Bitter Realm: My Feet Step Through the Flames of War

Cang also laughed and said, "I'm not good at fighting either, I can only help you break the formation."

"That's easy to say."

They are all old foxes.

A hundred feet of golden and silver light, ten miles of blue smoke and holy mist, and as far as the eye can see, thousands of mountains and streams are all filled with the essence of the Dao.

"My feet tread out of the flames of war, my hands grasp destruction, my name is Rahu."

"Leaning on the zither, I gaze upon the vast expanse of the sky; the azure sound stirs the waves, washing away the stars. A white rainbow pierces the sun, sweeping away demons; the bright moon shines in the sky, illuminating the past and present."

"A true god, a true saint, is also a true immortal. A Confucian scholar and a Taoist master are all virtuous. With inexhaustible mysteries in their minds, they command half the civil and military forces."

Before Daowu King Valley, three extraordinary figures suddenly descended, namely Luo Hou, Cang He, and Tan Wuyu.

The people of Tiandu were all thrilled to see the Martial Lord arrive in person.

"Lord Wu, shall we attack?"

Jian Feidao, who was also blocked outside by the formation, looked anxious: "No!"

Previously, Jian Feidao had repeatedly explained Huo Feixiong's identity to Henwufeng and Xiao Liuguang, trying to prove that Huo Feixiong was not a demon, but to little avail.

Fortunately, Qing Haichao and the others were steady and did not have any conflicts with him because of this.

Cang had already reached the valley entrance and was observing. After a moment, he said, "This cloud and mist is the protective formation, which is derived from the numbers of heaven and earth in the Hetu diagram. However, this is only the appearance."

Tan Wuyu walked to his side and looked at it together: "The Reverse Five Elements Formation?"

"Indeed, it goes against the numbers of the Hetu diagram and disrupts the nature of the Five Elements."

Cang Yi flicked his whisk and stepped into the formation.

Sensing the presence of a stranger, the Heaven-Defying Enigma Array was instantly activated, causing heavenly lightning to ignite earthly fire, turning the mutually generating forces into mutually repelling ones.

Tan Wuyu had considerable experience with formations and mechanisms. Seeing the formation reverse, he frowned and said, "Thunder is wood, and wood generates fire. This will only intensify the power of the earth fire, and is not a way to break the formation."

With a soft shout, Cang struck the formation with his cloud palm. Lightning transformed, wood turned into water, and in an instant, clouds gathered and rain poured down on the earth.

Water and fire coexist, yet there is no sign of mutual restraint; on the contrary, they create a state of balance and harmony.

The formation collapsed, disintegrating silently.

Just then, amidst the transformation of the five elements and the flow of five colors, a remarkable voice rang out:

"After years of solitude studying Quanzhen Taoism, I grasped its profound secrets and commanded ghosts and gods."

A man dressed in a yellow robe and wearing a Taoist crown slowly walked out of the valley. He glanced at everyone present, then looked at Cang, who had broken the formation, and a stern look appeared on his face.

"I am Quan Zhenzi, the master of Qingwei Palace in Daowu King Valley. What are you plotting by gathering outside the valley for so many days?"

Qing Haichao stepped forward and said coldly, "Hand over two people, and we'll leave immediately."

"Which two people?"

"Xingxiu Yiqi, the successor of the Dao Emperor, and Huo Feixiong, the Sword Emperor who recently entered Daowu King Valley."

To everyone's surprise, Quan Zhenzi waved his hand and said, "The Starry Sky Wonder is not in the valley, and what Sword Emperor? There is no such person."

Is this a case of refusing to admit it to the death?

Chapter 390 The String Master Breaks the Formation, Yue Xunyuan's First Battle Against a Powerful Enemy

Quan Zhenzi's excuses did not deter Qing Haichao.

"If you're not handing over the person, then get out of the way."

"If you really intend to act recklessly in Daowu King Valley, then show us your true abilities."

"You cannot defend Daowu King Valley."

"I, Quanzhenzi, am honored to learn from you."

