Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 540 Yang Hai
North Sea.

Glaciers piled up, the cold sea stretched endlessly, and the cold wind blowing from the far north was like a sword, sweeping deeply across the gray-brown frozen soil of the wasteland. Several snow foxes, unique to the northern plains, huddled together in a low crevice, using their fur to protect themselves from the harsh cold of this remote place.

Xu Xuan stood in the void, his spiritual sense shifting as he silently perceived his surroundings.

He first went to the East Sea, following the route opened up by the immortals, passing through Penglai, and after traveling for a long time, he finally arrived at this edge of the North Sea.

As they rode the lightning, traversing this frozen wasteland, the number of cultivators ahead gradually increased. Most of them were practicing Qi cultivation, treading on the frozen glaciers and collecting spiritual items.

Xu Xuan glanced around and saw that most of them were from Liaodong, dressed in clothes with a foreign feel, and their cultivation paths were also mixed up. It was clear at a glance that they were independent cultivators with no real background.

The environment in the North Sea is harsh, but it produces a variety of spiritual items, especially those from the Cold Yin and Thunder paths, including many rare items that are hard to find on land.

Liaodong is quite close to the North Sea, so small-scale hunters often cross the wilderness to come here to collect resources.

The Liao people and the Li people don't look much different.

Xu Xuanxin was filled with emotion. When he was still a mortal, he had heard his elders say that the people of Liaodi were monsters with horns on their heads and tails on their backs, who liked to eat people. But now, seeing these minor cultivators, they were no different from those of Dali.

The greatest and deepest difference between heaven and earth is the distinction between immortals and mortals, and the difference in lineage. Compared to this, the differences between these nations are really too small.

He took out a jade slip and looked at it silently. It contained information about Shangjian Mountain that he had gathered from various sources.

This mountain is located east of the sea, dozens of miles away. If one were to start from his current position, he would probably have to pass through vast glaciers and frigid seas.

Where is Yanghai?

Xu Xuan felt a headache coming on. He was not familiar with the North Sea, and the Great Li Immortal Path did not have any information about the sea's layout, only a general location.

Looking around, all he could see were layers of glaciers and frigid seas. Where was he supposed to find the location of that vast ocean?

Suddenly, something below began to stir violently beneath the ice, emitting roars that startled the group of rogue cultivators below, who scattered like birds and beasts. A few who couldn't dodge in time sank into the icy sea.

Monster?

Xu Xuan raised an eyebrow and looked with his spiritual sense. He saw a crimson ray swimming below the ice. Its body was flat like a fan and it was riding on streaks of crimson lightning, moving extremely fast.

This fish was actually a Foundation Establishment demon, but it cultivated the extremely rare Spirit Lightning. It didn't eat people at the moment, but instead drove the group of cultivators away.

After a while, when all the cultivators in this area had been frightened away, the ray pounced onto the shore, transformed into a red-clad girl, dressed exactly like the Liao people, with several thick braids.

She began picking up the items left behind by the monks, one by one, as if searching for something.

Xu Xuan saw that he rummaged through a blue cloth bag left by someone and found a small glass bottle containing a cherry-red powder with a fragrant aroma.

The monster was overjoyed. It immediately poured out the powder from the bottle, sniffed it carefully, and showed a look of great satisfaction. Finally, it collapsed onto the ice and began to convulse.

'Where am I?'

Xu Xuan frowned. The other party's behavior was strange, but right now they needed a guide. The other party seemed to have been in this area of ​​the sea for a long time, so it would be good to have him lead the way.

Above the ice.

The monster lay there, its expression dazed, with crimson light flowing around it, illuminating the ice below.

She was gazing at the distant ice plains, wondering when this group of Liao cultivators would return, when suddenly a black robe appeared before her, fluttering in the wind.

The demon looked up and saw a Taoist priest wearing a black robe with red clouds, but it couldn't see the priest's face clearly.

"mortal?"

She was still somewhat dazed, but she felt that the other person had no magical power whatsoever, just like those mortals who had never cultivated. However, when the crimson light beside her shone on the other person, he did not react at all.

"wrong."

She was startled and immediately refined the medicinal power within her body, about to jump into the sea behind her. However, an invisible force suddenly descended, firmly imprisoning her on the ice layer, preventing her from using any magic power.

She bowed in terror and said:
"Little demon Hexin greets Your Excellency."

Xu Xuan ignored her and took the bottle of pollen from her hand. After examining it closely, he realized it was a medicinal powder made from some kind of Yi Wood spiritual substance, which could invigorate the spirit and stimulate the spiritual consciousness. He had never seen such a thing in the Li Kingdom.

"What is this?"

"Reporting to my lord, this is [Heart Dust], a specialty of the Liao people." Hexin was so terrified that he even shed tears. "This little demon has never eaten a human. I just took some medicinal powder to massage the pain in my body caused by the spiritual thunder."

Xu Xuan glanced at the creature and realized that it did not seem to have any special bloodline. Its body had undergone many mutations and constantly emitted red lightning, but this also gave it a cultivation level comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage.

A bolt of silver lightning shot up from his hand, startling Hesin into screaming in agony.

The monster, believing it was about to perish, stopped struggling and began to weep.

The bolt of silver lightning did not kill; it merely suppressed the spiritual lightning within the ray's body by using its power to gradually dissipate it, thus greatly alleviating the ray's pain.

Hesin was slightly taken aback, feeling the restraints on her body dissipate, but she had no desire to escape at the moment, and could only kowtow and kneel repeatedly, saying:
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."

