Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 670 Metamorphosis
In the great red sky.

A pure aura surged and shifted, and the bright moonlight shone directly on the plaque of the "Immortal Bestowal Office." Before the gate lay an endless sea of ​​golden and white flowers, swaying and dancing like a vast ocean.

This mansion is located in the east, nestled in the clouds. It is the residence of the Immortal Qingyuan, a celestial official of the Lesser Yang. The mansion has three hundred maidens, three hundred golden attendants, and three hundred Daoist boys.

As for those who manage the wondrous and spiritually vibrant area outside, one cultivates the Earth element and the other cultivates the Qi, and they are constantly on the move, working extremely hard.

This is how Miao'e sees the Immortal Appointment Bureau.

She had been invited into this mansion and was being entertained by the Qingyuan Immortal Official, sitting in a mysterious hall.

"Lesser Yang represents life and public good, thus it can receive the body's growth and development. Greater Yin represents death and private life, thus it can refine the body and ascend to immortality."

At this moment, Tian Tuo was dressed in a golden-white robe, his golden eyes were like torches, but his gaze was subtly fixed on the woman, observing Miao E's expression.

The other party's life is imbued with an inscription that reads "Cold Soul Moon Brightness." This is the means by which the Moon Goddess is now controlled, so that she will not suspect anything and will only be able to stay here as the Moon Fairy.

"The immortal Qingyuan's cultivation is so high that even Miao'e is ashamed of herself."

Miao'e, dressed in a moon-white white dress, with a frost sword at her waist and snow-white shoes, gently put down the jade teacup in her hand and looked at the ethereal man beside her.

“I observe that your demeanor is like the rising sun in the heavens, or the condensation of golden elixir from black wood. It has a beginning and an end, cause and effect. You should be a direct descendant of the [Chanhua Mingxian Shaoyang Xuandao].

"good."

Tian Tuo smiled slightly and agreed almost without much thought. In any case, the one Ming Xian was portraying was the Donghua of later generations, and he had also obtained the Daoist lineage, so logically speaking, he could be considered to be in this lineage.

"Fellow Daoist, being Yue'e, you must also be from the Night Cultivation lineage. This [Taiyin Refining Form]..."

"This is a celestial technique; how could it be used by us, a mere collateral branch?"

"Fellow Daoist Miao'e's cultivation is not bad."

Miao'e's face seemed to be covered with frost, her tone fluctuated, and the cold air of Taiyin dissipated.

“What does cultivation level matter? If I’m not mistaken, Fellow Daoist Qingyuan should have already secured the Shaoyang position long ago. How can we compare to him? The so-called Guanghan Palace, also known as the Phosphorus-Forming Chapter, is ultimately just a gamble for the Moon Envoy, seeking to become a god.”

"Among the four paths of Yin and Yang, the first-rate figures can directly inquire about the position of Yin and Yang. As for you, fellow Daoist, you are not only a direct descendant of Ming Xian, but also on good terms with Lei Palace. Your background must be incredibly powerful."

There was a hint of probing in her tone, but Tian Tuo only smiled and remained silent.

"Those of the second rank can also be reincarnated and reborn to cultivate again, choosing among water, fire, metal and wood. If they do not wish to leave their original path, they can also become gods through the Threefold Divine Method."

The terms "Moon Goddess" and "Day Official" are mostly general terms. To be more precise, the first-class one is naturally the so-called "Divine Lord," who ascends to the rank of Divine Lord using the Three-Step Wonderful Method. He possesses a divine elixir, complete with life and nature, and is connected to the Golden Palace.

This title originated from the concepts of the sun and the moon, and later gradually spread to the five virtues of yin and yang. Many Taoist traditions that incorporate deities can use it, such as the Thunder Palace, which has many deities under the position of She Lei.

Such individuals possess the ability to ascend to the highest ranks, but they lack official positions. However, they are all alive and well, and can condense a divine elixir, posing no burden to the superiors above them.

Even the ancient deities in the Taoist tradition, such as the Sun, Moon, Earth God, and Earth God, are more noble than some high-ranking officials, and their methods are not inferior.

Miao'e, however, knew her own abilities and had no delusions.

How could she possibly become a "divine ruler"? She could only settle for second best, sacrificing her life and body to cling to his authority, hoping that the True Lord would lend her some power, thus becoming an "envoy".

