Primordial Era: I am a member of the Jie Sect, and I am the God of Literature.

Chapter 22 Fire Evolution Enters the Literary Dao Secret Realm Spiritual Root

Huo Yan was startled by the words of the Taoist priest in front of him.

A disciple of a sage, and at the Golden Immortal realm at that, must be a top disciple among the second generation of the Jie Sect…

Without hesitation, Huo Yan replied, "Junior Huo Yan is willing to become your disciple, senior."

As for why he believed the other party's identity so much, it was because the ethereal aura and profound martial arts around Su Shao Chen seemed to constantly remind him that the other party was definitely a disciple of a sage!

During his years of traveling through the prehistoric world, he had also met some disciples of sages, and their auras were basically the same as those of Su Shao Chen.

Moreover, his friend from the Qilin clan, Mo Qilin, had a similar opportunity. When he was at the peak of the Earth Immortal realm, he was taken to Jin'ao Island by Jinling Shengmu, one of the four true disciples of the Jie Sect.

Back then, Huo Yan was quite envious of me...

Although he was a member of the Qilin clan, he was merely a fire Qilin, not comparable to those Qilins with superior bloodlines. Within the Qilin clan, he was an unloved and neglected individual; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to roam the prehistoric world at the Xuanxian realm.

Now that he could join a powerful force, and even become a disciple of a sage, he could cultivate peacefully and his safety would be guaranteed. So Huo Yan readily agreed.

"Good. My master is the second-generation chief disciple of the Jie Sect, one of the Three Immortals of Sanxiao. He established the Literary Path in the prehistoric world to help all the beings in the prehistoric world overcome the difficulties of seeking the Dao. He will surely have great fortune in the future if he enters the Literary Path." Su Shao Chen looked at Huo Yan and said with a faint smile.

When Huo Yan agreed, the literary and artistic fortune increased significantly, and it also subtly gave rise to endless auspicious omens.

Huo Yan was also surprised to hear about Su Shao Chen's lineage, as the names of the Three Immortals of the Jie Sect were very famous in the prehistoric world!

A disciple from an outer sect achieving the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm is in no way inferior to the four great disciples of the Jie Sect.

Moreover, Su Shao Chen, whom he now serves, has attained the Golden Immortal realm in just a few thousand years, making Huo Yan feel even more that his choice was correct!

So, during the rest of the journey, Huo Yan volunteered to act as Su Shao Chen's mount.

Huo Yan is 18,000 years old this year. He didn't have many resources or help from the Qilin clan. He only left the Qilin clan after cultivating to the True Immortal Realm and has been traveling ever since.

As for why he came to Mount Tai, it's because eight thousand years ago, when he passed by Mount Tai, he discovered a secret realm millions of miles away from Mount Tai. The secret realm was shrouded by an innate grand formation. At that time, he was only at the high level of True Immortal and did not have the ability to break the innate grand formation, so he left. Now that he has broken through to the Profound Immortal realm, he came to try again.

As a result, they were targeted by a Crimson Fire Serpent at the Golden Immortal Realm just a million miles away from Mount Tai.

He possessed the bloodline of a Qilin, though not particularly strong, it was still stronger than some low-ranking demons. Thus, the Crimson Fire Serpent harbored wicked intentions, wanting to devour him and refine his bloodline to improve its cultivation.

Thus, Huo Yan began his escape. Fortunately, he cultivated the techniques of the Qilin clan and escaped using these secret arts.

In the days that followed, Huo Yan was either on the run or on the run, and then he encountered Su Shao Chen.

Su Shao Chen couldn't help but feel a little emotional upon hearing Huo Yan's words. He was quite lucky; when he was reborn, Master Yunxiao took him back to the Three Immortal Islands. Otherwise, he might have been a rogue immortal, spending his days striving to become an immortal...

"You are destined to be my disciple. If we encounter that snake again, I will certainly take action," Su Shao Chen said calmly.

"Yes, thank you, sir~" Upon hearing Su Shao Chen's words, Flame worked even harder, speeding up as he headed towards a secret realm he had discovered before.

