"Huh? I didn't expect there to be a cave in this desolate mountain. It seems there is a group of immortal cultivators inside. The strongest one among them has reached the perfect Earth Immortal realm, which is comparable to the perfect Celestial Realm in the martial arts cultivation system."
A smile appeared on Wang Xuan's face. If they wanted to establish themselves in this Shu Mountain world, they needed to find a place to settle down temporarily, so they would subdue that immortal force first.
The people present were either at the Divine Power Realm or the Perfected Celestial Realm, and each of them flew at an incredibly fast speed, covering hundreds of miles in the blink of an eye.
Before long, a steep cliff appeared in front of them, covered with red shrubs, and its spiritual energy was much richer than in other places, making it a blessed place for cultivation.
Without Wang Xuan's prompting, Taishi Ci was the first to step forward, releasing the pressure of his perfected Celestial Realm cultivation, which pressed down on the cliff below.
At the same time, he shouted, "The Xuan Tian Dao Ancestor has descended upon this place! Little cultivators below, why don't you hurry up and come out to greet him?!"
Lu Bu, Guan Yu, and the others looked at Taishi Ci with disdain, muttering under their breath, "lackey!"
Taishi Ci, however, did not feel ashamed at all. On the contrary, he was full of smugness and already regarded himself as Wang Xuan's number one henchman.
He was one of the first generals of the Three Kingdoms to join Wang Xuan, but his cultivation and talent were weaker than the other seven generals. If he wanted to avoid falling too far behind Lu Bu and others, what could be simpler and more effective than groveling to Boss Wang?
Over the years, Taishi Ci has completely abandoned all principles, frequently flattering Wang Xuan. Even though Wang Xuan's main body went to the world of Legend of the White Snake, his Xuan Yin incarnation still remained in the Xuan Tian world, didn't he?
It must be said that this move was indeed very effective. Taishi Ci obtained a large amount of cultivation resources from Wang Xuan, which enabled him to break through to the Celestial Perfection Realm not long ago, barely catching up with the cultivation levels of the seven great generals, including Lü Bu, Guan Yu, and Zhao Yun.
Don't you see, Zhang Xiu and Zhang Ren, who were at the early stage of the Celestial Realm along with Taishi Ci, have only now broken through to the middle stage of the Celestial Realm? Wang Xuan didn't bring them with him on this expedition to the Shu Mountain World.
If Taishi Ci hadn't abandoned all his principles and fawned over others, he would have at most broken through to the late stage of the Celestial Realm, and there would have been no way he could have reached the perfect Celestial Realm.
For Taishi Ci, as long as he could gain tangible benefits, what did matters of principle matter, even if it cost a pound?
Of course, Wang Xuan would never admit that his favoritism towards Taishi Ci was because the other man's flattery was so pleasant. According to him, it was a special privilege for a long-serving employee!
As Taishi Ci's aura pressed down, a powerful pressure also rose from the cliff below, no weaker than Taishi Ci's.
"Where did this madman come from, daring to cause trouble in my Redwood Ridge, and even daring to call himself the Dao Ancestor? Don't you know how to write the word 'death'?"
A streak of light shot out from the cliff, transforming into a burly man with a full head of red hair. Looking at the man's appearance, Wang Xuan could almost immediately guess his identity without asking—this was undoubtedly the Red-Haired Ancestor from the Shu Mountain world!
Wang Xuan's guess was correct; this person was indeed the Red-Haired Ancestor, who was currently somewhat bewildered.
Originally, the Red-Haired Ancestor sensed Taishi Ci's aura and knew that the other party's cultivation was comparable to his own, so he naturally had no reason to be afraid and rushed out to start a fight.
But when he flew out of the cave, he found that things were completely different from what he had imagined. It wasn't just one person who came to cause trouble, but a whole ten people!
Of these ten people, eight possessed auras no weaker than his, clearly indicating they were cultivators at the same level as him. The other two, however, gave him an unfathomable aura, similar to Li Jingxu of the Qingcheng Sect whom he had encountered before—clearly two Celestial Immortals!
Two Celestial Immortals and eight Earth Immortals at the peak of their cultivation—how could his red-haired ancestor possibly withstand such a lineup? Let alone teaching them a lesson, he wouldn't even be able to escape alive!
