Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 43 Fire Crow
The time has come, it's time to set off.

Chonghua County is just west of Chiyun County. It is where the upper reaches of Lishui River flow through and belongs to Qingzhou. Chiyun, Tianshui and Wunan counties all belong to Tianzhou.

Everything is ready. Xu Xuan has arranged everything in the sect and is just waiting to set off.

Senior Brother Xi Wei in the sect has made further progress in his cultivation. In the past few years, while fighting with those around him, he has reached the bottleneck of the sixth level of Qi Refining and is showing some signs of breakthrough. This is the best news in recent days.

Wang Qiyun is now stationed at Shuanma Road to deal with the evil spirits from Dongmi, and rarely returns to Dangxia. His own children are temporarily taken care of by Shen Shu alone.

Occasionally, Wen Si'an would come to visit Shen Shu and take care of Wang Chengyan, who was only one year old. She liked the child very much and would also come to ask Xu Xuan for advice on spiritual practice.

Xu Xuan's excuse to the outside world was that he wanted to practice hard in seclusion. He often used this excuse, so no one was surprised.

But there is still one thing that needs to be resolved.

In Tianqing Peak, the cave where he was in seclusion, Xu Xuan had already set up some formations to conceal energy and silence sounds, but he still felt uneasy.

He sat cross-legged on a green wooden cushion, and a small green-scaled dragon was leaping in the air in front of him.

A cloud of thunder supported this incarnation, keeping it alive. This was the magical effect of the [Thunder Cloud in the Sky]. Otherwise, Xu Xuan would have to continue to use his blood and energy to nourish this dragon body.

"We are about to set off now, but what if we leave Scarlet Cloud and someone notices us?"

Xu Xuan was a little worried. There must be someone watching this place. He might be discovered as soon as he went out.

"Your original body is right here. The one that left is your incarnation. And with that immortal artifact covering it up, even the Purple Palace can't see it."

"Hey, these cultivators nowadays can't control the mountains and rivers, or survey the whole sky with a single thought."

Tiantuo assured Xu Xuan that the matter here was extremely secretive and would definitely not be noticed.

After hearing this, Xu Xuan finally felt relieved and used the secret technique of [Six Paths of Rebirth], concentrating his mind and landing on the dragon's body.

He used a magic trick to transform himself into a green carp, swam into the mountain spring in the cave, went down from the top of the peak, entered the Li River along the river, and swam upstream to the west.

The Li River is wide. It originates in Qingzhou, flows through Tianzhou, and finally flows into the East China Sea.

Xu Xuan concealed his aura and prepared to swim to Chonghua and then go ashore. Along the way, he saw various turtles, shrimps, fish, tortoises, finless porpoises and jellyfish, some of which had even turned into monsters.

After leaving Qingwei, I saw a huge turtle in the water at the confluence of the rivers, as big as a huge ship, and its whole body was ink-black.

On the giant turtle's shell stood a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals, led by a pig dragon, who had transformed into a human body, but still had a crocodile head.

This monster was holding a five-colored flag and was actually dredging the waterway here. When it waved the flag, many aquatic creatures coming here responded by stopping, moving forward or changing routes.

Xu Xuanhun was among the fish, and he wanted to get away with it, but he didn't expect that the pig dragon spirit looked over at him with a look of surprise, and immediately shouted:

"Guys, where did this country carp spirit come from? He's trying to break through. Catch him for me."

Immediately, a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals surrounded them. Most of them were in the early stage of fetal breathing. Xu Xuan could kill them with a breath. Even the pig dragon was only in the first level of Qi training. It was weak and could not withstand Xu Xuan's sword energy.

In the spirit of avoiding trouble, Xu Xuan only slightly revealed his seventh-level Qi Refining aura to immobilize the group of monsters, and then swam directly to the Pig Dragon and asked:
"What advice do you have for me, fellow Daoist? I've just arrived here and don't understand the rules yet."

These monsters are all bullies who only fear the strong and bully the weak. When the Pig Dragon saw Xu Xuan's aura in the late stage of Qi training, he was so frightened that his crocodile face turned pale. He could only tremble and say:
"Senior, please don't make a move. We can talk it over. I'm here on the orders of the Demon General Huayu to coordinate the waterway. All the monsters that pass through this waterway must offer some spiritual objects as a toll to Master Huayu."

"If you leave now, you will offend Lord Huayu."

After saying that, the pig-dragon spirit took out a bright blue token, which indeed had the aura of a foundation-building monster on it.

