Shushan Earthly Immortal

Chapter 464 The Path of Asura: Using War to Sustain War (5.4K words presented, please vote on the last day of the month)
Many years ago, the Path of Asura was prevalent on the Southern Wilderness. The Path of Asura was about warfare and killing. Those who practiced it were skilled in using their life essence and weapons, and were bloodthirsty, bloodthirsty, and militaristic. As a result, the Southern Wilderness was never peaceful. Over time, it was almost completely destroyed. This is how the word "wilderness" in "Southern Wilderness" came about.

At that time, there was a demon immortal in the Southern Wilderness who called himself the Old Man of Shibi. He built the Asura Palace on Fire Cloud Ridge, preached and spread his teachings, and had countless disciples. He was incredibly powerful. At that time, many righteous masters of the world could not do anything about him. In terms of his power, he was even more powerful than the Blood God of the North and the Green-Robed Ancestor of the South.

This person possessed extraordinary abilities, harboring immense bloodlust, yet still managed to attain enlightenment and ascend to immortality. After his ascension, the Asura Palace, leaderless, naturally fell into disarray. Consequently, the righteous sects of the southwest united, annihilated the Asura Path, and burned all Asura techniques, thus quelling the war.

However, the old man Shibi possessed extraordinary supernatural powers and a meticulous mind, and he foresaw this day before his ascension. Therefore, before his ascension, he secretly left behind a lineage of teachings, and at the time of his ascension, he left a message for the world, saying that there was a treasure trove of Asuras left behind by him on the Southern Wilderness, waiting for a destined person in the future to open it and continue the glory of Asuras.

At the time, the righteous path also sent people to search the Southern Wilderness, hoping to find this so-called Asura Treasure Vault. But the Southern Wilderness was vast; hiding things was easy, but finding them was incredibly difficult. The righteous path searched for many years without success, and the demonic path, driven mad by its desire, also couldn't find the entrance to the treasure vault. So, after a while, everyone gave up. But for a long time, the legend of the Asura Treasure Vault continued to circulate in the Southern Wilderness, saying that whoever obtained it would become a demon king.

As everyone knows, the two sworn enemies, the red-haired and green-robed figures, clashed again in the Southern Wilderness. The aftershocks of their battle shattered a mountain, inadvertently revealing a hidden treasure trove of Asura buried underground.

The two sworn enemies immediately realized they couldn't make a scene, so they ceased fighting and made peace, and after repairing the surface, they went into the treasure vault together.

Hong Changbao told Cheng Xinzhan what happened after they entered the treasure vault.

The two demonic dragons, having discovered the treasures within the vault, naturally desired to possess them. Disputes over the division of spoils led to another battle. However, within this Asura Vault, the red-haired dragon held the advantage of location. The Asura path, being yin within yang, manipulates blood arts and weaponry, and its element is fire and metal. The red-haired dragon, practicing the path of wood and fire, possessed the fire element, while the green-robed dragon, practicing the path of wind and water, was not. Thus, the red-haired dragon held a slight edge.

The red-haired man injured the green-robed man, obtaining the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade and the complete Daoist manual, "The Great Asura Blood Transformation Technique." The green-robed man, however, was a step too slow and managed to grab a secret technique called "Asura Burning Blood Flame." But that wasn't all. After the green-robed man obtained the golden slip containing the secret technique, the red-haired man launched another sneak attack, shattering the slip and leaving the green-robed man with only a fragmented copy of the technique.

However, by this point, the green-robed man was no match for the red-haired man. He didn't even dare to make a sound. Firstly, because the red-haired man had already obtained the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade, and fighting for his life in the treasure vault would definitely be disadvantageous. Secondly, the two of them had only opened the first level of the treasure vault; there were other hidden chambers inside, but their strength at that time was not enough to open them.

Therefore, even if Green Robe suffered a loss, he dared not fight desperately or make too much of a commotion, lest others find out. On the other hand, although Red Hair had obtained the treasure and gained the upper hand, he could not completely eliminate Green Robe. Killing a fourth-realm old dragon was not so easy, and with the newly acquired treasured sword, he could not fully control it, also fearing that making too much of a commotion would attract attention.

So the two demonic dragons left silently, each sealing off their treasure vaults and burying them, agreeing to return and open them again when their strength had improved.

What happened next was Cheng Xinzhan's personal experience.

