On the other hand, Heavenly Venerate Red Beard's carelessness not only allowed Ding Yuan to take advantage of it, but it also caused Ji Xueyan to fall into the pond. He had spent a lot of effort to hold Ji Xueyan hostage and bargain with the Emerald Cloud Sect in exchange for a Golden Core, but it seemed that he would fail again.
Although Heavenly Venerate Red Beard had reached Meditation after more than a hundred years of cultivation, the cultivation of the demonic path was completely different from that of the righteous path. Righteous Dao emphasized on following the heavenly principles, consolidating one's foundation and cultivating one's vitality step by step. Thus, one's progress was slow at the beginning, but it was relatively easy to pass the Nine Tribulations. On the other hand, the demonic path was the opposite. Although their progress far exceeded that of the orthodox cultivators, the danger was much greater. It was rare to truly break through the death tribulation.
Although Heavenly Venerate Scarlet Beard had broken through to Ethereal Opening forty years ago, he had been lingering in Meditation Realm and had not advanced an inch. Seeing that he was unable to pass the Illusory Tribulation, he had an idea of the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill. However, the Emerald Afterglow Sect's Jindan was extremely tightly guarded, and no matter how hard he tried, he was unable to break into the pill room. Although he had killed many Emerald Cloud Sect disciples, he had also suffered quite a few injuries.
Seeing that he was about to alarm the six immortals, Heavenly Venerate Red Beard could only retreat temporarily. However, when they were passing by the Blue Ripple Pond and were about to find a place to hide and heal their injuries, they coincidentally bumped into Ji Xueyan and Zhao Zhuoshan. After a fight, he wasted a lot of time.
It was fine if he had missed Ji Xueyan, and although the Three Thousand Mortal Dust Threads had been destroyed, he could still refine them again. However, the three Mystic Gold Flying Centipedes that he had painstakingly nurtured had never returned. In his heartache, he did not care that the strong enemy would arrive at any time. He circulated the demonic qi around him for more than two sixty-year cycles and raised the rosewood staff into the air.
The three-meter-long sandalwood staff suddenly shot out a ball of purple light, which transformed into a three-meter-long two-headed monster in the air. Its body was like a giant python, shining with a purple glow, and a pair of wings grew out from its ribs. Its protruding head was like a jackal's, with two fangs protruding from its mouth and four eyes shooting yellow light.
This two-headed monster called "Purple Pheasant" was born in Yunze, and it was rare for one to appear in a thousand years. It had a savage nature, and it could spit out dark and bright flames as well as dense air. Its wings were like knives that could flatten mountains, its heads were like hammers that could smash down stars, and it had nine claws that could shatter gold and stone. It was a first-grade demon.
Forty years ago, Heavenly Venerate Red Beard was forced by the righteous path and was forced to leave the Wilderness. His hatred grew deeper. Thus, he didn't hesitate to search through the barren mountains and rivers before finally finding this Purple Pheasant. In order to subdue it, even with his cultivation base, Heavenly Venerate Red Beard had almost died. It took him three years to make it submit.
Today, Heavenly Venerate Red Beard had the courage to venture into the Emerald Afterglow alone mostly because of the power of the Purple Melon. The demonic creature was surrounded by black gas and clouds. The sky was dark for half a day. Zi Feng shook his head, then opened his bloody mouth and spat out two balls of purple flames.
This purple flame was called "Nine Yin Dark Fire". It was refined by Zi Tu after absorbing the earth energy and Yin fire in the cloud lake for nearly a thousand years. The mouth was already several feet in diameter, and it rapidly expanded in the air. Its size could almost cover the Jade Ripple Pond!
At this moment, Ding Yuan was searching for the cave at the bottom of the pool, and Ji Xueyan was still unconscious. How could she know that a disaster was about to befall her? Heavenly Venerate Red Beard had a cultivation base of two sixty-year cycles, and he could fly to the heavens and enter the earth, but he was afraid of water. This was his nature, which was why he knew that Ji Xueyan and the person who took the Mystic Gold Flying Centipede were underwater, but he was unwilling to enter the pool unless it was absolutely necessary. Therefore, he decided to take out the Purple Jade Peak, intending to use the Nine Yin Dark Fire to evaporate the Jade Ripple Pond and even turn Ji Ding and the other into ashes to vent the hatred in his heart!
Just as the two balls of purple flames were about to land on the Blue Ripple Pond, a white light suddenly shot down from the cliff, covering the purple flames. The purple flame made a series of sizzling sounds in the white light and kept shrinking. In the end, it actually followed the white light and was sucked into the thousand-foot cliff.
Heavenly Venerate Red Beard was slightly shocked. He looked up and saw a skinny old Daoist in black riding an immortal beast that looked like a golden lion. The black-robed Daoist held a purple copper incense burner that was more than half a foot tall in his hand. The two balls of purple flames were absorbed by the white light it emitted.
A fierce light flashed in Heavenly Venerate Red Beard's eyes. He stared at the black-robed Daoist and asked,"Are you angry?”
Reverend Dannu's eyes were like lightning, frightening Heavenly Venerate Red Beard. He shouted,""You evil creature, you don't know how to cultivate properly to get rid of your evil aura. Instead, you stole the golden core and invaded my immortal mountain to hurt my disciple. Now you are stirring up trouble on the Blue Ripple Pond, I can't tolerate you.”
"Don't talk big, old bastard. Let's see what we can do!" Heavenly Venerate Red Beard laughed strangely.”He silently chanted the mantra and drove the purple python to pounce on Reverend Dannu. Although he spoke tough, he had already made plans in his heart. Firstly, Reverend Dannu's cultivation was definitely not lower than his, and he was already injured, so it was not suitable for him to fight fiercely. Moreover, Immortal Dannu had already appeared, and the other experts of the Six Emerald Clouds Immortals would arrive at any time. If they were surrounded, they would probably be in trouble.
