Invincible!

Chapter 247 Furnace Fortress
"An hour late?"

Xie Cangyun was slightly taken aback.

Somewhat unclear.

And Mr. Li...

I was somewhat relieved.

"Luckily I got here quickly."

Fortunately, after receiving Wei Ming's message, he acted decisively and flew towards this sea area at top speed, intercepting Gus, Xuandu, and the others who had already been exposed.

If it were delayed any longer, and Xie Cangyun, a powerful expert with the strength of a Nascent Soul Immortal, made his move, what chance would he have?

Forget about a thrilling life-or-death battle; forget about the hundreds of billions in winnings either.

At that time, it will be impossible to pile the Primordial Floating Dawn True Body into the Ninth Layer.

"We should really thank that Wei Zhenchuan."

Li Xianxin said.

What do you mean by "one hour late"?

At this moment, Xie Cangyun seemed to finally realize something, and he suddenly turned his gaze to the void and the sea.

Although an hour had passed, and even the seemingly calming celestial phenomena appeared to have subsided, but...

The traces left by the epic battle between top-tier True Monarchs are not so easily erased from this world.

After observing for a moment, this primordial spirit immortal quickly realized what was going on.

"A great battle took place here... You, Xuan Du, and those unknown enemies fought together!?"

"Correct."

Li nodded, making no attempt to hide anything.

"Besides Xuandu, there is another person named Gusi Shenjun. In addition, there is a monk from the Silent Ancient Temple, but I don't know his name."

"It's Gus!?"

Xie Cangyun was immediately alarmed: "This expert from the Divine Race has an aura and form that are almost exactly the same as ours. He has been mingling in our human territory for many years and is very famous. A hundred years ago, the Xuan Yang Dao Zi of the Yao Yang Immortal Sect, who was as famous as me, Lue Ying and others on the Eastern Continent and was known as the Brilliant Sun, died at his hands."

"The Shadow Sword Immortal?"

Li Xian found the name slightly strange.

But then he realized that the person in front of him was Xie Cangyun, a direct disciple of the Supreme Being, who had cultivated to the level of a Nascent Soul Immortal...

They're probably not very old.

It's estimated to be only seven or eight hundred years old.

He was estimated to be only over six hundred years old when he went into seclusion to undergo tribulation.

They can be considered to be from the previous generation of Yi Yuanshi's group.

Talented people come out from generation to generation.

It's not surprising that he was once as famous as the Shadow Sword Immortal.

"Gu Si, Xuan Du, and the other one are from the Silent Ancient Temple... The Silent Ancient Temple is a place of hiding and running away. Among the True Monarchs, Shi Zhen and Fa Yuan are renowned figures... If these three join forces, even a top True Monarch could be ambushed and killed on the spot if they are not prepared..."

Xie Cangyun glanced at Li Xian: "You were able to survive their siege unscathed, which is enough to prove your extraordinary strength. You have a great chance of passing the tribulation, gathering pure yang, and cultivating immortal power in the future."

"Oh? The Silent Ancient Temple actually has two experts of similar strength?"

Li Xian was somewhat surprised and asked curiously, "The magic treasures of such renowned True Monarchs must be well-known to everyone. I wonder what the characteristics of their magic treasures are?"

"Of the two, Shizhen cultivates physical techniques and integrates the supreme treasure into his body, forming a left dragon and right tiger pattern, while Fayuan is known as the reincarnation of an Arhat and wields the supreme treasure, the Soul-Shattering Golden Bell. When the golden bell rings, it shakes the soul. If the strong person you face is fighting you in close combat, it will be Shizhen. If it is the Soul-Shattering Golden Bell, then it must be Fayuan."

Xie Cangyun, living in that era, knew these people quite well, and spoke of them with great knowledge: "I once fought Fa Yuan. Although I was slightly better than him, the golden bell shook my mind, and I was unable to kill him..."

"The Golden Bell Shakes the Soul?"

Li Xian took out the golden bell: "Is it this golden bell?"

"Yes, this is the golden bell."

Xie Cangyun recognized it at a glance and nodded: "Every one of the Nine Realms magic treasures has a name and a name, I would never mistake it..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly realized something: "Wait! The Soul-Sweeping Bell!? Isn't this Fa Yuan's natal treasure? If he wants to transcend tribulation and become an immortal in the future, he will rely entirely on this treasure for enhancement. Fa Yuan will never let such a ninth-level magic treasure, which is related to his cultivation path, fall into the hands of others..."