Quanzhenzi drew his flawless Daoist compass towards the sky, and the sixty-four hexagrams of the heavens were divided into yin and yang, and then rearranged into a single hexagram. Heaven and earth did not interact, and all things were suffocated.

Cang looked up and was somewhat moved.

"Heaven and earth? I never imagined you would merge your own life essence into this formation."

Quan Zhenzi's expression turned extreme: "Since it is the head of the string who has come in person, it would be worth it for me to shorten my lifespan by a hundred years."

"The Tao is inherently without strife; you have fallen into demonic possession."

Knowing he would not be able to escape unscathed today, Quanzhenzi once again used his supreme Taoist techniques, chanting the incantation: "Borrowing the power of heaven and earth, transforming yin and yang, exhausting the six directions, sealing the nine heavens, refining the wondrous treasures of the primordial world!"

Borrowing from the primordial chaos and harnessing the power of heaven and earth, the Primordial Furnace, one of the Seven Immortal Artifacts, appeared in all its might.

It then released a powerful gravitational force, which actually pulled the string head into the air and placed it in the center of the array.

Before Xian Shou could make a move, Jian Feidao said anxiously, "The Primordial Refining Treasure is the highest Daoist technique created by Shi Cang in the past. Once the formation is activated, it is unbreakable. After the Double Seven, Xian Shou's soul will be scattered and his consciousness will be destroyed."

Tan Wuyu smiled and said, "Never underestimate the head of the string."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a sudden change occurred. A bright white rainbow appeared in the clouds, radiating dazzling light, and instantly the wind and clouds surged, filled with a vast and powerful aura.

"King Subduing Heaven - Descending to Heaven - Achievement of the Sun and Heaven - Breaking the Seal of Azure Clouds!"

Cang easily escaped from the formation and descended from the sky.

As the formation was broken, the thick fog formed by the convergence of water, fire, thunder, and lightning gradually dissipated, revealing the majestic Daowu King Valley.

"May I enter?"

"With me here, no one can enter."

Quan Zhenzi stomped his foot hard and cast another spell: "Borrowing the Laws of Heaven and Earth, Transforming Yin and Yang, The Mysterious Tortoise Carrying the Book, Illusionary Rise from the Ground!"

Immediately afterwards, a massive, dark-colored spirit tortoise, capable of obscuring the sky, once again brought wind, thunder, water, and fire to seal off Daowu King Valley.

"Another hundred years to live, why bother? Wind, Fire, Golden Thunder, Imperial Golden Sword, go!"

Cang sighed, and the white rainbow moon that was still circling in the air transformed into two golden swords that reached the sky and split the earth, drawing lightning, generating gale-force winds, and transforming into Dao fire, slashing towards the black spirit tortoise.

The sword pierced the tortoise's back, and the spirit tortoise roared in pain. The formation stopped moving, revealing the rotating Annihilation Furnace.

"you!"

Quan Zhenzi was both angry and anxious. Suddenly, he leaped into the sky and jumped into the Extinction Furnace.

He became famous at a young age and was extremely arrogant and conceited. He was also known as the "Number One Taoist Master in Taoist Arts and Mysterious Techniques" by the people of Daowuwang Valley. He originally thought that only his master, a half-perfect man, could rival him in Taoist arts.

Unexpectedly, even after unleashing the Annihilation Furnace and depleting his life essence, the carefully set array was still easily broken by the String Master. He couldn't help but steel his heart and use himself as a catalyst to forcefully unleash the power of the Annihilation Furnace.

Bang!

With a deafening roar, thunder roared overhead, purple lightning poured down, fire raged for miles, wind swept across the land, and the illusory image of the black tortoise grew several times larger, forming a strange scene of ink writing hanging in the air.

Everyone looked up and marveled at the wonder of Taoist magic.

Tan Wuyu dared not say this time that the string head could easily break the formation, after all, the Suspended Illusion Book was the highest level of sealing formation in Taoist magic.

