Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

Ten days later, the second beast extermination operation began in a valley within the Nether Altar.

The arrangement was the same as last time, but the deployment of troops and the preparation of materials were more than ten times stronger. The number of Sacred Core Realm demon cultivators was reduced by two, one was Chang Guangming from the main altar, and the other was Li Youlin, who had already sacrificed himself.

This time, Liu Zhongzhu, the master of the Nether Altar, was still in charge of commanding the military formation.

On the stone platform were King Jin, Zhao Shijie, Chai Laoqi, and two Dharma transmission envoys. Beside Zhang Yuanjing, in addition to the Fire Crow Taoist, there was also Ape Thirteen.

This time, because cooperation had been reached with King Jin, after Zhang Yuanjing took out the Nether Soul Grass, he loosened a few large cracks in the earthen prison formed by the Source Stone, allowing its unique scent to spread faster and stronger.

However, compared to last time, there were far fewer earth demons this time. After a hundred breaths, there were still less than five thousand. This was the result of Liu Zhongzhu keeping half of his forces and not fully engaging in slaughter.

It wasn't until the second day that the Sacred Core Realm earth demons arrived late, and there were only two in total, both in the early stage. After the two beasts came out and took a look at the formation, they retreated, not rushing towards Zhang Yuanjing at all.

Ape Thirteen was so angry that he thumped his chest and shouted, chasing after them stubbornly, but it was useless, so he vented his anger on the low-level earth demons.

Without the Sacred Core Realm earth demons leading the way, the Foundation Establishment and lower-level earth demons quickly collapsed and retreated. In just half a day, they disappeared without a trace.

When the final statistics were tallied, only eight thousand were killed this time, far less than the previous time, and everyone couldn't help but feel disappointed.

King Jin had no choice but to sound the gong to withdraw the troops.

According to the original plan, the third beast extermination operation would be carried out in a month. However, given the small number of earth demons lured out this time, King Jin discussed with the Fire Crow Taoist and Zhang Yuanjing and decided to conduct one last beast extermination operation before going to the main altar.

A few days later, King Jin held another grand bonfire banquet in front of his magnificent tower, expressing his gratitude to the two divine grace envoys and his reverence to the upper gods of the Blessing Sect.

This time, King Jin not only led a group of Sacred Core Realm demon cultivators, Guardian Vajras, and Arhats to respectfully thank the divine grace envoys, but also allowed the disciples to freely express their love and respect for the divine grace envoys.

The Fire Crow Taoist, Zhang Yuanjing, and others completely solidified their identities as special envoys for spreading the Candle God's grace, and won the heartfelt support and following of the disciples of the Northern Three Altars.

A month later, a consolation mission of three thousand people, covered in dust, entered the Nether Valley and, escorted by the elite of the Nether Altar, went straight to King Jin's residence.

King Jin stood grandly in front of the door, waiting for the consolation envoy to come forward and pay their respects.

This was sent by the main altar. The chief envoy was Quan Youxuan, the deputy incense master of the main altar, and the deputy envoys were Lu Yang, the deputy incense master of the Dharma Transmission Altar, and Qi Feng, the incense master of the Zhenyuan Altar, one of the Southern Three Altars.

"Oh dear, last time I let Incense Master Chang make a trip, and this time I'm troubling Incense Master Quan again. Such a small matter has caused the two incense masters of the main altar to brave wind and sand, cross earth fire, and fight demon beasts, running millions of miles. I'm really ashamed!"

King Jin cupped his hands at Quan Youxuan, who came forward, and said with a strange tone, with no trace of guilt on his face, only smugness.

Quan Youxuan was a shriveled old man, withered and weak, with very little energy, not at all like a late-stage Sacred Core Realm demon cultivator.

He grinned, his face full of wrinkles like moving seaweed, twisting on his narrow black face, looking very terrifying.

"Little Jin, we haven't seen each other for decades, have we? Well, I, Old Quan, haven't been out for many years either. These old bones are about to rust, so I took the opportunity to come out and take a look. I believe you know these two deputy envoys, so Old Quan won't introduce them."