Xu Xuan seemed to be thinking about something, then he dispersed his aura, twisted his carp body, and spit out some spirit stones that were roughly equivalent to Qi refining instruments, and said with a smile:
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? These spirit stones are my gift to you. If there are any left, consider them as apology to you."

When the pig dragon opposite saw the magic stone, its eyes widened. It thanked him repeatedly and respectfully saw Xu Xuan off.

"The demon general should be at the foundation-building stage, but he's in charge of this waterway, so he must have some background."

Xu Xuan knew in his heart that the waterway in Chiyunnan was not something that a Foundation Establishment Demon General could occupy, so he had to follow the rules of the place.

There were no obstacles ahead. Xu Xuan's incarnation was very good at swimming and he swam to the border of Chonghua County in less than a day.

Tiantuo looked around and made sure that no one was watching before Xu Xuan jumped out of the water.

He went ashore and transformed himself into the same person he was in the Cave.

Before Xu Xuan came, he did some research on Chonghua County. This county was governed by both humans and demons and they did not offend each other. There were two Purple Mansion forces, one was [Bingri Fengyan Ya], which occupied almost the entire county, and the other was Chi Lei Dao, which only had a few hills on the westernmost side of Chonghua, and the mountain gate was even further west.

Xu Xuan rode the cloud towards Shanyan City. As the saying goes, wind, tiger, cloud and dragon, his incarnation was riding the cloud at an extremely fast speed and soon landed in front of Shanyan City.

This ancient city is somewhat different from what Xu Xuan saw in [Dongyuan]. The walls seem to have been renovated and all traces of fighting have disappeared.

According to Tiantuo, the ancient structure of the city was copied in [Dongyuan]. Of course, it has changed a lot now. At least the bloodstains from the battle with the immortals have disappeared to avoid suspicion.

The [Flame Order] that Yang Yuanxin gave to Xu Xuan in [Dongyuan] turned into a red feather at this moment. It was just a mark without any entity. It became warm at this moment and had a sense of touch.

People and monsters walked side by side in the city. When they saw the green dragon coming, they all looked surprised. After all, it was a noble species, and only the Fire Crow could compare to it in the whole Chonghua.

Yang Yuanxin showed up in person. She flew in from the sacred mountain behind the city and transformed into her original form, a fire crow with a crimson body and wings carrying streams of fire. She looked extraordinary and magical. After she landed in the city, she transformed into a human form.

There was a commotion around, and most people bowed and exchanged a few polite words. Then Yang Yuanxin asked the people around to disperse and led Xu Xuan to the sacred mountain behind the city.

This mountain is called Fengyan. Its spiritual energy is far more abundant than that of Dajingyuan. Even the Chen family's spiritual land is much inferior to it. It gathers sunlight and circulates fire energy, making it very suitable for practicing the way of [Binghuo].

The mountain is very high and steep, reaching straight into the sea of clouds and drawing in the light from the sky. Most of the peaks are emerald green, except for the highest one which is made entirely of black stone, with no vegetation and many flaming lava erupting from it.

Tiantuo was hiding at this moment, only occasionally giving Xu Xuan some advice, without saying much.

Xu Xuan didn't dare to ask too much, for fear of being exposed. He kept a calm expression along the way. In fact, he saw many spiritual objects and wanted to move them away directly.

"This is the foundation-building spiritual fire [Azure Sky Flame], the one on the ground over there is [Red Marrow Jade], and the one neatly laid out on this path is [Savior Stone]?"

The Fengyan Mountain is extremely majestic, and there are so many spiritual objects on it that even if all the forces of Dajingyuan were emptied out, they would not be able to take them out. What's more, this is only a part of it. The Fire Crow lineage must also have quite a few purple mansion spiritual objects.

Xu Xuan resisted the urge to pick up these spiritual objects on the roadside. His face remained calm, but his dragon tail twitched slightly, revealing his dissatisfaction.

"I'm sorry to have laughed at you, Brother Youdu. I was poor in Fengyan Mountain. When I moved the mountain here, I lost many mineral veins and fire caves. It's incomparable to Longting."

Seeing that the dragon son didn't care about the mountain scenery at all, Yang Yuanxin sighed in his heart, he was worthy of being born in the Dragon Court. Even if he was a side branch, he was still a noble. How could Fengyan Mountain catch his eye?