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around to leave. However, Venerable Dannu was the one with the greatest killing intent among the six immortals and hated evil the most. How could he let Heavenly Venerable Red Beard escape so easily?
Seeing Zi Tu rushing towards him with a black cloud wrapped around him, Reverend Dannu's cold eyes flashed. The Five-clawed Golden Lion under his back let out a long howl and leaped out, stepping on the golden cloud to meet the two-headed demonic creature.
This five-clawed golden lion was a natural anomaly. Its entire body was covered in golden fur, and it was not afraid of fire or water. Its five claws galloped and toppled mountains. It was one of the mountain guarding divine beasts of the Emerald Cloud Sect. Although the purple python was dozens of feet long, the five-clawed golden lion was fearless. It spat out a five-colored lightning from its mouth and pounced forward with its five claws.
Zi Tu opened his bloody mouth, and the two purple flames also met the five-colored thunderbolt. With a thunderous boom, the sky exploded into a few miles of light.
These two strange beasts began a soul-stirring battle on the Blue Ripple Pond. After several rounds, neither of them could do anything to the other.
Furthermore, Reverend Dannu summoned the Five-clawed Golden Lion and stepped on the auspicious clouds with both feet. The purple copper incense burner in his hand sent out another white light to block Heavenly Venerate Red Beard's path.
This purple copper incense burner was usually no different from an ordinary item in the Taoist temple of Immortal Dannu, but how could he know that it was a sacred item of the Taoist sect that had been passed down for thousands of years? It could spit out the light of the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and could absorb all things in the world. Its power was so great that it made the demons pale.
Heavenly Venerate Red Beard knew that this treasure was powerful and did not dare to take it head-on. He dodged a few miles in the air. Before he could come back to his senses, the Immortal Sword of Control Fury in Immortal Dannu's scabbard roared. A black light that made the sky dim and the mountains and rivers lose their color shot straight at Red Beard.
Heavenly Venerate Red Beard was secretly shocked when he saw this. He had not entered the mortal world for forty years and thought that other than a few top figures of the righteous path, he did not care about Yu Zi. However, it seemed that this Reverend Dannu was a formidable opponent.
If he wasn't injured, he might be able to compete, but now it wasn't suitable to fight for a long time. The best policy was to escape as soon as possible. Therefore, Heavenly Venerate Red Beard's sleeves were blown by the wind, and two streaks of Three Thousand Red Dust Threads shot out, trying to wrap around the Fury Immortal Sword.
Reverend Dannu used his right hand to make a sword gesture. The immortal sword was stirred up by strong gales and turned in the air, bypassing the silver wire and attacking Heavenly Master Red Beard again.
Heavenly Venerate Red Beard hurriedly stretched out his palms. His palms were instantly covered with silver threads that shone brightly. With a "ding" sound, the immortal sword was forcefully blocked.
Zhi Nu trembled slightly, and the tip of the sword was stuck in Heavenly Venerate Red Beard's palm, unable to advance any further. Heavenly Venerate Red Beard snorted and the 3,000 Red Dust Threads returned to the immortal sword.
"How dare you, vile creature!" Daoist Master Pale Nu snorted angrily when he saw this.”In a flash, he was already in position, his right hand lightly shaking the Fury Restraint. Heavenly Venerate Red Beard only felt a surge of genuine Qi flowing through the immortal sword. He hurriedly used all his demonic Qi to resist, but he did not prevent the black light on the sword from shining and the silver threads sticking to it from turning into smoke.
Reverend Pale Nu withdrew his sword with his right hand and struck out with his left palm. It was as if a mountain was pressing down on him. Heavenly Venerate Red Beard retreated. The wind from the palm tore his clothes apart and he danced in the air.
Heavenly Venerate Red Beard did not expect that he would be in such a sorry state in his first battle after cultivating painstakingly for 40 years. He was shocked and angry, his mind was in a mess, and he was defeated in a few moves.
Suddenly, a flaw appeared under his ribs, and Reverend Dannu's immortal sword followed him like a shadow, sweeping over like a torrent. Seeing that he couldn't dodge in time, a red light flashed on his face, and a pair of purple claws grew out from under his ribs!
The pair of claws suddenly struck out together, trapping Zhi Nu in place. Heavenly Venerate Red Beard let out a strange cry. He waved his hands and instantly weaved a heavenly net toward Immortal Dannu.
Reverend Dannu didn't expect this demon to have such a skill. He couldn't retract his sword and break through the net, so he took a deep breath and retracted his body. In the blink of an eye, he had become a human figure that was less than a pinky finger and barely passed through the net.
"Earth Shrinking!" Heavenly Venerate Red Beard did not dare to continue fighting when he saw that his "Heavenly Net" had been dodged by Immortal Dannu. He sent Zhi Nu away with his claws and retreated quickly.
However, he didn't expect that the immortal sword, which was made of green clouds, would fly down and break the claw under Red Beard's left rib!
Heavenly Venerate Red Beard grunted in pain and did not dare to stay any longer. He screamed at the two-headed demonic creature that was fighting Fault. Upon hearing his master's call, Zi Tu immediately gave up on the Five-clawed Golden Lion and returned it to the Purple Sandalwood Staff. Then, a ball of black light exploded, and the Red Beard Heavenly Venerable disappeared in the mist.
After returning to his original form and putting away his Immortal Sword Heart, Immortal Dannu couldn't help but admire Heavenly Venerate Red Beard's cultivation."This old monster has indeed advanced by leaps and bounds after retiring for forty years. I almost fell for his claws. It was also because of my carelessness that I forgot that he was born as a six-clawed spider. If he let him off today, there would probably be many future troubles!”
