Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 189 Re-entry
The Heavenly Road is solid, connecting directly from Daotai to the Heavenly Palace.

Xu Xuan brought Tiantuo with him this time, and he was a little nervous. He returned with the immortal talisman that read [Xuan Yi Yu He Zun Wei], and his clothes were the same as usual, without any changes.

Tiantuo seemed a little hesitant as he followed Xu Xuan and set foot on the heavenly road. Gradually, golden and white Dharma light surrounded him. Xu Xuan had seen him use this Dharma light before, and it had the feeling of being in its infancy. At this time, the sound of Taoism spread and protected it.

A man and a demon walked slowly up to the sky, and gradually entered the heavenly palace. Inside, it was endless, with no visible boundaries.

The Heavenly Gate was still in front of us. The dark black plaque was emitting bright light, with thunder and fire running on it, which was extremely powerful.

"This place is no longer within your Qi Sea."

Tian Tuo looked at the plaque and saw the name of [Taiqing Daojing]. A puzzled look appeared on his face and he said softly:
"I'm afraid it's the dojo of some great figure in ancient times, but I've never heard of it."

"What is this thunder and fire?"

Xu Xuan looked at the red thunder and purple Taoist fire on the plaque. This must be something at the first level of the Purple Mansion. Unlike other collapsed and empty buildings, this thunder and fire really existed.

"I don't know either."

Xu Xuan frowned, summoned his magic power, and tried to collect it. The thunder and fire seemed to show signs of falling. An extremely terrifying pressure came, and Tiantuo acted quickly. A golden and white magic light swept across and stabilized the Heavenly Gate.

"Don't try. This is an ancient temple. We should treat it with respect."

Tiantuo looked serious, so Xu Xuan gave up the idea of collecting the red thunder and green fire, and the man and the demon went inside.

The original ruins have been repaired a lot at this time, and the broken bricks and tiles have disappeared. The main hall in the center is still standing. The two words "Guan Dao" above it are surrounded by a dark green aura. However, the door of the hall is closed at this time and has not been opened.

"Why is this? The last time I came here, I obtained the [Taishang Fengxuan Shu] from this temple, but now it is closed."

Xu Xuan was a little confused. Tiantuo on the side stared at the hall. The golden and white light was surging, but he could not detect anything unusual.

The man and the demon had no choice but to give up and continued walking backwards, stepping on the misty clouds. After walking for an unknown amount of time, they saw a clear pool that was a thousand feet wide. In front of the pool stood a high white stone platform. Cold dew condensed around it, frost leaked to the ground, and the energy of the moon was diffused.

The pool is surrounded by plain white jade bricks with crescent moons, osmanthus branches and other patterns on them. The water is clear and quiet. There are several ancient characters on the jade bricks in front of the pool, which emit fluorescent light. It means [Ying'e Pool].

There was a white boat in the moonlight in the center of the pool. Xu Xuan looked at it and was puzzled. This boat was exactly the same as the one he had sat on in the Samsara Lake.

Xu Xuan and Tian Tuo went up to the stage one after another. The top of the stage could accommodate about ten people. There was a stone tablet engraved with the three words "Tiao Chan Tai" (Viewing the Toad Platform). The moonlight shone on it, emitting a bright white light. The breeze was blowing gently, which made people feel calm.

The stone platform extends toward the pool, gradually narrowing to accommodate one person, with the front end just hanging over the pool.

As soon as he stepped onto the stage, the moonlight was shining. Xu Xuan looked up and saw a bright moon rising in the sky at some point. The moonlight was clear and illuminated the room.

"You walk forward until you can see your reflection in the pool."

Tiantuo's figure was a little blurry under the moonlight at this time, and his voice was low.

Xu Xuan took a deep breath and stepped forward steadily. When he reached the front, he looked at the bright moon in the distance. His shadow fell into the pool and just happened to meet the moon-white boatman, like an immortal riding a boat and playing with the moon.

