Xiuxian: When you do things to the extreme

Chapter 691 Return
A month later, Xu Yang returned from the State of Su, moved the Su family into the Dao domain and settled them down, and then returned to the Wan Dao Academy.

The world is in turmoil now, and all parties need to make preparations for defense. Although the Wandao Academy is powerful, with several True Immortal guests, as well as many Virtual Immortals in the Tribulation Realm and Mahayana fusions, it can defend one side with the power of mechas and the formation of the dojo, but it is still powerless against an existence like the Headless Emperor's Corpse.

As the Taoist master and the strongest force in the academy, Xu Yang now has a lot of affairs to deal with. Not only does he have to patrol the Taoist area to prevent accidents, but he also has to take time out from time to time to assist various parties, win people's hearts, or clean up the battlefield and sort out the mess. In addition, he has to take into account matters such as cultivation and teaching. He is absolutely busy.

Even so, he still took time out to study the emperor's corpse carefully.

Wandao Palace, Qilin Hall, the formation is activated.

Xu Yang sat alone in the hall. He waved his sleeves and released something. It was the headless emperor's corpse that he had captured before.

As the only gain from this battle, the value of this emperor's corpse is not low. If it can be used, it is almost worth half an emperor's weapon.

Unfortunately, this is not true.

Although refining corpses and raising ghosts, the art of the underworld, was one of Xu Yang's means of making a fortune, he had abandoned it many years ago and no longer practiced it.

The reason for abandoning it was not that he looked down on this unconventional method, but as his cultivation and strength improved, this method became increasingly useless. It would be a pity to abandon it, but it would be even more tasteless to use it.

Because this kind of method has a big flaw, that is, the materials are difficult to find, but they are indispensable. Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about corpse refining, you must have a corpse, right?

As for corpses, low-level ones are easy to deal with, as they can be found in a pile anywhere. But high-level ones are not so easy to deal with. The corpses of high-level monks are very rare, and even if they are looted through killing, most of them are incomplete. After all, as long as the gap in strength is not big, even if you are defeated, you can still perish together.

It would be bad enough that the materials are hard to find, but the combat effectiveness is also very worrying. It is difficult for the Yin spirits to become saints, and the Yin ghosts and corpses are naturally inferior to humans. At low levels, they can be compensated by quantity, but at high levels they are completely unworthy of the standard.

Coupled with the constraints of energy and time, as well as some problems with human nature, Xu Yang had to abandon the method of corpse refining early on. Only the method of ghosts and gods continued to be practiced because of the Yinshan Prefecture and many ghosts and gods in the academy.

Therefore, although he has obtained a valuable emperor's corpse now, Xu Yang is unable to convert this value into reality, unless he uses the emperor's corpse as material for refining equipment... It seems that this is not impossible.

The furnace of heaven and earth is full of firewood. Beasts, birds and plant spirits can be used as materials, and so can human flesh and blood. The corpse of an earth immortal, as long as the cultivation and skills are sufficient, can be used to make an imperial weapon, but a tenth-rank heavy weapon should be no problem.

But these are not what Xu Yang cares about most now.

He sat on the cushion, looking at the emperor's corpse.

This is a corpse, a corpse that has been dead for who knows how many tens of thousands of years.

He had nothing on his body except a gray robe. Although it looked ordinary, its texture was extraordinary. Even after the great battle with Xu Yang, it did not suffer much damage, with only a few sword marks.

Within the sword marks and inside the robe, there was a shadow like cotton wool or willow catkins. Looking closely, it was actually a densely grown hair, which was blue-black and gray-white, revealing an aura of decay and death, as well as a strange and ominous meaning.

It is not uncommon for corpses to have hair. Ordinary zombies are divided into black zombies and white zombies. The black and white refer to the hair on the corpse. As a being that is dead but not stiff, and stiff but not transformed, the color of the hair represents the process of the zombie's alternative rebirth and is a symbol of transformation after death.

But the black hair on the emperor's body...

It looks decayed and dilapidated, strange and ominous, yet it also exudes an inexplicable vitality.

Xu Yang looked at it without saying a word. He just raised one hand and touched the black hair.

"Gulu~!"

As soon as the flesh and blood of the living approached, the corpse made a strange sound, and the blue-black hair growing on its body began to wriggle, swimming towards Xu Yang's fingertips as if with life, as if wanting to penetrate into his body and suck the power of life.

Xu Yang did not say anything, he just turned his two fingers, and a sharp edge appeared, which broke all the growing hair and fell into the air. First it turned into ashes, then turned into green smoke, and finally it was completely annihilated.

Xu Yang withdrew his hand and looked at the emperor's corpse with a frown.

Although the method of corpse refining had been abandoned long ago, but with the eyes of an experienced person and judging from the performance of the corpse, Xu Yang could be sure that it had definitely undergone some kind of refining, otherwise it would never be in this state.

