Honghuang Xuanyang Dao

Chapter 188 The Visit of Shangqing and the Five Elements Dharma Body (Please Subscribe)
After leaving Chunyang Cave in Qingyuan Mountain, Li Xuanyang rode a cloud towards Huoyun Cave.

Upon returning to the prehistoric world, he did not expect to encounter Yu Xuzi, and even witness the battle between Shangqing Daoren and Shen Ni and others, which led to the birth of more than a dozen innate spiritual treasures, which will surely stir up another conflict.

Li Xuanyang was also somewhat moved by this, as the prehistoric world was becoming increasingly chaotic.

Although the Zhou Tian Star Array refines the chaotic energy in the primordial world to replenish the spiritual energy it lacks, the energy is still quite abundant. In fact, even a trace of innate energy from the beginning of creation has not completely dissipated.

But it is far from what it used to be. Not to mention nurturing innate spiritual treasures, it is even difficult to nurture some innate spiritual objects.

It is conceivable that the simultaneous appearance of more than a dozen innate spiritual treasures, even though most of them are innate magical artifacts, will still cause a huge uproar, perhaps even more so than the sensation caused by the battle between Shangqing Daoist and Shen Ni and others.

Li Xuanyang hadn't been to Huoyun Cave for a long time. He remembered that the last time he came was when he came with Zhen Yuanzi because of Hongyun's death.

Now, Hongyun has not only been reincarnated and returned, but has even attained the position of Holy Emperor, and can now be respected on par with all the saints. His strength is far greater than before.

At this moment, Li Xuanyang was standing on the golden cloud light, still some distance away from the Fire Cloud Cave, when he saw bursts of auspicious light spreading out from the void, and beams of light soaring into the sky, which could be clearly seen from hundreds of millions of miles away.

"It seems that you fellow Daoists have managed the Fire Cloud Cave quite well, and it already has the aura of a Saint Emperor's Daoist temple!" Li Xuanyang's eyes revealed a hint of a smile, and the golden cloud light beneath his feet suddenly flickered, and he flew swiftly towards the Fire Cloud Cave.

Upon arriving outside the Fire Cloud Cave, Li Xuanyang descended from the cloud light and walked over.

Suddenly, a doorway appeared outside the Fire Cloud Cave, and a young girl in palace attire walked out. Upon seeing Li Xuanyang, she quickly stepped forward, bowed, and said, "This girl greets True Man Xuanyang!"

"Father and the other masters have been waiting for you for a long time. Please follow me inside!"

Seeing this, Li Xuanyang chuckled and nodded, recalling the scene when he first met the girl, as if it were still vivid in his mind.

Now, thousands of years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the girl has grown into a graceful young woman.

Li Xuanyang and the girl walked through the entrance, passed through the protective array, entered the Fire Cloud Cave, and headed towards a mountain peak.

It had been countless years since I last visited, and the Fire Cloud Cave hadn't changed much. There were just a few more living creatures and pavilions, unlike the empty and lifeless place I visited last time.

"Please descend on auspicious clouds, Master. This disciple will go and inform my father first." After arriving above a mountain peak, the girl bowed to Li Xuanyang again and then descended on auspicious clouds first.

However, as soon as Li Xuanyang descended from the auspicious cloud and arrived at the mountain peak, he smelled a refreshing fragrance.

Li Xuanyang couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation. He hadn't smelled such a fragrance in a long time; it seemed to contain a hint of smoky aroma.

"Fellow Daoists, you seem quite relaxed!" In just a short while, Li Xuanyang saw an exquisite pavilion where Fuxi, Hongyun, Zhenyuanzi, and Xuanyin Daoist were cooking Lingzhi Huangjing, and the aroma was wafting from it.

"Fellow Daoist, your arrival is perfectly timed! You can now taste Fellow Daoist Hongyun's cooking!" Seeing Li Xuanyang approach, Zhen Yuanzi glanced at Hongyun and teased Li Xuanyang.

Looking at Hongyun's busy appearance, he didn't resemble a human saint emperor at all.

Hongyun seemed unconcerned by Zhen Yuanzi's teasing, and even revealed a rather smug expression. He smiled and invited Li Xuanyang, saying, "The Lingzhi and Huangjing I cooked are not rare spiritual items, but they taste quite good. Fellow Daoist, you may have a taste."

As she spoke, Hongyun picked up a jade bowl and filled it for Li Xuanyang, placing it on an empty table. A pair of jade chopsticks was also placed next to it, clearly prepared in advance.

