The Path to Immortality Begins with the Life-Extending Lamp

Chapter 183 Yinghuo
On the southern border, an old ghost from Lingnan blocks the way. In Qingping Prefecture, the true realm of the Yin spirits frequently appears.

Meanwhile, to the north of Qingping, a powerful surge of air swept across thousands of miles of counties, and a violent roar, like a torrent of water, echoed throughout the borders of the two prefectures.

The Purple Talisman of Cloud Book, the Purple Sun Temple, and the Six Spirits Mountain, all sensed the presence of the spirits and beasts, alarming several Yin spirits who were simultaneously traveling back and forth...

At the summit of Qingping North Mountain, the various factions had been engaged in fierce fighting for some time.

The fact that three powerful cultivators at the Yin God Realm—the Ancient Demon of the Southwest Mountains, the Venerable Soul Ancestor of the White Bone Path, and the Crane Lord of the Tiannan Temple—made their move should have been a sure thing.

The Heavenly Palace Fire Star (Yinghuo) wanted to block the three of them by itself, but how could the Crane Lord let it have its way? It simply nodded and gave a soft instruction to the Wood Guardian, and then a crane's cry that soared into the sky was heard. It was melodious and grand. With its black and white feathers fluttering, it crashed through the celestial light of ascension and went straight after Jupiter, Mercury and the Moon.

The female Taoist priestess Yinghuo tried to stop it, but the old crane was too fast. It spun around with the yin and yang energies and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Seeing its ferocity, Yinghuo raised an eyebrow and summoned the Feathered Umbrella in her palm, intending to strike down the white crane that blotted out the sky. However, at the last moment, she changed direction and let the old crane go.

"The flow of Yin and Yang, the profound energy, the crane-headed Daoist body three hundred feet tall—which immortal sect's guardian deity is this?"

It's really strange that an ancient demon would join forces with immortals to block the way.

“Perfect. If it were just two people, even I would have no chance of suppressing these three. But if it were just two people…”

Surely Jupiter isn't so weak that it can't even stop a crane?

Yinghuo pondered for a moment, then made up her mind. The laws of the Great Dao slowly intertwined within her double pupils, and the tangible Dao rhythm immediately manifested as gale-force winds and thunderous clouds. Boundless wind and thunder intertwined, instantly disrupting the sky.

Before the sky could fully develop, suddenly, a gap opened in the clouds, and a beam of divine light pierced through the heavens, transforming into a divine pillar of light that fell down and forcefully suppressed everything.

All these changes, amplified by the secret power of those dual pupils, occurred in less than half a breath.

The two Yin Gods had just stood on opposite sides when the divine light came rushing over them. In an instant, clear light shone from above and treasures sprang up from below. The Soul Banner and the Great Spear collided with it, and the two immediately separated.

As the Wood Guardian retreated, the Invisible Escape Technique was immediately activated, concealing its form. However, as it retreated, it tucked its chest and shouted, spewing out a hundred-foot-long rainbow of light and five flames of crimson light.

A burst of red light swept into the mountains, instantly igniting boundless mountain fires and billowing black smoke thousands of feet high. Before long, the light and fire erupted simultaneously, crashing into the location of Mars.

That Venerable Ancestor was no less formidable. With a wave of his soul banner, he immediately stirred up a cloud of dark clouds. These dark clouds were made from precious materials of the Soul Path and ghostly talismans, making them extremely sinister. They suddenly swung up into the sky, causing the heavens and earth to change color drastically.

When the Yin spirits clashed, all sorts of divine communication techniques came at once. On one side, the invisible firelight hid, while on the other, the soul-capturing magic attacked from above, intertwining with the clear light of the sky dozens of times, each with its own advantage and disadvantage.

The ancient demon guarding the palace remained hidden and invisible, roaming around and fanning the flames to rage in the sky. However, the more the battle raged, the weaker the flames became, and the dark clouds in the sky had long been scattered by the beams of immortal light.

As the saying goes, "The dark clouds that cover the sky are unobstructed, and the demonic fires from all directions are unbearable torment!"

