Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 357 Mysterious Existence
Gazing at the pitch-black passage that stretched across the heavens and earth before them, all the geniuses from the immortal sects present were taken aback, and then turned their gazes toward the direction of the Shangqing Immortal Sect.

According to the rules of the Gathering of Heroes, the order in which the Thirteen Immortal Sects enter is determined by their ranking in the Dao Debate Battle.

As the champion of this Dao Debate, the Shangqing Immortal Sect enjoys the qualification to be the first to enter the Crimson Flame Realm.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhao Yue remained calm, activated her escape light, and led her fellow disciples into the dark passage.

Before touching the void portal, Zhao Yue hesitated slightly, glancing at Chen Beiwu out of the corner of her eye.

A gathering of heroes is not a contest of wits and strategies.

In the debate, Chen Beiwu had no choice but to confront her head-on to determine the winner.

However, within the Crimson Flame Realm, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is in a state of chaos, the environment is harsh, and cultivators' spiritual senses are greatly restricted.

Even if Zhao Yue forges a pure Yang Nascent Soul and obtains the Dao of Heaven and Earth, her Yang Spirit can travel thousands of miles in an instant, whether it's the North Sea in the morning or the Cangwu in the evening. She might still be ambushed and defeated by a prodigy like Chen Beiwu.

But the reverse is also true!
The Myriad Spirits Calamity Transformation, a powerful immortal technique, requires time to prepare and cannot be without any warning. Furthermore, the divine sense of a Nascent Soul True Monarch far surpasses that of a Golden Core True Monarch, allowing them to anticipate the enemy's moves and strike in advance.

If she could detect Chen Beiwu with her divine sense in advance and launch a direct attack, she might even be able to defeat him within two moves.

Ultimately, without the support of an unparalleled killing move like the Myriad Spirits Tribulation Transformation, Chen Beiwu was still just a Golden Core Peak cultivator.

Even if his combat power is comparable to that of an ordinary Nascent Soul early-stage True Monarch, he is still only a Golden Core cultivator.

'I will keep winning!'

Zhao Yue withdrew her gaze, stepped into the void portal, and disappeared from sight.

Upon seeing this, True Venerable Taoyan's gaze shifted slightly, then he turned to look at Chen Beiwu with a scrutinizing look in his eyes.

Although he was optimistic about Chen Beiwu's future, he did not think that the latter's future achievements could be compared with those of Gu Qinghan, the Holy Maiden of Taiyin. Where exactly did things go wrong?
"Let's go."

Chao Taoyan Zhenzun bowed slightly to show his respect, and Chen Beiwu activated Cangming Stepping into the void portal first.

Yu Zhaohua and the other three followed closely behind, transforming into streaks of light and disappearing from sight.

"Buzz!"

Inside the void portal, the world was filled with bizarre and fantastical lights. All around was darkness, except for a faint glimmer of light directly in front of them, guiding Chen Beiwu and his companions forward.

It's hard to say how much time has passed; perhaps it was a moment, or perhaps a day and a night.

When the light directly in front of him suddenly expanded and burst out with a suffocating heat wave, Chen Beiwu's vision went black and a buzzing sound rang in his ears.

'Compared to the teleportation of the Ten Directions Gate, the teleportation experience of this Myriad Realms Gate is simply awful,' Chen Beiwu thought to himself.

The next instant, his body felt light, and he felt the ground beneath his feet.

Chen Beiwu opened his eyes and found Yu Zhaohua looking up at the sky with a curious tone.

"Is this the Crimson Flame Realm?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu looked up and saw three great suns hanging high in the sky, radiating endless light and heat, and even the surrounding air was mixed with a faint smell of sulfur.

Clearly, this realm is an ominous place, naturally close to the Great Dao of Fire, while the other five elements are suppressed.

“That’s right.” Ye Xinya nodded, her expression solemn.

According to her understanding, the Crimson Flame Realm was once a vibrant middle-thousand world, even giving birth to a fifth-realm demon lord who called himself "Flame Emperor." He was extremely arrogant, which provoked the Heavenly Flame Immortal Sect's Nascent Soul True Venerable to take action and forcibly strip this world of its origin with supreme power, causing the world's ley lines to become violent, the earth to become scorched, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to become disordered.

