Henry Chu said casually, "I don't want your soul, take it back."
Shu Qi was very surprised.
No need to control the soul?
Could it be that this master of corpse arts is a rare person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside and has a compassionate heart?
Just as his thoughts emerged, Chu Xuan flicked a bug egg over to him and said lightly, "I trust my own methods more."
Shu Qi smiled bitterly and said, "Yes."
It's true.
This person is obviously a very capable person, so how could we relax our control over him?
He had done two favors before, just hoping that one day in the future Zhang Jing would show mercy to him.
He really didn't expect that Zhang Jing's strength could be so terrifying.
Now that the gap in strength is so huge, there is nothing we can do about being controlled by others.
Henry Chu said calmly, "You did me two favors, so I'll spare your life."
"These insect eggs are not only harmless to you, but can actually help you improve your cultivation."
"As long as you do your job faithfully, I will get rid of this insect egg one day in the future."
Shu Qi nodded heavily, "I understand."
He felt even more apprehensive.
It seems that Zhang Jing is not only a master of corpses, but also proficient in the art of poisonous insects.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to control him with the insect.
"Feng Chengjue is dead, what are your plans?" Chu Xuan said casually with his hands behind his back.
Shu Qi said respectfully, "I will take over Feng Chengjue's position and become the leader of the Kuangfeng Society."
"I will report to you everything that happens to the Kuangfeng Society and the Nanlu sects."
Chu Xuan nodded in understanding, "So, the Kuangfeng Club was established with the support of Nanlu?"
Shu Qi shook his head. "That's not the case. The Kuangfeng Society was originally just a robbery-repairing force in the Northern Continent."
"After it grew, Nanlu discovered its value and provided financial support."
"The Southern Continent cultivators who sneaked across from the Hundred Thousand Mountains to the Northern Continent were often aided by the Kuangfeng Society."
Chu Xuan nodded slightly, "Has the current situation in the North Continent been revealed to the South Continent by the Kuangfeng Society?"
Shu Qi nodded. "That's right. From the moment the Eastern Continent monsters crossed the Hundred Thousand Mountains, the Kuangfeng Society and the Southern Continent sects began communicating more frequently. The Southern Continent sects asked the Kuangfeng Society to report back to the aristocratic families on the extent of the damage as soon as possible."
"We have already ordered the Tornado Society to detonate their hidden strongholds throughout the Hokuriku region."
Henry Chu smiled and said, "We were surrounded and attacked once before, and now we have a stronghold again?"
Shu Qi raised his head slightly, somewhat proudly saying, "I'm not very good at fighting, but I do have a talent for managing intelligence networks."
"The various locations where the Kuangfeng Society hides were all built under the supervision of my subordinates."
"The last major crackdown didn't do much damage to their vitality. Many of their strongholds were deliberately thrown out as bait. After the crackdown ended with a whimper, the strongholds of the Kuangfeng Society made a comeback."
Chu Xuan nodded in understanding.
He had heard before about how good this "rat" Shu Qi was at acquiring intelligence.
Now it seems to be true.
Henry Chu said casually, "You can go, if you have anything, please contact me."
"Yes." Shu Qi nodded respectfully.
He used the art of escape and disappeared into the vast mountains and forests in a short while.
Chu Xuan casually took Feng Chengjue's Qiankun bag away.
He began to add scars to his body.
"It's a little deeper here..."
"More blood, more tragic..."
"Looks like it should be okay."
A day later, the "wounded" Chu Xuan returned to Yancheng.
The ground under Yancheng is now littered with the corpses of monsters and beasts.
The smell of blood and fire filled the air, making people feel extremely uncomfortable.
Gong Hai covered his bloody chest, found a comfortable position and half-lying down against the wall to recover from his injuries as soon as possible.
Not far away, Ye Yinling was covered in dust and had several dark green scars on her body. She was obviously poisoned.
Two of the spiritual weapons in her hand were also broken.
The injuries of Du'e, Du'nan and Watanabe were even more serious.
They could only lie on the ground, dying.
As for the other monks in the city, many of them were killed in the battle.
However, everyone's face showed the joy of victory.
Because they withstood the beast tide.
Yancheng is like an unshakable reef. The waves of the beast tide keep coming, but they cannot break the reef every time.
However, they all knew who made the greatest contribution in this battle.
Previously, Master Zhang led away the two ancient alien species in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, which was seen by many people.
If not, the city would probably fall within a day or two.
Ye Yinling spat out a mouthful of dark green blood phlegm and slowly stood up. "I'm fine. I'll go find Fellow Daoist Zhang."
She had been entangled by a group of poisonous bees and had been poisoned by several strange poisons. If she had not carried the Baili family's all-purpose detoxifying pill with her, she would have died in this battle.
Gong Hail sighed softly.
Although he had a simple mind, he could guess that Zhang Jing must have escaped death.
If Ye Yinling went to find Zhang Jing, she would most likely be entangled by the golden-winged tiger and the howling sun ape, and even die outside the city.
Ye Yinling was about to get up when she heard screams coming from the city.
"Master Zhang!"
"Master Zhang is back!"
"Meet Master Zhang!"
Ye Yinling, Gong Hail and Du'e were all overjoyed and looked up suddenly.
Immediately, a scarred figure appeared flying in the air.
That familiar face, isn't it Zhang Jing!
Henry Chu smiled slightly, "Let me tell you, my strength has improved slightly, and I can deal with those two monsters."
As he spoke, he spat out a mouthful of blood and phlegm, which also fell on the top of the city wall.
He had performed this method countless times and was therefore very skilled at it.
The scars on his body, the exhaustion of his spiritual energy, the loss of his Qi and blood... everything was perfect.
No one present saw through his disguise.
Ye Yinling asked, "Where are the Golden Winged Tiger and the Howling Sun Ape? Did they escape?"
Henry Chu nodded, "I injured him and he fled to the other side."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
That's good!
Yancheng was finally defended!
It depends on the battle situation in Jincheng and Fancheng.
Soon, Yancheng restored order under the maintenance of Chu Xuan and others.
The news of the great victory in Yancheng spread across the northern land like a storm.
The monks in Beilu were extremely excited.
The name of Zhang Jing, the deity worshipped by the Gong family, became even more well-known.
But not long after, bad news came.
Neither Jincheng nor Fancheng could be defended.
The beast tide marched straight in and had already entered the heart of the Northern Continent.
The cultivators of the Baili family took action and finally killed the remaining beasts.
But this also exposed the means and strengths of each of the Baili family's gods.
Now that the Southern Continent is eyeing them covetously, if the Baili family reveals their strength, they will probably face a violent storm of attacks.
As expected.
Just on an ordinary day.
All the cultivators from the Southern Continent in Dingbei City got up, boarded the flying boats, crossed the Qianli Gorge, and headed towards the Demon-Slaying City on the north bank!
The monks in the Northern Land have already consumed a lot of manpower and resources in order to resist the beast tide.
High-end combat forces such as the Divine Transformation Monks were also deployed in various important cities to resist the beast tide.
The battle between Jincheng and Fancheng resulted in the loss of several Divine Transformation cultivators.
In this way, they are no match for the cultivators from the Southern Continent.
In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.
Henry Chu looked at the map in front of him and shook his head repeatedly.
The red lines on the map outline the spheres of influence of the North and South.
Today, with Zhumo City as the center, more than ten nearby important cities have fallen into the hands of the cultivators of Nanlu.
The monks from the Northern Continent were defeated one after another.
Some third-rate families were unable to resist Nanlu and could not escape, so they could only surrender to the Nanlu sects.
In just half a year, four third-class families have surrendered to Nanlu.
This third Civil War has clearly reached the most dangerous moment for the Hokuriku region.
Li Yin said respectfully, "Master, in our current situation, what should we do?"
They are not from aristocratic families.
If you need to leave, just leave. There's no need to force it to stay.
Henry Chu waved his hand, "No hurry, let's see what the Earth Immortal Palace and the Baili family are doing."
"Although the monks in the Southern Continent have made great progress, they have also suffered considerable losses, and are now in a stalemate."
"And the top fighters of both sides have not yet left the field."
"The noble families have already begun to petition the Baili family to stop. I'm sure the thirteen sects in the Southern Continent will also petition the Earth Immortal Palace to stop."
"If we continue to fight like this, it will be the small families and small sects that will lose their inheritance and their Taoist traditions."
"I think it won't be long before the Earthly Immortal Palace will take the initiative to invite the Baili family to a decisive battle."
"If the Baili family doesn't dare to fight, the morale of the other families will drop significantly."
"If we were to fight, it would be in the interests of the Earthly Immortal Palace."
Li Yin was a smart man and understood immediately.
Chu Xuan looked towards the direction of Baili's house.
After all, this is the world of cultivating immortals, and personal strength determines everything.
The top combat force in the Dark Realm is the Out-of-Body Realm.
As long as the out-of-body cultivator of the Baili family has not died, the out-of-body cultivator of the Earth Immortal Palace will not dare to act recklessly.
Based on Chu Xuan's experience, the two sides may even end up in a compromise situation.
The Baili family left the Dark Realm intact and headed for the Starry Sea.
The Dark Realm fell into the hands of the Southern Continent sects.
…
One month later.
