Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

If it weren't for the Southern Demonic Sect's founder not abandoning him and using punishment to help him stay clear-headed and rational at all times, he would probably have already become a human-shaped karmic fire lotus.

"Be careful, everyone. I sense that those two-faced bastards on the other side are plotting against us. Those two bastards are definitely up to no good," Huo Zizai ordered.

The surrounding demonic sect disciples responded enthusiastically, slaughtering the ferocious beasts while simultaneously raising their vigilance to the highest level. At the slightest sign of trouble, they would immediately flee.

Chapter 619 All Forces Gather, Each Making Preparations

In the southwest, a small, disorganized group of cultivators gathered.

However, these hundred or so people were all experts, the lowest being the peak of the Returning Origin Realm, and the highest having one foot in the Nascent Soul Realm. Most of them were natives of this world's side sects, and a few were natural disasters reincarnated from other worlds.

Behind this group of people, a woman dressed in black with her hair tied in a ring stood in the void. In her hand, a green sword emitted a chilling aura. As she swung the sword, streaks of green sword energy, each tens of feet long, enveloped the area below, freezing the ferocious beasts into ice sculptures.

At this moment, the woman in black was slaughtering ferocious beasts while warily watching the sea below, as if some terrifying monster lurked there.

"What are you looking at, Fellow Daoist Li?"

A flash of sword light appeared beside her, and a slightly short and stout figure arrived at the woman in black, then asked a question.

As he spoke, the short, fat man waved his right hand, and an eight-sided flying sword, shaped like a Han sword, silently pierced the brain of a killer whale beast below. Immediately, a streak of fire erupted, like a great sun traversing the sky, evaporating the killer whale's brain matter completely. Then, with a flick of the sword light, a piece of beast hide and several teeth landed in his hand.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Zhu Hong!" The woman in black subtly took a step back and said, "Fellow Daoist, instead of hunting ferocious beasts, what brings you here?"

Zhu Hong knew his reputation wasn't good, but he didn't care. He said, "What I said earlier, I wonder what you've thought about? Once the cave dwelling under this sea appears, if we don't unite, we will definitely not be able to compete with the other two forces."

The woman in black shook her head and said, "Fellow Daoist, you overestimate me. The leaders of those two forces are no ordinary people, and their magical treasures are top-notch flying swords, which are far beyond my ability to contend with."

Zhu Hong said dismissively, "Fellow Daoist Li, there's no need to worry. I absolutely do not want you to fight against them. I will deal with those three myself. You only need to deal with the others. If you can take one or two treasures from the cave before the others, I only hope to split the spoils with you fifty-fifty."

The woman in black's expression shifted slightly, and she said, "Oh? Fellow Daoist is so confident? Is it because of that legendary magic weapon?"

Zhu Hong nodded, sighed, and said, "It is indeed the magic treasure that my master once refined, the Taiyi Five Smoke Silk."

The woman in black took a breath and said with a wry smile, "No wonder you are so confident, fellow Daoist. It is said that the magic weapon is in your master's hands and is not even afraid of the three immortals of the East Sea attacking you. It is a first-class defensive treasure."

Zhu Hong nodded lightly and said, "What do you think, fellow Daoist? Would you be willing to cooperate with me? I don't want much. If you manage to seize any treasures, we can split the cost equally. However, if you have any Daoist scriptures or sutras, please allow me to make a copy. I don't need any magic weapons."

Upon hearing this, the woman in black's eyes flickered, and she couldn't help but think of the rumors that this guy had stolen many heavenly books and talismans from the Primordial Ancestor.

"This guy is said to be ignorant and incompetent. Could it be that he can't understand the true scriptures of the Primordial Ancestor? Is he trying to understand them by analogy?" The woman in black suddenly thought of many things.

The woman in black pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then I'll cooperate with you, fellow Daoist. But let's make it clear beforehand: if we don't manage to snatch any valuable treasures, please don't blame me."

Zhu Hong nodded and said, "That's natural. We cultivators have our own destiny, which cannot be forced. If that's truly the case, then it's fate, and I naturally won't blame you, fellow Daoist."

Seeing that the woman in black agreed, Zhu Hong did not linger any longer. After all, given his reputation, others would inevitably be wary of him.

Thinking of this, Zhu Hong couldn't help but sigh. If he could understand the true scriptures of the Primordial Ancestor, he wouldn't have resorted to such a desperate measure. Now that he's shown his face, he doesn't know how many people are eyeing him.