As expected, he heard Heavenly Venerate Red Beard's vicious voice in his ear."Old bastard, it's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Just you wait and see!”
Although the voice was very close to his ear, Reverend Dannu knew that it was sent by the old monster using the Thousand Mile Sound Transmission. At this moment, he was probably already a hundred miles away.
He had no intention of arguing with Heavenly Venerate Red Beard. He mounted the Five-clawed Golden Lion and was about to leave when he saw a faint green light shaking at the bottom of the pool, which was slightly unusual. Thus, his eyes flashed with divine light, and he actually used Green Cloud Sect's Heavenly Eye to look at the bottom of the lake. He could see the entire Blue Ripple Pond.
Ding Yuan didn't know how much blood he had lost, but the poisonous gas on Ji Xueyan's face gradually disappeared, and her cheeks became rosy. She lay in Ding Yuan's arms. The numbness in her body gradually subsided and she felt a little warm.
Ding Yuan withdrew his hand, but fresh blood was still seeping out, dripping onto Ji Xueyan's clothes like peach blossoms blooming. Ji Xueyan stretched out her right hand with great difficulty and tapped three times on Ding Yuan's shoulder and arm. The blood immediately stopped flowing. She panted again.
Ding Yuan felt a little dizzy, as if the world was spinning. He laughed at himself,"I didn't expect my blood to be such a treasure. If I'm too poor in the future, I can use it to exchange for it."”
Ji Xueyan felt very comfortable resting on Ding Yuan's strong thighs. She knew that she had already walked back from the gates of hell. Not only that, but because his body had been infused with the blood of the Golden Core, it was also difficult for poison to invade, which was also very beneficial to his cultivation.
Hearing Ding Yuan's words, Ji Xueyan asked in a low voice,"You must be careful in the future. That golden core is a rare treasure in the world. The demonic path demons have long coveted it. If they knew that you had taken jindan, I'm afraid many people would harm you.”
Ding Yuan was slightly surprised. He didn't understand why this delicate lady knew how to care about others. Could it be that she was grateful for saving her life?
"I don't have parents," he chuckled."I'm just a useless life. What am I afraid of?"”
Hearing this, Ji Xueyan's heart was filled with sympathy."I've been treated like a treasure by everyone since I was young. He didn't even have a single relative. Before coming to Cuixia, he must have suffered a lot outside, which was why he became so arrogant. That Martial Granduncle Dan Yan is silent, and Luo Niu is a fool. His days alone in the Black Bamboo Pavilion will definitely be difficult. In the future, I really should take care of him more.”
As she thought about it, she couldn't help but blush again. She said softly,"Don't say that. There are still many people who care about you and like you. For example-"
After a moment of shyness, she did not dare to say the word "I". How could Ding Yuan understand a young girl's thoughts? "Is there?" he replied indifferently. Are you talking about the old Taoist priest and Ah Niu, or someone else?”
Ji Xueyan was slightly disappointed. She shook her head and tore off a piece of clothing to carefully bandage Ding Yuan's wound.
Ding Yuan said,""Perhaps Uncle Su and the others have treated me well, but I wonder when I'll be able to see them again?”
Ji Xueyan lowered her head and whispered," I heard that Su Zhen has a daughter. Although she's only ten years old, she's very beautiful. You get along well with her, right?"”
Su Zhiyu's innocent smile appeared in front of Ding Yuan. He seemed to hear her calling him "Brother Ding" again. He sighed softly and replied,"If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't have come to Cuixia. Perhaps I would still be hanging out somewhere in the city.”
Ji Xueyan's jade-like hands paused for a moment before she continued to bandage the wound. She felt a little sour in her heart and said,"So you like her very much and are very grateful to her?”
Ding Yuan was stunned. He did not understand why Ji Xueyan was asking about such irrelevant things. "It doesn't seem to be any of your business, right?”
Ji Xueyan gently bit her red lips and did not speak for a long time. She quietly finished bandaging him. This was her first time doing this kind of work, so her handiwork was naturally a little rough. Fortunately, it was finally completed, but she was also tired and sweaty.
Ding Yuan raised his hand and looked at it. Suddenly, he remembered,"Strange, why is there no movement outside?”
"There must be an elder of our sect who has arrived," Ji Xueyan said."That Heavenly Venerate Red Beard has already fled far away when he saw that the situation was not good.”
"Wait here, I'll go out and take a look."”
Ji Xueyan grabbed Ding Yuan's hand and said,"No!" Ding Yuan was stunned and looked at her. Ji Xueyan's beautiful face blushed as she whispered,""Maybe he's waiting outside. We might as well wait a little longer.”
In fact, in her heart, she wished that she could stay longer in this damp and dark cave with Ding Yuan.
Ding Yuan was not in a hurry to go out, so he nodded and said,"Alright."
The two of them sat in the cave, but Ji Xueyan's hand did not move away. Ding Yuan felt a warmth and softness in his hand, but he did not want to let go and let her hold it like this.
Suddenly, he felt a chill in his heart. It was cold, sore, and extremely uncomfortable. It turned out that even though he had kept the three Mysterious Gold Flying Centipedes in his arms, the poison still remained, and after a long time, it quietly seeped into Ding Yuan's skin.
Ding Yuan thought that the poison in his body was still lingering, so he calmed his mind and silently circulated his cultivation, using the true qi in his body to resist. However, he felt that the true energy was like a small trickle flowing from his dantian straight to his heart, slowly restraining the coldness. His heart relaxed, but he found that his genuine Qi was flowing out of his Tanzhong acupoint and into the bodies of the three Mysterious Gold Flying Centipedes.
