Chapter 549 - Chapter 710

"Three donors, please come in quickly!"

Du'e shouted, "Remember, it only takes one stick of incense!"

Chu Xuan, Qin Xuan and Ye Yinling did not stop. They stomped on the ground and suddenly rushed into the valley.

Before Chu Xuan rushed into the valley, he looked back.

The four and a half layers of golden wheel of merit behind Du'e's head were burning at an extremely fast speed.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Merit is accumulated extremely slowly, and there are almost no shortcuts.

Even for a disciple of the Wuxiang Dragon Temple like Du'e, the only way out is to travel around and save people from suffering.

Sometimes, you might accidentally save someone with evil intentions, which would reduce your merits.

It is for this reason that Du'e's actions are even more admirable.

All the merits accumulated over the years were burned without hesitation in order to rescue the two junior brothers!

Even brothers probably wouldn't want to do this.

When Chu Xuan and the other two entered the valley, they immediately felt like they had rushed into a fiery world.

There were red flames everywhere, up and down, left and right, front and back.

If you stay in such an environment for a long time, your state of mind will be damaged.

However, the three of them immediately felt that the Red Lotus Karma Fire had indeed weakened a lot.

They looked at each other, then dispersed in tacit understanding and rushed into the depths of the valley from three directions.

Time is running out, so we must seize it.

Chu Xuan advanced at high speed all the way, but he did not forget to look for the source of the red lotus fire.

If the Red Lotus Karma Fire was as vigorous as it was at the beginning, he would have turned around and left without saying a word, and would not have had the slightest thought of consuming the Red Lotus Karma Fire.

But now, Du'e burned his merits and used the secret method of the Wuxiang Dragon Temple to suppress the red lotus karma fire.

Now is the time when the Red Lotus Karma Fire is at its weakest.

If you don't take action now, when will you take action?

"It's almost there… it's almost there…!"

Chu Xuan instinctively moved towards the increasingly hot place.

He was surrounded by the red lotus fire, and his merits were disappearing rapidly.

However, because he possesses five layers of golden wheels of merit, the total amount is extremely large.

In addition, the Red Lotus Karma Fire is now suppressed by Du'e, so the merits are not decreasing quickly.

It's completely within his acceptable range.

Chu Xuan ran wildly for a while in this desolate valley, turned a corner, and suddenly a sitting skeleton appeared in front of him.

The skeleton was wrapped in red and black flames.

The flames spread in all directions, gradually faded, and then enveloped the entire valley.

Obviously, this is the source.

Chu Xuan looked at the skeleton a few more times, a look of surprise on his face. "This skeleton... exudes a Zen aura. Could it be that a great monk passed away here?"

He had always wondered why the Red Lotus Karma Fire would appear in such an ordinary valley.

There must be something attracting this innate spiritual fire.

Now he understood.

It was this eminent monk who passed away here who attracted the attention of the Red Lotus Karma Fire.

Chu Xuan thought about it carefully, and suddenly he was thoughtful, "Too soft will weaken, too hard will break; pure softness and weakness will inevitably weaken; pure hardness and strength will inevitably perish; neither softness nor hardness is in accordance with the Tao."

"Merit and evil exist side by side, like hardness and softness, light and darkness."

"The crimson lotus fire is the embodiment of evil karma. Once it reaches extreme levels of evil, it's not far from self-destruction. That's why it instinctively seeks merit."

"Since ancient times, monks have taken the initiative to accumulate merit."

"Even after his death, this great monk who sat in meditation in the valley still retains his merits."

"That's why the Red Lotus Karma Fire remains in this valley for so long."

Chu Xuan suddenly realized.

At this moment, an idea also arose in his mind.

Since the red lotus karma fire lingers here for the sake of merit.

Then you will leave for greater merit.

As expected.

The next moment he appeared here, the red lotus fire that was entwined on the monk's skeleton quickly rushed towards him!

A terrifying heat wave hit him in the face, as if it was going to evaporate him and burn him to ashes!

Henry Chu instinctively wanted to resist.

But reason forced itself to resist instinct.

Because he knew that the red lotus karma fire would not harm the body or the soul, it would only burn merits and reverse bad karma.

The so-called high temperature and scorching heat are just a scary appearance.

Buzz!

The next moment, the red lotus fire enveloped his entire body.

Influenced by this, a golden wheel of merit suddenly appeared behind Chu Xuan's mind!

The five-layered golden wheel of merit rotates quietly, with golden light overflowing and rosy glow flowing.

Like a fairy or a Buddha! The most divine and holy!

The red lotus fire suddenly stagnated.

The next moment, he entangled with her even more passionately.

It's not like the warm jade arm that a lover puts around him.

It looked more like a snake or python casting a death coil in order to satisfy a feast.

Chu Xuan's color changed slightly.

He felt that rather than recognizing him as its master, the Red Lotus Karma Fire wanted to kill him more.

Let him stay in the valley forever like the monk who passed away in meditation.

Maybe the monk didn't want to pass away, but was kept here by the red lotus fire.

Chu Xuan flipped his palm and black and red flames immediately appeared.

"Netherworld Devouring Flame!"

He let out a low roar, and the Netherworld Devouring Flame immediately expanded, turning into a large net that enveloped the Red Lotus Karma Fire.

Of course fishing nets can catch fish.

Maybe even catch a whale.

But if the target is a dragon.

Then it might be a little difficult to capture.

This is exactly the comparison of the power between the Netherworld Devouring Flame and the Red Lotus Karma Fire.

The nature of innate spiritual fire is too strong, and it has an overwhelming advantage over acquired spiritual fire.

It's like the instinctive suppression of small and medium-sized predators by large predators at the top of the food chain.

It is not easy for the Netherworld Devouring Flame to withstand the suppression of its innate nature and still be able to surround and kill the Red Lotus Karma Fire.

The only advantage of Netherworld Devouring Flame is that it comes in large quantities.

There is also Chu Xuan, a human-shaped self-propelled spiritual power pump, which provides it with a constant supply of spiritual power.

Although the Red Lotus Karma Fire is strong, it is like water without roots.

When it comes to fighting a protracted war, Chu Xuan is never inferior to anyone!

Even if the opponent is spiritual fire, it is not worth it!

At the beginning, it was indeed the Red Lotus Karma Fire that had the upper hand, and the Netherworld Devouring Flame was retreating step by step.

But over time, the Netherworld Devouring Flame can be replenished continuously.

The Red Lotus Karma Fire was becoming increasingly weaker, and the remaining flames had to be drawn from various parts of the valley.

As one side gains strength while the other loses, the balance of power gradually reverses.

Henry Chu said coldly, "I can't kill you, but you can't kill me either."

"Either follow me or stay in this valley and wait for the next person with merit."

The Red Lotus Karma Fire has no intelligence and naturally cannot answer.

But it can make the best choice based on instinct.

After a moment, the red lotus karma fire suddenly shrank and turned into a fireball that rushed into Chu Xuan's body. Then it calmed down in his dantian, without a sound, as if it was recovering.

Chu Xuan also breathed a sigh of relief.

The confrontation just now was too intense, and only then did he feel weak.

He looked around again. Only a little high temperature remained in the valley, but the flames had disappeared without a trace.

The Red Lotus Karma Fire had indeed been temporarily subdued by him.

Chu Xuan seemed to be thinking, "Now that I have taken away the Red Lotus Karma Fire, Du'e should no longer need to maintain the state of burning merit."

"As for Du'e's two junior brothers, I don't need to look for them. Qin Xuan and Ye Yinling should have found them."

As expected.

Just as he turned a corner of a rock wall, he heard a surprised voice.

It was Ye Yinling who came.

He hurried over and immediately found Ye Yinling helping a monk to stand up.

This monk looks ordinary, but his big head is particularly impressive.

At this time, although this person had no injuries on his body, he was already dying.

If Ye Yinling had not arrived, he would probably have died soon.

As soon as he arrived, he heard the young monk muttering to himself, "Hey, why is the Red Lotus Karma Fire suddenly weakening so rapidly..."

Seeing someone approaching, the young monk forced himself to put his hands together and bowed slightly, "Thank you, two donors..."

When the monk looked up and saw Chu Xuan, he was immediately shocked and looked at him for a long time before looking away.

Ye Yinling was immediately surprised, "Master, what's wrong with Fellow Daoist Zhang?"

The monk shook his head, "Nothing unusual, it's just that this donor's merits are extremely profound, and I admire him so much that I lost my composure a bit."

A strange light flashed in Ye Yinling's eyes.

Du'e felt this way, she was just weird.

But now Du'e's fellow apprentice also feels the same way...

Could it be that Zhang Jing really has some great merit?

If that's the case, I need to make more friends.

At the very least, we cannot allow such talents to be recruited by our enemies.

Ye Yinling took out the healing pill and wanted to give it to the monk, but Chu Xuan grabbed her and shook his head.

"This injury is incurable; it is the aftereffect of a sudden increase in bad karma."

The monk sighed softly, "That's right, please take the pills back, lady donor."

"My name is Du Nan, you two should have been invited by Senior Brother Du E, right?"

Chu Xuan and Ye Yinling both nodded.

Du Nan said in a deep voice, "I have another junior fellow monk trapped deeper inside."

"Please go and rescue him first, benefactors."

