Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

The day after the great battle ended, Chang Guangming hurriedly departed. King Golden Wheel knew this fellow would certainly stir up trouble, but since he had sided with the Divine Grace Emissary, he was essentially aligned with the Left Divine Emissary in terms of fundamental stance. Therefore, he only warned him a couple of times and did not make things difficult for him.

Of course, without using the power of the North Three Altars, there wasn't much he could do to a incense master at the Great Perfection of the Saint Core Realm.

The healing effect of the Nethergrass leaves was beyond imagination. Within three days, Liu Zhongzhu had completely recovered from his injuries and was full of energy. Moreover, the medicinal power was still abundant. He thanked the 'Fire Herald' and 'Deputy Herald Zhang,' reported to King Golden Wheel, and went into secluded cultivation to digest this rare opportunity.

On the seventh day, King Golden Wheel hosted another banquet for the two Divine Grace Emissaries in his high-rise building. In attendance were Chai Laoqi, Zhao Shiyan, the incense master of Cold Spring Altar, six Dharma Transmission Envoys, nine Guardian Vajras, and fifteen Guardian Arhats—originally eighteen, but three had perished in the great battle with the Earthly Fiend Beasts.

There was also one other person, Lan Xianyu, the incense master of White Stone Altar, one of the North Three Altars. She was King Golden Wheel's younger sister, and her appearance was completely contrary to her name. She looked rough, had a boisterous voice, and a sturdy build, practically a carbon copy of King Golden Wheel.

As soon as Lan Xianyu arrived at the King's residence, she struck up a familiar conversation with the Fire Crow Taoist. She also knew a great deal about the Taoist cultivators' lore, and frequently used the discussion of Taoist cultivation doubts to probe the origins and purpose of the two 'Emissaries'.

The Fire Crow Taoist naturally responded with ease, subtly concealing the questions. When he had to answer, his replies were watertight.

Lan Xianyu busied herself for a long time without much success. Feeling bored, she found an excuse to leave the banquet midway.

King Golden Wheel smiled wryly: "I hope the two Divine Emissaries don't mind. My old Jin's sister is just like that, familiar with anyone she takes a liking to. She knows what's important and would never dare to offend you two venerable Emissaries!"

The Fire Crow Taoist was experienced. After chatting with Lan Xianyu for a long time, he had already discerned the hidden meaning in her words. Perhaps the time was not right, so he did not point it out.

He then laughed: "It's nothing, your sister is just curious about Taoist cultivators. But after this great battle, the disciples are exhausted. I wonder when the King plans to carry out the beast extermination battles in the other two altars?"

King Golden Wheel respectfully said: "This matter is entirely up to the Emissaries' arrangement. However, judging from the situation in Cold Spring Altar, the number of Earthly Fiend Beasts breeding underground has reached a massive scale, as there hasn't been a beast extermination campaign for thousands of years. If the Earthly Fiend Beast groups in the other two locations are of similar strength, then a certain amount of preparation time is still needed, especially for the Godlight Guns, Devilfire Bombs, and Soul-Extinguishing Arrows specifically used for killing beasts, including the Earth-Drilling Dragons, which have always been considered useless. A large number of these need to be produced, otherwise the disciples will still suffer heavy losses in the next two battles."

"In the battle of Cold Spring Altar, as many as seven thousand disciples were killed, and almost everyone remaining was injured. Cold Spring Altar is the strongest of the North Three Altars. The other two altars don't have that many people. Nether Altar only has more than thirty thousand disciples, with eight thousand elites, while White Stone Altar only has twenty thousand disciples, with no more than five thousand elites. Therefore, if possible, please postpone the operation time and allow us to make sufficient preparations before starting the war!"

Although the Fire Crow Taoist was quite eager to find Zhang Xuan and obtain the opportunity, he also knew that he needed to act cautiously since he was new here. He stroked his chin and said: "Exterminating Earthly Fiend Beasts is a major event related to the safety of the disciples' lives, so it must be treated with caution. How long does the King need to prepare?"

King Golden Wheel glanced at Chai Laoqi. Although this pale-faced scholar had dropped the ball at a critical moment, he still habitually thought of him when encountering difficult decisions.

