Chapter 6: Kong Xuan Leaves Seclusion, Snatches the Hongmeng Purple Qi

As soon as Kong Xuan entered the alchemy furnace, he felt how hot it was. It was truly worthy of being Laojun's furnace; looking at the blue flames flying about, these were high-grade flames, truly formidable. He realized there were two levels: this was the relatively lower-grade flame, while the next was a flame of a higher grade.

He sat down to think for a moment and began to cultivate. He activated the Blazing Profound Art, and he saw the surrounding flames fly toward his body. In an instant, flames surged into his body, and the pain caused Kong Xuan's face to twist.

However, Kong Xuan did not make a sound; he silently circulated the Mysterious Technique to begin tempering his body. He saw his body being destroyed at a speed visible to the naked eye, but after being damaged, it would rapidly repair itself, slowly restoring the body. Yet, the speed of destruction was too fast, far faster than the speed of repair. It seemed he still could not adapt to the divine fire. What was he to do? If this continued, his life would be forfeit here. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck, and he took out a Nine-Turn Golden Pill and swallowed it.

His body immediately began to repair itself rapidly, finally keeping up with the speed of destruction. From the moment he obtained the Golden Pill, he had never thought of using it to increase his cultivation level to become a Great Luo Golden Immortal; he wanted to use it to temper his physical body. Such great energy would surely make his physical body even more formidable, so he did not eat it at the start, waiting until now, and so he began to continue his cultivation.

His physical body was constantly being destroyed and constantly being repaired, caught in a continuous cycle.

He was not only cultivating the Blazing Profound Art but also practicing Rebirth from the Ashes. The Blazing Profound Art was for tempering the physical body, while Rebirth from the Ashes was a technique for tempering one's realm.

With both methods used simultaneously, his cultivation level soared like a rocket.

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After a few thousand years, Kong Xuan slowly opened his eyes; he had finally finished his cultivation. Calculating it, 4,000 years had passed, and there were 900 years left. He imagined that his cultivation level could no longer be improved and could only be upgraded through combat. For the remaining 900 years, he would first refine the Flame Light Flag.

It took 300 years to finally refine it, and he spent the remaining 600 years creating a new set of combat skills, making the skills more harmonious and integrated with his physical body to unleash greater power.

In the blink of an eye, another 600 years passed, and he was finally going to go out. Haha, Kong Xuan of the Prehistoric World saw the alchemy furnace open wide and knew it was time to leave. He transformed into a streak of red light and flew out, nodding to the boy. Seeing Taishang Laojun, he hurriedly bowed in thanks: "Thank you, Martial Uncle, for your cultivation; this disciple is extremely grateful."

"En, not bad. It seems you have made great progress over these few thousand years, and your strength has greatly increased. I fear there are few among the disciples of the Three Pure Ones who can defeat you. Even my disciple Xuandu only surpasses you in cultivation level."

"Martial Uncle is too kind. Brother Xuandu's cultivation is not something this disciple can contend with; there is still a distance between me and my senior brother," Kong Xuan replied hurriedly. In truth, the current Kong Xuan had a high win rate against Xuandu. Although his cultivation was not as high as his, those who cultivated the three great Mysterious Techniques generally had higher combat power, and coupled with the techniques he had created himself, he had some confidence against Xuandu. This was just Kong Xuan being humble; he understood that a tall tree catches the wind.

"Very well, after a few thousand years, you should also go back to see your master," Laozi said with a smile.

"Yes, this disciple takes his leave," Kong Xuan bowed and withdrew.

Ever since Hongyun obtained the Hongmeng Purple Qi, he had been quite cautious in his actions. Although it meant he could become a Saint in the future, he knew the dangers involved. Others obtained the Hongmeng Purple Qi because of merit and strength, while he only obtained it because of his good fortune. If he were not careful and was plotted against by others, he would lose his life, and that would not be worth it.

This time, he was going to his old friend Zhenyuanzi's place, preparing to hide there until he became a Saint before coming out; then, everything would be foolproof.

Suddenly, Hongyun felt a force attacking from behind. Fortunately, Hongyun dodged quickly, or he would certainly have been injured. After he saw who it was, he cursed loudly: "Kunpeng, I have no grudges or enmity with you; why would you ambush me for no reason?"

"Hmph, with your lack of virtue and ability, are you worthy of the Saint position? Hand over the Saint position obediently today, and I may spare your life; otherwise, don't blame this Demon Master for being heartless," said the Demon Master Kunpeng.

"Fine, you Kunpeng, let's see if your strength can back up your words." As he spoke, Hongyun took out the Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd, emitting bursts of smoke that caused people to lose consciousness and their souls to slowly dissipate.

"Hmph, you dare to show off with just this bit of ability?" As he spoke, Kunpeng utilized his speed to strike rapidly around Hongyun. With every strike, Hongyun, who was no pushover, utilized his magic power to drive the gourd to protect his entire body from all directions.

Each used their ultimate moves, fighting quite intensely. Suddenly, Kunpeng revealed his true form, a gigantic bird appeared, and he crashed directly into Hongyun. Hongyun saw that the speed was too fast to dodge, so he self-detonated the gourd and collided with Kunpeng. The heavens and earth shook, and both Kunpeng and Hongyun were severely injured.

Just at this moment, a strange cry was heard: "Gaga, this ancestor has waited for this moment for a long time." It was none other than Minghe Laozu. He had been secretly following Hongyun for hundreds of years, and only because he was not sure he could take Hongyun's life had he not appeared. When he saw that Hongyun and Kunpeng were both severely injured from their fight, he suddenly appeared, and an Abi Sword slashed toward Hongyun. Hongyun was already injured, and because Minghe's attack was an ambush, he failed to dodge it and was killed by Minghe's sword, his body and soul destroyed. A streak of purple energy was seen flying out from his body.

One didn't even need to look to know it was the Hongmeng Purple Qi. Minghe was happy and just about to pick it up when, unexpectedly, a streak of red light flew over, grabbed the Hongmeng Purple Qi, and flew away. Even Minghe could not catch up. If Kunpeng had not been injured, he might have been able to catch up, but Kunpeng could only watch helplessly as he did the work for someone else.

Minghe was even more furious to see the duck that was already in his mouth fly away. He secretly swore in his heart: don't let me know who you are, or I will definitely not let you off easily.

This streak of red light was none other than Kong Xuan. While flying on his way to Jinao Island, he felt a surge of energy and secretly went to take a look. To his surprise, it was Kunpeng fighting over the Hongmeng Purple Qi. He watched from the side to see if he could take advantage of the situation. When he saw Hongyun killed by Minghe's sword and the purple energy fly out, he immediately flew over, snatched the purple energy, and ran. Kong Xuan currently had great confidence in his Phoenix Wing; he believed that among those who had not yet become Saints, no more than three were faster than him. That was why he dared to boldly snatch the Hongmeng Purple Qi.

Holding the Hongmeng Purple Qi, Kong Xuan felt such joy in his heart. He had not expected such a great gift right after leaving seclusion. He put away the purple energy and immediately flew toward Jinao Island.