Chapter 447: Consecutive Breakthroughs, The Red Cat's Ambition

Chapter 447: Consecutive Breakthroughs, The Red Cat's Ambition

After Li Xuan's lecture, Qinghua Zong's strength began to soar. Many of the Immortal Celestial Lords made significant gains and comprehended profound cultivation techniques, achieving success in their practice.

The number of Immortal Celestial Lords who cultivated divine abilities also increased considerably, indicating a substantial boost in the overall power of Qinghua Zong's upper echelons within a short period.

Feng Yan worked even harder, patting himself on the back for his wise decision to follow a true master. It was this decision that had granted him this opportunity.

Indeed, being close to a master was the greatest opportunity of all.

Those fools in the Nine Mountains were too busy fighting amongst themselves to seek self-improvement, blind to the great opportunity that lay beside them.

Pah, they deserved their fate!

A bunch of simple-minded idiots!

Feng Yan looked in the direction of the Nine Mountains and sneered with contempt.

"I, Feng Yan, elder of the Qinghua Sect, am the most capable and trusted assistant of Zongzhu Fang Hao and Gezhuli Su Lingxiu. I am efficient and highly regarded!"

Feng Yan strode with a spring in his step, proud as a peacock.

"Feng Yan, go and get me several tens of thousands of jin of Red Blood Gold."

Su Lingxiu's voice rang out.

"Yes, I'll go right now!"

Feng Yan scurried off eagerly, afraid that someone might steal his task.

On a whim, Li Xuan had decided to impart his wisdom, and after receiving the title of Daozu of Qinghua, he immersed himself wholly in the pursuit of martial arts.

Even his use of the Qiji Yin to charm the witch had decreased significantly, and most of his time was now dedicated to creating martial arts techniques using the Great Dao Golden Book, establishing martial arts above the realm of Dao.

Time flew by as Li Xuan devoted himself to his passion. Five years passed in what felt like the blink of an eye for him.

As his realm improved and his power grew, time seemed to matter less and less to him.

The deeper he ventured into the realms of martial arts, the more profound and complex they became, requiring the creation of more theories and techniques. Thankfully, he had the Great Dao Golden Book to aid him; otherwise, creating a self-consistent martial arts system from scratch would have been a daunting task.

While he had a general idea of the direction of martial arts after the realm of Dao Establishment, it was still no easy feat to flesh out the subsequent realms and techniques.

After all, the later stages delved into more profound mysteries, and maintaining the established power and consistency was a challenge. Thus, Li Xuan had to carefully consider, modify, and refine his creations until he was satisfied.

"It's all worth it for my pursuit of martial arts and my status as a Daozu," he thought to himself.

It wasn't a strenuous task, as he didn't have to cultivate these techniques himself; he merely had to create them.

"Your disciple Meng Chong has broken through to the second level of the Great Sun Star Indestructible Body. You have partially achieved the third level of the Great Sun Star Indestructible Body."

Feedback from the Great Dao Golden Book appeared.

Meng Chong had broken through and entered the Void Breaking Realm.

"He's finally made a breakthrough," Li Xuan nodded.

"Your disciple Meng Chong has reached the pinnacle and transformed into the Vajra Body. You have obtained the Innate Indestructible Body."

As Meng Chong transformed into a Dao body, Li Xuan's Innate Dao Body advanced further.

"I wonder what kind of body I'll obtain after Su Lingxiu transforms," Li Xuan mused. "I already have the Innate Indestructible Body."

He looked up at the Great Mountain Heavenly Cavern, now known as the Great Mountain Divine Furnace. Su Lingxiu had completely transformed this heavenly cavern into a divine furnace of heaven and earth.

Any creatures from the Netherworld who entered would be refined, their essence extracted, and heavenly energy from beyond the cavern would be drawn in for smelting.

At that moment, Su Lingxiu was in the Great Mountain Divine Furnace, preparing for her own breakthrough.

"Now that Meng Chong has broken through, things are about to get interesting," Li Xuan anticipated with excitement.

After Xu Yan's breakthrough, he went on a rampage, slaying more than ten Immortal Celestial Lords.

His fame spread throughout the Divine Realm, and even the mighty Immortal Celestial Lords paled at the mention of Sword God Xu Yan's name.

Meng Chong, pursued by the Wanbao Alliance, had faced danger numerous times. Now that he had broken through, he would surely seek vengeance, mercilessly hunting down the Wanbao Alliance until they begged for mercy.

