Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 63 Tribulation Pond
The stone chamber was spacious, and the ground was covered with mist. The small green wooden boat was placed on the ground, and no one dared to move it.

Xu Xuan held Hengguang tightly, clouds floated on the ground, and the sword in his hand leaped with red flames, rising into the air and turning into rays of sunlight and lightning.

Du He looked solemn, not expecting that the person in front of him also had a foundation-building magic weapon in his hand.

He used his right hand, which only had white bones left, to sheath the knife, then gripped the hilt with his reverse grip, with the blade touching his arm bone. He made hand gestures with his left hand and recited in a solemn and solemn voice:

"It connects the azure sky above and the underworld below."

The muddy yellow light of the talisman above him suddenly became brighter, and a towering peak appeared, connecting the blue sky above and the abyss below. Suddenly, heavy pressure fell around, suppressing and dispersing the bright light that Xu Xuan used to delay the talisman.

"Which earth virtue talisman is this?"

Xu Xuan was secretly shocked. He was not a person of limited knowledge. He knew about the three earths of Wu, Ji and Yun, but he had never seen such a function.

The other party is obviously not an ordinary cultivator. He is proficient in secret techniques and has very powerful magic weapons.

Xu Xuan was not afraid at all. He raised his sword as he pleased and went against the trend. Wind and fire collided, and thunder suddenly sounded out of nowhere, rushing straight towards the opponent's door.

"Well come."

Du He grinned grimly, and the flesh and blood on his left arm instantly disappeared, turning into white bones. His momentum rose again, he gripped the magic knife tightly, and slowly chopped it down.

Suddenly, a heavy black light pressed towards the lightning. The two sides collided with each other, and sword energy and blood mist burst out. Du He was defeated and retreated several steps. He activated the magic talisman to suppress the remaining sword energy.

"With this talisman, your sword energy can't get close to me."

Du He smiled sinisterly and looked straight at the magic sword in Xu Xuan's hand with some greed in his eyes.

Xu Xuan frowned slightly, put away his magic sword, took a step forward, and at the same time activated the Thunder Clouds in the Sky and the Dragon in the Marsh.

[Jade Blood Heart] stirred in his sea of qi, and blood and energy spurted out, causing Xu Xuan's momentum to rise steadily.

This time, he did not think of spreading out the Thunder Lake to sweep the opponent in, but to shrink the manifestation domain as much as possible, and let the thunderclouds in the sky carry it to transform into a pool in the sky.

The Thunder Lake, which was originally as wide as half the stone chamber, was condensed into a small Thunder Pool, hanging above Xu Xuan like a canopy.

This was the cover-up method Xu Xuan had thought of, the secret technique of reversing luck, imitating the [Pool of Disaster Heart], rising from the lake to the sky, controlling the Pool of Thunder, not seeking to encompass all quarters, but only to condense the killing power.

The small calamity pool above was still somewhat illusory, with thunderclouds in the sky as the bottom of the pool, where purple-crimson lightning accumulated and gradually transformed into a deep, dark light.

He spat out a tin ball from his mouth, which turned into a sky-blue flying sword against the wind and flew into the calamity pool. The thunder falcon transformed by Dan Ting roared loudly and rushed in. Suddenly, countless lightning flashes exploded and electric snakes ran around.

The two magic swords each received the order, Danting flapped its wings, and turned into lightning, breaking the suppression of the treasure talisman. Youquan hid among the electric snakes, waiting for the opportunity to move.

Du He saw that the treasure talisman was broken, his face changed, and he said:

"Wait. I'm—"

Before he could finish his words, Xu Xuan had already swung his sword. Stimulated by the sword energy, Hengguang became even more magical and let out dragon roars.

A catastrophe occurred in the Thunder Pool, Xu Xuan held Hengguang and slashed directly at the opponent's Huangting. Danting fell from the sky, carrying thunder and rushing towards the Lingtai. The last Youquan was hidden in the lightning on the ground, and suddenly rose up and pierced towards the Qi Sea.