Suddenly, something unbelievable happened. Ding Yuan felt that the three Dark Gold Flying Centipedes seemed to have come back to life. They trembled slightly in his arms, and the Genuine Qi in his body absorbed the demonic Qi of the Dark Gold Flying Centipedes and returned to Ding Yuan's Dantian.
By accident, he had used his own genuine Qi to refine the three dead Dark Gold Flying Centipedes, absorbing the essence of the demonic creature's hundred years of cultivation into his body. Fortunately, he had a golden core protecting him, otherwise he would have died long ago.
When the demonic Qi entered Ding Yuan's dantian, it felt a chill, but it was tightly contained by the sixty-year-cycle Immortal True Qi in his dantian, and inadvertently converted into Ding Yuan's.
Ji Xueyan gradually noticed Ding Yuan's abnormality and asked,"What are you doing?"
Ding Yuan woke up and took out a Mysterious Gold Flying Centipede from his bosom."Do you recognize what it is?"
Ji Xueyan looked at it carefully for a moment and replied,"It looks like a Mysterious Gold Flying Centipede. I've read about it in the Records of Heavenly Continent Demons, but I've never seen it in person, so I don't know if it's true. But it looked like it was already dead?”
Ding Yuan nodded. Ji Xueyan asked in confusion,"Why do you keep this dead poison?”
"I think it's extremely hard and has a sharp tip. It's not bad to keep it as a dart."”
"But our Cuixia Sect is a righteous sect. I'm afraid it's not good to use this poison as a hidden weapon," Ji Xueyan said hesitantly.”
Ding Yuan thought to himself that if it wasn't for this thing, you would have been finished for a long time. Now you're criticizing it.
Seeing Ding Yuan's unease, Ji Xueyan quickly whispered,"I'm sorry, I said the wrong thing again. In your hands, this thing will definitely become an immortal artifact that will shake the entire continent in the future.”
After all, Ding Yuan was still a young man, and he felt much better after Ji Xueyan's submissive response. He smiled and said,""Actually, I don't know how to use it, let alone an immortal artifact.”
Ji Xueyan's family was well-educated, and she was very familiar with the method of cultivating immortal artifacts. She was about to say,"Why don't you let me tell you?”However, when the words reached her mouth, she immediately remembered Ding Yuan's competitive temper and changed her words."Speaking of which, it's a coincidence. Recently, my mother has been teaching me how to refine the Samadhi Red Lotus, but I'm too stupid. There are still many things that I can't comprehend. Why don't we find a time to talk about the problem and study it together?”
Ding Yuan thought to himself, How would I know anything about cultivating a Celestial Artifact? That damned old Taoist priest only taught me to meditate besides reading and writing. If you want to study it with me, won't you make a fool of me? However, he suddenly guessed Ji Xueyan's intentions and said indifferently,""We'll talk about it in the future."
Ji Xueyan was delighted to hear that he did not refuse, and she tightened her grip on Ding Yuan's delicate hand.
Ding Yuan lowered his head to look at the Mysterious Gold Flying Centipede again, only to find that the golden light on the demonic creature seemed to have faded a little. He was slightly startled and didn't know what was going on. He didn't know that this was caused by him absorbing the Dark Gold Flying Centipede's demonic Qi. In the long run, all the demonic Qi contained in the demonic creature would be taken by him, and the Dark Gold Flying Centipede would only leave an empty torso.
At this moment, he heard a cold voice beside his ear,""You two traitorous disciples, come out!”
Ding Yuan was startled. He could tell that it was Reverend Dannu's voice, but he didn't know where he was.
Ji Xueyan let out an "ah" sound and her cheeks flushed red. She hurriedly let go of Ding Yuan's hand and said,"It's Second Martial Granduncle. He must have discovered us and is using a thousand mile sound transmission.”
Ding Yuan was greatly displeased when he heard the Immortal Dannu call him a "traitorous disciple". He snorted and helped Ji Xueyan up."It's really him. What an awe-inspiring person!”
"He must have misunderstood us," Ji Xueyan said."It'll be fine after I explain it to Second Martial Granduncle.”
Thus, the two of them returned to the pond with the help of the Xue Zhu sword. As expected, Reverend Dannu was standing on the clouds atop a five-clawed golden lion, his expression cold and unsightly.
"Greetings, Second Martial Granduncle!" Ji Xueyan bowed.”
"Why did the two of you run to the bottom of the Blue Ripple Pond?" Reverend Dannu snorted.”
Ding Yuan was angry when he saw his cold expression. He ignored him and took his clothes, wanting to leave.
"Ding Yuan!" Adept Dannu barked. Ding Yuan was slightly shocked and continued walking forward, ignoring him.
"Second Martial Granduncle, you've misunderstood us. If it wasn't for him saving me from the bottom of the pond, I'm afraid Niece Sun wouldn't be able to see you again.”
Reverend Dannu looked at Ding Yuan's receding figure and thought to himself,"This kid has such tough bones. If he can really cultivate Righteousness under Third Junior's guidance and learn my Green Cloud Immortal Skill, he might not be a pillar of our sect in the future. Unfortunately, he was a little wild and difficult to tame.”
Seeing that Reverend Dannu didn't stop Ding Yuan, Ji Xueyan felt relieved and took the opportunity to briefly explain what had happened. Reverend Dannu's expression softened slightly and he said indifferently,""Come back with me first. Your parents and grandfather are looking for you everywhere.”
Ji Xueyan nodded. Ding Yuan was nowhere to be seen. Looking at the lush green mountains, she couldn't help but feel a sense of loss."Perhaps others think that I hate Heavenly Venerate Red Beard to death, but only I know how grateful I am to him! If it wasn't for him, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to be alone with Ding Yuan. I wouldn't have told Cai 'Er this secret.”As she thought about it, a sweet smile appeared on her face.
