Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 563 My Heart Is in the Mystery
Taixu.

The flames burned and rose, and the light of the new light changed, illuminating a man wearing crimson armor. His expression was cold and his breath was weak, and specks of light diffused from his body.

"Just let him go like that."

Song Shiqing's words carried a hint of anger as he looked behind him, only to see a surge of Geng metal light.

"What can be done if the decree is issued from outside the capital?"

A female voice rang out, and a graceful figure stepped out from the golden aura.

She stood tall and straight, clad in silver armor, her eyes radiating heroic spirit, yet at this moment she seemed lost in thought.

This person was none other than Mei Ye, a direct descendant of Tai Zhen, and also the youngest member of the Mei clan at the Purple Mansion stage. He had recently broken through and cultivated the [Mingzhen Cave].

"The people of Tianshui have all been converted by that monk."

Song Shiqing seemed to be filled with deep anger and resentment.

He originally intended to go directly to ask the elders of his clan for help, but he encountered this Tai Zhen Zi Fu halfway there. The other party was Chen Qingli, so he stopped him.

“I know that Guangmu’s matter is important. Mingying is a pawn of that [Shenguang] True Lord. Logically and morally, we should go along with him and try to provoke Guangmu’s methods. However, the one in the cave is too ruthless. The people of Tianshui are the ones who care the most about our Great Li!”

Mei Ye, standing to the side, showed a slight change in expression, sighed, and, not wanting to offer a direct judgment, simply said:
"The importance of mortal matters depends entirely on morality. The Pure Land has departed, and mortals are unharmed; this is already an excellent outcome. This is the decree of your clan's [Heavenly Chi] Emperor; how can you disobey it?"

These words seemed to have struck a nerve, and Song Shiqing said in a deep voice:
"He merely borrowed the bloodline of my Song family; he is not of human origin. Now he has usurped the throne, issuing orders from within the celestial realm. Has he ever descended to the mortal world? He is merely taking advantage of the ancestors' absence to act recklessly—"

"Be careful what you say."

Mei Ye's expression turned slightly solemn as he looked in the direction where the Jade Yuan Palace had departed.

"Ming Ying has fulfilled his great wish; he certainly has great courage."

Song Shiqing's eyes flashed with anger as he said:
"I don't care what grudge he may have. When he is reincarnated, I will kill him."

Mei Ye could only sigh:

"Back then, when True Lord Qianxi was killed by lightning, his chief disciple betrayed Tianye in a fit of anger and joined Buddhism and Taoism. The remaining descendants made do and established the Cuiyuan Taoist lineage."

"When we arrived in Fengdai, we finally had a master like Ye Xiuzhen, who had achieved great success in his cultivation. But he was killed by Bei Lei. How could Ming Ying not hate him?"

The woman seemed lost in thought, her tone gradually becoming somber:

"He was prepared to die when he took the [Tears of Sorrow for All] and headed to the Northern Thunder Blessed Land. He was a step too late, and Deng Zhuoxin had already perished. Now that this item has fallen into the hands of that Sword Immortal Xu, it is an undeserved disaster."

A disturbance came from the north, with golden winds and blood-red clouds rising, and supernatural powers changing, which calmed Mei Ye's expression slightly.

"With the elders taking action, Xishan should be able to take it down."

These words caused Song Shiqing's expression to harden slightly, but he secretly thought to himself.

"Sect Master Taizhen, even that True Person Zhiya has made a move; even Feng Yan is destined to lose."

Both of them looked north, then turned towards the direction of the red clouds.

Thunder surged, the Big Dipper shone brightly, and the chaotic energy following the great battle rose, difficult for outsiders to discern.
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The line from Tianshui to Chiyun.

The men, women, and children below wore sorrowful expressions and had empty eyes. After experiencing the boundless bliss of the Buddhist realm, the mundane world could no longer hold any interest for them.

All sorts of people, hundreds of thousands of ordinary people and cultivators, looked bewildered. Some tried to chant the Buddha's name, while others were like walking corpses.

