Dongxuanzhou, Qiyun Mountain, Xuanhuang Palace.
The current leader of Xuanhuang Sect, Xue Tiejun, is a Taoist who has reached the state of being a deity. He sits in the Xuanhuang Patriarch Hall all day long and never steps out of the house all year round.
The specific tedious affairs within the sect would naturally be handled by the heads of each academy, and he didn't need to worry about it.
Xue Tiejun sat here just to strengthen the sect's prestige. As long as he sat here, other major sects would respect the Xuanhuang Sect and would never dare to act recklessly.
Over the past ten thousand years, the major sects of cultivators in Dongxuanzhou have gradually declined. It has been a long time since a Mahayana Daozun has appeared.
Most of the Dao Lords who have reached the God Transformation stage choose to stay at the God Transformation stage. The nine-day thunder tribulation required to advance to Dao Lord is too dangerous. No one is willing to take the risk unless it is absolutely necessary.
The same is true for Xue Tiejun. He is already two thousand years old and is close to the life limit of a Taoist master, but he is still unwilling to take the risk of overcoming the tribulation.
During a Mahayana thunder tribulation, no magical instruments can be used and one must rely on one's primordial spirit to overcome the tribulation.
The primordial spirit is nothing but the transformation of the spirit and soul, an intangible thing. No matter how powerful one's magical powers are, how can it withstand the power of the thunder of heaven and earth
Xue Tiejun would not risk his life unless it was absolutely necessary. His long life had taught him to be cautious and extremely calm.
But on this day, Xue Tiejun was still shocked when he received the Xuanhuang Needle flying from the sky.
There are only nine Xuanhuang Needles in total, and now the sect only has three left as its treasures.
Where did this Xuanhuang needle come from
It was natural for people to be happy when a divine object was delivered to their doorstep. However, Xue Tiejun would not be able to rest assured until he understood the cause and effect.
Xue Tiejun examined the Xuanhuang needle and found that there was a remnant of soul inside it.
The spirit called himself Li Xuanye, the head of Xuanzhen Sect in Penglai Prefecture. The ancestor of Xuanzhen Sect, Shang Tiandaozun, was a strong man from Xuanhuang Sect.
Xue Tiejun knew this story. It was after that split that the Xuanhuang Sect fell from the dominant position in Dongxuanzhou, and until now, it has not been able to recover its former glory.
Speaking of this, Xue Tiejun is full of resentment towards Shang Tian Dao Zun.
When he heard Li Xuanye talking about the sect being destroyed by outsiders, he didn't care too much.
There are more than thousands of branches in the sect, so what does the destruction of Xuanzhen Sect have to do with him
The two sides had severed ties for thousands of years, and there was not even a hint of affection between them. If he was thinking about the friendship between fellow disciples and revenge for Li Xuanye, then he was crazy.
As soon as Li Xuanye saw Xue Tiejun's expression, he knew that this old man was extremely utilitarian and realistic, and it was impossible for him to avenge him for no reason.
Li Xuanye said that the other party not only wiped out the entire Xuanzhen Sect, but also stole the divine artifact, Jueshen Bell.
The God-killing Bell
Xue Tiejun has read the sect's records and found that this is an extraordinary artifact.
At that time, the Taoist Master Xuanhuang held the Jueshen Bell in one hand and the Jieye Hammer in the other, and he had no rivals in the entire East Xuan Continent.
I didn't expect that the Absolute God Bell was actually in the hands of Xuanzhen Sect. What's hateful is that the other party was unable to control the Absolute God Bell and was wiped out by a little Yuanying. What a waste.
Seeing that Xue Tiejun was interested, Li Xuanye said that there were also Sun Fire Essence and Vermillion Bird Tail Feathers in the sect's treasury.
The Sun Fire Essence is fine, but the Vermillion Bird's Tail Feather is the most precious treasure among the Four Spirits.
With the Vermillion Bird's Tail Feather in hand, one can resist thunder disasters.
Hearing this, Xue Tiejun could no longer remain calm. The sect had many magical weapons, but none of them were suitable for overcoming the calamity.
The Vermillion Bird's tail feathers are the essence of the Fire of Li. If they can be refined, they can draw the Fire of Li to protect the soul.
Although the thunder tribulation was strong, Lihuo could dissolve 70% to 80% of it. He could always get through the remaining 20%.
