Immortal Rebellion: Investing in Cause and Effect, Unexpectedly Hijacking Li Muwan's Deal

The two flew in silence toward the Earth Fire Palace.

After flying for a while, Li Muwan suddenly spoke again, but her voice became unusually calm: "Since Junior Brother Lu is valued by Uncle Zhao and summoned by Elder Xu, it must be for the sake of the Pill Cauldron Gathering."

"I'm not sure what the specifics are either," Lu Xuan replied.

Li Muwan looked ahead and slowly said, "The Pill Cauldron Gathering is ostensibly a competition among inner disciples to showcase their alchemy skills."

In reality, it concerns the allocation of resources among the various halls and peaks, and even the reputation of the elders.

The competition was divided into three parts: identifying medicinal herbs, controlling fire, and refining elixirs.

The first two rounds will eliminate half the participants; the final round will determine the rankings through alchemy.

She glanced at Lu Xuan and continued, "Elder Xu is in charge of the affairs of the Earth Fire Hall. As a person, he... values ​​practical benefits and rankings within the hall quite a bit."

He summoned you most likely because Uncle Zhao had accepted you as his personal disciple and knew that you had some talent. He wanted to personally assess your abilities and see if you could bring glory to the Earth Fire Hall at the small gathering.

You need to be prepared.

These words actually went beyond the scope of ordinary reminders from fellow disciples, carrying a hint of guidance and admonition.

Lu Xuan understood that although Li Muwan had temporarily put aside the title of "Senior Qingyi" on the surface, she still had some doubts about him.

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Sister. I will remember it." Lu Xuan said solemnly.

Li Muwan gave a soft "hmm" and said no more.

Before long, they arrived outside the Earth Fire Palace.

The No. 1 alchemy room is located deep within the palace, with disciples guarding the entrance.

After landing, Li Muwan nodded slightly to the disciple on duty and said, "Lu Qing has been brought."

"Senior Sister Li, Elder Xu instructed that Junior Brother Lu can go in directly upon arrival," the disciple on duty said respectfully.

Li Muwan said to Lu Xuan, "Go in by yourself."

After saying that, she turned and drifted away.

Lu Xuan looked in the direction she left, and suddenly a realization dawned on him.

"Li Muwan is one of the most crucial figures in Wang Lin's path to defying fate in the original storyline."

Her life and death, and her emotional entanglement with Wang Lin, directly led to Wang Lin's later transformation into Lu Mo, and his astonishing obsession to resurrect her across countless reincarnations.

This causal relationship transcends mere personal fate; it touches upon supreme laws such as time, reincarnation, and destiny.

"Now, the system has extracted Li Muwan's past karma, which is equivalent to severing this key causal chain that was closely intertwined with Wang Lin and even affected Wang Lin's path to enlightenment, and grafting it onto myself."

So, the joys and sorrows that should have been borne by Wang Lin, and the eternal cycle of reincarnation that should have been borne by Lu Mo, have now been transferred to me.

But I'm not Wang Lin, and I don't have any romantic experience with Li Muwan...

"Therefore, what I am suffering is not a tribulation of love, but the 'Tao' inherent in this cause and effect itself!"

It is the manifestation of a law concerning destiny, reincarnation, attachment, and transcendence!

"And I should no longer just be a bystander, passively waiting for cause and effect to unfold..."

Instead, we should take the initiative to intervene, confront the essence of this 'cause and effect' and 'obsession,' and try to understand, weave, and even... reshape it!

This may be the true essence of the "Weaving Net" realm in the "Codex of Destiny and Reincarnation"!

A glint flashed in Lu Xuan's eyes.

Within the sea of ​​knowledge,

The dark golden causal power from Wang Lin began to tremble slightly, seemingly becoming more docile.

A slight feeling of loosening came from the bottleneck of his pseudo-god stage.

Lu Xuan's lips curled up slightly. He knew that he had chosen the right path!

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Lu Xuan looked up and walked toward the No. 1 alchemy room.

The No. 1 Pill Room is the main alchemy center of the Luohe Sect.

The gate was cast from red copper mixed with other fire-attribute spiritual materials, and intricate array patterns were engraved on it.

For an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator to try to break down the door is nothing but wishful thinking.

Lu Xuan pushed open the door and entered.

A wave of heat, several times more intense than that of the Bingzi Danfang, swept over us.

