Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 624 Punishment
Leige.

The portal formed by azure lightning collapsed rapidly, the great formation shattered, the secret realm shook, and the Asura blocking the portal was severely injured. Only one of its nine heads remained, and only a few hundred of its thousand black fire arms were left.

The Shaoyang Xuan Guang (a type of energy) kept drilling into his wounds, transforming into countless Qingjin Baochong (a type of precious insect), causing the Asura's Qi to increase and blood to decrease, Yin to disappear and Yang to rise, and countless black flames to stir restlessly in his meridians.

Hua Man never imagined that a beginner in the Purple Mansion stage would be so troublesome.

Even if the other party possesses a spiritual treasure, the difference in their cultivation levels must be real. Sending these two was originally intended to deal with Shangxiao's methods.

The land of Sindhu has almost been completely occupied by dragons and snakes, becoming the private domain of that Heavenly Dragon Venerable.

The Shanjian Fadao retreated to the northern border region and moved its temple to Tokachi Castle. Now, it is naturally unable to plot in the central region, so it can only rely on the chess pieces left behind in the past to look towards the western sea.

Now, however, the plan has been disrupted by the heavens.

This Qingyuan Zhenren, who appeared out of nowhere, possessed terrifying talent and ruthless methods. He changed the style of the past when he guarded Qingchen in Shangxiao and brought the area along the western coast under his rule, greatly reducing the plans of Shanjian Daoyi.

If it were any other immortal sect, they wouldn't dare to act so openly. But since Shangxiao only has one immobile False Core cultivator left, such actions naturally attracted their attention.

However, it seems that the temple underestimated Qingyuan.

The intense fire within his body could no longer be suppressed. Having undergone the transformation of eliminating yin and opening yang, the three elements of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal were in imbalance and were about to explode within his meridians.

The Lesser Yang magic, 【Transcending Yang Mysterious Transformation】, drives Yang insects, causing a person's Qi and blood to become disordered, and evil Qi to arise spontaneously. When Hua Man was hit by this attack, the supreme fire within her body began to stir restlessly, making it difficult for her to attack.

The wind and thunder howled, and lightning bolts were continuously summoned from the sky, suddenly erupting and causing Hua Man to feel a sharp pain in her soul, and her eyes to turn white.

[Heavenly Firmament, Please Descend]

The thunder ritual recorded in the "Jingxiao Leilang Book" was perfectly performed by the man dressed in a black robe of wind and thunder. Thunder from the sky fell continuously, pressing down on Hua Man so much that she could hardly lift her head.

hum.

The green wood branch swept down from the sky, and the primordial wood light condensed, supporting the azure spring sun as it crashed down, instantly knocking a figure surrounded by golden lightning into the air.

The lightning bolt, struck by the lightning, shone with a golden light. Just as it was about to defend itself, a series of fierce winds descended from the sky, echoing the wind disaster. Nine layers of gale-force winds emerged from within, directly striking its life.

【九赑】

The sixth-grade spell of Yuanmu Dao is recorded in the "Qingyuan Yiyang Book". It has the function of blowing life with nine layers of strong winds, which corresponds to the ancient wind disasters.

With the blessing of the Great Wind Fan, the power of this spell suddenly surged, causing Ji Lei to close his eyes, his flesh and bones to disintegrate, and all the light and golden lightning on his body to be extinguished.

Despite unleashing numerous spells, Tian Tuo's aura remained deep and stable, showing no signs of exhaustion. He simply poured out his spells, combined with two spiritual treasures, to suppress the two people before him, preventing them from raising their heads.

'This place will fall.'

He subtly sensed the battle raging in the center of the secret realm and vaguely guessed Xu Xuan's intentions.

The radiant fire above was in a rather disheveled state, struggling and shifting amidst the encirclement and attack of the ghostly energy and the golden sword. It was already very close to the quarter of an hour that Tian Tuo had mentioned.

The Thunder God seemed to have been truly enraged, his eyes fierce and his pupils glowing red. The wind still blew around him, threatening to kill him and leaving him severely injured.