He felt his whole body tremble, as if his mind had also fallen on the boatman. When he came back to his senses, everything was the same as before, and he was still standing in front of the platform.

Tiantuo's golden pupils shone brightly, making his increasingly blurry and illusory figure look like a ghost fire.

"Your physical body is here."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Xuan instantly realized that something was wrong. When he looked inside himself, he found that he was no longer in a spiritual state, but in a real physical body.

"My true self is coming in."

Xu Xuan's mind sank. What was his situation outside now? How could he disappear out of thin air?

He walked back slowly, but Tiantuo beside him said nothing. He was silent for a long time and then said softly:
"If I go forward, will it attract my physical body?"

"Is your body still there?"

Xu Xuan was shocked when he heard this. The golden and white light around Tiantuo became more and more intense, the mandala pattern changed, and the sound of Buddhist scriptures rang out. His figure became more and more illusory, as if it was about to merge into the moonlight.

"Tian Tuo."

Xu Xuan shouted softly, and the other party woke up as if from a dream, his golden eyes dimmed a little, and he whispered:
"not the right time yet."

A man and a demon walked down the platform, and the bright moon disappeared immediately. Xu Xuan felt his body, and with a thought, he took out many things.

First, there was a muddy yellow treasure furnace, on which were depicted scenes of withering and flourishing plants and a sheep monster carrying a baby. It was the [Shenyang Yuntu Furnace], a low-grade alchemy furnace of the Purple Palace. As for the "Yuntu" element, Xu Xuan had previously been at a loss as to where to put it and was unable to use it, but now he was able to take it out.

"'Yun Tu' has two properties, flourishing and withering, just like 'True Fire' and 'Thunder', both are balanced yin and yang, and even have the image of a fetus. In addition to fire refining, this alchemy furnace can also refine the earth into elixirs." Xu Xuan took out the volume of [Qing Ling Dan Fa]. He had tried to read it before, but found it extremely complicated and not suitable for him to practice. He even searched around in the sect, but found nothing suitable for refining elixirs.

This volume of the fifth-grade alchemy manual involves three purple palace elixirs, six foundation-building elixirs, as well as many physical properties and refining methods. It is extremely difficult and not something that ordinary people can study.

"I asked Fayan before, and he was also very busy, leading the talisman and insect breeding, so he had no time to study alchemy."

Xu Xuan sighed slightly. Fayan has now reached the late stage of Qi Refining. He should speed up his practice and build his foundation as soon as possible. He doesn't have extra time to try to refine the pill.

Tiantuo weighed the alchemy furnace and looked around, then said:
"This place has its own order. You can make pills or practice cultivation here without being noticed."

Xu Xuan sensed that the spiritual energy in this place was quite abundant, roughly the same as that in Tianli Mountain. It was probably just the initial stage of recovery.

"Since you can get in, is it possible for others?"

"If it's someone you've given the seal to, they should be able to enter, but you'd better not let anyone else know. If someone searches their soul, you'll definitely lose the secret."

Tiantuo's voice was serious, but Xu Xuan was thinking of the Dharma words. Xiao Wen left, and now there was only this disciple who had received the seal by his side.

"You said earlier that this furnace would be beneficial to my disciple. Now that it can be taken out and used, can we proceed?"

Tian Tuo looked at the treasure furnace and said in a deep voice:
"Of course it's possible. 'Yun Tu' hides essence and subdues monsters, gathers bones and gathers souls. The goat was born from the earth, and he has that seal script. You can directly treat him as a precious elixir and refine it using the earth-enriching method."

"This will help him develop some of his natural abilities without stimulating his evil nature."

Xu Xuan secretly took note. He had previously dismantled the two pieces of armor, [Dihuang] and [Wu Guang], and obtained quite a few earth-virtue spiritual objects. After deducting the expenses for refining the equipment, there were roughly three pieces of spiritual soil left, two Yun and one Wu, which could come in handy.

