Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 680 The Conquest
Four years have passed since the divine punishment.

Silver-black lightning surged into the clouds, forming a network of beams and pillars, crisscrossing like a divine palace suppressing the area. From within this palace, dark red eerie flames burned fiercely, damaging lifespan and smoldering the physical body.

After the thunder and fire swept through, the divine palace opened, and what finally surged out were gusts of bluish-gray primordial wind, which blew away all the strange phenomena in the sky.

"【The Palace of Thunder in the Northern Heavenly Shrine is the source of calamities; as thunder, it brings destruction; as fire, it brings decline; as wind, it brings subjugation】"

The thick, dark clouds gradually dissipated, revealing the golden-red palace below.

The door swung open, and a man in a silver robe slowly walked out, carrying a long, azure-silver diamond-patterned sword on his back, his aura of thunderous calamity solidified into a tangible form.

During his years of seclusion, Xu Xuan made tremendous progress in his magical cultivation, achieving a more complete state of enlightenment and reaching the pinnacle of the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

The [Three Calamities Manifestation Secret] can now be activated at will, mobilizing the Three Calamities to exert the power of suppression and annihilation in the form of a divine palace. Combined with the Heavenly Talisman and Black Law within his body, it has various miraculous effects.

As for the [Taiyi Moon Bo Secret Method] and the [Jiefa Xuan Lei Sword Explanation], he has thoroughly comprehended them and grasped their mysteries. He has even cultivated the [Taiqing Mysterious Dharma Body] to the third level of vertical and horizontal, making it more resilient and versatile than before.

'It's time to search for pure Qi and earth-elemental spiritual objects.'

Currently, he only possesses one [Qilin Xuanni], which he obtained by slaying Vajra. As for the Pure Qi, it would be much more convenient if he could transform it with Xuan Qi, but unfortunately, that is difficult.

The further Taiqing Dharma Body cultivates, the higher the requirements for spiritual objects become. This is also a characteristic of the Qingyuan lineage, which has requirements for both the quality and quantity of spiritual objects.

Riding the wind and soaring through the clouds, Xu Xuan's spiritual sense turned and finally looked at the Misty Peak located southeast of Luo Qing.

This peak has been sealed off by a large array, isolating it from the outside world. A divine urn hangs high above the peak, emitting a greenish-yellow light that embodies the earth, causing yellow sand to swirl and vegetation to wither within the peak, with large swathes of barren land exuding a foul aura.

At the lowest point of the mountain base, dark shadows and gloom surged, forming a curtain that enveloped most of the peaks.

"Fayan has been in seclusion for more than nine years."

Breaking through to the Purple Mansion realm through seclusion takes at least six years, and that's only for the most top-tier Purple Mansion seeds, with a smooth path. Whether it's condensing the three dantian, creating the inner landscape, or sensing the Great Luo, any problem in these steps will cause the time to emerge from seclusion to be greatly extended, sometimes even taking decades.

""Yuntu" can sense the spirit of the sky above, protect ghosts in the middle, and protect evil corpses in the lower part. "

A slightly mocking voice came from within the inner realm. Tian Tuo had already carefully read the [Netherworld Mysterious Divine Book] of the Qingyang Dao lineage and had a deep understanding of the essence of the earth.

"I thought he would get out of the pass faster, but now there's been a problem. It's probably due to the influence of the Western Sea, but it shouldn't be a big problem. It's just that his speed of getting out of the pass is a bit slower."

"We can't touch this formation right now; we can only wait and see."

Xu Xuan frowned slightly. He hadn't expected that Fa Yan's emergence from seclusion would be affected by the events in the Western Sea. However, he had previously had his disciple cultivate the [Great Sun Shining Fiend Body]. He wondered if this had any effect.

"You tell me, does the Mingxian Liuchan contain such a method?"

"Earthly Abundance?"

Tian Tuo paused slightly, considered for a moment, and then said:
“The six interpretations of Ming Xian each have their own descriptions. For example, Yuan Mu represents the green of spring, Sheng Jin represents the perfection of fruition, and Li Huo represents the yin of yin and the yang of yang. These three are the most certain.”

"The other three paths are not recorded in the Daoist canon I obtained, which is incomplete. According to my guess, they should be Zhenxiao, Renhua, and Yunji. I will choose three from among them."

