Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 400 Fire? Or Earth?
At this critical juncture, what else, besides Wu Qinghe's affair, could allow the Immortal Lotus lineage to enter the mortal world?
What intrigued Li Wushou was that this girl in the black dress was actually a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

So how did the other party discover Master Zizhen just now?
Moreover, the two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators of the Azure Lotus Sect clearly regarded each other as their leader.

That's a bit strange!

After a moment of contemplation, Li Wushou temporarily suppressed his murderous intent to annihilate the Luo clan's stronghold here.

Everything will have to wait until the matter of the Yanyang Mountains is resolved.

Just then, a buzzing sound rang out from the altar, and the nine sacrificers, whose heads were drooping, collapsed to the ground.

The Fire Worship Master slowly raised his head and looked at the statue of "Great Venerable Fire Virtue" for a moment. Then, the round sun of flame burning between the statue's eyebrows suddenly went out and then appeared between the Fire Worship Master's eyebrows.

A blazing halo burned between his brows, but the Fire Worship Cult Leader showed no sign of pain; instead, he wore a look of delight.

The Zoroastrian followers surrounding the altar were equally excited, worshipping the Great Lord of Fire.

The cheers, like those of a pilgrim, interrupted the girl in the black dress's gaze.

The girl in the black dress turned slightly, and the Azure Lotus Envoy beside her asked the Fire Worship Cult Leader below in a soft voice:
"Master Fen, shouldn't we set off?"

Upon hearing this, the Fire Worship Cult Leader withdrew the flames from his palm into his body, his smile turning into solemnity. He nodded and was about to reply when two beams of light suddenly flew from the direction of the Flaming Sun Mountains.

One flame soared into the sky, the other was heavy and solemn.

Master Zizhen pointed to the two people and introduced them respectively:

"The one wreathed in flames comes from the Yanwu Grand Venerable's lineage, cultivates the Blood Flame Technique, and has the Daoist name 'Blood Flame.' The other comes from the Xuanhuang Temple Master's lineage, cultivates the Thick Earth Technique, and has the Daoist name 'Kunshan.'"

Li Wushou nodded, but before he could reply, he heard the Daoist introduced by Zizhen Daoist as Kunshan shout in a low voice to Xueyan Daoist:
"See, I told you the strangeness of the Flaming Sun Mountains was related to your family's Zoroastrianism. One of the sources of the earth vein fluctuations just now was in the Golden Flame Mountain. I didn't expect to see my old friends Zhenyi and Xuanxu."

After finishing speaking, Kunshan Daoist smiled and cupped his hands in greeting to the two Qinglian Envoys.

The two Qinglian Envoys returned the greeting with unchanged expressions.

"Fellow Daoist Kunshan, it has indeed been a long time since we parted ways in Xuanhuang."

When the Blood Flame Daoist saw the group exchanging pleasantries, he frowned slightly. He first glanced at the Fire Worship Cult Leader, and then focused his gaze on the girl in the black dress and the Azure Lotus Envoy.

"Aren't you two going to explain the matter of the blazing sun?"

The commotion in the Yanyang Mountains has stirred up a storm from all sides. Not only the forces of the two Venerables of the Central Domain, but also the Fengling Dao have been penetrating deep into the Yanyang Mountains in recent days, in addition to the gathering of other Daoist forces.

At this moment, the Yanyang Mountains have become a complete mess.

One wrong move and it could lead to a huge mess.

Realizing that it was the Luo family stirring up trouble behind the scenes, Daoist Xueyan was naturally somewhat dissatisfied. If it weren't for his fear of the Luo family's background, he would have already turned against them.

The three girls in black dresses remained unmoved as they faced Xue Yan's questioning in mid-air.

Luo Zhenyi smiled at Xue Yan:
"Fellow Daoist Bloodflame has misunderstood. The turmoil in the Flame Sun Mountains has nothing to do with our clan. We are merely asking Sect Leader Burning to use the earth fire of the Flame Sun Mountains to refine a 'Heavenly Flame'."

"The Golden Flame Mountain did indeed cause fluctuations in the earth's veins, but this was merely a result of refining the 'Heavenly Flame.' As for the matter of the Flame Sun Mountain Range, we truly know nothing of its details. Since Fellow Daoist Kunshan has sensed the fluctuations in the Flame Sun Mountain's earth's veins, could the unusual phenomenon be caused by these veins?"

Upon hearing this, Daoist Xueyan stared at the three of them. Seeing that they looked calm and composed, he was momentarily confused and subconsciously turned his gaze to Kunshan.