"Something's not right here!" Chen Beiwu frowned slightly and pointed out.

Before the Immortal Sect Exchange Meeting began, the sect had already prepared intelligence for him.

Although these intelligence reports have some minor flaws, such as the failure to update the cultivation information of Wang Chan of the Taiqing Immortal Sect and the Sanxiao of the Shangqing Immortal Sect in a timely manner, they are not so bad as to get even basic information about a realm wrong.

"What's wrong?" Ye Xinya's eyes flickered slightly.

"Divine sense!" Chen Beiwu said succinctly.

According to sect intelligence records, the environment of the Crimson Flame Realm is extremely harsh. When a Golden Core cultivator enters this realm, their divine sense will be suppressed by 50%, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that they usually breathe in and refine will also be accompanied by a scorching and violent fiery aura.

These fiery energies that enter the body with spiritual power are like wild horses, scorching the cultivator's meridians, eroding the earthly true qi, and even stirring up inner fire, causing the cultivator to feel restless and even develop inner demons.

Chen Beiwu had just habitually extended his divine sense outwards for tens of thousands of feet, attempting to cover the terrain within a radius of sixty miles, but he found that his divine sense became heavy and sluggish, its power less than thirty percent of its usual strength, and was severely suppressed.

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhaohua and the other three's expressions changed slightly as they realized what was going on, but they still couldn't find the source of the problem.

"Perhaps it's because the earth's veins here are special, and they have an extremely strong effect on suppressing divine sense!" Mo Qingshuang frowned and guessed.

"Maybe." Chen Beiwu looked around, still vaguely feeling that something was amiss.

When the spirit and the vital energy unite, the primordial spirit is initially formed.

The divine sense of the Immortal Alliance True Lord surged like a tide, like mercury spilling onto the ground, penetrating every nook and cranny.

A Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stages can make everything within a radius of thirty miles appear in perfect detail, even the crawling of ants is reflected in the heart's lake, as if looking at the lines on one's palm.

However, if one does not pursue perfect clarity, a Nascent Soul True Monarch can condense his divine sense into a single line, which can extend for thousands of miles, as if seen with one's own eyes, and can sense distances of thousands or even tens of thousands of miles. Its power is far beyond the comprehension of a Golden Core True Person.

It is precisely for this reason that, in Chen Beiwu's view, even if the Crimson Flame Realm can suppress 50% of the divine sense of a Golden Core True Person, it is impossible for it to suppress 70% of the divine sense of a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Moreover, thanks to the Nine Breaths Chaos and the enhancement of his divine power, Chen Beiwu's divine sense range surpasses that of a Nascent Soul early-stage True Monarch, perfectly covering a radius of sixty miles.

"Let's go, let's search the surrounding area first and determine the location of the Innate Qi Array Eye."

Chen Beiwu hesitated for a moment, but did not delve into the details, and proceeded according to the pre-arranged plan.

Meanwhile, at the same time, the place where Chen Beiwu and the others were located was 30,000 feet deep.

Deep within a lava cave, a pair of crimson eyes slowly opened and glanced upwards.

"Interesting, so they've finally arrived!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the owner of the crimson eyes smiled and vanished in a flash.

……

after an hour.

Crimson Flame Realm, a mysterious valley.

Following the map, Chen Beiwu arrived at the center of the valley.

"Buzz!"

Without Chen Beiwu needing to activate his magic, the map in his hand lit up automatically, resonating with the stone pillars around the valley.

"Boom!"

The valley trembled, the array's restrictions were lifted, revealing a funnel-shaped mystical treasure.

Above the Xuanbao, a mass of liquid about the size of a human head, resembling flowing crimson gold, slowly floated up, causing the temperature of the entire valley to drop drastically.

Chen Beiwu remained expressionless, forming hand seals as indicated on the map, and chanting obscure scriptures.

Three-quarters of an hour later, the ball of Fiery Yang Liquid shot into the sky, transforming into a golden rainbow that detached from the Xuanbao.

Seeing this, Chen Beiwu quickly took out the Spirit Sealing Jade Bottle he had prepared in advance, put away the Yan Yang Liquid, and swiftly put the stopper on the bottle.

"Shhhhhhh!"

Not long after, four streaks of light descended from a distance, revealing the figures of Yu Zhaohua and the others.

