Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 194 Ancient Monument
The north bank of the Li River turns into green fields.

This place is full of spiritual energy and greenery. A large temple emitting colorful light stands in the middle of it. Palaces of all sizes are connected together. The mountain gate is tall and magnificent. The plaque on it reads "Lotus Temple" in gold letters. Bell and drum towers stand on both sides, and the Buddhist sounds are long.

The monks who were originally here have disappeared, and in their place are monks in dark Taoist robes, each holding a magic weapon, who are dismantling the formation and dismantling the temple bit by bit.

"These glazed tiles are also spiritual objects. Take them all away."

"The gold paint on the wall is a spiritual object of Gengjin, so scrape it off. And the steps are also carved from spiritual jade, so be gentle with them."

Wang Qiyun was busy in this temple. He had never thought that there would be a day when his sect could reach Jiangbei and take over this big temple. After all, there was the Small Pure Land, and if Zifu did not come out, who could break it?

In the previous battle, he did not fight on the battlefield, but was in overall control of the formation. However, he also saw the power of his uncle, who was almost like a god, and killed Ci Hai in an instant.

"Sword Intention!"

When he thinks about it till now, he still feels a sense of unreality. Another sword immortal who has established his foundation has emerged in the sect, shaking the whole prairie. In the past few days, various families have sent people to pay their respects. The sect can be said to be at its peak.

Now all the land originally belonging to the Lotus Temple belongs to the sect. Huaqingye alone is as big as Qingwei. Previously, Cihai emptied many sacred mountains of sects and families and filled them here. This area is rich in spiritual energy, almost the same as Dajingyuan. It's just that it has been influenced by Buddhist law and needs to be transformed.

"After this battle, the power of the sect will increase dramatically."

He stood in front of a hall, looking at the busy people around him, and was thinking about the future when someone patted him on the shoulder.

He turned around and saw a strange young man he had never seen before. His face was as sharp as a knife, with clear edges and corners. He was wearing a black tiger flame pattern armor. There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were indifferent, as if he didn't care about anything.

"Fellow Daoist, are you the one in charge?"

The man raised his eyebrows and looked at Wang Qiyun, his aura slightly emanating, indicating that he was already in the late stage of foundation building.

"Indeed, my name is Wang Qiyun. May I know who you are?"

Wang Qiyun looked calm and not at all panicked, but he had secretly activated the token.

"Wu family, Wu Anqing, the land of Changsheng Temple will be taken over by my family."

Wu Anqing looked around with an unclear expression, then smiled and said:
"I wonder if the headmaster of your temple is here. My master has instructed me to meet this sword immortal and discuss future matters with him."

Wang Qiyun was a little hesitant. Judging from the other person's aura, he was indeed from the Purple Mansion Immortal Clan. Not knowing what was going on, he immediately replied:
"My uncle, the headmaster, is in seclusion to recuperate. I'm afraid he can't see guests for the time being. This..."

Wu Anqing listened to the words of the young cultivator of the fourth level of Qi Refining in front of him, with some disappointment in his eyes. It was a rare opportunity for him to come here, and if he didn't see anyone, wouldn't it be a wasted trip?
He was thinking about this when he felt someone patting his shoulder. The voice was silent and indifferent.

"Are you looking for me?"

Wang Qiyun's eyes lit up, he stood straighter, smiled and saluted:
"Uncle Master."

"Qiyun, go and get busy first."

Xu Xuan was standing behind Wu Anqing at this time, with his right hand on the other's left shoulder. He gave a few instructions and asked Wang Qiyun to handle the affairs first.

Wu Anqing didn't dare to turn around at this time. He felt as if there was a divine sword behind him. If he dared to move, he would be chopped into pieces immediately.

"It's not proper for you to come here without announcing your visit, my friend."

Xu Xuan let go, Wu Anqing turned around, his eyes serious. Now he was certain that the killing power of the person in front of him was probably the best among the foundation-building ones.

"I have offended you, and I apologize to you here."

Wu Anqing looked at Xu Xuan, but he didn't show any anger. Instead, he looked at him with fiery eyes and smiled:
"Fellow Daoist, once you have cultivated the sword spirit, my family will take over the Changsheng Temple territory. Now, Chiyun is under the management of my Wu family."