As for the Absolute God Bell, it had been lost for thousands of years, so it didn't matter if he didn't have it. But the Vermillion Bird's Tail Feather was the key to his tribulation.
Xue Tiejun chatted with Li Xuanye for a long time and made sure that this remnant soul would not dare to lie to him, then he called the sect's chief and elders to a meeting.
A large sect like the Xuanhuang Sect naturally has many factions within it.
The chief monk is responsible for handling miscellaneous affairs and has great power, but his status is not as high as that of the elders. His cultivation is also one level lower.
After all, I am busy with official duties all day long and naturally have no time to practice.
After a fierce debate, a group of elders held a meeting and finally agreed to march to Penglai Prefecture.
If conditions permit, a lower house can be established in Penglai Province.
After all, there are too many large sects in Dongxuanzhou, and the competition for resources is fierce. Xuanhuang Sect has millions of disciples, and the sect can no longer afford to support them.
If a stable lower house could be established, it would greatly reduce the pressure on the sect.
Moreover, there are no masters in Penglai Province. If they establish the lower house, they can monopolize the resources of Penglai Province. This is also a great thing.
After everyone made a decision, Xue Tiejun decided to lead the team himself.
According to Li Xuanye, Gao Xuan seemed to be the reincarnation of an unrivaled strong man. Although he was a Yuanying Zhenjun, he had endless power.
Xue Tiejun disagreed. Li Xuanye was just a Yuanying, with limited experience. It was reasonable for him to be afraid of the other party after being killed and his soul was scattered.
He is just a Nascent Soul, no matter how capable he is, how great can he be
Xue Tiejun brought two Xuanhuang needles, twelve Xuandu Tianmo Orders, three Yuanying Zhenjun, dozens of Jindan and foundation-building masters, and a group of people set off in a mighty flying boat.
Outside Dongxuanzhou is the East China Sea, which is a full one or two million miles away from Penglaizhou.
A wisp of Li Xuanye's remaining soul can control the Xuanhuang Needle and directly travel through the void to reach the Xuanhuang Palace.
Xue Tiejun and his group were not so fast in the flying boat. They flew for more than 40 days before arriving at Penglai Prefecture.
As soon as the flying boat arrived at Penglai Province, Xue Tiejun could see red flames blazing from afar, and half of the sky was illuminated by red flames.
Although it was already midnight, the flames covered most of the starry sky. Even the bright moon was illuminated in red.
Xue Tiejun said in amazement: "What a blazing aura of the sun's true fire."
Li Xuanye looked at the fiery red sky with a complicated look in his eyes: "Gao Xuan must have used the Sun Fire Essence to refine the Absolute God Bell."
"This kid is really brave."
Xue Tiejun sneered, it is not that easy to sacrifice and refine the artifact. The other party is just a Yuanying, and he dares to mess around.
Li Xuanye hurriedly said: "Dao Jun, please act quickly. If we wait for Gao Xuan to refine the Absolute God Bell, it will be troublesome."
Xue Tiejun waved his hand and said, "Don't panic. Now that I'm here, that little thief must die."
Another Yuanying Zhenjun Huang Tao also said with a smile: "Junior brother, don't be alarmed. Since we are here, there is no way we can let him run wild."
Huang Tao also looked down at the landscape of Penglai Prefecture with great interest. He sighed and said, "This time the vitality is full and lively. It is a top-notch place for cultivation."
The other people from the Xuanhuang Sect nodded one after another. Penglai Prefecture was not very big, but it had beautiful mountains and rivers and a rich vitality.
It also guards the vast and endless East China Sea. There are all kinds of thousand-year-old monsters and fish in the sea, as well as countless natural treasures. It is really a good place.
No one paid any attention to Gao Xuan. They looked at the mountains and geography of Penglai Prefecture and had already begun planning where to establish their sect.
A group of people were talking to each other, and it was quite lively.
Li Xuanye felt contempt in his heart. What problem hadn't been solved yet, yet he started showing off.
These cultivators from Dongxuan Continent are all arrogant and can't accomplish anything great.
Fortunately, Xue Tiejun was here. This powerful god-transforming expert, just the fluctuations of vitality rippling from his body were unfathomable.
No matter how strong Gao Xuan is, he can never be a match for Xue Tiejun.
Thinking of revenge, Li Xuanye was actually a little excited. The reason why his remaining soul was immortal was because of the Xuanhuang needle and his strong obsession with revenge.
