Honghuang Xuanyang Dao

Chapter 182 The Undying Volcano (Please Subscribe)
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Yuqing!" Hongyun bowed slightly to Daoist Yuqing, speaking in a very calm tone, but his gaze fell on Daoist Jieyin.

Yuqing Daoist merely chuckled at Hongyun's tone, offering no further comment.

"You two have arrived at just the right time!" Li Xuanyang and Fuxi exchanged glances, shook their heads slightly, waved their hands to withdraw the chaotic divine light filling the sky, and removed the Innate Five Elements Five Directions Grand Array. They then smiled and said to the two of them.

"I originally thought that only a few of us would come as witnesses, but I did not expect that you two fellow Daoists and Fellow Daoist Zhunti would also appear together. But why are Fellow Daoists Taiqing and Shangqing not here?"

“Fellow Daoist is quite right. The three of you have come together, so why are Fellow Daoists Taiqing and Shangqing not here?” Upon hearing Li Xuanyang’s words, Hongyun chuckled and reached out to take the Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd into his primordial spirit. He then dispersed the three flowers of his primordial spirit and said to Li Xuanyang, “Fellow Daoist, it would be best to take back the Kongtong Seal, so as not to keep Fellow Daoist Zhunti thinking about it.”

"As for the matter of the Human Emperor, I will work with Fellow Daoist Fuxi to influence the fortune of the human race and thus conceal the secrets of heaven."

"That's fine then." Li Xuanyang chuckled and waved his hand to store the Kongtong Seal into his primordial spirit.

Upon hearing Li Xuanyang and Hongyun's questions, Yuqing Daoist's expression changed slightly. He had indeed not come with Taiqing and Shangqing this time, but with Jieyin and Zhunti. In fact, the three of them had been hiding in the void for a long time and had not shown themselves.

But Li Xuanyang's question stumped Yuqing Daoist. He didn't know why Taiqing and Shangqing hadn't come, and he couldn't tell the truth that he had come with the two Western Saints, Jieyin and Zhunti.

Seeing that Daoist Yuqing remained silent, Daoist Zhunti's face turned cold. He reached out and retrieved the Seven Treasures Tree and the Seven Treasures Thousand-Petaled Golden Lotus, as well as the Primordial Spirit Relic. He looked at Li Xuanyang and Hongyun and said, "Fellow Daoists, your words are a bit excessive!"

"My previous request for Fellow Daoist Xuanyang to hand over the Kongtong Seal was for the sake of all of you, and I had no intention of taking anything for myself!"

Seeing that Daoist Zhunti intended to let the matter drop and instead brought up the Kongtong Seal again, Li Xuanyang couldn't help but sneer and said to Daoist Zhunti indifferently, "Zhunti, if you want me to hand over the Kongtong Seal, it's not difficult. As long as you can defeat me, what's wrong with handing the Kongtong Seal over to my fellow Daoists?"

"But if you lose, I will not make things difficult for you. You only need to hand over the Seven Treasures Thousand-Petaled Golden Lotus and the Innate Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus."

As he spoke, chaotic divine light manifested around Li Xuanyang, faintly spreading towards Daoist Zhunti.

Let's set aside the matter of Daoist Yuqing for now.

Li Xuanyang did not believe that Daoist Zhunti had no desire for the Kongtong Seal. Even if, as he said, he did not intend to monopolize the Kongtong Seal but instead share it with his fellow Daoists, there must have been a reason for it.

Otherwise, given that Daoist Zhunti is known for his opportunistic nature, why would he be so kind to you fellow Daoists?
Although he did not know the specific reason why Zhunti Daoist was involved, Li Xuanyang vaguely thought of the selection of the Human Emperor, and only this matter was related to the Kongtong Seal.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed drastically. Could it be that a fight was about to break out? They couldn't help but feel a little scared.

“Fellow Daoist…” Fuxi’s expression changed slightly. Even though Li Xuanyang was not afraid of Zhunti Daoist because of his high level of cultivation and supernatural powers, he still couldn’t help but try to dissuade Li Xuanyang.

The Kongtong Seal is a supreme treasure used by the human race to suppress their destiny. It is a matter of great importance and its value far surpasses that of the Seven Treasures Thousand-Petaled Golden Lotus and the Innate Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus. Such an agreement must never be made.

Before Fuxi could finish speaking, Li Xuanyang shook his head slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist, there's no need to worry. I have my own plans for this matter!"