Who is Yinghuo? He is the last one to inherit the Dao from the Feathered Dao Path north of Tiandu. In terms of background, no one in the entire Southern Kingdom can surpass him!
The innate energy descends to the primordial palace, generating vital energy; the dragon and tiger, the fierce and powerful forces, gather divine light. Those who pursue the immortal path seek the innate, the Great Unity, and the Primordial Beginning, striving towards the fundamental principles of the Great Dao.

The primordial energy and divine light are the foundation of the Dao. All the various Daoist traditions and methods combine to form thirty-six primordial energies and seventy-two divine lights, which are considered essential secrets for protecting life.

Li Qing's Six Luminaries Heavenly Mansion Profound Origin Qi, He Jun's Yin Yang Two Elements Profound Origin Qi, Qingqiu Shan Ya Jun's Ice Soul Separation and Union Divine Light, and Jin Yao-Tai Bai's Lesser Lung Tai Bai Separation and Union Divine Light are all on the list.

This celestial light of ascension is one of the most supreme among the divine lights, as evidenced by its name "celestial light."

The Extreme Yin Soul-Destroying Divine Light, ranked last among the Seventy-Two Divine Lights of Xuanmen Gangsha, was torn apart in just a few exchanges when it encountered the 'Feathered Immortal Light', like snow melting in spring.

The old patriarch of the palace felt a chill run down his spine, thinking to himself that this was terrifying. However, he was acting on the orders of the Great Master Yin. Back then, when Master Yin governed the southwest, he had left a way out for the people of the southwestern mountains.

Almost every existing ancient demon leader in the Southwest owes Yin Zu a life!

He came to repay this life, and even if he only did his best, he shouldn't retreat in such an ugly way.

The two Yin Gods showed signs of retreating, but the Venerable Soul Ancestor raised the Venerable Soul Banner and shook it, immediately summoning the magic weapon - the White Bone Lantern.

Then, the white bone lantern, made from 988 human bones, rose up. It was about five feet tall, with an octagonal eave and its entire body was made of small branches from the spine. It was almost the size of a white bone tower.

As soon as the white bone lantern appeared, eerie ghost fire burst forth from it, and a terrifying soul pressure instantly covered a hundred miles of land and sky. The two Yin gods present felt a weight on their shoulders, as if a demon was pressing down on them from behind...

The old man guarding the palace rolled up his sleeves and was not at a disadvantage. Although he did not have the foundation of the Five Directions Immortal Sect, he had been wandering in the Southern Kingdom for hundreds of years and had learned a lot of magic. In addition, he had mastered the Six Harmonies Spear, so his momentum was not inferior.

Seeing the white bone lantern hanging in the air ahead, with eerie green flames spreading across the sky, the violent phosphorescent ghost fire collided with the clear light above, immediately producing a sizzling sound.

With a gun and a flag, wind and fire swirled, dark clouds and crimson flames mingled, and in the blink of an eye, a massive red cloud billowed up to the heavens, sweeping across the northern mountains.

Such a complex and powerful technique, with crimson clouds and swirling smoke, instantly reduced the vegetation of the northern mountains to ashes and scorched earth. The White Bone Ghost Talisman's Soul Annihilation Technique intertwined with the Five Fire Demon Technique, and the crimson glow collided with the azure clouds, causing terrifying fluctuations to tremble for three hundred miles in an instant.

But... before the crimson clouds could even destroy the mountain, a sudden change occurred.

The famous Lingnan magic weapon, the White Bone Lamp, had not yet taken effect when it was suddenly struck by a gust of wind in the sky and was immediately knocked down from the clouds.

Just as the Azure Phosphorous Ghost Flame dissipated, the massive red cloud tornado suddenly became unstable. With a loud rumble, a huge crack appeared in the swirling red cloud from above.

"This is?"

The two Venerables were greatly alarmed. They had just activated their two supernatural abilities, Invisibility and Ghost-Slaying Blade, when Yinghuo lightly touched the void with her jade feet, raised her Feathered Heavenly Umbrella, and rushed up to them.

The eighteen fairy wings came together, and Yinghuo wielded her umbrella like a sword. With a flick of her hand, a clear light immediately emanated from it, colliding with the Soul Treasure Banner and sending the black banner flying backward.

