novelapdf Chapter 23 Breakthrough! Immortal Golden Immortal!
Chapter 23 Breakthrough! Immortal Golden Immortal!
Inside the Eight Views Palace.
The Sage Taiqing sat upright on a futon, while the Grand Master Xuandu stood obediently to the side.
The former is extremely calm and serene, detached from worldly affairs.
The latter saw the situation in the lower realm through the light screen in front of him. He frowned the whole time, hesitated several times before speaking, and was very worried.
Watching Chen Xuan fight the Bull Demon King despite being above his level, his robes stained with blood, his long hair disheveled, and he looked like a madman, it was clear that he had reached his limit, even though his progress was rapid.
"Junior Brother Chen Xuan fortuitously obtained a section of the Fusang Divine Tree, which was an immense stroke of luck. However, the young man's temperament was unsettled, and he acted impulsively, risking his life and taking a risky path. The outcome is still uncertain, Master..."
At this point, Grand Master Xuandu stopped speaking and subconsciously glanced at the expression on the face of the Sage Taiqing.
He had been ready to help Chen Xuan the moment he sensed that something was wrong, but his master used his saintly power to "invite" him to the Eight Views Palace.
The Sage of Taiqing looked at the figure in the light screen and shook his head, saying, "I originally thought it would take him about five hundred years to attain the Immortal Golden Immortal realm. But now he has had a fortuitous encounter and has been able to break through to the realm of immortality in just a few decades. This is his tribulation, his blessing, and his choice."
"But... that Mighty Bull Demon King is a saint's mount, with extraordinary combat power, and he has one foot in the Taiyi realm, this..."
Grand Master Xuandu understood the meaning of the Sage Taiqing, but he also understood that if Chen Xuan failed, the consequences would be unimaginable, so he was worried.
"If he can't even survive this calamity, how can he be considered a direct disciple of my Taiqing lineage?"
The Sage Taiqing spoke calmly, but his gaze towards Chen Xuan through the light screen gradually narrowed, as if he were full of confidence in his beloved disciple.
Grand Master Xuandu remained silent.
……
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Above Hundred Flowers Valley.
Following Chen Xuan's successive breakthroughs, his body radiated countless rays of light and auspicious energy. Nourished by this spiritual energy, the myriad flowers and plants in Hundred Flowers Valley bloomed in full glory, creating a truly auspicious scene.
The Mighty Bull Demon King was terrified.
The Flower Fairy below, while surprised, revealed her excitement and joy.
The Black Ox Demon and the other demons were all horrified.
Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, had a face as red as a pig's liver!
Even now, it's clear to everyone that Chen Xuan's sudden departure from seclusion to fight a Golden Immortal with the power of a Mystic Immortal was not a reckless act.
But...
It was premeditated!
"Aiya! I'm furious! How dare this brat treat me as a stepping stone to enlightenment, using me as a foothold to break through the shackles of my cultivation! How dare he!!!"
Sure enough, the Bull Demon King, suddenly realizing what had happened, turned green with rage, baring his teeth and brandishing his long, needle-like hair, making him look even more ferocious.
He had sublimated his peak Golden Immortal power to the extreme, and with a sudden swing of his arm, he swung his spiked club down with the force of a billion tons!
This attack would crush an ordinary Golden Immortal into a pulp, let alone a mere Mystic Immortal.
"Clang—"
But Chen Xuan took the hit, his Golden Thunder Yin-Yang Sword steadily blocking the attack.
In the ensuing fierce battle, Chen Xuan fought with increasing ferocity, as if divinely aided, while the Bull Demon King struggled more and more, even...
The decline is gradually becoming apparent!
"Bull Demon King, finish this quickly!"
Li Jing, who was watching from the shadows, noticed something amiss and immediately sensed something was wrong. He quickly sent a telepathic warning.
however……
It's all too late!
"Break it—!!!"
After a fierce battle, fueled by constant fighting, Chen Xuan's fighting spirit had reached its peak, and he roared to the sky.
"boom!"
Immediately afterwards, a muffled sound, like a thunderclap, resounded from his body.
It was as if some kind of constraint had been broken in an instant!
At first glance, a burst of dazzling golden light suddenly shot straight into the sky from above his head.
The three flowers of Heaven, Earth, and Man are all manifested, mysterious beyond mystery, and incomparably divine!
But then he saw his body surging with pure energy, and his divine light shining in countless rays, like the Milky Way pouring down, illuminating the surrounding area.
At this moment, heaven and earth trembled, the sun and moon lost their color and light, the universe was in turmoil, and mountains and rivers shook, as if countless gods were celebrating in the void.
"Hahaha—Junior Brother has succeeded! He has attained the Immortal Golden Immortal realm!"
Upon seeing this at the Eight Views Palace, Grand Master Xuandu burst into laughter, as if he himself had attained the Primordial Dao, and was genuinely happy for Chen Xuan.