With a primordial spirit relic inside the Zhen Tian Coffin, severely injuring Daoist Zhunti would not be difficult. Moreover, Li Xuanyang was determined to obtain the Twelfth Grade Innate Merit Golden Lotus.

Seeing this, Fuxi opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing more. He only transmitted his voice to Li Xuanyang and said, "Fellow Daoist, be careful and do not be careless!"

Li Xuanyang nodded, then turned to look at Zhunti Daoist and asked again, "Zhunti, do you dare to fight me again?"

At this moment, Zhunti Daoist's expression changed. If it were any other day, he would have fought with Li Xuanyang today, and he would have gotten the Kongtong Seal no matter what.

However, he had just fought with Hongyun and suffered considerable damage. He was also missing a primordial spirit relic. If he were to lose, he would have to hand over the Seven Treasures Thousand-Petaled Golden Lotus and the Innate Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus, which made Zhunti Daoist consider retreating.

Moreover, Daoist Zhunti had already witnessed Li Xuanyang's profound cultivation and supernatural abilities. The thirty-six chaotic heavens, the chaotic treasures, and the chaotic indestructible body technique were all not to be underestimated.

"Fellow Daoist, you truly have a clever plan, intending to take advantage of my injuries to seize the treasures of my Western Sect. I am far inferior to you!"

After saying this, Daoist Zhunti suddenly chuckled and bowed to Li Xuanyang, saying, "If you truly have such a plan, why not return my primordial spirit relic to me first, and then set another time?"

Relics of the Primordial Spirit!

Upon hearing Zhunti Daoist's words, everyone's expression changed slightly, and they all revealed a hint of realization. No wonder Zhunti Daoist had only revealed two primordial spirit relics just now, and no wonder Li Xuanyang dared to fight him.

"Fellow Daoist, have you forgotten that I once told you that if you wanted the Primordial Spirit Relic, you would exchange it for the Twelfth Grade Golden Lotus of Innate Merit?" Li Xuanyang naturally couldn't return the Primordial Spirit Relic to Zhunti Daoist with just a few words.

Besides, he and Daoist Zhunti had already formed a karmic bond, so he wasn't afraid of angering him. However, he couldn't help but feel a little strange about Daoist Yuqing's intentions.

Li Xuanyang could guess why the Shangqing Daoist hadn't come; it was probably related to the innate treasure, the Chaos Bell.

However, not only did Taiqing Daoist not come, but Yuqing Daoist came with the two Western Saints, Jieyin and Zhunti, which is quite interesting.

"The Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Innate Merit is a supreme treasure of our Western Sect for suppressing destiny. How can it be exchanged?" Daoist Zhunti sneered at Li Xuanyang, his words full of sarcasm.

"My two fellow Daoists, would you please hear what I have to say?"

At this moment, Daoist Yuqing glanced at Li Xuanyang and Daoist Zhunti and said, "Today is the day that Daoist Hongyun attains the Holy Emperor's throne. Regardless of your karma, it would be best not to make any rash moves!"

"Fellow Daoist's words are quite right!" The Guide Daoist nodded in approval, then bowed to Li Xuanyang and said, "Please forgive me for what happened earlier!"

"I do not wish to resort to violence, but the Kongtong Seal is related to the selection of the Human Emperor. I hope Fellow Daoist Xuanyang will remember that things should not be done more than three times, and you must not break the agreement again!" Daoist Zhunti said calmly.

This caused everyone to look at Li Xuanyang, Fuxi, and Hongyun once again.

Hearing the back-and-forth between Daoist Yuqing and the two Western Saints, Li Xuanyang couldn't help but laugh. He became even more certain that Daoist Zhunti had come for the position of Holy Emperor and the selection of the Human Emperor. He just hadn't expected that Shennong was the reincarnation of the True Spirit of Hongyun.

"Fellow Daoists, rest assured. As I just said, the selection of the Human Emperor is determined by the destiny of the human race and cannot be influenced by external forces. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless with my supernatural powers!"

As he spoke, Li Xuanyang couldn't help but look at Zhunti Daoist, revealing a meaningful expression.

He had no intention of breaking the agreement and interfering in the selection of the Human Emperor, but now he had no choice but to pay attention.

"That would be perfect!" After hearing Li Xuanyang's words, Zhunti Daoist gave him a meaningful look.

With things having come to this point, Daoist Yuqing and the two Western Saints, Jieyin and Zhunti, did not linger. They bid farewell to everyone, and as clouds rose beneath their feet, they each rode away on auspicious clouds.