Heaven, earth, and everyone in the world were filled with murderous intent. Du He had no way to escape. His face sank, and all the blood in his body dispersed and flowed into the magic weapon in his body. Suddenly, a turbid blood mist appeared and enveloped his whole body.

Seeing that Xu Xuan had no intention of holding back, Du He decided to fight to the death. He raised the magic knife in his hand again, and the blood mist and black light merged and poured down.

Xu Xuan's expression remained unchanged. Hengguang slashed down, and the fire thunder exploded. The blood mist and black light were like melting snow, which could not be resisted. The sword energy mixed with thunder and slashed directly at the opponent.

The violent lightning surged, the sword energy was generated, and Du He's three dantians were broken at the same time. He died in an instant, without a trace of breath.

Something emerged from his chest. It was a red pill, surrounded by blood light. It began to jump as if it had a spirit, trying to escape.

Xu Xuan thought it was some kind of elixir and was about to pick it up, but he didn't expect the pill to grow countless densely packed sharp teeth all over its body and bite towards Xu Xuan's fingers.

"What a vicious thing."

Xu Xuan struck down a bolt of lightning, temporarily sealing the object, and collected the magic knife, talisman and mustard seed beside it.

The small green wooden boat landed quietly on the ground. After seeing Xu Xuan's methods, the surrounding cultivators did not dare to offend him and all stayed away from this place.

Xu Xuan's eyes were a little hot. He picked up the treasure ship, refined it a little with his magic power, and put it away.

"[Untied Boat], a Jiamu Path, is a mid-grade foundation-building magical tool. It is a rare flying and escaping tool and is of great use to the mountain gate."

Looking to the side, the fight on Wen Sian's side was also coming to an end.

She made the rain and clouds move, the raindrops fluttered, and her sword moves mysteriously.

As the magic sword was swung, the black servant could not resist and many blood holes appeared on his body. Seeing his master die, the old man immediately gave up resistance and kept begging for mercy.

Xu Xuan put away his sword and looked at the other two magic weapons. Fan Qingzhu had already obtained the treasure fan, but was surrounded by two seventh-level Qi Refining cultivators and could not escape.

As for the bead shrouded in gray mist, it fell into the hands of a scarred man. This man's aura was even greater than that of Du He, and he was also at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

The man was holding a bone tower, which was clearly a foundation-building magic weapon. It spewed out black and gray flames, which exploded as soon as they left the tower. The smell of saltpeter and sulfur filled the air. Those who fought with him died miserably, most of them being blown to pieces.

"Is this the [Supreme Fire] path?"

Xu Xuan roughly saw where this person came from. He was extremely fierce. He had used the Thunder Flame before and knew how powerful it was, so he didn't want to fight with this person.

The other party also looked over, chuckled, clasped his fists and greeted him, then took the orb and left.

Fan Qingzhu, who was still fighting on the side, was at a disadvantage and looked pale. Xu Xuan rode the wind and rushed up, his sword energy sweeping across, forcing back the two Qi Refining Level 7 cultivators.

"Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist. Qingzhu really doesn't know how to repay you."

"I never thought that you could cultivate sword energy and possess such powerful magic skills. You are a top figure even in the north."

Fan Qingzhu's tone was gentle. Although she had a high level of cultivation, she seemed not good at fighting and had suffered a lot of losses. Now, seeing the advantage of Xu Xuan's sword energy, she felt like clinging to him.

Wen Sian, who was standing aside, walked forward calmly, looked at Xu Xuan, and said coldly:

"Brother, this Mo Pu has asked me to seal my Qi Sea. Should I kill him?"

"No hurry, ask him about his background first."

Xu Xuan stepped forward, squatted down, looked at the old man, and asked in a deep voice:
"What are your backgrounds and where are you from?"

The old man below was somewhat distressed and whispered:

"My humble servant and my master are both from the Xuehe Sect, originally from Daxing Prefecture. This area is sandwiched between Li and Liao. A few years ago, there was unrest and the sect was destroyed, so we had to flee."