Chu Xuan nodded, "Fellow Daoist Ye, take Du Nan out, I'll go find someone."

Ye Yinling nodded immediately.

Chu Xuan spread out his spiritual sense.

Previously, the valley was filled with red lotus fire, and the spiritual consciousness was suppressed to a certain extent.

Now that the red lotus karma fire has been extinguished, once his spiritual sense is unleashed, it will be enough to cover the entire valley.

As expected.

He soon discovered where the other monk was.

Qin Xuan was next to the monk.

However, both of them were dying.

Chu Xuan flashed and quickly shuttled through the valley, and soon appeared in front of the two of them.

Then, under Qin Xuan's complicated gaze, he led them out of the valley together.

only.

As soon as he returned to the entrance of the valley, Chu Xuan heard the sound of fighting coming from outside.

Ye Yinling's delicate shout suddenly rang out, "You robbery cultivators are truly so bold and presumptuous! Don't you know that I'm a member of the Ye family?"

"You dare to kill me, aren't you afraid that the Ye family will come out in full force to wipe out your Kuangfeng Society!"

A man's strange laughter followed, "As long as we kill you all, the Ye family will never know who did it."

"Monster beasts are rampant in these Hundred Thousand Mountains. Perhaps you accidentally provoked an ancient alien species and were eaten by the monster!"

Chu Xuan frowned slightly, and did not walk out immediately, but listened attentively.

Ye Yinling gnashed her teeth, "I possess the three-layered Golden Wheel of Merit, and you dare to kill me?! Aren't you afraid of the backlash of evil karma?"

The strange laughter echoed again. "I, Li Ba, ask myself, I have killed and robbed countless people. I have no merit at all, only endless evil karma. What if a little more evil karma backfires?"

"Do I need to have another out-of-body experience?"

"Ye Yinling, I think you've been in the Ye family for too long and have no idea how dangerous the outside world is!"

Ye Yinling's pretty face turned pale.

For a tough guy like Jie Xiu, the backlash of bad karma is really insignificant.

As long as you don't die on the spot, it doesn't matter.

Only those monks who are determined to make progress will be cautious because of the Golden Wheel of Merit.

Qin Xuan whispered, "Why don't you go out?"

Chu Xuan then withdrew his consciousness and said calmly, "There are three people outside, all of them are at least in the middle stage of the Spiritual Transformation Realm."

"There are also more than a dozen Nascent Soul Tribulation cultivators."

"If we go out without knowing the situation, won't we expose our target in advance?"

Qin Xuan was speechless.

At this time, the dying monk had also woken up.

After briefly understanding the current situation, he whispered, "Brother Du'e burned his merits to suppress the Red Lotus Karma Fire, so he must be weak now..."

"With so many Divine Transformation Tribulation Cultivators appearing on the other side, I'm afraid..."

Qin Xuan gritted his teeth and said, "The three of you are all disciples of the Wuxiang Dragon Temple. As long as you reveal your identities, these Tribulation Cultivators should not dare to attack you."

"Ye Yinling and I are both from aristocratic families. If we promise a huge reward, they should be able to let us go."

"After all, they just want the treasure."

"But Fellow Daoist Zhang..."

Henry Chu smiled faintly, "Zhang has never had the habit of giving treasures to others for no reason."

After saying this, he strode out of the valley with great strides.

Qin Xuan was shocked by such a confident attitude.

"Where does his confidence come from?" Qin Xuan murmured.

The monk said in a deep voice, "Donor Qin, let's go out too. We can't let Donor Zhang and the others fight the enemy alone."

Qin Xuan hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

Outside the valley.

Si Ying smiled slightly when she saw Chu Xuan and the others show up, and said, "Qin Xuan, Ye Yinling, we have heard of your names for a long time."

"You endured the pain of the karmic fire to save others. It is truly admirable."

Then she patted Li Ba's shoulder and said coquettishly, "Li Ba has always been vicious and spoke a little rashly. Please don't blame me."

"Although we are Tribulation Cultivators, we do not love killing."

"It's just that this mobilization of troops has taken a lot of effort, and I need your appreciation."

"As long as you are sincere, we will naturally let you go."

Li Ba complained, "No, we can't let them go! How can we let them get away with the meat right before our mouths?"

"Si Ying, your cultivation level is lower than mine, so don't give me orders here!"

Si Ying scolded, "You, always thinking about killing this and that, it's totally unnecessary."

"It doesn't matter if you make enemies everywhere, but with so many people going up and down the storm, not everyone is willing to do that."

"If a robbery cultivator wants to survive in the cracks between the aristocratic families, he can't kill just anyone. He still has to rely on others for support."

Si Ying looked at Qin Xuan and Ye Yinling, "What do you think, is this true?"

She was smiling at the moment, like a peach blossom.

But in the eyes of Qin Xuan and Ye Yinling, it was like a carnivorous plant showing its teeth.

Especially her conversation with Li Ba, it was more like one person playing the good guy and the other playing the bad guy.

This is a hint to them.

If you hand over the Qiankun bag obediently, you may survive.

If you resist stubbornly, you will surely die!

Ye Yinling was so angry that her body was shaking.

She has been practicing for so many years and has never encountered such a thing.

The Ye family's prodigy was actually blackmailed by a group of robber cultivators!

Qin Xuan also had a gloomy look.

I feel so depressed.

After a while, Qin Xuan gritted his teeth and said, "Tell me, what do you want?"

Si Ying clapped her hands lightly, "Young Master Qin Xuan is indeed the pride of the Qin family, he speaks straightforwardly!"

"However, what Master Qin Xuan said just now was wrong."

"It's not about what we want, but what you give."

Qin Xuan had no choice but to slap his storage bag and take out a mid-grade spiritual weapon from it.

Si Ying couldn't help but shake her head, "Tsk tsk tsk, this is the life of the Qin family's genius, is it so worthless?"

"It seems that Master Qin Xuan still doesn't recognize the results of our laborious mobilization."

Qin Xuan laughed in anger, "Is this whole Qiankun bag enough to buy my life?"

Si Ying smiled sweetly, "Enough, enough!"

"Ms. Ye Yinling, this is the way it should be."

"But what about these three monks?"

Qin Xuan gritted his teeth and said, "I have a lot of treasures in my Qiankun bag, and these three are disciples of the Wuxiang Dragon Temple. I will protect their lives."

Si Ying raised her eyebrows and smiled, "We also believe in the Dragon Buddha and will not attack monks."

"Master Qin Xuan is willing to protect their lives, and he will surely be rewarded in the future."

"But what about this one?" Si Ying pointed at Chu Xuan.

"This person is not from a noble family, nor is he a monk. He doesn't look as wealthy as Young Master Qin and Miss Ye."

"It seems that I can't show enough sincerity."

Ye Yinling was anxious and quickly took off the necklace around her neck. "I have something else on me. This is a mid-grade spiritual weapon given to me by my ancestor..."

Henry Chu said calmly, "That's enough."

"What's okay?" Qin Xuan, Ye Yinling and others were stunned.

Henry Chu said casually, "I mean, the surrounding area is blocked, and none of you can escape."

Si Ying and Li Ba immediately looked around vigilantly.

But I didn't feel any threat at all.

Is it an illusion?

Li Ba sneered, "How dare a nobody like you act so arrogantly in front of me?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he stomped on the ground, his body swelled up, and his blood boiled.

In the blink of an eye, it turned into a giant human-shaped bear!

Qin Xuan was shocked, "Such a strong blood and energy!"

He had heard of the name of Li Ba, the Earth-Shaking Bear, a long time ago.

I have long known that Li Ba is a first-class body cultivator.

But only when facing such a strong man at this time, can you feel the surging energy and blood like the sea!

Ye Yinling's pretty face also turned pale.

With her strength, she is no match for this person.

No wonder the other party is so confident...

"Brother, aren't you worried?" Du Nan looked at Du'e and was surprised to find that Du'e was not worried at all.

"Donor Zhang is not as powerful as he appears to be." Du'e said in a deep voice.

Du Nan nodded, and while transferring spiritual power to his junior brother, he observed the battle situation.

Li Ba's terrifying arm was about to fall from the sky.

Chu Xuan let out a low roar, and the energy and blood in his body began to surge.

In an instant, it condensed into the hoof of a giant beast.

This giant hoof is extremely huge and ancient.

Unlike any kind of ancient alien species.

But it also exudes an inextricable aura of majesty.

The hoof of a giant beast fell from the sky.

Li Ba's color changed immediately.

He felt...

That was a powerful energy and blood that far exceeded his own!

"Carrying the mountain and falling hoof!"

Following a low shout from Chu Xuan.

Li Ba's body was smashed into the ground.

The man's bear-like strong and sturdy body was smashed into meat paste on the spot!

This scene deeply shocked everyone's mind.

Si Ying stammered, "Li...Where is Li Baren..."

Henry Chu said casually, "It has turned into Li Bajiang, do you want to see it?"

Si Ying, "…"

Qin Xuan and Ye Yinling were also shocked, "Fellow Daoist Zhang..."

Du Nan also widened his eyes.

Only Du'e put his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name, "Dragon Buddha is above, it's really a damn good death."

Ye Yinling was stunned. "Is this the Requiem Sutra?"

