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Chapter 804 The Foundation of the Holy Fire Cult [Please Subscribe]

Although the consensus was that each family should send at least two Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

However, Zhou Chun was already a great cultivator, so he could have his spirit pet take his place.

However, to his surprise, when his apprentice Zhou Zhiying learned about this from him, she volunteered to go with him.

According to Zhou Zhiying herself, after she transformed her core and formed her nascent soul, she had not yet truly experienced a life-or-death battle, which was very disadvantageous for her, as she had already condensed her sword intent.

This expedition against the Holy Fire Sect in the west involved more than twenty Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the Talisman Jade Alliance, including Zhou Chun, providing her with an excellent opportunity to hone her skills.

Therefore, she very much wanted to participate in this western expedition.

After hearing her reasons, Zhou Chun thought about it and agreed.

However, Zhou Chun was not at ease leaving Luo Qingni alone to oversee the family.

After all, the Zhou family no longer has the great god Tai Geng Divine Venerable incarnation to oversee things, and the mountain-protecting formation [Three Phases Annihilation Formation] requires three Nascent Soul stage cultivators to lead the formation in order to unleash its full power.

In the end, Zhou Chun could only leave Lu Yuanjun and Fushan Jun to guard the family, and then take Yinlong Jun, Feng Yuanjun, and Yishan Jun to the expedition.

A month later, Zhou Chun and his apprentice arrived at the cultivation world in the far west as scheduled.

To maintain secrecy, they met not at the Shinsammon Gate, but at a secret hideout within the gate.

When Zhou Chun and his apprentice arrived, Nangong Wuqing, who lived nearby, had already arrived as well. Even Ye Qingxuan brought Li Chenxing, an elder of the Nine Yuan Sword Sect who had dealt with Zhou Chun before, to the place.

Upon seeing the arrival of the master and disciple, Nangong Wuqing said with some surprise, "Oh, Fellow Daoist Zhou, you even brought your disciple this time?"

Before Zhou Chun could speak, Zhou Zhiying bowed and said, "This junior greets Senior Nangong. It was this junior who requested my master to bring me here to broaden my horizons!"

"Haha, that's great too. Such a grand scene isn't something you see every day."

Nangong Wuqing laughed and nodded in agreement.

Zhou Chun then spoke up, saying, "On the battlefield, swords and spears have no eyes. I will need to trouble you fellow Daoists to take good care of my little disciple."

Upon hearing this, another mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator present immediately laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou is too modest. With your strength, why would we need to worry about your disciple's safety? It should be us asking Fellow Daoist Zhou to help look after our junior brothers!"

These words were immediately echoed by many cultivators present, who all offered their compliments.

There's no way around it; Zhou Chun's reputation is too great now, and the theory of "having the potential to become a Nascent Soul cultivator" has spread widely. Even if he wants to be humble and low-key, no one can afford to ignore him.

Ye Qingxuan did not flatter Zhou Chun. Even when facing a Nascent Soul stage senior, he, a sword cultivator with pure sword intent, could not do such a thing.

However, after exchanging pleasantries with Zhou Chun and the other cultivators, he looked at Zhou Zhiying and said, "This young friend doesn't seem to be a sword cultivator? But I feel that you've already grasped the essence of swordsmanship?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhiying quickly replied respectfully, "Senior Ye has excellent insight. I am indeed not a sword cultivator, but because I also enjoy sword control techniques, I have devoted much effort to them and, by chance, have comprehended the essence of swordsmanship!"

He bowed to Ye Qingxuan with a grateful expression and said, "Speaking of which, I was able to comprehend sword intent thanks to the [Mysterious Heart Sword Stone] that your sect gave me!"

"Those who can comprehend the essence of the sword have no room for luck; it requires both talent and hard work. It's a pity you're not a swordsman!"

Ye Qingxuan shook his head with a regretful expression as he finished speaking.

He knew very well that if a cultivator who did not follow the path of sword cultivation could comprehend sword intent, it truly demonstrated that they had talent in the way of the sword and were very suitable for the path of the sword.

However, he certainly couldn't say much in front of Zhou Chun, so he could only say it was a pity.

Zhou Chun and Zhou Zhiying both understood why he said that, but they just smiled and didn't say anything.

