodline of this woman in front of her was also extremely profound.

A small number of people with the bloodline of Emperor Fu have survived throughout the world, but most of them are mixed, and pure blood is almost extinct. Only one or two people have survived. The rest can only be found in the [Taishi Jixing Baizhi Blessed Land].

Seeing that the real person was staring at him with a deep gaze, Wen Si'an felt a little strange, but he could not show it and could only keep his expression unchanged.

"I don't know, your double—"

Just as Chao Yu was about to speak, her spirit wavered, and the secret technique taught by the sect began to warn her, causing her to fall silent instantly.

'Strange. She used a Golden Core level one technique to cover it up; how did she get involved?'

A sense of curiosity arose in the heart of this True Person of the Beginning Path. After a moment's thought, he looked at Wen Si'an and smiled:
"I've heard that the master of the Sword Immortal of the Tribulation-Slaying Sword was also a sword immortal, surnamed Wen. Could he be your elder?"

"It was indeed my late father."

When Wen Si'an talked about this matter, his expression remained unchanged, but his emotions were somewhat turbulent, which was keenly noticed by Chao Yu above.

'Wen should be the Wen clan of Jingjiang, a prominent family during the Yan Dynasty, protected by that Hengguang Zhenjun. They should all be of mortal blood. However, it seems there was a Great Crimson Purple Mansion member back then, who also possessed the Fuyi Xuan bloodline.'

Chao Yu was quick-witted and had read through all the records about this place before coming here, and now she had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

'In Liaodi, there is also a Xuanxue cultivator named Fuyi, who practices the fundamental methods of Primordial Blood Qi and serves under the imperial family. Unexpectedly, there is also such a Xuanxue cultivator in this small temple.'

She wasn't paying attention to this matter without reason. After all, the story of Binghuo's return was circulating in her sect, and it must be a significant figure in the Yan Dynasty.

The Yan Dynasty Feng Clan, known as the Xuan Blood Clan, are direct descendants of Emperor Fu. The mysteries of their bloodline are comparable to those of many Great Saints. What is even more terrifying is that this Xuan Blood Clan has no effect on procreation, just like other cultivators.

Dragons and crows are noble, but it often takes hundreds of years to obtain a bloodline from them, and they take even longer to reach adulthood. Humans, on the other hand, can become wealthy and have the advantage of cultivating quickly and reproducing a lot.

However, the Feng Clan's Xuan Blood possesses the unique advantages of different bloodlines, and in ancient times it was even directly referred to as the "Immortal Xuan Blood." It's just that now the Yan Dynasty has had it taken away by the White Paper Blessed Land.

After waiting for a long time, a thunderous sound suddenly reverberated in the distance. The void was broken open, and Zi Fu, dressed in a black Daoist robe, walked out, followed by a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"Master."

Liu Xingfang bowed first, then spoke with a composed tone, conveying the matter from the heart.

Xu Xuan first had Zhang Yiwan follow the others back into the mountain gate, then looked at the True Person Chaoyu and said:

"I went out to sea and was not at the mountain gate, which has kept you waiting, fellow Daoist."

He glanced at the man and saw that he seemed to have recently broken through to a higher level. The supernatural power he had cultivated was similar to that of Dongfang Guangxu, namely [Chongyun Yin].

"Please come into the mountain for a chat."

"Okay." Chao Yu nodded slightly and followed Xu Xuan as he rode the wind towards the main hall on Tianji Mountain, her eyes filled with curiosity.

After all, the deeds of this sword immortal were too bizarre. Both his sword intent and his thunder were rare treasures in the world. Moreover, he escaped from the clutches of the Demon of Desire and later returned from the mouth of evil spirits.

Even the dumbest person nowadays knows that this person has a destiny, but they don't know where it comes from.

Upon entering the main hall, Xu Xuan invited Chao Yu to take a seat. Having already guessed what was going on, he said nothing more, waiting for her to speak.

Chao Yu gently raised her hand, and a unicorn-shaped thunder seal landed above her, possessing the wondrous power of commanding thunder and fire. Its power surged, causing Xu Xuan's internal supernatural abilities to sense it.

"Now that Kunwei Heaven has fallen, could the [Quest for the Ancient Book] in Xu Jianxian's possession have been exchanged?"

Her tone was gentle, her eyes bright, and she seemed quite kind, showing no intention of using her power to intimidate anyone.

"The Book of Ji".

Xu Xuan's heart stirred. He had entered the cave heaven and gained a lot, half of which should be attributed to this page of the Book of Millet. But now that the cave heaven had collapsed, the First Daoist still demanded this item.

"Senior Luyu said that this page of the Book of Ji, when combined with a secret method, can be used to ask about the secrets of the ancients. I have read this book, and what is recorded inside is only the King of Shu [Junfeng] and a [Yeqing] True Man from Qingyuan Temple."

"I wonder what Shi Dao intends to do with this?"