Xu Xuan looked at it and was a little surprised. He certainly understood that when the Changsheng Temple left, the things left behind must have been taken away by other purple mansions, and it was definitely not the turn of those of them who were building their foundation. But why had he never heard of this Wu family?

"This is a noble family in Tianshui Fudi. There are several real people in the clan who have made great contributions to supporting dragons. They practice the orthodox magic way, not those low-class people you encounter."

Tiantuo had been in the Demon Refining Tower and was very familiar with the situation in Tianshui County. He immediately revealed the other party's whereabouts in one sentence.

"So it's a well-known surname from Tianshui. I've long heard of the Immortal Clan's great name."

Xu Xuan smiled and took a quick look at the person in front of him. He had an extraordinary bearing and profound cultivation. Occasionally, he emitted demonic energy, but he was not afraid of thunder.

"He cultivates 'Dangerous Qi', a long-standing tradition, but a dignified and righteous path. It's not the kind of demonic cultivation you imagine. This ancient path, which controlled the demonic tests, is connected to the Heavenly Demons, and involves both life and death."

Tiantuo spoke in a low voice, which made Xu Xuan hear another Taoism, but it was related to the devil. This made Xu Xuan have some guesses, but he did not reveal them at the moment.

"Fellow Daoist Xu conquered the Lotus Temple with his lofty swordsmanship, possessing the formidable spirit of an ancient Thunder Palace cultivator. My Immortal praised you."

Wu Anqing looked at Xu Xuan and said with a smile:

"My Immortal said that fellow Taoist did not follow the master's path, but opened up a new one. This is very smart. All the families are very optimistic about fellow Taoist."

Xu Xuan's mind raced upon hearing this, and he understood what the Immortal meant. Since the other party had pointed it out, he smiled and replied:

"My master is a genius. I cannot match his swordsmanship. I have no choice but to find another way."

"That's right, that's right. The Dao of Thunder is flourishing in the world right now, and we need people like you."

Wu Anqing looked at Xu Xuan, his smile widened, and he said:
"My family is only helping the Changsheng Temple occupy a place, and we don't want to interfere in the affairs here. Your temple is upright and honest, and the Huaqingye area is under the governance of fellow Taoists. Our family is naturally relieved."

"After finishing my business here, I still need to retreat, so I won't bother you any more."

Xu Xuan exchanged some pleasantries with him, and Wu Anqing then transformed into a rolling dark blue cloud of demons, held up by many demon heads, and disappeared in an instant.

'Another one.'

Putting these worries behind him for the time being, Xu Xuan flew straight into the side hall, which was the treasure house of the Lotus Temple.

Although the most powerful foundation-building families and sects in the northern part of Chiyun had left early, leaving only a few small families, after looting the Lotus Temple and adding it to the temple's original inventory, there were still a lot of spiritual objects.

Wang Xiwei was the one presiding over this place, with several disciples beside him busy taking inventory. When Xu Xuan entered, everyone greeted him.

"Junior brother."

Wang Xiwei's rough face was full of smiles. He took out a jade book, stepped forward hurriedly, and said with a loud laugh:
"The spiritual objects at the foundation-building level have been counted. There is one high-grade magical instrument, two mid-grade ones, three low-grade ones, and eighteen spiritual objects of various kinds, with divine thunder and Gengjin being the most numerous."

"Divine Thunder, Gengjin?"

Xu Xuan's mind moved. He got Luo Shunfu's token, which contained a fifth-grade divine thunder technique. Tian Tuo was constantly rewriting it, trying to turn it into a fourth-grade technique and forge an ancient relic.

If successful, one can send people to cultivate. Divine Thunder is the most lethal and fastest of the Five Thunders. In terms of combat alone, it surpasses Zhen, Ling, and Xiao, and is only slightly behind She Thunder. "As for Buddhist cultivators' items, there are four first-level Zen treasures: a black iron Zen staff, a purple gold alms bowl, a brocade robe, and a prayer wheel. The remaining items are all used by Buddhist cultivators, roughly ten in number, the most precious of which are the three Mani Pearls."