Although cultivators are generally pure of heart and have few desires, focusing solely on cultivation, Hongyun is the opposite. He is always content with his lot and enjoys the pleasures of food and drink.

Li Xuanyang was not surprised by this. Without any politeness, he walked over, sat down at the table, picked up the jade bowl and chopsticks, picked up a piece of Ganoderma lucidum, put it in his mouth, and felt his mouth and tongue refreshed, turning into a cool breeze that spread throughout his body, leaving a lingering fragrance in his mouth.

Just as Hongyun said, it tastes good.

"Delicious!" Li Xuanyang couldn't help but praise, "This can truly be called a 'celestial delicacy'!"

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang's words are exactly what I wanted to hear!" Hong Yun's eyes lit up, quite pleased with Li Xuan Yang's praise.

"Alright, fellow Daoist, don't praise that brat Hongyun, or he'll definitely..." Zhen Yuanzi looked at the two of them with a wry smile. They were just some ordinary Ganoderma lucidum and Solomon's seal; how could they be called "celestial treasures"?

Before Zhen Yuanzi could finish speaking, Hongyun glared at him angrily, "You old Taoist, this is so unreasonable! The Lingzhi and Huangjing that I cooked, although not some innate substance, are still quite rare. How can they not be called 'celestial treasures' by Fellow Daoist Xuanyang!" It was as if he had completely forgotten what he had just said to Li Xuanyang.

“Since it has not entered the ranks of the innate, how can it be rare!” Zhen Yuanzi was not angry, but instead smiled and said to Hongyun.

Seeing the two arguing and fighting over such a trivial matter, Li Xuanyang and the others exchanged glances and smiled without saying a word.

After a long while, the Taoist Xuanyin asked Li Xuanyang, "On your way to Huoyun Cave, did you see any signs of a primordial spiritual treasure being born?"

"I happened to witness the birth of a primordial spiritual treasure in the southern part of the prehistoric world," Li Xuanyang said, nodding.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Li Xuanyang, including Hongyun and Zhen Yuanzi.

"Such an opportunity, fellow Daoist, have you taken the chance to visit it?" The Daoist Xuanyin looked surprised and said to Li Xuanyang, "Although most of them seem to be innate magic artifacts, they can also be used to protect the disciples of your sect."

"Hehe, I did not go, and you fellow Daoists did not go either," Li Xuanyang said with a light laugh as he looked at the group.

Upon hearing Li Xuanyang's words, the others all shook their heads.

Hongyun chuckled and said, "I am already satisfied with the Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd and the Innate Ninth-Grade Purple Lotus given to me by you, two innate items for protection, as well as the Ochre Whip as a spiritual treasure."

"Why bother coveting other innate spiritual treasures!"

"Moreover, the commotion earlier was something we could feel even from far away in the Fire Cloud Cave." At this point, Hongyun's face couldn't help but show a solemn expression.

"Oh!" Hearing Hongyun's words, Li Xuanyang looked at the expressions of the others and knew that Fuxi and Zhenyuanzi were the same. Only Xuanyin Daoist seemed to be somewhat tempted, but thinking of the commotion that had come earlier, he ultimately did not choose to go.

"In that case, with the appearance of this innate spiritual treasure, there will likely be few quasi-saints or great supernatural beings vying for it, which will allow other cultivators to try their luck." At this point, Li Xuanyang suddenly laughed.

It seems that the battle between Shangqing Daoren and Shenni and others made the remaining Quasi-Saint Great Supernatural Powers in the prehistoric world wary. In addition, the reincarnation of the true spirits of many Quasi-Saint Great Supernatural Powers in the past has given a group of ordinary living beings and cultivators an opportunity.

However, innate spiritual treasures are not so easy to obtain. Even if a few quasi-saints with great supernatural powers go there, they still have to compete with many fellow cultivators before their ownership can be determined.

"By the way, fellow Daoist, do you know which innate spiritual treasures have appeared?" Xuan Yin Daoist asked Li Xuan Yang with a hint of doubt on his face, "There are very few innate spiritual treasures left in the primordial world that have never appeared before. Where did so many innate spiritual treasures come from that are showing signs at the same time?"

"I don't know the details of this matter either, but I think it must be related to the Treasure Dividing Cliff." Li Xuanyang shook his head. The secrets of heaven are in chaos now. He had only sensed that it was related to the Treasure Dividing Cliff, which led him to think of the White Lotus Daoist and the Treasure Gathering Basin. As for what innate spiritual treasure was being born, Li Xuanyang did not know.