"Chiyun's Changsheng Temple was willing to do good deeds and accepted us refugees, allowing us to settle down south of Chiyun."

Seeing this, Fan Qingzhu on the side echoed in a low voice:
"I escaped from Yunxiang Prefecture, which is further north. I passed by Daxing Prefecture and found this sect. It did have a foundation-building master, but it was destroyed."

Xu Xuan nodded slightly after hearing this and continued to ask:

"Who asked you to target me?" The Mo servant below struggled a little, his lips trembling. As soon as he opened his mouth, his entire head exploded.

Xu Xuan reacted extremely quickly, summoning his magic power to block the splattering blood and flesh.

"This is."

There was a hint of fear on Fan Qingzhu's face. Xu Xuan beside him waved Hengguang lightly, and all the blood on the sword tip was burned away.

He pointed his sword at the road leading to the bottom of the underground palace, looked at Fan Qingzhu, and said calmly with a normal expression:
"Please lead the way, fellow Taoist."
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There is a secret passage in the underground palace.

Liu Xiaowen heard that the situation of the three people was much better. They went to a secluded place where no one was around and there was no fighting.

The three of them were only at the initial stage of Qi Refining and their strength was low, so they just walked along the secret passage, activated the token, and contacted their elders.

"Master and the others are on their way, don't worry."

Liu Xiaowen felt something from the token on his body and realized that his master was fine, so he felt relieved.

The surroundings were cold and silent. Fan Huayan still had her face covered with a veil. It was unknown what kind of magic she used, but mist rose around her, enveloping the three figures.

She looked towards the exit of the secret passage, her face filled with worry, and whispered:

"There's a secret passage just ahead. I don't know where it leads to. I'm afraid there's going to be a fight."

Liu Xiaowen summoned his magic sword, and the bright red earthly evil fire flowed, and he whispered:
"Can we wait here until Master and the others arrive?"

Fan Huayan shook his head slightly and said in a sad tone:
"These underground secret passages are not connected, but they all lead to the alchemy room. Keep going forward and you will meet up."

Xianghe, who was standing by, supported his young lady and said with a murderous tone and fierce eyes:
"I think it's necessary to go there. Please be careful, young lady."

Her appearance changed. Snow-white hair grew on her originally tender skin, her pupils turned silver, and a fluffy fox tail stretched out from under her green skirt, sweeping the ground.

Liu Xiaowen took a subtle glance and secretly guessed Xianghe's strength.

"I've heard that demonic bodies are incredibly powerful. I'm afraid Xianghe can't be considered a Qi Refiner. His strength is probably even greater than theirs."

Having made up their minds, they no longer hesitated and left the secret room together and entered another place.

This is a square-like area with cushions placed on the ground. There has been no fighting for the time being.

All the cultivators sat upright on cushions, staring intently at the inky black stone wall in front of them. Engraved on the stone wall were densely packed characters that looked like stars in the sky. The characters were disorganized and no clues could be discerned.

The three men were unaware of the situation and did not act rashly. They wanted to retreat, but they heard a cry of surprise from a casual cultivator at the first level of Qi Refining not far away. A stream of light fell from the stone wall, transformed into a jade slip, and landed in the man's arms.

Immediately, several people rushed to grab the jade slip, and the casual cultivator who got the jade slip died on the spot.

These people are complete casual cultivators. Their cultivation is superficial and their magic is not advanced. They can only control water and fire with few changes. Most of them use fetal breathing instruments, which are very shabby.

Liu Xiaowen and the others did not fight for it. The jade slip did not look of high grade. It was probably second grade at most and not worth it.

Xianghe walked to the side, grabbed a cultivator who was at the first level of Qi Refining at random, and started to question him.

The other party was meditating and was suddenly interrupted, and was a little angry. Xianghe exerted a little force, gripped the other party's shoulders, and made a teeth-grinding crunching sound. The man's face changed and he begged for mercy.

"Tell me, what are you guys doing here?"

Xianghe spoke in a bad tone and seemed impatient.