"Jiang Buliang is also close to a breakthrough," Li Xuan noted.

Once Jiang Buliang made his move, the Divine Realm would have another murderous god in its midst.

"Back to my pursuit of martial arts."

Li Xuan once again immersed himself in his work.

A year later, Su Lingxiu broke through to the Void Breaking Realm.

"Your disciple Su Lingxiu has broken through to the Void Breaking Realm, and her Dan Medicinal Martial Arts has reached the initial stages of the Heaven and Earth Realm."

Li Xuan eagerly awaited the benefits he would gain from Su Lingxiu's transformation.

"Your disciple Su Lingxiu has reached the pinnacle and transformed into the Evergreen Dao Body. You have obtained the Innate Great Dao Body."

In that moment, Li Xuan felt his power surge, and with the Innate Great Dao Body, it was as if the essence of the Great Dao had taken root within him.

Li Xuan was delighted.

"With my current strength, I'm no weaker than Mei Wu, and might even be stronger."

Li Xuan's confidence soared.

With the Innate Grand Dao Body and a minor achievement in the Heaven and Earth Realm, he possessed numerous powerful martial arts divine abilities, and suppressing Mei Wu would be effortless.

"Even if Mei Wu enters this heaven and earth right now, I can send her flying with a flick of my finger."

Li Xuan was thrilled with his progress.

"As expected, only the enhancement of strength brings the greatest joy."

As Su Lingxiu broke through, another year passed, and Xu Yan achieved a minor achievement in the Void Breaking Realm.

Then, one day, a loud rumble reverberated through the Qinghua Realm, and a ball of green light emerged, illuminating the entire sky. In an instant, the entire Qinghua Realm seemed to enter a mystical space.

The Qinghua Grand Array was finally completed on this day.

The entire Qinghua Realm was now within the grand array, seemingly forming an independent space.

"The spiritual energy has increased more than twofold and is still rising."

"Our Qinghua Zong will undoubtedly become the number one sect in the Divine Realm."

"The spiritual energy is still increasing, and I feel my bottleneck loosening. It's time for me to seclude myself and break through."

"Do you sense that the heavenly mechanisms seem more active?"

"Yes, I feel the same. The upper limit of the Immortal Realm seems to be breaking!"

"Wonderful! Finally, in the Divine Realm, we can surpass the limits of the Immortal Realm."

Within the Qinghua Sect, the martial artists were abuzz with excitement and speculation.

The Immortal Celestial Lords, in particular, were overjoyed as the upper limit of the heavenly mechanisms was shattered, making them increasingly active.

Moreover, they were slowly and steadily intensifying, implying that the Immortal Realm was no longer the pinnacle in the Divine Realm.

No, to be precise, the Immortal Realm was no longer the pinnacle within the Qinghua Sect!

"Fang Hao is about to break through."

Li Xuan raised his eyes and looked at the core of the Qinghua Grand Array, where Fang Hao was enveloped in a radiant glow.

Heavenly mystical patterns were emerging, and the entire world's momentum was converging into his body.

This breakthrough marked a significant transformation for Fang Hao.

The Qimen Martial Arts would now reach a higher level.

As Fang Hao broke through, Li Xuan's Qimen Martial Arts also improved, reaching the Heaven and Earth Realm.

With this, all five martial arts had advanced to the Heaven and Earth Realm.

Not long after Fang Hao's breakthrough, Jiang Buliang also made a breakthrough.

Rumble!

On this day, the heavens rumbled incessantly, and the sound lingered for a long while. However, due to the coverage of the Qinghua Grand Array, only the Immortal Celestial Lords sensed it, and the rest of the martial artists remained unaware.

"Sect Master, the Divine Realm, and perhaps even the entire heavens and earth, are about to undergo a significant transformation. Our Qinghua Sect must also prepare accordingly."

Da Yue Huang spoke in a deep voice.

Fang Hao nodded and said, "Continue to strengthen the Qinghua Grand Array. Now that I've broken through, I'll personally set up the crucial parts. With this grand array, we can face any upheaval."

After his breakthrough, Fang Hao exuded confidence.

Currently, he was the undisputed strongest in the Qinghua Sect. Although his senior martial sister was also powerful, Fang Hao was confident that she, who was not adept at combat, would not be his match.

