Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 630 Wood in the Door

The long river flows on.

This place is rugged and full of dangerous cliffs. The Kan River flows eastward, heading straight for the spiritual root of the Jianmu tree that supports the sun. At the bend of the river is a bright yellow sacred mountain, on which stands a noble blue pavilion.

The wind howls and surges back and forth. This pavilion is built entirely of green spiritual wood, with an ancient and simple style, and a natural Taoist charm. Green bamboo grows beside it.

This place is extremely close to the center of Qingye Sky. The white light in the sky is extremely bright, and the oppressive nature of the sun makes it difficult for people to raise their heads. The brilliant red light band is also becoming stronger.

Tian Tuo descended on the wind. The surroundings were quiet, and no outsiders were spying on him. He looked at the Xuan Pavilion with peace of mind and saw that there were several ancient characters written on the blue and gold plaque: "Qingzhu Yuanyin".

Bamboo belongs to the genus of wood.

Yuanmu possessed supernatural powers, namely the ability to play the "Green Flute," which produced harmonious music, and to ride a phoenix to heaven. However, in the "Qingyuan Yiyang Book," this supernatural power became the "Stupid Horn," and also the "Worry of Being Born Below."

This mysterious pavilion is actually the legacy of an ancient Daoist cultivator.

Tian Tuo's gaze was deep and mysterious, and the Pingdan Xuanwen mark between his brows shone with golden light.

When he ascended to the Eastern Heaven, he saw the Celestial Court and was guided by a pair of golden boys and jade maidens. He received the Daoist teachings and thus had his own understanding of the Shaoyang lineage.

When Tianye declined and Jiamu lost its position, it was also the time when Zhengyang ascended to immortality, ascended to heaven, established the year and became the master of the Dao, and took charge of Donghua. At that time, Yuanmu officially took over the position of the leader of the Wood Virtue, and has been noble ever since.

The Jia (甲) represents harmony among all yang elements. However, it was only because that Xuan Ye (玄叶) came from the lineage of the Ming Zhou Dao (明昼道宗) that Jia wood (甲木) completely worshipped the sun.

'This is.'

He stepped inside and saw that the pavilion was filled with surging green energy and the sounds of Yuanmu music.

In the center of the pavilion was a green wooden platform, upon which lay a jade scroll, titled "Introduction to Daoist Music on the Phoenix Terrace," which was an ancient guide to vocal music and of great significance to him.

"【Gong represents the ruler, Shang represents the minister, Jiao represents the people, Zheng represents affairs, and Yu represents things. The five tones flow and change between the five beginnings and the five endings, which is the correct path.】"

He glanced through the text and immediately came across this particular verse, secretly making a decision in his mind.

"The five initial tones are [Geng, Jia, Ren, Bing, Wu], and the five final tones are [Sheng, Guang, Han, Zhi, Fu]. The proper path is for the five tones to flow within these tones, but nowadays, there is much chaos."

Tian Tuo's heart was stirred. The most precious thing in this book should be these few lines of Daoist discourse. As for other things like Yuanmu music, they have lost their meaning now.

He continued looking down, and there was another insightful observation.

"When the five tones are disordered, the five virtues flow, which is called 'Xiangling,' which uses Yin and Yang to command the five virtues."

Tian Tuo's mind was stirred, as if he had discovered some hidden secret.

According to common sense, the changes in the five tones should only occur between the beginning and the end. Therefore, the decline of Jia wood should be due to Guang wood taking over the Jiao tone.

When the Xia dynasty fell and the Yan dynasty rose, it was the time for Zheng Yang to ascend to immortality and for Jian Sui to attain enlightenment. Not long after, the Second Ancestor ascended to heaven, and Dong Hua was placed in the hands of the True Lord Jian Sui.

'The ingenious method He used to perform the Jia Yuan transformation and incorporate the Jiao tone was most likely this [Xiangling].'

Tian Tuo frowned slightly, and then he began to speculate further.

The Mingxian Daoist lineage once suppressed a Shaoyang Daoist artifact in the Xuantian, called the [Eastern Extreme Xuanming Gate]. It is said that it contained three Xuan Immortal objects, namely [Xuanxian], [Xuanjian], and [Xuanxian].