As expected, the Earth Immortal Palace announced that in order to prevent the lives of the people in the Dark Realm from being destroyed, it intended to initiate a decisive battle with the Baili Family on Fengyun Island.
I hope the Baili family will accept it.
Fengyun Island is the only small island on Tongtian River.
Not far from Qianli Gorge.
This island has always been a battleground between the North and the South.
Over the past tens of thousands of years, at least eight hundred high-level monks have died on this island.
When this declaration of war was issued, the monks in Beilu could no longer sit still.
After fighting for so long, there are monsters rioting in the east and demons fighting for supremacy in the south.
How many monks died in battle, how many families were destroyed.
Many ordinary casual cultivators just want a stable environment to practice and do not like fighting.
They don't mind who is the ruler.
On the contrary, the current state of fighting and stopping is causing them even more pain.
Even the aristocratic families are like this.
Now that the Baili family is gone, it's no big deal to let the Earth Immortal Palace rule.
For them, it is more in their interest to drive out the incompetent ruler and replace him with a strong one.
A few more days passed.
Two pieces of news came from the Baili family.
First, decide to fight, but it will take a month to prepare.
Second, if the cultivator who has reached the state of spiritual transformation in Beilu wishes to go to Fengyun Island, the Baili family is willing to give him a valuable treasure.
…
Yancheng, Chang'an Pavilion.
Gong Mingjian stood outside the door, waiting quietly.
After a while, Henry Chu pushed the door open and walked out.
Gong Mingjian bowed, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, this is the invitation the Baili family asked me to deliver."
Henry Chu took it, scanned it with his spiritual sense, and chuckled, "The Baili family actually came to find me."
Gong Mingjian smiled, "Fellow Daoist Zhang killed Zheng Ye of the Kuangfeng Society and defeated two ancient alien species in the late stage of the Spiritualization Realm. He is truly a leader among the cultivators in the late stage of the Spiritualization Realm."
"It is reasonable for the Baili family to invite you to participate in this battle."
"I wonder what Fellow Daoist Zhang thinks?"
Henry Chu shook his head, "No."
In order to win this decisive battle, the Dixian Palace must have invested a huge amount of money.
If he didn't play one or two trump cards, he probably wouldn't be able to defeat the opponent's Divine Transformation cultivator.
But this battle did not bring him any significant benefits.
Why would he take the initiative to expose his trump card for the Baili family and for the Northern Continent cultivators in the Dark Realm?
Besides, he now just wants to be at ease and advance to the out-of-body state.
He looked down upon all the treasures.
After being promoted to the out-of-body stage, what is needed are out-of-body skills, top-grade spiritual weapons and the like.
The Baili family cannot give these things.
Gong Mingjian nodded in understanding, "Okay, then I will reply to the Baili family in this way."
Chu Xuan watched Gong Mingjian go away, feeling a little emotional.
It would be a good thing if the Earth Immortal Palace could unify the Dark Realm.
At least there is temporary stability.
His strength is so tyrannical that even if the Earth Immortal Palace unified the Dark Realm, they would come to him in person and ask him to serve as the deity.
In a few years, he will be able to successfully advance to the out-of-body state, so there is no need to make trouble.
One month later.
The three Divine Transformation cultivators that the Baili family was looking for have arrived.
As the saying goes, there is always a brave man when there is a big reward.
As long as the money is in place, there are many people willing to help the Baili family.
Gong Hail, Gong Mingjian and Gong Yue'e came to Yancheng on the turtle in the cloud.
Gong Mingjian smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, today is the day of the Fengyun Tournament. Do you want to go to Fengyun Island to watch the fight?"
"I heard that the two out-of-body ancestors will show up."
"After all, this is a major event that will determine the future of the Dark Realm."
Chu Xuan thought about it for a moment and didn't feel anything unusual. Thinking it was no big deal, he happily went there.
With his current cultivation level, he would be able to fight even if an early-stage out-of-body cultivator attacked him.
As for the out-of-body ancestors of the Earth Immortal Palace and the Baili family, neither of them knew him and would only attack him because they had nothing better to do.
…
Tongtian River, Qianli Gorge, Fengyun Island.
There is no grass on this island, and it is covered with rugged rocks.
Because this island has experienced many battles, countless spiritual spells and body-building martial arts have been poured onto it.
No plant or animal can survive for long in such an environment.
After all, even the soil was plowed flat.
Nowadays, the ground of Fengyun Island has been compacted for a long time. Even if the God of Transformation attacks with all his strength, it can only blow out some stone chips.
At this moment, Fengyun Island is surrounded by ships and flying boats.
Hundreds of Divine Transformation cultivators were either standing or sitting, waiting for the Fengyun Tournament to begin.
The monks in Beilu were all feeling quite nervous.
Because this battle will determine who will be the master of the Dark Realm.
It would be great if the Baili family could win, but if they lose, the Dixian Palace will take over Beilu.
Even if these noble families surrendered, they would not be as good as the legitimate Southern Continent cultivators.
How to adapt to the new environment is also a big problem.
In contrast, the faces of the monks in the Southern Continent were all filled with smiles.
They don't have much pressure inside.
If the Earth Immortal Palace wins, they will charge into the Northern Continent and follow behind the Earth Immortal Palace to eat its meat and drink its soup.
The defeat of the Dixian Palace shows that this boss is useless. If the Third Civil War continues, perhaps a new boss will be created.
At this moment, someone shouted, "The Baili family is here."
Everyone's eyes turned to the north bank.
When everyone looked, they saw a huge ship coming from the sky.
This ship is golden all over and has solid hulls.
Especially the high-hanging horn, which looks like a ferocious and terrifying dragon head.
If you look closely, you can faintly hear the roar of a dragon.
This indicates that the dragon head is not carved.
Instead, it is made of real dragon bones.
However, true dragons have been extinct for countless years.
This dragon head should just be the skull of a dragon.
But this alone is enough to show the strength of the Baili family.
The value of this ship is at least equivalent to the total output of a precious industry for hundreds of years.
Chu Xuan was also among the crowd, but he did not stand on the river on a tower boat. Instead, he stood on the north bank of Tongtian River and looked at Fengyun Island in the distance.
"The value of this building ship is probably comparable to four or five Golden Dragon building ships." He nodded slightly.
At this moment, a majestic aura like a mountain suddenly appeared above the ship.
As soon as this aura appeared, even if it was unintentional, all the monks present felt as if a mountain was pressing down on their chests, making it difficult to breathe.
Only Chu Xuan remained calm.
He's just a cultivator who has reached the state of out-of-body experience. It's not like I haven't seen him before.
When he killed Shi Jingtian, he used the Sky Cave to severely injure Shi Jingtian's protector.
At this moment, a strange laugh suddenly sounded.
"Old Ghost Baili, you're suppressing the whole crowd with your out-of-body cultivation. Aren't you ashamed?"
Everyone immediately looked south.
Immediately, a huge black eagle was seen descending from the clouds.
An overwhelming aura came crashing down, immediately diluting the previous aura.
The pressure that had weighed on everyone's hearts finally dissipated.
Chu Xuan looked over and saw a white-haired old man standing on top of the black eagle, sneering and speaking.
Gong Mingjian stood beside him and whispered, "That is the Out-of-Body Ancestral Master Qianhuan of the Earthly Immortal Palace."
Chu Xuan nodded slightly.
A calm voice rang out from the Baili family's ship, "Old Demon Qianhuan, where are the people from your Earthly Immortal Palace participating in this Fengyun Tournament?"
Qianhuan Zhenjun smiled slightly and said, "No rush, come one by one."
"According to the rules of the Dark Realm, the party that issues the challenge goes first."
He said casually, "Tianzhu, go meet them."
"Yes, Master."
A dull sound came from above the black eagle, and a figure leaped up.
All I heard was a loud roar.
The majestic figure stood on the land of Fengyun Island, with his arms folded, looking down at the monks from the Northern Land.
After seeing the man's face clearly, the monks from Beilu all exclaimed in surprise.
"Qiu Tianzhu! Hasn't he been training in the East Continent?"
"Nanlu has invested a lot of money to call back such a fierce person!"
"I heard that this person is a top-notch body cultivator. He doesn't cultivate spiritual power, but focuses on Qi and blood!"
The monks in Beilu were discussing this matter.
Gong Mingjian whispered, "Qiu Tianzhu hasn't been well-known for nearly a hundred years, but a hundred years ago, he entered the East Continent to train. He single-handedly fought two ancient alien species, killing them with only minor injuries, and frightened off two Xiao family gods."
Chu Xuan nodded slightly, "It seems that the level of body refining is not low."
Gong Mingjian nodded, "Many people speculated that he must have been at least at the forty-seventh level of Body Refining at that time."
"Now, more than a hundred years have passed, and I'm afraid I've already reached the forty-eighth level."
"The area of Fengyun Island is neither too big nor too small, which is advantageous for body cultivators. I wonder how the Baili family will respond."
Chu Xuan also looked at the Baili family's ship.
An old man with purple hair strode out of the ship and stood quietly on the deck.
He is the ancestor of the Baili family, and his Taoist name is Ziying.
Therefore, the monks in Beilu respectfully called him "True Lord Purple Shadow".
True Lord Ziying said calmly, "Who among you would like to meet Qiu Tianzhu?"
A moment later, a man walked out of the building ship and said, "Master, I am willing to take action."
