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

After signing the contract with Qiu Siping, Lu Xuan disappeared.

Qiu Siping was left alone, bewildered in the wind.

"Senior, may I ask your honorific title?" After a brief moment of disorientation, Qiu Siping suddenly called out towards the spot where Lu Xuan had disappeared.

After a while,

Just when Qiu Siping thought there would be no response,

A whispered message reached his ears.

My name is Xuanlu.

"Xuanlu...So he was Xuanlu?!"

.........

When Lu Xuan returned to Luohe Gate, nearly two months had passed since he left.

He had just sat down in the quiet room, preparing to examine the gains from his recent journey to the Demon Sea,

A slight fluctuation emanated from the protective barrier outside the cave.

A sweep of divine sense revealed that it was Master Zhao Mu standing at the entrance of the cave, his face bearing an unusually solemn expression.

With a slight thought, Lu Xuan silently opened the stone door of the cave.

Zhao Mu strode in and sat down in front of Lu Xuan.

His divine sense swept over Lu Xuan.

Seeing that Lu Xuan's breathing was steady and there were no signs of injury, the frown finally relaxed.

He didn't ask where Lu Xuan had been for the past two months, but simply said softly, "Several major events have occurred in the sect while you were away."

Lu Xuan poured Zhao Mu a cup of spiritual tea, handed it to him, and said, "Tell me about it."

"The first thing is that the abnormal fluctuations in the earth's fire veins in the Fire Kingdom are becoming more and more frequent."

Zhao Mu picked up his teacup, but didn't drink it.

"Our sect has already sent disciples to investigate the cause."

News also came from the Temple of War that they had dispatched disciples to investigate.

Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan thought to himself, "Judging by the time, the fire beasts are indeed starting to stir."

In the original timeline, even if Wang Lin's Heaven-Defying Pearl hadn't unexpectedly absorbed the Fire Beast King,

Once they have completed their preparations, they will break through the seal and destroy the Fire Kingdom.

However, Lu Xuan had other considerations and did not mention the fire beast. Instead, he asked, "Have you found any information?"

Zhao Mu nodded. "There's no definite news yet."

He paused, then looked at Lu Xuan and continued, "The second thing is the extraterrestrial battlefield, which occurs once every five hundred years, and will begin in three months."

Lu Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

The Extraterritorial Battlefield is a special space opened up by the Cultivation Alliance for fifth-level cultivation nations to advance to sixth level. It is located in the gap between the Realm of Living Beings and the Realm of Annihilation.

The battlefield is fraught with danger, with wandering spirits and soul-devouring creatures roaming freely, as well as incredibly terrifying spatial rifts.

But the same,

There are also ancient cultivators' treasures and cultivation techniques, as well as rare and precious natural materials that are hard to find in the outside world.

"According to the regulations of the Cultivation Alliance, only one sect in my Fire Burning Kingdom is qualified to enter."

"So, of the seven major sects in the Fire Burning Kingdom, only one can ultimately secure a spot?" Lu Xuan asked, feigning ignorance.

"That's right." Zhao Mu nodded. "The alliance envoy will arrive in the Fire Kingdom in ten days, but the allocation of the slots has already been decided internally."

The Temple of War is the strongest and has monopolized this qualification for many years.

The so-called "battles" waged by other sects were nothing more than a formality, a way for the Temple of War to demonstrate its strength.

Lu Xuan was silent for a moment: "Then why should we get involved?"

"For resource allocation," Zhao Mu explained.

"Although the alliance only grants one sect slot..."

However, the allocation of spiritual veins and mining rights within the country will be adjusted based on the performance of each sect in the battle.

If Luohemen performs well in this struggle, they can at least preserve their existing medicinal fields and earth fire chambers.

He sighed, "More importantly, the sect leader hopes to use this opportunity to give the sect's elite disciples some experience. They can't go to the outer battlefields, but the battle itself is a life-or-death struggle."

Lu Xuan was silent for a moment, then asked, "Whom does the sect plan to send this time?"