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On the other hand, Heavenly Venerate Red Beard's carelessness not only allowed Ding Yuan to take advantage of it, but it also caused Ji Xueyan to fall into the pond. He had spent a lot of effort to hold Ji Xueyan hostage and bargain with the Emerald Cloud Sect in exchange for a Golden Core, but it seemed that he would fail again.
Although Heavenly Venerate Red Beard had reached Meditation after more than a hundred years of cultivation, the cultivation of the demonic path was completely different from that of the righteous path. Righteous Dao emphasized on following the heavenly principles, consolidating one's foundation and cultivating one's vitality step by step. Thus, one's progress was slow at the beginning, but it was relatively easy to pass the Nine Tribulations. On the other hand, the demonic path was the opposite. Although their progress far exceeded that of the orthodox cultivators, the danger was much greater. It was rare to truly break through the death tribulation.
Although Heavenly Venerate Scarlet Beard had broken through to Ethereal Opening forty years ago, he had been lingering in Meditation Realm and had not advanced an inch. Seeing that he was unable to pass the Illusory Tribulation, he had an idea of the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill. However, the Emerald Afterglow Sect's Jindan was extremely tightly guarded, and no matter how hard he tried, he was unable to break into the pill room. Although he had killed many Emerald Cloud Sect disciples, he had also suffered quite a few injuries.
Seeing that he was about to alarm the six immortals, Heavenly Venerate Red Beard could only retreat temporarily. However, when they were passing by the Blue Ripple Pond and were about to find a place to hide and heal their injuries, they coincidentally bumped into Ji Xueyan and Zhao Zhuoshan. After a fight, he wasted a lot of time.
It was fine if he had missed Ji Xueyan, and although the Three Thousand Mortal Dust Threads had been destroyed, he could still refine them again. However, the three Mystic Gold Flying Centipedes that he had painstakingly nurtured had never returned. In his heartache, he did not care that the strong enemy would arrive at any time. He circulated the demonic qi around him for more than two sixty-year cycles and raised the rosewood staff into the air.
The three-meter-long sandalwood staff suddenly shot out a ball of purple light, which transformed into a three-meter-long two-headed monster in the air. Its body was like a giant python, shining with a purple glow, and a pair of wings grew out from its ribs. Its protruding head was like a jackal's, with two fangs protruding from its mouth and four eyes shooting yellow light.
This two-headed monster called "Purple Pheasant" was born in Yunze, and it was rare for one to appear in a thousand years. It had a savage nature, and it could spit out dark and bright flames as well as dense air. Its wings were like knives that could flatten mountains, its heads were like hammers that could smash down stars, and it had nine claws that could shatter gold and stone. It was a first-grade demon.
Forty years ago, Heavenly Venerate Red Beard was forced by the righteous path and was forced to leave the Wilderness. His hatred grew deeper. Thus, he didn't hesitate to search through the barren mountains and rivers before finally finding this Purple Pheasant. In order to subdue it, even with his cultivation base, Heavenly Venerate Red Beard had almost died. It took him three years to make it submit.
Today, Heavenly Venerate Red Beard had the courage to venture into the Emerald Afterglow alone mostly because of the power of the Purple Melon. The demonic creature was surrounded by black gas and clouds. The sky was dark for half a day. Zi Feng shook his head, then opened his bloody mouth and spat out two balls of purple flames.
This purple flame was called "Nine Yin Dark Fire". It was refined by Zi Tu after absorbing the earth energy and Yin fire in the cloud lake for nearly a thousand years. The mouth was already several feet in diameter, and it rapidly expanded in the air. Its size could almost cover the Jade Ripple Pond!
At this moment, Ding Yuan was searching for the cave at the bottom of the pool, and Ji Xueyan was still unconscious. How could she know that a disaster was about to befall her? Heavenly Venerate Red Beard had a cultivation base of two sixty-year cycles, and he could fly to the heavens and enter the earth, but he was afraid of water. This was his nature, which was why he knew that Ji Xueyan and the person who took the Mystic Gold Flying Centipede were underwater, but he was unwilling to enter the pool unless it was absolutely necessary. Therefore, he decided to take out the Purple Jade Peak, intending to use the Nine Yin Dark Fire to evaporate the Jade Ripple Pond and even turn Ji Ding and the other into ashes to vent the hatred in his heart!
Just as the two balls of purple flames were about to land on the Blue Ripple Pond, a white light suddenly shot down from the cliff, covering the purple flames. The purple flame made a series of sizzling sounds in the white light and kept shrinking. In the end, it actually followed the white light and was sucked into the thousand-foot cliff.
Heavenly Venerate Red Beard was slightly shocked. He looked up and saw a skinny old Daoist in black riding an immortal beast that looked like a golden lion. The black-robed Daoist held a purple copper incense burner that was more than half a foot tall in his hand. The two balls of purple flames were absorbed by the white light it emitted.
A fierce light flashed in Heavenly Venerate Red Beard's eyes. He stared at the black-robed Daoist and asked,"Are you angry?”
Reverend Dannu's eyes were like lightning, frightening Heavenly Venerate Red Beard. He shouted,""You evil creature, you don't know how to cultivate properly to get rid of your evil aura. Instead, you stole the golden core and invaded my immortal mountain to hurt my disciple. Now you are stirring up trouble on the Blue Ripple Pond, I can't tolerate you.”
"Don't talk big, old bastard. Let's see what we can do!" Heavenly Venerate Red Beard laughed strangely.”He silently chanted the mantra and drove the purple python to pounce on Reverend Dannu. Although he spoke tough, he had already made plans in his heart. Firstly, Reverend Dannu's cultivation was definitely not lower than his, and he was already injured, so it was not suitable for him to fight fiercely. Moreover, Immortal Dannu had already appeared, and the other experts of the Six Emerald Clouds Immortals would arrive at any time. If they were surrounded, they would probably be in trouble.