Although Tian Tuo's cultivation was high, he dared not make a definitive conclusion. He knew that the Mingxian Liuchan was a profound theory of the Great Dao that even Golden Elixir cultivators had to carefully consider. If one could fully comprehend it, then one could become a True Lord of the Lesser Yang Dao.

"The [Wonderful and Solemn Spiritual Radiance] that I have created is also called [Heavenly Full Profound Gold]. It is a top-level spiritual object of the Lesser Yang Dao and has been influenced by the Gold Position, far surpassing your [Inherited Elegance Leisurely Radiance].

The [Chengyi Xianhua] had long been borrowed by Tiantuo under the pretext of activating the body's magic, and Xu Xuan had not seen it for many years. He was too lazy to ask for it back now, as if throwing a meat bun to a dog was nothing more than that.

"Isn't this thing also called [Yanming Profound Fire]? Can't you use it to refine pills?" Xu Xuan's tone was slightly dissatisfied. This old demon used the excuse of refining profound pills every day to ask him to find a Shaoyang Fire for him. It was probably because he wanted to use it.

"Take a look and see if that thing can be used as a fire."

Tian Tuo's tone carried a hint of complaint as he continued:
"To transform this idle splendor into mystical fire, one must understand the corresponding Six Transformations Secret Technique. Go find it for me. Currently, the Great Crimson Heaven produces quite a few Yin-Yang spiritual objects, but they are all left unused."

With the formation of the Great Crimson Heaven, and the projections of the two stars Hengguang and Shuangfu above it, naturally some yin and yang things were produced.

【Yinque Qing Shuang】, 【Guanghan Yuegui】, 【Shangyang Baojin】, and 【Tianbing Yanguang】, each in three forms, are hidden in the grotto. According to Tian Tuo's calculations, the next production should be in about 190 years, which is neither too fast nor too slow.

Xu Xuan withdrew his gaze from Misty Peak, descended on the wind, and arrived at the summit of Azure Peak.

Beneath the green pines, the sword light was dazzling. A boy dressed in a blue robe held a green bamboo sword. His face, though only nine years old, was full of seriousness, his eyes were like stars, and his eyebrows and eyes were handsome.

"father."

Although Xu Ming is young, he already has the air of a Taoist immortal, like a young Taoist disciple who has walked out of some celestial palace.

"Swordsmanship is important, but you must not slack off in your training either."

Xu Xuan glanced over and knew that his child's cultivation had reached the late stage of the embryonic breathing stage, which was astonishingly fast. He would probably be able to prepare for the Qi cultivation stage in another year or two.

He had not been in seclusion all these years, but rather left the temple once a month to guide Xu Ming's cultivation and to keep an eye on the affairs of the sect.

Wen Si'an has spent most of his time dealing with affairs in Shu over the years, and only occasionally returns home to see his children.

With the unrest in the Western Sea and India, Liu Xiaowen had gone overseas to take care of Bai Cang and was no longer in the sect.

'The spiritual energy is ready, and the cultivation techniques are complete; it's just that I need to find time to visit Shangxiao regarding the sword manual that Tian Tuo mentioned.'

Xu Xuan silently pondered the path of his own child, his heart stirring with emotion.

While it was said that he was the one guiding Xu Ming, it was actually Tian Tuo who gave the advice, and that scroll of the Qingxian Xuanjun Sword Manual was indeed more suitable for Shaoyang cultivators than the Jiefa Sword Dao.

He rarely had a moment of free time, so he began to instruct his son on swordsmanship, move by move. Xu Ming listened very attentively and was not distracted.

"Master"

A shout suddenly rang out, and a flash of silver lightning appeared in the distance with great speed, revealing a handsome man in blue robes holding a lightning decree in his hand.

Liu Xingfang descended from the sky and paused slightly upon seeing his master and his son.

"Tomorrow, continue practicing your sword."

Xu Xuan gave an order for his child to stay there, while he and Liu Xingfang rode the wind and ascended to the clouds.

"Master, the Thunder Department has issued an order."

Liu Xingfang handed over the secret decree, which was wreathed in lightning, his expression solemn. He had already guessed what it contained.

Xu Xuan took it, his tone becoming increasingly solemn:
"Ten days from now, the Northern Expedition will begin, and the formations in the Great You Wilderness have been set up. The Great Shaman [Yuan'e] has also emerged from seclusion."

(End of this chapter)