The interior of the alchemy room is spacious, with three deep red fire pits arranged in a triangular pattern in the center.

The flames had a faint golden hue, indicating that the temperature was extremely high.

The walls around the room were filled with storage compartments containing various precious medicinal herbs and semi-finished elixirs.

An elderly man dressed in a dark blue robe with gold trim stood with his back to the doorway in front of the fire in the middle, making hand seals to manipulate a ball of dark purple liquid that floated above the flames.

The old man was tall with gray hair and a deep, composed aura.

He was none other than Xu Yuan, the chief elder of the Earth Fire Hall and Zhao Mu's superior.

Lu Xuan didn't make a sound to disturb them, and stood quietly at the door waiting.

After about half an incense stick's time,

Elder Xu suddenly changed his hand seals, and the medicinal liquid rapidly contracted and condensed, transforming into three deep purple pills the size of longan with cloud patterns on their surfaces, which fell into a jade bottle that had been prepared beforehand.

After doing all this, Elder Xu slowly turned around and his gaze fell on Lu Xuan.

His gaze was very sharp, even carrying a hint of scrutiny.

"Perfected Core Formation, barely..." Lu Xuan thought to himself, but still bowed and said, "Disciple Lu Qing greets Elder Xu."

Xu Yuan glanced at him, then asked in a deep voice, "I heard from Junior Brother Zhao that you've mastered fire control techniques quite well, and that he even passed on his prized Azure Flame Furnace to you?"

"Thanks to Master's careful guidance, I have only gained a little knowledge," Lu Xuan replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Any progress?" Xu Yuan walked to the black iron table to the side and sat down, pointing to a futon opposite him and saying, "Sit down and let's talk."

After Lu Xuan sat down, Xu Yuan continued, "A little bit of knowledge won't do..."

With the Pill Refining Competition approaching, the Earth Fire Hall has failed to make it into the top three for three consecutive years, which is quite embarrassing.

Junior Brother Zhao strongly recommended you to participate, which shows how much he values ​​you.

But I'm still not reassured; I want to see for myself just how much you've grasped it.

Lu Xuan sat down as instructed, realizing that this was a test for him.

But he wasn't afraid, and cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "Please examine me, Elder Xu..."

Xu Yuan didn't waste any words and asked directly, "Of the Nine Techniques of Fire Control, which one have you mastered?"

"I have mastered all nine secrets," Lu Xuan replied truthfully.

Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow: "Then let's see if you can use the 'Spirit Fusion' and 'Return to Origin' techniques."

These two techniques are the last two of the Nine Techniques for Controlling Fire.

The practitioner is required to take shape the flame and infuse it with a trace of their own spiritual power for careful nurturing or violent activation, and finally return the flame to the earth's veins smoothly.

These two techniques are the most difficult parts, and usually only disciples in the late Foundation Establishment stage can master them well.

Lu Xuan got up and walked to an empty fire pit nearby.

He didn't act immediately, but first used his divine sense to perceive the characteristics of the fire vein in this place.

"It's even more violent than the earth fire in the Bing-character alchemy room, and its fire elemental power also contains a trace of sharp metal energy!"

Three breaths later, Lu Xuan began to form hand seals.

"Ignite it!" A thick, golden-red pillar of fire rose up in response.

"Transform!" The top of the pillar of fire flipped up and, guided by his spiritual power, quickly transformed into a lifelike firebird.

The bird circled once inside the alchemy room but did not ignite anything, demonstrating Lu Xuan's exceptional level of control.

"Spirit Fusion!" Lu Xuan flicked a wisp of pale blue wood-attribute spiritual power from his fingertip, as thin as a hair, and precisely merged it into the core of the flying bird.

The moment the spiritual energy merged, the color of the Flame Bird changed from golden red to a mix of blue and red, and its aura became gentle and full of life, as if it had come to life.

Finally, the bird let out a long cry, swooped down, and accurately plunged into the mouth of the fire.

Every single flame was precisely contained.

The entire process took no more than two breaths, flowing smoothly and with unparalleled precision.

Xu Yuan was quite engrossed in watching.

It took him a while to come to his senses, and he nodded in praise:

"No wonder Junior Brother Zhao values ​​you so much!"

Judging by your fire control skills alone,

Let alone Foundation Establishment disciples,

"Those in the entire sect who can compare to you are no more than five people!"

"Elder, you flatter me." Lu Xuan cupped his hands in greeting.