Master of the Xuanyin Sect of Mount Shu

Chapter 44 Lin Rui delivers the letter
Jin Xu Nu of Zi Yun Palace was originally a mermaid who had become a spirit. He cultivated on Nanxun Island for five hundred years and condensed a Nanming Li Huo inner core in his abdomen.

Later, when he arrived at Ziyun Palace, the three sisters of Chufeng had not yet begun their formal cultivation. He used the Nanming Li Fire to refine the jade box left by the Golden Mother of the First Heaven and took out the "Golden Chapter of the Earthly Palace" to guide them in their cultivation.

Jin Xunu gradually grew from an animal into human form. He was originally extremely ugly, but after being harmonized by the Heavenly True Water of Ziyun Palace, achieving a balance of water and fire, he underwent a complete transformation, shedding his old skin and becoming a beautiful young man.

Just as he was undergoing his tribulation and changing his skin, Sanfeng, out of jealousy, opened a corner of the altar, allowing the Heavenly Demon to enter. This caused him and Erfeng to become possessed by demons, losing their purity and preventing them from cultivating into Heavenly Immortals.

Afterwards, Chu Feng arranged for him to marry Er Feng.

When Sanfeng was about to come with Lu Rongbo, Jin Xunu had silently divined the future and learned that the three of them were likely to meet with bad luck. He only offered a few words of advice, but Sanfeng, being stubborn by nature, naturally did not listen.

He refused, citing Chu Feng's seclusion for cultivation and his duty to protect the Grand Palace Master. Now that he had calculated that the time was almost up, he rushed over to rescue his wife, Er Feng.

His Taiyi Qingning Fan was extremely powerful; the demon-slaying divine light it emitted forced open the gate of the Xuan Yin Refining Soul Array from the outside, creating a path.

Wherever the divine light passed, all the dark and evil spirits vanished, and even the beast spirits on the banner retreated as if they were demons seeing sunlight.

The pale red divine light rushed to the front of the stone bed, and Guan Minghui barely managed to block it by emitting a large amount of red and purple light from the ten-thousand-year-old warm jade.

Jin Xunu swiftly closed in, unleashing all seven treasures—the Locking Yang Hook, the Mourning Mace, the Polo Knife, the Trouble Circle, and others—while simultaneously reaching out to snatch Erfeng.

Most of these treasures came from the Lianshan Treasury, and with the demon-slaying divine light of the Taiyi Qingning Fan, Guan Minghui could not directly confront its power.

Knowing that the other party only intended to snatch her, he quickly reversed his Taiyin essence blood and injected it into Erfeng's body, then threw it over and laughed loudly, "Since you want it so badly, here you go!"

Jin Xunu snatched his wife back and, as expected, ceased fighting. He retrieved all the treasures, carried Erfeng, and flew backward. On the way, he saw Lu Rongbo trapped in the evil aura, so he casually used his fan to free her and took her with him as well.

The array gate closed, and the black mist spread out again, causing the beast souls to roar and boil inside once more.

"Get out of here! You'll have to nurse the dead children!" Guan Minghui waved his hand, sending the beast souls back to their places on the banners. In the entire cave, only nine long banners and wisps of black mist remained, while everything else disappeared.

He saw through the vegetation outside that after Jin Xunu left the cave entrance on the cliff, he did not go to find Hua Yaosong, but flew straight to the South China Sea. His furrowed brows relaxed slightly.

Jin Xunu has high cultivation and magical power, having cultivated for nearly a thousand years. He possesses many treasures, especially the Taiyi Qingning Fan. If he helps Hua Yaosong to make things difficult for him, he will be very hard to deal with.

Therefore, turning Erfeng into a zombie and making him quickly take people back to Ziyun Palace for treatment was better than killing him directly, as even Chufeng and Huizhu were too busy to come over, thus avoiding causing trouble for him.

Now that Guan Minghui has successfully refined his golden elixir, he can begin to retrieve the Azure Chain Sword.

However, before that, we need to properly refine this "spoils of war" to greatly enhance our strength.

The biggest gain this time was the primordial spirits of Sanfeng and Dongxiu, two Golden Core Immortals, which could be refined into two Seven-Turn Divine Banners!

He selected two Xuan Yin Banners and sealed the two people's primordial spirits on them respectively. The original main gods were a serpent and a bear, but this time they both stepped down to become auxiliary souls.

A seven-turn divine banner can have seven auxiliary souls, but they are not yet fully equipped. If a stronger one is found, the original main god will be dethroned.

After he finished refining it, he returned the flying swords that Dongxiu and Sanfeng had used to them, and gave Erfeng's sword to Sanfeng so that she could use two swords.

