From a martial arts disciple to a god through countless trials and tribulations

Chapter 77 Secret
The night was dark and shouts rose and fell in the mountains and forests.

"Hurry, hurry, there's a fight going on, help!"

"Ah! The Cui family's great monk was chopped into a human stick, and Princess Jiang Jiu strictly ordered the Demon Suppression Division not to enter the Southern Wilderness. This is really bad!"

"I have pledged my life to my country, how can I abandon it so easily... Hurry, hurry, escape from the Southern Wilderness!"

"..."

In the mountains and forests, figures in scarlet armor quickly approached the battlefield. Seeing the miserable appearance of Fire Deity, most of them turned around and retreated.

Chen Xuan pulled the ox horn bow and asked the desperate Huo De Da Xiu in surprise:

"So you are from the Cui family?"

Upon hearing this, Master Huo De's eyes lit up, and he immediately shouted, "Yes, I am a member of the Qinghe Cui clan. You must know that the Cui family is a thousand-year-old family. Killing me would be extremely dangerous. The Lord of Chiya City is now a member of the Cui family!"

"call out!"

A sharp arrow flew out from the bow and flew towards the head of Cui Daxiu like a flash of lightning. Cui Daxiu dodged in a hurry, and a large piece of flesh was cut off from the side of his face by the arrow.

"Stop it! I told you I'm from the Cui family!"

The great cultivator surnamed Cui shouted, summoned the Qi of the bird, climbed onto the broad back of the bird in panic, and fled into the air.

He couldn't understand why the other party didn't stop after hearing the name of the Qinghe Cui family, and instead his murderous intent skyrocketed. But he was forced into a desperate situation and could only control the bird and rise into the night sky. This was a very risky move, as it would attract the attention of many ghosts and monsters in the southern wilderness.

"I was originally worried that a small matter would provoke a powerful force like the Chu State Demon Suppression Bureau..."

Chen Xuan said to himself: "You are a member of the Qinghe Cui family, then it's okay."

Not to mention that the other party was at fault first, just because they were members of the Qinghe Cui family, Chen Xuan would not stand idly by when he encountered this today, and would definitely ruin their plans.

He has an irreconcilable blood feud with the Cui and Lu families and they are not of the same kind.

"boom!"

Chen Xuan jumped up like a tiger, rising thirty or forty meters into the air, and landed on the wings of the black-flaming gull.

He has achieved a breakthrough in his transformation. Although his skin looks as smooth as jade and very fragile, it is actually so tough that even ordinary swords and knives can hardly break it. The strength of his flesh and blood body is ridiculously high.

In addition, the Five Elements Qi can eliminate the damage caused by flames, and the scorching hot and high-temperature fire of the 鸒鸟 is unlikely to cause effective damage in a short period of time.

"You are a traitor who deserves death! You are opposing the Demon Suppression Department and destroying the foundation of the Chu State. All the Fire Virtue cultivators will come and fight you!"

A huge red-flaming firebird about forty or fifty meters long floated in the air, lighting up the entire night sky. The great monk named Cui roared and cursed, fleeing towards the bird's neck.

"Just ask them to come to the Southern Wilderness!"

Chen Xuan laughed heartily. The Southern Wasteland was a forbidden area; even the most powerful of the human race wouldn't dare enter. There was nothing to be afraid of. He was swift, catching up with the Great Monk surnamed Cui and swinging his Demon Slaying Sword, severing the head of the weakened Great Monk surnamed Cui.

The five elements of Qi permeated the sword's edge, completely destroying its vitality.

"thump!"

Chen Xuan jumped off the broken body of the phoenix and rushed into the mountains and forests without stopping.

"The armor and weapons of the Demon Suppression Division are all made of precious high-grade metals, making them very useful."

……

……

Beneath the sky, the mountains and forests are dark.

A wild wolf demon, born of red qi, stands on the cliff of a mountain like a puppet, overlooking the distance.

The flames in the wolf's eyes flickered, revealing rich human emotions, and it was in shock and confusion.

"A Transcendent Monk suddenly appeared out of nowhere and killed my Daozang Monk. This is troublesome..."

A strange human murmur came from the wolf monster's throat.

"Wow!"

A turtle-like hand made of snow-white dough stretched out from the darkness, grabbed the wolf's neck, and lifted it up.

"The new Lord of Red Crow City?"

The old turtle looked deep into the wolf's eyes, smiled, and spoke.

"Greetings, Master Guishan. My name is... Cui Tianhe."

The wolf shrank his neck, narrowed his eyes, and greeted politely with a well-behaved look. The old turtle's eyes suddenly turned cold and he asked:
"You entered the Southern Wilds without saying hello, provoking Chi Qi to peek at what? Are you, the Cui family of Qinghe, trying to start a war with the Southern Wilds?"

This area is the territory of the old turtle. The other party's move is undoubtedly trampling on the face of the old turtle and the Southern Wilderness. It will not have a good attitude.

