Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 55 Red Egg
Caiyun Peak is covered with thick clouds and mist drops like rain.

In the Mingsi Hall, Wen Si'an was in a state of restlessness, with a worried look on his brow and a lithe figure. He lay sideways on a yellow pear wood chair, looking outside the hall from time to time.

'Why so slow?'

Gao Xia's breakthrough took too long, and Wen Si'an was worried. She went to the cave several times to check on him, but Gao Xia did not activate the jade pendant to warn her, so she did not want to break into the cave.

'Just don't let anything go wrong.'

She only had this one disciple, and she loved him very much, almost treating him like her own child. She felt a little restless and stood up and walked out of the hall.

The pines and cypresses are tall and majestic, the pools are deep and emerald green, and the scenery of Caiyun Peak is beautiful. It is located at the top of all the peaks in Luoqing. However, Wen Sian has no intention of appreciating it at this moment. He is concentrating on gazing at a cave at the foot of the peak.

"Earth is afraid of Yang Fire. We are the Taoist sect of Bing Day. Fire dries up the earth and cracks it. I tried to bring rain early, exhausted all my energy to moisten it, but it was still not enough."

Wen Sian has been practicing with his father since he was young. He has read a lot of Taoist scriptures in the temple and understands the principles of life and death of these Taoist traditions. Naturally, he had prepared for the right time to break through. He thought it was foolproof, but he didn't expect that some problems would still occur.

She knew that Gao Xia's breakthrough to Qi Refining was a sure thing, but she still hoped that her own disciple would be more successful.

Halfway up the mountain, in a cave, Zhang Gaoxia was at the critical juncture of a breakthrough.

She practiced the third-grade Ji Tu technique "Luo Yuan Xu Can Jue" that she found in the sect. This technique focuses on storing vital energy and nourishing the body. It is not strong in fighting, but it can repair injuries and cultivate elixirs, which is exactly what she wants.

After refining the [Clear and Nourishing Qi] that her master had prepared for her, her Qi sea gradually expanded and her spiritual platform became bright.

This was a natural thing. She felt a moist feeling rising from the ground, wrapping her up and causing her magic power to gradually change.

Caiyun Peak was covered with thick clouds and fog. She had been feeling very comfortable and it was a good time for a breakthrough, but now something unexpected happened.

When she was in seclusion, her mind was closed and free of distracting thoughts, but she had been feeling palpitations for no reason before, as if something was approaching from a distance.

She couldn't see anything clearly in the trance, but she vaguely saw two yellow lights, like pupils. Some kind of flowing life-chemical meaning covered her, causing her to involuntarily lose some of her energy and hesitate to take that step.

She frowned, hummed slightly, and sweated a little, her thin green skirt was a little soaked.

This situation had lasted for half a day, and she almost wanted to come out of seclusion, but she was afraid of disappointing her master, so she kept holding on.

After an unknown amount of time, the two yellow lights finally went out, as if they had lost interest and never lit up again.

Zhang Gaoxia breathed a sigh of relief, accumulated his magic power again, and finally took the last step to break through the Qi Refining.

Wen Sian on the peak immediately sensed something, flew down on the wind, arrived in front of the cave, and passed the formation.

Zhang Gaoxia was already in his twenties, almost as tall as Wen Sian. He looked a little weak at the moment, with his black hair sticking to his clear forehead. He was half leaning against the stone wall. When he saw his master coming, he forced a smile, revealing a pair of shallow dimples.

"What happened? What went wrong?"

Wen Sian walked forward quickly, not caring about his appearance, helped Zhang Gaoxia up, let her lie in his arms, fed her a few pills, and helped her digest the effects of the medicine.

"Master, I had some distracting thoughts while refining my Qi, which caused the leakage of my vital energy. Fortunately, it finally worked."

Zhang Gaoxia's voice was weak, and it was obvious that he had suffered a lot of damage.

"If you can't hold on, just don't break through. Why bother resisting?"

There was no blame in Wen Sian's tone, he just gently stroked his beloved disciple's hair, feeling a little distressed.

