Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 73 Return
Twelve days later, Xu Xuan had refined most of the Ghost Consciousness Pearl.

He refined 200 dark blue beads and 9 silver-white beads. Now the strength of his spiritual awareness has increased by almost 40%. Even an ordinary cultivator of the ninth level of Qi Refining would probably find it difficult to compare with him.

The most obvious improvement in his spiritual awareness is his control over the flying sword. Now, when he is holding Hengguang to fight the enemy, he can divide his attention to control Danting or Youquan and use one of them to perform sword moves.

Now he used the technique of trapping the marsh and soaring dragon to manifest the thunder lake. The precision of his control was even higher than before. Whether he was using sword energy or performing secret techniques, it was more smooth and natural.

There are still some of these Ghost Consciousness Pearls left, and Xu Xuan originally wanted to refine them all, but now he has felt the bottleneck, and refining these Ghost Consciousness Pearls will bring very little benefit, and they are almost useless.

"I'm afraid these silver and blue-grade Spiritual Awareness Beads are only effective at the Qi Refining level. When you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, you need to refine the golden ones to see a significant increase in spiritual awareness."

After pondering for a while, he threw all the remaining silver beads into the blood pattern transformed by Tiantuo. Only then did Tiantuo react and gradually wake up.

"The taste of the soul, what is this?"

Tiantuo just woke up and didn't know what kind of spiritual object Xu Xuan had obtained, so he asked first.

Xu Xuan then told the story of what he had seen and heard in recent days. What puzzled him most now was the origin of this place and the purpose of the Youshizhu.

"So this is it, a spiritual object from Dongyuan. It's monopolized by several demons in the South China Sea. I didn't expect you to find it."

"What's the origin of this place? Take me to see the giant monument."

Tiantuo seemed to notice something and urged them to set off. Xu Xuan then dived to the bottom of the sea and arrived in front of the Fubo monument.

Xu Xuan took out the token he had taken from Zhang Gong earlier. The two silver-white ancient characters "Yu You" on it were shining brightly, and it began to tremble when it approached the giant monument.

Tiantuo activated the Mandala divine pattern, rolled up the token, and went straight into the Fubo monument that was emitting a sapphire light. When the two met, they gradually merged and became one.

The huge monument dissipated, revealing the deep sea eye below. A ray of bright blue light rushed up, as if trying to escape.

Tiantuo moved extremely quickly, and with a roll of the Mandala divine pattern, he trapped the thing and it fell into Xu Xuan's hands.

Only then did Xu Xuan see the appearance of this thing clearly. It was still a token, but it was more complete and gorgeous. It was decorated with fish, shrimp, turtles, whales, salamanders, pigs, snakes and the like. The whole thing was a bright blue color, and there were eight characters on it:

"Marshal Yuji, Fubo sends You."

Xu Xuan refined it with his spiritual consciousness. This thing was similar to a magic weapon, invisible and intangible, and could change at will. With a slight thought, the token turned into the shape of a dagger, a spear, a heavenly sword, and a pagoda.

Tian Tuo observed for a while and finally figured out some of its origins.

"This appears to be a soul weapon from the 'Wenyou' sect. It's intangible and intangible, made from spiritual objects from the netherworld. It was originally at the Foundation Establishment stage, but over time, it's fallen to the upper Qi Refining stage. I'm afraid this place was left behind by some former Yin Marshal."

Xu Xuan didn't understand much about this, he was concerned about something else.

"Is this place secluded enough? The three sea eyes produce a lot of Phantom Consciousness Pearls every year. If I can take them for myself, it will bring in a lot of money."

Tian Tuo pondered for a while before replying:
"Since it's under the jurisdiction of the ancient underworld, it's probably hard to find any trace of them. These monsters came from the South China Sea and reached the cave abyss. As long as we close this ferry and open another passage, it will be like looking for a needle in a haystack for others to come here."

"One more thing, what are you going to do with those little demons outside?"