The Old Ancestor of the Palace Guardian wielded his spear with lightning speed. How could an ordinary person possibly wield the two-zhang-long Six Harmonies Green Vine Spear? But in the palm of this ancient demon guardian, the Six Harmonies Spear seemed to come alive, hooking, blocking, seizing, intercepting… a hundred techniques condensed with Daoist principles, manifesting as a hundred flowers blooming in wondrous phenomena. The Venerable Soul Ancestor beckoned with a white bone lantern, and with a flick of his sword finger, boundless ghostly fire instantly solidified, its phosphorescent light flowing into ten thousand ghosts, baring their fangs and claws as they charged forward.

The three masters unleashed their power, creating a fierce wind. Their spears flashed and flamed like phoenixes nodding, while the other wielded an umbrella and a sword like a swallow flitting through flowers. After dozens of rounds of fighting, the female Taoist priest finally figured out the true nature of the two masters.

Do not say that jade feet never touch the ground, or silk stockings never get dusty.

When Shou Gong launched his counterattack with a spear that shot out a thousand feet of light, splitting the cliff of Beishan for more than ten miles, he was surprised to find that the green vine spear could not be moved when he was about to make another move!

But then Yinghuo lightly touched the spearhead with her jade foot, and the guard tried to struggle, but was struck by Yinghuo's feather umbrella, which raised a beam of celestial light and forced him to retreat dozens of steps.

The secret power of ascension intertwined and changed within his double pupils. Everything related to time and cause and effect was no longer elusive. He drew his umbrella and brandished his sword, his clear light emanating from him. After the old man made a dozen or so moves, the divine power of Yinghuo was unleashed again. Boundless Dao patterns intertwined, and a beam of immortal light struck the upper part of the spear. Boundless secret power was transmitted, instantly cracking the tiger's mouth of the old man guarding the palace.

Only then did she release her jade feet, and with a flick of her umbrella, she sent the old man guarding the palace flying, gun and all.

The white bone lanterns in the distance swept across the six directions, dimming the celestial light behind Yinghuo. Just as the old monster guarding the palace retreated, a dazzling beam of celestial light immediately pierced through the air. It was the celestial feathers behind Yinghuo that spread out, their wings like those of a divine angel. Like white swallows scissors, they touched the void and tore the white bone lanterns apart.

Just as the Venerable Soul Ancestor was about to offer up the White Bone Lantern, the astonishing white feathers came into view. Before he could even finish the ritual, a sharp pain shot through his chest and abdomen. He and the lantern were kicked away by Yinghuo, and fragments of white bones instantly scattered all over the ground!
"The immortal sects of the Southern Kingdom have been cultivating on the mountains for too long, have they damaged their brains?"

"Making hand seals and talismans, ascending an altar to engage in magical duels? These are all ancient methods from hundreds of years ago..."

"You have not attained any of the Taoist supernatural powers, profound skills, or ingenious techniques, nor have you ever truly mastered them. How did you cultivate your Yin spirits? And where did you get the audacity to block our path?"

With a whip kick, he shattered the white bone lantern. Yinghuo casually flicked the remaining ghost fire off his robes and coldly glanced down at the two.

The Five Immortal Sects of the Southern Kingdom are too complacent. It's no longer the era of hundreds of years ago when one could win a battle simply by possessing a magical treasure and engaging in a back-and-forth, step-by-step exchange of incantations.

The Great Zhou Dynasty, located north of Tiandu, revered Heaven and followed the laws of its ancestors. It was a place where divine prohibitions were mysterious and supernatural, and the gods and earth deities respected the laws of nature.

When a celestial being utters a word that determines the secrets of heaven, the magical powers and supernatural abilities of the Taoist priests are naturally weakened by 30%. When an earth deity utters rules, the five elements are restricted and spiritual energy is stopped within the divine realm.

Cultivating the Dharma Realm and mastering the profound arts of Taoism have become essential lessons for the Feathered Immortal Path and the Immortal Path in the Northern Kingdom... If one does not learn them, one will inevitably be captured and killed by the Mao God of the Great Zhou!

Even so, the Feathered Path could not withstand the divine ice blade and was destroyed. The Immortal Path also barely survived in a corner of the Heavenly Capital.

