Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

Zhang Yuanjing and the Fire Crow Taoist did not object, because they knew that this black dragon—or rather, the Candle Dragon—would never let them leave. As for how to notify the left and right Divine Envoys and the Four Great Dharma Kings outside, that was the Candle Dragon's business.

The Candle Dragon could directly contact the Left Divine Envoy through its divine sense. However, it was wary of the Left Divine Envoy's unpredictable mind and was eager to obtain Anti-Qi, not wanting to cause any unnecessary trouble, so it issued a revelation through the stone statue in the Candle Dragon Hall.

This revelation was several golden rays that pierced through the roof, forming a line of large characters dozens of feet above the hall: "The Left and Right Divine Envoys, the Four Great Dharma Kings, and all personnel shall immediately enter the hall to hold a Nirvana Sacrifice!"

Then, it communicated with the Left Divine Envoy, requesting him to immediately summon the followers and enter the Hidden Soldiers Cave to begin the Nirvana Sacrifice.

Regardless of what the Left Divine Envoy thought, Candle Dragon Valley was in an uproar.

The Candle Dragon directly revealed a revelation above the Candle Dragon Hall, which was a first in the history of the Divine Sect. When the revelation appeared, thousands of followers in the valley witnessed it, and the news quickly spread throughout the entire valley, instantly causing the nearly 200,000 followers to boil with excitement.

They sincerely regarded this as an auspicious sign that the Divine Sect would sweep away its decline and revitalize once again, and they gathered enthusiastically in the square in front of the Holy Hall, requesting permission to participate in the ceremony.

The Right Divine Envoy and the White, Azure, and Crimson Great Dharma Kings, who had received the news, were all filled with surprise and uncertainty.

The Candle Dragon directly requested to hold a Nirvana Sacrifice, and it was to be carried out immediately. This script was completely different from what they had envisioned.

In the history of the Divine Sect, the Candle Dragon, as the inherited divine beast, did not actively make decisions for the Divine Sect. It usually participated in ceremonies or provided assistance at the request of the Sect Leader or the Left and Right Divine Envoys.

Since this happened after the two Divine Grace Envoys went to heal the Candle Dragon, they naturally suspected that it was related to these two people.

The Right Divine Envoy and the Four Great Dharma Kings hurriedly rushed to the Candle Dragon Hall to discuss the matter with the Left Divine Envoy. Saying it was a discussion was actually a questioning. Because in this matter, what role the Left Divine Envoy played was also a key question.

The Left Divine Envoy first had Chang Guangming open the gate of the Divine Hall, pointed outside, and said calmly, "Listen to the voices of the followers. What do you think should be done?"

The Right Divine Envoy's face was as gloomy as water, and he asked in a low voice, "Where are the two Divine Grace Envoys? Why haven't they come out!"

The Left Divine Envoy spread his hands: "They entered the Hidden Soldiers Cave more than two hours ago and have not come out yet. I communicated with the Candle Dragon, but the Candle Dragon did not respond to this matter, only instructing us to quickly move the sacrificial items in and hold the Nirvana Sacrifice as soon as possible!"

"Then why didn't you go inside to take a look!" The Right Divine Envoy's eyes were cold as he stared intently at the Left Divine Envoy's eyes.

"I can't get in! The Candle Dragon has sealed off the great formation," the Left Divine Envoy said calmly, but there was clearly some displeasure in his tone.

"What a joke! The great formation of the Hidden Soldiers Cave has always been controlled by you, the Left Divine Envoy. How could it be sealed off by the Candle Dragon! This has never happened in the history of the Divine Sect! It's already come to this, don't play any tricks!"

The Right Divine Envoy's anger surged, and a ferocious expression appeared on his face. His voice involuntarily increased, echoing in the hall, causing the twenty-odd altar masters, law-transmitting envoys, and Foundation Establishment Realm guards guarding the gate to shrink their necks unconsciously.

The Left Divine Envoy's face darkened, and he snorted coldly: "That's the truth. If you don't believe me, I can't help it. Now is not the time to argue. Besides, seeing the Divine Grace Envoys or not is not important. In my opinion, it's better for everyone to go back and select their people and act according to the Candle Dragon's instructions! Old Jin, Old Bai, you should bring the supplies. When you have gathered your manpower, go down together. Then, everything will naturally become clear!"