"I have cultivated the Four Cold and One Great, and I can hardly even ask about the position of Cold Yin, let alone Great Yin. I only need to see which great person in the future position of Great Yin needs someone to drive me, and I will give up this body to obey his orders."

The so-called envoys are merely positions set up by the True Lord to facilitate the handling of human affairs. In essence, they are still within the Purple Palace, but they have received the True Lord's favor and can borrow some of his power.

To become a subject, one must first completely abandon one's own Dao and life, leaving only an empty shell, in order to receive the True Lord's gift. However, if the superior does not grant it, the outcome will be extremely tragic.

"The method of Taiyin flying to the moon is extremely popular. As long as the master approves, there will be no mistakes. If you follow the steps, you can become a moon goddess, which is an opportunity that many people cannot obtain."

Tian Tuo's tone shifted slightly, and he said a few words of comfort, but he looked down on any envoy.

In ancient times, if a deity was to be replaced by a true ruler, there was still hope of ascending to the throne. However, if an envoy's superior was to be replaced, he would surely die.

Ultimately, if a cultivator of the divine path achieves a divine pill, they borrow the position of a Gold Rank, becoming a Divine Lord. However, if they can only borrow the power of a True Lord, they become an Envoy. The difference between the two is like heaven and earth!

'This person truly does not possess the Taiyin Refining Body Technique.'

He originally thought the other party had an extraordinary background, being some kind of embodiment of Yue'e, and should be able to understand this technique. Over the years, he had tested him many times, but all he received was a denial.

Lesser Yang Receptor and Greater Yin Refining Form are both supreme immortal techniques. Even ordinary people can have their aptitude elevated to the level of a Golden Core seed. This is something that Feng Xuan's Daoist scripture has in common.

"I still have duties to patrol the moon, so I am afraid I cannot stay any longer and must take my leave for now."

"If that's the case, then I won't keep you any longer, fellow Daoist."

Tian Tuo rose to see her off, only to see Miao E take her leave. She transformed into a sliver of white light and returned to the moon, disappearing without a trace.

The Xuan Hall was quiet for a moment. The female guards around were just illusions formed from pure energy, set up to prevent the mansion from feeling too empty.

He left the place where guests were being received and entered the high pavilion next to it, which had a plaque with the words "Dongming" hanging on it. He slowly pushed open the closed blue door and stepped inside.

This Dongming Pavilion is extremely tall, reaching straight into the sky. It is the tallest building in the Immortal Ascension Bureau. Its entire structure is a mixture of blue, gold, and white, with an ancient style and an ethereal aura.

Once inside, ascending the steps, one sees volumes of scriptures and jade slips displayed on the surrounding stone wall, a dazzling array encompassing all things.

On the wall are the "Complete Yang Profound Victory Book", "Dongming Receiving Immortal Techniques", "Flowing Pearl and Rushing Star Wonderful Method", and "Tai Su Transforming Scenery Dao Light", etc., totaling 162 volumes of the Daoist Canon transmitted by Donghua, and 138 volumes of other Daoist scriptures he collected, exactly 300.

If we were to talk about the one that he was most eager to own, it would be the volume of "Tai Su Hua Jing Dao Guang".

This is the most powerful spell in combat, exceeding the sixth rank and reaching the level of immortal arts. It is a spell he has cultivated from the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm to its peak, barely achieving mastery, and not yet perfect.

Even so, this spell is still the foundation of his dominance over the world. Now that he has been reincarnated as a human, he cannot cultivate it, which is truly tantalizing.

He shifted his gaze slightly to another spot, where blood-red light, white waves, and chilling energy emanated—clearly the inheritance described in the Purple Mansion of the Cave Heaven.

"【The Book of Pure Cold and Shameful Moon】, 【The Wondrous Method of Tracing Back to the Void】, 【The True Explanation of Moving Mountains and Shifting Peaks】, 【The Book of Compassionate Salvation】, 【The Blood Scroll of Returning to Oneness】, 【The Method of Cultivating and Hiding in the Clouds】."

Items at the Foundation Establishment level are not eligible to be included here; most are at the Purple Mansion level.

He then began to peruse the scroll of "The Book of Compassion and Benevolence," a cultivation method described by the demon Xiang Huan Yu, which directly originated from the Hua Shui lineage and was the only one that could be ranked alongside "The Book of Pure Cold and Shameful Moon."