Seeing the three of them disappear from the cloud, Hongyun turned around and bowed to Li Xuanyang, saying, "I was able to reincarnate and attain the Holy Emperor's position this time entirely thanks to your help, fellow Daoist. Please accept my bow!"

"Fellow Daoist, there's no need for that!" Li Xuanyang quickly dodged away, refusing to accept such a grand gesture from Hongyun.

Hongyun did not insist, but instead extended an invitation to Li Xuanyang and the other cultivators who had come, saying, "Fellow Daoists, why don't you descend from the auspicious clouds together, and let me properly entertain you?"

At this point, Hongyun couldn't help but look at Zhen Yuanzi and said with a smile, "It would be good to taste old man Zhen Yuanzi's ginseng fruit together!"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked towards Zhen Yuanzi, their faces filled with anticipation.

Everyone had long heard of the mysteries of the ginseng fruit and the name of the ginseng fruit tree, one of the ten innate spiritual roots of the primordial world, but had never had the chance to see it. They never expected to have such an opportunity today.

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. "My ginseng fruit tree only bears thirty fruits every ten thousand years. Even if I picked them all, it wouldn't be enough to entertain everyone."

“This is no problem!” Li Xuanyang and Xuanyin Daoist chuckled in unison and said, “We may not have much else in our mountains, but we do have some spiritual fruits, which can be used to entertain you.”

"It's quite an expense for you two fellow Daoists!" Hongyun's face flashed with embarrassment upon hearing Li Xuanyang and Xuanyin Daoist's words.

Now that he has just been reincarnated, apart from the Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd, a magic artifact for attaining enlightenment, and that innate ninth-grade purple lotus, he has almost no spiritual fruits to offer as hospitality.

"Why should we trouble you two fellow Daoists with this matter?" Zhen Yuanzi chuckled and glanced at Hongyun before saying to Li Xuanyang, "Fellow Daoist Xuanyang, do you not remember that when we went to Huoyun Cave, we collected quite a few spiritual roots and immortal herbs, which are now proving useful."

Before Hongyun could react, Zhen Yuanzi descended on auspicious clouds and landed inside the human tribe.

"Then we thank Fellow Daoist Hongyun!" Li Xuanyang, Fuxi, and Xuanyin Daoist exchanged smiles and bowed to Hongyun in gratitude.

The others also bowed to Hongyun in unison, shouting, "We thank the Holy Emperor!"

Hearing this, Hongyun was taken aback, and couldn't help but laugh and scold Zhen Yuanzi, "You good-for-nothing Zhen Yuanzi, so you were waiting for me here!"

"Fellow Daoists, you must eat a few more ginseng fruits later, so that Zhen Yuanzi will feel quite distressed!"

"Fellow Taoists, please come in!"

Upon hearing Hongyun's words, Li Xuanyang and the others smiled and nodded, descending the cloud with him. The rest of the group followed closely behind, even the disciples of the Chan Sect and the Western Sect remained.

Upon arriving at the human tribe, Hongyun said to Li Xuanyang and the others, "This place is not comparable to a blessed land, so please don't mind. We will sit here and enjoy the ginseng fruit together."

Hearing Hongyun mention ginseng fruit again, everyone chuckled and were about to find a place to sit down.

"Please wait a moment, fellow Daoists!" Zhen Yuanzi waved his hand casually, and a flash of earthy yellow light appeared, revealing tables and cushions in front of each person. In front of each Quasi-Saint Great Supernatural Power was a pile of ginseng fruits, no less than dozens.

Although the other cultivators did not have ginseng fruit on their tables, they had various spiritual fruits and drinks on them, including some rare items.

Seeing this, Li Xuanyang and the others sat down at their respective tables and began to chat, occasionally tasting spiritual fruits and drinks. They were having a very pleasant conversation, as if nothing had happened before.

The joy on the faces of the others grew even stronger, and they all listened intently as Li Xuanyang and the others discussed various ancient secrets, including interesting stories about great supernatural beings and innate gods and demons, as well as various innate Taoist techniques and innate supernatural powers.

This broadened everyone's horizons, and they all showed expressions of surprise and admiration. They admired Li Xuanyang and the others for their extensive knowledge. Many things were only partially understood by disciples of saints such as the Chan and Jie sects and the Western Sect, let alone ordinary cultivators.

Those magical arts and supernatural powers caused many cultivators present to immerse themselves in them. Over time, some revealed the three flowers of their primordial spirit, while others revealed auspicious clouds, leading to many strange phenomena, such as flowers falling from the sky and golden lotuses emerging from the ground.