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around to leave. However, Venerable Dannu was the one with the greatest killing intent among the six immortals and hated evil the most. How could he let Heavenly Venerable Red Beard escape so easily?
Seeing Zi Tu rushing towards him with a black cloud wrapped around him, Reverend Dannu's cold eyes flashed. The Five-clawed Golden Lion under his back let out a long howl and leaped out, stepping on the golden cloud to meet the two-headed demonic creature.
This five-clawed golden lion was a natural anomaly. Its entire body was covered in golden fur, and it was not afraid of fire or water. Its five claws galloped and toppled mountains. It was one of the mountain guarding divine beasts of the Emerald Cloud Sect. Although the purple python was dozens of feet long, the five-clawed golden lion was fearless. It spat out a five-colored lightning from its mouth and pounced forward with its five claws.
Zi Tu opened his bloody mouth, and the two purple flames also met the five-colored thunderbolt. With a thunderous boom, the sky exploded into a few miles of light.
These two strange beasts began a soul-stirring battle on the Blue Ripple Pond. After several rounds, neither of them could do anything to the other.
Furthermore, Reverend Dannu summoned the Five-clawed Golden Lion and stepped on the auspicious clouds with both feet. The purple copper incense burner in his hand sent out another white light to block Heavenly Venerate Red Beard's path.
This purple copper incense burner was usually no different from an ordinary item in the Taoist temple of Immortal Dannu, but how could he know that it was a sacred item of the Taoist sect that had been passed down for thousands of years? It could spit out the light of the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and could absorb all things in the world. Its power was so great that it made the demons pale.
Heavenly Venerate Red Beard knew that this treasure was powerful and did not dare to take it head-on. He dodged a few miles in the air. Before he could come back to his senses, the Immortal Sword of Control Fury in Immortal Dannu's scabbard roared. A black light that made the sky dim and the mountains and rivers lose their color shot straight at Red Beard.
Heavenly Venerate Red Beard was secretly shocked when he saw this. He had not entered the mortal world for forty years and thought that other than a few top figures of the righteous path, he did not care about Yu Zi. However, it seemed that this Reverend Dannu was a formidable opponent.
If he wasn't injured, he might be able to compete, but now it wasn't suitable to fight for a long time. The best policy was to escape as soon as possible. Therefore, Heavenly Venerate Red Beard's sleeves were blown by the wind, and two streaks of Three Thousand Red Dust Threads shot out, trying to wrap around the Fury Immortal Sword.
Reverend Dannu used his right hand to make a sword gesture. The immortal sword was stirred up by strong gales and turned in the air, bypassing the silver wire and attacking Heavenly Master Red Beard again.
Heavenly Venerate Red Beard hurriedly stretched out his palms. His palms were instantly covered with silver threads that shone brightly. With a "ding" sound, the immortal sword was forcefully blocked.
Zhi Nu trembled slightly, and the tip of the sword was stuck in Heavenly Venerate Red Beard's palm, unable to advance any further. Heavenly Venerate Red Beard snorted and the 3,000 Red Dust Threads returned to the immortal sword.
"How dare you, vile creature!" Daoist Master Pale Nu snorted angrily when he saw this.”In a flash, he was already in position, his right hand lightly shaking the Fury Restraint. Heavenly Venerate Red Beard only felt a surge of genuine Qi flowing through the immortal sword. He hurriedly used all his demonic Qi to resist, but he did not prevent the black light on the sword from shining and the silver threads sticking to it from turning into smoke.
Reverend Pale Nu withdrew his sword with his right hand and struck out with his left palm. It was as if a mountain was pressing down on him. Heavenly Venerate Red Beard retreated. The wind from the palm tore his clothes apart and he danced in the air.
Heavenly Venerate Red Beard did not expect that he would be in such a sorry state in his first battle after cultivating painstakingly for 40 years. He was shocked and angry, his mind was in a mess, and he was defeated in a few moves.
Suddenly, a flaw appeared under his ribs, and Reverend Dannu's immortal sword followed him like a shadow, sweeping over like a torrent. Seeing that he couldn't dodge in time, a red light flashed on his face, and a pair of purple claws grew out from under his ribs!
The pair of claws suddenly struck out together, trapping Zhi Nu in place. Heavenly Venerate Red Beard let out a strange cry. He waved his hands and instantly weaved a heavenly net toward Immortal Dannu.
Reverend Dannu didn't expect this demon to have such a skill. He couldn't retract his sword and break through the net, so he took a deep breath and retracted his body. In the blink of an eye, he had become a human figure that was less than a pinky finger and barely passed through the net.
"Earth Shrinking!" Heavenly Venerate Red Beard did not dare to continue fighting when he saw that his "Heavenly Net" had been dodged by Immortal Dannu. He sent Zhi Nu away with his claws and retreated quickly.
However, he didn't expect that the immortal sword, which was made of green clouds, would fly down and break the claw under Red Beard's left rib!
Heavenly Venerate Red Beard grunted in pain and did not dare to stay any longer. He screamed at the two-headed demonic creature that was fighting Fault. Upon hearing his master's call, Zi Tu immediately gave up on the Five-clawed Golden Lion and returned it to the Purple Sandalwood Staff. Then, a ball of black light exploded, and the Red Beard Heavenly Venerable disappeared in the mist.
After returning to his original form and putting away his Immortal Sword Heart, Immortal Dannu couldn't help but admire Heavenly Venerate Red Beard's cultivation."This old monster has indeed advanced by leaps and bounds after retiring for forty years. I almost fell for his claws. It was also because of my carelessness that I forgot that he was born as a six-clawed spider. If he let him off today, there would probably be many future troubles!”
