Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 576 The Leftovers
Dangerous pass.

Within the military formation, a murderous aura soared to the sky. The Geng metal energy condensed into a white rainbow, piercing through the sky. It was autumn, and the golden lightning flying snake banners on the yellow city wall fluttered in the wind, the yellow lightning gleaming like swords.

A woman clad in silver-white armor stood atop the city wall, wielding a halberd with frost-moon patterns. She was none other than Mei Ye, the woman currently residing in Tai Zhen's Purple Mansion.

Her features weren't particularly striking, but she possessed a certain dashing spirit, and she could sense killing intent when she activated her supernatural powers.

The supernatural power of Geng metal, 【Mingzhen Cave】, is a supernatural power of intention. It is the place where all metals emerge from the ground, are collected by people, and await to be made into useful objects, so that they can see the light of day. It signifies that they are scarce and have no hidden treasures. Therefore, it has the function of clarifying truth and deceiving falsehood, and sensing the killing intent.

As the person now acting on behalf of Taizhen, she doesn't need to directly engage in combat; she can simply use her supernatural powers to sense whether the opponent intends to attack or retreat.

"Xuan Shu's [Radiant Thunder Array] has been set up; it's unclear when the battle will begin."

Mei Ye was now silently analyzing the formations of both sides. Inside the dangerous pass, the main force was still the Lei Division.

Apart from Wei Hua, who still needs to be stationed at the Divine Path, and the two envoys Zhen and Shen, most of the Thunder Department's Divine Path members have been dispatched to the frontier. Divine generals, thunder envoys, and heavenly soldiers have all entered this place, receiving the blessing of the [Dou Shu Shang Fa Seal] from afar.

As for the Fire Department, there is only Xingyou, who is at the mid-stage of the Li Huo realm. However, as a member of the Li Huo faction, she has been promoted and her combat strength is now approaching that of the Four Divine Powers.

The situation was complex, and neither side wanted to expose too much of their strength in this battle. The main force that was actually attacking Daidi was still hidden in the shadows, waiting for Qingrang to be breached.

Mei Ye's gaze was like lightning, but behind him, blue thunder surged and fell out of thin air.

"senior."

Upon seeing the person who had arrived, she immediately bowed, but was then lifted up by a gentle divine aura.

Zhuoxie landed slowly, not wearing armor, but instead wearing a black robe of wind and thunder belonging to Shangxiao. His cold face revealed a hint of worry.

"Well, when will the True Man of Qinghua arrive?"

His tone was solemn, while Mei Ye, standing beside him, took out a secret letter and handed it to him.

After a brief glance, Zhuoxie's gaze sharpened slightly, and he sighed:

"It might not be good to bring Senior Yili here. He doesn't have much time left to live and is the only direct descendant of True Lord Panzhang."

"He requested to come here, and besides, Jia Mu Zhiyun, this senior is the most suitable to take action."

Mei Ye was somewhat worried. They now had to deal not only with that evil earth spirit, but also with the various demonic figures, among whom Feng Yan was particularly troublesome.

'Both of our sect's Grand Masters are currently in the Golden Rank; even if they were to make a move, it wouldn't be now, let alone in the Upper Heavens.'

She glanced at Zhuoxie as if deep in thought.

This master was once known for his violent temper and hatred of evil. He fought several battles against the demonic forces that invaded from Liao, sustaining internal injuries that hindered his progress in supernatural powers. Now, Zhuoxie has even abandoned his future, solely to remove the Grand Master from his own sect.

"The matter of mutual generation and restraint is indeed difficult to explain."

Zhuoxie came from the Xiaolei Shangzong sect, and was close to the essence of this path, so he had a deep understanding of it. He looked at the desolate light emanating from the Pure Land in the distance, and his gaze gradually darkened.

"The nature of earth is twofold: it can be barren or fertile. Wood can only control one of the barren natures."

Zhuoxie's tone grew solemn as he looked north, where he saw the light of the barren, desolate land shifting erratically, and from within the radiance of the Pure Land came the sounds of chanting, echoing continuously.

Lightning flashed across the vast desert.

A slash of sword light broke through the hazy light, revealing a golden body with a white deer's head and wearing a kasaya. The aura of the second level of Bodhi appeared, but it was struck by heavenly tribulation and fell back to the Pure Land.