The character "闲" (xián) is associated with the element of wood within a gate. Matters related to the virtue of wood should be private matters concerning the Mingxian Daoist tradition. Furthermore, Shaoyang (少阳) has the nature of being close to Taiyang (太阳) and Taiyin (太阴), which is precisely the Xuandao (玄道).

However, in ancient times, Tianye was regarded as the leader of the Wood element, while Qingyuan was considered to have surpassed it, which is quite intriguing.

The interplay of two yangs creates brightness, but this is merely the Daoist affinity of the two masters, the Greater Yang and Lesser Yang. After their departure, the descendants of the Shuangming Daoist lineage will likely have their own plans, unlike in the past.

He accepted the scripture, only to see the green wooden platform immediately shatter, accompanied by a burst of music. From within it emerged a broken green bamboo magic sword and a scroll of scripture.

This sword is about an arm's length long, and is a bluish-gold color. The blade is covered with cracks, and the hilt is made of red gold. The whole sword has a subtle sword intent, and the inscription reads: "The mystery of Qian Yuan, please follow Shao Yang".

"This artifact, forged through the combined efforts of the Qian and Yuan paths, is extremely extraordinary. However, it is severely damaged, suggesting it was left behind by an ancient sword immortal who cultivated Yuan wood."

Tian Tuo, however, turned his gaze to another scroll of scripture, which contained ancient characters and was titled "Qing Xian Xuan Jun Sword Manual".

Compared to the [Phoenix Terrace Dao Music Guide] obtained before, the spiritual weapon and sword manual now are much more precious, and should be a sword path with an extremely ancient inheritance.

However, the name "Qingxian" sounds very much like the title of an adult in the Mingxian lineage. If he is indeed a True Lord Sword Manual under the Shaoyang Sect, why did the inheritance fall into Tianye?

Tian Tuo put the item away, his heart stirred slightly. Xu Xuan had obtained a Qingxia Zhengjin Bamboo in Kunwei Heaven, which was a perfect match for Qian Yuan and greatly beneficial to the sword path.

If this reasoning is correct, in the most ancient times, there was likely a True Monarch named Qingxian, who held a position between Qianjin and Yuanmu, and may even have achieved great success in swordsmanship. He put these items away one by one, feeling increasingly that the demise of Tianye was somewhat suspicious, and might even be related to the struggle for lineage left behind by Mingzhou and Mingxian.

After leaving the pavilion, he rode the wind and traveled for a while before reaching the Binghuo Xuan Pavilion. By then, he could no longer find Liu Xiaowen's figure.

He sensed it slightly, but found the energy here to be chaotic, with the energy of rainbows, fire, and wood intertwined, making it almost impossible to trace.

"These are all early-stage Purple Mansion Qi, they should be fine?"

Tian Tuo's gaze shifted. He naturally couldn't continue searching for Liu Xiaowen right now. This behavior alone was somewhat strange, after all, he was the Daoist of Shangxiao, and had always presented himself with an extremely arrogant attitude, and his relationship with Da Chi was actually not that deep.

He rode the Xun wind and continued deeper into the cave, disappearing in an instant.
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White flowers shine.

The brilliance of the Bing Fire flashed and disappeared in an instant, while a peacock closely pursued behind, almost biting Liu Xiaowen to death. The two, one human and one demon, darted around in all directions and now found themselves on a vast lake.

The lake is associated with the character "壬" (ren), and this vast lake is as boundless as the sea, without waves or ripples. When the sunlight shines on the lake's surface, it appears even more radiant and dazzling.

Binghuo stopped, and Liu Xiaowen once again summoned a golden cloth bag. Countless dazzling golden rays shone out. Although Kong Zhao was on guard, the sun here was extremely strong, and the blessing of the [Long Flame Radiance Bag] caused the huge peacock to fall and sink into the lake.

The Ren water has a mysterious ability to prevent flight. The two of them had to expend a lot of effort to cross this lake, and if they fell now, it would take even more effort to escape.