Chai Laoqi understood and immediately said, carefully considering his words: "Killing Earthly Fiend Beasts is a war that every disciple is always prepared for. There's no need to mobilize them; they will spontaneously rise up and gather all the resources and manpower to fight the Earthly Fiend Beasts. Therefore, this preparation time can be long or short, mainly depending on the two Divine Grace Emissaries' schedule. If you venerable Emissaries want to rush to the main altar as soon as possible, we can naturally shorten the preparation time for materials. If you are not in a hurry, then you might as well give us more time, such as a year or even longer."

The Fire Crow Taoist smiled slightly, secretly thinking that this person was a real shrewd character. He then followed his words and asked: "What is the situation at the main altar now?"

Chai Laoqi glanced at King Golden Wheel, and seeing King Golden Wheel nod almost imperceptibly, he then said: "More than forty years ago, a sect under our Divine Sect found someone who had cultivated the Candlelight Art, the sect's inherited cultivation method, and sent her to the Left Divine Emissary at the main altar. The Left Divine Emissary invited the Right Divine Emissary and the Azure and Crimson Dharma Kings to witness, and summoned the Candle Dragon from the Ninefold Yin Abyss to identify her in person. They confirmed that this woman had indeed cultivated the Candlelight Art and could merge with it to become the new sect leader."

"However, because the previous sect leader had perished outside, the power he possessed had not returned to the Candle Dragon, so it remained in a weakened state and could not complete the fusion. It was necessary to open the Nirvana Sacrifice and obtain the purest Threefold Life Water from the depths of the Ninefold Yin Abyss to restore its vitality and withstand the fusion, thus producing a new sect leader."

"The Nirvana Sacrifice requires a lot of preparation and the collection of many precious materials. The Left and Right Divine Emissaries agreed to first designate that woman as the Holy Maiden of the sect. After the seven branch altars collected the materials and uniformly gathered them at the main altar, they would decide on the time of the sacrifice. Uh, at that time, the two Divine Emissaries also set a deadline of no more than fifty years."

As soon as the Fire Crow Taoist heard this, he knew there were many mysteries involved. The four-faction power that was originally in a state of balance had been broken by a suddenly emerging sect leader candidate, so how could things be so calm? In these decades, who knows how many conflicts and secret struggles had occurred between the four factions. Even Zhang Xuan, who was at the center of the vortex, was probably in constant danger. The so-called fifty-year deadline was probably not agreed upon, but the result of the four factions' struggle.

He nodded as he listened, showing a very satisfied look. When Chai Laoqi stopped speaking, he solemnly asked: "How are the preparations at each altar going?"

Chai Laoqi gave a dry laugh: "This, Fire Herald, Deputy Herald Zhang, you two have seen it. After a great battle, the resources of Cold Spring Altar are basically exhausted. Golden Crystals, Turbid Iron, as well as other magical plants and various strange objects born from the essence of turbid energy, are not much left. Nether Cave, on the other hand, has many resources because it has just completed the sacrifice. If we are in a hurry to prepare for battle, I am afraid that not much will be left. As for White Stone Valley, there are few people and poor resources, which are not enough for the Nirvana Sacrifice."

His so-called "Golden Crystals" were what Taoist cultivators called magic stones, which were similar to spirit stones.

The Fire Crow Taoist glanced at him: "Oh, you mean that if we prepare slowly, we can consume fewer resources?"

Chai Laoqi quickly nodded: "If we rush to make them, waste is inevitable, especially those strange objects, which are always carefully calculated and used to the fullest. If we can work slowly and carefully, we can save a large part, which will be a great contribution when we send them to the main altar in the future."

"Well, what about the other branch altars? Do you know how they are preparing?" The Fire Crow Taoist was an old hand and had long understood the meaning of his words. The North Three Altars only used half of the output of Nether Altar, which was considered a great contribution. This only showed that other places were preparing even less.

Sure enough, Chai Laoqi said very affirmatively: "Except for our North Three Altars and the main altar controlled by the Left Emissary, the resources contributed by the other four altars will probably be pitifully small. Hehe, the Right Emissary, the White Dharma King, and even the Azure and Crimson Dharma Kings, although they don't say it openly, they must all disapprove of holding the Nirvana Sacrifice in their hearts."