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The woman in black watched Zhu Hong leave, her eyes flashing with a strange light, clearly indicating that she was not at peace.

This woman was also a visitor from Earth, named Li Xiaochen. When she was first reincarnated into this world, she was born on a fairy island overseas, but the island's owner was a Yuan Dan cultivator.

Later, during a sea voyage, she was swept away by an undercurrent and fell into the water. When she woke up, she found herself in a dark cave in a reef on the seabed.

At the entrance to the dark cave, there was a hideous and terrifying Asura statue. Strangely, the Asura's hands were clasped together, and its ferocity was accompanied by a sense of solemnity.

Li Xiaochen was immediately drawn to the carving. His gaze inadvertently met that of the statue, but in an instant, he was dragged into a sea of ​​blood.

In the center of that sea of ​​blood, atop a red nine-petaled lotus, sat an Asura. Upon seeing Li Xiaochen, the Asura dictated a true scripture to her.

When Li Xiaochen woke up, the carvings on the stone wall had disappeared, as if everything just now was an illusion, but the true scripture in her mind told her that everything was real.

After that, she lived alone in a dark cave in the reef, drinking rainwater when thirsty and fishing directly when hungry, thus forging her own path through the Asura realm.

"I have no shortage of the true scriptures and techniques for cultivation, but the most important thing is that Taiyi Five Smoke Silk."

"My cultivation method focuses more on killing and killing, but it is not enough to protect myself. If I had that Taiyi Five Smoke Silk to protect me, I could go anywhere in this world, and it would not be impossible for me to even reach the top of the world's most powerful beings."

"Moreover, the Hunyuan Ancestor was one of the unorthodox ancestral masters of the Central Plains, so his techniques naturally have reference value."

"Zhu Hong, you're out of luck. Others are afraid of you only because they're afraid they can't break through your Taiyi Five Smoke Garland defense! I'm not afraid."

"Moreover, my 'Formless Asura Blade Scripture' is most sensitive to danger. My Dao Heart warned me earlier that there is definitely a great terror beneath this sea. Forget about cave dwellings. As long as I can get the 'NPC' gift pack from Zhu Hong, cave dwellings are irrelevant. I will immediately flee thousands of miles away and never come near this place again."

With that thought, the black-clad sword flashed and stopped at a safe distance from Zhu Hong.

Zhu Hong was slightly taken aback, then nodded, thinking that the woman had accepted his kindness and was showing her sincerity in cooperating with him.

"Hehe! Very well, I'll kill you after you snatch the treasure and the true scripture. You're just a mere peak Returning Origin cultivator, relying on a magic weapon, yet you dare to try and pull teeth from a tiger's mouth. If your cultivation weren't so weak, I wouldn't dare to cooperate with you."

And so, the two scheming individuals reached an agreement, and in their eyes, the other's strength was insignificant.

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Deep beneath the sea, the fire dragon's eyes shone with divine light as it stared intently at the humans on the surface. A hint of disdain flashed in its eyes, and a long, drawn-out dragon roar echoed from the seabed into the distance.

As the dragon's roar resounded, more ferocious sea beasts converged on this place.

To the left of the fire dragon, a creature over a thousand feet long, resembling both a fish and a kun, with a single horn on its head, floated nearby, its aura powerful and domineering, like a volcano.

On the right, an old tortoise the size of a mountain stood motionless, its back covered with countless sharp spikes that shot straight into the sky. Upon closer inspection, however, those spikes were not spikes at all, but rather mountain peaks of varying sizes, resembling sharp swords.

To the side was a three-headed sea serpent over a thousand feet long. One of its heads was emerald green, clearly extremely venomous. With each breath it exhaled, icy breaths froze the seawater, while with each breath it inhaled and exhaled, fine wind blades swept across the water.

Further out, there were countless ferocious beasts, densely packed and dark, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Chapter 620 Hearing the Dao, Clarifying Doubts, and the Decisive Battle

Inside the mansion, Su Yuchen saw all of this through the round mirror, his gaze indifferent, clearly unconcerned.

For him, nothing the Fourth Calamity would do would be surprising, especially since reincarnation was an option. As long as he didn't die, he would just recklessly court death.

A quick glance revealed that as the aquatic spiritual energy in the sea was continuously absorbed by the great formation, the cave was no longer as simple as before. Rare flowers and exotic herbs filled the mansion, and precious spiritual herbs that were hard to find in the outside world could only be used as decorations here.

Su Yuchen got up and headed towards the herb garden.