"Senior Brother Chen, we've found the location of the Innate Qi Array Eye!" Yu Zhaohua exclaimed joyfully.

"Where?" Chen Beiwu's eyes lit up slightly.

"According to the compass readings, it should be in the northwest, about 3,500 li away," Yu Zhaohua replied.

There is only one way to win the Heroes' Gathering: defeat the other immortal cultivators, obtain all the jade tokens, and stand until the very end.

Therefore, in order to prevent some immortal sect cultivators from choosing to avoid the battle, and at the same time to intensify the competition among the major immortal sects, the organizers of the Gathering of Heroes will place one-time-use mystic treasures in special locations such as the spiritual vein hub and the innate Qi array eye.

Whoever can defeat their competitors to enter the Spirit Vein Hub, or occupy the Innate Qi Array Eye to obtain a one-time talisman treasure, will be able to greatly enhance their team's strength.

"Wang!"

Iron Egg barked softly as a reminder.

It activated the karmic fire to listen to sins multiple times, but failed to detect any special sinful karmic forces within a radius of a thousand miles. However, it had a vague premonition, as if it were being targeted by some dangerous thing.

"Huh?" (Where are you?)
Upon hearing this, the Five Qi Vine glanced around. The environment of the Crimson Flame Realm was too harsh, not very friendly to wood-attribute mystical beasts, and it didn't notice anything at all.

‘It doesn’t matter. ’

Chen Beiwu patted Tie Dan's head, trying to soothe him with his mind.

If the other party truly had the strength to threaten them, they wouldn't have been hiding and acting so furtively all this time.

Moreover, killing without cause is forbidden within the Crimson Flame Realm, and with the Heavenly Flame Immortal Sect's Nascent Soul True Venerable overseeing the situation, their lives are fully guaranteed.

"Let's go without further ado."

Having determined the location of the Innate Qi Array Eye, Chen Beiwu immediately led his teammates to the front.

Deep underground, the crimson-eyed being, with a slight smile on its lips, followed closely behind the Jade Purity Immortal Sect's group.

……

On the other side, at the location of the Innate Qi Array Eye.

Amidst swirling yellow sand, the three great prodigies of the immortal sects are locked in a standoff.

"This key point of the formation is mine, the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect." Xun Xing, the chief of the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect, said arrogantly, "You are no match for me, so you might as well retreat."

Upon hearing this, the chief disciples of the Fulong Immortal Sect and the Xuanhuang Immortal Sect exchanged a glance but remained silent.

"Very well, since you are unwilling to leave, then leave behind the jade tokens you carry."

Xun Xing sighed helplessly, as if he had already figured out the two great immortal sects.

"Let's join forces to crush the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect! The jade tokens will be distributed as follows: three for you and two for me!" Xuanhuang Chief shouted, and immediately took action.

Although he was no match for Xun Xing in a one-on-one fight, he was quite confident of winning if it were ten against five.

Upon hearing this, Chief Fulong immediately summoned his Fellow Beast and led his fellow disciples to be the first to attack the prodigies of the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

After exchanging blows for dozens of rounds, the chief of Xuanhuang suddenly froze, frozen in place by Xun Xing's third-tier treasure technique.

He looked down and found that a beast's claw had suddenly appeared on his chest.

"why?"

Chief Xuanhuang turned his head, and what came into view was the cold gaze of Chief Fulong.

"There's no reason why; all's fair in war."

Chief Fulong kicked Chief Xuanhuang away, picked up the blood-stained jade token, and casually handed it to Xun Xing.

Xun Xing shook his head and chuckled, "Don't worry, our alliance remains valid. This jade token is yours."

Upon hearing this, Chief Fulong breathed a sigh of relief.

Those who betray others will always be betrayed by others.

He was also afraid that Xun Xing would break the alliance and take this opportunity to seize the Fulong Immortal Sect.

Upon witnessing this scene, the cultivators of the Xuanhuang Immortal Sect glared angrily and erupted in fury, but they were still unable to withstand the vast difference in strength between the two sides and suffered successive defeats, thus ending their journey at the Gathering of Heroes.

"Clap clap clap!"

Suddenly, applause rang out, and Xun Xing and the others used their divine senses to probe the source of the sound.