At this point, the Nascent Soul Immortal couldn't help but turn his gaze to him.

"you……"

"It's true that Fayuan would never let it fall into the hands of others, but if he dies, he will naturally lose control of this treasure."

"died!?"

Xie Cangyun's pupils contracted: "Fayuan is dead!? You killed Fayuan!?"

He immediately followed up with, "Impossible! In a one-on-one fight, you might have the strength to kill Fayuan, but didn't you say that you, Gusi, and Xuandu joined forces to attack you? How could you possibly kill him when you're fighting three against one..."

"It's very simple."

Li Xiandao said, "I am stronger than them."

"Stronger..."

The immense confidence conveyed in those two words, coupled with the Soul-Sweeping Bell, a ninth-realm magic treasure, as proof...

"So, after you broke into their encirclement, not only were you not forced back, but you defeated all three of them together and even killed Fayuan of the Silent Ancient Temple in one fell swoop!?"

"Do not."

Li Xiandao said, "It wasn't that I broke into their encirclement, but rather... I surrounded them all, and after a fierce battle, I killed them one by one."

Xie Cangyun was immediately shocked.

"Kill them one by one!?"

He looked at Li Xian in disbelief: "The Demon Lord of Xuandu, Gus of the Divine Race, and Fa Yuan, all died at your hands!?"

"Correct."

Li Xian gave an accurate answer.

"hiss!"

Xie Cangyun gasped.

After learning that the enemy who had infiltrated the Falling Star Sea was not just the Demon Lord Xuandu, he rushed over from the Flame Furnace Fortress at top speed, not daring to delay for even a moment, for fear that Li Xian might make a mistake and perish at the hands of these powerful figures from the opposing camp. Unexpectedly, the ones who actually died were not him at all, but Gus, Xuandu, and Fayuan who came to surround and kill him!

These three True Lords are all renowned figures in the Dao Realm!

Given that powerful immortals who have cultivated immortal power are easily detected by various means, they are almost the most useful assassination tools. Over the past hundred years, dozens or even hundreds of geniuses from various sects have died at their hands!
The nine major immortal sects and four major immortal dynasties all wished they could kill him as soon as possible.

at the moment……

All three True Lords, without exception, perished at the hands of Li Xian!

If this news gets out...

It will definitely cause a stir throughout the entire Eastern Continent.

This surpasses even his killing of Gu Qianfan, the number one rogue cultivator in the world, back then.

"I thought Yi Yuanshi was already the number one among our next generation of successors. Looking at all the forces in the Eastern Continent, no one could match his potential. I never expected that you would be even more amazing than him. You have been cultivating for less than sixty years and you have already reached this level! The younger generation is truly formidable! The younger generation is indeed formidable!"

Xie Cangyun's eyes gleamed with a sharp light: "Li Xian, you are absolutely capable of achieving what we have never accomplished, transcending the tribulation of the physical body and directly entering the realm of human immortals!"

"To undergo tribulation in the physical body?"

Li nodded: "I will."

"Hahaha, let's go, let's go! Now that we're overseas, let's head straight to Flamefortress!"

Xie Cangyun laughed loudly, "I'll take you to see the real scenery of the outer sea."

Li Xian did want to return to his sect as soon as possible to sell the Soul-Sweeping Bell and his spoils of war, exchanging them for cultivation resources that would allow him to cultivate the Primordial Floating Dawn True Body to the ninth level, but...

He really wanted to see the scenery overseas.

He nodded and said, "Let's go."

"Follow."

Xie Cangyun leaped up, unleashing the Great Luo Limitless Sword Qi, and headed straight for the Flame Furnace Fortress.

Li Xian observed him using sword energy to escape and quickly realized that this Nascent Soul Immortal had clearly cultivated this supreme technique to the ninth level.

Furthermore, he successfully survived the tribulation of lightning and condensed a pure Yang primordial spirit...

It's likely that he once possessed a magical treasure from the ninth realm.

In other words, this person was also a top-tier Nine-Trace True Lord back when he was a True Lord.

That's true. Although one can go to the Thunderflame Layer to trigger a tribulation when one reaches the peak of the Refining God Realm and condenses the Yin God, going to undergo the tribulation at that time is no different from courting death.

You need at least one ninth-realm magic weapon to have even a sliver of hope.