In the spirit herb garden, dozens of spirit roots with both ice and fire attributes clustered together. Their fiery red trunks were covered with fine dragon scales, and their branches and leaves resembled writhing dragon bodies, with spirit fruits hanging from the branches.

These rare spiritual roots, which are hard to find elsewhere, are now taking root around the outermost edge of the spiritual field, much like weeds.

Further to the side, there was a uniquely shaped tea tree. Its roots and stems resembled those of an old tree, full of vicissitudes and antiquity. What was remarkable was that the tree only had nine tea leaves, each with a different shape: some like bells, some like tripods, and some like mirrors...

This tea tree occupies nearly half of the medicinal herb garden.

The other half is an equally strange medicinal herb, shaped like a blue turtle, with its upturned branches forming the turtle's tail, and two thumb-sized fruits, half blue and half red, hanging from the branches.

At this moment, as the water-elemental spiritual energy gathered into liquid, a thin river of spiritual energy, guided by the array, bypassed the spirit herb garden and headed towards the alchemy room and weapon-refining room, where it converged into a small puddle.

As Su Yuchen arrived, the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree and the Xuanwu Immortal Medicine rustled and swayed, a sense of joy welling up within them, as if welcoming Su Yuchen's arrival.

Su Yuchen glanced around, a smile appearing on his face. He flicked his sleeve, sat down on a stone stool, and began reciting the Tao Te Ching.

As Su Yuchen dictated, an invisible Daoist voice echoed within the mansion, yet it never reached outside the cave.

A moment later, a flash of red light appeared, and the fire dragon had shrunk to the size of a palm and entered the cave. Without stopping, it quickly headed towards the spirit herb garden.

Upon seeing Su Yuchen reciting Taoist scriptures, a look of surprise flashed in the dragon's eyes. It immediately lay down obediently on the ground, closed its eyes, and listened to the Taoist sounds.

Since first hearing the Dao's voice, this spirit keenly sensed the difference, intuitively feeling its animalistic nature rapidly fading away and its wisdom increasing day by day. Its only flaw was that it could not transform into human form.

As it listened to the Daoist teachings, the fire dragon gradually sank into the Daoist essence and could not extricate itself. The surrounding water-based spiritual energy spontaneously gathered, transforming into clusters of spiritual clouds that enveloped it and continuously washed over the dragon's body.

A strange change is happening to it, but it is unaware of it!

After the recitation of a Taoist scripture was completed, the ancient tea tree and the Xuanwu Immortal Medicine shimmered with spiritual light, clearly indicating that they had gained a great deal.

"In the past, the Azure Emperor was able to break free from the body of the Chaos Azure Lotus and attain the Dao to become an Emperor. I hope that one day you can also break free from the body of the spiritual medicine and have your own destiny."

As soon as Su Yuchen finished speaking, the branches and leaves of the two spiritual herbs rustled as if in response.

Ignoring them, Su Yuchen turned to look at the fire dragon that was secretly examining the two spiritual herbs. The dragon immediately buried its head in the clouds like a frightened deer.

"And you, you have suppressed the earth's fire veins for many years, saving countless lives. You have accumulated great merit and are under the watchful eye of Heaven. Do not commit unnecessary killings and ruin your own achievements."

The fire dragon immediately nodded and let out a roar.

"Oh? You're quite arrogant," Su Yuchen said.

Under the other party's almost pleading gaze, Su Yuchen remained unmoved and said calmly:

"Although you were born of dragon blood and are almost in the form of a dragon, a fake is still a fake. You only resemble a real dragon, but you are not a real dragon."

"You are only slightly more skilled than those venomous dragons. In essence, you are still a dragon, just like the eight heavenly dragons in the Western Eight Treasures Merit Pool. You are a dragon in appearance but a dragon in reality."

"True dragons are born with supernatural powers, able to change size at will, control clouds and rain, ride the clouds and mist, and command lightning. Do you have any of these?"

"You ask how to transform into a real dragon?"

"Do you know what bone removal and flesh cutting are? It removes everything in your body that does not belong to the dragon, uncovers the dragon bloodline within you, traces back to the source, and infinitely approaches the Dao (to get closer to the dragon)."

"The simplest way is to get struck by lightning!"

"Lightning is the most yang and purest power in the world, inherently possessing the power of destruction and creation. Those who can withstand the tribulation of lightning can purify their bloodline and gain a new life."

"The best way to survive the tribulation of lightning is to gain the approval of heaven and earth and accumulate merit."

"Of course, if you have a powerful being willing to protect you, or bestow upon you a magical artifact to resist the tribulation lightning, that's not impossible."