The Right Divine Envoy glared at the Left Divine Envoy, and the Left Divine Envoy glared back at him with eyes like knives, not yielding in the slightest. The Four Great Dharma Kings stood by the side, feeling the tense atmosphere between the two, their eyes wandering, wondering what they were planning.

"Very good!" The Right Divine Envoy said through gritted teeth, "Then we'll see the truth under the Divine Hall!"

After saying that, he turned and left. Gao Hongyi, the altar master of the law-transmitting altar guarding the entrance of the Candle Dragon Hall, and his deputy, Lü Yang, hurriedly led their men to follow, but no one dared to speak, for fear of provoking the Right Divine Envoy's thunderous anger.

Seeing the Right Divine Envoy leave, the Gold, White, Azure, and Crimson Dharma Kings hesitated for a moment, each cupped their fists in salute to the Left Divine Envoy, and then hurriedly left with their own thoughts.

All four of them undoubtedly saw that the Right Divine Envoy had completely fallen into a disadvantage in the confrontation with the Left Divine Envoy.

The Right Divine Envoy was full of confidence that the Left Divine Envoy was afraid of the Divine Grace Envoys healing the Candle Dragon, so he strongly advocated letting the two envoys take care of the healing first. As a result, the Left Divine Envoy didn't seem to care, as if he had set a trap for the Right Divine Envoy to step into himself. He was full of confidence that the Left Divine Envoy was closest to the Candle Dragon and worried that he would use the Candle Dragon's power to deal with him, so he strongly advocated bringing enough people into the Hidden Soldiers Cave to hold the Nirvana Sacrifice. As a result, the Left Divine Envoy and the Candle Dragon were not so harmonious, but instead gave the Left Divine Envoy a large army to protect him.

Of course, more importantly, the Right Divine Envoy was obviously unable to judge the Left Divine Envoy's actions, so he completely fell into a passive position. However, the Right Divine Envoy was extremely strong and had a very violent personality, so it was still difficult to predict what actions this person would take next.

Watching the others leave, the Left Divine Envoy pondered for a moment before calling Chang Guangming over: "Go and bring the Holy Maiden here. At this time, we must protect her and never let her fall into the hands of others! Let Quan Youxuan bring his men over. Use the best weapons and combat supplies, and bring as much as you can."

Chang Guangming acknowledged and left.

The Candle Dragon Hall became quiet.

The Left Divine Envoy, Lu Tianfeng, looked up at the black dragon statue in the hall, a cold smile appearing on the corner of his mouth, and whispered, "You are just a demonic creature controlled by the Divine Sect's secret techniques. You really think that by relying on those two fellows, you have gained a bit of strength and can jump out and stir up trouble! What a joke! I want to see how you resist my Soul-Controlling Technique!"

In the next half hour, troops marched and horses galloped in Candle Dragon Valley, as if a great battle was about to begin.

The ordinary followers did not know what was happening and gathered in front of the Holy Hall's square, clamoring to enter the Candle Dragon Hall to observe the ceremony. Because no one came out to answer for a long time, they gradually became restless, with a somewhat agitated atmosphere.

The Left Divine Envoy watched coldly for a long time, and seeing that the situation was tense, he had no choice but to stand up and appease the followers. He explained to the followers that the underground Hidden Soldiers Cave where the Candle Dragon had appeared was too old and dilapidated and could only accommodate 30,000 people. Therefore, not all the followers present could enter, and only a portion could be selected as representatives of the main altar's followers to personally participate in the sacrificial ceremony.

He also said that according to discussions between all parties, the six altars of the North and South would take 10,000 places, and the remaining 20,000 places would belong to the main altar and the law-transmitting altar, to be selected by the altar masters, law-transmitting envoys, and commanders of all levels. He asked the followers to return to their residences to wait, and if they missed the opportunity, the responsibility would be their own.

In fact, at this time, all parties had prepared their troops. Not to mention the Gold Dharma King and the White Dharma King, their 5,000 followers had already been waiting in full battle readiness. The Left and Right Divine Envoys and the Azure and Crimson Dharma Kings had also gathered their most direct subordinates. The Azure and Crimson Dharma Kings' forces were weaker, and they only managed to gather 2,000 each, leaving the rest to the ordinary followers. This had already been considered when the quotas were agreed upon.