Xu Xuan felt a headache when he thought about this, and asked:
"If we let them out now, we'll easily lose control and be noticed by others. Can we let these monsters stay here?"

Tian Tuo laughed strangely when he heard this and said:

"I didn't expect you to be more decisive than those monsters before. You even refused to let them return to their physical bodies."

"That's easy. You just need to close the passage. I have my own methods to make these monsters take root in the cave and transform them into beings similar to ghost cultivators."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xuan immediately thought about the function of the token in his hand and closed the passage from the South China Sea to here. From then on, the coordinates of this place were only in his hands.

Climbing onto the Shanbo Island again, looking around, all he saw was a hazy scene. Xu Xuan summoned the second-class sea monsters. Tiantuo took the token and used magic to transform these monsters in an instant.

The bodies of these monsters became illusory and gradually merged with the cave, making it impossible to tell them apart.

"Sir, is this?"

"Now you can live in the cave forever, practice cultivation here, and watch over the harvest. You don't have to return to your physical body. From now on, these monsters will be under your control."

"Sir, does that mean I have to abandon my physical body in the South China Sea?"

Hai Er, with his inky black turtle shell on his back, asked timidly. Xu Xuan took out a ghost consciousness bead and handed it to the little demon.

"Practice here, and you will be rewarded. You can receive one of these beads every year. It's not as free and easy as you are in the South China Sea."

"As for your body, once your soul is strong enough, I'll help you find one with better bloodline. How about that?"

Hai Er below saw the Nether Consciousness Pearl and his breathing became heavier. He quickly took it, knelt down and saluted, saying:

"Thank you, sir. I will do my best to look after the Sea Eye."

Seeing this, Xu Xuan knew that now that he had the token in his hand, he was not afraid that these monsters would have other ideas. He could come here every year and would be able to collect a lot of spirit beads.

"Now that we've finished our business here, it's time to head to the ferry crossing in the center of the country to meet Fire Crow."

Tiantuo used his secret technique again to open a door. This time, Xu Xuan watched for a long time, and only after seeing that the passage was stable did he enter.

After leaving this pearl-diving area and setting foot on the road, we finally saw the cave ahead, shining like the sun.

Xu Xuan took out the Flame Order that Yang Yuanxin had given him earlier, and after some investigation, he determined the road leading to the territory of the Fire Crow.

Following the path, they entered the cave, and in an instant, they reached the same rocky mountain. Not far away lay the towering Taoist gate. All around them was silence. The bustling scene of monsters and demons was gone, leaving only the countless empty Taoist platforms. The sun and moon shone brightly in the sky, adding to the eerie loneliness.

'Where did the monsters in this place go?'

This place, which is controlled by Fire Crow, is one of the important ferry crossings from the central part of the country to Dongyuan. But now it is so deserted. I wonder what happened.

Xu Xuan had a bad feeling in his heart. He walked down the rocky mountain, but he couldn't see any of the people guarding the place.

After leaving the Taoist gate, you can see the wild and wild Shanyan City in the distance. The city walls are covered with marks of swords, weapons, thunder and fire, and bright red blood is still flowing on them.

When Xu Xuan entered, there were only a few monsters walking around, most of whom were of high cultivation level. Seeing a green dragon coming here, they all became alert.

At this time, the Xingyan Order in his hand emitted a red light, and there was some response.

A man walked out from the Qiyu Tower not far away. He was wearing a dark ochre-red robe, with red feathers on his temples, and had the cultivation level of Foundation Establishment. It was Yang Yuanyi, the eldest son of the Demon King Daoyan.

This Fire Crow saw the scene at the city gate, stepped forward, dismissed the servants, and said with a smile:
"Fellow Daoist Youdu has arrived. I've been busy lately and may have been impolite. I hope you won't mind."

"It's okay, but I saw no monsters teleporting from that stone mountain. What happened?"