Treasure Sharing Cliff!
The group nodded thoughtfully, realizing that only in this way could more than ten innate spiritual treasures be born at the same time among the many innate spiritual treasures that fell into the primordial world from the Treasure Dividing Cliff.

"Before the Human Emperor was even born, the Shangqing Daoist fought against the Chaos Treasure World-Destroying Millstone, which brought out several powerful beings. The battle shattered the heavens and earth, and caused many innate spiritual treasures to be born. It is clear that this calamity is no small matter!" Zhen Yuanzi suddenly sighed. Although he had never seen Shen Ni, he recognized the appearance of the Chaos Treasure World-Destroying Millstone at a glance.

Those four Taoists were all incredibly powerful. Even when the Shangqing Taoist set up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, he couldn't capture them, which shows how extraordinary they were.

Upon hearing Zhen Yuanzi's words, the group fell silent.

After a long while, just as Fuxi was about to speak and discuss the matter of the Human Emperor, a sword light descended from outside the Fire Cloud Cave, piercing the sky, and a familiar voice rang out, entering the Fire Cloud Cave.

"This humble Taoist priest, Shangqing, has come to visit. I humbly request that you fellow Taoists appear before me!"

"Shangqing has come to visit?" Hongyun was extremely surprised to hear Shangqing Daoist's voice. "Fellow Daoist Shangqing, you just finished your battle with the World-Destroying Millstone. Why are you suddenly visiting Huoyun Cave?"

"Could it be related to the Great Millstone that will destroy the world?"

Upon hearing Hongyun's words, the group shook their heads. Even if they wanted to discuss this matter, they should have done so with Taiqing and Yuqing, not come to Huoyun Cave.

"Guests are always welcome!" Li Xuanyang stood up and said to the group, "No matter what brings you here, we must greet you and not be impolite."

Moreover, Li Xuanyang had long been curious about how Shangqing Daoist had found Shenni's trail. "Fellow Daoist is right." The group nodded, stood up, and walked outside with Li Xuanyang. When they arrived outside the Fire Cloud Cave...

The Taoist Shangqing was surrounded by sword light that soared into the sky, his sharpness fully revealed. He was carrying four innate swords on his back: the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, the Immortal Slaying Sword, the Immortal Trapping Sword, and the Immortal Annihilation Sword.

Li Xuanyang and the others exchanged glances, each showing a hint of surprise, wondering why the Shangqing Daoist was acting this way.

"Since our parting at East Kunlun Mountain, I've been wondering when we'd be able to meet again. I never expected you to come to Huoyun Cave as a guest. It's truly a surprise," Li Xuanyang said with a smile, bowing respectfully to Daoist Shangqing.

After exchanging greetings with Li Xuanyang and the others, Shangqing Daoist smiled and said to them, "Originally, I did not want to disturb your cultivation, but I had no choice but to come this time."

As he spoke, Shangqing Daoist's gaze fell on Li Xuanyang and Fuxi. "I have come here today with a request for you two. I would like to ask you for some guidance on the art of formations."

The Taoist priest made no attempt to conceal his purpose and directly explained his intentions to the group.

Fuxi couldn't help but feel puzzled and asked, "Fellow Daoist, not only are you highly skilled and powerful, but your expertise in formations is also extraordinary, no less than that of me and Fellow Daoist Xuanyang. Why do you need to ask us for guidance on formations?"

Despite the fact that Fuxi and Li Xuanyang are both unparalleled in the primordial world, one attained enlightenment through array formations and the other possessed the Innate Five Elements and Five Directions Array and the Innate Yin-Yang Two Elements Array, their mastery of array formations was unmatched.

However, the mastery of Shangqing Daoist in the art of formations should not be underestimated. Whether it is the Zhuxian Sword Formation, the Yunxiao Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, or the many formations in the Jie Sect, they are all incredibly powerful, which shows how extraordinary the mastery of Shangqing Daoist in the art of formations is.

Throughout the entire prehistoric world, apart from Fuxi and Li Xuanyang, perhaps only Taiqing Daoist, who is also one of the Three Pure Ones, and Dijun, who died and disappeared long ago, can be compared with him.

"Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. As the saying goes, everyone has their own expertise and their own unique skills." Shangqing Daoist shook his head and said, "My mastery of formations is mostly focused on killing, which cannot compare to the various profound transformations of you two. Otherwise, I would not have taken the liberty of disturbing your cultivation."

As they spoke, the group entered the Fire Cloud Cave together, descended on auspicious clouds, and sat down at their respective tables.