The monk's face was filled with fear. The woman in green skirt was extremely powerful. He wanted to resist, but he couldn't break free at all. He could only reply respectfully:
"My friend, this place is called the [Wenfa Wall], and it's a place for comprehending and understanding martial arts and secret techniques. Previously, some third-grade martial arts and secret techniques were taken away by high-ranking cultivators. Now, only a few first- and second-grade ones remain. It's our turn to pick up some of the leaks here."

Xianghe lost interest, chuckled, threw the wandering cultivator away, turned around and said:
"It seems there's nothing good here. Why don't we just leave?"

Fan Huayan, who was standing aside, looked at Liu Xiaowen, hesitantly, and said softly:

"Fellow Daoist Xiao Wen, you can go and give it a try. You might gain something else. If you leave directly and enter the alchemy room, it will be difficult to return."

Liu Xiaowen looked around and saw that there were indeed no cultivators in the late Qi Refining stage. The highest level of cultivation was a female cultivator in the fourth level of Qi Refining. He felt relieved, but still asked:

"Fellow Daoist Hua Yan, could you please explain more clearly? I'm afraid something unexpected might happen."

Seeing this, Fan Huayan was about to speak, but Xianghe beside him quickly stepped forward, stopped his young lady, and whispered:

"Miss, think it through carefully. If we tell him now, what if he abandons us?"

Fan Huayan just smiled faintly, pressed Xianghe's hand, looked at Liu Xiaowen, and said:

"Since we have come here together, we should treat each other with sincerity and not scheme against each other."

After saying this, the woman continued:
"Fellow Daoist, do you know which immortal sect left this cave?"

Liu Xiaowen shook his head and clenched the magic sword in his hand. The fire on it flickered and moved with the wind.

"This place was originally under the jurisdiction of the Qi State Immortal Sect, Tianci Dao. The seven counties of Tianzhou, Chiyun, and Tianshui were all under its jurisdiction. The sect's true core treasures were taken away by the Dali Song family. Now, these remaining caves have become available to us."

"The mansion opened in Tianshui was divided among several foundation-building cultivators. Chiyun doesn't have any foundation-building cultivators to fight for it, so it attracted some casual cultivators."

"I've inquired about it. The [Heaven-Given Blessing and Bright Treasure Spring] that Daoyou obtained in the past is the spiritual object used by this immortal sect to train its disciples. Now that it has entered this palace, it will be of great use."

Fan Huayan told everything in a deep voice.

"I see. Let's give it a try."

Liu Xiaowen was also quite eager to try. It would be great if he could get more secret techniques to add to the foundation of the sect. What's more, if the three of them joined forces, they could retreat even if they were surrounded.

He put away his magic sword, and Fan Huayan and Xianghe stood by to protect him while he meditated.

He stared intently at the stone wall. A wisp of blessed energy rose from his sea of qi. It was the remnant of the blessed spring from that year. It was now manifested and resonated with the wall of hearing the Dharma.

The originally messy words in front of me seemed to be organizing themselves and gradually becoming organized.

A passage of scripture seemed to appear before his eyes, but it was always a little blurry and unclear.

At this time, the great sun-glory fire in his body showed its magic, a golden light surged up, combined with the aura of blessings and virtues, emitting precious light.

The Dharma Wall was moved and made a rumbling sound. A golden light surged, gathering the words on the wall and turning into a golden Taoist book, which fell into Liu Xiaowen's arms.

He looked intently, but just glanced past it.

"[Prayer for Good Deeds and Transformation of Karma Talisman], a talisman for blessing and Qi, is of the fourth rank!"

Before he had time to observe, someone came riding on the wind. There were three cultivators in total, one at the fourth level of Qi Refining, and two at the second level of Qi Refining. They all rushed towards where Liu Xiaowen was.

Water and fire surged, and the light of the law was urgent. Liu Xiaowen drew his sword and stood up. The red fire on the sword surged, and a point of golden light was hidden in it, ready to go.

　There will be another update later

　　
　
(End of this chapter)