Cui Tianhe didn't care at all and asked, "Master Guishan, you're joking. It's the Southern Wilderness that's preparing to invade the Chu State, right? You're plotting to seize the Shangyang Immortal's relics, but you're still hesitant to open the Shangyang Cave Heaven. Do you have to wait until the Fire Emperor passes away before you're willing to act?"

This is a conversation between top-level powerful people, and it contains a lot of information that will not be circulated in the outside world.

The old turtle said in a deep voice, "Why not? Without Emperor Jiang, our strongest competitor, we will benefit even more."

Cui Tianhe sighed and said helplessly, "Master Guishan, you also know that there are more than a million cultivators in the Chu State who practice the breathing techniques, magic tricks, and scriptures of the [鸓鸟真经]... In the era when the immortals and sages disappeared, Emperor Jiang lived for four thousand years. He is very likely the oldest person on the path to immortality through the 鸓鸟真经. Once he passes away, everyone will suffer a fate worse than death..."

The Cui family of Qinghe, who shared the same prosperity as the country, had intermarried with the Jiang family for generations, and half of their cultivators practiced the True Sutra of the Chinniao.

All true scriptures are the scriptures of one person.

Once Emperor Jiang dies, all those who come after him will be affected. Countless great cultivators will fall to the level of minor cultivators in the Yuhua realm, and some in serious cases will even become mortals directly... Their cultivation will be completely lost, and for those who practice Qigong and have many enemies, death is not far away.

This is a shocking piece of news, which is currently only circulated among the upper class. If it were to be spread out, the entire Chu State would be in turmoil.

The old tortoise pondered for a moment and asked with a smile:
"You're all so anxious you can't sit still. But will Emperor Jiang definitely become an immortal if he enters Shangyang Cave Heaven? I don't think the hope is great, do you?"

Over the past tens of millions of years, more than one or two relics of the Shangyang Immortal have been found in the Peach Blossom Spring.

In the past, many great beings nearing the end of their lives entered the Shangyang Cave Heaven, formed by the seclusion of the immortals, hoping to become immortals, but no one ever succeeded...

Cui Tianhe nodded slightly and replied in a cold tone:

"It would be best if Emperor Jiang could become an immortal, and if the whole nation could ascend to heaven and establish an immortal kingdom on earth. If not, we hope that He..."

"Died in Shangyang Cave Heaven."

"..."

Due to the isolation and suppression of Shangyang Cave, Emperor Jiang died quietly and the aftermath could not spread to the outside.

The old turtle praised, "It's indeed a good idea for you... You sent the Demon Suppression Bureau into the mountains to provoke and kill the Rain Country monsters. You were testing the attitude of the Southern Wilderness, weren't you?"

Cui Tianhe said in a deep voice, "That's right. If the Southern Wilderness takes advantage of this opportunity to cause chaos, we Fire Virtue cultivators will not tolerate it. We will definitely attack and burn the mountains and boil the seas again!"

But there was an accident tonight.

Because the one who stopped the Demon Suppression Bureau from hunting down the monsters from the Rain Country was a young human cultivator... and nothing was found out.

Cui Tianhe said coldly: "This young man who has broken through the limit of metamorphosis is not a ghost, and cannot represent the attitude of your Southern Wilderness!"

Cui Tianhe hopes to get a satisfactory answer directly from the old turtle.

"..."

The old turtle looked into the distant mountains and saw Chen Xuan relying on his physical speed advantage to hunt down the scattered red-armored monks of the Demon Suppression Division one by one, causing chaos.

The old turtle withdrew his gaze and said gloomily:

"The will of the mountain god is the attitude of our Southern Wilds. This matter has no final say... Cui Tianhe and the Qinghe Cui family cannot represent the Chu State. The emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is. Wait until the Jiang royal family arrives, then you can talk!" What is there to test? Petty and scheming are not acceptable!

Cui Tianhe was furious: "Old..."

"Crack!"

The wolf's neck was twisted, cutting off the curse that Cui Tianhe was about to utter. The old turtle threw the lifeless corpse to the ground, and then stared into the distance in a daze.

"After just one day, Chen Xuan's transformation broke through the limit and he was able to defeat even a cultivator in the Daozang realm?"

The old turtle was really shocked. If Cui Tianhe hadn't been there, he would have shown his shock. He murmured:
"As expected, she is the one chosen by the Mountain Ghost Queen..."

……

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In the mountains and forests, the battle continues.

"Take off your armor, I'll let you take off your armor!"

Chen Xuan ran as fast as the wind and caught up with a fleeing female monk from the Demon Suppression Division. He shot out a stream of Huangliang Qi and quickly subdued her. Then, he ordered her to take off the red armor with amazing defensive power.

"Senior, spare my life, I'll take it off!"

This young monk was about thirty years old, plump and good-looking. She was resolute in character and knew that resistance was futile, so she immediately took off her armor.

(End of this chapter)