Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 689 Entering the Path Outside the Path
Southern Capital.

The crimson imperial palace was ablaze with the radiance of fire and the golden aura of gold. Red sparrows danced in the light, soaring over the cloud path before disappearing into the red steps in front of the main hall.

Inside the Zhu Tian Palace.

On the lofty imperial throne, only a man in a crimson robe could be seen, with a crown on his head, a slender figure, and a pair of vermilion eyes that faintly emitted divine light, reflecting the Yuanluo star in the southern sky, and even showing the weather changes on the eastern and western fronts.

"Both the eastern and western lines are blocked."

Tian Chi's voice was cold and emotionless. He looked at the white-robed man standing below the main hall.

"Is there any movement from Liyang?"

Xie Kuo bowed, a hint of embarrassment on his handsome, refined face, but he still replied respectfully:
"Your Majesty, a message has been sent from the South Heavenly Gate on Chongming Mountain that someone will be arriving."

The atmosphere in the main hall changed slightly. One by one, the maids in apricot-red palace dresses on both sides transformed into scattered vermilion flames, and the Vermilion Bird painting in the Southern Sky above began to shine with great light.

"I'm afraid they won't be able to send down many capable people."

Tian Chi raised an eyebrow slightly, his tone low and languid, and said:

"They're all thinking about protecting themselves, waiting until the last moment to try and salvage their fate. They won't come out until they reach Liao Dadu. Xie Qing, what do you think Li Huo is doing?"

He suddenly asked about this matter, looking down at Xie Kuo.

"Your Highness, Li is the Sun Envoy, the Lesser Yang Chan Official, the Central Void Heart Fire, the Master of Zhu Zhengxia, and also the Vermilion Bird Southern Emperor."

"This is the Ancient Fire of Li".

Tian Chi's crimson eyes narrowed slightly as he continued:
"Now, Li is the fire that burns wood, so it has the supernatural power of [old burning away], in place of [respectful purification]."

He gently raised his hand, and saw streaks of vermilion fire rising up, drawing in the sun to respond to the light, connecting the lesser yang, concealing yin and revealing yang.

This emperor's cultivation method was none other than the ancient Li Fire, and he was a follower of the dual yang [Jing Jixi]!
"【Jing Jixi】is the radiance of the two, the majesty of the Southern Emperor, governing the world with successive light, and being competitive and averse to defeat; 【Jiu Fenchu】is the flame of removing the old, burning the old palace to become the fire of ascending to heaven, burning others and burning oneself."

Xie Kuo below dared not reply and remained silent.

"Xiu [Jing Ji Xi] should rush into the battlefield to seek victory. Xiu [Jiu Fen Chu] need not worry about these things. Burn down Li Liao together and seek a bright new atmosphere."

Invading the Northern Liao, unifying the world with the power of fire, and establishing a celestial dynasty—this is the ancient way of fire. The Southern Manifestation True Lord of the past also did the same, pacifying the chaotic world and establishing the Li Kingdom with a great victory.

However, the most famous deed of that True Lord Nanxian was burning down the Guangmu tree, and his Dao fruit fell between wood and fire, not under the two yangs! The so-called "Jingjixi" is actually contrary to the Li fire of this world, and the path of unifying the world and establishing a celestial dynasty is probably not feasible.

[The Old Order Burned] There are not many requirements for the so-called succession of light and great victory. The only requirement is to burn the old order of the world with a fire and ascend to heaven on the ashes of Guangmu.

This is the fundamental difference. Why did Lanshan and Lishan go all out to attack Liao? It's because they cultivated Jingjixi, a supernatural power that requires accumulating enough of the aura of great victory and light!
Pacifying Liaodong was a shared goal of Tian Chi and the Song family, but there were many ways to manipulate things along the way.

If those few figures at the peak of the Li Huo realm in Li Yang Tian were to emerge, it probably wouldn't be long before they could pacify Liao Tu. But these few are probably waiting to see Tian Chi make a fool of himself.

'But I have no choice but to exert myself, to devote my heart and soul, and to concern myself with the affairs of the sun and the lesser yang!'

Tian Chi turned his gaze to Xie Kuo and said:
"Among the Divine Department, besides Thunder and Fire, the Mountain Department and Water Department can also dispatch people. Just agree to whatever conditions Bai Lin has, and stabilize the eastern front first."

"Your Majesty, what about Baihe on the western front?"

"I have my own plan; go and do it quickly."

Tian Chi's tone became slightly stern, and Xie Kuo below dared not ask any more questions and could only retreat.

Tian Chi then lifted a white bone talisman from the table and activated it slightly. The talisman, carved from a piece of animal bone, rose into the air, from which dense black runes emerged and condensed into a ghost face.

Outside the main hall, an aura of malevolent witchcraft and curses permeated the air, as if countless ghosts and gods were gathered outside the door, yet dared not touch the radiant light.

"The Thunder Department still has many prisoners of war under its control; these are all yours."

"Buddhist and Taoist practitioners cultivate their nature, and their physical bodies are formed from the power of vows. Without blood and energy, they cannot achieve perfection."

A chilling voice emanated from the ghostly mask, accompanied by the screech of countless poisonous insects.

"Within the Dai region, there are also a million Liao people of low social status who have also fallen victim to the Heavenly Poison."

Tian Chi's crimson pupils narrowed slightly as he looked at the ghostly face.

"Sacrificing so many mortals has damaged the grandeur of the Great Li. Yuan'e, do not disappoint me; Baihe must be captured."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. There are only two more [Supreme Witchcraft Talismans] left. I will have to seek the Dao at that time, and I will still need Your Majesty's blood sacrifice."