After saying that, Su Yuchen ignored its pleading eyes and turned back to the quiet room.

Seeing that its pleas were in vain, the fire dragon circled in place for a while, touched the collar around its neck with its claws, and then happily left the cave. With a dragon's roar, countless ferocious beasts instantly went berserk and surged toward the sea.

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In mid-air, Heavenly Lord Qu Hanjiang held a Mirror of Flowing Light. The moment the fire dragon appeared, a massive aura flashed on the mirror's surface.

As the aura drew ever closer, Qu Hanjiang's face lit up with joy, and he said to the Earth Emperor Ming Zhonghe beside him:

“This beast just disappeared and then reappeared. There must be a cave deep in the sea, and it must have some kind of treasure, such as a token to enter and exit the cave.”

"He's heading towards the sea now. Send word to immediately set up the Four Symbols Returning to Origin Formation to annihilate the ferocious beast and capture the fire dragon."

Ming Zhonghe nodded and waved his hand, sending dozens of sword lights toward the two men's confidants. The confidants hidden in the crowd immediately took out array plates. With the guidance of the main plate in Ming Zhonghe's hand, they set up the "Earth Fire Wind Thunder Four Symbols Returning to Origin Array" with the strength of more than 100,000 people.

With everything arranged, they were just waiting for the formation to activate. Ming Zhonghe looked at the demonic cultivators on the other side, a hint of mockery and killing intent flashing in his eyes.

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Huo Zizai, on the other side, sensed the malice and glanced at the crazed and slightly insane demonic cultivators beside him. Without any intention of warning them, he silently released streaks of karmic fire red lotus sword energy to protect his few trusted followers.

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On the other side, Li Xiaochen, sensing the frantic warning from his Dao Heart, tightened his grip and then silently moved a little closer to Zhu Hong. He pushed the Formless Asura Blade Scripture within his body to its limit, ensuring that he could unleash a thunderous strike.

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"boom!"

The sea surface darkened and deepened, with endless waves surging and sweeping upwards. Those that flew low were caught off guard and swept away by the waves. The immense force pressed down in an instant, and the flashes of spiritual light were extinguished by the force. In the sweeping undercurrent, they had no time to mobilize their inner energy and were already reduced to ashes.

"The final battle is here! The final battle is here! Rise up, get away from the sea, don't give the monsters the advantage!" someone shouted.

The next moment, countless ferocious sea beasts, numbering at least 100,000, emerged from the water, and countless water arrows, water bullets, and water mines shot towards the sky, densely packed and blotting out the sun.

"land!"

As Ming Zhonghe activated the array, the more than 100,000 righteous calamities felt their true energy draining away wildly. With the support of more than 100,000 people, a huge phantom of an immortal mountain appeared in the void.

As soon as the illusory image of the immortal mountain appeared, everyone's body sank as if they were carrying a boulder weighing ten thousand pounds. Some people with insufficient true energy were crushed into minced meat as the illusory mountain fell.

As the immortal mountain fell, an invisible force of confinement suppressed everything. The towering waves and countless water arrows and water bullets that rushed into the sky paused for a moment, and then fell at an even faster speed.

At the same time, all the demonic calamities and rogue cultivators felt their bodies as heavy as mountains, and all their escape lights and sword lights were suppressed for ten breaths. During those ten breaths, countless people fell towards the sea like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

Amidst countless curses, Ming Zhonghe smiled disdainfully and sneered in a low voice, "Cannon fodder should be prepared to be cannon fodder. Your greatest value is helping us consume these low-level ferocious beasts."

Chapter 621 Decisive Battle 2

As the illusory image of the immortal mountain appeared, countless calamities from both the righteous and demonic paths crashed onto the sea like dumplings.

The beast legion, already thrown into disarray by the rebounding attacks, was thrown into chaos in an instant, irrationally swarming towards the falling figure.

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In the demonic faction, Huo Zizai used his sword light to protect his confidants, watching countless demonic calamities fall into the sea. If anyone dared to curse him, he would immediately unleash a karmic fire red lotus sword aura to chase after them and send them to their next reincarnation.

"Those two two-faced fellows launched the Four Symbols Returning to Origin Formation, created by Li Yuanhua, the Emei Bearded Immortal, after comprehending the Two Elements Micro Dust Formation. It has four attacks: earth, fire, wind, and thunder."

"You absolutely cannot withstand the lightning array. Staying here is useless and will only distract my attacks. Retreat now."