Du'e said calmly, "The Requiem Sutra that this poor monk recites has never followed the crowd, so there are some minor differences."

Ye Yinling murmured, "Is this a minor discrepancy?"

"Go!" Si Ying shouted in a low voice.

Without waiting for the Nascent Soul cultivators behind her to escape, she flew into the air and ran away.

She was extremely fast and disappeared into the forest in a short while.

However, she didn't get far.

A green light flashed through the air and easily cut off her white neck.

It was the cave where we had been lying in ambush for a long time.

Henry Chu said casually, "What are you two looking at? Why don't you take action?"

Qin Xuan and Ye Yinling suddenly woke up as if from a dream, and immediately rushed out to kill those Nascent Soul cultivators.

In a short while, all the robbery cultivators of the Kuangfeng Society were killed.

Qin Xuan and Ye Yinling then returned to Chu Xuan.

Ye Yinling looked relieved, "Thank you, Brother Zhang, for saving my life."

Qin Xuan's expression was complicated. "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Zhang."

Both of them had the same thought in their minds at this moment.

This person is extremely powerful and is definitely not an ordinary Divine Transformation cultivator. We must make friends with him and never make him our enemy.

Du'e and Du'nan also said in unison, "Thank you, Mr. Zhang."

Henry Chu waved his hand, "It's okay."

"Two more of the Kuangfeng Society's generals have died. The leader of the Kuangfeng Society, Feng Chengjue, will surely be furious and might even take action himself."

"Now that everyone has been rescued, let's leave quickly."

At this time, his fellow apprentice brothers Du'e and Du'nan also slowly woke up.

Seeing that his two senior brothers were there and understanding the whole story, he immediately felt relieved.

He also clasped his hands together and bowed to Chu Xuan.

Qin Xuan smiled and said, "I haven't asked for this young master's Dharma name yet?"

Du'e and Du'nan's junior brothers are the youngest and look quite immature.

However, even so, Qin Xuan would not show the slightest disrespect.

Now I ask this question specifically to improve my impression and get closer to you.

The youngest monk nodded and said, "Ahem, my Buddhist name is Watanabe."

Chu Xuan was stunned, "Watanabe? Your brothers are called Du'e and Du'nan, and you are called Watanabe?"

Watanabe nodded, "Yeah, is there something wrong?"

Chu Xuan immediately shook his head and said, "There's nothing wrong with that. The sea of ​​suffering is boundless, and saving people is boundless. This Dharma name is wonderful."

Watanabe smiled and said, "The abbot said the same thing."

After a short rest, everyone immediately set out to leave the Shiwan Mountains.

There were no more accidents during the descent.

Chu Xuan and his group left the Shiwan Mountains smoothly.

Then he took a flying boat and left quickly.

In the Windy City.

Shu Qi returned to Feng Chengjue in a panic.

"What's wrong? Why are you so embarrassed?"

Feng Chengjue was eating grapes served by his concubine at this time, and he couldn't help but frown when he saw this.

Shu Qi smiled bitterly, "Chief, they are all dead. Li Ba and Si Ying are both dead, and none of those Yuanying survived."

Feng Chengjue stood up suddenly, and the concubines were so scared that they rolled aside.

"How is that possible!"

"Li Ba is a body cultivator with a strong physique! Si Ying even has a poisonous insect to protect her life. Even if Qin Xuan and Ye Yinling have powerful trump cards, Li Ba and the others won't die even if they lose!"

Feng Chengjue widened his eyes and stared at Shu Qi with an expression of disbelief.

This was the first time he had lost his composure like this since he founded the Wind Society.

Shu Qi smiled bitterly, "He's really dead..."

"As you know, Chief, I'm not very strong, so I didn't charge in the front. Instead, I stayed in the rear to ensure that no one escaped. That's how I was able to save my life."

Feng Chengjue clenched his fists, his eyes red, "Tell me, who killed him?"

"Qin Xuan? Or Ye Yinling?"

As long as a cultivator who has achieved the state of transformation has a clean background, he can serve as a worshipper of the state of transformation in various noble families.

Why become a bandit?

People like Si Ying and Li Ba are hard to find and are unruly.

He spent a lot of effort to recruit them and gradually built up the team of the Kuangfeng Society.

Now they are all dead!

Although he himself was unharmed, the overall strength of the Kuangfeng Society had obviously declined significantly!

Shu Qi sighed, "No, he's just an unknown person."

"That person came to the Shiwan Mountains with Qin Xuan, Ye Yinling, and others, intending to rescue the two Nascent Soul monks trapped by the Karma Fire."

Feng Chengjue frowned deeply, "An unknown person?"

"Shu Qi, how did you get your intelligence?"

Shu Qi smiled bitterly, "Chief, this person is a stranger, I don't recognize him..."

Feng Chengjue paced back and forth, and suddenly said, "These people all came from Yancheng. Could they be that Zhang Jing?"

Shu Qi immediately shook his head, "Impossible, after Zhang Jing killed Zheng Ye, there were still remnants of the curse on his body."

"He is still staying in Yancheng and has not left the city."

Feng Chengjue's expression became increasingly ugly.

Having enemies is not scary.

But the most terrifying thing is not even knowing who the enemy is.

Feng Chengjue tightly grasped the armrests of the cold jade throne, wishing he could crush it.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Investigate, we must find out who killed Li Ba and Si Ying."

"Yes, I will do my best to investigate thoroughly." Shu Qi nodded solemnly and left.

…

Yancheng.

Chu Xuan and his group did not return with a big fanfare, but returned to the City Lord's Mansion quietly.

As soon as he arrived, Qin Xuan hurriedly invited them, "Masters, why don't you come to my Qin family to rest for a while? My Qin family has more than enough resources to help you three recover quickly."

Ye Yinling cursed Qin Xuan inwardly for being so quick and immediately invited him.

Du'e, Du'nan and Watanabe looked at each other, and finally Du'e spoke.

Du'e clasped his hands together and bowed slightly to the two of them. "Dragon Buddha, we travel the mortal world and do not wish to serve as worshippers for various families, nor will we stay in one place for a long time."

"We have decided to stay in Yancheng for a while, and then we will leave and continue to travel around."

Qin Xuan and Ye Yinling both sighed inwardly, and did not lower themselves to continue the invitation.

Instead, the two of them came to Henry Chu.

Qin Xuan said sincerely, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, we had some unpleasant experiences together before. I hope you will forgive me."

"You saved my life, Qin Xuan. If Fellow Daoist Zhang needs anything in the future, I, Qin Xuan, will definitely help you!"

Ye Yinling also nodded, "I, Ye Yinling, feel the same way!"

Chu Xuan smiled slightly, "I hope you two can remember what we said today in the future."

He was used to seeing people who made promises easily but couldn't deliver.

So I don't take their words to heart.

Qin Xuan added, "When I return home this time, I will definitely tell the other gods at home about everything that happened in the Hundred Thousand Mountains."

"The Kuangfeng Society is so arrogant that it even dares to offend the Qin and Ye families. It is truly arrogant to the extreme."

Ye Yinling also nodded repeatedly, "The Kuangfeng Society is so rampant, it should be destroyed!"

Qin Xuan's expression was filled with joy. "Alright, the Qin and Ye families will join forces, and together with the other families that have suffered from the bullying of the robbery cultivators, we will definitely eradicate the Kuangfeng Society!"

As both of them are Divine Transformation cultivators, although their realm is slightly lower and they are younger, they are also the ancestors of the Qin and Ye families.

This time in the Ten Thousand Mountains, he was blackmailed by the strong wind.

It's really humiliating.

Now it is natural for him to want to lead his family to destroy the Kuangfeng Society.

However, Chu Xuan felt that the strong wind might disappear temporarily, but it would never be uprooted.

Chu Xuan thought to himself, "The thirty-six noble families launched two large-scale encirclement and suppression operations, and both of them only eliminated the outer strongholds of the Kuangfeng Society. The best result was the killing of a Divine Transformation Tribulation Cultivator."

"How could there not be some aristocratic family involved in this?"

"The Thirty-Six Aristocratic Families are not the kind of people who are like a ball of fire when together and stars in the sky when apart."

"The more noble families involved in this matter, the more they might hinder each other."

and...

"The two previous major encirclement and suppression operations were both initiated and led by the Baili family."

"The Baili family is the foremost family and the overlord of the Northern Continent."

"The two major encirclement and suppression operations led by the Baili family ended in failure."

"The large-scale encirclement and suppression led by your Qin and Ye families was successful."

"Isn't this a slap in the face of the Baili family?"

After thinking about it for a while, Chu Xuan felt that this encirclement and suppression was full of difficulties and would be extremely unlikely to succeed.

"Good luck to you two." Chu Xuan bowed to them.

Qin Xuan and Ye Yinling did not stay in Yancheng for long and went back to their homes.

Looking at his heroic and confident look, it is obvious that he is confident about destroying the Kuangfeng Society!

Chu Xuan looked at their departing figures and shook his head slightly. "Without the tempering of time, it is still a bit immature to have the cultivation level of a Spiritual Transformation."

A few days later.

Chu Xuancai asked Li Yin to arrange food, clothing, housing and transportation for Du'e and the other two.

It was announced to the public that these three people had just arrived in Yancheng today.

…

A few days later.