The peacock cried out, and colorful light rose. Kong Zhao flapped his wings and unleashed five-colored divine light, trying to break free from the great lake. But then, countless golden and red flames fell from the sky.

The Hengming Profound Flame, empowered by the sun's white radiance, grew even stronger, pressing down on the peacock's feathers as if they were burning, causing the colorful light on its body to immediately falter.

Liu Xiaowen then used his full strength to lift the treasure furnace and smash it down on the peacock. The lake water surged and light scattered everywhere. The peacock's vision went black from the impact, and it sank into the lake, becoming a drowned rat.

Having achieved a decisive victory, Liu Xiaowen no longer lingered in the fight. He had already gained a great advantage, and now he needed to think about how to protect himself.

The mere presence of the [Long Flame Radiance Bag] was enough to provoke murderous intent in many powerful beings, and relying solely on the reputation of one's own sect would likely be insufficient to suppress the scattered cultivators from overseas.

He rode the wind and fire all the way eastward. After traveling for an unknown amount of time, he got closer and closer to the center of the cave. At this moment, he saw a black and brown treasure mountain that reached into the clouds, spewing lava and blazing with true fire.

"Good land."

This volcano is a treasure land of true fire, and the fiery nature within it has caused his supernatural powers to subtly sense it. The [Flame Immortal] can mobilize true essence through his position, which is somewhat similar to Yuanmu.

True fire can support all fires, and this place is also very suitable for him to repair his physical body. After a series of battles, although the primordial wood repaired him, his physical body still had many hidden injuries.

At this moment, he transformed into a line of fire and plunged straight into the lava pool at the top of the volcano. Liu Xiaowen activated his divine power and began to refine the true fire nature of this place.

A crimson flame, shaped like a bear and exuding a witch-like aura, landed in his hand; it was none other than the [Great Zhao Witch Fire].

As a unique spiritual fire of the ancient Chu royal family, it possessed extraordinary power and even actively responded to Liu Xiaowen's practice of the [Southern Fusion Prayer Fire] technique.

Without hesitation, he began refining it. With the blessing of the seal script, he subdued the fire quite quickly. As the [Great Zhao Witch Fire] was incorporated, his physical body's energy and blood increased again.

'It truly is an extremely wondrous spiritual fire.'

At this moment, Liu Xiaowen slowly took out the two Taoist books he had seized. The white jade Taoist book was titled "Fire Divine Body," which was a scroll of Bing Fire witchcraft passed down from the ancient Chu Kingdom.

This technique focuses on the physical body, using the three Bing (丙) elements as deities and worshipping the Fire Lord. It combines blood essence and Bing fire to create a shamanic divine body, clearly a body-refining technique.

'This is extremely suitable for my cultivation. It's simpler than the methods in the [Book of Eternal Radiance].'

He felt that this witchcraft was quite primitive, but its power should be considerable. It was also simpler to cultivate than the Hengguang inheritance, requiring only three different types of Bing fire, supplemented with blood qi and heavenly question items, to achieve mastery.

However, items from the Heavenly Questions are quite difficult to find.

Liu Xiaowen temporarily put away the sorcery and solemnly took out the scroll of red jade Daoist book under the [Great Zhao Sorcery Fire], and immediately felt waves of Bing Fire energy rushing towards him.

This is the core of the heritage.

【Chizhao Ancient King's Code】

He glanced through it and found that this book was a record of the fundamental methods of the ancient Bing Fire, unlike the current classification based on supernatural powers. It was extremely comprehensive, and once one wanted to cultivate it, it contained almost all the characteristics that Bing Fire could accommodate, instead of being as selective as it is now.

After reading just a few pages, he felt as if he were reading a celestial book. There was also an ancient immortal technique in the sect, the "Daoist Principles of Heavenly Punishment" passed down by the Thunder Palace, which only his master could comprehend.

This volume, "The Ancient Crimson King's Canon," is undoubtedly a wonderful method that leads directly to the ancient Bing Fire. Although it is extremely difficult to cultivate in this world with its incomplete heaven and earth, it can still provide him with a lot of insights.

"With this record, we can investigate the origins of the Bing Fire element."

(End of this chapter)