When the Yufeng light boat arrived at the ruins of Xuanzhen Mountain, they saw Gao Xuan sitting in front of a ball of red flames, with a long spear being refined in the true fire of the sun.
Li Xuanye didn't even pay attention to Shui Qingbo and Yuan Bao. His eyes fell on the spear, full of confusion.
This Kunyuan Divine Spear is exactly Gao Xuan’s weapon, but why does the Kunyuan Divine Spear look a little different.
As a Yuanying Zhenjun, Li Xuanye will remember the information he perceives and will never make mistakes.
This Xuanjin Kunyuan divine spear has undergone slight changes at the junction of the blade and the shaft.
Li Xuanye had been playing with the Absolute God Bell for hundreds of years and was very familiar with it. Although the Absolute God Bell had become so small, it was installed on the Kunyuan Divine Spear.
Li Xuanye recognized the Absolute God Bell and was stunned. He had been practicing for hundreds of years but still couldn't figure out the Absolute God Bell.
How come when it came into Gao Xuan's hands, the Jueshen Bell became an accessory for the Kunyuan Divine Spear
Li Xuanye's mind was in a mess. He couldn't understand why it turned out like this!
Gao Xuan, however, called out to Li Xuanye from a distance: "Fellow Daoist, you have brought back so many people. Thank you for your hard work."
He smiled at Xue Tiejun: "The divine spear has been born, and it is about to be tempered by the blood of the divine Daojun."
He praised Li Xuanye again: "Daoyou, you did a great job."
Li Xuanye sneered. The Xuanhuang Sect was full of experts, and the weakest one had been practicing for decades to build a foundation. Gao Xuan's childish provocative words could not fool anyone.
What surprised Li Xuanye was that Huang Tao, who had been smiling all the time, suddenly frowned at him: "Li Xuanye, we came to help because we were from the same family thousands of years ago, but you actually colluded with outsiders and tried to frame us. You deserve to die..."
Li Xuanye was stunned. Was Huang Tao mentally ill? Did he believe what Gao Xuan said
He looked at Xue Tiejun, but found that there was no expression on Xue Tiejun's old face as pale as paper, and there was indifference in his deep pupils.
Li Xuanye suddenly realized that when he led the person to the place, the other party felt that he was useless.
Moreover, he also occupied a Xuanhuang Needle. Xuanhuang Needle is a top-level artifact, and the opponent had used it before.
Now, he is useless. Naturally, I have to find a reason to destroy his soul and take away the Xuanhuang Needle.
When Li Xuanye figured this out, he found it a little funny. It turned out that being busy all the time was just a way to seek death.
At this point, he actually hoped that Gao Xuan would win. At least Gao Xuan was not as hypocritical, disgusting and despicable as the people of Xuanhuang Sect.
Li Xuanye suddenly raised his voice to Gao Xuan and said, "I have brought all the people here, fellow Taoist, please don't waste them..."
"You really have evil intentions. I can't let you stay."
Huang Tao let out a low shout, pointed his finger at Li Xuanye, and a beam of black flame gushed out, instantly burning Li Xuanye's soul into wisps of black smoke.
The Xuanyin magic is a secret method that targets the spirits and ghosts, and it is extremely powerful.
After being refined by this fire, Li Xuanye's soul was completely annihilated, and there was no possibility of reincarnation.
Gao Xuan watched this scene from afar and couldn't help curling his lips. These people were eating in an ugly way.
As soon as the donkey was unloaded, he couldn't wait to kill it.
Li Xuanye is not smart either. His remaining soul occupies a magical weapon. How can others tolerate him
Yuan Bao and Shui Qingbo had never seen this before, and they didn't understand what the other party was doing. Just because of Gao Xuan's jokes, they completely destroyed Li Xuanye's soul? Is there something wrong with this group of people
Gao Xuan said unhappily, "You two should be smarter and stop looking like ignorant people. The guys over there just want to kill Li Xuanye and take the treasure."
"oh oh… "
Yuanbao and Shui Qingbo suddenly realized that this made sense.
Gao Xuan stood up and picked up the Wuji Zhushen Spear, and at the same time put away the Suzaku Tail Feather.
He also noticed that there was an old man opposite who was staring at the Vermillion Bird's tail feather, his eyes full of unconcealable greed.
The old man had white hair and beard, and his face was as pale as paper. He was tall, but his body was as dry as an old tree, his skin was full of wrinkles, and he exuded a stale and dead air.