"I wonder what kind of array formation you intend to learn from, my friend. If there is anything I can do to help, I will certainly not refuse." Upon hearing Shangqing Daoist's words, a strange light appeared in Li Xuanyang's eyes. He vaguely thought of the Ten Thousand Immortals Array. Could it be that Shangqing Daoist intended to deduce this array formation?

"Thank you, fellow Daoist!" Without saying much, Daoist Shangqing waved his hand and summoned the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords and the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram from his back, which landed in the void and were arranged in the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.

"What is this, fellow Daoist?" Upon seeing the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, Li Xuanyang was taken aback. The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation was the number one killing formation in the prehistoric world, and its power was even greater than his Innate Five Elements and Five Directions Grand Formation. Why would he set it up?

The Taoist Shangqing pointed at the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation and said to Li Xuanyang and Fuxi, "Fellow Daoists, do you have any methods to enhance the power and mysteries of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xuanyang and Fuxi, as well as Zhen Yuanzi, Hongyun, and Xuanyin Daoist, all looked at each other.

"Fellow Daoist's Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is the number one killing formation in the primordial world, which cannot be broken by anyone but the Four Sages. Why do you need to enhance its power and make it more mysterious?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xuanyang suddenly remembered that something must have happened in the battle between Shangqing Daoist and Shen Ni and the others, which led Shangqing Daoist to plan to enhance the power of the Zhuxian Sword Formation.

"Fellow Daoist, you overestimate me!" Fuxi shook his head helplessly and said, "This Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is a naturally formed killing array created by the Four Immortal Slaughtering Swords and the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram. Even with my mastery of array formations, I don't know how to enhance the power and mystery of this array!"

“However…” Fuxi suddenly looked at Li Xuanyang and said with a smile, “Fellow Daoist Xuanyang is not only proficient in swordsmanship, but also unparalleled in attack and defense with the Tai Xuan Sword Scripture and sword divine abilities. He has also enhanced the power of the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation. Perhaps you can give it a try!”

"Don't tease me!" Hearing Fuxi's words, Li Xuanyang couldn't help but laugh and said to Fuxi, "Although I once used 129,600 Earthly Fiend Flags as an aid to enhance the power of the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Fiends Formation."

"But fellow Daoist, you also used 14,800 Lesser Heavenly Star Banners as an aid, along with the hundreds of millions of demon army, to enhance the power of the Heavenly Star Array!"

"Besides, both the Zhou Tian Star Array and the Hunyuan Heluo Array were deduced by you and Emperor Jun together, so why make fun of me!"

Upon hearing Li Xuanyang's conversation with Fuxi, Shangqing Daoist's eyes lit up, and Zhen Yuanzi and the others were also full of surprise.

"You two fellow Daoists are truly talented. One of you is able to enhance the power of the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation, and the other is able to deduce the Zhou Tian Star Formation and the Hunyuan Heluo Formation. I am far inferior to you."

At this point, Daoist Shangqing pointed to the Zhuxian Sword Formation again and said to Li Xuanyang and Fuxi, "Back then, Shenni told me that this formation, along with the Four Zhuxian Swords and the Zhuxian Formation Diagram, were all treasures obtained by Master Hongjun from the Demon Ancestor Luohou. It is missing the World-Destroying Millstone and the Primordial Twelve-Grade Destruction Black Lotus Suppression Formation."

"Therefore, I would like to ask you two fellow Daoists to reveal your primordial spirits and comprehend them in detail, so that there may be a substitute method."

The Taoist priest Shangqing did not hide anything and told Li Xuanyang and the others about the battle that day.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the group changed, and they all showed surprise. Even Li Xuanyang had not expected that the World-Destroying Millstone and the Innate Twelfth Grade Destruction Black Lotus could actually suppress the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.

"That's fine then." Li Xuanyang and Fuxi did not refuse. They each revealed their primordial spirits and entered the Zhuxian Sword Formation to comprehend it in detail.

Although Hongyun, Zhenyuanzi, and Xuanyin Daoist also wanted to take the opportunity to gain some enlightenment, since Shangqing Daoist didn't say anything, they couldn't presume to reveal their primordial spirits and could only quietly wait for Li Xuanyang and Fuxi.

After a considerable amount of time, Li Xuanyang and Fuxi finally withdrew their primordial spirits and pondered for a long time.

"Although I do not know the specific mysteries of the World-Destroying Millstone and the Twelfth Grade Innate Destruction Black Lotus, I imagine they are both supreme treasures containing the laws of destruction. As for your Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, it is a killing formation."