"Alright!" True Lord Ziying nodded slightly. "Go ahead. This is a great opportunity to avenge our past humiliation!"
The man lightly tapped the deck and fell from the ship, floating to the ground.
This man was dressed in white and had an ordinary appearance, but his whole body was like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, exuding an extremely sharp aura.
Gong Mingjian whispered, "This man's name is Baili Feng, a prodigy in the way of the sword. He has been secretly trained by True Lord Ziying and rarely appears in public."
"He has never fought before, so I don't know how strong he is."
"Just looking at this aura, it seems that he has reached the late stage of the Spiritual Transformation."
Chu Xuan nodded without saying much.
Because the next moment, the battle broke out immediately.
Qiu Tianzhu's blood and energy surged, and he rushed forward like a bear, quickly closing the distance.
Baili Fengze flew away on his sword, creating distance between them, while at the same time controlling the sword energy to attack repeatedly.
The fight was so frightening that everyone was terrified.
Especially those cultivators in the early stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, they felt that there was a huge gap between themselves and these geniuses.
I'm afraid that even if they are given another two or three hundred years, they will not be able to catch up with the strength of these two.
Chu Xuan also took a few glances at the battle situation.
But his attention was attracted by the rushing water of Tongtian River.
The cultivators from the north and south continents gathered at this time, and there was no change in Tongtian River.
But now, this unchanging river seems to have undergone some imperceptible small changes.
If he didn't have some insignificant merits, and his primordial spirit was far superior to that of a Divine Transformation cultivator, even he probably wouldn't have noticed it.
He looked out at the black eagle.
It was discovered that the attention of True Lord Qianhuan of the Earthly Immortal Palace was attracted by the battle situation and he did not notice such subtle changes.
"Tongtian River...what changes can there be?"
Chu Xuan frowned slightly, as if thinking about something.
He had always felt that Tongtian River and Shiwan Mountains were very strange.
After all, there are restrictions on these two chasms that cannot be crossed.
Not like it's innate.
It seems like a formation that was set up the day after tomorrow.
But Tongtian River and Shiwan Mountains have been peaceful for tens of thousands of years, and nothing unusual has ever happened.
"A demon beast in the Out-of-Body Stage suddenly appeared in the river? Impossible. Once a demon beast in the Spiritual Transformation Stage showed any signs of advancing to the Out-of-Body Stage, it would have been killed long ago. The same is true for the water monsters in Tongtian River..."
Chu Xuan thought about it for a long time, but couldn't think of any changes in Tongtian River, so he gave up for the time being and didn't think about it anymore.
At this time, the winner on Fengyun Island had already been decided.
Baili Feng had abundant spiritual energy and powerful spells, but his combat experience was slightly inferior. Qiu Tianzhu seized the opportunity and punched him in the head.
His soul forced itself to fly away and escaped.
But the body was grabbed by Qiu Tianzhu and treated as a trophy.
True Lord Qianhuan laughed loudly, and his voice spread throughout the area around Qianli Gorge.
"Old Ghost Baili, your Baili family is quite good at giving gifts. You lost the first battle right away, and you still gave my disciple a body."
When this voice reached the ears of the monks from Beilu, they immediately lowered their heads.
Especially the cultivators of the Baili family, they clenched their fists and were so angry that their faces turned red.
True Lord Ziying said casually, "Don't be too happy too soon, there are still two games to go."
"We'll go first this time."
"Xiao Zangfeng, you go."
As soon as he finished speaking, a man jumped and landed on Fengyun Island.
Upon hearing this name, True Lord Qianhuan narrowed his eyes and spoke after a while, "Xindi, if I remember correctly, your eldest brother was killed by him."
The female cultivator behind him gritted her teeth and said, "Yes! Master, please allow me to fight!"
Qianhuan Zhenjun nodded, "Okay, go ahead and avenge your elder brother."
Gong Mingjian whispered, "Xiao Zangfeng was once a cultivator of the Xiao family. Later, he married into the Baili family and became a member of the Baili family."
"As for Xin Di, she's not well-known, but her brother should be Xin Sheng, who is at the seventh level of the Spiritual Transformation Realm and quite powerful."
"Over a hundred years ago, in the Qianli Gorge Battle, Xin Sheng was killed by Xiao Zangfeng. It was precisely because of this that Xiao Zangfeng achieved great military exploits and was valued by the Baili Family."
Henry Chu nodded slightly.
It's quite interesting to watch these people fight.
All new and old grudges must be settled today.
However, his inner uneasiness grew.
All these anxieties come from Tongtian River.
The Tongtian River, which seems to be flowing quietly, seems to be brewing something.
Once it breaks out, everything around it will be involved.
He frowned and thought to himself, "Something is getting increasingly wrong. It's not advisable to stay here for long."
Thinking of this, he suddenly looked happy and turned away.
Gong Mingjian asked curiously, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, where are you going?"
Chu Xuan seemed unable to contain his inner joy. "Just now, I watched Qiu Tianzhu and Baili Feng fighting, and I felt something in my heart. I have to find a place to gain enlightenment."
Gong Mingjian was surprised and said enviously, "Fellow Daoist Zhang's comprehension is truly unique!"
"Go, go! This kind of enlightenment only comes once every few decades or even hundreds of years. We can't delay."
Chu Xuan nodded, stepped into the air, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
True Lord Ziying stood on the ship with his hands behind his back.
He seemed to be keeping a close eye on the battle situation, but in fact he was observing the whole scene.
He looked at the figure leaving below and frowned slightly.
"Who is that man?" he asked casually.
The head of the Baili family beside him took a few more glances before remembering, "It was Zhang Jing, the deity worshipper of the Gong family. I had asked Baili Ye to invite him to serve my Baili family by offering him double the salary, but he refused."
True Lord Ziying smiled faintly, "This person is interesting. It won't hurt if one of them runs away."
After saying that, he withdrew his gaze and continued to look at the battle situation.
The head of the Baili family was stunned and didn't understand what his ancestor meant.
After a moment, the Patriarch of the Baili family said worriedly, "Ancestor, it seems that Xiao Zangfeng is no match for Xin Di."
"There are three battles in Fengyun Arena. If we lose two in a row, my Baili family will truly be defeated..."
True Lord Ziying smiled and said, "What are you afraid of?"
"This Fengyun Tournament is destined to have no results."
"Where's the ring I gave you?"
The Patriarch of the Baili Family was startled and raised his hand. "Here, I have been wearing it since the ancestor gave it to me."
True Lord Ziying smiled, "Okay, don't take it off."
The head of the Baili family nodded repeatedly in thought.
On Fengyun Island.
There was a loud bang.
Xiao Zangfeng was hit by a sledgehammer and fell heavily to the ground.
He was spitting blood, his chest collapsed, and his expression was extremely listless.
The look he gave Xindi was also filled with fear.
He never expected that Xin Sheng, whom he had easily beheaded that year, would have such a strong sister!
I was careless and underestimated the enemy just now, and directly ruined all my advantages.
If it were a fight on a normal day, he could just run away.
But now it is a battle of the wind and clouds. If one side does not admit defeat, there will never be a result.
Those who escape will be nailed to the pillar of shame forever.
I will never be able to raise my head in my life.
On the other hand, Xindi, although also covered in blood, became more and more courageous as the battle went on, as if he would never stop.
The hearts of the monks in Beilu were all in a knot.
It seems that the second battle will also be lost.
I'm afraid the Dark Domain will soon change hands!
Right at this moment.
The turbulent water of Tongtian River suddenly surged violently.
It was like a sleeping old dragon turned over, causing huge waves.
As the waves collided, wisps of mist appeared out of nowhere and quickly spread.
Because Fengyun Island is located in the center of Tongtian River, the waves are the largest and most violent, and therefore the fog is also the thickest.
In a short while, it was covered by black fog.
Xindi and Xiao Zangfeng were mostly focused on themselves, so they didn't react at all and disappeared immediately.
There were also some Divine Transformation cultivators who were close to Fengyun Island, and they were immediately swept up in the black fog.
Not even a sound was made.
Such an unknown black fog suddenly spread out, making everyone tremble with fear.
The other Jindan cultivators were horrified and began to flee in their tower ships and flying boats at high speed.
However, the black fog was faster than them.
Any cultivator standing on the Tongtian River, no matter how fast his escape technique was, would be swept away by the black fog without exception.
Only those monks standing on the shore were able to escape and not fall into the black fog.
When True Lord Qianhuan saw this sudden scene, he was horrified.
He was too familiar with this black fog.
It is exactly the same as the black fog in the black fog restricted area at the center of the dark domain!
Buzz buzz buzz!
At this time, the black fog surged as if it had life and pounced towards the black eagle.
True Lord Qianhuan immediately gave a low shout and ordered the black eagle to retreat.
But True Lord Ziying laughed loudly, "Old Demon Qianhuan, since you're here, don't leave. Let's fall into this black fog together!"
The horn of the Baili family's ship suddenly shone brightly, and a blazing beam of light suddenly blasted out.
The Black Eagle was caught off guard and was hit in the chest.
Blood and feathers immediately exploded all around.
The black eagle let out a wail and fell towards the black fog.
The pupils of the monks in the Earthly Immortal Palace shrank, and they all used escape techniques to leave the Black Eagle.