The ghostly face vanished in an instant, leaving only a white bone talisman that gradually turned to ashes.
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Baihe, to the west.

Grayish-white golden threads filled the sky and earth, intertwining into square or rhomboid shapes. Within these, six dazzling golden rainbows slashed down, shattering everything in their path.

Thunder roared, and the heavens and earth seemed to be under a decree. Only a man in a silver robe could be seen standing there, with lightning constantly springing up from nowhere around him, knocking down the flying swords that were cutting towards him. The silver and dark lightning formed extremely quickly, was omnipresent, and moved at will. In the end, it overwhelmed everything, and the vast sea of ​​lightning completely engulfed the golden swords.

"Unity of man and nature?"

High in the sky, Cheng Dui's expression changed slightly. He had naturally heard of the profound realm of the Great Dao of [Tai Shi], which could command heaven and earth, making thunder magic move at will and be released with a single thought.

Xu Xuan didn't give his opponent much time to react. The sharp edge of [Golden Yuan Peak] greatly cut through the integrity of the entire world, making it even shorter for him to maintain this state.

Dan Ting pointed forward, but a sword light emerged directly above Cheng Dui, transforming into a mirror that encompassed it, sealing off its connection with Tai Xu.

[Mirror Image]

Thunder began to surge and erupt in the heavens and earth, the Calamity Pool hung high, the Heavenly Prison manifested, and countless heavenly soldiers and generals stood on the clouds, pulling on chains of thunder to bind Cheng Dui.

An ancient and mystical execution platform manifested, with boundless killing intent erupting from the gleaming silver guillotine. Black and dark blue human blood rolled and dripped from it, and blood of various colors poured out like rivers from the platform.

【Si Jie】

In a state of perfect harmony with nature, this sword move condensed at an extremely fast speed, eliminating the previous sluggishness, and its power was even increasing!
He pressed down on the sword, intending to strike, but at that moment he saw that there seemed to be primordial yellow energy hanging down from Cheng Dui's body. His existence, supernatural powers, and meaning rapidly collapsed and condensed into a grayish-white spot.

This bright spot was extremely dazzling, seemingly a condensation of countless golden virtues, instantly isolating everything around it, hanging there alone, even thunder could not lock onto it.

This thing is devoid of cause and effect, and is isolated from everything around it.

Xu Xuan had never seen anything like this before. You must know that whether it is a cultivator or a spiritual object, they are always in contact with the surrounding world, either reflecting the void or sensing the Great Luo realm. They can never be completely isolated.

"It is [entering the path outside the path]—"

Before Tian Tuo's voice had even faded, that tiny grayish-white dot continued to collapse and vanished instantly.

Xu Xuan felt a warning rising in his heart. He felt intangible concepts such as sharpness, destruction, and severance descending from the sky, directly towards his physical body.

The Heavenly Talisman and the Black Law erupted simultaneously, commanding heaven and earth. Countless bolts of lightning shattered and separated. He pushed the realm of "Unity of Heaven and Man" to its limit, ultimately extracting that single silver-gray highlight.

Boom!

The earth was not affected by any supernatural powers or spells, yet it split open on its own, creating six deep abysses that stretched into the ground, but not a trace of the metal energy could be seen on them.

Cheng Dui's figure leaped out from the bright spot again, with six spirit swords slowly swirling around him like fish, and a look of hunting delight appeared in his eyes.

The lightning around Xu Xuan re-condensed, the Big Dipper hung high, and the killing intent rapidly increased. Under the perception of his supernatural powers, the opponent's destiny was so dense that it was terrifying, definitely not something that a late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator could normally possess.

Within the inner realm, Tian Tuo also sensed something amiss, and his tone turned somber:
"What, you seem a bit like Chu Hai."

"Fengxuan [forgetting self and things] is in harmony with the Dao; Taishi [unity of heaven and man] is upholding the Dao; Xiyuan [entering outside the Dao] is transcending the Dao. This person can perform such a technique, he must have received the Dao inheritance of the ancient Xiyuan."

Xu Xuan also felt troubled. He knew a lot about Fengxuan and Taishi Daodao, but he knew very little about what the Xiyuan Daotong was based on.

The light from Dui shone again, and the sharpness in Cheng Dui's eyes grew even more astonishing. He formed a hand seal and solemnly said:
"The Western Emperor used Dui to make cuts and leather."

The light between heaven and earth shifted once more, signifying elimination, judgment, and the profound meaning of removing all the old and changing all laws. Under the impact of this divine power, the generating and restraining functions of the [Primordial Order] were significantly neutralized.

[Jun Zhichao]

The meaning of "exchanging gold" is also the superior position of "following change in destiny". It is no longer about exchanging gold from the position of a lower subject, but about making decisions and reforms from the position of the superior ruler.

The Big Dipper hangs high, as if carrying a vow.

"Respectfully carry out divine punishment and annihilate their life."

Countless bolts of lightning erupted around the Big Dipper, carrying a majestic heavenly might, more like the very mandate of heaven itself, beginning to deny the great power of metal in making decisions and reforms. Thus, the sky was filled with the clash and battle between lightning and golden light.

[Exterminate]

Cheng Dui raised his head and looked up at the sky. The six spirit swords beside him emitted a series of resounding sword cries, carrying the intention of reform and innovation, and all pointed towards the Big Dipper in the sky.

His pupils reflected countless bolts of lightning and golden light, and he coldly said:

"If the thunderbolt had not been isolated and free from external control, it would have collapsed upon seeing the metal today."

Countless golden laws began to surge and manifest around him, coiling like snakes, while the sunlight from the sky began to descend continuously, blessing him.

If the metal is used as punishment, they will be executed.

[Participate in the extermination]

(End of this chapter)