"【Bai Mao】has also been defeated. A few days ago, 【Qing Dan】 and 【Zhu Kun】 were also repelled by the sword intent. Neither of them were a match for Xu Jianxian."

Mei Ye seemed to have some feelings about it. Whether it was the sword intent or the most amazing social thunder, even a great master was no match for it.

Within the Pure Land of Abundance, there are four stages of Bodhi. Excluding the Evil Land, which has become one with the Pure Land and is inseparable from it, the remaining three stages of Bodhi are also filled, each forming one level, namely White Appearance, Blue Appearance, and Crimson Appearance.

As a great master, and blessed by the Pure Land, yet these Buddhist practitioners were all defeated by his sword and punished by lightning, they should not dare to challenge him again now.
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In the vast emptiness, Xu Xuan sheathed his sword.

"The Buddhist practitioners in this Pure Land are all converted from demons. The three Bodhis are the White Deer, the Blue Lion, and the Red Falcon, who were of noble lineage and converted to Buddhism. After all these years, why are these Bodhis under the control of the Evil Land still only at the first level?"

Tian Tuo sneered:
"Within the Pure Land, space is limited. Once you wish to enter the second level, you must take charge of a Pure Land yourself. If you remain subordinate to others, it will naturally be difficult to break through your cultivation level."

Xu Xuanxin had an epiphany. He returned to the great formation and went straight to his silver palace in the clouds, where he activated his supernatural powers to isolate himself from the outside world.

He silently restored his magical power, and then looked at the secret letter sent from the mountain gate, which was written by Liu Xiaowen.

"Flame-Drenched, Pure Glow?"

Xu Xuan's mind raced, but he hadn't expected that in the time before he arrived, Master Pingxiu had already manifested in the world. This was a great master of the True Fire Dao, a highly accomplished cultivator of the Fire Virtue.

Based on speculation, if she were to be reborn, she would seek the position of True Fire Venerable [Dou Xuan] again. Xu Xuan naturally agreed to her request for that scroll of magic, as improving her strength was the priority at the moment.

"If we speculate based on that Crimson Phoenix Armor, the position of [Douxuan] should be the flame of the earth veins, which, thanks to the sun's grace, accumulates heat underground and thus forms lava and earth fire."

When Tian Tuo heard that he was a person with great supernatural powers, he also became interested.

"True Fire doesn't rely too heavily on the sun; even the flames of the earth's veins have other ways of generating life. Therefore, this supreme position is far more difficult to obtain than that of [Eternal Light] or [Vermilion Dew]. However, if Earth (戊土) returns and Yang Earth (阳土) flourishes again, it will also be helpful for this supreme position of True Fire."

"Although it is said that the sun governs the fire element, there are near and far aspects. The ultimate fire escaped control by taking advantage of the sun's loss of position, but it only took advantage of the sun's dimming. True fire is inherently balanced in yin and yang, with yang being below Bing and Li." Xu Xuan seemed to be thinking. The change in the fire element can reflect the state of the sun. Now the ultimate fire has broken away from yin and yang, and Ding fire has avoided the sun and moon. Only Bing, Li, and True fire can still be resolved with yang fire.

"If the sun returns, it will likely greatly benefit the Bing fire element."

Tian Tuo seemed to remember something, and his tone changed:
“The Sun Sword Immortal went to that grotto in the South China Sea. I always felt that something was wrong with him. He should be practicing the ancient [Yu Guang] sword lineage, which is the inheritance of that True Lord Yu Mian.”

"As long as it's not the Pure Yang Sword Vein that slays dragons, that's fine."

Xu Xuan's mind raced. Considering the sword lineage alone, it seemed to create a kind of mutual restraint between different lineages. That Yue woman had once stormed into the underworld, and cultivating the [Life and Death Two Qi Flying Sword] she left behind could indeed restrain Wen You to some extent.

Therefore, it can be inferred that if the dragon's body were to collide with that undoubtedly sword immortal, it would certainly suffer greatly.

Tian Tuo sneered, his tone low and eerie:

"Even so, your dragon body is still fundamentally based on Yin-Yang Thunder. With the sun and moon high in the sky, how can you escape? This is the most brutal form of restraint."