"The remaining Qi Refining and Fetal Breathing Level 1 items are even more numerous. We are still in the process of counting them, and they already far exceed the sect's treasury."

Wang Xi flipped through the jade book and introduced it to Xu Xuan in detail.

Xu Xuan was also delighted when he saw this, and said:

"When I killed Ci Hai, the Karma Fire and Soul Banner I obtained were also top-grade foundation-building items. I'm afraid they're not much different from ancient magical instruments. I've obtained quite a few magical instruments this time."

"Now that the sect has an abundance of spiritual objects, sorting and caring for them is extremely important. I'm grateful to have Senior Brother here to preside over this."

The proper placement of spiritual objects is a science, requiring careful consideration of their properties and their mutual generation and restraint. For example, mixing malevolent energy with dharma light will, over time, muddy the malevolent energy and significantly diminish the dharma light. This is not something that can be handled casually. Wang Xiwei, the sect's most knowledgeable, is someone who constantly curates these spiritual objects, exhausting his energy.

Xu Xuan and Wang Xiwei talked for a while, and then they left together and went to a tall pavilion filled with incense, which was the Sutra Repository.

When they entered, most of the things they saw were Buddhist scriptures. Xu Xuan glanced at them and took them away directly. Since they could not practice these Buddhist teachings, they had to keep them for now and see if they could trade them in the future.

Going forward, climbing up the spiral wooden stairs, and collecting the scriptures on the bookshelf one by one, the two finally came to a dark room. Xu Xuan cut open the locked door with a sword, and saw various jade slips piled up casually in it, shining brightly. They were the ones obtained by the Lotus Temple when it swept through the northern part of Chiyun.

Xu Xuan's spiritual consciousness swept over and he summoned all the jade slips with his magic power. Excluding some useless books, there were nine jade slips left, containing seven third-grade skills and spells, only up to the level of Qi Refining, and most of them were about the Five Virtues.

The remaining two skills are of the fourth grade, which go all the way to the foundation building stage. They belong to the Geng and Xin sects. Xu Xuan had wanted to find these two skills before, and now he found them here.

"Changsheng Guan cultivates Gengjin, and the foundation building under his rule should also be mostly this way."

Geng Jin's "Tiger Seal Breaking Formation Sutra" was cultivated into "Breaking Formation Art", and Xin Jin's "Jade Light Warming and Clearing Method" was cultivated into "Green Jade Case". These two immortal foundations have their own magical powers and are related to military affairs.

"You can send the talented cultivators from the Guarding Green Camp to serve as battle generals."

Wang Xiwei said in a deep voice, and Xu Xuan also agreed. Both of these immortal bases are suitable for commanding troops and complement each other. Now the sect's territory has expanded by nearly one-fold.

When the remaining mortals in the northern part of Chiyun heard that the Lotus Temple had been destroyed in the temple, more and more of them came to Huaqingye. With 100,000 mortals under his rule, it was easy to select some with good qualifications.

There were also some descendants of cultivators who had heard of Xu Xuan's name and wanted to come and become his disciples.

If they really opened the door to recruiting, the number of cultivators in the sect would probably increase several times. However, Xu Xuan specifically ordered that in addition to considering qualifications, character was also important. With careful selection, the number of cultivators in the sect increased greatly.

Xu Xuan handed the matters over to his senior brother and went back. His body turned into lightning and in an instant he arrived at the main hall of Tianli Mountain and entered the secret room.

He silently felt the pure energy in the sea of qi. Ci Hai had harmed most of the mortals in the county. His demonic nature was so strong that he was a complete alien. Xu Xuan killed him and gained a lot of pure energy.

His mind returned to the sea of qi. Tiantuo was now standing beside the white jade Taoist platform, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

"What do you think? Should I read that Dao book or continue repairing my Dao realm?"

"Of course it's being repaired, but the Purple Qi technique can't be practiced now. But how have you revised the 'Wei Ling Zhan Kan Jing'? Can you show it to others?"

Xu Xuan looked towards Tiantuo. The "Wei Ling Zhan Kan Jing" was exactly the fifth-grade divine thunder technique in the Xuan Shu Taoist Canon, which he cultivated into the "Huang Ling She".