Throughout the entire tribe, bursts of light shot into the sky, melodious music filled the air, and auspicious clouds spread like mist, transforming into patches of auspicious light.

After a long discussion, even though Li Xuanyang and the others did not reveal their three primordial spirits or truly discuss the Dao and its methods, they still felt that the trip was worthwhile and even saved them years of hard work.

This is dozens of times better than solitary solitary contemplation and enlightenment. Many things that were not understood before have now become clear.

These cultivators all understand this principle, which is why they often attend the celebrations of those with great supernatural powers, hoping to learn from their experiences and verify their own path of cultivation.

The ginseng fruit banquet did not last very long, only half a month, before Li Xuanyang and the others fell silent.

Everyone looked regretful and got up to take their leave. Only Li Xuanyang, Fuxi, Hongyun, Zhen Yuanzi, Xuanyin Daoist, Kong Xuan, Changxi and others remained.

“Fellow Daoist, I wish to return to Fire Cloud Cave. Would you like to come along? We can discuss the Dao together then,” Hongyun suddenly said to Li Xuanyang, wanting to return to Fire Cloud Cave to settle things with Fuxi.

Li Xuanyang shook his head, not intending to go to Huoyun Cave, but instead preparing to head to the Undying Volcano. "It would be fine if you and my fellow Daoists could come together. I still need to make a trip to the southern part of the prehistoric world. I will visit you at Huoyun Cave another time!"

The southern wilderness!

Hongyun looked puzzled and asked Li Xuanyang, "Why are you going to the southern part of the prehistoric world, fellow Daoist?"

"Could it be that you are planning to go to Fellow Daoist Chunyang's Chunyang Cave Heaven on Qingyuan Mountain?"

"This trip is not to go to Chunyang Cave Heaven on Qingyuan Mountain!" Li Xuanyang shook his head, glanced at Kong Xuan, and did not mention the Undying Volcano.

However, if you happen to pass by Qingyuan Mountain Chunyang Cave, you can take a look at it.

Hearing Li Xuanyang say this, Hongyun didn't ask any more questions. She just nodded and said with some emotion, "I didn't see Fellow Daoist Chunyang before. I thought he just hadn't come. I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Chunyang had already passed away a long time ago."

At this point, Hongyun's tone inevitably turned somewhat disappointed. He had a very close relationship with the Pure Yang Daoist and could be considered a close friend.

“Fellow Daoist, there’s no need for that,” Li Xuanyang shook his head slightly and said, “Once the matters concerning the human race are settled, we can send Fellow Daoist Chunyang’s true spirit into reincarnation. We will surely meet again in the future!”

If it weren't for the many variables that arose when Fuxi attained enlightenment, the true spirit of the Pure Yang Daoist could have been reincarnated as the last human emperor.

However, the position of Holy Emperor has attracted much attention, and even Li Xuanyang cannot completely determine the positions of the three emperors of the human race.

Hearing Li Xuanyang's words, Hongyun felt much better and nodded to him, saying, "Since you are going to the southern part of the prehistoric world, we will take our leave."

"See you later!"

"Until we meet again!" After saying this, Li Xuanyang got up, gave Kong Xuan and Chang Xi a few instructions, and then rode away on auspicious clouds.

Traveling south, they gradually ventured deeper into the southern part of the prehistoric wilderness, where the temperature gradually rose and wild beasts roamed everywhere.

When Li Xuanyang arrived at Chunyang Cave in Qingyuan Mountain, the golden cloud light beneath his feet gradually stopped. Looking at the misty mountains before him, with wisps of smoke rising and the peaks overlapping, Qingyuan Mountain displayed a hazy beauty.

"Countless years have passed, but Qingyuan Mountain hasn't changed much!"

With the fall of the Pure Yang Daoist, the Pure Yang lineage was completely wiped out, and the entire Daoist tradition was almost completely severed, leaving only an empty Pure Yang Cave Heaven.

If it weren't for the consideration of Li Xuanyang, Shangqing Daoist, Zhen Yuanzi, and others—these were Chunyang Daoist's close friends in the past.

The Pure Yang Cave Heaven of Qingyuan Mountain in front of us has long been occupied by other cultivators.

Even so, Li Xuanyang could still sense that there were many cultivators cultivating in seclusion in Qingyuan Mountain. Apart from a few who possessed the Daoist supernatural powers of the Pure Yang lineage, the rest were almost all rogue cultivators.

Among them are many practitioners of the Great Luo Golden Immortal Dao.