Taishi Ci took a few steps forward and gave the red-haired patriarch a sinister smile: "Oh ho, little brother, weren't you quite arrogant just now? How about we have a match first?"
The red-haired patriarch shrank back and decisively admitted defeat: "Fellow Daoist, you must have misheard. Since the esteemed Dao Ancestor Xuantian has graced us with his presence, I, the red-haired patriarch, naturally come out to greet him."
At this point, the red-haired patriarch repeatedly looked Wang Xuan and Fairy Jinghuan up and down, finally fixing his gaze on Wang Xuan with a respectful smile on his face.
This red-haired patriarch was a shrewd man; in a moment, he realized that Wang Xuan was in charge among the crowd and tried every means to curry favor with him.
Wang Xuan was not surprised by this result. After all, the Red-Haired Ancestor was a heretic, and the idea of him being unyielding to the death was simply impossible for him.
In the original storyline, the Red-Haired Patriarch, due to the power of the Emei Sect, decisively abandoned a group of disciples and chose to "reform and turn over a new leaf".
The lineup that Wang Xuan has brought out now is much stronger than the Emei Sect masters who threatened the Red-Haired Ancestor in the original story!
"Although you, the Red-Haired Ancestor, are of unorthodox origin, you haven't done anything that would anger heaven and man. On the contrary, you've protected the Southern Barbarians within a thousand miles of Redwood Ridge. You could be reformed." Wang Xuan waved his sleeve and directly recruited them, saying, "I intend to establish the Xuantian Holy Sect. Would you be willing to become an elder of our Xuantian Holy Sect?"
The red-haired patriarch's mind raced, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself. Did he have any better options than to accept it?
If he dared to refuse, he might lose his life here in the next moment.
Furthermore, this newly established Xuantian Holy Sect has two Celestial Immortals and eight Earth Immortals at the peak of their cultivation, making it no weaker than the Shu Mountain Sect. It is definitely a sect with great potential!
Chapter 214 The Foundation of Shu Mountain
"I am deeply honored by the high regard of Ancestor Xuantian, and I, Red Hair, am overjoyed and will certainly not refuse." Ancestor Red Hair said solemnly, "From this day forward, I will be a member of the Xuantian Holy Sect in life and in death!"
Guan Yu and the others cast disdainful glances at him, thinking he was yet another coward who feared death, and they were ashamed to associate with him.
And so, Wang Xuan temporarily settled in Hongmu Ridge, making it the base of the Xuantian Holy Sect, and recruiting disciples with excellent aptitude.
Meanwhile, Lü Bu, Guan Yu, and others couldn't stay idle. They recruited local southern barbarians and trained them into an army, using the military training methods of the mythical Three Kingdoms world.
With the introduction of the Red-Haired Ancestor, a native Earth Immortal powerhouse, Wang Xuan also knew where the timeline of the Shu Mountain world had progressed.
The story of the Legend of Shushan Swordsmen has not yet begun. At present, the Ming Dynasty still rules the land of China. The Manchu Qing Dynasty outside the Great Wall has not yet entered China, but it often invades Shanhaiguan and plunders extensively.
Without external intervention, the Manchu Qing dynasty would have replaced the Ming dynasty in just a few more years. The story of The Legend of Shushan Swordsmen begins in the second year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, which means we are currently about twenty years before the story begins.
"How can the land of China fall into the hands of foreign races?" Guan Yu stroked his beard, determined to save the people of China from their suffering.
Although this is another world, the people of the land of China are still called Han, speaking Chinese and writing Chinese characters. To Guan Yu and other fierce generals from the mythical Three Kingdoms world, they feel particularly close to them and cannot tolerate the oppression of the people of China by foreign races.
"If it comes to dealing with barbarian tribes, count me, Lü Bu, in!" Lü Bu immediately declared, eager to go and wreak havoc. Back in the mythical Three Kingdoms era, Lü Bu had made a name for himself by fighting bravely against the Xiongnu in the borderlands, which led to him being adopted as a son by Ding Yuan, the governor of Bing Province.
The red-haired patriarch watched quietly from the side, a strange light gleaming in his eyes.
If the land of China fell into the hands of foreign races, why did countless cultivators on the land of China choose to stand idly by?
The karmic consequences of vying for dragons in the mortal realm are too heavy, enough to cloud the primordial spirit of cultivators and trap them in a deadly predicament. In addition, dragon energy can corrode the primordial spirit of cultivators, making it like a poison to them, so cultivators avoid it at all costs.