Yancheng.

Chu Xuan sat under the peach tree, drinking tea quietly and listening to the news brought by Li Yin.

"Master, those three monks are very quiet and are recovering from their injuries."

"The secret methods of dividing the soul and the secret methods of merit and virtue that you asked me to search for are still missing."

"However, the treasure fair held by the Baili family has been gradually releasing information about the auction items. I have sorted out some of them for you. They are all in this divine consciousness jade slip."

Chu Xuan nodded in understanding and was about to speak when he suddenly felt an astonishing fluctuation of spiritual power.

At the same time, dark clouds suddenly covered the sky above Yancheng, and thunder roared in the sky.

Another figure suddenly flew out from Yongning Pavilion and rushed into the mountains near Yancheng.

Li Yin was greatly surprised, "This is..."

Chu Xuan looked at the black shadow that flew into the air, "It should be Gong Mingjian who is about to reach the Divine Transformation Realm."

"Faster than I imagined."

Li Yin nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of envy.

He probably won't have the chance to reach the God Transformation stage in his lifetime.

Therefore, I envy the children of aristocratic families such resources and treatment.

Chu Xuan said calmly, "Spread the word about Gong Mingjian's attack on the Divine Transformation Realm so that the residents of the city don't need to panic."

"Send a message to Gong Hai, telling him that Gong Mingjian is about to reach the Divine Transformation stage, and ask him to come and protect the law."

"Yes." Li Yin nodded respectfully.

Chu Xuan flashed and appeared in the sky, gazing at the rolling black clouds, as if thinking about something.

This was the first time he saw other Nascent Soul cultivators break through to the Divine Transformation stage.

I wonder if Gong Mingjian can be promoted successfully?

Countless mortals and cultivators throughout Yancheng witnessed this scene and were greatly shocked.

For cultivators at a lower level, the divine tribulation is extremely terrifying.

It's like a world-destroying catastrophe.

If they hadn't received the order from above and knew that this was a Nascent Soul cultivator striving for the Spiritual Transformation stage, they would have been in a state of constant fear.

Outside Yancheng, there is Dayan Mountain.

Chu Xuan stepped into the air, hovering in mid-air, looking at the place where Gong Mingjian was impacting the divine transformation.

He didn't come closer.

After all, he was not a member of the Gong family. If he got too close, Gong Mingjian would think he had bad intentions.

Another day passed, and the thunder in the sky became even more terrifying.

Gong Hai and Gong Yue'e also rode the Cloud Turtle and rushed over from the palace at the fastest speed.

Gong Yue'e was extremely delighted, "Gong Mingjian is about to reach the Divine Transformation Realm. My Gong family is out of danger!"

She immediately bowed slightly to Henry Chu and said, "Thank you for taking care of me these days, Master Zhang."

Chu Xuan waved his hand and didn't care.

He said casually, "I will return to Yancheng first and take charge. I will leave the matter of protecting the law to Fellow Daoist Gong Hai."

"Okay, leave it to me!" Gong Hai slapped his chest repeatedly, making a deafening sound.

A few days later.

Thunder rolled down from the sky.

Gong Mingjian's figure was looming in the thunder.

Thunder struck for several consecutive days, frightening the residents of Yancheng and making them unable to rest in peace.

Chu Xuan gazed at Dayan Mountain from afar, lost in thought. "There are six divine transformation tribulations in total. He has withstood the first five and is now covered in wounds. He has revealed all his trump cards."

"Now it's the last one, it all depends on his luck."

boom!

The sixth and thickest bolt of thunder suddenly struck down.

In an instant, the night is lit up.

Gong Mingjian roared angrily, and instead of retreating, he advanced towards the thunder.

There was a loud bang.

The thunder dissipated and the calamity clouds retreated.

A long and refreshing roar came from Dayan Mountain.

"I, Gong Mingjian, have reached the realm of Divine Transformation today!"

Gong Hai, Gong Yue'e, and a group of Gong family cultivators were all greatly surprised.

In order to help Gong Mingjian reach the level of a god, most of the family's resources were poured into him.

Even the ancestors who had reached the state of transformation, such as Gong Bao and Gong Tianyang, had reduced their benefits on their own initiative.

Now it's finally successful!

All past investments have paid off at this moment!

Chu Xuan stepped into the air and appeared above Dayan Mountain.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Mingjian." He smiled slightly.

Gong Mingjian laughed heartily, "Congratulations! If it weren't for Zhang Gongfeng's intervention, I would have died at the hands of Zheng Ye. My achievements today are also due to Zhang Gongfeng's contribution!"

Chu Xuan nodded slightly.

The fact that Gong Mingjian said this showed that he had not forgotten his life-saving grace in the past.

Gong Hai laughed heartily, "Come on, come on, your incarnation celebration must be grand and lavish. Let all thirty-six noble families know that my Gong family has another incarnation!"

Henry Chu looked at their departing backs and smiled, "The Gong family is really lucky."

After the death of Gong Tianxue, the ancestor of the Gong family who had reached the level of God Transformation, Gong Mingjian successfully ascended to the level of God Transformation a few years later.

This is not the case for many families.

The death of a God Transformation Master means a reduction in overall strength, a reduction in territory, and a decrease in resources.

Over time, it fell into a vicious cycle.

If you pour all your wealth into one person but he fails to reach the spiritual transformation stage, it will be a huge blow to the family's vitality.

From then on, he would never recover.

That's why he felt that the Gong family was lucky.

Gong Mingjian's incarnation celebration was a grand affair that lasted for ten days.

There was a grand banquet in the palace, with spiritual food and wine everywhere.

Henry Chu was also invited to join in the fun.

Other noble families also sent people to participate in the celebration.

It can be said that some are happy and some are sad.

However, the impact of this deification celebration did not last long and was overshadowed by another incident.

The large-scale crackdown on the Kuangfeng Society initiated by the Qin and Ye families spread to all the noble families in the Northern Continent within a few days!

The spread is in full swing!

Many third-rate families were particularly excited and immediately got involved upon hearing the news.

Compared with second-rate families such as the Qin family and the Ye family, third-rate families are the weakest, have scattered industries, and are most susceptible to the impact of disasters.

After all, he is a soft persimmon.

Anyone can give it a pinch or two.

The Gong family also received invitations from the Qin family and the Ye family.

However, there were different opinions within the Gong family on whether to join this large-scale encirclement and suppression.

…

Yancheng, City Lord's Mansion, Reception Room.

When Chu Xuan strode into the hall, many people had already gathered there.

In addition to the two familiar people, Gong Hai and Gong Yue'e, there are also many elderly people in the Gong family.

These people are all at the Nascent Soul stage, are very old, and have a lot of experience. They are the real backbone of the Gong family.

Whether to join this major encirclement and suppression campaign naturally depends on listening to their opinions.

As soon as Henry Chu walked into the reception room, he heard several voices filled with dissatisfaction.

"...Patriarch, whether or not to join the large-scale encirclement and suppression is an internal matter within our Gong family. Why would we ask the opinion of a Divine Transformation Worshiper?"

"Yes! Even though he is a great cultivator at the Divine Transformation stage, he is still an outsider after all! He cannot get involved in such a major matter!"

"A tribute is only a tribute after all, and is only used by me. My Gong family must join the great encirclement and suppression. Zhang Gongsheng receives an annual salary from my Gong family, so just follow my orders! Why ask him?"

Gong Yue'e frowned deeply, "Uncles, please be quiet. We'll talk after Zhang Gongsheng arrives."

Henry Chu smiled faintly and strode into the reception room. "Oh? The contract that I signed with the head of the Gong family did not say that I must act according to the orders of the Gong family."

All the elders of the Gong family looked at Henry Chu.

The looks of a few people were particularly dissatisfied, even resentful.

Chu Xuan glanced at them and understood where these people's unwarranted resentment came from.

The faces of these people are somewhat similar to Miyazaki, who betrayed the Miya family and colluded with Jie Xiu.

He must be a blood relative of Miyazaki.

Miyazaki was originally pulled out by him.

These people did not dare to hate Gong Yue'e or Gong Bao, so they put their resentment on him.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sneer.

That's human nature.

An old man stamped his cane and said coldly, "Master, I said at the beginning that we shouldn't have such a loose contract."

"Now you see what happens!"

"Whenever difficulties arise, he will directly take out the contract to refute them and refuse to obey!"

Several old men also showed cold expressions, obviously dissatisfied with the contract document that Gong Yue'e had originally signed.

Henry Chu pointed at the old man in the lead and said lightly, "What's your name?"

The old man frowned, "I am Gong Chen! What does Master Zhang want to ask?"

Henry Chu said casually, "When this contract was just finalized, you said nothing, but now you jump out and make a fuss."

"Let me guess, was it because the Gong family was in danger at the time that I was useful?"

"Now that there's Gong Mingjian, my value is no longer that important?"

He looked at Gong Chen with an indifferent expression.

Gong Chen felt uneasy when he looked at her, and subconsciously looked away.

Then he felt a little timid, and immediately said fiercely, "Master Zhang, don't you know it clearly? Why say more?"

Gong Yue'e glanced at Gong Hai, who immediately stood up and shouted, "Enough! Gong Chen, sit down! Zhang Gongfeng is a distinguished guest of my Gong family!"