"This sacred mountain of yours is naturally a treasure land, but from what Yuanxin said, it seems that it wasn't originally here?" Xu Xuan asked calmly. Yang Yuanxin on the opposite side did not have any doubts, but instead explained with a smile:
"Brother Youdu entered the world late, so it's normal that he doesn't know about my clan. My lineage, [Bingri Fengyan Ya], once served as officials in the imperial court of Daxia, was granted the throne, and was given the surname Yang."

"Back then, the Golden Crow ruled the world, and the Sun was controlled by this lineage. Later, when the Second Emperor of Great Xia died suddenly, our clan fled overseas to avoid disaster. Finally, we took advantage of Lixing and settled in Chonghua."

Hearing this, Xu Xuan was somewhat shocked. The Xia Dynasty was an ancient imperial dynasty. It was said that humans and demons co-ruled the country, with the Golden Crow as the emperor. This Fire Crow really had a long heritage. He sighed:
"The nobility has a long tradition. I rarely travel around and didn't know about this. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

"Brother Youdu, now that you have entered the world, you should see more of its scenery. There are many good places to visit in Liguo."

Yang Yuanxin smiled brightly and led Xu Xuan to continue walking up the main peak. When they arrived in front of an ancient temple, he said he wanted to meet the elders of the clan.

Xu Xuan had received news before that there were two Purple Mansion Demon Kings in the Fire Crow lineage. One had made a breakthrough in recent years, and the other was a real old demon with an unknown level of cultivation. The one he wanted to meet was the one who had made a breakthrough.

The hall is simple and ancient, with a dark grey color throughout. There is a golden sun painted on the roof, and inside it is a three-legged divine crow, which is not clearly visible. Surrounding it is a scene of all kinds of monsters bowing in worship and immortals and Buddhists praising it, which is magnificent.

Sitting in the main seat in the hall was a middle-aged man in a gorgeous maroon suit. He looked imposing without even getting angry, with a high nose and forehead, and he looked like a prince or a high-ranking official.

The man sitting on the seat saw Xu Xuan and looked over. His pupils were not red, but black and white, just like a human.

A faint pressure came over him, startling Xu Xuan a little. However, the other party quickly subsided. Xu Xuan bowed and said:
"I have met the Flame-Walking Demon King."

Before coming, Yang Yuanxin had already told Xu Xuan some information. This demon king was Yang Yuanxin's father, whose Taoist name was Daoyan. He had successfully broken through ten years ago and is still in the early stage of Purple Mansion.

The man sitting on the throne, Daoyan's expression relaxed, and he said very kindly:
"Longzi, there's no need to be so polite. Yuanxin, why don't you lead Longzi to a seat?"

Here, Yang Yuanxin led Xu Xuan into a seat in the hall, and sat aside, instructing the servants to serve spiritual tea to the guest.

"This is a bit offensive. Could you please show your [Xuan Yin Ni Scale] to prove your identity so that our clan can feel at ease?"

Daoyan's tone was gentle, but it did not allow for rejection.

At that moment, the [Xuan Yin Ni Scale] on Xu Xuan's neck lit up, and the deep and bright Xuan Yin light lit up, even attracting the mural on the top of the hall, causing the dragons in the picture of ten thousand monsters to roar incessantly.

Xu Xuan's incarnation is the [Xuan Yin Ni Lin] of the Purple Mansion level, and has seal characters to supplement his life, so it is naturally true and cannot be more real.

"It is indeed the Dragon Court bloodline, but there seems to be some hidden reason why the dragon son left the cave."

"Could you please tell me the details? I will definitely compensate you later. Otherwise, we won't be able to afford the consequences if Damingze holds us accountable."

Daoyan was a little hesitant, but still asked, fearing that Mu Youdu was really a person with a sensitive background and would involve Huo Ya in the power struggle in Longting.

"I am a descendant of the Guangze Huiyun Dragon King. My mother's clan is unknown, but I am from the Hualu Qinggui lineage."

"Because of my illegitimate bloodline, I had no fiefdom even after I came of age. My father's wife was a White Mysterious Snake, who was jealous and ate my mother alive.

"Father, please protect me for now, and let me escape from the cave and find a future."

Xu Xuan explained one by one, and his words were exactly what Tiantuo helped him come up with.

This [Guangze Huiyun Dragon King] is at the Purple Mansion level. His wife [Bai Xuan Huashe]'s lineage has been in decline for a long time and is not as prominent as the Fire Crow lineage. It was only after she attached herself to the Dragon Court that Huashe managed to break through to the early Purple Mansion stage.

As for the matter of the Dragon King's wives and concubines, Tiantuo didn't know how he knew about it. It was true, but whether this dragon son had actually run away was another matter. After all, Damingze had been secluded from the world for many years, and outsiders had no idea about it. The last time it appeared in the world was hundreds of years ago.