Given Zhou Zhiying's talent, it's hard to say whether she would achieve great things by following the path of sword cultivation, but the "Nine Heavens Wind Profound Scripture" she cultivates is indeed very profound and perfectly suited to her.

So there's absolutely nothing to regret or feel sorry about.

Next, these Nascent Soul stage cultivators who had gathered here began to discuss and exchange ideas to pass the time while waiting for others to arrive.

When the last day of the agreed meeting time arrived, all 32 Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the sixteen forces other than the Divine Sand Sect gathered together.

Once everyone had arrived, True Person Tianxuan sent a message to True Person Chongshan to inform him of the matter. Soon after, True Person Chongshan also arrived with three Nascent Soul stage True Persons.

As a result, this small stronghold suddenly gathered thirty-six Nascent Soul stage cultivators, including as many as ten late-stage Nascent Soul stage cultivators!

When Master Chongshan arrived, he first bowed to everyone and said, "My family has suffered misfortune, which led to thieves stealing the method of refining talismans. I am deeply ashamed that you fellow Daoists have traveled so far to help me. I would like to express my apologies and gratitude to you all in advance!"

Seeing this, True Person Tianxuan immediately spoke on behalf of everyone: "Fellow Daoist Chongshan, you are too kind. Now that we are all gathered, may I ask what your plan is? How do you intend to attack?"

Upon hearing this, Master Chongshan immediately replied, "According to our sect's information, the four Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Holy Fire Sect are currently within the mountain gate, and their protective formation is quite powerful. Even if the number of attackers were four or five times their strength when fully activated, it would still be difficult to break through the formation easily!"

"However, we now have a total of thirty-six people, including ten late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, which is more than enough to forcefully break the formation!"

"Therefore, I believe that we should first surround and attack the Holy Fire Sect's mountain gate with lightning speed, so that its cultivators have no chance to escape."

"Then our sect will send thirty Golden Core elders to lead three thousand disciples to the Holy Flame Sect to clean up the mess!"

After Zhou Chun finished speaking, he noticed that the expressions of many cultivators present had changed.

A powerful cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage immediately frowned and said, "From what Fellow Daoist Chongshan is saying, do you intend to wipe out the Holy Fire Sect?"

Upon hearing this, Master Chongshan solemnly replied, "Extermination of the entire sect is not the case. However, the Holy Flame Sect has been enclosing its territory and exercising self-governance for many years, secretly harboring bandit cultivators to plunder cultivators who enter the Flowing Fire Sand Sea. Their behavior has approached the demonic path and is utterly disgraceful to the name of our ancestor, Venerable Holy Flame!"

"Therefore, after we have breached their mountain gate, we should carry out a rectification campaign, exterminate all Nascent Soul stage cultivators and Golden Core elders of their sect, and then send someone to guard their mountain gate to supervise and correct their sect's conduct!"

This answer clearly failed to satisfy the high monk.

Then the man said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Chongshan, your bloodlust is a bit too strong. The Holy Fire Sect is also a major sect, with dozens of Golden Core cultivators within its ranks. Right now, our human race seems to be flourishing, like oil being poured on a blazing fire, but we all know that in the future, there will definitely be a life-or-death battle with those alien races!"

"Under such circumstances, the annihilation of four Nascent Soul stage cultivators and dozens of Golden Core stage cultivators at once is probably not something that you Nascent Soul stage Venerables would want to see!"

What he said wasn't without merit; after hearing his words, some of the others present also showed signs of contemplation.

However, True Person Chongshan quickly retorted, "Fellow Daoist Qianyun, you flatter us. Leaving aside the fact that those few from the Holy Fire Sect are nothing to the entire human race, now that we've taken action, do you really think we can easily let things go? Do you think we won't incur resentment?"

At this point, he also looked at True Person Tianxuan and said, "Besides, since Fellow Daoist Tianxuan has come, it's clear that the Nascent Soul Venerables don't think there's much of a problem with this matter!"

Seeing that he was using himself as an excuse, Master Tianxuan frowned slightly, and the eyes of the others also fell on him.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, after pondering for a long while, Tianxuan Zhenren finally spoke: "Regarding this matter of conquering the Holy Fire Sect, I did indeed inform our sect's patriarch, but he did not give any instructions, only telling us to decide for ourselves!"