As expected, he heard Heavenly Venerate Red Beard's vicious voice in his ear."Old bastard, it's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Just you wait and see!”
Although the voice was very close to his ear, Reverend Dannu knew that it was sent by the old monster using the Thousand Mile Sound Transmission. At this moment, he was probably already a hundred miles away.
He had no intention of arguing with Heavenly Venerate Red Beard. He mounted the Five-clawed Golden Lion and was about to leave when he saw a faint green light shaking at the bottom of the pool, which was slightly unusual. Thus, his eyes flashed with divine light, and he actually used Green Cloud Sect's Heavenly Eye to look at the bottom of the lake. He could see the entire Blue Ripple Pond.
Ding Yuan didn't know how much blood he had lost, but the poisonous gas on Ji Xueyan's face gradually disappeared, and her cheeks became rosy. She lay in Ding Yuan's arms. The numbness in her body gradually subsided and she felt a little warm.
Ding Yuan withdrew his hand, but fresh blood was still seeping out, dripping onto Ji Xueyan's clothes like peach blossoms blooming. Ji Xueyan stretched out her right hand with great difficulty and tapped three times on Ding Yuan's shoulder and arm. The blood immediately stopped flowing. She panted again.
Ding Yuan felt a little dizzy, as if the world was spinning. He laughed at himself,"I didn't expect my blood to be such a treasure. If I'm too poor in the future, I can use it to exchange for it."”
Ji Xueyan felt very comfortable resting on Ding Yuan's strong thighs. She knew that she had already walked back from the gates of hell. Not only that, but because his body had been infused with the blood of the Golden Core, it was also difficult for poison to invade, which was also very beneficial to his cultivation.
Hearing Ding Yuan's words, Ji Xueyan asked in a low voice,"You must be careful in the future. That golden core is a rare treasure in the world. The demonic path demons have long coveted it. If they knew that you had taken jindan, I'm afraid many people would harm you.”
Ding Yuan was slightly surprised. He didn't understand why this delicate lady knew how to care about others. Could it be that she was grateful for saving her life?
"I don't have parents," he chuckled."I'm just a useless life. What am I afraid of?"”
Hearing this, Ji Xueyan's heart was filled with sympathy."I've been treated like a treasure by everyone since I was young. He didn't even have a single relative. Before coming to Cuixia, he must have suffered a lot outside, which was why he became so arrogant. That Martial Granduncle Dan Yan is silent, and Luo Niu is a fool. His days alone in the Black Bamboo Pavilion will definitely be difficult. In the future, I really should take care of him more.”
As she thought about it, she couldn't help but blush again. She said softly,"Don't say that. There are still many people who care about you and like you. For example-"
After a moment of shyness, she did not dare to say the word "I". How could Ding Yuan understand a young girl's thoughts? "Is there?" he replied indifferently. Are you talking about the old Taoist priest and Ah Niu, or someone else?”
Ji Xueyan was slightly disappointed. She shook her head and tore off a piece of clothing to carefully bandage Ding Yuan's wound.
Ding Yuan said,""Perhaps Uncle Su and the others have treated me well, but I wonder when I'll be able to see them again?”
Ji Xueyan lowered her head and whispered," I heard that Su Zhen has a daughter. Although she's only ten years old, she's very beautiful. You get along well with her, right?"”
Su Zhiyu's innocent smile appeared in front of Ding Yuan. He seemed to hear her calling him "Brother Ding" again. He sighed softly and replied,"If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't have come to Cuixia. Perhaps I would still be hanging out somewhere in the city.”
Ji Xueyan's jade-like hands paused for a moment before she continued to bandage the wound. She felt a little sour in her heart and said,"So you like her very much and are very grateful to her?”
Ding Yuan was stunned. He did not understand why Ji Xueyan was asking about such irrelevant things. "It doesn't seem to be any of your business, right?”
Ji Xueyan gently bit her red lips and did not speak for a long time. She quietly finished bandaging him. This was her first time doing this kind of work, so her handiwork was naturally a little rough. Fortunately, it was finally completed, but she was also tired and sweaty.
Ding Yuan raised his hand and looked at it. Suddenly, he remembered,"Strange, why is there no movement outside?”
"There must be an elder of our sect who has arrived," Ji Xueyan said."That Heavenly Venerate Red Beard has already fled far away when he saw that the situation was not good.”
"Wait here, I'll go out and take a look."”
Ji Xueyan grabbed Ding Yuan's hand and said,"No!" Ding Yuan was stunned and looked at her. Ji Xueyan's beautiful face blushed as she whispered,""Maybe he's waiting outside. We might as well wait a little longer.”
In fact, in her heart, she wished that she could stay longer in this damp and dark cave with Ding Yuan.
Ding Yuan was not in a hurry to go out, so he nodded and said,"Alright."
The two of them sat in the cave, but Ji Xueyan's hand did not move away. Ding Yuan felt a warmth and softness in his hand, but he did not want to let go and let her hold it like this.
Suddenly, he felt a chill in his heart. It was cold, sore, and extremely uncomfortable. It turned out that even though he had kept the three Mysterious Gold Flying Centipedes in his arms, the poison still remained, and after a long time, it quietly seeped into Ding Yuan's skin.
Ding Yuan thought that the poison in his body was still lingering, so he calmed his mind and silently circulated his cultivation, using the true qi in his body to resist. However, he felt that the true energy was like a small trickle flowing from his dantian straight to his heart, slowly restraining the coldness. His heart relaxed, but he found that his genuine Qi was flowing out of his Tanzhong acupoint and into the bodies of the three Mysterious Gold Flying Centipedes.