Quan Youxuan casually pointed at Lu Yang and Qi Feng behind him, not caring about King Jin's arrogance. He stretched out a section of black tongue and licked his chapped lips, then turned his head and looked at the golden gate behind King Jin.

"Oh dear, I heard that the flavored roasted meat here is very delicious. A while ago, you got tens of thousands of earth demons. I, Old Quan, received the divine envoy's decree and rushed here day and night, hoping to come to your place to feast! Well, I wonder if the banquet is ready?"

When King Jin saw that this old man was leading the left and right divine envoys to comfort the divine grace envoys, and didn't ask about the two envoys at all, only clamoring for a banquet, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart, but laughed loudly on his lips:

"Incense Master Quan, I knew you liked this. The banquet has been prepared long ago. Tigers, leopards, bears, wolves, and earth beasts are all roasted whole. I'm not afraid you won't like it, but I'm afraid you're too old, your teeth aren't good, and you can't eat much!"

Quan Youxuan said with a smile: "Good, good, little Jin still knows me, Old Quan. I want the whole thing, from head to toe, from skin to organs, nothing less. I, Old Quan, am old and useless in other places, but my teeth have always been very good, very good!"

At this time, Lu Yang, who was like an iron tower, stepped forward from behind and shouted in a loud voice: "Old Quan, don't just eat meat, go and pay your respects to the divine grace envoy first, and do the job of the left and right divine envoys!"

Quan Youxuan rolled his eyes and said in a strange voice: "The emperor doesn't send hungry soldiers, what's the matter with me, Old Quan, eating a meal after walking more than two million miles? It's a big deal to meet the divine grace envoy, so I have to fill my stomach first, then take a bath and change clothes, burn incense and worship, and prepare before going!"

Chai Laoqi stood behind King Jin, carefully observing the various figures in the consolation mission, especially the three serious-looking Dharma transmission envoys.

He quietly called Zhao Shijie over, pointed at these people, and transmitted his voice: "Find someone to keep an eye on these three people, don't let them go to see the two divine grace envoys in private."

Zhao Shijie nodded, and then quickly left.

The grand welcome luncheon was held in the south hall on the first floor of King Jin's mansion.

On the red wooden long table, two zhang long and one zhang wide, were filled with various roasted meats exuding a rich fragrance. The tigers, leopards, bears, wolves, and earth beasts that King Jin had just mentioned were all there, all whole, with fat flowing, making people drool.

Quan Youxuan exchanged a few words with King Jin, and without letting anyone serve him, he personally held a knife and fork, and stuffed large pieces of roasted meat into his mouth one after another. From time to time, he raised his glass and drank heartily with King Jin, the two deputy envoys, and a group of accompanying disciples.

This old man was experienced, good at rhetoric, and could come up with figures, allusions, anecdotes, and interesting stories at will, and quickly mobilized the atmosphere of the banquet. Everyone toasted back and forth, and the meal lasted until sunset, but they were still not satisfied.

The three Dharma transmission envoys who followed Quan Youxuan only ate a little food. Seeing that it was getting late, they left the table without even apologizing to King Jin, the host.

Chai Laoqi snorted softly. Zhao Shijie, who was beside him, quietly got up and followed the three Dharma transmission envoys.

As for the two main characters, neither Quan Youxuan nor King Jin glanced at the four people who left the table, only caring about persuading each other to drink and cut meat.

The three Dharma transmission envoys left the hall, ignoring Zhao Shijie who was following behind, and went to the guest rooms on the fifth floor, led by two Foundation Establishment Realm disciples.

Everything was fine along the way. The three of them entered their respective guest rooms, closed the doors, and set up shielding formations, and there was no movement.

Zhao Shijie waited for half an hour and was about to leave when he suddenly heard a commotion upstairs. He swept his divine sense over and saw that the three Dharma transmission envoys were already at the entrance of the top-floor guest room, confronting the two Dharma transmission envoys guarding there.