The Fire Crow Taoist followed up and asked: "Can the Nirvana Sacrifice be held as long as the materials are gathered?"

Chai Laoqi shook his head: "The Nirvana Sacrifice needs to be held in the inner hall of the Candle God Hall. Only from there can the Threefold Life Water in the Ninefold Yin Abyss be drawn. And to open the inner hall, the tokens of the Left and Right Divine Emissaries and the Four Dharma Kings must be presented together."

The Fire Crow Taoist was surprised: "Why is there such a restriction?"

Chai Laoqi chuckled: "The Threefold Life Water is related to the Candle Dragon's eternal life and is of utmost importance to the Divine Sect. Therefore, this arrangement has been in place since the founding of the Divine Sect."

The Fire Crow Taoist nodded and stopped asking questions. Since there was Nethergrass, and Nethergrass was born by absorbing the so-called Threefold Life Water, he did not need to open the inner hall of the Candle God Hall to heal the inherited divine beast. He just didn't know if this Nethergrass, which was missing a leaf, was enough.

However, in order to help Zhang Xuan, he probably still had to rush to the main altar as soon as possible and try once before the other two factions arrived. However, he also needed to discuss with the Left Divine Emissary whether this attempt was feasible.

Then he thought again that the two of them, the "Divine Grace Emissaries," were displaying their power here, causing the Candle God to send down "divine arts" and lure out a large number of Earthly Fiend Beasts. This matter would definitely be heard by the Right Divine Emissary and the White, Azure, and Crimson Dharma Kings.

The scent emitted from the Nethergrass was not only smelled by the Saint Core Realm demon cultivators on the stone platform, but also by the low-level demon cultivators around the pit, who smelled the scent of the Threefold Life Water. Therefore, this was probably impossible to keep secret, and the Right Divine Emissary and others would probably take precautions.

Unless they rushed to the main altar now and only took a few people with them! However, this was a gamble. If the opponents were prepared, a few people who went there would probably be intercepted and killed by the Right Divine Emissary's people before they even saw the Left Divine Emissary.

For a time, thoughts came one after another, and he couldn't make a decision. The Fire Crow Taoist frowned unconsciously, and a look of worry appeared on his face.

After thinking for a long time, seeing that King Golden Wheel and a group of demon cultivators were looking at him, he "hmm"ed and changed the subject: "Just now we were talking about the war against the Earthly Fiend Beasts. I wonder how the battle a few days ago went?"

King Golden Wheel laughed heartily: "I was just about to report to the two Divine Emissaries. This battle can be said to be a great victory that directly pursues the ancients. The lads cleaned up the battlefield and harvested a total of 63,000 pairs of Earthly Fiend Beast green eyes, and 11,000 pairs of blue eyes, uh, that is, the eyes of Foundation Establishment Realm Earthly Fiend Beasts, and seven Saint Core Realm Earthly Fiend Beast demon cores. In history, the beast extermination campaigns led by the sect leader were not much stronger than this, and that was the sum of the results of multiple battles. If we only talk about the results of one battle, then no one has been able to surpass this battle!"

The Fire Crow Taoist nodded, indicating that he knew, and showed a look as if he had expected it.

However, he became more and more curious about the Nethergrass. This grass was obviously not only of high quality, but also must have some kind of miraculous effect, especially for those Earthly Fiend Beasts, it was extremely useful. This was why so many Earthly Fiend Beasts, including those about to break through to the Great Perfection of the Saint Core Realm, were crazy about it and climbed onto the high platform like moths to a flame.

"What are Earthly Fiend Beast eyes used for?"

"They are equivalent to Golden Crystals. The green ones are stronger than low-grade Golden Crystals, and the blue ones are slightly worse than mid-grade Golden Crystals. The demon cores are better than mid-grade Golden Crystals. They can be used for refining weapons, refining elixirs, cultivating, arranging formations, etc. They are an extremely useful material."

King Golden Wheel explained, "Actually, the reason why I, Old Jin, asked the two Emissaries to postpone the war was also to prepare fully, kill more Earthly Fiend Beasts, and collect more blue eyes and demon cores. These two things can be directly used for the Nirvana Sacrifice."