What refining?
Xu Yang doesn't know.

But I think it is closely related to the immortal Taoist master who was killed by the attack of all the ancient Taoist masters.

This dark chaos, this great calamity for mankind, is most likely his work. In order to survive or be reborn, he plunders the resources of all living beings to enrich himself.

Although now, he is regarded as a mortal enemy by all the great powers in the upper realm and they want to eliminate him as soon as possible, the enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend.

Different road non-phase plan!

Based on the other party's behavior, Xu Yang can be sure that he must be on the opposite side of it.

They are enemies, not friends!

Even compared to the major sects in the upper realm, this enemy is more urgent and more dangerous.

Although the major sects in the upper realm are eyeing him covetously, after all, the two realms are separated and they are out of reach. It is also unknown when those earthly immortals and demon saints will descend, so there is still time for development.

This damn guy is different.

The unrest has begun and the catastrophe has arrived. It is an imminent crisis and danger. Even Xu Yang cannot guarantee that the Wandao Academy can suppress the unrest and survive this catastrophe safely.

This is also the reason why he delved into the corpse of the Headless Emperor.

Know yourself and the enemy, and you will be safe in a hundred battles!
He needed to understand the strength, situation and status of the terrifying existence behind the turmoil, so as to adjust his own strategic direction and that of the Wandao Academy, whether to attack or defend, to advance or retreat, to shrink his strength and stick to the Dao domain, or to take advantage of this opportunity to develop massively.

All of this depends on the other party's status.

As for how to judge his situation and state, we have to look at the headless body of the emperor.

Xu Yang raised his eyes and looked at his head.

The head was gone, having been chopped off, leaving only a neck as thin as a tree stump. The cut on the neck was so flat and smooth, and although the blood was coagulated and shocking, it did not show any roughness at all.

Looking at the wound, one can imagine how this ancient emperor had his head chopped off and turned into a dead body.

Such a flat and smooth wound must have been caused by an extremely fierce attack, which cut off his head and took his life in one blow, turning the ancient emperor who was invincible and suppressed China into a headless corpse.

From this, it can be concluded that the celestial immortal master behind the dark turmoil, although killed by the great masters of the upper realm and fell into Shenzhou, still possesses the power to kill, or even instantly kill earthly immortals.

This is a terrifying conclusion. But Xu Yang did not panic.

Yes, that damn devil did have the power to kill earthly immortals, and he was extremely ruthless, able to kill with one strike, but that didn't mean he could immediately threaten himself or the Wandao Academy.

The logic is easy to understand, that is his state.

If his strength has not been damaged, and his state is perfect, so he can kill an earthly immortal casually and easily, then why would he want to stir up this dark turmoil? It can't be that he is idle and wants to experience the feeling of being the "Dark Devil"?
Therefore, Xu Yang estimated that after being killed by the major sects in the upper realm and turned into a demon star and fell into Shenzhou, the strength of the Taoist master had been severely damaged, and he was even in a state of life and death.

Although as a celestial immortal, he still has many means, even if he is seriously injured, he can kill the earthly immortals who come to explore, but he cannot act easily in this state, so he can only create this dark chaos and plunder all living beings to help himself revive.

Therefore, for the time being, he poses no direct threat to Xu Yang and Wandao Academy, unless Xu Yang transforms into the Iron-Headed Boy and, like those missing ancient emperors, runs to his lair to find out the truth behind the dark turmoil.

But this is almost impossible. The word "steady" has been deeply imprinted in Xu Yang's soul and flesh. It is not his style to go there knowing there is a tiger there. It is his way to build a cannon and blow up the mountain.

So, no worries for now!

But it is only temporary. Over the years since ancient times, dark turmoil has been launched nearly a hundred times. God knows how the dead guy's injuries have healed.

If he has recovered his injuries or most of his strength and can find a way to move, he will still be a huge threat to Xu Yang and Wandao Academy.

Apart from this, his minions cannot be ignored. If all the terrors in this turmoil were to gather together and attack Dao Realm together, it would be a huge challenge for him and the Wan Dao Academy.

So, even though we are temporarily worry-free, we still cannot take it lightly.

Based on the memories of the gray-clothed old ape and the clues collected by the Wandao Academy over the years, Xu Yang can basically determine where those great emperors who had attained enlightenment after the ancient times went.

Ascension?

Indeed, there are, but they are very few. According to the memory of the gray-clothed old ape, although there were many true immortals who ascended to the upper realm after the ancient times, there were very few earthly immortals, which was a huge gap compared with the number of ancient emperors of Shenzhou.