Suddenly, something unbelievable happened. Ding Yuan felt that the three Dark Gold Flying Centipedes seemed to have come back to life. They trembled slightly in his arms, and the Genuine Qi in his body absorbed the demonic Qi of the Dark Gold Flying Centipedes and returned to Ding Yuan's Dantian.
By accident, he had used his own genuine Qi to refine the three dead Dark Gold Flying Centipedes, absorbing the essence of the demonic creature's hundred years of cultivation into his body. Fortunately, he had a golden core protecting him, otherwise he would have died long ago.
When the demonic Qi entered Ding Yuan's dantian, it felt a chill, but it was tightly contained by the sixty-year-cycle Immortal True Qi in his dantian, and inadvertently converted into Ding Yuan's.
Ji Xueyan gradually noticed Ding Yuan's abnormality and asked,"What are you doing?"
Ding Yuan woke up and took out a Mysterious Gold Flying Centipede from his bosom."Do you recognize what it is?"
Ji Xueyan looked at it carefully for a moment and replied,"It looks like a Mysterious Gold Flying Centipede. I've read about it in the Records of Heavenly Continent Demons, but I've never seen it in person, so I don't know if it's true. But it looked like it was already dead?”
Ding Yuan nodded. Ji Xueyan asked in confusion,"Why do you keep this dead poison?”
"I think it's extremely hard and has a sharp tip. It's not bad to keep it as a dart."”
"But our Cuixia Sect is a righteous sect. I'm afraid it's not good to use this poison as a hidden weapon," Ji Xueyan said hesitantly.”
Ding Yuan thought to himself that if it wasn't for this thing, you would have been finished for a long time. Now you're criticizing it.
Seeing Ding Yuan's unease, Ji Xueyan quickly whispered,"I'm sorry, I said the wrong thing again. In your hands, this thing will definitely become an immortal artifact that will shake the entire continent in the future.”
After all, Ding Yuan was still a young man, and he felt much better after Ji Xueyan's submissive response. He smiled and said,""Actually, I don't know how to use it, let alone an immortal artifact.”
Ji Xueyan's family was well-educated, and she was very familiar with the method of cultivating immortal artifacts. She was about to say,"Why don't you let me tell you?”However, when the words reached her mouth, she immediately remembered Ding Yuan's competitive temper and changed her words."Speaking of which, it's a coincidence. Recently, my mother has been teaching me how to refine the Samadhi Red Lotus, but I'm too stupid. There are still many things that I can't comprehend. Why don't we find a time to talk about the problem and study it together?”
Ding Yuan thought to himself, How would I know anything about cultivating a Celestial Artifact? That damned old Taoist priest only taught me to meditate besides reading and writing. If you want to study it with me, won't you make a fool of me? However, he suddenly guessed Ji Xueyan's intentions and said indifferently,""We'll talk about it in the future."
Ji Xueyan was delighted to hear that he did not refuse, and she tightened her grip on Ding Yuan's delicate hand.
Ding Yuan lowered his head to look at the Mysterious Gold Flying Centipede again, only to find that the golden light on the demonic creature seemed to have faded a little. He was slightly startled and didn't know what was going on. He didn't know that this was caused by him absorbing the Dark Gold Flying Centipede's demonic Qi. In the long run, all the demonic Qi contained in the demonic creature would be taken by him, and the Dark Gold Flying Centipede would only leave an empty torso.
At this moment, he heard a cold voice beside his ear,""You two traitorous disciples, come out!”
Ding Yuan was startled. He could tell that it was Reverend Dannu's voice, but he didn't know where he was.
Ji Xueyan let out an "ah" sound and her cheeks flushed red. She hurriedly let go of Ding Yuan's hand and said,"It's Second Martial Granduncle. He must have discovered us and is using a thousand mile sound transmission.”
Ding Yuan was greatly displeased when he heard the Immortal Dannu call him a "traitorous disciple". He snorted and helped Ji Xueyan up."It's really him. What an awe-inspiring person!”
"He must have misunderstood us," Ji Xueyan said."It'll be fine after I explain it to Second Martial Granduncle.”
Thus, the two of them returned to the pond with the help of the Xue Zhu sword. As expected, Reverend Dannu was standing on the clouds atop a five-clawed golden lion, his expression cold and unsightly.
"Greetings, Second Martial Granduncle!" Ji Xueyan bowed.”
"Why did the two of you run to the bottom of the Blue Ripple Pond?" Reverend Dannu snorted.”
Ding Yuan was angry when he saw his cold expression. He ignored him and took his clothes, wanting to leave.
"Ding Yuan!" Adept Dannu barked. Ding Yuan was slightly shocked and continued walking forward, ignoring him.
"Second Martial Granduncle, you've misunderstood us. If it wasn't for him saving me from the bottom of the pond, I'm afraid Niece Sun wouldn't be able to see you again.”
Reverend Dannu looked at Ding Yuan's receding figure and thought to himself,"This kid has such tough bones. If he can really cultivate Righteousness under Third Junior's guidance and learn my Green Cloud Immortal Skill, he might not be a pillar of our sect in the future. Unfortunately, he was a little wild and difficult to tame.”
Seeing that Reverend Dannu didn't stop Ding Yuan, Ji Xueyan felt relieved and took the opportunity to briefly explain what had happened. Reverend Dannu's expression softened slightly and he said indifferently,""Come back with me first. Your parents and grandfather are looking for you everywhere.”
Ji Xueyan nodded. Ding Yuan was nowhere to be seen. Looking at the lush green mountains, she couldn't help but feel a sense of loss."Perhaps others think that I hate Heavenly Venerate Red Beard to death, but only I know how grateful I am to him! If it wasn't for him, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to be alone with Ding Yuan. I wouldn't have told Cai 'Er this secret.”As she thought about it, a sweet smile appeared on her face.
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