That year, he was just a young Taoist priest with an undeveloped mind, newly descended from the mountain, traveling to the southern borderlands, where he witnessed a great battle between the Redwood Ridge and Hundred Barbarian Mountains. It was early winter, and Green Robe, skilled in wind and water magic, summoned a heavy snowfall to cover the Miao region. In that icy wasteland, he stumbled upon Hu Jinliu and Lang Shanliu chasing after a demon from Hundred Barbarian Mountains.

While he was hiding in the cave, he witnessed firsthand how the demon of Baiman Mountain, driven to desperation, unleashed the Asura Burning Blood Flame technique, intending to perish together with the demon. Langshan Liu also used the Asura technique, but it was a modified version by the red-haired man, using the blood sacrifice of the red branch to transform into a blood dragon, which then devoured the blood flame.

He thus met Hu Jinliu and Langshanliu. The talkative Hu Jinliu told him that his ancestor had obtained the complete Asura Dao book, understood various key points, and combined his own lineage and understanding to improve the Asura technique.

Because the redwood brocade robes brought from overseas by the Red-Haired Ancestor were made of water-borne wood, containing fire within the wood, and whose sap resembled blood and carried a fiery aura, they were particularly compatible with the Asura Dharma. Thus, the Red-Haired Ancestor, proficient in fire and wood magic, modified the Asura Path, replacing many of the self-destructive and self-immolation methods with redwood branches, abandoning the methods of sucking human essence and blood, and establishing the Redwood Ridge Sect based on unorthodox methods.

In contrast, what Green Robe obtained was not a Taoist manual, but merely a secret spell, and an incomplete one at that. Moreover, the demon was greedy and unwilling to give up even the incomplete spell, forcibly refining it, which led to him going mad and frequently going insane. He regained his sanity after eating his disciple Xin Chenzi's arm during one of his madness, and from then on, he developed a habit of eating human arms.

However, the green-robed figure remained exceptionally gifted. Armed with a tattered manual, he still managed to master the Asura Path, forging the Asura Blood Flame. Moreover, this demon possessed remarkable ingenuity, using the "Wedding Dress Technique" to improve the flawed Asura Blood Flame, allowing his demonic disciples to cultivate it, thus nurturing the flame within them. When a disciple used the self-immolation technique, the flame would drain their life essence before returning to the green-robed figure. Over time, this actually repaired the flaws, reducing his madness and increasing the power of his Asura Blood Flame.

Then, the situation changed drastically.

The old saying goes that the one who laughs last laughs best, and this is certainly true. With Red Hair dead, Redwood Ridge broke down and fled north, while Green Robe transformed into a dragon on the river, becoming the patriarch of the Southern School. However, after transforming into a dragon, Green Robe's magical power greatly increased; his true dragon body made him virtually invincible, even without using any magic. Therefore, in recent decades, Green Robe has never been seen using Asura magic, almost to the point of being forgotten.

At this moment, a river of blood came from the south, vast and mighty, covering the sky and the sun, instantly reminding people of the past.

Moreover, now that the Southern Wilderness is entirely under the control of Green Robe, and Green Robe himself has already become a dragon, it is likely that the Asura Treasure Vault left behind by the old man Shibi has already been taken into his possession.

I wonder what kind of magic this river of blood is?
As the Blood River drew closer, Cheng Xinzhan saw the appearance of the monsters in the river and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Dragon Ghost Woman?
The leader of the spirits and monsters in the Blood River was a young girl, dressed in a blood-red dress, with a rosy complexion and a wreath of vine flowers on her head. She looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old. However, the girl's eyes were cloudy, and although her blood energy was astonishing, she was not breathing, clearly having been dead for some time. Cheng Xinzhan recognized her; she was none other than Long Youpo, whom he had met briefly at Fuxia Lake years ago, when Qingyun had frightened her away. Later, while seeking the Demon-Slaying Vine to kill the Crocodile Demon overseas, he had indirectly encountered this demon as well.

This person was quite famous in the Southern School and was a promising figure who could be considered a member of the top four. How did he end up being turned into a Blood River Puppet by Green Robe?

Cheng Xinzhan was very surprised.

In addition, there is a churning bone dragon in the Blood River. It looks extremely ferocious, but it is just a skeleton and it is impossible to tell what kind of dragon it is.