A powerful demonic aura began to emanate from his body. His skin shattered, and a large golden bat with fused wings emerged from it, letting out a howl as it charged forward.

"【Bottle Light Bat】I had already sensed a demonic aura about it, and it is indeed a noble breed of divine thunder."

Tian Tuo remained calm, putting away the two spiritual treasures in his hands and only holding the Transformation Sword.

Seeing the other party's arrogance, Ji Lei's bat-like face was filled with deep anger. He flapped his golden wings and summoned a Vajra pestle that resonated with a Sanskrit chant, upon which gathered extremely brilliant light of vow power.

"Flower Garland!"

He let out a roar, and golden thunder erupted.

The flower maid, who was paralyzed first after being beaten, struggled to her feet. Ignoring her own waning yang energy, the last remaining woman began to chant incantations.

A crystal-clear black fire lotus rose into the air, spinning eerily and radiating an extremely terrifying aura of destruction, before drifting down toward the direction where Tian Tuo was located.

Divine lightning and supreme fire are both top-tier destructive forces. Now, facing the full force of both sides, Tian Tuo's expression finally changed slightly. He held his sword in one hand, and the runes on the cyan wooden sword began to glow.

With his feet moving in a fighting stance and his mouth chanting incantations, the Thunderclap Sword shone brightly in his hands. The scattered and fleeing Thunder Spirits and Heavenly Demons all stopped and bowed in worship.

“I command my primordial spirit to summon that void.”

A fierce storm raged across the land, accompanied by thunderous roars that coalesced into a soaring bird that perched atop the magic sword.

The black fire lotus and divine thunder pestle that were about to strike him seemed to slow down, and the surrounding world began to move according to his will. In an instant, the vast thunderous nature in the pavilion completely embraced Tian Tuo, as if his life were to be extended.

Heaven and man are one.

He easily unleashed the profound mysteries of the Heavenly Thunder Technique, making people even suspect that he was a Heavenly Thunder Purple Mansion. Meanwhile, various ominous signs began to appear on the Change of Years Sword, with the cold year turning into a hot year, the world in chaos, and bursts of winter thunder resounding.

"Qingyuan Xuanwei, please ascend to the heavens."

Tian Tuo wielded his sword and slashed from afar. Immediately, the celestial birds above flew out, carrying the vast power of celestial thunder and pressing down, with countless thunder spirits and celestial demons surging towards the opponent.

The two magic swords passed down from the heavens, [Holding the Year] corresponds to the divine power [Changing Time and Harmony], while [Changing the Year] corresponds to [Sinful Observation]. These two divine powers are the most important aspect of the interaction between heaven and earth and the thunder and lightning, which are combined into one.

The azure lightning swept past, obliterating the golden pestle and black lotus, while the golden bat was hit head-on, its soul light dimmed, and it fell from the sky, unable to move.

Boom!

An extremely powerful divine pressure erupted from the center of the secret realm. The white iron giant opened up the pavilion, and the radiant Yin Chenhui and the hidden gold treasure light intertwined, clashing with the vast thunder and fire, causing the thunder pavilion to collapse instantly.

Tian Tuo turned his gaze, picked up his feather fan, and the Xunfeng wind carried him into the sky, instantly arriving beside the ghostly aura.

The golden pattern between his eyebrows shone brightly, and the primordial green energy burst forth, generating yang energy that suppressed the ghostly yin. From within the ghostly energy appeared a woman in a dark blue Taoist robe, with a sinister appearance, a withered body, and hundreds of ghosts and demons tattooed on her sleeves.

The green wood branch burst open, revealing a powerful aura of primordial wood virtue, which was of extremely high status and greatly reduced the woman's aura.

Wondrous! [Please explain.]

The Eastern Green Sun Branch can maximize the increase of a cultivator's rank, and its effect is most pronounced on cultivators of the Yuan Wood Dao. Although the rank is illusory, it is deeply related to cultivation, spellcasting, and so on.

His ability to freely wield the Heavenly Thunder Technique is inseparable from this miraculous blessing.