Having a level nine magic weapon means one has at least the combat power of a Seven-Scar True Monarch.

If I were to further refine my skills and elevate them to the eighth level, I would reach the strength of the Eight Marks.

In other words, those who dare to undergo tribulation are basically at the level of the Eight-Scarred True Monarch.

The rest are basically people whose time is coming to an end, and who are fighting to the death. Nine out of ten of these people will actually die and their souls will be scattered.

As Li Xian pondered, he realized something.

Xie Cangyun, this primordial spirit immortal...

The speed has increased.

Li Xian glanced at him and quickly understood his intention. He chuckled and then sped up to catch up with him.

"Oh?"

Xie Cangyun's lips curled into a smile, and his speed began to increase.

As his speed increased, Li Xian's speed also increased accordingly.

The technique of merging with the void caught Xie Cangyun's eye. His body shimmered with light, and he truly revealed his primordial spirit form, seemingly transforming into a ball of pure yang immortal power.

In this energy form, the effect of spatial resistance on him was minimized, and the speed of his breath increased rapidly from less than thirty miles to forty miles, fifty miles, and continued to advance towards sixty miles.

However, even though he had increased his speed to sixty miles per second, Li Xian still followed behind him at a leisurely pace. No matter how fast he accelerated, he could never shake off Li Xian's figure.

This kind of escape technique...

"Good guy."

Xie Cangyun's entire body shimmered with light, and he seemed to transform into a sword aura, displaying a technique that seemed to tear through the void. He directly increased his speed to eighty or ninety miles per breath, and finally, he even broke through the one hundred mile mark.

Even though he had increased his speed to this extent, Li Xian still followed behind him at a leisurely pace.

at best……

It also brought the profound mysteries of the Great Luo Limitless Sword Qi and the Great Completion Void Dao Body to their extreme.

The two, one after the other, quickly traversed hundreds of thousands of miles...

Xie Cangyun finally slowed down when the Flame Furnace Fortress was already quite close.

"Hahaha!"

He laughed loudly, "Although I haven't been through tribulation long and haven't been able to comprehend the advanced immortal technique of the Great Luo Limitless Sword Qi, as the main cultivator of this supreme technique, I naturally have some advantages in sword flight. In terms of flight speed, I'm not even at the bottom among Nascent Soul Loose Immortals." The Nascent Soul Loose Immortal looked at Li Xian with amazement, "You can keep up with my sword flight speed. Even if you are really chased by a Loose Immortal in the future, as long as the opponent is not a specialist in escape techniques, you still have a chance to escape unscathed."

"Primordial Spirit Immortal..."

Li Xian obtained the inheritance of many wandering immortals, even human immortals and earth immortals, in the ancient burial ground of immortals, and also had some understanding of the methods of these immortals.

Xie Cangyun's assessment of his escape technique was roughly the same as his own.

However, if he really needs to travel at full speed, he still has the Void Sword Escape.

Each journey covers nearly ten thousand miles, and with his current strength, he could easily traverse more than ten times in one go.

This is much faster than flying away on a sword.

It just consumes a lot of money.

Just like sprinting and jogging.

From an economic perspective, flying on a sword is clearly more cost-effective than using a sword to escape through the void.

During their conversation, they noticed a sudden surge of water below.

Xie Cangyun glanced at the scene, snorted coldly, and made a grabbing motion with his hand.

A divine consciousness so powerful it seemed to materialize...

Or rather, the magical power that had already merged with the divine consciousness was directly transformed into a giant hand under the control of the consciousness, leaving the body and reaching towards the sea.

The churning sea was turned upside down, and hundreds of millions, even billions of tons of seawater were propelled into the void by a vast force, revealing figures hidden on the seabed.

Li Xian glanced around and saw that it was a seventh-realm demon king.

But even such a powerful demon race had no chance of resisting this hand that could change at will and manipulate things at will. It was easily grasped in the hand and then gathered together with a burst of force...

"Oh!"

The powerful demon king was instantly blasted into a bloody mist.

Seeing this scene, Li Xian felt both expectant and surprised: "Can a rogue immortal directly attack a demon race below the immortal realm?"

"of course can."

Xie Cangyun said, "The so-called prohibition against attacking beings below the Immortal Realm is merely an unspoken rule within our human race. However, when it comes to other races, especially the demon race, we never need to follow these rules and moral principles."