Obviously, those ancient emperors also used various means to find out the fact that the upper realm is a den of dragons and tigers. Only a few chose to ascend, and the others stayed in the lower realm. Otherwise, the true immortals and saints of the major forces in Shenzhou would not have defended their ancestral lands to the death and resisted the unrest, and would not have been willing to ascend.

But the situation of these ancient emperors who remained in Shenzhou... is probably also worrying.

Xu Yang estimated that they had either met with disaster and died at the hands of the dark hand of turmoil like the headless emperor's corpse, or they had seen through the truth of this dark turmoil and had left the world to avoid the horrific pursuit, hiding in some secret realm or unknown place, waiting for a turning point.

No matter what, they cannot be relied upon and may even become enemies. The headless emperor's corpse is an example.

"As a human being, you still have to rely on yourself!"

Xu Yang shook his head, sorted out his thoughts and calmed them.

The current situation is full of dangers and crises. There are tigers and leopards in front, jackals behind, and poisonous snakes and ferocious beasts all around. You can't rely on anyone and you can only rely on yourself.

But how can you break the impasse on your own?

Go one step further and become an earthly immortal?

Not enough, far from enough.

Becoming an earthly immortal can only solve a temporary problem, but cannot resolve the overall crisis.

If not for this, he would not strive for perfection and insist on integrating all the principles to achieve the ultimate imperial realm that is unprecedented in history.

In the current situation, even if an ordinary emperor achieves success, he can only survive for a while. When the black hand of chaos reaches the final stage and stirs up the last wave of chaos to devour the world, or when the earthly immortals, demon saints, and even celestial immortals from the major sects in the upper realm come, he and the Wandao Academy will be reduced to ashes.

Only by striving for perfection, achieving the pinnacle of imperial realm, and then using this as a foundation to achieve harmony with heaven and earth, can we break this dangerous situation and survive.

Therefore, Xu Yang’s next goal is to integrate all the principles of the Tao and achieve the pinnacle of the holy path, becoming an emperor-level immortal.

But the question is...how to connect it?
Needless to say, this path is difficult. Not only does it require great perseverance and wisdom, but it also requires great luck and opportunity. Plus, with the accumulation of time, like water dripping through a stone, there is only a glimmer of hope.

Xu Yang has both wisdom and perseverance. How could he have come this far without great wisdom and perseverance?

Xu Yang also has the accumulation of time. He has many clones in the world of heavens. Coupled with the wonderful use of the flow of time, his accumulation has never been bad.

What he lacked was just luck and a crucial opportunity.

Although he owns the world of the universe and has incredible plug-ins such as attribute panel skill characteristics, these have now reached a bottleneck. If he wants to go further and seek a breakthrough, he must first break through this bottleneck.

"Earthly Immortal Realm, Tongtian Secret Realm, although there is an opportunity to break through, but that Yuanshi Heavenly Demon... it is better not to act rashly."

“Although there are opportunities for breakthroughs in the Blue Star Realm, the various major divine systems, and the many celestial immortal masters, it is very difficult to deal with them in the face of a pack of wolves and tigers. Not to mention the Golden Immortal Devil Fruit transformed by Bo Xun, as well as the three-phased gods of the Para and the masters of the various major divine systems who may be infected by his magic. They are equally dangerous and should not be moved lightly.”

"The Dao Fa World and the Shen Wu World, the former has also encountered a bottleneck, and the latter is still exploring. There is no hope of a breakthrough in the short term."

"It seems that the chance to break the impasse is still in the Xuanhuang Realm!"

Xu Yang murmured, a plan already made up in his mind.

You don't have to choose soft persimmons, but you must choose the right ones.

So now, among all the worlds, which one is the most suitable?
It is the Xuanhuang Realm!
The Yuanshi Heavenly Demon in the Earthly Immortal Realm, whose name was "Yuanshi", made Xu Yang have no idea what to do. After all, an existence that could become the "Yuanshi Dao" must be at least a celestial being. In addition, the disappearances of Taishang Daozu and the ancient immortals and gods were all related to him. Xu Yang went crazy to find it to break through.

The situation is similar in the Blue Star Realm. Those celestial immortals are equally difficult to provoke. Add to that the lurking Golden Immortal Demon Fruit transformed by Po Xun, and it would be like courting death, or even hitting a wall.

Only the Xuanhuang Realm, the Tongtian Tower, and the Wanmo Abyss, the battle between the two realms is nearing the end. Although the demon in the Desire Realm is strong, he has the support of the Xuanhuang Immortal God. Moreover, he has profited from the war and has opportunities everywhere, which will be of great help to him in creating the ultimate emperor realm, and even Tongtian Hedao is possible.

After all, it was a battle between two worlds, or even between two golden immortals.

and so……

Xu Yang said nothing more. He put away the headless emperor's corpse, closed his eyes, and returned to his dream.

(End of this chapter)