Xu Xuan stood in the air, looking down.

Black Law, however, emerged on its own, as if it were alive, urging him to hurry up and carry out the execution.

According to the law, anyone who enters this lowest form of Buddhism or Taoism and abandons humanity should be executed. If a person who follows the ancient laws of the Thunder Palace were to come here, he would surely punish all these believers with lightning, which is also a method of supernatural cultivation.

At the very least, Yuanjia should act without hesitation.

Xu Xuan's mind grew heavy, and he truly felt the ruthlessness, even cruelty, of the Thunder Law.

According to the Vinaya Master Lei, the Buddhist teachings of today are completely heretical, and all Buddhist practitioners and believers in the Pure Land should be exterminated without exception.

"When enforcing the laws of thunder, one must be impartial."

Tian Tuo spoke solemnly, and continued:
"Where is your enlightenment? Why don't you take action? These mortals have seen boundless bliss and can no longer live a normal life. Their only path is to convert to Buddhism."

“If we don’t execute them now, what will we do if we encounter them again in the future? If someone close to you breaks the law, should you kill them? Since we have prepared this thunder, we cannot show favoritism even to our closest relatives.”

Xu Xuan looked down at the mortals below, his tone growing increasingly serious:

“This is not what my heart desires. The destruction of the Thunder Palace in the past had its reasons, and harsh punishments and strict laws cannot last long.”

"Then what will you do?" a demonic voice rang out, seemingly questioning. Tian Tuo rebuked, "There is only one way to cultivate She Lei!"

Xu Xuan's eyes gradually cleared, as if he had realized something.

A divine aura arose, and silver lightning gradually spread and emerged in the sky, but it restrained the aura of calamity and punishment, only dispelling the remaining radiance of the Pure Land.

"My heart is not in the society, but in the mystery."

He turned his hand and nailed Dan Ting into the void, urging the laws of heaven and using his own heart to represent heaven, causing a hazy silver light to fall, and countless mortals' true spirits began to be peeled away, revealing strands of light.

Shi Cai soared into the sky, and the tear that flowed into his inner world emitted bursts of sorrowful cries.

Many of the mortals below were still chanting Buddhist prayers, but some of them also woke up, embraced their loved ones, and wept bitterly.

The Black Law riot surged within his already injured body.

The backlash from defying the laws of nature erupted, and countless black and white lightning bolts solidified into long nails within his body, piercing his physical form and punishing his life.

Xu Xuan's eyes grew brighter and brighter. The Lianhe Thunder Tree in the Great Crimson Heaven began to shine, the world was changing, and life and death were turning. He quietly experienced this feeling.

Tian Tuo fell silent. He had been accompanying Xu Xuan in his cultivation for decades, almost watching him grow from an insignificant cultivator to the Purple Mansion Sword Immortal he was today.

But a sliver of fear lingered in his heart.

He feared that the person before him might one day truly achieve mastery of the Thunder God's teachings, completely acting in accordance with the Thunder Palace's morality, thus becoming a completely different person, knowing only the laws of heaven and nothing else.

Thus, the person truly died, falling victim to the laws of the community, which was the most common fate for generations of community thunder cultivators.

Xu Xuan remained calm as the lightning within his body gradually subsided. The Immortal Stele, however, began to radiate a mysterious light according to his will, its harmonious energy spreading and merging into the depths of his life.

"If I seek the Dao, I will surely enable immortals to live freely and humans to be at ease. I will attain the profound position, perform the work of creation, and leave a glimmer of hope between heaven and earth so that everyone has the opportunity to transcend."

"Insanity!"

Upon hearing this string of nonsense, Tian Tuo spoke with disdain, but his golden eyes suddenly brightened, and the changing light of the Lesser Yang Golden White Mysterious Light revealed the unease in his heart.

"Perhaps so, but one day..."

Xu Xuan looked north, his eyes gleaming with a silvery light.

"I will stand between heaven and earth, under the sun and moon, and speak these words with dignity before all cultivators."

(End of this chapter)