The spiritual energy was restored, and he became a mortal immortal in two days.

"It's not about taking it."

Chen Xuan said calmly, "It's purification."

He flicked his finger, and the drop of Yellow Spring Water flew into the sky, merging into the illusory images of the sun, moon, and stars.

The next moment, the sun and moon shone together, and the stars glittered. The spiritual energy in this small world... began to spontaneously generate life!

Dead trees come back to life, scorched earth sprouts new buds, death dissipates, and life flourishes!

"Death gives rise to life, and yin and yang alternate."

Yu Xuzi was deeply shocked. "The Holy Master has actually touched the realm of creation!"

Gu You completely collapsed.

The Yellow Springs that he refined by burning three hundred years of cultivation were actually purified by the other party with a casual gesture, and even nourished this small world!

This is no longer a difference in strength.

This is... a crushing defeat of realms!

Gu You's voice was hoarse, "Peak Nascent Soul stage? No... Deity Transformation?! But in this world, there's absolutely no way a Deity Transformation cultivator could be accommodated!"

Chen Xuan did not answer.

He glanced at Gu You, his eyes indifferent:

"In your past life, you slaughtered 100,000 lives to refine the Yellow Springs. Today, it's time to pay your debt."

He raised his hand and pointed his fingers like a sword.

This time, there were no hand seals, no supernatural powers.

It was just an ordinary sword strike.

With a light flick of his sword finger, a streak of azure sword light shot out.

The sword light wasn't fast, but it seemed to have locked down all of Bone Ghost's escape routes.

Wherever the sword light passed, the spiritual energy in the small world automatically gathered, turning into chains that wrapped around it, allowing the power of this sword to be layered!

Gu You gritted his teeth, burned his last bit of life essence, and offered up the White Bone Scepter!

The scepter shattered, transforming into nine white bone shields that blocked his path!

Each shield is engraved with ghostly runes and exudes an aura of death, enough to withstand a full-force attack from a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!

But the cyan sword light...

They ignored the shield.

It passed through the air, through the nine white bone shields, through the deathly aura barrier surrounding Bone Ghost, and finally... stopped three inches in front of his brow.

The sword tip trembled slightly, but did not pierce through.

Gu You froze, his eyes blazing with ghostly fire: "Why...why didn't you kill me?"

Chen Xuan looked at him and suddenly asked:

"In your past life, when Yu Xuzi's master entered the Netherworld, was it you who killed him?"

Gu You was taken aback, then burst into wild laughter: "So it was all for that little Taoist priest!"

"That's right, it was I who killed them!"

"He trespassed into the Netherworld and attempted to uncover my secrets, so I extracted his soul and transformed it into a vengeful ghost of the Yellow Springs!"

He paused, a flash of resentment in his eyes:

"Prime Minister Chen, if you kill me today, that little Taoist priest's soul... will never be able to be reincarnated!"

Yu Xuzi trembled violently, his eyes wide with fury: "Master... Master's soul is still in your hands?!"

Gu You said smugly, "That's right! His soul is in the deepest part of the Yellow Springs, being devoured by countless ghosts for three hundred years!"

"If you wish to save him... then beg Prime Minister Chen to release me!"

He glanced at Chen Xuan, a cunning glint in his eyes:

"Prime Minister Chen, you are known as a holy teacher, with the world at your fingertips. You cannot simply stand by and watch your old friend's disciple suffer like this, can you?"

"Let me go, and I will return your soul. Otherwise, he will be condemned to eternal damnation!"

This is an open conspiracy.

They used the souls of the deceased as hostages to force Chen Xuan to compromise.

Yu Xuzi knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face: "Holy Master... I beg you... I beg you to save my master..."

The cultivators below the stage also held their breath.

They wanted to know how the Holy Master would choose.

Is it to kill Gu You to avenge his family, or... to save the soul of his deceased friend and release the tiger back into the mountains?

Chen Xuan remained silent for three breaths.

Then he smiled.

His smile was cold, a smile brimming with murderous intent.

"Gu You, you made a mistake."

He said slowly:

"You shouldn't use people I care about to threaten me."

A light push with the sword's finger.

A cyan sword light pierced into the space between Gu You's brows.