Even the Gui Water Technique practiced by Dongfang Guangxu was, in Tian Tuo's eyes, unremarkable and nothing to boast about.

Unfortunately, this volume of the "Book of Compassion and Benevolence" is rooted in the ancient Huashui, and is not entirely complete. It offers little discussion of the current Huashui, and Tiantuo himself does not fully understand the mysteries involved.

"The water that transforms into a fertile vessel is hidden in the valley and protected by fire. It is a spirit in the water and a spring that nourishes the fetus."

This is the book's discussion of the Dao of Water Transformation. However, the discussion of Water Transformation in the Lesser Yang Daoist Canon he obtained is quite limited, merely a scrap of information. "That Compassionate Primordial Sovereign... She was able to divide into two Golden Cores, so she probably had already reached a higher realm back then."

Thinking of that ancient ruler who transformed into water, Tian Tuo was puzzled. This true ruler should have been active after the fall of the Zhou dynasty, since he took over the South China Sea after he went into seclusion in Mingze and eventually died while suppressing Guixu.

"The Return to the Void was the conquest of the Vast Waters. This lord's murder was likely due in no small part to the machinations of that Yuanhan Dragon Lord!"
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Baihe.

A bottomless ravine lies here, where warm, thick water gurgles and overflows from the cracks in the rocks, gathering into hot springs that emit white steam.

To the south lies the boundless desert, with sandstorms raging and not a trace of greenery in sight. The desolate atmosphere dissipates completely as one approaches this valley, making it difficult to enter.

The core of the Delightful Demon Land is located in the Void Cave Heaven, which is difficult for outsiders to enter. In the present world, it has two gates: the White Ravine near the desert and the Desolate Hill in the Desolate Capital Road.

The valleys here run north to south, stretching for thousands of miles. If you go west, past the ruins of the war between immortals and demons, you can reach the Kunlun Immortal Mountain. If you go east, a towering sacred mountain surrounded by mountains is the [Great Extinction Mountain], the place where the precepts and laws are taught.

But now, swarms of tiny gray mice emerged from the desert and surged into the valley, accompanied by a series of piercing howls that made the mice vomit blood.

A cold wind surged, and gray clouds rolled and swirled. The remaining mice quickly gathered and merged, eventually transforming into a figure resembling a child.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, Fellow Daoist Xiao!"

He ran all the way, wailing incessantly.

In the valleys, there are many men and women dressed in white robes, some engaging in sexual intercourse, some eating meat and drinking wine, and some sleeping soundly. Most of them are unrestrained by etiquette and act like beasts.

The boy rode on a cloud of iron-gray mist, which swirled and sprawled, from which emerged tigers, leopards, jackals, and wolves. They devoured many cultivators, using their blood and energy to replenish their spiritual bodies.

The men and women below were still indulging in pleasure, showing no fear whatsoever. In fact, they became even more excited as the people around them exploded into a rain of blood, and for a time the valley was filled with decadent music.

The boy, his grey robes fluttering, ran straight north and soon arrived at the middle of the valley. There he saw a beautiful white jade platform, surrounded by a group of men and women, seemingly listening to a sutra.

Four braziers were arranged around the jade platform, each lit with a flame of one of four colors: golden red, deep red, apricot yellow, and jet black. The flames flickered and changed, and waves of heat surged toward a woman on the platform.

This person was none other than Zhixi, dressed in a white dress and wearing a veil. The demonic energy around her grew heavier, her jade-like skin glowed with an unusual luster, and her figure became increasingly voluptuous and alluring, yet she also possessed a hint of compassion.

"Those who engage in promiscuous sexual activity, maintain and reproduce, defile themselves, and violate each other. My teachings emphasize desire and physical sensations, and do not advocate the illusory methods of Pure Land. Everything revolves around the sensations of the physical body."

She preached the sutras in a leisurely manner, and the men and women below all showed expressions of infatuation and frenzy. Some picked up swords and killed each other, some took off their clothes and made love on the spot, and some devoured each other's flesh and blood. It was a scene of utter chaos.

At some point, a man dressed in white robes crawled up the jade platform, his eyes filled with madness. He looked quite old, and although he had a normally upright and composed face, it was now crooked and distorted.