After about another hour, 30,000 people from the six parties gathered in the square in front of the Holy Hall, while the ordinary followers could only stand on the periphery, watching from afar with envious eyes.

At the very front of the 30,000 followers were the Left and Right Divine Envoys and the Four Great Dharma Kings. They did not speak to each other, but silently observed the subordinates of the other parties, comparing the strengths and weaknesses between them.

Overall, the most valiant troops belonged to the three northern altars. The followers of the three northern altars had to defend against the infiltration of the Thousand Swords Sect cultivators from the outside and fight against the endless, unpredictable Earth Demon Beasts from the inside. They were in a constant state of cruel and tense warfare, so their military appearance was the most majestic. The three southern altars were second. The main altar and the law-transmitting altar were the worst.

However, in terms of cultivation and magical weapons, the main altar and the law-transmitting altar were at least two levels better than the three northern and southern altars. Especially at the Holy Core Realm level, there were only Chai Laoqi and Zhao Shijie in the Gold Dharma King's subordinates.

The White Dharma King had two more: Qi Feng, the altar master of the Zhenyuan Altar, an aging law-transmitting envoy, and two strangely dressed demon cultivators, who seemed to have barely entered the early stage of the Holy Core Realm.

In the main altar, in addition to the altar master Chang Guangming and the deputy altar master Quan Youxuan, there were also five Holy Core Realm demon cultivators.

In the law-transmitting altar, in addition to the altar master Gao Hongyi and the deputy altar master Lü Yang, there were also four Holy Core Realm demon cultivators, one of whom had a sinister demonic aura, and his cultivation realm could not be seen, which was very strange.

The Left Divine Envoy pointed at this person and asked, "Right Divine Envoy, is this the Grand Scripture Master? What is his name? Lu seems to have never seen him before!"

The Right Divine Envoy chuckled: "There are many Holy Core Realm followers in your main altar that Jin doesn't recognize! I've never heard of Dong Changfeng, who went to Youming Valley to comfort the two Divine Grace Envoys last time. I don't know where the Left Divine Envoy dug him out from!"

The Left Divine Envoy sneered: "That's not as good as you, Right Divine Envoy. What's going on with that Xun Youshan! And this person, his aura is very mixed and obscure, and Lu can't see through his cultivation realm. He doesn't seem to be a member of our Divine Sect!"

A sinister smile appeared on the Right Divine Envoy's face: "If you say so, Jin also thinks that those Holy Core Realm followers in the main altar are disguised outsiders. What do you say? Why don't we just leave all the Holy Core Realm followers behind to guard the valley? With so many high-level combat forces leaving, what if some ignorant thieves take the opportunity to break into the valley? Wouldn't the Divine Sect's foundation be destroyed!"

The Left Divine Envoy snorted softly. Of course, this suggestion could not be agreed to. A Chang Guangming at the Great Perfection of the Holy Core Realm could be worth two or three followers in the late stage of the Holy Core Realm, not to mention that the main altar's Holy Core Realm followers not only had an advantage in numbers, but also had a higher overall cultivation realm. How could this advantage be given up? If only the followers below the Foundation Establishment Realm were considered, he was at an absolute disadvantage in strength and was not an opponent at all.

He directly ignored the Right Divine Envoy's words, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Now that everyone is here, let's enter the hall! The three northern and southern altars have come from afar, so please let them go first. Old Jin, please!"

To this, the Right Divine Envoy and the others had no objection. At this point, whether to enter the hall first or last was just a trivial matter. Those who entered first could not possibly set up camp and launch a surprise attack on the followers who entered later. Whether to fight, who to fight, and how to fight, all this had to wait until they saw the Candle Dragon before they could decide.

The Gold Dharma King did not decline, made a gesture of invitation to the Left Divine Envoy, and then stepped towards the Candle Dragon Hall on the left with him. Since they were entering the Candle Dragon Hall, they naturally needed the Left Divine Envoy's guidance.

Behind the two of them were Chai Laoqi and Zhao Shijie, leading their 5,000 elite troops. Their faces were engraved with the northern land's wind and frost and the smoke left by the flames of war. Their eyes were filled with expectation, excitement, and reverence as they took firm, orderly, and powerful steps, walking step by step towards the holy land in their hearts.