He was both surprised and angry, and quickly went straight to the top floor from the side stairs. He stood behind the three of them, with a gloomy face, and said:

"Three Great Sutra Masters, you have good skills, sneaking here without anyone knowing. However, this is not the way to be a guest! I advise the three of you to go downstairs immediately, and Zhao will pretend that nothing has happened!"

Dharma transmission envoys are also known as Great Sutra Masters in the upper echelons of the Candle God Sect, meaning that they have devoted themselves to studying, interpreting, and reciting the fundamental great sutra of the Candle God Sect, "The Sutra of All Beings Becoming Saints", and have achieved remarkable success.

Dharma transmission envoys have always been transferred from the incense masters and deputy incense masters of various altars, and even some Dharma Kings have given up their positions and are willing to return to simplicity and focus on preaching the scriptures.

Therefore, the Candle God Sect up and down respects the Dharma transmission envoys and gives them the title of Great Sutra Master. If those disciples who have heard a certain Dharma transmission envoy teach the fundamental scriptures, they will directly call this Great Sutra Master their teacher.

One of the three Dharma transmission envoys, with silver hair scattered over his shoulders and deep-set eyes, his light like electricity, ignored Zhao Shijie, but said to the two Dharma transmission envoys blocking in front of him: "Old Qi, Old Hou, long time no see, don't you even ask about right and wrong, and only act as subordinates?"

The two people blocking the passage both bowed slightly and said: "Greetings, Teacher Dong, please forgive us for our duty. I wonder what Teacher Dong means by right and wrong?"

When Zhao Shijie heard the words "Teacher Dong", his body shook, and a look of astonishment appeared in his eyes. His anger disappeared immediately, and he immediately turned his head and called over a disciple, giving instructions in a voice transmission.

"Teacher Dong" said with a serious expression: "Dharma transmission envoy, whose Dharma is transmitted? Of course, it is the Dharma of the Candle God. Now, the divine grace envoy is here, how can there be a reason to stop the Dharma transmission envoy from going to pay his respects! Haven't you asked the divine grace envoy for advice alone? Haven't you respectfully invited the divine grace envoy to explain "The Sutra of All Beings Becoming Saints"? As a Dharma transmission envoy, his only duty is to comprehend and explain the fundamental great sutra. Watching the door and guarding the house is not your duty, asking the divine grace envoy for the true meaning of the Candle God is your duty!"

A look of shame appeared in the eyes of the two people opposite. The older one bowed and said: "Qi Jin has been taught, and will accompany Teacher Dong to ask the divine grace envoy for advice."

The other person lowered his eyes to avoid "Teacher Dong's" burning gaze and said somewhat unnaturally: "Teacher Dong is right, please allow the student to report to the divine grace envoy first to see if the two divine envoys are willing to explain the scriptures to us."

"Teacher Dong" was silent for a moment and said in a low voice: "Since I, Dong Changfeng, have come here, what's the use of you reporting? I, Dong, will go myself. You two, please step aside!"

"Hehe, Great Sutra Master Dong is too eager, not even willing to let someone report it. This seems a bit disrespectful to the divine grace envoy!" A clear voice, with a bit of self-righteous tone, came from behind.

It was Chai Laoqi on the first floor, who had rushed over after receiving the report from Zhao Shijie's subordinate.

Dong Changfeng frowned and a look of disdain appeared on the corner of his mouth. He ignored him and still said to the two people in front of him: "Although we are on duty in different places, we are all transmitting the Dharma for the Candle God, and only listen to the commands that the Candle God clearly shows in our hearts. How about this, let's go together to pay our respects to the divine grace envoy and express our desire to ask for advice!"

Chai Laoqi took a few steps and stood beside Qi and Hou, with a slight look of anger on his face: "Three Great Sutra Masters, the divine grace envoy is staying here, and King Jin and the Northern Three Altars are responsible for guarding them, and will never allow anyone to approach their residence at will! If you want to pay your respects, please wait for the notification, otherwise, please go back!"