"Master, don't worry. I'm fine now."

After taking the pill, Zhang Gaoxia stood up and took a few steps with difficulty, still feeling a little weak.

"Just stay in Luoqing for the next few days. There's no need to go back to Changming. Just rest and recuperate."

Wen Sian helped Zhang Gaoxia back to Mingsi Palace, letting her recuperate there without having to worry about Changming's affairs anymore.

There was a faint aroma of incense burning in the hall. The two men sat opposite each other and had some free time, so they played backgammon.

Wen Sian rolled the dice lightly and said with a faint smile:

"During the days you've been in seclusion, there have been some changes within the sect."

Zhang Gaoxia was still somewhat dazed at the moment. He smelled the incense in the hall and said in a daze:

"What's going on? Could it be Master and the Sect Leader?"

Zhang Gaoxia woke up halfway through his words, his eyes and eyebrows smiling, looking quite cute, and he said softly:

"Master and the Sect Leader have made further progress in their cultivation?"

Wen Sian looked over suspiciously, but Zhang Gaoxia just smiled, looking innocent and kind.

"The sect has expanded its recruitment of disciples, and the number of outer disciples has increased significantly. We even found a foundation-building seed, and the spiritual root is a foot and two inches long."

Wen Sian smiled and told Zhang Gaoxia about Xu Fayan. Apparently, there was another foundation-building seed in the sect, which made her happy.

"This is indeed a happy occasion. I have never met this Junior Brother Fayan. I will go and see him someday."

Zhang Gaoxia smiled. It was her turn to roll the dice, and the two of them focused on the chessboard in front of them.

After a while, Wen Si'an played all his jade horses first, winning the game. He smiled and asked:

"I will now go into seclusion and prepare to break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining. If there is a spiritual peak in Gaoxia that you like, I will go and ask for you."

Zhang Gaoxia was simple-minded and said softly:

"It's all up to Master to arrange. I can go to any peak."

Wen Sian's beautiful eyes turned, she took the other person's hand, and said seriously with a concerned tone:

"That's out of the question. The sect is now gradually prospering, and there are still many spiritual peaks left in Luoqing. We should choose a spiritually outstanding one. This will make it easier for us to cultivate and choose disciples in the future."

"You are a simple-minded person who doesn't like to fight for things, but you should be humble. Hold on to what is yours, or others will look down on you."

Zhang Gaoxia seemed to understand but not quite, she just smiled, her mind seemed to have already flown to Changming. Wen Sian looked at her like this, shook his head slightly, and then started laughing too.
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White Stone, deep in the mine.

It was exactly where the Earth Fire Wuyuan Tree was located. The raging flames on the tree had died down, and the lava next to it had also condensed and lost its light and heat.

The entire body of this precious tree has turned bright red, as dazzling as blood. All the red fruits on the branches have fallen off, and now only the branches as hard as iron and stone are left, appearing a bit desolate.

Xu Xuan stood in front of the tree, feeling a little worried. Senior Brother Xi Wei called him over and said that there was something wrong with the tree and it was a bit tricky now.

The smelting site of Bai Shi was still under construction. Wang Xiwei talked with Xu Xuan for a while and then went back to work, leaving Xu Xuan alone here.

"The Earth Fire Wu Yuan Tree is neither Bing nor Li. Which fire virtue tree is it?"

There are very few records about this tree in the sect, only its name and appearance. Even the function of its naked fruit was discovered through testing.

This precious tree needs to be nourished by the earth's fire. If it is moved to Luo Qing, it will inevitably cause a lot of noise and may even cause the ground to sink, so it has not been moved.

When Xu Xuan touched it, he felt the trunk was warm and full of vitality, with a faint pulsating sound, as if there was a living thing inside it.

"Such a strong bloody aura, what have you found?"

Tiantuo suddenly shouted, as if attracted by something.

"Where is the blood and energy? Are you starving?"

Xu Xuan looked around. Apart from the spiritual tree, there were only some minerals, not even a trace of blood. "It's naturally within this spiritual tree. If you use your spiritual sense to look, you can see it."