True Lord Qianhuan was both shocked and angry. He stomped on the black eagle, flew into the air, and rushed out at an accelerated speed.
He had long known the horror of the black fog.
Even if he is a True Lord who has achieved the state of leaving the body, once he is swept away by the black fog, he will never be able to get out and will be trapped in it for the rest of his life!
True Lord Ziying sneered, "It's too late to leave now!"
He slapped his left arm.
His left arm, which was originally made of flesh and blood, has now turned into mist.
It's just that the color is slightly lighter, not as thick as the black fog.
He clenched his fist suddenly, and the misty left arm suddenly began to attract the surrounding black fog!
These black mists were originally chaotic and invisible.
But under the guidance of the left arm of the mist, it instantly condensed into a huge hand hundreds of feet in size.
The giant hand in the mist grabbed the body of True Lord Qianhuan tightly in front of his terrified eyes.
Then, he was dragged into the depths of the black fog!
On the ship, all the cultivators of the Baili family were shrouded in black fog.
Most people had expressions of horror and disbelief on their faces.
The ancestor had such means, but he didn't even inform them in advance.
There were only a few people there, and although they looked panicked, they seemed somewhat calm.
Obviously knew about this in advance.
The body of True Lord Ziying was gradually swallowed by the black fog.
But he always had a faint smile on his face, as if he was confident about everything.
He growled, "Remember, once you enter the black fog, don't wander around. Follow the instructions and come find me. I can protect you!"
"Yes!" The several Baili family's Divine Transformation cultivators nodded heavily.
There is a ring on each of their fingers that emits a jade-like light.
In this thick black fog, a clear path was pointed out.
North bank of Tongtian River.
Chu Xuan looked into the distance at the black fog, frowning deeply.
This black fog appeared out of nowhere and completely enveloped Fengyun Island, Qianli Gorge and other places in the blink of an eye.
Now it has even swallowed up Dingbei City on the south bank and Zhumo City on the north bank.
Only now did it come to a complete stop.
If I had to describe it, it's like a python that has successfully caught its prey, coiled in its nest, slowly digesting the prey in its stomach.
Henry Chu sighed softly, "If I hadn't noticed something was wrong and escaped in time, I would have been dragged into it."
"I wonder if this black fog is the same as the black fog in the rumored Black Fog Forbidden Zone."
"The unknown is always dangerous."
"Just stay away from it."
He expanded his spiritual sense and found that there were few familiar faces among the Jindan cultivators standing on the shore.
Gong Mingjian, Qin Xuan, Ye Yinling and others were caught off guard and were caught in the black fog.
He sighed softly, turned around and left without saying anything else.
Most of the elites from the Dixian Palace and the Baili family were caught in the black fog.
So many gods were also swallowed by the black fog.
In the dark realm, there is no tiger in the mountain, so the monkey becomes king.
He took advantage of this opportunity to refine the gilded lotus as quickly as possible and successfully achieve the goal of leaving his body.
The other Divine Transformation cultivators from the South and North Continents also had their own plans and left quickly.
They also knew the existence of the black fog.
I also know that once I am caught in the black fog, I may never be able to get out of it for the rest of my life.
As long as the two ancestors who have reached the state of leaving their bodies cannot come out, the two overlords of the South Continent and the North Continent will no longer be considered overlords.
Isn't this a good time to make profits?
Outside Dingbei City.
A tall figure appeared.
She is Song Lingcai, the ancestor of Lianxu from Sea God Island.
Song Lingcai looked at the swirling black fog and showed a look of joy.
"That purple figure can transform part of his limbs into mist and even attract some dark mist. He must be a fallen cultivator."
"It seems that Ming Wuzi, who was suppressed here, has not been completely annihilated. There must be a trace of his soul still alive in the world."
"Since the Fallen Ancestor's clone hasn't appeared yet, if we can completely suppress Ming Wuzi and then kill the Fallen Cultivator Purple Shadow, it will be a great achievement."
"After reporting this, the Heavenly Dao Immortal Alliance will definitely reward me handsomely!"
Thinking of this, she immediately took out the Void-Breaking Sword given to her by the white-robed man and slowly flew towards the black fog.
The black mist instinctively moved closer to her.
But the Poxu Sword immediately emitted layers of sword energy, lingering around Song Lingcai.
The black fog immediately moved away like a mouse seeing a cat, as if it had life.
Song Lingcai nodded with satisfaction and strode into the black fog.
It was a long time after she entered the black fog.
A disheveled figure slowly appeared.
It was Luo Zu.
Luo Zu looked at the black fog, thoughtfully.
"This black fog... looks familiar. It seems to be some lowly fallen beast."
"That young man from the Baili family who has reached the state of Out-of-Body Realm also has the ability to fall into the state of cultivation. I'm afraid he is the one who stole a black claw."
"I have to go in and take a look."
Thinking of this, he reached out and touched the black mist.
The black fog also climbed up, trying to swallow him.
But after realizing Luo Zu's true nature, the black fog suddenly trembled.
It was like a jackal encountering the king of beasts, and it instinctively felt fear.
Luo Zu chuckled and strode into the black fog.
Before entering, he suddenly remembered something and looked at the hill where Chu Xuan had just stood.
"That young man seemed to be nearby just now."
"Unfortunately, he sensed the danger and took the initiative to avoid the black fog, quickly escaping."
Luo Zu smacked his lips and suddenly laughed again, "This kid and I are really destined to be together. Hehe, I wonder if he will also be drawn into this black fog."
He laughed loudly, then strode into the black fog and disappeared.
…
More than ten days later, Yancheng.
As soon as Chu Xuan came back, he saw Gong Yue'e coming to greet him.
Gong Yue'e was worried, "Master Zhang, what's the situation? I heard that there's a big change in Fengyun Arena."
Chu Xuan sighed lightly and then told the situation of Fengyun Arena one by one.
Gong Yue'e widened her beautiful eyes in shock.
At her level, it was hard for her to understand how there could be such a great danger that even a cultivator who had reached the state of out-of-body experience could not escape.
Chu Xuan sighed and said, "The sudden outbreak of the black fog was beyond everyone's expectations. I was observing their fighting and wanted to find a safe place to gain insights. That's how I luckily avoided the black fog."
He looked at Gong Yue'e inconspicuously, wanting to see how she would react.
Gong Yue'e took a few deep breaths and quickly calmed down, regaining her usual composure.
"Thank you, Master Zhang."
"It's a blessing that you can come back safely."
"Since so many Divine Transformation cultivators have been swept away, my Gong family can now be considered the strongest force nearby."
"It's a good opportunity to settle all the old grudges now."
Gong Yue'e said in a deep voice.
Chu Xuan looked at Gong Yue'e with some appreciation.
Not only did she recover from her fear so quickly, she also considered the current situation quickly and made the fastest decision.
The Gong family had indeed chosen the right person as the head of the family.
As for the past grudges that Gong Yue'e mentioned, they should be referring to the Hong family.
The death of Gong Tianxue, the ancestor of the Gong family who had achieved the state of being a god, was most likely caused by the Hong family.
After the last major encirclement and suppression and the Battle of Qianli Gorge, the Gong family's strength was already above that of the Hong family.
It's just not a good idea to just go straight to the point of being confrontational.
But now, even the out-of-body ancestor was caught in the black fog.
There is no order in the dark realm anymore.
Whoever has more incarnation cultivators has the right words.
However, Gong Tianyang, the ancestor of the Gong family, did not go to the Fengyun Arena to watch the fight because his life span was coming to an end.
In addition, there is also a powerful deity like him enshrined here.
The Gong family is now much stronger than the Hong family and the Jin family.
Isn't this a good time to take revenge?
Gong Yue'e said respectfully, "Master Zhang, I may need to trouble you to take action next."
"I will prepare the reward for you."
Henry Chu smiled and nodded.
…
Two days later, Hongcheng.
Hong Zhao came to Hong Tianwei and said, "Ancestor, as you ordered, everything is ready. The core disciples will be transferred immediately and all the precious resources will be taken away."
"As for what cannot be taken away, burn it all, leaving nothing behind."
Speaking of this, Hong Zhao's face showed visible heartache.
Seeing his expression, Hong Tianwei said dissatisfiedly, "Feeling bad? You shouldn't feel bad!"
"As long as the core members of the family are still here and the skills are passed down, the inheritance will not be broken!"
Hong Zhao nodded heavily. "You are right. We can set off at daybreak."
Hong Tianwei shook his head, "No, leave immediately. Don't leave anything that is not packed."
Hong Zhao was stunned. "Is it really necessary to be so anxious?"
Hong Tianwei sighed, "Hong Zhao, Hong Zhao, why don't you understand?"
"A black fog suddenly rose over the Tongtian River, sweeping away so many Divine Transformation cultivators, and even two Out-of-Body Great Cultivators were trapped in it."
"Now, whoever has more Divine Transformation cultivators will be the boss!"
"You know, that day, I saw Zhang Jing leave one step ahead of time!"
Hong Tianwei continued, "Gong Tianyang of the Gong family is already old, and he didn't go to the Fengyun Arena to watch the fight, so the Gong family now has two gods!"
"Gong Tianyang is an old guy with rich experience, but not strong."
"The terrifying thing is that Zhang Jing, he's incredibly powerful! In the battle of Yancheng, he single-handedly led off two ancient alien species in the late stage of the Spiritualization Realm, and even returned alive!"