But then he saw that the Taoist Kunshan was also deep in thought.

Luo Zhenyi's words are not without reason.

Because of the Great Venerable, most people in the Xuanhuang Territory cultivate earth-based power.

As a force affiliated with the Grand Venerable, they are always keenly aware of underground movements. The reason they arrived faster than the people from the Yanwu Territory this time was because they were the first to sense the unusual earth vein fluctuations in the Yanyang Mountains.

As a major upheaval approaches, the spatial fluctuations become extremely intense.

Many dilapidated sacred realms and divine realms within the void interlayers, once connected to the mortal world and including the newly opened Mustard Seed Ferry, often trigger such fluctuations.

Therefore, Kunshan immediately went to the outside of the Yanyang Mountains to investigate, only to find that the Fengling Path had already entered the Yanyang Mountains.

To avoid conflict, Kunshan withdrew from the Yanyang Mountains and notified the rear.

After several days of being stationed there, Xueyan and the others finally arrived late.

Looking back now, if it really was the Fire Worship Cult that caused the 'fire phenomenon', shouldn't it have been the Blood Flame and others under the command of the Great Venerable Yanwu who were the first to notice the commotion and arrive?
So, it's not a change in the 'fire' element, but rather the 'earth' element?
It was only because of the unique terrain of Yanyang Mountain that the subterranean fire erupted.

Seeing this, Xueyan also came to his senses.

He had figured it out. During their stay outside Yanyang Mountain, they had speculated that the source of the unusual activity in the Yanyang Mountain range was most likely the earth's veins.

So, the fact that Luo's refining of 'Heavenly Flame' caused fluctuations in the earth's veins was just a coincidence?
Xue Yan glanced at the girl in the black dress who hadn't said a word but was standing slightly ahead of Zhen Yi and Xuan Xu, and suddenly asked, "..."
"Who is this?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Xuanxu narrowed his eyes and asked in return:
"Fellow Daoist Bloodflame, is this something we need to concern ourselves with?"

Xue Yan's expression froze, and he was about to speak again when Luo Xuanxu spoke again:
"The Luo family has no intention of getting involved in any disputes. The matter of the Yanyang Mountains is indeed none of our business. The Heavenly Flame that the Luo family needs has already been refined. We still need to go to the Yanyang Mountains to retrieve the Heavenly Flame. Please forgive us for any shortcomings in our hospitality."

After speaking, Luo Xuanxu glanced at the girl in the black dress in front of him.

The girl in the black dress nodded slightly. Luo Xuanxu glanced back at the Fire Worship Cult Leader and urged:
"Let's go!"

After saying that, the girl in the black dress set off and flew towards the Flaming Sun Mountains.

Luo Zhenyi and Luo Xuanxu nodded to Xue Yan and Kunshan, then vanished from their spot in a flash.

The leader of the Zoroastrian cult behind them bowed to the two men and said apologetically:

"Fellow Daoists, I apologize. The Heavenly Flame Refinement has a short lifespan. Our sect has been entrusted with a task, so we must take our leave for now."

After saying that, he quickly caught up with the group of three girls in black dresses.

Seeing this, Xue Yan felt a surge of anger. This Luo family was far too arrogant!
Seeing Xue Yan's still furious expression, Kunshan Daoist couldn't help but smile. Xuanhuang and Yanwu each governed the central region separately, working together against external threats while fiercely competing internally.

He was naturally happy to see Xueyan suffer a setback.

However, that junior is probably no ordinary person. Xue Yan was so angry with Xuan Xu that he might not have noticed, but he could see clearly that Zhen Yi and Xuan Xu, those two old guys, were actually subtly leading that little girl.

It seems they also came from the Holy Land!
Composing himself, Kunshan was about to return to the camp. He had no right to interfere in the affairs of the Luo clan. Even the abbot treated the Luo clan with great courtesy, so it was none of his place to speak ill of them.

Just then, he suddenly felt a violent tremor from the ground, and the earth shook violently.

Kunshan's expression changed drastically, and Xueyan beside him also suppressed his anger.

The two exchanged a glance, and then disappeared into the Golden Flame Mountain.

Li Wushou gazed at the backs of the group.

In the direction of the Yanyang Mountains, as the earth's heat rises, large swaths of fiery clouds gather in the sky, churning endlessly with the violent fluctuations of the earth's veins.

Composing himself, Li Wushou murmured:
"Is it earth, not fire?"

Zi Zhen, who was standing to the side, thought Li Wushou was asking her a question and was about to answer when she heard Li Wushou say again:
"Let's go take a look!"

(End of this chapter)