This immortal visualizes the mighty spirit, the golden light circulates, and he concentrates his mind to summon his generals. There are purple-gold snakes, golden-armored gods, and Tianfeng Thunder Blades accompanying him. He can cut down and investigate sneaky people, and his movements are full of divine power. He has extra blessings for his weapons and skills, and is very powerful in fighting.

Luo Shunfu was practicing this way, but he was really not very good at it. He was mixed with blood and energy, and fell into the inferior level. He was killed by Xu Xuan's sword, and he could not bring out the magic of this immortal foundation. In terms of killing power alone, [Huang Ling Chi] was even better than [Jiang Lei Ze].

Tian Tuo sighed softly, muttered a few words about how to command a demon like this, and then took out a golden jade slip, looked at Xu Xuan, and said in a deep voice:

"Except for those few magical instruments, give me the rest of the Buddhist cultivation items. I can swallow them and refine them. They are more useful than blood and qi."

"I'll give it to you, but the Mani Pearl is of excellent quality. Keeping one might be useful."

Xu Xuan frowned. He knew that this old demon would never work in vain. He had no use for the Buddhist monk's things anyway, so he agreed immediately.

Tiantuo smiled broadly, without any manners, and directly threw the golden jade slip to Xu Xuan.

"The "Shangyang Tianwei Fa" cultivated the "Purple Golden Snake"?"

Xu Xuan looked at Tian Tuo with a strange expression, only to see the old demon laughing and saying:

"How is it? Doesn't it have an ancient charm?"

"The name is worse than mine."

"What do you know? This is called the ultimate simplicity, returning to nature."

Tian Tuo said with disdain:
"When this immortal foundation is cultivated, it will take the form of a purple-golden giant snake. Isn't this name very descriptive? This method can still bless the weapon skills, add the power of heaven, and it will be quite good in fighting."

Xu Xuan was speechless and had to accept it. According to Tiantuo, there were many methods of cultivating such a weakened immortal foundation, and it was difficult to trace the origin. Anyway, it was a fourth-grade method, only reaching the foundation-building stage, so no one cared.

He did not want to argue with Tiantuo, so he summoned the pure air and sent it all to this white jade Taoist platform. The Heavenly Road appeared, and Xu Xuan looked up. The pure air around the Heavenly Palace turned into a sea of clouds, the red sky centipede was swirling, and the sword light of thunder was rushing.

Walking upwards, in just a moment he re-entered the Taiqing Dao Realm, passed through the Heavenly Gate, and went straight into it.

Tiantuo was still following behind Xu Xuan, the man and the demon walking in the misty white air, the Guandao Hall was tightly closed, the moonlight was shining beside the Ying'e Pool and the Tiaochan Terrace, nothing had changed.

Continuing to walk backwards, he broke through the white mist and saw a towering ancient white jade stele reaching into the sky, which looked the same as the stele that Xu Xuan had obtained in the beginning.

There seemed to be many Taoist patterns and symbols engraved on it. Xu Xuan looked at them one by one. The four symbols, five virtues, nine qi, and thunder were all in the center of the ancient monument. As for Yuanci, Zhouchen, Huozhu, Yuandu, etc., they were located further outward.

The Dao patterns of Zhenlei and Shelei revived at this time, purple and white lightning surged, the gods, thunder dragons, heavenly laws, and thunder pools appeared, and Xu Xuanxianji felt it.

As for the other side, the Taoist patterns of Bing Fire and Yun Earth were also bright, but not as magical as those of Zhenshe. Xu Xuan had a feeling that it was Xiao Wen and Fayan.

As for the top of the ancient stele, there seem to be three Taoist patterns there, in the colors of dark green, original yellow and white, which are blurry and cannot be seen.

He walked forward and looked at the Dao pattern of Binghuo. Golden and red fire gushed out, supported by Yang Sui. Xu Xuan stared at it, thinking of Liu Xiaowen, and couldn't help feeling a little worried. At this moment, he heard a voice coming from the Dao pattern.

"Master?"

The voice contained some doubts, and when it fell clearly into Xu Xuan's ears, it was Liu Xiaowen's voice.

　Today I will update 4000 words, and will update more tomorrow. I wish you all a happy New Year!

　　
　
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