Gao Xuan couldn't tell the man's age, but from his appearance, he knew that he was nearing the end of his life. Judging from his spiritual level, he must be at least two thousand years old.
What a master!
After practicing for two thousand years, even if he didn't have any special abilities, just his level of cultivation was enough to show how powerful he was.
What's more, the other party was still in the Spiritualization Realm, firmly suppressing him in terms of realm.
If it weren't for the Wuji Zhushen Spear, Gao Xuan would have left with Shui Qingbo and Yuanbao long ago.
Now, the situation is quite different.
One day he had an epiphany and comprehended the realm of Kun Yuan Divine Spear, and he established the closest connection with this divine spear.
One thousand and eighty restrictions were no longer an obstacle for him.
Just for this reason, he is qualified to compete with the powerful gods.
More importantly, when Gao Xuan gained enlightenment, he also gained insight into some of the mysteries of heaven and earth.
This level of understanding has actually opened up the path to move forward.
Although the powerful incarnation master on the opposite side was strong, he was transparent in Gao Xuan's eyes. At least in terms of strength level, he was not very high.
Gao Xuan's calmness and ease also made Xue Tiejun a little suspicious. He couldn't see through Gao Xuan's true intentions.
The state of transformation of the spirit is when the Nascent Soul transforms into the Primordial Spirit.
If the Nascent Soul is a baby, then the Primordial Spirit is a grown-up, strong adult. Although there is no essential difference between the two, they differ greatly in terms of strength and wisdom.
When Xue Tiejun looked at Yuanying Zhenjun, it was like observing the lines on the palm of your hand. He could always see through the other person from the outside to the inside.
But Gao Xuan was surrounded by a clear light, which seemed transparent but actually hazy and nothing could be seen clearly.
Xue Tiejun looked at the Wuji Zhushen Spear again. The spear had a deep and restrained vitality, and he couldn't even see through the changes in the spear's vitality.
He also felt a little more hesitant. This young cultivator seemed to be really powerful!
Huang Tao didn't see anything, he even volunteered: "Master, I'll go take care of this guy."
Xue Tiejun shook his head: "This boy is deep and unpredictable, you'd better not take any risks."
The fight between Yuanying Zhenjun is very dangerous, and Gao Xuan is so weird. It would be funny if Huang Tao was killed by the opponent accidentally.
Although the Xuanhuang Sect is large, there are not many Nascent Souls.
Xue Tiejun said calmly: "I'll take care of this young man."
Everyone was shocked. Xue Tiejun, a dignified Daoist master, was actually going to personally take action against Gao Xuan! It was clear that this Gao Xuan was by no means simple.
Xue Tiejun stepped out of the flying boat and shouted to Gao Xuan, "I am Xue Tiejun, the leader of Xuanhuang Sect. Junior, kneel down and accept death."
As Xue Tiejun spoke, he shook the Twelve Xuandu Heavenly Demon Order in his hand and directly summoned the Twelve Xuandu Heavenly Demons.
Xuandu is known as the capital of the nine heavens, and the demons living there are naturally extremely powerful. The twelve Xuandu demons specialize in destroying the souls of cultivators. Even a powerful god-transforming cultivator cannot withstand the soul-stealing hands of the twelve Xuandu demons if they do not have a suitable way to deal with them.
Xue Tiejun was gloomy and vicious. He found Gao Xuan very dangerous and, regardless of his status as a Taoist master, he immediately used all his strength to mobilize the Twelve Mysterious Demons.
Twelve invisible but ferocious and terrifying demons were everywhere, and twenty-four invisible giant hands reached into Gao Xuan's sea of consciousness, grabbed Gao Xuan's Nascent Soul and pulled it out violently.
The soul-stealing hand performed by the twelve heavenly demons together is so powerful that even if the soul of a deity is grabbed by it, the soul and the spirit will be torn to pieces.
Gao Xuan also felt something was wrong, but the Twelve Heavenly Demons were invisible and extremely secretive. It was not until Gao Xuan's Nascent Soul was captured by the Soul-Grabbing Hand that he realized what the other party was doing.
In Gao Xuan’s sea of consciousness, the six-winged cicada flapped its wings and chirped loudly.
Xue Tiejun sneered. The opponent was inexperienced after all, and was preempted by the Twelve Xuandu Heavenly Demons. Gao Xuan’s soul would surely be destroyed!
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