Xu Xuan is now flying someone else's banner. Tiantuo seems to be an acquaintance of the [Guangze Huiyun Dragon King], so Xu Xuan can act with confidence.

"I can't worry about these things now. I'll just take it one step at a time."

After Xu Xuan finished telling his life story, he looked sad and as if he was in trouble.

Daoyan on the throne was still wondering whether this was true or not. If he could get in touch with the Dragon King through this, it would be a great blessing.

The lineage of [Bai Xuan Hua She] only has one Purple Mansion, and is just taking shelter in Long Ting. Its power is not as strong as his [Bing Ri Feng Yan Ya], so naturally he is not afraid of offending.

If you help the Dragon King save his illegitimate son, he will definitely be grateful.

Mu Youdu's [Xuan Yin Ni Lin] is indeed not fake, but other things are worth pondering.

At least this bloodline is real. The matter of the cave is urgent and there is no time to verify it.

There are several demon mountains under the jurisdiction of Longting that transmit news. Daoyan has already sent people to inquire, but it takes a long time. I'm afraid that the news can only be obtained after the outer palace is opened.

After obtaining the martial arts, I will see the response from Longting. If this Mu Youdu is the real Dragon Son, I will make friends with him. If he is a fake, I will send him to Longting to face punishment. It will be a profitable deal.

At that moment, Daoyan looked at Yang Yuanxin and said:
"Yuanxin, go check the clan records and ask the elders to see if they match. On the way, pick up a spiritual object and make amends to this dragon son."

Yang Yuanxin immediately stood up and left, leaving Xu Xuan alone with the Flame-Walking Demon King. The Flame-Walking Demon King seemed relieved, with a look of intimacy in his eyes, and asked casually:
"Youdu Longzi has now reached the seventh level of Qi Refining. When he enters the outer palaces and obtains the skills, he will be able to establish his foundation."

"I heard that the direct descendants of the Dragon Court in Damingze, as well as the Dragon Palaces in the East Sea and North Sea, all reach the Purple Mansion upon reaching adulthood. I wonder what the Youdu Dragon Son is like?"

Xu Xuan sighed and said softly:
"I'm sorry to make you laugh, Demon King. My mother's bloodline is low, and I was only promoted to the peak of foundation building. But that [White Mysterious Snake] is noble as a Purple Mansion, and the offspring born to my father are so magical."

Dao Yan on this side just smiled, stopped talking about it, and changed the subject.

After a while, Yang Yuanxin came back with a cheerful look on his face. He walked into the hall and said with a smile:

"Reporting to Father, I checked the clan records, went to Zunyang Peak, and met with the old man. This incident is indeed true."

The Daoyan on the seat nodded with satisfaction and laughed loudly:
"Yuanxin, why don't you bring that thing over? We are also members of the royal family. We cannot be disrespectful and treat Longzi with disrespect."

Yang Yuanxin stepped forward and took out a pure black stone bead from his arms. It was somewhat transparent, with a little golden light hidden inside, and carried a strong aura of thunder and fire. There was a talisman pasted on it, which read "Heaven is angry".

Xu Xuan looked at the stone bead and felt that the purple lightning in his body became more active than ever before, trembling slightly, as if it was about to explode.

"This is the [Puhua Thunder and Fire Pearl], an ancient magical instrument from the [Surge Tribulation Heaven]. Its magical power far surpasses the current foundation-building instruments. I hope Longzi will accept it and understand my clan's actions today."

Here, Yang Yuanxin explained the origin of the pearl and handed it to Xu Xuan with a smile.

Xu Xuan looked serious, feeling that the power of this thunder and fire orb far exceeded the [Hengguang] in the temple, and it was the best magic weapon he had ever seen in his life.

"This [Puhua Thunder and Fire Pearl] is made by combining the [Thunderbolt Flame] of the [Supreme Fire] and the [Rightening Heart Thunder] of the [Divine Thunder], with this [Earth] [Fixing Mountain Pearl], using three top-notch foundation-building spiritual objects."

"If Youdu Longzi achieves the Purple Palace, and uses his supernatural powers to cultivate and refine some Purple Palace spiritual objects, this gem can instantly transform into a Purple Palace spiritual weapon."

Dao Yan's voice was very heroic and echoed throughout the hall. Xu Xuan, who was sitting below, thanked him and looked at the mural on the ceiling of the hall with a normal expression.

(End of this chapter)