Only by cultivating to the Golden Immortal realm, where the primordial spirit is immortal, can one be unafraid of the corrosive dragon energy and withstand the consequences of interfering in the changes of human society.
However, the martial arts of the mythical Three Kingdoms world do not have this flaw. Martial arts emphasize self-improvement and are not restrained by dragon energy, making them more suitable for humans than the immortal path.
"Since you have your ideas, go ahead and do them. But don't go too far. There are countless experts in this world, and there are nearly ten strong people at the level of supernatural powers!" Wang Xuan was worried that Lu Bu, Guan Yu and the others were overdoing it, so he gave them a reminder.
Wang Xuan wasn't talking nonsense. When the story of the Legend of Shushan Swordsman progressed to the later stages, the three immortals and two elders of the Emei Sect broke through to the Celestial Immortal realm and ascended to the Lingkong Immortal Realm. Before that, several other people, including Lady Tianhu Baoxiang, also ascended.
Other reclusive powerhouses, such as the Six Eccentrics of the Universe, have also reached or are close to the Celestial Immortal realm. The Blissful Immortal Li Jingxu has even reached the Perfect Celestial Immortal realm, comparable to the Perfection of Martial Arts Divine Power.
"Hiss!" Even Lu Bu and Guan Yu, who were fearless, couldn't help but gasp.
Nearly ten masters at the supernatural level—this world is many times more terrifying than the mythical Three Kingdoms world!
The reason why the Shushan world is so powerful is that it also has reincarnation. Many powerful people have cultivated for countless lifetimes, and the foundation they have accumulated over countless years is naturally extraordinary.
This is the power of the Immortal Path!
After sending Lu Bu and the others away, Wang Xuan took Fairy Jinghuan and headed straight for another mountain a thousand miles away.
That mountain is called Baiman Mountain, and it is inhabited by a powerful figure in the demonic path who is on par with the Red-Haired Ancestor, known as the Green-Robed Ancestor.
Although the Red-Haired Ancestor was labeled as a heretic by the Emei Sect, he did not actually do anything that would anger heaven and man. On the contrary, he protected the southern barbarian people within a thousand miles of Redwood Ridge.
The Green-Robed Ancestor was different. Not only did he become grotesque and violent due to a qi deviation during his cultivation, but he also frequently ate human hearts, making him a heinous old demon.
Therefore, Wang Xuan took the Red-Haired Ancestor under his command, but had no intention of taking the Green-Robed Ancestor. He came here this time for the Xuanpin True Scripture in the hands of the Green-Robed Ancestor.
Don't underestimate the Mysterious Female Scripture just because it's not particularly impressive in the hands of the Green-Robed Ancestor. In fact, it's a top-tier cultivation method in Taoism, no less powerful than those heavenly books that point directly to the Golden Immortal Path!
Wang Xuan wanted to collect the top-tier cultivation techniques of the Shu Mountain world, comprehend the laws involved, and integrate them into the Xuan Tian Divine Technique so that the Xuan Tian Divine Technique could advance further.
A moment later, they arrived at Baiman Mountain and headed straight for the Green-Robed Ancestor's cave.
"Halt! This is the Green Robe Ancestor's dojo, get out of here!" A one-armed youth blocked Wang Xuan and Fairy Jinghuan's path. He was dressed in a robe that looked neither like a monk nor a Taoist priest, and he was barefoot and quite tall.
"And who are you? How dare you block my way?" Wang Xuan glanced at the man and, with his spiritual sense, immediately saw that the man was burdened with karmic burdens and had obviously done many heinous things.
"I am Xin Chenzi, the eldest disciple of the Green-Robed Ancestor," Xin Chenzi said cautiously. He couldn't discern the true cultivation level of the person before him, so he had no choice but to invoke the Green-Robed Ancestor's name to intimidate him.
In fact, Xin Chenzi wished that the Green Robe Ancestor would die immediately, but at this moment, an outsider had broken into the Green Robe Ancestor's dojo. If he did not stop him, the Green Robe Ancestor would definitely not forgive him afterward. So he had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward.
"Xin Chenzi? Seems like he's not a good person either." Wang Xuan sneered, too lazy to say any more nonsense, and threw a punch directly.
Bang!