A slender figure slowly walked over, followed by four Golden Core prodigies. It was none other than Meng Chengxian, the chief disciple of the Dongxuan Immortal Sect.

"Brother Meng, are you also going to get involved in this mess?" Xun Xing asked, his brows furrowing slightly.

In terms of combat strength alone, he was superior to Meng Chengxian, but the latter was a very accurate fortune teller.

Given his understanding of Meng Chengxian, he knew that the other party would never have shown up unless he was absolutely certain.

“Of course.” Meng Chengxian said calmly, waving his fan lightly. “I cast a divination today, and the result is very auspicious. There will be no bloodshed. Brother Xun, why don’t you retreat in one direction?”

"Oh." Xun Xing's eyes narrowed. "Then I shall give it a try."

Whether or not they can obtain the mysterious treasure within the array's core will determine the success of the four-sect alliance's cooperation.

The Dongxuan Immortal Sect alone is far from enough to make him back down.

"call out!"

Just then, a streak of light swept across the distant sky.

"It's Chen Beiwu!"

Sensing this familiar aura, the cultivators from both the Bixiao Immortal Sect and the Fulong Immortal Sect changed their expressions slightly, and even Xun Xing frowned.

With the Dao Debate concluded and the gathering at Luoxia Villa completed, the cultivators of the thirteen immortal sects had reached a consensus:
Chen Beiwu is undoubtedly the strongest among the prodigies of this generation, and only the Three Immortals of Shangqing Immortal Sect can defeat him.

Now that Chen Beiwu has suddenly arrived, let alone obtaining the one-time-use Xuanbao within the array's core, it's uncertain whether they can even escape from his grasp!

"Go back!"

Xun Xing shouted sharply, and his figure retreated rapidly.

The cultivators from the Bixiao Immortal Sect and the Fulong Immortal Sect reacted extremely quickly. Before Xun Xing's voice had even finished, they had already activated their various colored escape lights and fled in all directions.

"Buzz!"

The next instant, a semi-transparent glass barrier quietly appeared, completely sealing off this space.

The cultivators at the forefront were caught off guard and crashed hard into the barrier.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

The barrier remained completely intact; instead, the cultivators who crashed into it were struck as if by a heavy blow, and their escape light dissipated.

Upon seeing this, Xun Xing abruptly turned his head, his face turning ashen.

In the four directions of east, west, south, and north, Yu Zhaohua, Mo Qingshuang, Ye Xinya, and Xue Tianyi each stood in one direction, their hands forming hand seals, and the true Qi of the Earthly Fiends around them continuously gathered together, completely stripping away this space.

"This is the Four Symbols Sealing Void Technique, which cannot be broken by any attack except by a Nascent Soul True Monarch with full force. Fellow Daoists, you should stay here," Yu Zhaohua said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the cultivators from the Bixiao Immortal Sect and the Fulong Immortal Sect all turned pale, while the cultivators from the Dongxuan Immortal Sect remained calm.

"That's right, why don't you all stay here!"

As soon as Chen Beiwu finished speaking, the golden egg shot into the sky, unleashing the Three Phases Manifestation Profound Power, and exuding a vast pressure comparable to that of a False Infant cultivator.

"Wang!"

Tie Dan's figure flashed, activating the Karmic Fire Listening to Sins Profound Power, which transformed into a flickering black light.

Wherever it passed, a burst of True Fire of Severing Karma erupted from the buttocks of the cultivators of the Fulong Immortal Sect, causing them to scream in agony.

"Damn it, what kind of flame is this?!"

Upon discovering that they could not use the Earthly Fiend True Qi to expel the Karmic Severing True Fire, some cultivators from the Subduing Dragon Immortal Sect couldn't help but curse out loud.

"Na!"

With a clasp of its hands, the desolate desert suddenly bursts forth with green life.

Ancient trees, towering high and reaching the heavens, rose from the ground, transforming most of the desert into a primeval forest of countless ancient trees in the blink of an eye, surrounding the three major immortal sects and fifteen Golden Core cultivators.

Upon seeing this, Xun Xing felt a barely perceptible bead of cold sweat trickle down his forehead.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. We can form an alliance with you to fight against the Shangqing Immortal Sect together!"

(End of this chapter)