His cultivation level was already at the Foundation Establishment stage, but he cultivated true fire instead of water. However, he showed no signs of being a celestial cultivator and instead wriggled on the ground like a pig or a dog.

This person had reached a distance of only one step from Zhixi. He slowly raised his head, a hint of drool appearing at the corner of his mouth, and laughed wildly. He slowly said:

"mother--"

"baby."

Zhixi above gently stretched out her hands in an embracing gesture, but as soon as she touched the man, she heard him groan. The man's flesh and blood instantly dissolved, turning into white water and fire, and finally merging into the jade platform.

Iron-gray clouds surged, and the boy in the gray robe was still waiting above, seemingly used to this sight.

After a while, when the crowd below quieted down and all the men and women had fainted, Zhixi on the jade platform got up and looked at the boy. Her eyes narrowed slightly, but her tone was sarcastic.

"Murong Feng, you're suddenly asking me for help? What, didn't you disobey my orders and insist on going to the Great Wilderness to cause trouble on your own?"

"Lord Xiao, as a demonic figure, has received the True Lord's favor. Why would you need to stoop to my level?"

Murong Feng's cultivation level is at the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm. He already possesses two supernatural powers and has entered the divine path, receiving spiritual blessings. Currently, he can barely be considered to be at the middle stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

Ke Lingsa was not good at fighting magic; his skills lay in witchcraft. How could he dare to provoke the female demon in front of him? Besides, she was of imperial blood, much more noble than his Murong clan.

Zhi Xi's eyes flickered, a hint of coldness in them, and she sneered:
"Your cultivation is so poor, Murong Feng, that you have truly disgraced the Ling Sa sect. How could you end up like this when it comes to witchcraft?"

Murong Feng remained silent. He had wanted to argue, but ultimately decided against it.

The Murong clan has always cultivated the metal element. If he hadn't been born with a deficiency, he wouldn't have prepared for the path of divinity so early and achieved this ancestral spirit body.

How can Kelingsa compare to Huozhu? Even if the True Lord were to appear in the world, he would be far inferior!
They belong to a lineage of the human race, a legitimate lineage. Even within the realm of immortals, they are renowned. Ancient emperor Gao Xu cultivated this path, while the Ling Sa have always been practiced by barbarians and nobodies.

It is said that the Three Witches are actually an overestimation of Lingsa. How can they be compared with Tianwen and Huozhu?
He naturally wouldn't say these things aloud. Murong Feng wouldn't stay in the Divine Path forever. As long as he accumulated enough Qi and made proper preparations, he had the idea of ​​reincarnating and starting anew, and trying his luck in the Gold Exchange.

Let whoever wants to practice this witchcraft do it!

"You, Murong Feng, are laughable."

Zhixi spoke in a low, mocking tone.

"It is because my cultivation is shallow and my sorcery is crude that I have tarnished the name of Ling Sa. However, the border is currently in turmoil, and I have been ordered by the higher authorities to guard it together with Fellow Daoist Xiao. I hope you can help me recover from my injuries."

He adopted an extremely humble posture, but inwardly he cursed under his breath.

'You slut, you whore, how dare you humiliate me! One day I'll make you—'

Below, a vast expanse of light seemed to surge, turning into water. He looked down and saw that Zhixi had taken off her clothes, revealing her body as white as jade. She gently made a cut on her abdomen, and the flesh instantly split open.

"Aren't you coming in?"

Her voice grew increasingly demonic, carrying a hint of mockery.

"What, didn't you want me to heal your wounds? Are you scared?"

"This"

The boy above hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and descended, transforming into a group of gray mice that burrowed into the open belly of the child. Zhixi's skin and flesh instantly merged into one.

As soon as he entered, Murong Feng sensed something was wrong. There was an extremely profound sword intent within the world inside his belly, which was sinking and changing, causing his supernatural powers to shrink instantly.

This place seems to faintly connect to the void, leading directly to a place filled with water, like a womb or a palace, where demonic energy rises, silver lightning strikes, and the light changes, and the faint sound of an infant crying can be heard.

"Where am I? No, Zhixi, let me out!"

Murong Feng screamed in agony, but only for a short while before falling silent.

Zhixi smiled slightly, but there was a hint of madness on her face.

"Since you're so incompetent, it would be better to find someone else. I promise I'll give the Murong family an explanation."

(End of this chapter)