Chapter 95

The two worked together to carefully draw in those silk-like, mist-like flames, which transformed into wisp after wisp of Yi Qi entering Ye Fan's body, instantly wrapped by the Xuanhuang Qi above the Green Copper. Gradually, the Xuanhuang Qi became scorching hot, and under Ye Fan's mind and spirit, it gradually took shape.

Ye Fan needed to forge two items: one was his cauldron, and the other was a Xuanhuang Great Sword forged for Pang Bo. Pang Bo had no heavy treasure capable of bearing the Mother Qi of All Things, so he needed Ye Fan's help to forge it.

Half a year passed bit by bit in the three people's refining.

Jiang Xuan formed hand seals with both hands, as if opening up Primordial Chaos Hongmeng. Xuanhuang Qi pervaded, yin-yang power rotated, the Three Talents of Heaven, Earth, and Man surged forth, the Four Symbols propped up the sky, the Five Elements stood side by side, the Six Harmonies and Eight Wastelands emerged, the universe's star river was born and perished, and the sun, moon, and stars appeared in the brilliant starry sky, truly like an Immortal opening heaven and earth.

Boom!

The Mother Qi of All Things trembled, and the essence of heaven and earth bloomed to the fullest at this moment. Jiang Xuan waved both hands, and surging Seven-Colored Divine Fire came sweeping over like great waves. Only to see Xuanhuang Mother Qi rising around Jiang Xuan's body, rumbling and stirring, merging with the Seven-Colored Divine Fire.

"Forge the Pagoda!"

Xuanhuang Qi pervaded Jiang Xuan's entire body, reaching ultimate sublimation, like a godly sage who opened heaven. This great shout, mixed with ultimate majesty, shook everything, yet was filled with a breathtaking beauty that made one intoxicated.

His Eight Trigrams Furnace was driven to the extreme. At this moment, the Xuan Huang Two Qi coiled around, radiance burst forth, and wisp after wisp of Xuanhuang Qi hung down. Each wisp contained the most profound truth between heaven and earth. Countless Daos intertwined and converged, constantly taking form in an incomprehensible manner.

Ye Fan and Pang Bo were dumbfounded. The joy of the successful refinement of the Mother Qi Cauldron of All Things and the Xuanhuang Great Sword vanished at this moment, turning into shock and disbelief. At this moment, even a word of exclamation seemed to have lost its meaning.

"What exactly is this magic treasure?" Ye Fan was alarmed. His cauldron, compared with it, seemed like nothing more than a large iron pot.

Pang Bo looked at the countless Daos intertwining above Jiang Xuan's head, then at the Xuanhuang Great Sword in his own hand, as if he were holding a firewood stick.

Jiang Xuan spat out a mouthful of essence Qi, which surged into the Xuanhuang Qi above his head. Only to see ten thousand paths of Xuanhuang instantly burst with divine light. With a loud boom, a profoundly mysterious treasure pagoda gradually revealed itself.

Only to see this treasure pagoda was extremely strange. At a glance, it was only a few inches in size, within the palm and fingers. But upon closer inspection, it seemed to tower ten thousand zhang high, like an ancient Tai Gu Shen Shan, ancient to the extreme. The pagoda stood forty-nine levels high, the extreme number of heaven and earth, meaning the Heavenly Number Fifty, the Heavenly Calculation Forty-nine. Atop the pagoda body, the tip was Chaos, the two ears divided into Xuanhuang, below that were three-edged triangles, combining the Three Talents of Heaven, Earth, and Man. Next were the pagoda body's four-edged squares, symbolizing the Four Extremes of heaven and earth, propping up the Heaven Pillars. Down to the pagoda base, the aura of Yin-Yang Five Elements pervaded. The pagoda corners pointed directly at the Six Harmonies and Eight Wastelands. At the pagoda seat were the Zhou Tian Stars, with the sun, moon, and star river flowing and revolving, stationed at the pagoda seat.

Inside Jiang Xuan's body, countless roaring sounds shook heaven and earth. Thoughts like lightning flowed and turned. Above his head, Xuanhuang Qi hung down from the pagoda in strands. Endless profound mysteries poured straight down, giving one a Dao rhyme of Myriad Tribulations Indestructible and Luck Adding Body.

Ye Fan and Pang Bo widened their eyes, thinking of that magic treasure from the legends of ancient Huaxia.

Heaven and Earth Xuan Huang Linglong Pagoda, completed!

Jiang Xuan slowly opened his eyes. This magic treasure was finally refined. Next came the final step: smelting it within his body, completely merging with his body to become his own divine ability and Dao foundation. Only then could it be considered a complete success.

"Jiang Xuan, is this the Heaven and Earth Xuan Huang Linglong Pagoda?" Ye Fan asked uncertainly.