At this moment, a dark red and radiant light condensed from the tip of the tree branch, about to burst forth, and various wood-like energies dissipated, causing the opponent's body to stiffen.

【甲乙惰木玄光】

With the status of Yuanmu (元木), it commands all woods. If one cultivates the supernatural power [White Wood Temple], one can even unleash ninety percent of the power of other wood virtues, and even imitate the uses of other wood virtue supernatural powers. Just as the woman's body, dressed in a demon robe, was gradually turning into wood, the green wood branch was about to touch her brow, but her body turned into a shadow and disappeared in an instant.

As Tian Tuo had anticipated, the magic sword fell and struck the opponent's shadow. Azure lightning erupted instantly, followed by a miserable scream.

The shadow dissipated again. The other party was seriously injured and dared not approach, so he used his supernatural powers to escape.

[The scenery does not change]

The fire of Bing Fire shone brightly, tigers and bears roared, and Liu Xiaowen took the opportunity to charge out. Behind him, a golden crocodile that revealed its true form was chasing after him. Its mountain-like body smashed through the broken formation and was about to swallow the person in front of it whole.

Liu Xiaowen's eyes darkened, and he flipped his hand to summon a Sun Treasure Bag. Instantly, thousands of golden rays shot out, far surpassing the brilliance of Bao Qiu Zhenren's treasure bag.

Cui Jin felt his eyes go blind in an instant, his body froze, and he was about to fall into the air.

The azure light of the Jia wood condensed like a dragon, and somehow it crawled onto the shoulder of this demon. With an extremely strong force of breaking through, it began to move along its golden body, making bursts of explosions, but was stopped by a burst of golden light.

Cui Jin unleashed his true rage, gathering golden energy in his mouth. A radiant flying sword condensed, ready to slash at the two people in front of him. However, evil spirits spread from the sky, blocking their path. Hua Huan, who had recovered considerably, attacked again.

The entire Thunder Pavilion had been completely shattered, and the secret realm had collapsed. The group appeared on the clear and turbid river. At this moment, a vast silver light emerged from the direction of the array eye.

Liu Xiaowen saw it clearly: within the silver light, there were three solidified runes of law soaring into the sky, and the sword intent hidden within his life force became active, as if in response.

This is the most crucial thing.

A strong wind blew around him, but he saw that Qingyuan Zhenren was even faster than him, already carrying him towards a law, narrowly avoiding the surrounding encirclement and killing.

The hundreds of long arms formed from black fire surrounded them again. Hua Huan's face was gloomy. He was furious at having suffered such a great loss at the hands of a mere early-stage Purple Mansion cultivator.

'It's all thunder from this place.'

Now that the Thunder Pavilion has been destroyed and the lightning has dissipated, he has regained the confidence to deal with the two of them. Meanwhile, the golden bat beside him is gradually recovering, releasing its light and about to strike.

"Where to go!"

With a furious roar, Cui Jin unleashed his golden crocodile body, which, along with the hundreds of long arms of black fire, blocked the path of the two.

The blinding golden light of the sun burst forth again. Liu Xiaowen held the [Long Flame Radiance Bag], but his opponent was already prepared. His eyes were like melting gold as he cast a spell to defend himself and stabilize his body.

The legal text was right above him, making Liu Xiaowen's expression even more solemn. At this moment, he simply shouted:
"go."

A sudden surge of calamity arose, and black and white lightning rapidly formed before him, transforming into a dazzling sword light that locked onto the golden crocodile in front of him.

Upon seeing the sword light formed from lightning, Cui Jin was terrified and turned to flee, but was struck by a beam of Lesser Yang light, causing his body to falter and his Yin and Yang to become disordered.

As the sword light flashed, Cui Jin's originally indestructible body was immediately cleaved in two, and black and white lightning erupted from within, damaging his life and greatly weakening his aura, making it difficult for him to activate his supernatural powers.

Following closely behind was a beam of bluish-white light, which soared into the air and struck the sword wound that shattered the metal, completely exploding the opponent's injury and causing the crocodile's body to show signs of disintegration.