Tiantuo's tone was somewhat bewitching, and it was obvious that he was very concerned.

Xu Xuan was a little skeptical, but he still extended his spiritual sense and went inside along the tree trunk.

The interior of this treasure tree was very active, and the fire element was floating, forming a vermilion fire curtain, which temporarily blocked Xu Xuan's spiritual sense from probing.

Xu Xuan didn't dare to break the fire curtain, for fear of hurting the precious tree. He just walked around in a circle and moved forward along the path where the fire element flowed. After walking around for a long time, he finally saw the scene inside the fire curtain.

In the middle was a ball of hazy blood light, wrapping a red egg with streaks of fire on it. The egg was trembling non-stop due to the stimulation of the blood.

‘What is this? ’

Xu Xuan was puzzled and told Tian Tuo what he had seen. The old demon pondered for a while before saying:
"I don't know what kind of fire this Earth Fire Wu Yuan Tree is from. I'm afraid it's similar to avoiding wood and hiding gold, which is why it has changed like this. I don't know who raised this tree before, but they actually watered it with blood and energy, causing it to grow crooked. Their methods are really low."

"I've been attached to this tree before, but I was always mistaken. The spirit inside is hidden very deeply."

After saying this, Tiantuo seemed to use some secret method, and black spots floated up, flying towards the Earth Fire Wu Yuan Tree and sinking into the trunk. Soon, a ball of blood light was transported out.

Xu Xuan only felt his qi sea tremble slightly. The Tiantuo hiding inside had already swallowed the blood and energy, and smiled with satisfaction.

"That's it. What exactly is that red egg?"

Xu Xuan asked, and then looked at the Earth Fire Wuyuan Tree. Sure enough, he saw that the precious tree was shining again, the fire was rekindled, and it was emitting light and heat.

"Now it's back to normal and can continue to produce fruit. That red egg must be the essence of wood and fire. Haven't you read the Taoist Canon before? Wood gives birth to Bifang. Bifang comes from wood, but it belongs to the fire virtue. Therefore, the spirits and monsters born from these fire virtue precious trees are mostly birds, so it's a red egg."

"A spirit like this needs a lot to transform and appear in the world. It would have taken some time to accumulate energy, but the rising blood and energy stimulated its spirit, causing it to begin transforming early, wasting its original energy. If you find it troublesome, let me swallow the egg, and the spirit tree will be fine."

Tiantuo explained and finally decided to take advantage of the red egg.

"Don't even think about it. What could possibly hatch from this red egg? Could it be a monster like a goat?"

Xu Xuansi and Fa Yan had some associations.

"How is that possible? The ram is one of the symbols of the earth, and this is just a foundation-building spirit tree. The spirits it nurtures can only reach the foundation-building stage at best. Even if they are born, they will only be at the early stage of Qi Refining."

"It's not worthwhile to keep it, and I need to make up for some of the shortcomings. It's better for me to swallow it."

Tiantuo still refused to give up, but Xu Xuan ignored him and started calculating the profits.

"To hatch this red egg, I'm afraid it will require the addition of a number of spiritual creatures. However, after a long period of cultivation, perhaps a foundation-building monster can be used to drive it."

"If you think about it carefully, the only people in the sect who can truly establish a solid foundation, besides me, are Xiao Wen and Fa Yan. The remaining Si An and Xing Fang have hope, but it will take years of hard practice."

"Monsters have a long lifespan and have an advantage over monks. Our sect is short of skilled warriors, so it would be great if we could find a monster like this to look after our sect."

After thinking for a while, Xu Xuan asked in a deep voice:
"How many spiritual objects are needed for this spirit to transform?"

Seeing that Xu Xuan had made up his mind, Tian Tuo stopped nagging him and said helplessly:

"You still have the [Perching Fen True Feather] given by the Fire Crow. Every year, you can draw a stream of fire energy from it. The magnificent Bing Fire can make up for innate deficiencies and dissolve blood stains."