Gong Mingjian also strode in at this time and said in a deep voice, "When Zheng Ye of the Kuangfeng Society attacked Yancheng, it was Zhang Gongfeng who saved my life."

"My uncles, there is no need to say anything more. Zhang Gongfeng should participate in this council."

Gong Chen and others were greatly surprised to see Gong Mingjian's attitude.

In the end, he could only snort coldly and sit down.

Henry Chu said calmly, "My point of view is very simple. This large-scale encirclement and suppression will definitely not succeed. There is no need to get involved."

"The two major encirclement and suppression campaigns launched by the Baili family, the overlord of the Northern Continent, both ended in failure. If the Qin family and the Ye family jointly launched a major encirclement and suppression campaign and succeeded, how would the Baili family maintain its dignity?"

"Also, think about why the two previous large-scale encirclement and suppression campaigns failed."

After saying these three sentences, he turned and left, too lazy to say any more nonsense to these people.

Anyway, it was already clearly stated in the contract signed between him and Gong Yue'e that he would not work for the Gong family like the ordinary deities.

He came this time just to give face to Gong Yue'e, Gong Hai and Gong Mingjian.

Seeing Henry Chu being so frivolous, Gong Chen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "Master, look at this! This is the consequence of your loose contract documents!"

Gong Yue'e frowned deeply and scolded on the spot, "Enough, Gong Chen, you are the elder, I am the head of the family, shut up right there."

Gong Chen's eyes widened, "You, you, you..."

…

Three hours later.

Li Yin came up to Chu Xuan and reported, "Master, the Gong family has decided not to participate in this large-scale encirclement and suppression."

"I heard Gong Chen and the others were furious and cursing terribly."

"They all felt that participating in this large-scale crackdown would surely yield rich rewards."

Henry Chu sneered, "Let them go."

"Gong Yue'e and the others are quite smart and haven't been blinded by such petty gains."

Li Yin thought for a moment and then said, "By the way, Master Du'e wants to meet you. Do you want to meet him?"

Henry Chu exclaimed, "Why did he come to see me? Let's meet him."

A moment later.

Du'e came to Chang'an Pavilion.

Chu Xuan smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Du'e, why did you think of looking for me today?"

Du'e looked at him carefully for a long moment before saying, "Congratulations, Mr. Zhang, for taming the Red Lotus Karmic Fire. This is a tremendous merit."

Henry Chu raised his eyebrows, smiling, "Did you figure it out?"

Du'e smiled, "That day, the crimson lotus fire in the valley suddenly weakened, and eventually disappeared without a trace."

"When I left the Dragon Temple, I had a great ambition: to tame a red lotus of karma."

"So, I've already researched the habits of the Red Lotus Karma Fire. They instinctively gravitate towards those with great merit."

"We are the only ones entering the valley this time, and Mr. Zhang's merits are the most profound. It's not difficult to guess that it was Mr. Zhang who tamed the Red Lotus Karma Fire."

Henry Chu smiled and said, "You want to take the Red Lotus Karma Fire away from me?"

Du'e shook his head, "Donor, you're joking. The Red Lotus Karma Fire is an innate spiritual fire, born and nurtured by nature, and it has an extremely high spirituality."

"Besides, your merits far surpass mine. Even if I am willing, I cannot compete with you."

"What's more, I was fully prepared to burn all my merits, but who would have thought that I would still retain three layers of the Golden Wheel of Merit."

"You have been so kind to me and my two junior brothers. How could I repay your kindness with resentment?"

The other party's words were extremely sincere.

Chu Xuan's expression remained unchanged.

He had heard this kind of talk so many times that his ears were almost callused.

He will not completely let down his guard just because of one person's one-sided statement.

Du'e said in a deep voice, "I have an unwelcome request."

"Tell me about it."

"Master Zhang, could you please use the Red Lotus Karma Fire to help my two junior brothers achieve Divine Transformation?"

Chu Xuan raised his eyebrows, "Why? Earlier in the valley, weren't Du'e and Watanabe both burned by the Red Lotus Karma Fire? Now they need the Red Lotus Karma Fire's help to reach the Divine Transformation Realm?"

Du'e said in a deep voice, "Donor, you may not know that the aptitude of my two junior brothers is not that strong, and it is difficult for them to reach the Divine Transformation stage."

"But a senior in my Wuxiang Dragon Temple has summarized a secret method that can use the Red Lotus Karma Fire to transform into a god."

"The soul obtained from this is naturally able to sit firmly on the Karma Fire Lotus, and the three essences of the Nascent Soul can be greatly improved."

"When entering the God Transformation Realm, one can suppress many God Transformation cultivators of the same realm."

"However, it must be burned slowly and continuously with the Red Lotus Karma Fire."

"I originally wanted to tame a red lotus fire for my two junior brothers, not for myself."

Chu Xuan looked calm, "This method may take quite a while."

Du'e nodded, "It needs to be burned for forty-nine days to allow the two of them to reach the Nascent Soul stage."

"After that, it will be up to them to overcome the tribulation."

Without waiting for Chu Xuan to speak, he immediately took out a spiritual jade slip.

"This is the 'Soul Requiem' that I recite daily, and I am giving it to Mr. Zhang."

Chu Xuan raised his eyebrows and took the jade slip of spiritual consciousness.

There are indeed three big characters "Requiem Sutra" engraved on the outside.

But when he placed it between his eyebrows, he took a closer look.

I immediately realized that this was not the "Requiem".

What came to mind were the six big characters "The Secret Method of Separating the Sea of ​​Bitterness"!

Chu Xuan looked at Du'e with surprise.

This mysterious method can increase the probability of leaving the body and is a first-class treasure.

For a seventh-level cultivation sect, it is a top-secret book that will never be passed on to others.

This method comes from Wuxianglong Temple, so it must be more precious and have a greater success rate.

It might be against the rules of Wuxiang Dragon Temple for Du'e to give him these secret techniques without permission.

Du'e smiled, "I only gave you a Soul-Calming Sutra to help you enter a state of meditation and cultivation. You don't need to be so surprised."

Chu Xuan understood, "Having this Soul-Calming Sutra will be of great benefit to me."

"I will definitely help with Du Nan and Watanabe's promotion."

Du'e stood up and bowed deeply, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Donor Zhang!"

Chu Xuan's expression changed only after Du'e walked out of Chang'an Pavilion.

"Why does Du'e know that I need the secret method of dividing secrets?"

"He saw through my realm?"

"Or did you get the information from Li Yin?"

"It's unlikely that Li Yin leaked it on his own initiative. Perhaps he accidentally learned it while talking to Li Yin."

Henry Chu shook his head repeatedly.

Although Du'e had no bad intentions, he still needed his help.

But he still didn't like the feeling of having his cards seen through.

"But he guessed wrong about one thing."

"Although I took away the Red Lotus Karma Fire, I was unable to tame it..."

Henry Chu smacked his lips.

Thinking of this, he looked inward at his Dantian, looked at the shrunken red lotus fire, and growled, "Come out!"

The Red Lotus Karma Fire resisted symbolically for a moment, then stood still.

I look like I'm just staying here, you can do whatever you want.

Henry Chu couldn't help but have a headache.

What to do if the Red Lotus Karma Fire does not cooperate?

I even took other people's things.

Moreover, this mysterious method is extremely precious and crucial.

Now that you have received it, there is absolutely no reason to send it back.

A flash of inspiration struck Chu Xuan's mind, and he looked at the Red Lotus Karma Fire. "Don't you want merit to neutralize your own increasing bad karma?"

"As long as you do me a favor, I will give you merit."

The red lotus fire that had just curled up into a ball suddenly expanded, as if responding to Chu Xuan's words.

Chu Xuan thought about it, and suddenly stomped his feet, and a five-layer golden wheel of merit appeared behind his head.

The red lotus fire immediately pounced out like a ferocious beast, wrapping around the golden wheel of merit.

"Don't eat too much!" Chu Xuan said in a low voice.

The Red Lotus Karma Fire ignored everything and continued to absorb the golden light of merit like a greedy snake.

Chu Xuan snorted coldly, and with a thought, the Netherworld Devouring Flame immediately rushed out, transformed into a big hand, and forcibly pulled the Red Lotus Karma Fire back.

The red lotus fire was baring its fangs and claws, like a child whose candy was taken away.

Henry Chu said coldly, "I told you not to eat too much."

"There are definitely people in this world who have more merits than me, but those people are so high up in the world that you can't meet them."

"I am your long-term meal ticket. Since you are intelligent, you will definitely be able to tell the difference between a full meal and a full meal."

The red lotus fire continued to rage for a while.

In the end, he reluctantly retracted the flames and put them back into Chu Xuan's dantian.

The second day.

Chu Xuan temporarily opened a cave in Dayan Mountain and burned Du Nan and Watanabe with the red lotus fire.

Although the Red Lotus Karma Fire has not yet recognized him as its master, for the sake of merit, it has no choice but to serve him.

After a few days, he was quite well behaved.

Being so well-behaved made Henry Chu a little confused.

He had already prepared various measures in case of emergency.

As a result, the Red Lotus Karma Fire did not show any ripples at all, and it output flames steadily, burning Du Nan and Watanabe.

Thirty-six days passed in a flash.