Most of the magic sand used by Sanfeng was destroyed, with about one-fifth remaining, which was given to Dongxiu's primordial spirit.

Dongxiu's Dragon Sparrow Ring was not suitable, so Guan Minghui kept it for his own use.

There's also the Three Phoenixes' Xuan Guang Ruler, whose full name is the Myriad Manifestations Xuan Guang Ruler. It has many other wondrous uses that the Three Phoenixes haven't yet discovered. Gu Chen recalls seeing Master Lian Shan use it; he'll study it carefully later. It's a pity there's only half a set of the Dragon Sparrow Ring; otherwise, its effects would be even stronger than the Xuan Guang Ruler.

There is also the Soul-Destroying Mirror left by Erfeng, which was refined by Master Lianshan using unorthodox methods. It is a very vicious magic weapon that can turn a person into a skeleton and also capture their primordial spirit.

Guan Minghui planned to refine it into an evil treasure.

Cui Haike, Yang Li, Ku Tie, and Lin Rui emerged one after another from their respective caves.

They received nourishment from the medicinal power of the Six Yang Bone-Changing Elixir and the Nine-Turn Rejuvenating Pill, resulting in a qualitative improvement in both their physical and mental well-being.

The physical state of Cui Haike and Yang Li's demon bodies has been improved, becoming almost indistinguishable from that of living people, and they can even cultivate and use their past immortal techniques again.

Lin Rui directly cultivated his inner core into a golden core. He believed that the opportunity was rare and did not wait for the nine cycles, completing the core in six cycles.

Ku Tie has accepted Buddhist thought...

The words of enlightenment that Zen Master Bai Mei gave him that day were so profound that he no longer cared much about his body, which he regarded as a stinking bag of skin. These days, he had been chanting Buddhist scriptures in his cave and entering deep meditation. In a trance, he saw Zen Master Bai Mei preaching to him.

Guan Minghui had previously calculated Hua Yaosong's situation, indicating that he was away from home. The interpretation of the divination chart suggested that he was going to invite people from the Emei Sect.

Hua Yaosong alone is not easy to deal with, and it would be even more difficult if the Emei Sect were added. Any one of the Three Immortals and Two Elders would make it hard to get the Qing Suo Sword.

We need to put some pressure on Emei.

Guan Minghui took out a black silk thread and made it float between his hands. It automatically intertwined horizontally and vertically, quickly weaving a black cloth with raised characters on it.

He kneaded the "cloth" into a ball, which turned into a wisp of black smoke. He called over Lin Rui and instructed him to extend his left hand, then poured the wisp of black smoke into his palm.

"Go to Mount Wutai and find the Grandmaster Taiyi Hunyuan. Deliver this secret letter to him personally." Guan Minghui hesitated for a moment, then handed him a fifth-grade Xuan Yin Gathering Beast Banner.
"If you fly directly to Mount Wutai like this, you will definitely be intercepted halfway. Use this banner to change your location and avoid that calamity. After delivering the message, do not come back."

Lin Rui was stunned: "What? You're not coming back?"

"Our fate has run its course. If you return, you will surely die a horrible death. Go now!"

Lin Rui accepted the Xuan Yin Gathering Beast Banner with a puzzled look, bowed to Guan Minghui one last time, and then turned to leave.

Once outside, he unfurled the Mysterious Yin Gathering Beast Banner. The main deity on the banner was a three-clawed golden eagle. He made a hand seal and cast a spell, draping the banner over his body. Instantly, he transformed into a golden eagle, flapped his wings, and soared into the clouds, flying north.

Mangcang Mountain is in Yunnan, and Wutai Mountain is in Shanxi. Flying straight there, passing through Sichuan, there are countless masters of both immortals and Buddhists cultivating there. If he were to ride a flying sword, a black streak would sweep through the sky, and he might be intercepted by meddlesome people.

He transformed into a golden eagle and flew among the clouds, so that ordinary people would not notice him. Sure enough, he traveled through Sichuan and Chongqing, crossed the Qinling Mountains and the Lüliang Mountains in one go, and finally arrived at Mount Wutai.

Lin Rui was no nobody; some members of the Wutai Sect even had a good personal relationship with him. When they saw him arrive, they assumed he had come to help out in the sword fight between the two sects and hurriedly welcomed him in with great joy.

Upon seeing the Grandmaster Taiyi Hunyuan, he extended his left hand.

After the recipient was identified, black smoke flew out, formed a scroll in the air, and fell towards the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor.

The Grandmaster of Taiyi Hunyuan felt that Gu Chen was being deliberately mysterious.

(End of this chapter)