Do you know where Yanghai is?

Xu Xuan's gaze sharpened slightly, and He Xin below couldn't help but reveal his true feelings and speak the truth.

“I know, it’s just north along this cold sea.” “You lead the way.”

Upon hearing this, Hexin immediately revealed his true form, transforming into a red ray. Xu Xuan stepped onto the wide body of the fish, and they headed towards the northern sea.

All he could see was a vast expanse of black and white. Xu Xuan quietly gazed at the seascape and then spoke:
"Who are you from, and how long have you been in this area?"

"Reporting to you, my lord, I am a member of the [Sea Ray] clan. I was originally a Qi cultivator, practicing the Water Cultivation Technique. I was raised by several tribes on the coast. Later, I heard that they wanted to kill me for my flesh, so I escaped."

Hessin's voice still carried a hint of unease as he continued:
"I have spent thirty years in this icy sea, and now I am a hundred years old, but I am still not an adult. This is the first time I have met such a kind-hearted immortal."

"How did you cultivate spiritual lightning and break through to the Foundation Establishment stage?"

Xu Xuan gradually noticed something strange. If what the other party said was true, that he was not yet an adult and should still be cultivating Qi, then the spiritual lightning in his body was also strange.

"After I escaped, I swam to the western Mirror Sea and became a disciple of a cloud whale king. I danced and sang a few songs for him, and that brought me some peace."

Hessing sighed when he mentioned this.

"What level of cultivation does that cloud whale possess?"

When Xu Xuan inquired about this matter, He Xin immediately replied:

"He is in the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Everyone says that this king is only one step away from the Purple Mansion realm and can spar with a True Person."

"Later, for some reason, one night suddenly the stars and moon disappeared, and only a round red light flew around in the sky. It sucked the king away in an instant. The demons that were illuminated by that thing were as if they were burned by fire, their flesh and blood rotted, and they all died."

"I was the only one who survived it. I was unconscious for a full hundred days. After waking up, I had already reached the Spirit Thunder Foundation Establishment stage."

Xu Xuan frowned slightly. It must have been the work of a Purple Mansion cultivator who practiced spiritual lightning. Perhaps it was just a spur-of-the-moment decision that led to the killing of those demons. It wasn't anything unusual.

Now that there is no tribulation of lightning, there is still some order outside of Liao territory, after all, people have to take care of their reputation and respect the law. But once they go overseas, many immortals transform into demons.

"My lord, we are almost at Yanghai."

Hessin spoke up at this moment, his tone hesitant, only saying:
"That place is a forbidden area, entirely filled with vast waters. My cultivation is too weak to approach it, as you see..."

"It doesn't matter."

Xu Xuan then rode the wind and transformed He Xin into human form, following him forward. They saw a vast expanse of water ahead, radiating azure spiritual light, with no ice on it and churning waves.

"What a magnificent place of vast waters."

He thought to himself that if cultivators of the Vast Water Sect came here, they would surely benefit greatly.

However, this sea area is also quite dangerous. If one is not careful, one will be seriously injured by the vast waters. Only those at the Foundation Establishment stage can withstand it with the help of supernatural powers.

The Han River is the heaviest water; when it hits a person, it is like a mountain crashing down. It also has the power to erode and dissolve. If an ordinary person falls into it, they will instantly dissolve in the water. Its danger is no less than that of fire or divine thunder.

In the very center of this sea stood an extremely tall blue jade stele, with two golden characters engraved on it: "Bu Yang". An immense sword intent emanated from it, causing the Cave-Transforming Sword Box within Xu Xuan's body to tremble.

He was somewhat familiar with this sword intent. After a brief recollection, he realized it was from the same source as the sword intent that the underworld messenger Fan had received when he died.

"This is?"

His gaze sharpened slightly, and he saw a person standing quietly in the sea beneath the celestial monument, facing the stone, his face unseen. His figure stood as steady as a reef, and countless torrents crashed against him, yet he did not move an inch.

This person seemed to have been staying under the monument the whole time, with no aura and no spiritual sense, hidden in the waves, and could not be sensed at all.

An extremely dangerous feeling rose in his heart. Under the perception of his spiritual sense, he realized that this person had no magical power at all and was blocking the surging water with just his physical body.

This act is so terrifying that even a dragon would find it difficult to do.

The other person seemed to notice the newcomer, turned around, looked over, and took a step forward.

The once turbulent and churning sea quickly calmed down, without the slightest ripple.

The man was handsome and refined, with an imposing presence and a powerful aura. He wore a well-fitting plain white robe embroidered with dragons, snakes, sun, and moon.

An extremely terrifying divine aura emanated from him, spreading throughout the void and causing Xu Xuan to feel a great sense of alarm.

"Fu Yi?"

As soon as the other party looked over, their figure vanished instantly, landing behind Xu Xuan with an almost mysterious movement technique. They sniffed around, their eyes gleaming brightly.

Hessin was now terrified, unable to move under that aura, and revealed his true form as he fell into the sea below.

Xu Xuan instantly drew his sword, the Dan Ting sword rang out with a fierce sound, and extremely sharp golden energy and lightning intertwined, forcing the person in front of him to dodge and retreat instantly.

"She Lei?"

The white-robed man smiled slightly, stared at them, his eyes growing increasingly terrifying, and the surrounding void began to shatter like a broken mirror.

A pure and righteous blood energy emanated from his body, exuding astonishing power. However, a terrifying sword wound was exposed on his chest, from which golden lightning dissipated and the sword intent shifted.

(End of this chapter)