Xu Xuan thought of this and took out the [Qifen True Feather] from the mustard seed. The red feather had now lost its brilliance and no longer looked magical.

This thing belongs to the Purple Mansion, and Xu Xuan cannot touch it at all now, let alone take it out to refine it. It just so happens that Tiantuo has gained blood and energy, so it is time for this old monster to go to work.

Xu Xuan laughed awkwardly, Tian Tuo understood and snorted coldly:

"Let me make it clear first. If you ask me to attack, I will use all the blood and energy of a Foundation Establishment cultivator in one move."

"I'm just refining Qi, where can I find a foundation-building machine for you?"

Xu Xuan frowned, feeling that this old demon was taking the opportunity to blackmail him again.

"If you can't find it now, just owe it to me. I already owe a lot anyway."

"what?"

Before Xu Xuan could react, a piece of slightly yellowed rice paper fell into his hands.

It was densely packed with records of every time Tiantuo answered questions, observed the surroundings, and taught secret techniques, and the amount of blood and energy required was carefully marked.

"I've taken a look. Now you still owe me the blood and energy of sixty-four foundation builders. Don't even think about shirking this debt."

"When did you say that? It's not recorded in the contract."

"I just came up with this."

Tian Tuo was very shameless and threatened:
"Boy, do you admit it? If not, go find someone else next time if you have this problem. I won't help you."

Xu Xuan was speechless, but then he changed his mind and thought, this account was not in the contract anyway and had no effect, so he just accepted it for the time being. After breaking through the Purple Mansion, he would not care about this old monster anymore.

He immediately agreed and urged Tiantuo to act quickly.

Only then did Tiantuo take action, urging the crystal-like black spots, which poured like mud and sand, slowly approaching the crimson [Qifen Zhenyu]. The golden mandala pattern emerged, and gradually a bright golden spark was drawn out from it.

As soon as the spark appeared, Xu Xuan felt that all his bones, muscles, blood and flesh were about to be burned. Fortunately, Tiantuo acted very quickly, protected Xu Xuan, and sent the spark to the treasure tree.

The Earth Fire Wuyuan Tree instantly caught fire, shed its old bark, shrank a little, sprouted branches, and its originally iron-like trunk became as crystal clear as jade, with golden flames appearing on its branches.

Xu Xuan used his spiritual sense to investigate again, and found that the red egg in the treasure tree had regained its vitality, and even had a faint sense of closeness.

"If this red egg had transformed normally, this treasure tree would have been its companion weapon, but now it is no longer needed."

Tian Tuo was not very optimistic about the red egg and felt bored, so he continued to brag:

"The spirits of water and fire are not very interesting. It is the jade and stone that have become the Tao that are spectacular. When I was young, I saw a nine-orifice stone man. He achieved the purple palace in a hundred years. He was very magical and had a fight with me."

"Who's winning?"

Xu Xuan was a little curious, and didn't know what Tiantuo's methods were when he was alive.

Seeing Xu Xuan's interest, the old demon laughed strangely and said happily:

"Of course I won. At that time, I had just broken through to the Purple Palace. It was just a magical power. My method was more advanced."

Xu Xuan did not respond to Tian Tuo's words and asked:

"Oh, but you are a broken soul now, and I don't know where you are living happily."

"Happy and carefree?"

Tian Tuo seemed to have heard something extremely funny and started laughing wildly. After a while, he said with a grin:

"That nine-orifice stone figure suffered a far more miserable end than I did. He fell into the hands of the great lama of Xikangyuan, was torn into pieces, and imprisoned at the foot of Dabenxiang Mountain, unable to live or die. In comparison, the bald donkey from Liguo truly has a heart of compassion."

Xu Xuan just felt that this old monster's thinking was different from that of ordinary people. As long as others were more miserable than him, he would be happy.

Without saying anything more, Xu Xuan focused on looking at the red eggs in the treasure tree.

The golden flame flickered on the branches of the Earth Fire Wu Yuan tree. Xu Xuan sighed, wondering when it would hatch.

(End of this chapter)