Fuxi gradually said to Shangqing Daoist, "Therefore, we can use two things to suppress the great formation, combining the laws of destruction and slaughter to achieve a complementary effect."

"If we want to find a substitute now, it would be best to find a treasure that also contains the laws of destruction, or a treasure that contains the laws of chaos, in order to enhance the power and mystery of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation."

"Besides this, I don't have any better solutions."

Whether it is the Zhou Tian Star Array or the Chaos River Luo Array, they can both be considered acquired arrays. They are simply based on innate spiritual treasures, established according to the Zhou Tian numerology, and enhanced with the power of earth veins and the Zhou Tian stars, thereby increasing the Taoist magic power of the person in charge of the array.

However, unlike innate array laws such as the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Array, it can not only form its own array space and reside in the void, but also evolve the power of the Great Dao Law. Its mystery lies in the innate spiritual treasure that serves as the array base.

If one wishes to enhance the power and mystery of a formation, the only way is to suppress the formation with a suitable treasure or to refine a formation and combine it with the original formation.

The former is to use a supreme treasure containing the laws of destruction or the laws of chaos to suppress the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.

However, such innate spiritual treasures are extremely rare. Moreover, even if Fuxi did not say it, everyone knew that the treasure he was talking about was at least a high-grade innate spiritual treasure, or even an innate supreme treasure or a chaotic supreme treasure.

On the other hand, if the Shangqing Daoist had a supreme innate treasure, why would he need to seek out Shenni to seize the Chaos Bell?

The latter, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation already has the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram, so there is no need to add anything superfluous.

Upon hearing Fuxi's words, Li Xuanyang nodded in agreement. The Zhuxian Sword Formation was different from the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation and the Zhou Tian Star Formation. Only in this way could the power of the formation be enhanced.
A hint of hesitation suddenly appeared on Li Xuanyang's face. He couldn't help but think of his own Innate Five Elements and Five Directions Grand Array, which was very similar to the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Array of Shangqing Daoist.

"I do have a method that might be worth a try!" As soon as Li Xuanyang finished speaking, both Shangqing Daoist and Fuxi's expressions changed, and they looked at Li Xuanyang with surprise, eagerly asking, "What method do you have, fellow Daoist?"

“Speaking of which, Fellow Daoist Fuxi has also seen this method before!” Li Xuanyang chuckled, then revealed his three primordial spirit flowers. Above a cloud of auspiciousness about an acre in size, the Five Primordial Banners hung high, shining brightly with five colors of primordial divine light: blue, yellow, red, black, and white, dazzling to the extreme.

The next moment, Li Xuanyang pointed at the Five Innate Flags and shouted, "I request that you fellow Daoists show yourselves!"

Upon hearing Li Xuanyang's words, Fuxi immediately recalled the scene that Kong Xuan had displayed when he attained the Holy Emperor's throne, and blurted out, "The Five Elements Dharma Body Method!"

After he finished speaking, Fuxi's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood Li Xuanyang's plan. It was nothing more than a plan similar to the Five Elements and Five Directions Grand Array of the Primordial Heaven, using the Four Swords of Zhuxian to transform into four Dharma bodies to control the Zhuxian Sword Array, while the Shangqing Daoist would sit in the center of the array and control the Zhuxian Array Diagram.

In this way, not only can they achieve perfect harmony of mind, thus amplifying the power of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, but even if someone comes to break the formation, their Dharma body can block them.

Just as the others looked puzzled, the Five Primordial Banners above Li Xuanyang's three primordial flowers suddenly fell down and transformed into five Daoists. They smiled and bowed to Shangqing Daoist, Fuxi, and the others, saying, "This humble Daoist greets fellow Daoists!"

"Greetings, fellow Daoists!" The group was taken aback at first, then showed expressions of disbelief. The five Daoists before them were all surrounded by the innate aura of the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, their divine light pure, and they all possessed the cultivation of quasi-saints.

"These are the three corpses of good and evil?" After saying this, Daoist Shangqing shook his head and said in surprise, "No, no, no, the five fellow Daoists are not one of the three corpses of good and evil!"

In the primordial world, all living beings and cultivators possess only three obsessions: good, evil, and self. However, the five primordial flags manifesting before us reveal five Daoists, clearly not representing the three corpses of good, evil, and self.

It is remarkably similar to the method of severing corpses, and the Taoists that are created are like the three corpses of good and evil, as if they are all independent individuals, not a method of external incarnation.

(End of this chapter)