Chu Xuan exhaled and ended his practice, taking back the red lotus karma fire.

During these thirty-six days, Du Nan and Watanabe were almost in a state of suspended death.

He used his spiritual power to explore and saw the situation of the two people.

It is indeed as Du'e said, the two of them are not very talented.

The spiritual roots are only of the highest quality, and there is no spiritual body.

With such qualifications, the best he could do was to condense a golden elixir.

But these two have already entered the Nascent Soul stage, which is unimaginable for ordinary people.

At first, Chu Xuan couldn't understand why Wuxiang Dragon Temple would recruit such disciples.

But if you think about it carefully, Wuxianglong Temple is a Buddhist temple.

Buddhism also pays attention to qualifications, but not too much.

Merit seems to account for a greater proportion.

At this time, Du'e walked quickly over and looked at Du'nan and Watanabe with a complicated expression.

Chu Xuan said calmly, "Now it depends on their luck."

Du'e nodded, "Mr. Zhang has done enough. From now on, I will be their guardian."

Henry Chu nodded, turned around and left, returning to Chang'an Pavilion.

He took a step forward and returned to the Jiyin Cave on the Giant Star, where he sat cross-legged.

As usual, he first looked at the conditions of the various planets connected to the Mirror of the Heavens.

Planet Aquamarine, nothing serious.

Soul Star, no waves.

The cave world, um... Chenxi is still leading the insect swarm to fight everywhere, and Tianku is still sleeping soundly among the insect swarm.

As soon as he saw the Sky Cave, Henry Chu couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"I refined the Qingtianlong Gu Crystal before, but it didn't improve much..."

He originally thought that Tianku could obtain the power of Qingtianlong through this refining.

Even a weakened version would be enough.

Unexpectedly, the improvement was pitifully small.

It just makes Tianku faster and more agile.

However, its realm has also been raised to a higher level, and it is now a sixth-stage mid-stage Gu worm.

Chu Xuan looked at the size of the insect swarm again and found that Chenxi had been strictly following his ban, and immediately nodded with satisfaction.

He knew from the beginning that once the number of insects increased, it would inevitably lead to endless wars and plundering, and even to the point of draining the pond and eating up all the living things in the cave world.

Therefore, he had already issued a ban to Chenxi to control the size of the insect swarm within a certain range.

In this way, we can embark on the path of sustainable development.

Fatten them up and then kill them, that is the way to survive and grow stronger.

As for the giant star.

With his previous help, the Storm King gave an order to speed up the production of various new types of weapons.

Especially the Blood Dragon Cannon.

It is said that the Storm King is very fond of this kind of powerful weapon.

Order to build it first.

And we have to build it bigger and more.

Henry Chu chuckled, "I'm afraid this Storm King will also follow the path of the Fire God Cult."

"That's right. Bigger is more beautiful, more is better."

"Who doesn't like to blow me up?"

"The Storm State is still accumulating strength and has not deployed any Blood Dragon Cannons to the front lines."

"Once the Blood Dragon Cannons all appear, it will probably be like a broken bamboo."

"It seems that the Great Cang Nation is about to fall."

Chu Xuan shook his head slightly and put all these things aside.

"It's time for me to practice."

"I killed Zheng Ye earlier and obtained the Good Fortune Hualu Pill from Gong Hail. I have already reached the eighth level of the Spiritual Transformation Realm in one fell swoop."

"Now that the Soul Star has accumulated a lot of Mysterious Ice Soul, it's a good opportunity to see if I can reach the ninth level of the Spiritual Transformation."

…

Five years later, Henry Chu frowned.

"It's better not to charge into the ninth level of the Spiritual Transformation!"

"I spent so much effort and poured so much Mysterious Ice Soul into it, but I can't even see a shadow."

"I'm not going to cultivate my spiritual power anymore, I'm going to cultivate my physical body!"

Henry Chu snorted coldly, waved his hand, and took out a large amount of Chiling rice.

Start showing off!

Now that Xiaohe City has the Storm Nation as its backing, it is as stable as a rock.

The annual harvest of Chiling rice and blood fruit fills the granary.

From time to time, he would go out to hunt wild beasts to satisfy his hunger.

As a result, the amount of Chiling rice offered to the temple naturally became extremely large.

Every time, Chu Xuan would take away all the Chiling rice.

As a god, it is only natural for him to enjoy the offerings of his people.

The sudden disappearance of a large amount of Chiling rice also further creates his omnipotence and mystery as a god.

Instead, it made the people worship him even more.

Henry Chu racked his brains, and various ways of cooking rice emerged in his mind.

Fried rice, braised rice, rice wine, popcorn...whatever tastes good, have it!

Another five years passed in the blink of an eye.

The blood in Chu Xuan's body was extremely viscous, like lead and mercury!

He could feel that a breakthrough was just around the corner!

"With my invincible qualifications!"

"Fifty levels of physical training, break it for me!"

boom!

Chu Xuan's body expanded rapidly!

In a blink of an eye, he became like a little giant.

The energy and blood rush to the sky, like a dragon roaring in the clouds!

This state did not last long. In an instant, the vast energy and blood flowed back and were absorbed into the body.

His body also shrank at an extremely fast speed and returned to the size of a normal person.

"Fiftieth level of body refinement! I've finally reached the limit of my current body refinement!"

Henry Chu laughed heartily, looking extremely happy!

Hundred Thousand Mountains, Windy City, Rat Cave.

Shu Qi carefully looked at the information sent by his subordinates, frowning deeply.

Although his strength is slightly weaker, his intelligence ability is excellent.

The intelligence network he runs covers every city in Hokuriku.

Some intelligence informants even only take orders from him, and even Feng Chengjue doesn't know about them.

He has many methods.

Moreover, if you want to win someone over, there are only two ways: to force them to fight or to spend a lot of money.

The Kuangfeng Society is located in the Ten Thousand Mountains, which are rich in resources and are particularly good at spending money lavishly.

In addition, Feng Chengjue seems to have the means to obtain many scarce goods from the South Continent.

These things are an irresistible temptation for the monks in the Northern Land.

Therefore, he was able to compile a large amount of information in a short period of time, allowing the Kuangfeng Society to avoid the encirclement and suppression of the thirty-six families with minimal losses every time.

Now, there are two spiritual jade slips on his desk.

The first is the movements of the thirty-six noble families compiled by his subordinates.

Most of them are about the large-scale encirclement and suppression launched by the Qin and Ye families.

The rest are major changes in various families.

For example, which monk has made a breakthrough, where new mineral deposits have been discovered, where new industries are being built, etc.

He has already compiled all the information and will report it to Feng Chengjue later.

In his opinion, this large-scale encirclement and suppression had no rules at all. It was just a large-scale encirclement and suppression launched by the Qin and Ye families for their own face.

If Kuangfeng cooperates a bit and gives up some unimportant pieces, the opponent will probably stop.

As long as the Baili family does not give up, the Kuangfeng Society will never be destroyed.

If the Baili family really met its end, Kuangfeng would not be destroyed.

Perhaps a few disobedient big families will suffer serious losses.

Although the thirty-six families in Hokuriku have been passed down for thousands of years, they have not always been in their current status.

There are now many third-class families, which used to be the top three second-class families.

However, now the situation has changed, and it is the turn of the Ye, Xiao and Qin families to ascend to the top of the three families.

The other divine jade slip on the table was about Zhang Jing, the deity worshipped by the Gong family.

"Zhang Jing...there's so little information about him."

"But now I feel more and more that the person who killed Li Ba and Si Ying that day was him."

Shu Qi seemed to be lost in thought.

Because he received news that Qin Xuan and Ye Yinling had appeared in Yancheng.

When leaving the Shiwandashan Mountains, he first went to Yancheng and then returned to the Qin and Ye families.

Others witnessed that Qin Xuan and Ye Yinling were particularly respectful to Zhang Jing when they left.

These two were the ancestors of the Qin and Ye families who had achieved the state of transformation. Although they had only recently entered the path of transformation, they still had their own pride in their hearts.

How could he feel respect towards a deity worshipped by the Gong family?

If someone said that Zhang Jing had no involvement in this matter, he would not believe it at all.

Shu Qi suddenly stood up and paced back and forth.

He didn't dare to conclude that Zhang Jing was the one who killed Li Ba and Si Ying that day.

But there are already 50% to 60% guesses.

But he didn't intend to tell Feng Chengjue about this.

"The Kuangfeng Society will face repeated encirclement and suppression in the future."

"One day in the future, I might become one of those abandoned pawns."

"You still have to find a way out for yourself."

"This Zhang Jing is incredibly powerful, the strongest Divine Transformation cultivator I've ever seen. He killed Li Ba and Si Ying in one blow. I'm afraid he's no match for Feng Cheng..."

"I'm doing him a favor now. I'm secretly sending someone to befriend him. Maybe one day in the future, he can save my life."

Shu Qi tapped the table lightly, as if thinking about something.

While living, we have to take care of ourselves.

…

Chang'an Pavilion.

Li Yin knocked on the door respectfully, "Master, someone has sent you something, a divine consciousness jade slip."

A moment later, the gate opened.

Chu Xuan looked at the spiritual jade slip in Li Yin's hand and frowned slightly.

He was too lazy to even look at this jade slip of spiritual consciousness of unknown origin.