Liu Xiaowen was somewhat surprised that Cui Jin was still alive at this point. If it were another Purple Mansion demon, it would have surely perished after suffering such injuries.

A sword pellet formed of condensed golden energy emerged from the demon's body, seemingly about to fly out after breaking free of its suppression.

Liu Xiaowen activated the treasure bag in his hand, aimed and instantly put the sword pellet formed from golden energy into it, while Cui Jin let out a miserable howl and fell from the sky.

The inscription above seemed to be attracted by the sword intent and was slowly drifting down towards this place. Liu Xiao was delighted and immediately accepted it.

A strong wind arose, and the two flew away, breaking through hundreds of long arms of black fire. In an instant, they followed the long river into the depths of the cave and disappeared without a trace.

"Damn it, Ji Lei, why didn't you offer the Sacrifice of the Treasure?"

Hua Huan's face was extremely pale. She looked at the golden bat lying on the side, and the bat opened its scarlet eyes, revealing a hint of confusion.

"Shi Bao, Shi Bao? Shi Bao!"

A flash of golden lightning transformed into a tall, thin monk. His face seemed to show various expressions of astonishment. In his palm was a swastika, gleaming with golden light, its energy surging like an abyss.

The [Emperor's Protector Seal] was clearly engraved in his palm, but he hadn't thought of using it at all during the previous battle, which made Ji Lei's expression very ugly.

"No need to chase anymore, let Qingyuan go this time."

"If we don't pursue them, how can we report back?"

Hua Huan's face was extremely ugly, as if he was angry. He had suffered a great loss, so he naturally wanted to take this opportunity to completely kill Qingyuan Zhenren. Otherwise, if he were to cultivate another supernatural power, it would be difficult for anyone in the Western Sea to control him.

"enough."

Ji Lei spoke coldly, pointing to the sky, which caused the expression on Hua Huan's face to change.

"you--"

The sounds of a battle in the distance interrupted their plans, as the vast, ocean-like spiritual energy of the heavens continued to surge forth.

Hua Huan reached out and dragged up the heavily injured golden crocodile, then used black fire to escape. Meanwhile, Ji Lei, seemingly lost in thought, rode the wind with a ghostly aura and headed towards another location.

The broken blue divine egg slowly rose into the air, where it was steadily caught by the white iron and golden figure and locked in the vault.

Xu Xuan and Changsun Jun, who were standing to the side, each had a few fragments of the divine egg, but far fewer than Bao Qiu had obtained. However, Xu Xuan also managed to seize a piece of the She Lei Law.

Aside from the one that Liu Xiaowen seized using his sword intent, another one was taken by a long-lurking cultivator from the Kanshui sect, namely the Pure Source True Person from Ciliu Mountain. Speaking of which, he had met Xu Xuanlong once before, but the encounter was not pleasant.

At present, Changsun Jun has obtained the fewest spiritual items, which makes this high-level cultivator of the True Fire Dao gradually darken his face. However, he feels powerless in the face of that golden man.

He gripped the fragment of the divine egg tightly in his hand, took a deep breath, and transformed it into true fire to escape without lingering.

Xu Xuan knew that the golden man was powerful, with both offensive and defensive capabilities. Even if he could contend with Bao Qiu, he would definitely not be able to snatch the Thunder God Egg from the man's hands.

He silently sensed the inscription on the law, which bore the ancient seal script character "肃训".

This thing was the achievement of the [Decree of the Thunder and Spirit], which was specifically used to deal with spiritual matters. It must have wonderful uses. Xu Xuan silently put it away, not wanting to get entangled with Bao Qiu any further.

Seeing the cultivators retreat, Baoqiu emerged from the golden figure and put away the [Daozang Daichen Golden Figure].

There are very few complete and flawless Great Xia Golden Mans in the world. However, there is one each in the two Golden Virtue Sects of Duobao and Taizhen. The one he rides is the one left behind by the ancient Golden Crow Son, the Shaoyin [Chenbai] Demon Lord.

He then examined the Thunder God Egg in his hand, scrutinizing it closely, and murmured:
"Xiao Lei, if torture fails, then we should try etiquette."

(End of this chapter)