Jiang Xuan nodded and said, "This treasure is indeed named the Heaven and Earth Xuan Huang Linglong Pagoda." He knew what Ye Fan wanted to ask and smiled, saying, "In the North Dipper Star Domain, Ancient Huaxia Civilization has some connections. Figures like Laozi and Shennong were actually formed from the spiritual artifacts of corpses after the fall of the Beidou Extreme Dao Great Emperor. However, this magic treasure of mine is not the one belonging to the Taishang Saint of legend."

Ye Fan nodded and said, "Can we still return to Earth?" He thought of his parents, who were already old. After losing their only son, how desolate and tormenting would the days ahead be? And that girl who always supported and trusted him, the girl who always encouraged him from behind, Xu Qiong—was she still alright?

Speaking of this, Pang Bo, who was always carefree, also fell into a few moments of silence.

"As long as you are strong enough, the ends of the earth are within arm's reach. Crossing the star sky is nothing." Jiang Xuan encouraged them, not wishing for the two to sink into despair.

The three cultivated in the Fire Domain, hearing nothing of outside affairs. Yet the outside world, because of Jiang Xuan's deeds, was stirred into a great uproar.

First, Jiang Xuan slaughtered dozens of cavalry from Yaoguang and the Ji Family with a single sword before the Qing Emperor's Tomb, then used a damaged Quasi-Emperor Forbidden Weapon to ambush and kill great figures of the Two Great Holy Land Clans. The detailed account of this battle had already been spread far and wide. Yaoguang and the Ji Family tried their best to suppress it, but it was useless, for too many people had gathered before the Qing Emperor's Tomb.

And Jiang Xuan, wanted by the Two Great Holy Land Clans, was no ordinary man. He went alone to the Northern Domain, sweeping aside wanted parties along the way. He beheaded Ji Haiyue of the Ji Family and even crippled the Yaoguang Shengzi, who was at the height of his glory. The entire course of this battle was restored by several great powers using secret treasures to trace back to the source.

When the news broke, the whole Tianxia was in an uproar. Ji Haiyue was nothing special; though extraordinary, he was still some distance from being a top Heaven's Pride of Donghuang.

But who was the Yaoguang Shengzi? Divine rings surrounded his entire body, like a Great Sun God Lord. Once the Primordial Yaoguang Art was unleashed, all enemies were destroyed in both body and spirit. He was faintly called the number one of the young generation of Donghuang.

Yet this near-invincible Yaoguang Shengzi, upon encountering that Jiang Xuan, was directly crippled. His tendons, veins, and bones were all shattered, his flesh reduced to a mound of mud. Fortunately, a Protector of the Way acted to drive back Jiang Xuan, and he managed to save half his life.

When this news spread, the world could not help but marvel again at Jiang Xuan's heaven-defying talent and his Great Emperor bearing. Yet they could not help but sigh: having offended the Two Great Powers, how could he have any way to live?

It was originally thought that Jiang Xuan had been severely wounded by the Yaoguang Protector and would die uncured. Unexpectedly, after a year had passed, Jiang Xuan actually appeared openly in the Holy City. Within a single day, he successively cut out Immortal Treasure Divine Medicines, opened a shocking gambling den, swept up over a hundred million jin of source, and with mysterious means communicated with the Hengyu Furnace of the Ancient Jiang Family, suppressing the entire Holy City. His ferocious might was overwhelming, simply shocking everyone's eyes.

Since Jiang Xuan entered the public eye, his rise had taken only two or three years. On the day of his final appearance, facing the Yaoguang Supreme Elder and Immortal Second Great Power, he could remain calm and at ease, escaping with nonchalance. This shocked everyone immensely.

Of course, Yaoguang Holy Land and the Ancient Ji Family jointly proclaimed that they must kill the Demon Head Jiang Xuan, claiming that Jiang Xuan possessed such terrifying combat power only because he used a Forbidden Artifact.

But even so, it was enough to shock everyone. Asking themselves honestly, even if they were given Forbidden Artifacts, could they consecutively slay great figures several times?

Moreover, some busybodies believed Jiang Xuan had already surpassed the young generation of Donghuang and could stand shoulder to shoulder with the strong of the old generation.

They simply did not believe the explanation given by the Two Great Holy Land Clans. At the same time, many pieces of minor news spread:

"The Sword Body has appeared. Jiang Xuan's constitution is the Killing Sword Body, favored by the Killing Dao. That is why his sword radiance shows a state of red blood light coiling around it, with unmatched sharpness."

"Shocking: Jiang Xuan may be a Divine Body secretly raised by the Ancient Jiang Family, which is why he can mobilize the might of the Hengyu Furnace."

"Minor news: Jiang Xuan abducted the Yaoguang Saintess Yao Xi before Yaoguang Supreme Elder Wang Chunlin. Their son has already been born."

"Is there still Heavenly Principle? The Void Dao is the Ji Family's Void Dao, not the Void Dao of all cultivators under Tianxia. Jiang Xuan was hunted by the Ji Family because he comprehended a divine ability related to space."

(Chapter End)