Three months later.

A strange beast, with the head of a lion, antlers of a deer, eyes of a tiger, and body of a elk, covered in blood-red scales, with a tail that resembles a dragon's tail, a robust body, and fire swirling around its four paws with every step it takes.

Moreover, a Taoist priest sat atop the strange beast, exuding an extraordinary aura, appearing in a secluded valley millions of miles from Mount Tai.

It was Huo Yan and Su Shao Chen. Since they had such a chance, they couldn't miss it. So Huo Yan took Su Shao Chen to the place where the secret realm was discovered back then!

Upon arriving in the valley, Su Shao Chen sensed that it was shrouded by the innate grand formation. A smile appeared on Su Shao Chen's face. This was the first time he had encountered such an opportunity since coming to the prehistoric world.

Then Su Shao Chen took out the Hidden Dragon Inkstone and the Mysterious Nether Ink and set up the Four Directions Literary Star Array. The array started to operate, covering the mountains tens of thousands of miles in all directions, with the valley in front of Su Shao Chen as the center.

The two mid-grade innate spiritual treasures also emitted a powerful aura, and immediately wisps of ink-like magical power appeared in the sky above the valley. The Hidden Dragon Inkstone was located in the center of the Four Directions Literary Star Formation, forming a great formation that was both offensive and defensive.

Then Su Shaochen took out two more killing array plates and set them up in the Four Directions Wenchang Grand Array.

The two array plates were given to him by his masters; one was a Golden Immortal array plate, and the other was a Great Luo array plate. They immediately disappeared into the Four Directions Wenchang Array.

After doing all this, Su Shao Chen ignored Huo Yan's wide-eyed expression and began to comprehend the innate grand formation.

Not only could it break the formation, but it could also improve his formation mastery. Su Shao Chen would naturally not miss such an opportunity.

Huo Yan became cautious. He had witnessed the power of his master, who could take several innate spiritual treasures so easily.

Adding to that the two magical treasures he carried when he first met the master, Huo Yan suddenly felt like something was growing in his brain; he couldn't even count the magical treasures anymore...

"I, Huo Yan, must protect Master well. From now on, Master will be my biggest support. I will do whatever Master asks me to do..." Huo Yan thought to himself.

This thigh is so thick that he not only has to kneel down to hug it, but also has to kneel down to hug it with all four hooves!

Even if his leg is about to break, he will do his best to reattach the master's leg!

Su Shao Chen circulated his primordial spirit and began to study this innate grand formation. His Jie Sect's formations stood tall in the prehistoric world. Su Shao Chen naturally also cultivated formations while cultivating on the Three Immortal Islands. Moreover, he had some attainments in formations. Otherwise, Su Shao Chen would not have been able to comprehend the Four Directions Literary Star Formation.

In just ten years, Su Shao Chen completely understood this innate grand formation.

Over the past decade, Su Shao Chen has gained considerable insights into some hidden grand formations. If he were to comprehend a few more such hidden innate grand formations, he would be even more fortunate.

Perhaps he himself can glean from it a hidden, integrated offensive and defensive formation...

However, such hidden formations are not easy to find, because wherever there is a hidden formation, there are basically spiritual treasures or spiritual roots...

Thinking of this, Su Shao Chen got up and put away the Four Directions Wen Chang Formation and the two formation plates. He then led Huo Yan, stepping on the formation nodes, and within half an hour, they passed through the formation and arrived in the valley.

Upon entering the valley, a rich innate spiritual energy rushed towards him. As Su Shao Chen's divine sense swept over it, he saw ancient spiritual herbs and various trees and flowers displaying their full beauty.

Moreover, the further he went, the better the quality of some of the spiritual herbs became. When he arrived at the center of the valley, a primordial spiritual vein stretching for thousands of miles appeared!

Stepping onto this innate spiritual vein, Su Shao Chen led Huo Yan forward, finally stopping at the most concentrated part of the vein. There stood a towering, crimson tree with wisps of flame on its branches and leaves, emanating a rich aura of innate crimson fire.

"Innate spiritual root!"

(End of this chapter)