Xu Xuan asked a question. He and Tian Tuo had studied this page of the Book of Grain for a long time without any results. This thing could not be used for cultivation or weapon forging. Its real purpose was to ask the ancients.

"Naturally, I have something I want to ask the people of the past."

Chao Yu remained calm and replied indifferently:
"This item corresponds to the Earth element's supernatural power [Questioning the Past and Present]. If combined with a secret technique, it can summon one of the figures recorded within and manifest them for the duration of an incense stick burning."

“My lineage, Qingxu Shiyi Miaodao, is descended from the ancient Kongyu Palace. The King of Junfeng had some connections with the palace back then, so I naturally have something to ask him.”

After pondering for a while, Xu Xuan took out the plain white paper. This item had no matching secret technique in his hands, and now that the cave had fallen, it was of little use.

He had long coveted this [Puhua Edict Thunder Seal]. As it came from the [Yushi] Palace of the Thunder Palace and was once a first-class spiritual treasure, it must contain even more profound mysteries, which he could use to comprehend it.

"In that case, I will exchange with you, fellow Daoist."

Upon hearing this, Chao Yu's face lit up with joy, and she immediately agreed.

The two exchanged items, and Xu Xuan obtained the Thunder Seal. As soon as he got his hands on it, his internal supernatural powers sensed it, and the Thunder Jade Primordial Qi spread out.

"I still have matters to attend to and need to go to Qinghua, so I won't stay any longer."

Chao Yu stood up, her gaze shifting slightly, and smiled:

"There is a noble blood in the Xu Jianxian Mountain. If we seize the opportunity in the future, we can use this connection to find a powerful backer."

After speaking, this early-stage Purple Mansion cultivator of the Gui Water Dao broke through the void and left immediately. Xu Xuan wanted to ask him more about the Gui Water supernatural powers, but the other party left decisively.

"The noble bloodline you're referring to is probably Wen Si'an, as for your backer."

Xu Xuan's mind stirred slightly. If he could truly rely on any powerful figure to help him, it would probably only be his own ancestor.

"【True Lord Tianbing Zhaoyuan Hengguang】, He is of imperial blood from the Yan Dynasty, yet He escaped the reckoning of the Great Yan's destruction, and did not even enter the Blessed Land. Is it because of Fengxuan?"

If the Binghuo fruit position is indeed to be reaffirmed by the blood of the Yan Dynasty emperor, then the return of our ancestor may provide a foundation, and at that time, the Fuyi bloodline may reappear.

Xu Xuan had long suspected this, after all, Wen Si'an's birth mother was surnamed Feng and had the bloodline of Fu Yi, so she might even be of imperial blood, or perhaps she came from the Blessed Land of White Paper.

'Unfortunately, Kongkong'er is tight-lipped and won't reveal any unnecessary information.'

Even Tian Tuo knew very little about this blessed land, only guessing that perhaps a Nascent Soul cultivator was stationed there, which would allow him to use various mysterious immortal techniques to carve paper figures.

Xu Xuan took out the [Hengming Xuan Seal], on which a spiritual fire was burning fiercely and rising illusoryly, clearly showing its Yang Bing nature. It was the [Xu Ming Tian Fire] left behind by the fallen True Person of the Temple.

With a thought, he sent a message to Dangxia Peak.

Before long, a streak of crimson flame rushed to the front of the hall, and a boy formed from spiritual fire hurriedly stepped forward, respectfully saying:

"What business does the Sect Leader have with me? Since you went to the grotto-heaven, Wen Guang has been thinking of you day and night. Now that I see you are safe and sound, I wanted to come and see you, but I was afraid of delaying your important business—"

Wen Guang's flattering voice came to an abrupt end.

He looked at the mysterious seal in Xu Xuan's hand and the spiritual fire above it. His expression changed from joy to surprise, but finally a hint of sorrow appeared on his face, and his features seemed to twist into a knot.

"The True Lord's seal, this spiritual fire was left by the True Man [Jiangxiao]."

This fire spirit has always been carefree, obsequious, and cunning, but today he seems to have truly remembered something sad, his face full of bitterness, and flames in his eyes falling one after another.

He scrambled forward, peering closer to examine the large seal:
"Sect Leader, I observed that the two True Immortals were in the grotto-heaven. What caused their deaths?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Xuan hesitated slightly, but still replied:
“The True Person Jiangying suffered the loss of the Netherworld. The other True Person Jiangxiao was betrayed by the Emperor’s blood.”

"The Crimson Cloud Immortal is a descendant of a True Lord, yet these people dare to do this?"

Wen Guang seemed somewhat angry. The [Void Heavenly Fire] above sensed this and fell down on its own, instantly returning to the fire spirit's body, causing him to be taken aback.

The Dao beacon within Xu Xuan's body also sensed something, and could remotely perceive the golden-red light on the [Hengyi] star, which stirred his heart.

"You should recover your cultivation level as soon as possible. The old matters of the sect will surely be settled in the future."

(End of this chapter)