The immortal disciples scattered throughout the north had all survived a great escape from the true immortals' killing path. Having experienced countless battles and killings, they were able to easily subdue the two of them.

Behind Yinghuo, the fairy feathers fluttered gently, and she held the umbrella like a sword in one hand, pointing it directly at the Soul Ancestor.

As the successor of the Feathered Dao, she naturally possesses not only a magical treasure, but also the ability to fight three Yin Gods and retreat safely.

But she never needed to use any magical artifacts; a feather, an umbrella, and a sword were enough.

"Old ghost of the White Bone Path, why are you provoking me?" Yinghuo raised an eyebrow and pointed, seemingly wanting an explanation from the Venerable Soul Ancestor.

"Hmph! What's with all this pretense? Let's see who has the better skills!"

The Venerable Soul Ancestor blushed and with a wave of his right hand, the hundreds of white bones scattered on the ground gathered back into his right hand. In an instant, a banner and a lamp came crashing down from this side, while a feather and an umbrella from the other side fought back fiercely.

The celestial umbrella resembles a sword, its clear light strange and mysterious; a touch of it would surely bring dust to the ground. The soul banner is chilling, its black silk threads swirling around it; a collision with it would likely result in the complete loss of one's soul.

The three fought for another dozen rounds, when a hundred-foot-long beam of light rose into the sky. With a loud boom, the spear flags were thrown high into the air, and two figures crashed to the ground, one on the left and one on the right. Immediately afterward, two hundred-foot-long feathers attacked. The immortal feathers seemed to be slicing through the air like countless steel blades, even tearing the void apart. The two Yin Gods were so frightened that they hurriedly dodged, rolling on the ground and fleeing in panic...

They were no match for this female Taoist priest.
Seeing the woman with double pupils and celestial feathers, she walked through the air, pressing down on the northern mountain, her power unmatched for a moment!
With his unparalleled celestial light and profound skills that could withstand Taoist magic and supernatural powers, how could the two old monsters, the Palace Guardian and the Soul Venerable, possibly want to fight him?
After struggling back and forth for the time it takes for two incense sticks to burn, the two began to have the idea of ​​backing down.

But before the two could leave, a high-pitched crane cry finally rang out from the heavens.

A colossal shadow, obscuring the sky, tore through the curtain of clear light. After circling in the azure sky for a while, a crane claw the size of a hill descended, and nine sea dragons, resembling earthworms, crashed to the ground with a bang. Among them, an unconscious man was thrown off the northern mountain by the Crane Lord.

Clearly, during this time, Crane Lord of Tiannan has achieved results, forcibly taking someone from the hands of Jupiter and Star of the Morning.

The cranes cried out in the heavens, their feathers clashing and slashing against each other in the sky for over a hundred rounds. No human or crane figures could be seen in the process, only feathers fluttering everywhere. After the hundred rounds ceased, the Feathered Umbrella suddenly expanded, its boundless secret power intertwining, causing a beam of immortal light to collapse from the heavens.

Crane Lord held his arm across the front, the Yin and Yang energies forming a Yin-Yang symbol, which finally dissipated the divine power from the celestial umbrella. He staggered a few steps and retreated...

Who exactly is this Taoist immortal? How could his background be so profound?

"Lord Crane, this beast is ferocious and difficult to deal with. How are things on your end?"

The old patriarch below, with his spear bound together and a worried expression, followed closely behind, saying warily.

"Two people escaped, and the Yin spirit among them is the one who infiltrated Tiannan disguised as a Lingnan witch, Jupiter-Jupiter, who is probably a Baqiu person."

"This brat is reckless and dared to lay a hand on me, so I've detained him!"

Crane Lord slowly descended, glanced at the Dragon Lord who was unconscious among the rubble of North Mountain, and nodded in explanation.

However, upon closer inspection, one would find that the Crane Lord's arms had been injured by the Fire Star, leaving numerous bloodstains.

The Path of Ascension, the Path of Ascension, the oldest immortal lineage in the Heavenly Capital, whose true teachings are truly terrifying.

"Yinghuo? That's truly an amazing skill..."

(End of this chapter)