Who knows what's hidden inside.

Using the spiritual jade slip to create a trap and directly attacking the soul when the cultivator places it between the eyebrows is an extremely despicable practice.

But even so, some people do it.

Li Yin whispered, "The person who sent this divine consciousness jade slip was an elderly mortal. After delivering it, he smiled and committed suicide."

"I checked and found that the old man's descendants got a large amount of spirit stones out of nowhere, enough to last them the rest of their lives."

Chu Xuan frowned even more, and after a while he took the divine consciousness jade slip and waved his hand, "You can go down."

"Yes." Li Yin was about to bow and leave when he suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, by the way, Du Nan and Watanabe have both successfully ascended to the God Transformation stage."

"Recently, many noble families have sent people to Yancheng, and the Gong family has also sent people, all wanting to recruit them, but they were all rejected."

"These three will probably not join any faction."

Henry Chu nodded.

This is nature.

These three people are disciples of Wuxiang Dragon Temple. How could they join a family in the Dark Realm?

After Li Yin finished speaking, he left respectfully.

Henry Chu waved his hand casually, and a round plate appeared on the stone table.

This disc is called "Xijian Disc" and it has a small formation engraved on it.

It has no offensive or defensive capabilities, but it can test whether the spiritual jade slip is dangerous.

He had previously temporarily set up a formation to test the spiritual jade slip.

Later, I found it troublesome, so I just refined this little object.

Chu Xuan threw the jade slip of unknown spiritual consciousness into it.

A mist of spiritual energy immediately rose above the washing plate.

After a while, it disappeared into thin air without any abnormality.

"It seems there is no problem."

Only then did Chu Xuan pick it up and place it between his eyebrows.

After a moment, he put down the jade slip of spiritual consciousness and smiled.

There isn't a lot of information here, but it's quite interesting.

"Someone in Kuangfeng will find out that the person who killed Li Ba and Si Ying that day was Zhang Jing."

"But this man sent me the news."

"Are you implying that you want to do me a favor?"

Henry Chu suddenly laughed.

The four generals under the leader of the Kuangfeng Society, the Earth-Shaking Bear, the Flower Bee, and the Man-Eating Snake, have now died at his hands.

Only the mole has not appeared yet.

That day, he did not see the figure of the burrowing rat Shu Qi.

He had heard long ago that Shu Qi was not good at fighting, but was adept at managing intelligence networks.

In the two previous major encirclement and suppression operations, the high-end combat forces of the Kuangfeng Society were able to survive, and a large part of the credit was attributed to the intelligence network managed by Shu Qi.

From this perspective, it is very likely that Shu Qi took the initiative to do him this favor.

Such means were also used.

Completely eliminate the possibility of being known by others.

Chu Xuan seemed to be thinking, "It seems that I have killed three generals of the Kuangfeng Society in a row, which has shocked this Shu Qi. He is also worried, so he wants to befriend me."

"Hmm...it's not ruled out that he used a smokescreen to deliberately deceive me, but actually wanted to attack me."

"However, the large-scale encirclement and suppression initiated by Qin Ye is already ready to take action."

"The strong wind will be too busy to take care of itself and won't have time to attack me for the time being."

"The first guess is more likely."

Thinking of this, Chu Xuan sent a message to Li Yin, asking him to keep an eye on the situation of the third major encirclement and suppression.

Be sure to report all the details.

Chu Xuan took a step forward and returned to the Jiyin Cave on the Giant Star, "Continue practicing."

"Then we need to keep up with the progress of the Great Transformation and Freedom Heavenly Demon Sutra."

"As for its inherent escape techniques and defensive spells, it's time to practice them more to improve proficiency in case of emergency."

…

Half a year later, Yancheng, Chang'an Pavilion.

Chu Xuan sat under the peach tree drinking tea, while Li Yin respectfully reported.

"...Master, the above are the aristocratic families participating in this large-scale encirclement and suppression."

Henry Chu nodded slightly.

The Baili family said that the various sects in the southern land might have some movements, and they could not fight on two fronts, so they did not take action.

Among the second-class families, the Xiao family and the Gong family did not show up either.

Almost all the other second-class and third-class families participated in this large-scale encirclement and suppression.

Within just a few days, several strongholds of the Kuangfeng Society were seized, and several Nascent Soul cultivators were caught and beheaded in public.

As a result, morale was greatly boosted.

The monks from the aristocratic families were full of fighting spirit and they couldn't wait to charge into the Shiwan Mountains, find the base camp of the Kuangfeng Society, and capture the damned leader Feng Chengjue and cut him into pieces!

Henry Chu said casually, "Tell me about the situation in the Southern Land of the Dark Territory."

Li Yin said respectfully, "The South Continent and the North Continent are completely different. In the North Continent, aristocratic families dominate, and all cultivators must unite around them. Bloodline is everything."

"Even gifted cultivators from non-aristocratic families must marry into an aristocratic family to gain more resources for cultivation."

"In the Southern Continent, sects are the most dominant, and the cultivation atmosphere is more relaxed, with bloodline not being paramount. But I've heard that the Southern Continent is almost entirely filled with demonic sects, and the hierarchy is quite strict."

"The elders of the sect have the power of life and death over their disciples. Once a disciple offends an elder, it is almost like a death sentence."

"The same is true for inner disciples and outer disciples."

"Every leap to a higher level is like a fish leaping over the dragon gate, a world of difference."

Chu Xuan seemed to be thinking, "Looking at the reaction of the Baili family, have there always been conflicts between the South Continent and the North Continent?"

Li Yin nodded. "I've heard that there were two large-scale wars between monks in the South and North Continents, known in history as the two South-North Wars."

"The First Civil War broke out seven thousand years ago. The Northern Continent took advantage of the civil unrest in the Southern Continent to launch a surprise attack. Initially, they had the upper hand, occupying a third of the Southern Continent. However, greed for merit and reckless advances, coupled with the dissemination of orders from multiple locations, hindered their progress. Ultimately, they were forced to plunder and retreat to the Northern Continent."

"The Second Civil War took place five thousand years ago. The South Continent had been preparing for this for a long time, and had also planted a large number of spies in the North Continent. Finally, they found the right moment to launch a surprise attack."

"The Baili family was only a second-class family at the time. It was precisely because of their greatest contribution, most victories, and the strongest preservation during the Second Civil War that they eventually replaced the former first-class families and became the new overlord of the Northern Continent."

"The Baili family's out-of-body ancestor also successfully ascended during the Second Civil War, forcing the Southern Continent to retreat. Many sects in the Southern Continent therefore hated the Baili family."

Chu Xuan nodded slightly.

This was the first time he had heard of the Civil War.

It's quite interesting.

Moreover, the Baili family used the excuse of being wary of the Southern Continent Demon Sect to avoid participating in the large-scale encirclement and suppression, and no one could say a word against it.

Instead, I have to give a few reluctant compliments.

Li Yin reported the matter and soon left respectfully.

Chu Xuan didn't pay much attention to this matter.

In any case, it was destined to be a failed encirclement and suppression.

…

In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.

Gong Hai came to Chang'an Pavilion specifically to have tea with Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Tianlei, why are you free to come see me today?"

Gong Bao's Taoist name is "Tian Lei".

Gong Hai scratched his head and chuckled, "You are the VIP of the Gong family. I just came to have tea and discuss philosophy with you."

Chu Xuan took a sip and said, "Fellow Daoist Tianlei has never been good at lying. If you have something to say, it's better to speak directly."

Gong Hai smiled awkwardly and muttered, "I knew I should just say it straight..."

Henry Chu said casually, "Maybe someone is talking about me behind my back."

Gong Hai was surprised, "You already know?"

Chu Xuan smiled faintly, "The great encirclement and suppression is now unstoppable. The strongholds of the Kuangfeng Society have been eliminated one by one. The major families have made a lot of money. Of course I know this."

"Presumably, it was Gong Chen and others who were talking behind the scenes, saying that the Gong family should have participated in this large-scale encirclement and suppression, and made a lot of money."

"As a result, the Gong family's decision-making was influenced by me, so I could only stay out of it."

"It's more painful to watch others make money than to lose money yourself, right?"

Gong Hai could only scratch his head and laugh awkwardly. After a while, he said, "I came here specifically to ask Fellow Daoist Zhang not to blame them."

Henry Chu said lightly, "As long as they don't hang around in front of me, I won't bother to do anything."

Gong Hai let out a long sigh, "That's good. I will also restrain Gong Chen and the others and make them stay in the palace city."

Chu Xuan looked normal.

Gong Hai took out two paper bags from his Qiankun bag and handed them over with a friendly smile. "These two bags of Dome Nectar are top-quality goods. I specially asked for them from Uncle Yang. Keep them and drink them slowly."

Henry Chu smiled and nodded.

He knew that Gong Tianyang also loved drinking tea, especially the Gong family's Dome Nectar.

The best dome nectar has always been reserved for Gong Tianyang.

Gong Hai actually asked Gong Tianyang for two bags.

It seems that the two ancestors of the Gong family who have reached the state of transformation are still on his side.

I don't regret the decision I made.

It is a good thing to have such a consistent master.

However, just because the core of the main family is smart doesn't mean that the cultivators of individual families also have brains.

Especially people like Gong Chen.