It is said that Granny Long Youpo, the Blood Vine Granny, became a great demon because she obtained a dragon's lair. Could it be this dragon bone? Was it also taken by Green Robe? In addition, there are many vines in the Blood River that Cheng Xinzhan recognizes: Red Snake Vine, Crimson Python Vine, Dragon Claw Vine, and Dragon Claw Vine, all of them. There are also countless vine-armored demon soldiers, whose lower bodies are fused into the Blood River, while their upper bodies are wielding weapons.

Good heavens, has Green Robe wiped out the entire Blood Vine Cult?

Cheng Xinzhan shook his head. A demon is a demon; it has no real capacity for greatness. When Green Robe was in power, he expanded his territory, appointing kings everywhere, acting like a demonic ruler. But once the limelight faded and the righteous path swept in, he was thrown into chaos again, forcing Evil Ghost to self-destruct and the Twin Fiends of the South Sea to defect. Now that Silkworm Girl is dead, and Yesterday's Fellow Daoist and Elephant Dragon have returned to the Dao, he actually destroyed the Blood Vine Sect and refined it into the Asura Technique. He's truly insane.

A river of blood flew in, rushing straight towards the altar.

Cheng Xinzhan brought out the gourd. No matter what kind of method it was, it couldn't escape the bloody nature of Asura. Yang fire could destroy it.

Yang fire burst forth from the gourd's mouth, transforming into a golden fiery glow that soared upwards and lunged at the river of blood.

"Crackling and popping—"

The yang fire burned the blood river, causing the blood to churn and bubble, producing a sound like firecrackers. At the same time, the blood was also extinguishing the yang fire, especially the ghosts and monsters within the river, who actually tried to devour it. Some of the lower-level ones were naturally burned to nothingness, but the next moment, the dead ghosts and monsters would resurrect from the blood river, continuing to devour the yang fire, as if the blood river would never dry up and the blood ghosts would never die.

The main problem is that the end of the Blood River has reached the altar, but its source is still at Rotten Peach Mountain, stretching across thousands of miles of the sky, and it continues to flow outwards as if it were endless.

Should we focus on saving money?
Or perhaps he wanted to wait until the yang fire in the gourd was completely consumed before forcing himself to use his magic power to catalyze the yang fire, thus making it impossible for him to extricate himself from resolving the celestial phenomenon.
Cheng Xinzhan guessed Green Robe's intention.

However, his Yang Fire is fire in the sky. With the sun star present, the Yang Fire will not be extinguished, so why would he be afraid to risk his savings?

Cheng Xinzhan sent out a jade talisman, "Supreme Heavenly Capital Register".

He held the talisman between his eyebrows, inviting the spirit Pleiades within his mind to enter, and then released the talisman to fly high and offer it as a sacrifice to the heavens.

The jade talisman flashed with spiritual light and transformed into the Pleiades Star Lord. The Star Lord sat cross-legged in the void, the sunlight shining upon him. With each breath, wisps of Bing Fire Qi were inhaled into his mouth, and then with a flick of his finger, a continuous stream of Yang Fire flew out and surged towards the Blood River.

The transformation of Yang Fire does not require his own effort; the inner spirit takes care of it.

The Blood River can be temporarily blocked by the Inner Realm God, as Cheng Xinzhan still needs to restore the clarity of the heavens, which is of utmost urgency. His divine eye can see across a thousand miles, and he saw that in the purple miasma on the southwestern border of Hunan, many Taoist priests from Hunan had already lost their way, and some had even been poisoned or injured.

He then performed the ritualistic steps, making hand seals and chanting incantations once more.

"The Five Emperors and Five Dragons descended with light and wind."

It spreads its influence widely, assisting the Thunder God.

Of all the lakes and seas, water is the most important source of all things.

The divine talisman commands you, Changchuan, obey.

Anyone who dares to disobey will be met with the wrath of thunder.

Hurry like a law! "

After reciting the incantation, he flicked out another drop of divine dew. The dew flew eastward, and as it flew, it dispersed and turned into a rain.

It was a light drizzle, cool and refreshing, but when it fell into the thick, fiery miasma, it dispelled the miasma with minimal effort.

The disciples of the Sanxiang Daoist sect, initially disoriented and parched by the miasma, were instantly invigorated when the fine rain touched their lips. A few sips and a few licks later, the sweet, refreshing rain seemed to fall from the highest tower, soothing their souls. Their drowsiness vanished considerably. "Nourishing Rain Transforms into Qi."

When Cheng Xinzhan attained enlightenment, the heavens sent down gentle breezes and nourishing rain, and the earth produced a rich, misty yellow haze, which were two Heavenly Gangs and two Earthly Fiends.

"Nourishing Rain Transforms into Divine Power," "Gentle Breeze Dispels Evil Divine Power," "Yellow Extreme Righteous Earthly Killing," "Fertile Fields Abundant Harvest Killing." Each of the Heavenly Divine Powers weighs one jin, and each of the Earthly Killings weighs three jin.

However, the purple miasma blocking the northeastern gateway of the Southern Wilderness is not a rootless entity like the thunderclouds atop Qiannan. The purple miasma originates from the Rotten Peach Cave, with an entire cave as its support. Cheng Xinzhan's cursed water can make things easier for the Taoist disciples within the miasma, but it cannot completely dispel the purple miasma.

However, his methods were not limited to these. He flicked a drop of divine dew into the miasma while simultaneously casting a spell.

"Emperor Ziwei, Great God of the Northern Heaven."

He ascended to the imperial palace and descended to Kunlun Mountain.

To regulate the order and control the universe.

What calamity cannot be extinguished, what blessing cannot arrive?

Where the celestial pole points, day and night alternate.

Upon seeing the stars, one will see the Gate of Life.

Hurry like a law! "

He pointed his sword at Ganglu, and Ganglu immediately shone brightly, transforming into a bright star suspended high in the miasma. No matter how thick the miasma gushing from the evil cave was, it could not obscure the brilliant starlight.

"Ziwei Chengyu Gang".

The starlight illuminated the path for the Taoist disciples amidst the miasma. Following the stars led to the Southern Wilderness, while following the shadows allowed them to retreat back to the Three Xiang regions.

After temporarily resolving the most toxic miasma, Cheng Xinzhan returned to examine the Asura Blood River.

At this moment, flames were seen burning on the river of blood. They were not yang fire, but a strange fire with silver flames and red edges. From a distance, the leaping flames looked like blood-stained weapons, filled with a bloody and fierce aura.

This kind of fire is rarely seen by ordinary people, and they may not recognize it, but Cheng Xinzhan recognized it at a glance. It was "Blazing Fire of Soldiers", a rare yang fire born in the chaos of war!

Back then, Cheng Xinzhan had refined a wisp of this fire from the inner core of the temple master of the Fire Temple on Tianqiao Mountain, and had never seen it again since. Unexpectedly, he saw it here in the green robe, and there was so much of it that it enveloped the entire Blood River!
Cheng Xinzhan narrowed his eyes; this green robe was indeed quite something.

Was this also taken from the Asura Treasury?
The Blazing Fire of War is also a yang-type, intense fire, born in the flames of war, making it extremely compatible with the Asura Technique. Against this type of flame, the yang fire's restraining effect on the Blood River is significantly weakened. Furthermore, the green-robed figure, wielding the Asura Technique in the form of a true dragon, possesses exceptionally vigorous blood and energy, making the Blood River's power extraordinary; it actually surges towards the altar despite the yang fire's burning intensity.

Seeing this, Cheng Xinzhan had no choice but to replace it with an even larger flame.

The true fire of samadhi.

The celestial fire was of a very high grade, not a flame of the mortal realm. Therefore, whether it was the flame generated by his inner power or the flame generated by the innate magic restriction within the Crimson Goblet, the speed was very slow. He had used this fire frequently when dealing with the fourth and even fifth realms, and there were occasional losses. Therefore, he did not have much stored up on him, which was why he did not take it out immediately.

Pure white immortal fire surged forth, taking effect instantly. The blood river was rapidly evaporated, and even the Fiery Soldiers could not stop it. The monsters in the river showed expressions of terror.

However, Cheng Xinzhan was not happy too soon, because he knew that his immortal fire was limited and his reserves were not large, while the Blood River was enormous and had no end. It was still unknown who would win this contest.

Just then, another strange event occurred at Rotten Peach Mountain.

One by one, the blood shadows of Asura demons flew out of Rotten Peach Mountain, like a flock of red-feathered firebirds leaving their nest, or like a stream of flowing fire and light flying in reverse, all pouring into the Asura Blood River.

The Asura Blood River surged rapidly, overflowing the void. Its spread was even faster than the burning of immortal flames!
But how is this possible?

Cheng Xinzhan frowned. Where did the green-robed man get such a plentiful and powerful source of Asura blood?
The Taoist activated his divine eye, his left eye illuminating forms and his right eye penetrating the depths, combining them into a yin-yang mystical light of intertwined crimson and azure, shooting straight toward Rotten Peach Mountain, wanting to see clearly.

His Yin-Yang Eye Divine Power, "Yin-Yang Annihilation Divine Light," has two uses. First, it possesses the power to annihilate and cut through any form, its sharpness no less than that of an ordinary flying sword. Second, wherever the divine light shines, that is where his gaze reaches; even if it leaves his body and travels far away, it can still help him survey mountains and rivers.

At this time, Rotten Peach Mountain was already sealed off, protected by layers of purple mist and fiery energy, making it impossible for ordinary people to enter. However, Cheng Xinzhan's Yin-Yang Extinction Divine Light was no ordinary supernatural power; it directly pierced through the purple mist and flew into the mountain.

However, soon, Cheng Xinzhan saw a "Purple Flame Void-Penetrating Divine Light" fly out from the mountain, collide head-on with his Yin-Yang Extinction Divine Light, and obliterate it.

However, in that instant, Cheng Xinzhan saw that deep within Rotten Peach Mountain, in the center of the Purple Fire Abyss Cave, there was also a high altar!
The dragon also built a high altar! An evil altar!
Cheng Xinzhan only saw the general outline of the evil altar, and could not see the details clearly. It was shrouded in a dense aura of blood and evil, making it difficult to discern.

Ok?
The evil altar in the mountains exudes a dense aura of malevolence.

Cheng Xinzhan immediately realized what was happening!
He surveyed half the land, his gaze shifting from east to west. Using his aura-observation technique, he saw that Yunnan, Miao, Hunan, and Yu were simultaneously attacking the Southern Wilderness Demon Land, their battle cries deafening. Furthermore, strange celestial phenomena were intensifying the fighting at the borders of these four regions. At this very moment, the bloodlust, malevolent energy, and resentment generated on this battlefield were all drawn in by a mysterious force and drifted towards Rotten Peach Mountain. Simultaneously, a series of Asura demons and blood-red shadows flew out from Rotten Peach Mountain, pouring into the Blood River.

The demon's evil altar was used for this!

The demon was prepared; he was using war to fuel his own war, turning weapons into a demonic force!
Just as Cheng Xinzhan realized the truth, the surging river of blood had already dispersed, transforming into hundreds of crimson flames and blood clouds, surrounded by the blazing fire of the Fiery Soldiers and the blood shadows of the Asuras, converging on the altar from all directions, beyond the reach of the Samadhi True Fire.

"Roar--"

Just as Cheng Xinzhan was about to respond, he heard the lion roar angrily.

Lion Golden Eyes stared at Blood Cloud, looking furious. He had only just been appointed as the Guardian General of the Altar, yet Asura Demon Soldiers immediately surrounded the altar from all sides. This was truly disrespectful to him!
Next, the snow lion's actions were truly unexpected. Having followed Cheng Xinzhan in practicing Taoist magic for a long time, and now able to invoke the power of the altar, the mountain lion also began to cast Taoist spells!
It stood there with its brows furrowed, and roared like thunder, chanting:

"Snow Palace Immortal Soldiers, listen carefully."

The fierce wind cuts through the water, transforming it into a beautiful scene.

Snow fell heavily, covering the ground in a blanket of silver frost.

The north wind howled like arrows, and hail and sleet poured down.

The snow-capped mountains are thousands of feet high, and the ice freezes away evil spirits.

With righteous brilliance, the world is cleansed and purified.

Hurry like a law! "

Then, snow began to fall heavily, swirling and fluttering down.

After reciting the incantation, the lion shook itself and immediately multiplied into two, then four, and in the blink of an eye, it multiplied into thousands upon thousands, completely surrounding the altar. Then, it leaped through the air and disappeared into the snow to pounce on the Asura demons on the blood-red clouds, displaying its majestic power!
This is exactly:
Golden eyes, emerald mane, jade claws cold; frosty hair, icy skin, iron bones.

The lion's roar caused Yao Ying to descend, and the towering snow-capped mountains protected the Xuan Altar.

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