Upon hearing this, Master Chongshan clapped his hands and said, "That's right! Since even Senior Tianyi hasn't objected, what else do you fellow Daoists have to worry about?"

Zhou Chun then spoke up in a deep voice, "Then let's settle it like this. A few Nascent Soul cultivators from the Holy Fire Sect are no big deal. If a few Nascent Soul cultivators don't die, how can we make an example of them?"

Upon hearing his words, everyone suddenly realized that he was the infamous killer!

During the previous war of alien invasion, the number of demon kings and fifth-order aliens who died at his hands was too many to count on one hand!

In the eyes of a killer like him, the death of a few Nascent Soul cultivators is nothing.

With Tianxuan Zhenren's endorsement and Zhou Chun's agreement, the previously skeptical cultivator fell silent and stopped speaking.

However, Nangong Wuqing, Ye Qingxuan, and others all spoke up in support of Zhou Chun's words.

So the matter was quickly settled.

After reaching this agreement, the group of thirty-six Nascent Soul stage cultivators immediately charged towards the Fiery Sand Sea.

In just half a day, the cultivators rushed to the gates of the Holy Fire Sect.

The Holy Fire Sect's mountain gate is located on the Tianluo Oasis, the largest oasis in the Flowing Fire Sand Sea, where no fewer than ten million mortals reside!

When Zhou Chun was staying and cultivating at the Heavenly Fire Sect, he also came to this Heavenly Luo Oasis with the Golden Core stage cultivators of the Heavenly Fire Sect to participate in the exchange meeting.

It was at that exchange meeting that he revealed his considerable wealth, which subsequently attracted the pursuit of a candidate for Holy Son of the Holy Flame Cult.

If he hadn't had so many trump cards and such ruthless methods, he might have lost his life there!

Back then, he was just a minor Golden Core cultivator. Even though he knew that the people chasing him were cultivators from the Holy Fire Sect, he didn't dare to have any thoughts of revenge.

Now that he is a powerful cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage, and has the perfect opportunity to take revenge, he is determined to do so!

At this moment, as thirty-six Nascent Soul stage cultivators suddenly appeared outside the Holy Fire Sect's mountain gate, surrounding the gate of this great sect and each displaying overwhelming power, the Holy Fire Sect cultivators inside the mountain gate were all stunned.

Such a display of force was rare even in previous wars against alien invasions.

Moreover, this includes ten late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators!

Therefore, not only the ordinary disciples of the Holy Flame Sect, but even the four Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Holy Flame Sect were all shocked, their expressions changing drastically.

Soon, an aged voice rang out from within the Holy Fire Sect's mountain gate: "Fellow Daoists, what is the meaning of this? Where has my Holy Fire Sect offended you all, causing you to make such a fuss!"

When this sound appeared, the Holy Fire Sect's protective mountain formation also quickly changed and was activated at full power.

Zhou Chun and the others did not pay any attention to this.

The reason they are not in a hurry to take action is that they want to destroy the Holy Fire Sect in a grand manner. Otherwise, it would be insufficient to warn other forces that covet the method of refining talismans and jade!

At this moment, facing the questioning of the Supreme Elder of the Holy Fire Sect, True Person Chongshan immediately shouted loudly: "Fellow Daoist Chiyan, why ask a question you already know the answer to? Your Holy Fire Sect is incredibly audacious, daring to disregard the prohibition of the Talisman Jade Alliance, secretly stealing the talisman jade refining method, and privately refining and selling talisman jade. Such behavior is unforgivable and cannot be forgiven!"

"Today, we, the seventeen forces of the Talisman Jade Alliance, have come here to uphold justice and punish those who steal secrets, ensuring they receive the punishment they deserve!"

Upon hearing these words, the unsuspecting Holy Fire Sect disciples turned ashen-faced, their eyes filled with terror.

The one who had spoken, True Immortal Crimson Flame, roared angrily, "This is slander! Fellow Daoist Chongshan, this is slander! Our sect has absolutely not done this, absolutely not!"

He then addressed True Person Tianxuan, saying, "Fellow Daoist Tianxuan, I swear that our sect has never stolen the method of refining talisman jade, nor has it ever privately refined or sold talisman jade. I urge all fellow Daoists not to listen to one-sided accounts and become a tool for others to attack and retaliate against our sect!"