He added, "The demon race treats the experts of our nine immortal sects the same way."

Upon hearing this, Li Xian's heart stirred.

Not long after he joined the Great Luo Immortal Sect, he learned that the current world order was one of immortals and demons vying for supremacy.

Apart from the demon race, neither the six major demonic sects nor the Twilight Divine Court and the Silent Ancient Temple hidden in various places have the qualifications to directly challenge the nine immortal sects.

Therefore, in order to prevent the Nine Immortal Sects from eradicating them at all costs, these forces will mostly choose to abide by the red lines drawn by the Nine Immortal Sects.

But the demon race...

They are clearly not afraid.

Although they are generally inferior to humans and have to retreat into the Endless Sea and the Abyss Sea to defend themselves by taking advantage of their "geographical" position, if they were to focus solely on one of the nine immortal sects...

Apart from the Nine Heavens Holy Land and the Heavenly Origin Sect, they have the ability to completely annihilate any other immortal sect.

"In reality, even if some immortal realms really attack those who have reached the Golden Core or Refined Spirit realms, it's not a big deal. The key is who is being killed and whether the people killed are worth the effort of their backers to wage a full-scale war to retaliate."

Xie Cangyun reminded him again.

The key is to weigh the pros and cons.

If someone like Xie Cangyun, a Nascent Soul Immortal, were to kill an elder like Guan Canghai, who wasn't even a Dao Child and might not even have a chance to transcend tribulation in the future, then killing him wouldn't be a big deal.

The Wuji Star Palace might come up with a accusation, but as long as the Daluo Immortal Sect comes up with a plausible excuse and offers some compensation, the matter can be put on hold.

Ultimately, it comes down to the magnitude of the cost and whether it's worth it.

As the two were talking, a colossal object, as majestic as a mountain, suddenly appeared at the edge of their field of vision.

This enormous object floated above the sea surface, surrounded by dozens of chains that stretched down into the ocean depths.

As Li Xian approached, he was shocked to discover that each of those chain-like objects was over tens of meters in diameter.

Pedestrians could walk on it, let alone drive a horse-drawn carriage.

Each of these iron chains has an exposed length of hundreds of miles, and if you include the deep ocean, the length is unimaginable.

At the very center of these chains, a massive square fortress floats on the sea.

Its diameter is a full eight hundred li.

Like a movable island, standing in the sea, it appears so abrupt.

"This is the Flame Furnace Fortress of my Great Luo Immortal Sect, which is anchored in the Endless Sea to prevent the invasion of the demon race. It is also the place where my Great Luo Immortal Sect has the strongest garrison."

Xie Cangyun looked at the fortress and said, "The entire fortress is garrisoned by more than five Loose Immortals, and is guarded by at least one True Immortal... Currently, there are two True Immortals guarding it: the former Lord of the Flame Furnace Fortress, Su Yu Taishang, and the newly arrived Master, Yue Jiuxiao Taishang."

His eyes gleamed: "Besides the Loose Immortals and True Immortals, there are currently nine fleets stationed at the Flame Furnace Fortress. The flagship of each fleet is a 'Virtual Immortal' class warship, meaning that at full power, it can contend with Loose Immortals and Heavenly Demons!"

As Li Xian listened to Xie Cangyun's description, and then looked at this war fortress with a diameter of eight hundred li...

It's easy to guess what kind of being this behemoth will be dealing with once it's fully activated.

A demon god comparable to a true immortal!
As Li Xian surveyed the fortress, he also occasionally saw groups of sword lights entering and leaving the Flame Furnace Fortress.

Some of these sword lights appeared pure, while others were somewhat chaotic.

It looks like...

"Rogue cultivator?"

Li was somewhat surprised.

"Correct."

Xie Cangyun nodded: "Why does our Great Luo Immortal Sect allow cultivators to occupy a territory and establish a family? It's because they have rendered meritorious service in slaying demons! Any cultivator who is not a member of our Great Luo Immortal Sect can kill demons and receive rewards, or exchange them for exquisite spells or rare treasures. Once they have enough, they can also be allocated territory and become a cultivation family under the rule of our Great Luo Immortal Sect."

He glanced at one of the Golden Core level sword lights: "Not to mention the cultivators below the Golden Core level who travel to and from Flame Furnace Fortress, there are tens of thousands of Golden Core True Persons and Refining Spirit Great True Persons active here."

There are tens of thousands of Golden Core cultivators!