As soon as he took one look at Gong Chen, he knew that he was a hot-tempered and irritable person.

If the encirclement and suppression continued unabated, Gong Chen might actually rush up to him, point at his nose and curse him.

Henry Chu's eyes were indifferent. "If that day really comes, this person's life will come to an end."

…

Another three months passed.

Gong Bao, Gong Yue'e, Gong Chen and others rode the Cloud Turtle and came to the outside of Chang'an Pavilion together.

Gong Chen's face was filled with guilt, his old face flushed red, and he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Gong Yue'e said calmly, "Uncle Chen, please go in and apologize."

Gong Chen sighed, "I understand."

When he arrived at the gate of Chang'an Pavilion, he knelt down on his knees.

"Master Zhang, this is the old man Gong Chen!"

"I apologize to you for what I said back then."

"You possess great wisdom. You saw at a glance that this large-scale encirclement and suppression campaign would not only fail, but also be extremely dangerous."

"If it weren't for those three words you said, my Gong family would have participated in the encirclement and suppression, and suffered heavy losses like other families."

"I, Gong Chen, kowtow to you and admit my mistake!"

After saying that, he actually kowtowed three times.

The force was so great that even his forehead was broken.

The ground was covered with blood.

A calm voice came from Chang'an Pavilion, "There's no need for this."

Then a strong wind blew up and lifted Gong Chen up.

Chu Xuan strode out of Chang'an Pavilion and said casually, "You are so ashamed now. It seems that the encirclement and suppression has caused a big chaos. Tell me about it."

Gong Chen was filled with shame and kept his head down, not daring to look at Chu Xuan. "I will just stay outside. Please ask the ancestor, the head of the family, and Zhang Gongfeng to make it clear."

Gong Hai and Gong Yue'e entered the courtyard one after another.

Gong Hai and Chu Xuan sat opposite each other at the stone table.

Gong Yue'e had disabled legs and therefore had to sit in a wooden wheelchair.

Gong Yue'e looked respectful. "Mr. Zhang's initial judgment was extremely sharp. He saw at a glance that this large-scale encirclement and suppression campaign would fail."

"The initial momentum is just a bait thrown by the strong wind."

Henry Chu said casually, "Oh? So why did the aristocratic family suffer heavy losses?"

Gong Yue'e sighed, "The Kuangfeng Society colluded with the Southern Land Demonic Sect and ambushed them!"

Henry Chu raised his eyebrows.

He didn't expect that the Kuangfeng Society was actually colluding with Nanlu.

Now that I think about it carefully, the contradictions between the South Continent and the North Continent have never been reconciled, and the South Continent has always had the means to plant spies.

It doesn't seem surprising that supporting a strong wind in the North Land would muddy the waters.

Henry Chu asked casually, "What is the specific situation?"

Gong Yue'e sighed softly, "The Qin and Ye families both lost a Spiritual Transformation cultivator, and the rest of the Spiritual Transformation ancestors all suffered injuries of varying degrees."

"The Jin and Hong family's ancestors who participated in this great encirclement and suppression were all seriously injured. If it weren't for the Ye family's ancestor who rescued them, they would probably have been buried in the Shiwan Mountains."

"What's even more terrible is...the Kuangfeng Society took the opportunity to attack the Hong family's Hongcheng!"

"In Hongcheng, the Kuangfeng Society has long been ambushing cultivators. With the help of internal and external forces, they have closed the formation and wreaked havoc."

"It is said that even Hongcheng's spiritual veins have been severely damaged."

"If this continues, the Hong family will probably fall from a second-class family to a third-class family."

Henry Chu smiled and said, "The Hong family is most likely the one who attacked Gong Tianxue. You feel a little sorry for the Hong family's decline."

Gong Yue'e said calmly, "The Hong family is guilty, but it should be judged by my Gong family."

Chu Xuan nodded slightly, "In that case, this large-scale encirclement and suppression should be in vain."

Gong Yue'e sighed, "That's right... My Gong family didn't participate this time, but we did preserve a lot of strength."

She looked strange, "Now, by some strange coincidence, I have become the strongest of the three major families."

"Furthermore, the Qin and Ye families' reputations and strength have been greatly reduced due to this massive encirclement and suppression, and the gap between them and the three middle families has also narrowed..."

Chu Xuan smiled.

This is the fate of the encounter.

He had no desire to compete, yet he was pushed into the position of competing for supremacy.

From now on, even if the Gong family has no intention of competing for hegemony, they will still be feared by the top three families.

Just as he came to the Dark Territory from the Storm Star Territory.

A little mouse might still be able to hide in a corner.

No matter how hard an elephant hides, it cannot hide its presence.

What's more, the Gong family is a thousand-year-old family, not an individual, and cannot be easily moved.

Gong Yue'e talked to Henry Chu for a while, asked for several opinions, and then whispered, "Uncle Hail, it's time to go."

"Oh, go, go, go."

Gong Hai had been drinking tea just now, but now he seemed to have just woken up from a dream and followed Gong Yue'e away.

Henry Chu glanced at the teapot and couldn't help shaking his head.

Didn't you say you brought me the nectar of the dome?

You just drink it all by yourself and don't leave any for me, right?

…

Another half month passed.

Chu Xuan got the news from Li Yin.

It was said that the coalition of aristocratic families that had come to encircle and suppress the Kuangfeng Society had already retreated from the Shiwan Mountains in disgrace, each returning to their own home.

The Hong family, in particular, stayed away from the sphere of influence of the Jin and Gong families, fearing that they would be attacked on their way home.

This massive third encirclement and suppression campaign ended in failure.

The strength of the thirty-six families also fluctuated significantly as a result.

…

North bank of Tongtian River.

An old man was dozing with his eyes closed, fishing quietly.

The purple hair moved without wind, like a purple snake.

After a while, the buoy moved slightly, and the old man pulled it hard, and a huge creature was pulled out of the river.

It was actually a dragon fish that was more than twenty feet long.

The purple-haired old man opened his eyes and smiled slightly, "Yes, today's dinner is settled."

At this moment, a black figure suddenly flew over from a distance and stood respectfully a hundred feet away.

"Ancestor, there are movements in the South Continent. The Blood Wing Sect, the Hunwang Village, and the Soul Casting Institute have all sent people to Dingbei City on the south bank of Tongtian South."

The purple-haired old man smiled slightly, "The Earth Immortal Palace is quite sensible."

With a wave of his hand, he threw the fishing rod back into the turbulent Tongtian River.

"Pass the order down. The demon sect in the Southland is attacking. Summon all families and the Demon Slayer City on the North Bank to gather together to resist the enemy. No mistakes are allowed."

"This time, we must avenge our previous humiliation and slay the demon."

"Yes." The black-clothed figure bowed respectfully and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

…

Yancheng, Chang'an Pavilion.

Li Yin stood respectfully by the side.

Chu Xuan seemed to be thinking, "Tongtian River, I didn't expect it to be so vast."

"And just like the Hundred Thousand Mountains, there are also restrictions."

He already knew that the northern and southern lands of the Dark Realm were separated by a river that stretched to the sky.

However, it was only through Li Yin's report that we learned that the average width of Tongtian River is 5,000 miles.

Moreover, there are terrible restrictions in the sky, making it impossible to fly over.

If you want to cross the Tongtian River, you can either take a boat or walk on the bridge.

But with such contradictions between the South Continent and the North Continent, how could they build a bridge?

Therefore, there is no bridge over Tongtian River.

Both Civil Wars were fought by crossing rivers by boat.

Li Yin continued, "The narrowest part of the Tongtian River is three thousand miles long, known as the Thousand Mile Gorge. It was also the scene of the most intense battles during the two Civil Wars."

"The city on the south bank of Qianli Gorge is called Dingbei City by the Southern Continent Demonic Path."

"The city on the north bank of Qianli Gorge is called Demon Slaying City by us Northern Continent cultivators."

"This time, the Baili family issued an order stating that the Southern Continent Demon Sect had gathered in Dingbei City and were definitely planning an attack from the north. They ordered all families to dispatch personnel to Zhumo City to be on constant alert against the Southern Continent Demon Sect."

Henry Chu nodded and asked again, "How much do you know about the Nanlu sect?"

Li Yin thought for a moment before saying, "The overlord of the Southern Continent is the Earthly Immortal Palace, which has thirteen sects under it."

"According to the order passed down by the Baili family, the three factions sent to Dingbei City this time are the Blood Wing Sect, the Hunwang Village, and the Soul Casting Academy."

He was worried, "Master, I'm afraid war is going to break out again."

Henry Chu suddenly asked, "Has there been such a war before?"

Li Yin was stunned and thought carefully, "It seems... there will be a fight every one or two hundred years."

"Sometimes it was the Southern Continent's threats, and sometimes it was the Northern Continent's rebellion, but they were all confined to Dingbei City, Zhumo City, and Qianli Gorge."

"Only once or twice did it reach the interior of the North and South Continents."

Henry Chu couldn't help but laugh.

He already understood.

He smiled faintly, "Don't worry, there won't be any chaos."

"This is just a tacit agreement between the Baili family and the Earth Immortal Palace to suppress their subordinates."

Li Yin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening. He looked at Chu Xuan with awe, "Master, you are so wise! I will take my leave!"