"It's not necessarily because they're targeting me."

Xu Xuan had met this Sword Immortal Yu Hua before and even earned a spell from him. He had a good impression of him, so it was unexpected that he would have to face him now.

"We must be on guard. What a coincidence! I think we need to start with the Taiyin Dao."

Tian Tuo's resolute tone made Xu Xuan take it quite seriously.

"I do have some of the things of the Taiyin Dao here. I can study them."

He currently possesses a scroll titled "The Book of Pure Cold and Shameful Moon," which contains numerous Yin techniques. These techniques are extremely obscure and far more difficult to cultivate than the "Illumination of Yin Refinement Method."

Although the magic of the Qingyuan lineage is profound, as long as the spiritual objects are sufficient, there are not many obstacles to cultivation. However, the scriptures passed down from the Xiuye ​​lineage are rare and terrifying!
'Right now, we have no choice but to give it a try.'

If it weren't for the need to distinguish between his human and dragon forms, he would have simply focused on cultivating the [Yin Refining Technique], and at worst, he could have consumed more spiritual objects, since the Shadow Maiden Pool was producing them again.

Xu Xuan's thoughts gradually settled, and he silently began to speculate on the situation on both sides. The real obstacle now was still the Evil Earth Bodhisattva. Without the intervention of a great supernatural being, it would be impossible to defeat him.

"Is it Taizhen, or Muwu, or someone from Lisong?"

Currently, only these three Golden Core forces are truly willing to move north, while the other Daoist Fuchen has not made any moves, but no one dares to criticize them.

With the Golden Elixir in charge, one can transcend worldly affairs and remain undisturbed by conflicts. Even if the Liao army were to invade the south, they would not dare to invade the land of Fuchen.

Suddenly a sound came from outside the hall, followed by the sound of thunder.

"Master."

As Liu Xingfang stepped through the gate, the sword energy in its sheath had not yet dissipated, silver lightning flowed around his body, and the light of tribulation flickered. His immortal foundation was constantly transforming into the [Heavenly Tribulation], and the aura of the Heavenly Tribulation was greatly increased.

He had already killed three mages on this battlefield, achieving great feats. Even the True Man Zhuo Xie had personally met him and advised him to accept a promotion, but Liu Xingfang ultimately refused.

Xu Xuan's gaze softened slightly, and he smiled:
"The pills have already been prepared at Douyan's place, and it won't be long before they are ready."

Over the past few days, with Liu Xingfang's attacks, Xu Xuan's supernatural powers have shown some faint feedback, though it is weak, but who knows what the future holds.

'No wonder that when Lei Gong was in power, the village's thunderbolts were much easier to repair, and his subordinates could carry out the executions on his behalf, which also enhanced the village's aura.'

Liu Xingfang stepped forward and said solemnly:

"I have been studying the scriptures and feel that my immortal foundation is about to be transferred without any obstacles. However, I still have no clue about the matter of sword intent."

"Sword intent"

Xu Xuan's gaze sharpened. He naturally knew that this skill was difficult to cultivate, and once mastered, one would inevitably become a top cultivator. Even the direct descendants of the Golden Core Immortal Sect would find it difficult to achieve sword intent.

He wanted to offer some advice, saying that supernatural powers were the most important thing, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

Liu Xingfang also felt aggrieved. Since he reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, he has spent most of his time cultivating in the way of the sword.

He had studied all the sword techniques taught by his master, but he had never been able to grasp the essence of swordsmanship.

'So, where exactly does the difference lie?'

As he was pondering this, he saw Xu Xuan suddenly stand up and look out of the hall.

"division--"

Just as Liu Xingfang was about to ask a question, she felt a vast expanse of wood energy coming from the south. The light outside dimmed, the wind and sand calmed down, and the verdant light of the Jia wood filled the sky, blocking out the sunlight.

Xu Xuan rode the wind out and looked towards the pass.

Unbeknownst to anyone, a towering green tree descended from the void and took root here. Its wood energy was like a dragon, swirling and shifting, with streaks of purple lightning swirling around its branches, barely holding back the pure land to the north.

"A Grand Master of the Jiamu Dao, is he a figure from Qinghua?"

(End of this chapter)