These words, which seem completely unrelated, are actually right before my eyes.

At this moment, Li Xian once again understood the vastness of heaven and earth.

Not to mention anything far away, within the Great Luo Immortal Sect, there are three thousand vassal states and one hundred and eight thousand domains. How many of them did he visit?
In almost every region, there are families established by cultivators at the third or fourth realm.

Some families are better off, with members being cultivators at the fifth or sixth level.

Golden Core Clan...

Even if there's only one in a hundred domains, that's still over a thousand.

"Come, I'll take you to your residence first. As the commander, you can directly take charge of a fleet and patrol the ocean."

Xie Cangyun said with a smile.

Li nodded.

The two quickly entered the Flameforge.

A fortress with a diameter of eight hundred li is not considered large even for cultivators who have refined their spirit, let alone for those who are scattered immortals of the primordial spirit or true immortals who have merged with the Dao.

But what if this fortress, with a diameter of eight hundred miles, was entirely constructed of precious materials, inscribed with countless arrays, and contained all sorts of wondrous powers…

Anyone would be awestruck by such a man-made object.

He now possesses the ability to destroy the Sky Ship.

But this fortress...

"It is difficult to destroy without the power of a true immortal."

Li Xian understood immediately.

Before Li Xian even reached his lodgings after entering the fortress, Xie Cangyun sensed something and glanced at Li Xian, saying, "Master wants to see you."

"The Supreme Being of the Nine Heavens".

Li nodded.

The two then changed direction and arrived at the top of the fortress.

As the two passed through a gate, the metallic walls and dome disappeared, replaced by a field filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers.

Although this field is not large, seemingly only a few dozen miles wide, but...

However, it gave Li Xian the illusion of entering the Mi Luo Tian.

"Li Xian."

As soon as Li Xian stepped inside, a somewhat familiar voice came from beside him.

Li Xian looked in the direction of the voice and was astonished to see Lu Linyuan, the sect leader of the Great Luo Immortal Sect, whom he had met not long ago.

However, after taking a few glances, he realized that this was not Sect Master Lu's true form.

But the other two inside...

One of the men appeared to be in his thirties, dressed in a golden robe and carrying a long sword on his back, exuding an air of sharp charisma.

There was another person, a woman with a gentle and refined air...

The moment he saw her, he had the illusion that he was seeing a "Taoist artifact" with flowing Taoist charm.

"This is……"

Li Xian quickly guessed what it was: "A deity who transforms himself into the Tao?"

The person before me was, like the Supreme Lord Zhuoyong, a true immortal who had transformed himself into the Dao.

"Indeed, I have seen the names of Gu Si, Xuan Du, and Fa Yuan. They are all renowned figures in the Dao Realm, each with the potential to transcend tribulation. Your ability to fight three against one and kill them is tantamount to nipping three future loose immortals in the bud! It is a great achievement!"

The man dressed in a golden robe and carrying a long sword spoke first.

There was a vaguely familiar aura about him...

"You flatter me, Grandmaster Yue. It's just a few Dao Realms, nothing to worry about."

Li Xiandao.

"Merit is merit."

Lu Linyuan smiled at him and said, "Li Xian, you have killed three seeds of the Immortal Realm: the Formless Demon Sect, the Twilight Divine Court, and the Silent Ancient Temple. The sects should naturally make a gesture. However, I have something else to discuss with you. You can decide whether to accept it."

After saying that, he asked, "You mentioned the list of the strongest in the Dao Realm before. There are quite a few such lists. Although the rankings vary, there is almost no suspense about the top five. Among these five, the one most likely to become a great villain is named Luo Hou."

"Is this related to Rahu?"

Li Xiandao.

"good."

Lu Linyuan nodded slightly: "This is a powerful demonic cultivator who has obtained the Purple Cloud Dao Palace. Not only can he undergo tribulation with his physical body, but in the future, he will also become a true demon."

He stated frankly, "Before you killed Xuandu, the sect hesitated. However, since you killed Xuandu and even managed to kill three experts of the same level while being surrounded, proving your strength, the sect intends to have you join forces with Lueying and several others from the Yaoyang Immortal Sect to participate in this opportunity..."

"Opportunity?"

"Excellent! Surround and kill this Demon Lord Rahu who intends to rebuild the Dao Palace and fully activate the Zixiao Dao Palace's heritage!"

(End of this chapter)