"Qingyuan Mountain's Pure Yang Grotto is inviolable in its divine might, and this sacred mountain is not to be violated!" As he spoke, the innate Xuan Yang divine light around Li Xuan Yang soared into the sky, enveloping the entire Qingyuan Mountain area. The supremely pure and yang radiance permeated the area, revealing immeasurable divine might, just like the innate pure Yang divine light.

This scene lasted for a full half-hour before dissipating, alarming almost all the living beings and cultivators within a radius of hundreds of millions of miles. They all looked in horror toward Qingyuan Mountain, but were wary of the overwhelming divine power displayed by Li Xuanyang and dared not come to investigate. Based solely on the extremely yang and pure aura they sensed, the name of the Pure Yang Daoist involuntarily surfaced in their minds.

Many of the remaining disciples of the Chunyang lineage wept with joy and flocked towards Li Xuanyang, who was riding the cloud.

Li Xuanyang had no intention of meeting him. He withdrew his innate Xuanyang divine light and continued to ride the cloud light, heading deeper into the Qingyuan Mountain range.

Qingyuan Mountain is a vast expanse of countless earth veins that converge in the southern part of the prehistoric world.

Even after Li Xuanyang left the Qingyuan Mountain area, he could still sense several earth veins leading to the depths of the southern prehistoric world, seemingly connected to the Undying Volcano.

"No wonder Fellow Daoist Chunyang said that the Undying Volcano was further away. It turns out that the two are connected by the earth's veins." Li Xuanyang's face showed a hint of realization, and he followed the direction of the earth's veins, heading towards the Undying Volcano.

In just a few days, Li Xuanyang felt the temperature getting higher and higher. Suddenly, a red mountain range appeared before his eyes. Countless towering peaks stood tall and boundless, almost running through the entire southern part of the prehistoric world. They stretched east and west, endless and magnificent.

Looking around, there was a sea of ​​fire everywhere, filled with endless flames. The deeper one went, the stronger the flames became, turning it into a desolate area unsuitable for any living being or cultivator except for the Phoenix Clan.

"Speaking of which, Yuan Feng can be considered to have done immeasurable good deeds. If it weren't for Yuan Feng's suppression, most of the southern part of the prehistoric world would probably have become part of the Undying Volcano!"

Li Xuanyang stood in the void surrounding the Undying Volcano, looking inside. Besides the sea of ​​fire, there were even spatial storms raging, emanating wisps of chaotic energy.

This is only the outer perimeter of the Undying Volcano. If you want to see Yuan Feng, you have to enter the inner space of the Undying Volcano from here.

Without a certain level of cultivation and supernatural powers to protect oneself, one would not even dare to set foot in the Undying Volcano, let alone see Yuan Feng.

"The First Emperor used the laws of the Great Chaos to derive three thousand innate laws in order to prove his Dao through the laws. I wonder what extraordinary qualities the Yuan Phoenix, who is on par with him, possesses."

"Chaotic divine light, rise!" Thinking of this, a hint of interest flashed in Li Xuanyang's eyes. The hazy chaotic divine light around him soared into the sky, transforming into countless rays of light that fell into the Undying Volcano, shattering the space. He intended to pass through the space and directly enter the interior of the Undying Volcano.

However, the next moment, countless gray flames overflowed from the spatial gap shattered by Li Xuanyang.

As soon as these flames appeared, they ignited into a raging inferno, extremely violent, seemingly threatening to set everything ablaze. Even the primordial space and the chaotic divine light showed signs of being ignited, as if they were about to turn everything into a sea of ​​fire and return it to chaos.

"I underestimated the dangers contained within the Undying Volcano. I never expected that the chaotic energy contained within would eventually merge with the flames born from the Undying Volcano, almost transforming into a kind of chaotic true fire!" Li Xuanyang's eyes narrowed slightly, wondering how the Phoenix Clan had lived and cultivated here in the past.

These Chaos True Fires, though not as pure as the Chaos True Fire offered by Jidu, were far more violent, capable of burning almost anything.

At this moment, Li Xuanyang waved his hand to withdraw the Chaos Divine Light, directly revealing the Three Flowers of Primordial Spirit. Above the auspicious cloud, which was about an acre in size, the Five Banners of the Primordial Innate were raised high, with strands of light hanging down to protect his body.

Immediately afterwards, Li Xuanyang transformed into a beam of light and rushed into the spatial rift, disappearing from sight.

The gap in space gradually returned to normal within a short period of time.

The chaotic true fire that had been spilling out gradually died down, leaving only flames burning all over the sky.

(End of this chapter)