Zhao Mu looked at Lu Xuan and smiled, "After discussing with the elders, the sect leader has finalized a list of five people."

As the leading figure among the younger generation, you are naturally the first choice.

Next were Li Muwan, Zhou Yun, Liu Yiyi, and Sun Hai from the Enforcement Hall.

"Li Muwan is going too?" Lu Xuan asked in surprise, after all, Li Muwan was not good at fighting.

Zhao Mu explained, "Although Li Muwan mainly cultivates alchemy, she is also skilled in formations. Moreover, her cultivation has reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and she also possesses a protective magic treasure bestowed upon her by the sect leader. Her combat strength is not weak, and her support capabilities are even stronger."

If Li Muwan is going, then Lu Xuan has no choice but to go with her.

Because her fate was already closely intertwined with Lu Xuan's.

If something happens to her in this battle or in the subsequent extraterritorial battlefields, Lu Xuan himself will suffer the consequences.

"This disciple will do my utmost," Lu Xuan nodded.

Zhao Mu breathed a sigh of relief, took out a jade slip from his robes, and handed it to Lu Xuan:

"This is the sect's record of information about the first level of the extraterritorial battlefield, as well as records of previous battles."

Take a good look at this and prepare in advance.

After saying that, Zhao Mu stood up and was about to leave.

But as he reached the door, he suddenly stopped, turned back to look at Lu Xuan, and said:

"Lu Qing, although you have extremely high talent, your cultivation level is only at the late stage of Foundation Establishment."

In a battle for supremacy, if things are hopeless, self-preservation is the best course of action.

"The sect... still needs a promising talent like you."

Old Zhao spoke very sincerely, and Lu Xuan could feel his sincerity.

"Thank you for your guidance, Master." Lu Xuan stood up and respectfully cupped his hands in greeting.

Seeing that Lu Xuanming understood, Zhao Mu nodded and turned to leave.

The stone door to the cave closed again, and Lu Xuan sat back down at the stone table, but did not immediately examine the jade slip.

He focused his consciousness into the storage bag, where the two cold jade boxes that sealed the Nascent Soul were lying quietly in the corner.

The auxiliary materials for Liyingdan are complete, and the main materials have also been obtained.

However, refining fifth-grade pills requires an absolutely quiet environment and stable earth fire.

Now that the fire veins within the sect are showing signs of abnormality, and preparations are underway outside for a struggle for the tokens.

Lu Xuan withdrew his divine sense and sighed, "Very well, I'll refine the pills after the matter of the extraterrestrial battlefield is settled."

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For the next ten days, Lu Xuan did not leave the cave.

He nurtured the cause and effect daily, while repeatedly studying the alchemy insights given to him by Zhao Mu, trying to find a more efficient method to purify the impurities of cause and effect.

Elder Xu Yuan visited once during this period, bringing a bottle of Grade 3 "Rejuvenation Pill" and a piece of Tier 2 defensive inner armor, which can be regarded as the support of the Earth Fire Hall for the disciples participating in the competition.

Li Muwan also visited, but she did not contact Lu Xuan. She only stayed outside the cave for a short while before quietly leaving.

The entanglement of karma from past lives created a strange connection between the two.

Lu Xuan could sense the doubts and curiosity in Li Muwan's heart.

But before this karmic connection from Wang Lin is completely resolved,

Lu Xuan also dared not rashly form too deep a connection with Li Muwan.

On the morning of the tenth day, a sound transmission talisman flew into the cave.

Lu Xuan opened his eyes and reached out to catch it.

The voice of Sect Leader Lan Ruo came from the talisman: "All disciples who participated in the competition, gather at the mountain gate square immediately. We will depart for the Burning Heaven Arena in one hour."

Lu Xuan stood up and changed into the second-tier defensive inner armor, still wearing the light blue robe of a direct disciple of the Luohe Sect on the outside.

He checked his cultivation level again, and only after confirming that it was stable at the peak of the late Foundation Establishment stage did he leave the cave.