He also had a magical weapon on him, so he took it out now and examined it carefully.

A golden cup burning with yellow spiritual fire was obtained from An Xianhui. The other party's robes and bow had been handed over to Long Shen to sell. This magic weapon was quite extraordinary, but Xu Xuan was reluctant to destroy or sell it.

[Golden Calamity-Restoring Calamity] is an ancient magic weapon of the "Ding Fire" genus, which is extremely powerful. It contains a [Small Disaster Fire]. An Xianhui used this magic weapon to break Xu Xuan's Lei Ze technique. It is extremely extraordinary, and the spiritual fire in it can even burn magic power and life.

"This item should be a degraded spiritual weapon, corresponding to one of the three ancient disasters, and its killing power is extremely high."

"If someone cultivates Ding Fire, holding this magical instrument will bring many benefits."

Tian Tuo's voice came faintly, and Xu Xuan whispered:
"We do have Ding Fire techniques within our sect, but this artifact is sensitive and cannot be used. When I return to my Purple Mansion, I will add some Ding Fire to it and recast it. It will become a miraculous spiritual artifact."

"Many of the surrounding buildings have not yet been restored. If you can earn more pure energy, it might be useful. Since it is a Taoist temple, there might be places related to alchemy and instruments. I'm afraid there will be more mysteries by then."

Tiantuo looked around with some emotion. He didn't know what kind of disaster had happened to this place, and now only ruins were left.

Xu Xuan was moved when he heard this. He had indeed seen what looked like the alchemy room and equipment room in the ruins. If he wanted to restore it, it would consume a huge amount of pure energy.

"I want to accumulate pure energy. First, I and the recipients of the seal will improve our cultivation. Second, I want to punish evil and subdue evil. At least killing the demon will count."

"The Changsheng Temple handed over Chiyun Beidu to the Lotus Temple. I, Long Shen, asked Huo Ya about it, but he didn't understand. I'm afraid there's some hidden secret behind this."

Xu Xuan's voice was cold, and he said:

"No matter what, Ci Hai must die. Once he dies, [Xiao Lian Yin Pure Land] will be left without him to guard it. The remaining masters will not be able to exert their full strength. Even if these monks collude with the demons, they won't be able to cause any trouble."

He had a thought and discussed some things with Tiantuo, then they ran towards the Heavenly Gate together, stepped out, and returned to the hall in an instant.

"Your body has always been here, and it has never changed."

Tian Tuo's voice then rang out. The old demon was silent for a moment, then suddenly said:
"That [Shadow's Pond] probably borrowed the nature of the moon. The moonlight shines through, reaching a thousand miles away. Just like your [Clearance], its shadow follows the person's movements, ignoring space and being able to cut down anything."

"This is the nature of Taiyin. If one practices the Zhouchen path and encounters a Taiyin cultivator, wouldn't the so-called spatial transformation be completely useless?"

Xu Xuan sighed in a low voice. Until now, he had never seen a cultivator who had cultivated the Yin-Yang Immortal Foundation, and he didn't know what the mystery was.

Now it has been decided what to do next. Kill Ci Hai, and then attack slowly, steadily taking over the territory of Jiangbei. During this period, kill the demons to accumulate pure energy.

"However, we still need to find some way to protect our minds and spirits to protect our disciples."

Xu Xuan's mind turned. When he was in charge of Jiangbei, he saw Liu Xingfang's strange behavior with his own eyes. Both the devil and the Buddhist law can disturb the mind. When the two are mixed together, it is even more difficult to guard against.

Now the sect relies on the formation to directly block the monks outside the boundary and avoid contact, but if a fight really comes, the two sides still have to consider this matter. There are few ways to protect the mind at the first level of Qi Refining.

The lights in the hall were bright, and Xu Xuan and Tiantuo began to discuss in detail.

(End of this chapter)