Xin Chenzi was powerless to resist this punch, and could not even dodge. He was directly smashed into a cloud of blood mist, and even his primordial spirit was annihilated.
Even Xin Chenzi, the strongest disciple under the Green Robe Ancestor, was killed in one move. No one else dared to stop him and they all scattered and fled. No one dared to attack Wang Xuan anymore.
Wang Xuan walked straight into the secret chamber where the Green-Robed Ancestor was in seclusion, and kicked it out, creating a large hole in the chamber. Even the protective formation surrounding the chamber was broken through by his kick.
The commotion finally startled the Green-Robed Ancestor awake, and he coughed up a mouthful of black blood. It turned out that the Green-Robed Ancestor was at a crucial point in his cultivation when Wang Xuan's interruption caused him to suffer a qi deviation once again.
Chapter 215 The Emei Sect Taking the Blame
"Who are you people, daring to trespass into my cave and cause trouble, disturbing my cultivation? You must pay the price!" The green-robed patriarch roared, his anger reaching its peak.
Although he couldn't discern the true cultivation levels of Wang Xuan and Fairy Jinghuan, he was confident that his cultivation had reached the Perfect Earth Immortal realm, and he feared no one except for a few Celestial Immortals in the world!
The old demon made a hand seal, and instantly more than a dozen eerie demonic flames appeared out of thin air, rushing towards Wang Xuan and Fairy Jinghuan.
Even from a distance of more than ten feet, Wang Xuan felt the scorching heat and eeriness appear simultaneously, an indescribable strangeness.
"You dare to spout nonsense in front of me with such meager skills?" Wang Xuan sneered, reaching out and gently pointing forward. The entire space seemed to freeze, and the dozen or so demonic flames were annihilated without any resistance.
"Such powerful strength! Could it be a reclusive celestial being?!" Cold sweat broke out on the green-robed patriarch's forehead as he realized the situation was dire.
But regardless of whether the opponent was a Celestial Immortal or not, the Green-Robed Ancestor had already made a move and there was no way he would stop there. Even if the Green-Robed Ancestor were willing, the two people opposite him certainly wouldn't let him go so easily.
The green-robed patriarch, his face filled with ruthlessness, reached out and slapped the treasure pouch at his waist. Instantly, hundreds of golden rays flashed out and pounced towards Wang Xuan with lightning speed.
These golden rays were neither magical artifacts nor spells, but rather a vicious Gu worm called the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu.
The Green-Robed Ancestor painstakingly refined hundreds of Hundred-Poison Golden Silkworm Gu over a hundred years, which he always kept as his last trump card. Once the Hundred-Poison Golden Silkworm Gu are unleashed, even a master at the same Earth Immortal Perfection realm could be devoured alive by the Gu worms if they are not careful!
Although the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu was powerful and bizarre, it was of no concern to Wang Xuan. He had already mastered the supernatural power of Vajra Indestructibility, so even if he stood there and let those Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu bite him, they wouldn't be able to harm him in the slightest.
Without further ado, Wang Xuan clenched his fist and threw a punch forward. The domineering fist intent raged out, causing the space itself to tremble!
The Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu that rushed towards Wang Xuan were directly suppressed and killed by the incomparably powerful fist intent, falling to the ground with a thud.
The Green-Robed Ancestor felt his mouth go dry and threw away the last bit of hope in his heart. He turned into a green light and fled.
To make his escape faster, the Green-Robed Ancestor even burned his life essence, not caring that it would cause him to drop his cultivation level in the future.
No matter how much he struggled, he couldn't escape from Wang Xuan's grasp. Two sword lights, one blue and one purple, instantly appeared behind the Green-Robed Ancestor, joining forces to attack him.
"Two sword lights, one green and one purple? Could this be the Purple and Green Twin Swords of the Emei Sect?" The last thought flashed through the Green-Robed Ancestor's mind before his body was shredded into dust.
"Still trying to play dead? Do you really think I don't know you obtained the Mysterious Female Scripture and the Mysterious Female Pearl, and cultivated a second primordial spirit?" Wang Xuan remained unmoved and reached out to slap the corpse of the Green-Robed Ancestor.
The force in his palm strike was unrestrained and enough to kill a master at the peak of the Earth Immortal realm.
Before he could strike down with his palm, a tiny figure, only three inches tall, burst out from the corpse of the Green-Robed Ancestor and fled at an incredible speed.