Xu Xuan has now regained his half-human, half-dragon form, with lightning lingering on his jade horns, and he is wearing a light cyan gold armor with cloud and thunder scale patterns on it.

Yang Yuanyi's face darkened slightly, and he whispered:
"It's not convenient to talk here, let's go inside and talk."

The two of them entered Qiyu Tower together, entered an elegant room, and sent outsiders away.

Yang Yuanyi sighed deeply, looking somewhat exhausted, and whispered:

"My clan has been in turmoil lately. We've had conflicts with the immortals, and the conflict has spread to Dongyuan. I've been ordered to guard this place. The monsters that pass by see the chaos here and have gone to other ferry crossings."

"My father is battling a real master and is temporarily unable to leave..."

Xu Xuan pondered for a while before asking:

"I wonder which company they are competing with?"

When Yang Yuanyi mentioned this matter, his tone was cold and contained some murderous intent.

"Chiyun's Changsheng Temple has a long-standing grudge against my clan. Their ancestors were also involved in the murder of our ancestor."

Xu Xuan saw that Chi Yun was mentioned and it involved him, so he wanted to find out more and continued to ask:
"I wonder how many Purple Mansions there are in this Changsheng Temple, and how powerful they are?"

"There is only one Hua Yuan Zhenren in charge, with only two supernatural powers. If a real fight breaks out, his spiritual weapons and magic are inferior and he is no match for my father."

Yang Yuanyi showed some disdain on his face and said in a deep voice:

"What kind of thing is his Changsheng Temple? His family background is meager, and his orthodoxy was acquired halfway. He has put in so much effort in a vain attempt to cling to the Taizhen Sect, willingly being driven around by its lackeys, but still not being recognized. He is nothing but a laughing stock."

"When the ancestor recovers from his injuries, the first thing he will do after coming out of seclusion is to kill this man."

Xu Xuan noticed something else and asked quietly:

"I wonder what kind of Taoist sect this Taizhen Sect that Daoist Yuanyi mentioned is?"

Yang Yuanyi restrained his anger at this moment and lowered his voice.

"Jin's name is Taizhen. This immortal sect is one of the seven sects in the country of Li, and there is a True Lord behind it."

"Changsheng Monastery cultivates Gengjin, so of course they want to be recognized, but their origins are really poor, so how can the immortal sect look upon them?"

Xu Xuan understood. It seemed that in the current dispute between the two parties, the Fire Crow had the upper hand. After all, there was an old Fire Crow in the late Purple Mansion stage in charge. As long as he came out, no one except the Golden Elixir could defeat him.

"Fellow Daoist Youdu, are you here for something?"

Yang Yuanyi looked over, hinting at something.

Xu Xuan pondered for a moment and asked:
"May I ask, Fellow Daoist Yuanyi, when will [Surge of Heavenly Tribulation] fall?"

Yang Yuanyi stood up and chuckled:
"Fellow Daoist Youdu, please rest assured. This matter still depends on Chi Yunnan's condition."

"There has been no major movement in the immortal path of the Li Kingdom. It's still early before the estimated time. You can focus on building your foundation."

Xu Xuan looked normal and continued to ask:
"I don't know which immortal sect is in charge. It involves two caves, so it's no small matter."

Yang Yuanyi looked at the sky outside the window, lost in thought, and turned back to say:

"Who else could it be? It's the Dali Song family. The master of the Lihuo position has been in a standoff with the Liaodi Zhenjun in the vast void for a hundred years."

"The Song family has a deep foundation and has gained a legitimate reputation. All the immortal sects openly regard it as their leader, but it is hard to say which immortal sect they really want to control."

The Fire Crow turned around, his originally red pupils dimmed, and his voice became low.

"In today's world, the emperor has no power, the immortals are like bandits, and life for us demons is difficult."

Xu Xuan didn't know how to answer, so he just looked out the window. The sky was bleak and emitting a cold and desolate light.

(End of this chapter)