Chapter 477 - 238: Sole Sovereign
After a round of guidance, Chu Xuan finally made the beauties understand that with her current condition, dual cultivation with him was impossible, and dual cultivation isn’t a magical cure-all that solves every problem.
The beauties felt a bit disappointed, but at least she didn’t say anything shocking anymore.
Ji Mingyu seeing this shook her head secretly, indeed the Hehuan Sect was a place of filth, even the purest of minds would become soiled after staying too long.
Under the full exertion of the beauties, the group arrived at the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace within half a day.
Chu Xuan didn’t act rashly, nor did he reveal himself, he simply picked a vacant cave nearby.
However, upon entering, he frowned slightly, although most traces had been erased, someone seemed to have cultivated here for a period, he calculated with his fingers, then looked toward Xiaoxue with a peculiar expression.
Xiaoxue initially wanted to feign ignorance, but upon reconsideration, spoke earnestly: "Yes, my master and I stayed here for ten years."
"After the wedding ended, when you and she fell out, she always wanted to reconcile with you, and waited in this silent, desolate cave day after day, year after year, just to see you once."
"Master said, after waiting for six or seven hundred years, she thought she would be used to it, that it wouldn’t be particularly hard to endure."
"However, after seeing you every day for so long, suddenly not seeing you made her secretly suffer."
At this point, Xiaoxue quickly added, "The jade bracelet given to you back then wasn’t meant for surveillance."
"I know at that time you were angry, and suddenly learning that the master had been secretly watching you, naturally made you feel your privacy was being invaded."
"But her intentions were merely out of longing for you, she wanted to see your face at any moment."
Chu Xuan remained silent for a moment, then waved his hand, closed his eyes, seeming to be utilizing some secret technique.
Ji Mingyu seeing this felt somewhat downcast, she thought Xiaoxue was very clever, very protective of her master, and squeezed in an explanation and goodwill, but pity Chu Xuan didn’t seem willing to listen...
Swiftly, a peculiar wave of magical power emerged from Chu Xuan’s body, demonic qi and immortal qi intertwined and surged, giving a sense of both demonic and celestial, contradictory yet harmonious.
His hands formed a profound mudra pointing toward the heavens and earth, chanting, "In heaven and on earth, only I reign supreme!"
Xiaoxue watched in confusion, while Ji Mingyu was startled, immediately retreating to a distance.
Chu Xuan’s wave of magical power rapidly spread in all directions, growing weaker, harder to detect the farther it went.
Once the wave dispersed, Ming Yu stealthily sneaked back, careful not to be accidentally discovered by Chu Xuan.
Seeing Chu Xuan cease his practice and lower his hands, Xiaoxue curiously asked, "What was that for?"
"A signal. If that person isn’t dead, they should come to see me soon."
Chu Xuan calmly stood with hands behind his back, gazing towards the direction of the Daoist Palace.
...
About a quarter of an hour later, a cold male figure in a black robe appeared silently at the cave entrance.
His appearance was handsome, but his demeanor was chilling, emitting a dangerous aura that warned people away, like a venomous snake poised to strike.
Upon seeing Chu Xuan in his blood-red robe, the man paused.
Chu Xuan with a domineering, forceful gaze, and even a subtle aggressiveness, surveyed him condescendingly, like a true dragon soaring in the sky, looking down on a serpent crawling in the swamp.
Yet the black-robed man not only didn’t get angry, but instead showed a thrilled smile, "This is more like it, finally some of that imperious, world-defying air, that’s the spirit a Demon Venerable should possess."
Indeed, the visitor was none other than Li Xingchuan, the Ice Sea Demon Monarch, Chu Xuan’s "good brother."
Considering the time, he had been in seclusion breaking through the seventh realm for over twenty years.
As Master Li Fanzhou said, the necessary breakthrough time could be as short as three to five years, or as long as fifteen to sixteen years; if there’s no movement in thirty years, then it’s likely over.
Chu Xuan wasn’t entirely confident that Li Xingchuan would succeed, even if he were the first in six to seven hundred years to reach such a high level in the Demon Heart Sowing Dao Technique.
This cultivation technique was personally deduced and crafted by Chu Xuan, he knew the high difficulty within, each major breakthrough was a life-death stage, failure meant immediate demise.
Moreover, he had never practiced it himself, didn’t have time to scrutinize its possible flaws, or make adjustments, when he unexpectedly obtained the "Sun Moon Time Scale" time-based Immortal Artifact in the Ancient Battlefield.
Chu Xuan was almost ecstatic at the time, immediately altering his plans, plotting his resurrection scheme, leaving behind this from-demon-to-dao, both demonic and celestial cultivation technique.
Actually, the reason Chu Xuan crafted this miraculous skill was his utter lack of confidence in surviving the Ascension Tribulation, wondering whether he could gradually convert the Celestial Water Returning Ruins Technique into the Demon Heart Sowing Dao Technique.
For this purpose, the cultivation technique even referenced some "eclipsing techniques," but he wasn’t sure if it could truly transform, he had no assurance himself.
Just thought people need some hope, so much energy was invested in this cultivation technique.
Just now the method by which Chu Xuan notified Li Xingchuan was one of the secret techniques within the Demon Heart Sowing Dao Technique.
Even though this wasn’t his main technique, as its writer, he understood it well enough, even the technique referenced Celestial Water Returning Ruins Technique; he simultaneously possessed demonic power and celestial qi, hence could manifest it.