But then True Person Tianxuan shook his head slightly and sighed, "Alas, Fellow Daoist Chiyan, why bother? If we didn't have solid evidence, why would we have gone to such lengths to come here!"

At this point, seemingly unable to bear the suffering of countless lives, he added, "For the sake of our shared humanity, if Fellow Daoist Crimson Flame were to commit suicide today as an atonement, and the Holy Fire Sect were to accept supervision and cease the production and sale of talismanic jade, I would decide to preserve your sect's heritage, without harming a single blade of grass or tree!"

However, this explanation was certainly not acceptable to the few Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Holy Fire Sect.

Then, True Immortal Crimson Flame roared angrily, "Aren't you afraid of being boycotted by cultivators all over the world for such domineering behavior? I will denounce you to all the Nascent Soul seniors and expose your evil deeds to all cultivators in the world!!"

Hearing his furious words, Master Chongshan couldn't help but snort coldly, "Hmph, then you'd better hurry up, otherwise once the great formation breaks, you won't have that chance anymore!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than he launched an attack.

With him taking action, Zhou Chun and the others naturally wouldn't just stand by and watch, and each used their own methods to launch an attack on the Holy Fire Sect's mountain gate formation.

Zhou Chun showed no mercy, immediately summoning his two spiritual treasures, the [Nine-Nine Profound Heaven Sword Gourd] and the [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron], unleashing their full power.

Streaks of sword energy and golden sword rainbows fell into the Holy Fire Sect's protective mountain formation, cutting through the fire clouds generated by the formation's power, and then landed on a shimmering light shield deep within, causing the shield to tremble violently.

The Holy Flame Sect's protective mountain formation is somewhat similar to the Zhou family's protective mountain formation, the Three Phases Annihilation Formation. Both are large formations primarily for killing and destruction, and the Holy Flame Sect's formation is even stronger. It was personally set up by the Holy Flame Venerable, a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Holy Flame Sect.

Faced with the attack from the crowd, the Crimson Flame True Man who was in charge of the formation inside was not to be outdone and quickly used the formation to launch a counterattack.

Within the boundless fiery clouds manifested by the great formation, nine fire dragons, each a hundred feet long, suddenly rose up. The power emanating from each fire dragon was comparable to that of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!

These nine fire dragons soared into the air, just like real fire dragons, spewing flames as they rushed towards the cultivators outside the formation.

Two fire dragons also rushed towards Zhou Chun, showing how much that Crimson Flame True Man valued him!

However, this kind of offensive posed no difficulty for Zhou Chun at all.

With a clear cry, Feng Yuanjun, her body ablaze with flames, took the initiative to pounce on one of the fire dragons, engaging it in a fierce battle in the air.

Zhou Chun, on the one hand, summoned the [Nine Luminaries Dragon Scale Shield] to protect himself, and on the other hand, activated his natal spiritual treasure [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron] to release its strongest divine power [Spirit Transformation Golden Light].

This was, in fact, the first time Zhou Chun had used the [Spirit Transformation Golden Light] divine power in actual combat.

A bright golden light burst forth from the golden cauldron, striking the fire dragon instantly like a golden lightning bolt.

Faced with this golden light, the protective fire clouds surrounding the fire dragon were completely ineffective and were dissipated in large quantities.

The dragon's body, made of pure flames, instantly disintegrated and dissipated under the golden light attack!

The effect of this attack surprised Zhou Chun himself, and the cultivators on both sides who noticed it were secretly alarmed and became even more wary of him.

After scattering the fire dragon with this attack, Zhou Chun continued to use his magical powers and treasures to attack the great formation, without helping Feng Yuanjun.

But in reality, Feng Yuanjun didn't need his help.

Although the fire dragon was incredibly powerful, it was not a true fifth-tier superior demon king. Not only did it have fewer supernatural abilities, but it also lacked the profound magical power and powerful physical body of a fifth-tier superior demon king.

Feng Yuanjun was already a mid-grade fifth-level demon king, and was not afraid of the fire dragon's flames at all.

Soon after, she forcibly dispersed the fire dragon.

As for the other fire dragons, they were all successively dispersed by a group of late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, and they couldn't cause any trouble at all.