It wasn't a piercing, it wasn't a strangulation.

It's a soul search!

"ah!!!"

Gu You screamed in agony as his soul was forcibly invaded by the sword light, and his memories unfolded like a scroll!

Countless secrets, countless sins, the locations of countless souls he refined... all exposed!

Chen Xuan closed his eyes and used his sword intent as a guide to search within the Bone Nether Soul.

Three breaths later, he opened his eyes.

"Found it."

With a flick of the sword, a faint point of light was plucked from the depths of the Bone Nether Soul.

That was the phantom of an old Taoist priest with white hair, his face blurred and his aura weak. It was none other than Yu Xuzi's master—Qing Xuanzi!

"Master!" Yu Xuzi cried uncontrollably.

Chen Xuan placed the ball of light into Yu Xuzi's arms: "Nourish it with the Kunlun Soul Nourishing Technique, and it can be restored in a hundred years."

Yu Xuzi kowtowed: "Thank you, Holy Master, for saving my life!"

Gu You collapsed to the ground, his soul shattered, his eyes filled with resentment: "Prime Minister Chen... you searched my soul... the Netherworld Palace will not let you go... the Palace Master, he..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Chen Xuan pointed and slashed.

"puff."

The head flew off, and the soul was annihilated.

The Lord of the Netherworld Palace, Gu You, perished.

Chen Xuan withdrew his hand, looked at the dark crack, and said calmly:

"The Lord of the Underworld?"

"Let him come."

"I'll be waiting."

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and waved it.

That small world began to shrink, eventually reforming into a Heaven and Earth Seal, which disappeared into his palm.

The back mountain of Kunlun has been restored to its original state.

Even... the spiritual energy is three times more concentrated than before.

The entire room fell silent.

Everyone stared blankly at the figure in the blue robe, with only one thought in their minds—

Holy Master...

Invincible.

......

Asking about the peak, at dusk.

The conference ended hastily.

The cultivators from various sects took their leave one after another, not daring to linger. What they had seen and heard today had exceeded the limits of their comprehension.

The methods of the Holy Master, such as the Seal of Heaven and Earth, the Small World, and the Soul Searching and Severing Techniques, are beyond their comprehension.

Yu Xuzi invited Chen Xuan into the Kunlun Hall and served him the finest spiritual tea.

"Kunlun will never forget the Holy Teacher's kindness today."

Yu Xuzi bowed and said, "From now on, Kunlun will follow the Holy Master's lead."

Chen Xuan took a sip of tea: "There's no need for that. Your master and I have some connection; saving his soul is only right and proper."

Yu Xuzi hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Holy Master, Gu You mentioned the 'Lord of the Netherworld' before he died... This person is probably even more terrifying than Gu You."

"I know."

Chen Xuan put down his teacup. "I fought him three hundred years ago."

Yu Xuzi was startled: "They fought? What was the result?"

"He lost."

Chen Xuan said calmly, "But he didn't die; he escaped into the depths of the Netherworld. Now, three hundred years have passed, and his cultivation level is probably... at the Nascent Soul stage."

God!

Yu Xuzi's face turned pale.

The Nascent Soul stage is already the strongest in the world, but what about the Divine Transformation stage...?

"Holy Master, then we..."

"Don't worry."

Chen Xuan stood up. "If the Lord of the Netherworld dares to show himself, I will kill him."

"What you, Kunlun, need to do right now is to decipher those three array diagrams and cultivate a Nascent Soul cultivator as soon as possible."

He paused, then added:

"A chaotic era is approaching, and humanity needs more strong individuals."

Yu Xuzi nodded emphatically: "This junior understands."

Chen Xuan walked out of the main hall and looked towards the western horizon.

The setting sun was like blood, staining the clouds red.

A profound look flashed in his eyes.

Gu You is dead, but the Lord of the Underworld Palace has not yet appeared.

The Demon Sect Ancestor is awakening.

There are even more ancient beings among the demon race.

This life is indeed not going to be peaceful.

"gentlemen."

A soft voice came from behind me.

Chen Xuan turned around and saw Wu Minghuang and Shangguan Wan'er standing outside the hall, obviously having just arrived.