"Wonderful! Wonderful!"
The Supreme Sage stroked his long beard and smiled.
Once one enters the Golden Immortal realm, one has shed one's mortal bones and attained an immortal body, with endless lifespan, living as long as heaven and earth, shining as brightly as the sun and moon, and living forever!
This is truly something to celebrate!
"Oops!"
Almost simultaneously, the Bull Demon King and Li Jing spoke in unison, both secretly sensing that something was amiss.
Now that Chen Xuan has attained the Golden Immortal realm, his body radiates golden light and his sword intent surges forth. No matter how fiercely the Bull Demon King's iron cudgel came crashing down with the force of wind and thunder, he simply raised his hand and gently flicked it, sending the ten-thousand-pound weapon flying into the sky.
His aura transformed into pure energy that swirled around him and spread into the clouds, causing demons and rogue cultivators within a hundred thousand miles to tremble in fear!
"cut--!!!"
A soft rebuke fell.
The divine sword, wielding lightning and drawing fire from the earth, fiercely slashed at the Bull Demon King, shattering his Dharma form and cutting him down from the clouds with a single strike.
It crashed straight to the ground, sending sand and stones flying and raising clouds of dust.
Looking at the Bull Demon King again, where was the imposing and arrogant demeanor of a demon king?
His bones and muscles looked like they were about to break, his golden chainmail was shattered into pieces, his iron rod lay askew to one side, and he was disheveled and utterly wretched.
Seeing Chen Xuan stride towards him, sword at his throat, the Bull Demon merely gulped down a mouthful of dry saliva. Though terrified, he did not lose face for the saint behind him, obediently closing his eyes and offering his neck for execution, accepting defeat.
Give me a reason not to kill you.
Chen Xuan held his sword and spoke coldly.
He naturally knew that the Bull Demon King was the mount of that saint, a disciple of the Jie Sect, and the leader of the Seven Saints who swore brotherhood with the monkey in the later Journey to the West – the Great Sage Who Pacifies Heaven!
But behind Chen Xuan, there was also a Primordial Saint.
What's more, he was personally taught by a sage!
Even if this person attains the status of an immortal Golden Immortal, the Bull Demon King deserves much credit.
However, he had never met his opponent before. The Bull Demon King revealed his murderous intent as soon as they met, and every move he made was deadly, as if they were sworn enemies. This karmic enmity had already been formed.
Chen Xuan sensed something was amiss and immediately decided to pry some information out of the Bull Demon King.
"this……"
The Bull Demon King gazed at the towering figure wreathed in divine fire, then collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, lost in thought.
After all, he was indeed acting on someone's behalf.
However, the other party has the backing of the Heavenly Court and is a powerful minister of the Lingxiao Palace, with considerable ties to Buddhism.
Rather than offending the other party and revealing their identity, it would be better to let Chen Xuan kill them and thus incur that person's debt of gratitude.
At worst, we can have the other party intervene in the underworld afterward to bring him back to the mortal realm, essentially having him reincarnate.
Amidst a jumble of thoughts, the Bull Demon King made up his mind that he would never utter a single word about it, even if it meant dying.
Unexpectedly.
At this moment, the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers suddenly stepped forward, pointed her jade finger at the Bull Demon, and with a slight frown, scolded, "You wicked demon, you are truly blind! This lord is a Heavenly Inspector of the Heavenly Court, and the second personal disciple of the Supreme Saint, the Little Master Xuantian. How could a demon like you provoke him?"
"What?! He's actually... that patrolling celestial deity, the second direct disciple of the Supreme Pure Sage, descended to the mortal realm?!"
"hiss--"
Upon hearing this, the Bull Demon King felt a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. He was so frightened that his soul left his body and he collapsed into a puddle of mud, unable to even breathe.
Upon learning of Chen Xuan's background, the Bull Demon King's attitude underwent a complete 360-degree change.
Killing a disciple personally taught by a sage—what an immense karmic debt this is!
Damn it, he actually got tricked by that bastard Li Jing!
Therefore, the Bull Demon King dared not be negligent and told the whole story with trepidation, not asking Chen Xuan to be magnanimous, but only hoping that he could be punished leniently.
"You mean... that scoundrel Li Jing actually dared to hire someone to kill me?"
Chen Xuan said indifferently.
Geek!
Almost at the same time.
Li Jing's heart skipped a beat, and his expression changed drastically.
Hey, hey, hey, what do you mean by hiring a killer?
hiss--
What a huge cause and effect!
What a serious charge!
No, what kind of top-level understanding is this?
Slander! Utter slander!!
Seeing that his scheme had been exposed and things were going badly, Li Jing immediately lost interest in watching the spectacle and turned into a streak of light to escape back to the Heavenly Court.
"Hey! Where do you think you're going—"