Honghuang: Creation of the Green Lotus, the beginning of the Three Pure Ones

Chapter 354 The Boundary
With a wave of his hand, Chen Xuan sent a surge of creative energy into Feng Lin's body. This not only instantly healed the backlash he had suffered, but also completely eliminated the hidden dangers left by the demon core.

At this moment, Feng Lin was unaffected except for losing his magical artifact. In fact, both his physical condition and cultivation level had surpassed what they were before.

Unfortunately, without his own magic weapon, he was merely stronger than an ordinary general. To achieve great merit on the battlefield was now an impossible dream.

This inevitably made Feng Lin somewhat disheartened, but in the end, he didn't say anything to Chen Xuan. After all, Chen Xuan was doing this ultimately for his own benefit.

Just then, a dark red bead appeared in Chen Xuan's hand. He then spoke to Feng Lin.

"This bead is called the Karmic Fire Bead. I refined it with boundless karmic fire. Once activated, it can release night fire to harm enemies. As long as the opponent has karmic karma on them, they can be turned to ashes in an instant."

"Of course, if the other party's cultivation level is much higher than yours, you naturally won't be able to hurt them. If the other party has no karmic burdens, you also won't be able to do anything to them."

As he spoke, Chen Xuan waved his hand and sent the Karmic Fire Pearl to Feng Lin. As Feng Lin opened his mouth, the Karmic Fire Pearl entered his body.

At this moment, Feng Lin had not changed his attack methods at all, except for replacing the demon core with the Karmic Fire Pearl, which made him extremely happy.

After all, mastering a new supernatural power wouldn't be a good thing for Feng Lin. It takes time to get used to and become proficient at it.

So he knelt down without hesitation, bowed to Chen Xuan, and thanked him for bestowing the magic weapon upon him.

Chen Xuan waved his hand and helped Feng Lin to his feet. He then took out a spiked club and a long spear.

"The weapons you have are only good for dealing with ordinary mortal generals. If you encounter cultivators, you will definitely suffer because of your weapons."

"Today I will bestow these two acquired spiritual treasures upon you two, so that they may help you achieve merit on the battlefield."

Zhang Guifang and Feng Lin did not stand on ceremony, took their weapons, and thanked Chen Xuan again.

Chen Xuan simply said, "Go, organize the troops, and set up camp outside Xiqi City immediately."

"Whether or not we can achieve the final victory in the Investiture of the Gods, you generals of the Great Shang Dynasty will play an absolutely crucial role."

"After we set up camp, I will ask your two senior brothers for some Taoist cultivation methods so that I can improve my cultivation level as soon as possible."

After everyone acknowledged, they turned and left the main hall of the General's Mansion. Chen Xuan also disappeared from the spot.

When Chen Xuan reappeared, he had already returned to Qinglian Island. He immediately summoned the Three Pure Ones.

The Three Pure Ones arrived at the Azure Lotus Palace, first paying their respects to Chen Xuan as master and disciple, before saying, "Master, you've finally returned. Shouldn't it be our turn to make our appearance?"

Seeing Tongtian's excited expression, Chen Xuan said helplessly, "If you personally go into battle, wouldn't that turn the first battle into the final battle?"

"At that time, the 365 righteous gods and 84,000 stars and constellations on the Investiture of the Gods will not be able to be gathered. This Wind God Calamity will truly evolve into an immeasurable calamity."

"So you need to stay calm. Only by taking action at the crucial moment can you achieve the final result."

"I called you here today because I have a task for you to assign someone to do. That person is the very strange Du'e Zhenren, a disciple of the Chan Sect."

"He not only accepted..." Chen Xuan then briefly explained the strangeness of the True Man of Du'e to the Three Pure Ones. This inevitably caused Laozi to frown instantly.

He then said, "Master, I think that what this True Person Du'e is doing is very likely that he is collecting soul power, but he does not want to get involved in karma because of it."

As soon as Laozi finished speaking, Yuanshi Tianzun immediately said, "Brother, do you mean that True Man Du'e is using his disciples to steal the soul power of cultivators?"

Laozi nodded. "This can be seen from the supernatural powers and techniques that this True Man Du'e taught to his disciples and followers."

"It can be said that almost all of them are divine abilities that attack the soul, and these divine abilities will cause the opponent's soul to become temporarily unstable, or even directly disappear."

"And he, Master Du'e, can take this opportunity to obtain a certain amount of soul power from his disciple's supernatural powers and techniques."

"However, this True Person Du'e is a disciple of the Chan Sect and cultivates orthodox Xuanmen techniques. Logically speaking, he shouldn't need the assistance of soul power, right?"

Upon hearing the analysis from Yuanshi Tianzun and Laozi, Chen Xuan couldn't help but think of something, and immediately said, "We should focus on investigating whether there is any secret contact between this Du'e Zhenren and the Western Sect."

"If he has secret dealings with the Western Religion, then one thing is certain: this Master Du'e is not as simple as he appears, and is very likely a member of the demonic path."

Upon hearing Chen Xuan say that True Person Du'e might be a member of the demonic path, things that Laozi couldn't understand before suddenly became perfectly clear.

“Now that Master has said that, everything makes sense. This True Man Du’e stole the power of the soul and had secret dealings with the Western Sect. His purpose should be to send this power of the soul into the Mongol Realm.”

Upon hearing Laozi mention the Meng Realm, Tongtian, who had remained silent until now, asked with a puzzled expression, "Brother, what is the Meng Realm?"

Seeing his third brother's ignorant look, the father couldn't help but sigh and say, "I've always told you that you should learn more about the affairs of this primordial world. But you've devoted all your time to the study of formations."

"Now even the Meng Realm doesn't know about it. If your disciples find out, how will you, as their master, have the face to teach them?"

Despite being reprimanded by his father, Tongtian showed no remorse. Instead, he smiled and said, "Brother, just tell me, and I'll know."

Lao Tzu had no choice but to explain to Tongtian what the Mengjie (蒙界) was.

This realm of darkness did not originally exist. It was a special space created by Hongjun during the conflict between the Dao and the Demonic Realm in order to seal the remnant soul of Rahu.

Originally, it was merely a special space, suppressed beneath Mount Sumeru in the west. The entrance was further restricted by the Heavenly Dao.

Little did they know that Rahu's remnant soul had transformed this special space into his direct territory, the Meng Realm.

And they continuously absorbed the true spirits of those cultivators who were neither righteous nor evil, making them members of the Demon Realm.

Those people from the Dark Realm who want to improve their cultivation need soul power.

However, very few people know about this. It's almost exclusively known among sages. Of course, this doesn't include those who reach the heavens.

(End of this chapter)