Seeing this, the Crimson Flame True Man and others inside the Holy Flame Sect's mountain gate all had extremely ugly expressions, and their hearts were filled with a sense of despair!

"Senior Brother Chi Yan, we'd rather die a glorious death than live a shameful life! Quickly use those trump cards!"

In despair, a Nascent Soul stage cultivator from the Holy Fire Sect angrily voiced his suggestion.

Their Holy Fire Sect has produced Nascent Soul stage cultivators before, so they naturally have some trump cards.

However, True Man Chiyan knew in his heart that most of the Holy Flame Sect's trump cards had probably been figured out by those outsiders. These people also came from various top-tier forces, and some of them must have brought their own sect's most prized treasures.

Even if you reveal your trump card at this point, it might not work!

Even knowing this, there was nothing he could do.

After all, if we don't reveal our trump cards now, we won't have another chance to do so once the protective mountain formation is broken.

Therefore, he quickly said in a deep voice, "Since all of you junior brothers think so, then let us fight with all our might!"

After speaking, he and several Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the Holy Fire Sect cast a spell together, activating the Holy Fire Sect's foundation.

On an altar at the highest point of the Holy Fire Sect's mountain gate, a ball of flame radiating golden, red, and purple spiritual light suddenly transformed into a three-colored firebird, soaring into the air and swiftly breaking through the mountain-protecting formation.

As soon as this tricolor firebird appeared in the outside world, the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth automatically gathered towards it, and even the fire clouds formed by the great formation below were involuntarily absorbed by it.

Then the bird transformed into a streak of three-colored fire and pounced on a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Just as True Immortal Crimson Flame had worried, the members of the Talisman Jade Alliance had long been prepared and on guard against this sixth-order holy fire.

The mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator who was targeted by it immediately activated a low-grade fifth-order water-attribute magic talisman, which transformed into a monstrous wave surging towards the three-colored flames, while simultaneously using an escape technique to flee the area.

At this moment, Master Tianxuan raised his hand and a light blue pearl appeared in his hand.

He tossed the azure pearl into the air and activated it according to the incantation taught by the Heavenly One God. The pearl transformed into a blue water dragon and rushed toward the three-colored flame.

This is the true foundation of a holy land sect that possesses cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage!

With the help of the secret treasure bestowed by the Nascent Soul stage cultivator, he was fully capable of unleashing power far exceeding that of the fifth level.

Then the blue water dragon quickly caught up with the three-colored firebird, and the dragon and the bird began to fight fiercely in the air.

Inside the Holy Flame Sect's mountain gate, seeing that the enshrined holy flame had not achieved the expected results, True Man Crimson Flame had no choice but to activate another trump card of the sect.

Suddenly, a streak of purplish-red flame shot out from the gate of the Holy Fire Sect, heading straight for a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stages.

The early Nascent Soul cultivator was originally quite far away, only using his supernatural powers to attack the formation from a distance, because he was worried that someone with a lower cultivation level like himself would become an easy target in the eyes of the Holy Fire Sect cultivators.

Even with such preparations and the protection of his own spiritual treasure, he still could not escape death when faced with that lightning-fast purplish-red flame!

Then a flash of fire appeared, and the wooden staff that the early Nascent Soul cultivator used for protection was easily knocked away. Then the fire continued its momentum and directly pierced through the man's protective aura, burning him to ashes on the spot!

"Junior Brother Liu!"

Upon witnessing this scene, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator who had brought the early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't help but let out a mournful cry. Then, his face contorted with rage, he glared at the Holy Fire Sect's gate and roared, "You killed my junior brother! I will make your entire Holy Fire Sect pay with your lives!"

Before his shout had even finished, a powerful and fierce flame rose from his body, manifesting as a crimson bronze bell.

He then used his own magical power as a hammer to strike the crimson bronze bell repeatedly. Rings of crimson fire, like sonic waves, surged toward the Holy Fire Sect's mountain gate, one stronger than the next.

The purplish-red flame that killed his junior brother was quickly intercepted by another great cultivator's spiritual treasure, revealing the true form of a purplish-red flying sword.

This flying sword is the natal flying sword of the Nascent Soul stage cultivator, Venerable Saint Flame, in the history of the Holy Flame Sect. It is named the [Purple Sun Divine Sword] and is already infinitely close to a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure!