I conquer the immortal with my strength.

Chapter 632 Nine Heavens Profound Fire
After asking Xingyi questions and giving her instructions, Xia Daoming closed the palace door again and devoted himself to cultivation.

After being enlightened by her master, Xingyi returned to the Situ Temple and entrusted most of the temple's mundane affairs to the two local deities, Lvtan and Heiling, as well as Taoyao, Hongxia, and Cui Baisong, who were newly appointed as the local deities of Chichuan, Baitu, and Qiongzhi.

She herself devoted more energy to comprehending the Dao and cultivating herself.

These five men were entrusted with important responsibilities, and they had to handle the important affairs of the six directions of the land almost every day, gradually winning the hearts of the people.

Seeing their diligence and fairness, the people spread their word and often devoutly burned incense and knelt in worship. As a result, the five became very popular, with an inexhaustible supply of incense energy flowing into their bodies every day, benefiting both their magical power and their spirit.

In the two previous battles, the Six Directions Territory emerged victorious. Although Xia Daoming took the lion's share of the spoils, Green Pool and the others still returned with a bountiful harvest. Now, the Six Directions Territory not only firmly controls the immortal stone mines, but also has a large number of laborers mining them day and night, ensuring a continuous supply of immortal stones and an unprecedented abundance of cultivation resources.

With incense burning brightly and a precious mine at their disposal, the five men's cultivation advanced day and night. But all of this was still not their greatest opportunity—

Their greatest opportunity came from Xia Daoming's instruction and guidance every six months.

Although Xia Daoming's cultivation had not yet reached the Golden Immortal level, his understanding of the Great Dao had already faintly touched upon the Golden Immortal level. A lecture by a Golden Immortal was a rare opportunity, not only for Green Pool and others, but even for high-level True Immortals.

As the saying goes, "A single conversation with a wise man is worth more than ten years of study."

For them to receive a single instruction from Xia Daoming is far more valuable than ten years of arduous study!
Time flies, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Xia Daoming could clearly feel the surging undercurrent of tribulation fire within his body, and knew that he would be able to enter the Fifth Assembly Realm in less than a year.

In just one year, Xingyi, Yanling, Lvtan, Heiling and others made rapid progress in their cultivation.

Especially Heiling, who successfully passed the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation a few months ago and attained the position of Void Immortal.

Therefore, she made a special trip to the back hall of the land temple, and through the tightly closed door, she respectfully bowed three times to express her gratitude.

She knew in her heart that without Master Xia's guidance and support, she would probably never have been able to even glimpse the threshold of becoming a Void Immortal in her entire life; but now she had already become a Void Immortal and even vaguely saw the hope of rebuilding her true body. How could she not be moved to tears of gratitude?

However, the outside world knows very little about the enormous changes that have secretly taken place in Yujian.

All they saw was that after the battle in the middle reaches of the Jian River, all forces retreated, and the Si Tu Temple did not take the opportunity to pursue them. Instead, it focused on pacifying the people, reorganizing the Qi land, and mining the immortal stone veins. Therefore, they generally believed that the battle was over and the Si Tu Temple would never pursue it again.

The various forces, including Qianzu Mountain, gradually relaxed their guard, secretly believing that since they had an alliance to advance and retreat together, even though the people behind the Si Tu Temple were extremely powerful, they would not dare to act rashly.

As a result, the Black Abyss Palace and the Xie Mansion, who were the first to admit defeat and obediently left their people to perform labor, became a laughing stock, with many people secretly laughing at them for being scared out of their wits by a threatening letter.

Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

The Si Tu Temple remained calm and undisturbed, further solidifying the judgment of all parties: the Si Tu Lord's master was ultimately just bluffing and dared not actually come to question him in person.

Only at this moment, Xingyi, Yanling, Lütan, and the others, gathered in the rear hall to listen to Xia Daoming's semi-annual sermons, held unwavering faith in their hearts—

Since Master (Master) has already spoken, he will not fail to deliver.

They'll come knocking on our door to demand an explanation; it's just not the right time yet.

Those who dare to disregard his words will eventually pay a heavy price—just like the Cang and Dou families of the past.

"Dang——dang——dang——"

Princess Yaolan gently stroked the bell with her slender fingers, and the clear and melodious sound of the bell echoed in the hall, like moonlight caressing the heart, gradually awakening everyone who was immersed in the Great Dao.

The biannual three-day sermon has now concluded.

The immortals slowly regained their senses, their eyes still brimming with lingering Daoist aura. They all bowed respectfully in thanks and left the hall in turn.

"Yanling, people from Biya Ridge have arrived. Bring them here." Xia Daoming turned his gaze and spoke calmly.

Yan Ling was slightly taken aback, then bowed and accepted the order, walking briskly.

A moment of effort.

Yan Ling led a True Immortal into the hall.

"Your humble servant Yu Liao, by order of the clan chief, pays his respects to Your Excellency!"

The immortal was solemn, bowing respectfully, his voice steady and filled with awe.

"Thank you for your hard work." Xia Daoming nodded with a smile, his voice gentle yet authoritative. "What brings you here?"

Yu Liao looked up, his expression solemn, and lowered his voice:
"Reporting to the master, our clan has discovered news of the Nine Heavens Profound Fire!"

"Nine Heavens Mysterious Fire!"

A glint of gold flashed in Xia Daoming's eyes, followed by a smile, his voice filled with excitement: "Good, good! Biya Ridge has made a great contribution this time!"

He pondered for a moment, then his tone turned serious: "Tell me, where is the Nine Heavens Mystic Fire?"

"According to our investigation, the Nine Heavens Mystic Fire is hidden in the Reincarnation Valley of Qionghua Upper County." Yu Liao slowed his pace, each word like a chime resounding in the palace. "It is said that this valley is an ancient immortal ruin, with chaotic and unstable space and rampant Nether Flames. Not to mention True Immortals, even Golden Immortals who set foot in it risk perishing."

"So dangerous?"

A look of coldness flashed in Xia Daoming's eyes, and he couldn't help but gasp.

Yu Liao nodded slightly and continued:

"For this reason, no one dares to approach the Valley of Reincarnation on ordinary days, for fear of being caught in the chaotic space or tainted by the Netherflame. However, every 3,600 years, the valley will experience a 36-day period of stability. During that time, the spatial turbulence and the rampage of the Netherflame will be greatly reduced, and one can take the opportunity to enter the valley to seek opportunities."

Xia Daoming pondered for a moment upon hearing this and said, "It seems that there must be more than just the Nine Heavens Profound Fire hidden in the Valley of Reincarnation. Otherwise, even if the risks are greatly reduced during the stable period, most people would still not dare to take the risk."

The Nine Heavens Mystic Fire is an extreme flame that combines destruction and rebirth, alternating between life and death in an endless cycle, hence it is also known as the "Fire of Life and Death Cycle".

Unless one has a profound understanding of the way of fire and a thorough knowledge of the principles of life and death, taking this fire is tantamount to courting death.

Only those with a special need for this fire, like Xia Daoming, would risk searching for it.

“Reporting to Master,” Yu Liao lowered his voice, a hint of reverence in his tone, “within the Valley of Reincarnation grows a celestial fruit called the ‘Reincarnation Vermilion Fruit.’ It is said that if a low-level True Immortal consumes it, they can pass two to three tribulations in a row, and even cross the low-level to enter the middle level. As for middle-level True Immortals, except for those at the eighth level, consuming this fruit can reliably pass one tribulation. As for eighth-level True Immortals, consuming this fruit also has a certain chance of becoming a ninth-level True Immortal, thus becoming a high-level True Immortal. Even for high-level True Immortals, although it does not have such miraculous effects, it can still help them break through the shackles when they encounter a bottleneck in their cultivation.”

"Such a wondrous fruit exists..."

Xia Daoming felt a slight tremor in his heart, a subtle ripple of emotion stirring within him, but he quickly suppressed his feelings and regained his composure.

The allure of this item is not only a fatal temptation for early and mid-level True Immortals, but also an irresistible treasure for high-level True Immortals and even some Golden Immortals.

He was not afraid of the spatial turbulence and Netherflame of the Valley of Reincarnation—he had wandered in the more terrifying chaotic void for more than three thousand years, and the Netherflame might even become nourishment for the Netherflame Lord.

What he was really worried about were those powerful people who were also coveting the opportunity.

　That concludes today's update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)