"Use your brain and think about it carefully!"
"The Gong family will definitely rely on their current strength to avenge their past grudge!"
Hong Zhao was so humiliated that he couldn't even lift his head. After a while, he said, "But... they don't have any evidence?"
Hong Tianwei was so angry that he slapped Hong Zhao on the head.
The latter's head was buzzing from the beating.
He had a look of disappointment on his face, "Evidence? What the hell do you want?"
"Before, we had the support of the overlord of the Baili family. Of course, the Gong family didn't dare to act suddenly without finding evidence."
"The Baili family is busy taking care of themselves right now, so why would the Gong family care about the evidence?!"
"Now! Immediately! Leave right now!"
"We must not delay even a minute!"
"I rushed back to the family as quickly as possible. I have to move immediately before Zhang Jing comes back!"
Hong Zhao's eyes were full of stars, but he nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, Old Ancestor, I will give the order right away."
"Someone come here!" he shouted, raising his voice.
However, no one answered from outside.
"Someone come! Where are all the dead people?" Hong Zhao said dissatisfiedly.
"Of course they are all dead." A cold female voice sounded.
The next moment, Gong Yue'e sat in a wheelchair and slowly drove into the villa.
Behind Gong Yue'e was an old man who looked very old.
However, even though he was almost at the end of his strength, the aura emanating from this person was as steady as a mountain.
Even among the cultivators in the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, he is one of the best.
Hong Zhao's pupils suddenly shrank.
Hong Tianwei was shocked and angry, and immediately spread out his spiritual sense.
He suddenly discovered that the monks from the Gong family had already quietly entered Hongcheng.
And they surrounded Hong's house tightly.
"There's an insider!" Hong Tianwei said angrily.
The city defense formation hadn't even been activated yet, and the Gong family rushed in.
It's definitely a collaboration between inside and outside.
He kicked the ground hard and tried to escape outside.
However, an overwhelming aura descended from the sky and suppressed him on the spot.
I couldn't even move a finger.
Hong Tianwei looked terrified and raised his head with difficulty, and immediately found a figure standing on the wall.
Isn't it Zhang Jing?
He instantly felt hopeless.
He originally thought that no matter how fast he hurried, he would be the one to return to his family the fastest.
Unexpectedly...
Zhang Jing is actually faster than him!
Moreover, judging from the current gap in strength, Zhang Jing's strength is far more terrifying than he imagined.
No wonder he was able to single-handedly force back two ancient alien species in the late stage of the Divine Transformation Realm.
Gong Yue'e said respectfully, "Thank you, Master Zhang, for capturing this beast alive."
Gong Tianyang also showed a rare smile, "If Tianxue knew, she would surely rest in peace in her grave."
A ruthless look flashed in his eyes. "Take them all away! I'm going to kill this Hong Tianwei in front of Tianxue's grave!"
Hong Tianwei was in great pain and wanted to self-destruct immediately.
Henry Chu sneered and poked in the air.
Hong Tianwei immediately deflated like a deflated balloon.
His spiritual power was also sealed in an instant.
Even the soul cannot leave the body.
Given the gap in strength between Chu Xuan and him, there are dozens of ways to easily imprison him and ensure that he cannot self-destruct.
Gong Tianyang glanced at Gong Yue'e, Gong Yue'e nodded, took Hong Tianwei's Qiankun bag, and came to Chu Xuan.
"I hope you will accept it."
Henry Chu was a little surprised.
No one knows how many treasures are inside the Qiankun bag of the Hong family's ancestor who has achieved the state of transformation into a god.
It is possible that most of the Hong family's wealth is hidden there.
Just give it to him like this?
Gong Yue'e said respectfully, "The Gong family was able to avenge this, all thanks to the help of Master Zhang."
"Ancestor Tianyang understands, and Yue'e also understands."
"Using this as your reward will be worthy of your help."
Chu Xuanlang laughed, "Great, great! The Gong family is so lucky to have you as the head of the family."
He waved his hand and took the Qiankun bag.
Then he waved his hand and said, "I am going to retreat. If you need anything in the future, please let Li Yin come to me."
In the blink of an eye, he disappeared.
Gong Tianyang looked at Chu Xuan's departing figure and sighed, "Yue'e, you really found a powerful person."
"If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be able to capture Hong Tianwei alive."
Gong Yue'e's beautiful eyes sparkled. "Yes... I didn't expect that. I only signed the contract with Master Zhang out of concern for my family's crisis."
"I didn't expect him to be so secretive."
"Now it seems that the contract document we signed was not a loss at all."
Gong Tianyang laughed heartily, "Not only did I not lose money, I actually made a profit!"
"I overcame all odds and appointed you as the Patriarch. I was right!"
…
Giant Star, Extremely Dark Cave.
Chu Xuan sat cross-legged on the spirit stone bed, carefully observing the disc in front of him.
This disc is the most valuable item found in Hong Tianwei's Qiankun bag.
At the last treasure conference, he found an auction item called Dingshan Plate, the pattern on its surface seemed to be the same as that of Hantian Ring.
Unexpectedly, this Dingshan Plate was also on Hong Tianwei.
Henry Chu looked at it for a long time and was filled with emotion. "Now that I look at it carefully, it's really exactly the same!"
He waved his hand casually, and the Frost Sky Ring appeared beside him.
As soon as he took out the Hantian Ring, he immediately discovered that there seemed to be a wonderful connection between the two.
It seems to be an artifact.
Henry Chu thought thoughtfully, "How can we put them together again?"
He was thinking.
Then he discovered that Dingshan Pan and Hantian Huan were approaching on their own.
The closer they are, the faster they will come together.
Finally, there was a loud bang.
The Dingshan Plate was seamlessly embedded in the center of the Hantian Ring.
An ancient and vast atmosphere emanates.
It makes people hold their breath instinctively.
Chu Xuan took a photo from a distance, causing it to float in the air and observe it carefully.
Then he injected spiritual power, qi and blood and conducted multiple experiments.
After he injected his spiritual consciousness into it, a voice came from deep inside the treasure.
"My Taoist name is Wuchen. I have nothing better to do, so I've refined two treasures."
"One is the Dingshan Plate, and the other is the Hantian Ring. They can be combined into the Dingxian Plate to nourish the spirit of the spiritual instrument. They can also be separated and used as two rare treasures."
"In this way, even cultivators with insufficient spiritual power can activate it."
"This Dingxian Plate has flaws, but I am too old to refine it again."
"If anyone who comes later has a brilliant idea, please refine this treasure again to make up for the shortcomings. I will be grateful to you..."
After saying this, he repeated it several times and finally disappeared.
Chu Xuan murmured, "The Immortal Destiny Plate... the true function of this treasure is to nourish spiritual instruments? Or even give birth to a trace of spirituality?"
Chu Xuan couldn't help but marvel at it.
This senior, whose Taoist name is Wuchen, is truly a master craftsman.
Generally speaking, the tools used by out-of-body cultivators are only top-grade spiritual tools.
One must reach the level of a Void Refining cultivator to have sufficient spiritual power to activate spiritual treasures.
But the Dingxian Plate refined by Wuchen can nourish spiritual weapons and help them give birth to spirituality!
After practicing for so long, although Chu Xuan has not yet entered the realm of out-of-body experience, he has already learned a lot of information about spiritual weapons and spiritual treasures.
Naturally, we also know the existence of "spirituality".
The spirituality of objects is the lifelong pursuit of many monks.
Although there is only one word difference between spiritual weapon and spiritual treasure, there is a world of difference between them.
The key lies in spirituality.
The vast majority of spiritual weapons have no spiritual power at all.
The basic requirement for a spiritual treasure is to have a hint of spirituality.
This also means that no matter how many rare treasures are invested, a spiritual weapon without any spirituality will never be able to enter the ranks of spiritual treasures.
Of course, if you can put the original spiritual object into the spiritual weapon, that is another matter.
This is enough to show the magic of the Dingxian Plate!
Chu Xuan was filled with emotion, "No one could have imagined that two unrelated treasures combined together could form such an immortal plate."
Thinking of this, he immediately probed his spiritual consciousness into the Dingxian Plate.
As expected.
There is a small space inside the Dingxian Plate.
Chu Xuan thought for a moment and then threw the Cloud Piercing Bow in.
He has quite a few spiritual weapons.
Among the famous spiritual weapons, there are White Dragon Snatcher, Cloud Piercing Bow, Soul-Killing Lock, Qingming Lamp, White Bone Stele, Blood Demon Pot, etc.
In addition, there are treasures that cannot be named, such as the blood-stained broken gun, the merit wooden fish, and the white bone rosary.
However, the process of nurturing the spiritual weapon with the Dingxian Plate is slow and cannot be interrupted in the middle.
After much thought, he decided that throwing the mid-grade spiritual weapon, the Cloud Piercing Bow, in would be a good option.
As for other spiritual tools, they are usually of great use and should not be easily put in to nourish spirituality.
After putting in the Cloud Piercing Bow, Chu Xuan tried to put in other spiritual weapons, and immediately felt an obstruction.
In addition, he also discovered that the Dingxian Plate required a large amount of spirit stones to maintain its warm state.
If there are not enough spirit stones and the nourishment is interrupted, everything will have to start all over again.
"So that's how it is. The Dingxian Plate can only nurture one spiritual weapon."
"It seems that the four problems of the treasure are the small amount of warming, the slow warming speed, the high consumption of warming, and the uninterrupted warming process."
He seemed to be lost in thought.
For Senior Wu Chen, these are indeed problems.
But for him right now, it's not a big deal.
He now has no intention of wasting energy figuring out how to refine this treasure again.
If you have that much free time, you might as well focus on your own realm.
Let's advance to the out-of-body state first.
Chu Xuan used his spiritual consciousness and blood essence to refine the Dingxian Plate again, and only after ensuring that he could use the treasure as easily as his own arm did he put it aside.
Then he took a closer look at Hong Tianwei's Qiankun bag.
There are quite a few spirit stones here.
There are more than 800,000 large spirit stones.
It should not be considered the entire spiritual stone reserves of the Hong family.
But at least it's a small half.
After all, the Xiao family had spent nearly nine million great spirit stones to buy a new piece of land.
Although the Hong family is not as good as the top three second-rate families like the Xiao family, it is not far behind.
Henry Chu smiled slightly, "So many spirit stones, talismans, and pills have solved my urgent needs."
Dingxianpan can be considered a big snack eater.
These gifts from Hong Tianwei with good intentions really made him satisfied.
…
Before long, the news that the Gong family had destroyed the Hong family spread in a small circle.
But the monks were too busy to take care of themselves, so when they heard the news, they just ignored it.
Because almost all other families were also attacking each other.
There have always been hatreds and conflicts among the thirty-six families of Hokuriku.
Especially those families that were once second-class families but fell to third-class families.
In the past, Beilu had the Baili family as the overlord, and the order was stable. No one dared to take the initiative and risk the wrath of the world.
Now the Baili family is hiding in their territory, looking as if they have nothing to do with it.
Of course, many noble families intend to take advantage of this opportunity to settle all new and old grudges.
Many independent cultivators took advantage of this opportunity to plunder and make a fortune.
In this environment where you hit me and I hit you back, I'm almost going to beat my brains out.
The destruction of the Hong family was just a small ripple.
There wasn't even a wave.
…
Cave world.
"Finally it worked."
Chu Xuan looked at the strangely shaped lotus in front of him and nodded with satisfaction.
The ghost-faced lotus, after decades of accumulation of negative energy, finally emerged from the depths of filth.
He took out the jade scissors, cut off the ghost-faced lotus, put it in a jade box, and quickly returned to Chang'an Pavilion in Yancheng to begin refining the gilded lotus.
…
"Lotus of Compassion, Lotus of Mother Earth, and Lotus of Ghost Face."
"Finally everything is complete!"
Chu Xuan looked at the three lotus flowers of different shapes in front of him with a look of satisfaction.
This time, he did not refine it in another world, but in this world of immortal cultivation.
The reason lies in the records in "The Secret Method of Dividing the Sea of Bitterness".
The process of refining the gilded lotus is actually to draw the energy of the golden lotus from the sea of suffering that is floating between heaven and earth.
If the energy of the Golden Lotus of the Sea of Bitterness cannot be attracted, the Golden Lotus will naturally not be formed.
The energy of the Golden Lotus of the Sea of Bitterness is only present when a powerful being transcends tribulation and ascends to the immortal world.
If that is the case, the world on the other side of the Mirror of the Heavens should not have such an aura.
Therefore, it must be refined in the world of immortal cultivation.
Even if this is just his personal guess, even if refining the gilded lotus will take a lot of time, he will still refine it in the world of immortal cultivation.
He couldn't afford to gamble on this vague possibility.
If the three lotus flowers before him could not be refined into gilded lotus flowers, he would have to wait for a few more years or even more than ten years.
Wouldn't that waste even more time?
Chu Xuan took a deep breath and, according to the records of "The Secret Method of Dividing the Sea of Bitterness", put the three kinds of lotus into the Nine Yang Golden Cauldron and specially refined it with his own infant fire.
Infant fire is the fire of the primordial infant.
It is something that every Nascent Soul cultivator can possess.
In this way, Nascent Soul cultivators can use infant fire to refine elixirs and weapons.
However, infant fire is inferior to spiritual fire in all aspects.
Chu Xuan already had a spiritual fire, so naturally he rarely used the infant fire.
However, to refine the gilded lotus, one must use one's own infant fire, and cannot use external spiritual fire.
The reason is that the infant fire is purer and easier to use.
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, three years passed.
This day.
Suddenly, a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky above Yancheng.
The sky is like the ocean, with endless blue waves.
Golden lotuses rise from beneath the sea, dazzling and brilliant.
As the breeze blows, the golden lotus flowers bloom, full of vitality.
The monk from Yancheng instinctively came to the street and looked at this strange sight, shocked.
This strange phenomenon only lasted for a moment before it was completely absorbed into the Chang'an Pavilion and disappeared.
Inside Chang'an Pavilion.
Inside the Nine Yang Golden Cauldron.
A golden lotus shines brightly.
A faint fragrance filled the entire courtyard.
Just a sniff is enough to make people feel relaxed and happy, and enter a rare state of enlightenment.
If you look at it from another angle, you can see three colors.
It corresponds exactly to the Compassion Lotus, Mother Earth Lotus, and Ghost Face Lotus.
Chu Xuan looked at the lotus and felt deeply moved.
Wuxiang Dragon Temple is worthy of being one of the six sects of the Tiandao Immortal Alliance. The methods of the seniors are truly powerful.
It can actually attract the ethereal energy of the bitter sea golden lotus that is scattered between heaven and earth, and condense it on the gilded lotus.
"The gilded lotus is complete. Now, I can practice the Secret Method of Dividing the Sea of Bitterness."
"However, there is only one last step left, which is to enter the ninth level of the Spiritual Transformation Realm."
He took a big step forward, first went to the Soul Star to get a large amount of Mysterious Ice Soul, and then returned to the Jiyin Cave on the Giant Star.
He had already reached the eighth level of the Divine Transformation, and was only one opportunity away from the ninth level.
Now, the only two people in the Dark Realm who had left their bodies were swept away by the black fog. His reputation was so great that no one dared to offend him.
In addition, the gilded lotus was successfully refined.
It can be said to be double happiness.
My mood reached the peak of joy at this moment.
It is a good time to make a final push to reach the ninth level of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
Five years later.
After refining a large amount of Xuanbing Po, his aura has reached the peak of the Spirit Transformation Stage.
He took a deep breath and said, "Break the last bottleneck for me!"
boom!
In an instant, the noise and movement reached an extreme level, as if the sky was collapsing and the earth was splitting apart, as if the sky was collapsing.
In the blink of an eye, it was like a small stone hitting the water, causing ripples, and the movement was extremely small.
His aura suddenly rose again.
He has surprisingly entered the ninth level of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
Chu Xuan nodded in satisfaction, and did not rest for long. After slightly regulating his breathing, he exhaled lightly, and immediately began to practice the secret method of dividing the spirit with the help of the gilded lotus.
The so-called mysterious method of separating the soul from the body, as the name suggests, is to separate the soul from the body.
The most unique feature of a cultivator in the out-of-body stage is that his "spirit leaves the body".
If you reach the Spirit Transformation Stage, you can separate the primordial spirit in advance, allowing it to leave the body.
Even if it is just a temporary departure, it will not last long and the range of departure will not be far.
But it will be much easier to advance to the out-of-body state in the future.
In fact, this is true for both the secret method of infant transformation and the secret method of spirit division.
They all meet certain conditions in advance, making the path to promotion smoother.
Chu Xuan quickly entered a state of calmness.
Above the gilded lotus, wisps of the Bitter Sea Golden Lotus's aura surged into his body and sank into his soul.
Chu Xuan's soul did not disguise Zhang Jing's appearance like his physical body, but remained consistent.
The soul is not like the physical body and is difficult to disguise.
Of course, there are ways to disguise it.
At this moment, his primordial spirit had completely turned into gold, indicating that he had cultivated to perfection.
The soul has reached its limit.
At first glance, the current soul appears to be an independent individual.
In fact, it is closely related to the physical body.
When the physical body is damaged, the soul will also react to varying degrees.
The physical body collapsed and the soul was severely damaged.
It can be said that unless the physical body dies and one has to give up, very few cultivators who have reached the state of spiritual transformation are willing to completely abandon their physical body and escape with their soul.
Even if he could find a new body in the future, it would be far inferior to the original one.
And the growth potential will definitely be greatly damaged.
It is impossible to reach a higher level.
The energy of the Golden Lotus of the Sea of Bitterness is meant to sever the connection between the soul and the body.
The more you cut, the easier it will be to break through in the future.
At the same time, Chu Xuan could gradually feel that his perception of the world was becoming exceptionally clear.
This is the proof that the connection between the soul and the body has been severed.
When we perceive the world through our physical organs such as eyes, ears, mouth and nose, we are often unable to see through phenomena to the essence.
Perceiving the world with the eyes and ears of the spirit has many wonderful uses.
However, sometimes, using the soul to observe the world can be confusing, and what the naked eye sees is real.
Click, click...
A subtle cracking sound rang in Chu Xuan's ears.
It was as if the ropes that bound him were breaking one by one at the soul level.
Every time one of them breaks, Chu Xuan's perception of the world becomes deeper.
Until the last one breaks.
In an instant, everything was silent and all lights were gone.
The mountains and rivers were shattered and the earth sank.
There was pitch darkness and emptiness everywhere.
I can't see anything clearly and I can't touch anything.
I am no longer a human being, but I am the same as the heaven and earth, the world, and all things.
He seemed to see billions of stars being born, growing, and even collapsing.
He seemed to see the vast sea of stars expanding and then collapsing.
This feeling is so magical and wonderful that one can't help but want to continue watching.
But at the same moment.
An ancient, cold, inhuman presence found him.
In just a moment, he was turned into powder.
Chu Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, and was so shocked that a layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
He looked closely and saw that the gilded lotus had turned into golden powder.
The energy of the Golden Lotus of the Sea of Bitterness has been completely absorbed by him.
He looked inward and found that his soul was very different.
With just a thought, the soul can easily leave the body.
The soul flew at an extremely fast speed. In a moment, it rushed out of the courtyard and quickly shuttled through Yancheng.
Soon it rose to a very high altitude, overlooking Yancheng and the nearby cities.
After more than two hours, he finally felt a little tired and withdrew his soul into his body.
"Isn't it said that when the soul leaves the body for the first time, it cannot leave the body too far, and the duration cannot be too long?"
"How can my soul rise to a height of over 3,000 feet and remain outside for over two hours?"
Chu Xuan looked puzzled.
After pondering for a long time, he could only attribute it to the fact that his primordial spirit was extremely condensed, far surpassing that of other cultivators who had attained the state of spiritual transformation.
After all, his soul had been nourished by the Golden Lotus of Heaven.
Although it is not unique in the world, it can be said to be rare.
"But why doesn't that feeling from the beginning appear anymore?"
"Also, what is that ancient, inhuman aura? Why is it so hostile to me?"
Chu Xuan frowned deeply.
There's nothing special about us.
He is just an ordinary little cultivator who has reached the level of a god.
Why would such an ancient and powerful inhuman creature be attracted here?
He thought about it for a long time but couldn't find the answer, so he simply put the question behind him.
Anyway, it must be an ancient secret. When you have enough strength, you will naturally know it one day.
If you don't have enough strength, it might not be a good thing if they find out.
Maybe there's even something like cognitive pollution.
"The most important thing right now is to achieve the Out-of-Body Experience."
Chu Xuan slapped the Qiankun bag, and various spiritual objects appeared before him.
Yin-Yang Seven-Orifice Juice, Yellow Springs Ascending Orifice Crystal, Opening Orifice Pearl...
Their existence, coupled with the success rate brought by the "Mystical Method of Dividing the Sea of Bitterness", is the confidence that Chu Xuan has in achieving a 100% chance of leaving his body!
"Everything is ready, let's go!"
Chu Xuan mobilized his spiritual power and enveloped all these spiritual objects.
Under the smelting of spiritual power, the spiritual object was transformed into the purest energy and merged into his body.
Improving his body and soul bit by bit and minute by minute.
Soon, slight itching appeared all over the body, as if being devoured by thousands of ants.
It is not only in the limbs and bones, but also deep in the soul.
He knew that this was the transformation that both the body and the soul were undergoing.
This process is slow but steady.
…
Time flies.
Fifty years have passed in the blink of an eye.
The once turbulent Dark Domain has now settled down.
Although the monsters that came from the East Continent across the Ten Thousand Mountains are still wreaking havoc, those powerful monsters in the God Transformation Stage have been killed after all, so the situation has calmed down a lot compared to the beginning.
The struggle between the aristocratic families has also come to an end.
The remaining cultivators of the Baili family hid in Baili City, barely maintaining the combat power of a first-class family.
The other families almost all fought with each other.
Devouring, annexation, alliance...all kinds of methods are taking place on this land.
Right now, there are only four major forces left in the North Land.
They are the Baili family, the Gong family, the Qin family, and the Jin family.
The Gong family has two Divine Transformation cultivators in charge. They destroyed the Hong family and annexed some cultivators from the He family and Feng family, becoming the top family in the Northern Continent of the Dark Domain, second only to the Baili family.
The Xiao family had previously spent a huge amount of money to buy the new land, and because of the invasion of monsters in the East Land, the casualties were extremely serious. In the end, they had to take the initiative to merge into the Qin family and completely disappeared.
The Jin family's Jincheng was previously attacked by monsters from the East Continent, so they had no choice but to move to the Ye family. After the Fengyun Arena incident broke out, the Jin family's Divine Transformation cultivator turned the tables and seized power from the Ye family.
Then he annexed the remaining cultivators from the Bai family and other families to form another major force.
As for the remaining aristocratic families, they formed several loose small alliances.
Barely managing to avoid being swallowed up by other forces.
The same is true for the Southern Continent.
The nature of the demons is inherently cruel and violent.
It is common for the thirteen sects to fight openly and secretly.
When the Earth Immortal Palace was still around, it could suppress them forcefully and force them to live in harmony.
Now that True Lord Qianhuan of the Earthly Immortal Palace has been swept away by the black fog, the Earthly Immortal Palace is unable to take care of itself, so how can it have time to take care of others?
Fifty years is enough time for a new generation to grow.
Several of the younger Jindan generations from each family have entered the Yuanying level.
But the black fog covering Qianli Gorge and its surrounding areas remained unchanged and continued to surge.
No one has ever walked out of the black fog.
Many people feel that this will probably be the case in the future.
Even a cultivator who has reached the state of out-of-body experience cannot escape from this black fog, let alone a cultivator who has reached the state of spiritual transformation.
Some people also hold out hope, believing that the day will come when the out-of-body cultivation can walk out of the black fog.
Especially the disciples of the Earthly Immortal Palace and the descendants of the Baili family, they hope that their out-of-body ancestor will return.
Because only when the two out-of-body ancestors return, can the Earth Immortal Palace and the Baili family become the overlords of the South Continent and the North Continent again.
Instead of being compared with other sects and families like it is now.
For them, the current situation is even more painful than killing them.
This day.
For the vast majority of cultivators in the Dark Realm, there is nothing unique about it.
Those who need to practice should practice, and those who need to fight should fight.
It was at this moment.
Dark clouds were suddenly surging in the sky above the Dark Domain, and thunder was brewing.
The sky was originally clear, but now it is extremely dark.
Between heaven and earth, only lightning surged.
It seems as if the end of the world is about to come.
The dark clouds and thunder appeared out of nowhere without any warning.
This kind of scene is obviously a heavenly calamity!
In the palace city, Gong Tianyang took a step forward and flew into the air. Looking at the surging black clouds, he was greatly shocked.
Gong Yue'e even needed to take a few deep breaths to barely suppress the fear in her heart.
She asked in a low voice, "Ancestor, what's going on? Is the Dark Realm about to face a disaster?"
Gong Tianyang's face was solemn, "No, this is the calamity cloud."
Gong Yue'e was stunned. "Calamity clouds? How could there be calamity clouds that stretch across thousands of miles and are boundless..."
Gong Tianyang said in a deep voice, "The higher the realm, the greater the calamity clouds that will be triggered when breaking through."
"I looked east, west, south, and north, but I couldn't see the end. This calamity cloud might have enveloped the entire Dark Realm."
Gong Yue'e was greatly shocked, "Such a calamity cloud..."
Gong Tianyang saw the fear in her eyes and nodded, "Yes, it is the out-of-body tribulation."
"If I'm not mistaken, someone must be trying to break through the body."
"As far as I know, among the current Spiritual Transformation cultivators in Beilu, there are only a few who are even in the late stage of Spiritual Transformation. However, they are all old, with insufficient Qi and blood, and exhausted potential. Achieving Out-of-Body is tantamount to suicide."
"This kind of out-of-body tribulation is most likely caused by a cultivator from the Southern Continent."
Gong Yue'e was worried, "Southern Continent cultivators... once a new out-of-body experience appears in Southern Continent, the landscape of the Dark Domain will definitely change drastically!"
Gong Tianyang sighed, "Yes, the black fog swept away True Lord Qianhuan and True Lord Ziying. I thought my Gong family could live a peaceful life now."
"I didn't expect that there would be another True Lord who has reached the state of Out-of-Body Realm. We will have to rely on him again."
After sighing for a moment, Gong Tianyang said in a deep voice, "Go and comfort the clan members. Do what you need to do. Don't be afraid of this out-of-body tribulation."
"When the thunder strikes and the calamity clouds disperse, we will naturally know who is undergoing the calamity."
"What is coming will eventually come. It is useless for us to worry."
Gong Yue'e nodded heavily, and a strong wind blew under the wheelchair, and it disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"The storm is coming..."
Gong Tianyang looked at the rolling black clouds, and his already hunched figure looked even older.
Baili City, on top of the giant castle.
Baili Ye looked at the calamity clouds above his head with great fear.
During the Fengyun Arena battle, he obeyed the ancestor's order to guard the family, and was lucky enough to escape the black fog.
Today, it is precisely because of him and another Baili family Divine Transformation cultivator that the Baili family can still maintain its status as a top force.
During these fifty years, he had been looking forward to his ancestor walking out of the black fog every day.
But now, looking at this terrifying out-of-body tribulation, he was also afraid.
"Who is going through the tribulation?"
"It's impossible for a cultivator from the Northern Continent. It must be a cultivator from the Southern Continent."
"Don't succeed in overcoming the tribulation! Never!"
The Qin family, the Jin family and other aristocratic families were also terrified and worried when they saw this natural disaster.
This out-of-body calamity cloud continued to expand and expand, not only appearing in the eyes of every cultivator in the Northern Continent, but also in the eyes of every cultivator in the Southern Continent.
They were also extremely afraid.
Anyone with a little vision can guess that this must be an out-of-body tribulation.
The cultivators in the Northern Continent all speculated that it was most likely a cultivator from the Southern Continent who had reached the Perfect Divine Transformation stage and was attempting to achieve a state of leaving the body.
But the cultivators in the South Continent also had the same guess, that someone in the North Continent must have achieved a breakthrough!
The calamity cloud covered a very wide area, and even some cultivators in the vast sea of stars outside the Dark Domain could see it from afar.
These cultivators also came from afar, including some True Lords who had achieved the state of leaving the body from major sects.
Everyone was quietly waiting for the out-of-body calamity to fall.
Everyone waited quietly.
I thought the heavenly calamity was about to strike, but unexpectedly, it was still brewing.
It seems that it is not enough.
Mu Qingfeng, the Out-of-Body True Lord of the Tianfu Sect, frowned. "There are three Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulations, six Spiritual Transformation Heavenly Tribulations, and nine Out-of-Body Heavenly Tribulations. There are even more above that."
"Logically speaking, the level of black clouds and thunder just now is enough."
"Why is it still brewing and increasing?"
Yaoguang Dongtian Out-of-Body True Lord Zhao Jie also shook her head repeatedly, "He must have accumulated a lot of evil karma, or perhaps he has been raising Yin corpses, refining ghosts, and using many demonic methods."
"Otherwise, the heavenly tribulations would never have accumulated to such a terrifying degree."
Mu Qingfeng nodded in agreement.
The heavenly tribulations of corpses and ghosts will accumulate on the cultivator himself.
Therefore, it is very difficult for those demonic monks to reach a higher level.
In their opinion, the cultivator who was trying to leave his body in the Dark Realm must be the same.
Zhao Jie suddenly said, "I heard that all the people in the Southern Land of the Dark Realm are cultivators of the Demonic Path. It seems that this person must be from the Southern Land of the Dark Realm."
"Since he is a native of the Dark Territory, it will be useless for us to win him over."
"Besides, there's a high probability that the attack will fail."
She shook her head and turned away.
Many of the Divine Transformation cultivators from Yaoguang Cave Heaven also turned around and left.
They came here specifically to see if they could win over a True Lord who had reached the state of Out-of-Body Realm.
Now it seems that it was just a wasted trip.
Mu Qingfeng subconsciously wanted to leave as well.
But since I was already here, I decided to stop and stay.
After Zhao Jie left, a ship suddenly came towards this side.
The ship was purple and black in color, with the flag of the Abyss hanging on it.
Mu Qingfeng raised his eyebrows, "How could the Nine Nether Palace's ship appear here?"
After a while, the Jiuyou Palace's ship arrived outside the dark area.
Several figures flew out from the ship and appeared in front of Mu Qingfeng.
Mu Qingfeng smiled. "So it's Fellow Daoist Zheng Yanshi from the Jiuyou Palace. Nice to meet you. I wonder why the Jiuyou Palace is here?"
The old man in the lead also smiled slightly and bowed from a distance, "Fellow Daoist Mu, it's a pleasure to meet you."
"I came out to clean up the mess. I accidentally discovered that there was a heavenly tribulation in the Shen Anyu, so I came to take a look."
Mu Qingfeng looked at the black-clad woman beside Zheng Yanshi, "This should be your sect's Divine Transformation Pride Shangguan Youlian, right?"
"It is said that he can break out of his body at any time. He is just waiting for the right moment."
For a large sect like theirs, only those geniuses who can reach the state of leaving the body at any time are the core disciples worth cultivating.
Once the sect is in danger, or a great cultivator who has reached the state of out-of-body experience dies, they will step into the ranks of those who have reached the state of out-of-body experience to fill the gap.
Shangguan Youlian smiled lightly, "Thank you for the compliment, True Lord Qingfeng."
The two sides exchanged a few pleasantries and said no more.
The Tianfu Fazong and the Jiuyou Palace had very little contact, except for some trade, and they had never been on the same page.
Zheng Yanshi observed the calamity for a long time. After a while, he shook his head and said in a voice transmission, "Young Master, I'm afraid this person can't survive this calamity."
Shangguan Youlian said casually, "It's okay, we're just spectators anyway."
"If you can get through it, that's great. If you can't, that doesn't matter."
"Whether he is willing to serve as the Out-of-Body Elder of my Jiuyou Palace is still a question."
In everyone's sight.
The out-of-body tribulation has finally reached its peak.
The first bolt of lightning suddenly struck down, heading straight for Dayan Mountain outside Yancheng in Beilu!
A group of Jindan monks in the Southern Continent looked at the point where the thunder fell from the sky and were shocked.
"It's Beilu's Divine Transformation that's breaking out of the body?"
"There are only a few people in the Northern Continent who have reached the perfect state of Spiritual Transformation, but they are all very old and their time is approaching. How could they possibly achieve the state of leaving the body?"
"Who could be the Northern Continent Divine Transformation cultivator who is attempting to achieve Out-of-Body Realm?"
The cultivators who had reached the Divine Transformation stage in the Northern Continent also cast their gazes towards the vicinity of Yancheng.
Not to mention that the monks in Nanlu don't know, they don't know either.
They were also guessing the name of the person who had achieved the out-of-body experience.
Since he can break through the body, he is definitely not an unknown person.
But aren't most of these strong men caught in the black fog?
It's really strange.
Gong Tianyang also discovered the landing point of the thunder and was equally surprised.
Dayan Mountain outside Yancheng?
That piece is a branch of the Ten Thousand Mountains.
Could it be that a demon beast that has reached the pinnacle of spiritual transformation is undergoing a tribulation?
If this is true, it will be a disaster for all the cultivators in the Dark Realm!
The cultivators in Yancheng almost fainted when they saw the thunder tribulation that seemed like a punishment from heaven.
As for those cultivators at lower levels, even if they just looked at the thunder for a second longer, their eyes would be singed on the spot and they would fall down screaming.
Li Yin walked out of the City Lord's Mansion and muttered, "Oh my God... This level of heavenly thunder... must be the legendary out-of-body tribulation... If this person succeeds in overcoming the tribulation, the Dark Realm will undergo another major change."
Just when the thunder was about to strike.
A calm voice suddenly sounded from the top of Dayan Mountain.
"I possess the fifth-level golden wheel of merit, why would Heaven send down a calamity? And cut off my path to immortality!"
The sound was like the sound of gold and jade, and it lasted for a long time.
As soon as he finished speaking, the five-layered golden wheel of merit appeared out of thin air, rotating quietly and steadily.
The golden light of merit emerged from the sky, and even the speed of the thunder from the sky suddenly slowed down.
The voice sounded again, "The calamity, disperse!"
The tone was full of command.
Li Yin's eyes widened.
Who is so awesome.
How dare you give orders to the heavenly tribulation!
Heavenly tribulation is a punishment from heaven, a hammering and tempering from heaven for us cultivators to reach higher realms.
So you can just break up if you say so?
However, the next moment, the thunder in the sky rolled back and the black clouds dissipated.
In the blink of an eye, the sky was clear and the clouds were light!
This scene left everyone dumbfounded.
This is the first time I've seen a heavenly calamity stop halfway through!
Not only was it not split, it returned to its original path!
Who exactly is that great cultivator with the five-layered golden wheel of merit?
I've never heard of such a person in the Dark Domain!
Inside Yancheng.
Du'e, Du'nan and Watanabe looked at each other in confusion.
After a while, Watanabe said, "Brother, this is the first time I've seen someone with a five-layered golden wheel of merit dispel the out-of-body tribulation..."
Du Nan nodded in agreement, "Among the monks in my Wuxiang Dragon Temple, there are very few who possess the fifth level of the Golden Wheel of Merit at the Spiritual Transformation Realm."
"The highest one was Senior Brother Du'e, and at that time he only had the fourth level of the Golden Wheel of Merit."
Watanabe added, "Brother, the only one who possesses the fifth level of the Golden Wheel of Merit... I'm afraid that donor Zhang is the only one."
"Ever since arriving in Yancheng, I've discovered that his merits and virtues far surpass mine."
Du'e nodded, "It's most likely him."
Du Nan was shocked and said, "It seems that he has already reached the perfection of the Spiritual Transformation Realm!"
Du'e stood up suddenly, his eyes gleaming, "Donor Zhang has a connection with the Dragon Buddha!"
Watanabe and Watanabe nodded in agreement, "That's right, that's right!"
Outside the dark area.
Mu Qingfeng, Zheng Yanshi and others widened their eyes.
Zheng Yanshi waited a moment before saying, "Could it be that a Buddhist monk is undergoing a tribulation in the Dark Realm?"
Shangguan Youlian murmured, "I didn't expect that merit could have such a wonderful effect... Mr. Zheng, is it too late for me to cultivate merit now?"
Zheng Yanshi rolled his eyes.