"Wind and ink, fire and lightning, the formation corresponds to four elements and four characters. If even one character is wrong, the whole thing will be reset. It will also change automatically once every hour."

"Cang had no choice but to use formation to break formation."

After saying this, Cang turned back and asked, "I wonder if Lord Wu cares about this Annihilation Furnace?"

Luo Hou smiled slightly: "Of course I care."

As the great battle against Orochi and Moshiki begins, Rahu's greatest concern is for the ordinary people of Tiandu.

If we can obtain the Extinction Furnace and combine it with the Heavenly Capital Protective Array, along with Ruoye Zhiqiu's mechanism, the security of Heavenly Capital will be elevated to a new level, making it difficult for anything below the God level to shake.

God-level, well, there's nothing we can do about that.

Cang Xin understood immediately, and the two swords flew out from the back of the spirit tortoise, splitting into yin and yang, and were inserted into the two sides of the Extinction Furnace.

"Subduing Heaven King, Descending to Heaven One, Mysterious Heaven Yin Yang Transforms into a Hundred Qi, Azure Sound Turns the Universe Boundless, Transforming Heaven and Earth Yin Yang, Turning and Stabilizing the Universe, Seven Methods of Wonderful Stabilization, Mysterious Truth Returns to Origin, Hah!"

This is the Seven Star Reflection Formation unique to the String Head. Back then, when the Abandoned Emperor used this formation, Cang used it to pull Zhu Wu away from the Abandoned Emperor's body.

Although the Extinction Furnace is a secret treasure of the immortals, it is still far inferior to the Abandoned Emperor.

After Cang finished chanting the incantation, two enormous streams of pure Taoist energy emanated from Baihong Mingyue, intertwining on the Extinction Furnace to form a massive Yin-Yang symbol.

Then, Cang Fuchen swept his whisk swiftly.

"Uh!"

With a cry of resentment, Quan Zhenzi was pulled out of the Extinction Furnace by the String Master and slammed to the ground.

Before Quan Zhenzi could make another move, Qing Haichao swung the Hao Yu Jing Mai, which bound him tightly with a crack.

Having suffered two depletions of his lifespan, and then sacrificed himself to the Extinction Furnace, Quanzhenzi's cultivation was severely damaged, leaving him as fragile as a candle in the wind.

"Let's leave this person to Jianzi Xianji to handle."

When everyone looked at the Suspended Illusionary Book Formation again, they suddenly lost the host, and the formation fluctuated, revealing signs of chaos.

This time, the String Master no longer used magic. With a whisk in his left hand and a zither in his right, he wielded both swords, unleashing a surge of energy, string sounds, and sword light—four powerful forces simultaneously surging towards the Spirit Turtle Ink Brush.

"Vast Sky Waves, Twin White Rainbows!"

Roar!

The spirit tortoise roared, cracking open layer by layer, and the strange formation was broken in response.

Cang caught the falling Annihilation Tower and handed it to Luo Hou. Immediately afterward, a towering white tower appeared before everyone's eyes.

"It is the Boundary Tower."

Jian Feidao had once accompanied two prefects of the Supreme Palace to Daowu King Valley. Upon seeing this scene, he introduced it to everyone.

Luo Hou nodded: "Thank you for your trouble, Master Xian. Now let's go into the tower for a look."

Inside the Boundary Tower at this moment, the Nine-Headed Daoist Kui, the leader of the Four Fierce Banners, was commanding the Talisman Spirit Qiu Ran to slaughter the remaining Daoist disciples everywhere.

Suddenly, a sword struck, and the spirit talisman turned to ashes.

"Impressive, no wonder you are ranked third in the top tier of the Boundary Tower Sword Technique."

"That was thirty years ago."

Do you know who I am?

The one who shattered the spirit was Du Jinchuan, who cultivated here. Unexpectedly, the sect leader died suddenly, and Daowu King Valley suffered a drastic change. Most of the Dao disciples hid in the Jietian Tower, but were still brutally hunted down.