As for Da Yue Huang and the other two, they were no longer his opponents.

Subsequently, the Qinghua Sect continued their preparations, especially fortifying the Celestial Caves.

Su Lingxiu also began to act, transforming the Celestial Caves into Heavenly Divine Furnaces, one after another. She dispatched the sect's pill refiners to take charge of these furnaces and refine pills using their power.

With this setup, the Qinghua Sect had an abundant supply of pills, and their strength began to increase rapidly once more, especially with the focused cultivation of their geniuses.

Time flew by, and two years passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, to everyone's surprise, the Red Cat returned.

"Meow!"

The Red Cat rubbed against Li Xuan's legs.

"What's the matter? Has your strength broken through, and are you planning to establish your own demon clan now?"

Li Xuan tapped its head with the jade scepter in his hand.

"Meow!"

The Red Cat nodded.

After breaking through the Void Breaking Realm, the Red Cat's confidence soared, and its strength now surpassed that of Feng Ling Hu. Naturally, it would no longer consider itself Feng Ling Hu's junior.

Moreover, Xiao Ha and Yu Xiao Long were also close to their breakthroughs.

The establishment of the demon clan was imminent, and the task that Tian Shi Qi had requested of them was about to be fulfilled, marking Feng Ling Hu's departure.

Regardless, Feng Ling Hu had treated the Red Cat well and trusted it immensely, so its return this time was to save Feng Ling Hu's life.

Feng Ling Hu was foolishly overconfident, but the Red Cat knew that he would face life-threatening danger on his upcoming journey.

"You're quite a loyal cat."

Li Xuan smiled.

He casually tossed a jade talisman to the Red Cat and said, "Alright, off you go then."

The Red Cat was thrilled and put on an adorable display before running off to find Su Lingxiu.

"Oh, Red Cat, you're back," Su Lingxiu exclaimed joyfully.

"Meow!"

Watching the Red Cat's adorable display, Li Xuan's lips twitched. Why did he ever decide to catch such a tiger in the first place?

It didn't seem tiger-like at all.

"Wind Spirit Tiger, one of the Twelve Spirit Kings. This Red Cat has quite the ambition. Does it plan to bring all Twelve Kings under its command and unite the spirit beast clan of the Divine Beast Realm?" Li Xuan mused with a smile.

He continued, "The Red Cat's Great Demon Godly Ability has been cultivated quite well. I should give it some more pointers later."

As the Red Cat's strength improved, its understanding of the Great Demon Martial Arts naturally deepened as well.

"It's about time to perfect the Great Demon Path," Li Xuan muttered to himself.

Since the Red Cat intended to establish a demon clan, and it aspired to be a Great Demon King, it needed to possess some means of control. Thus, it was time to make some improvements.

"Demon bloodline domination, irreversible domination, or demon king seal-like abilities... These Great Demon techniques can all be improved. Any spirit beast that cultivates the Great Demon Martial Arts will be dominated by this Demon King, the Red Cat," Li Xuan thought, opening the Great Dao Golden Book to begin refining the techniques.

This time, the Red Cat had brought back a large number of divine pills and various treasures. Su Lingxiu refined pills for it and even created new ones that were more suitable for the demon clan.

Fang Hao also reluctantly took time to forge divine artifacts for the Red Cat, all of which were designed for the demon clan.

"Red Cat, are you planning to arm your entire demon clan?" Fang Hao asked with a wry smile.

The Red Cat proudly patted its chest, its expression full of arrogance. It was planning to find an opportunity to unite the Nine Mountains and rule over them all.

When the Red Cat had gathered everything it needed and was about to return to the Nine Mountains, it came to bid farewell to Li Xuan, its master.

"Since you're determined to establish your demon clan, you should spend more time comprehending the Great Demon Path. It will help you rule over your clan," Li Xuan said as he raised his hand and transmitted the improved Great Demon Martial Arts into the Red Cat's soul.

"Meow!" The Red Cat was thrilled.

Back in the Nine Mountains, the Red Cat had returned.

"Big Brother, Tian Shiqi will be coming to find you soon. This journey will likely be dangerous. I've obtained a supreme treasure that can save your life in a critical moment," the Red Cat said as it handed a jade talisman to Feng Linghu.

"Little Brother!" Feng Linghu was deeply touched. "Rest assured, your big brother is very strong. How could Tian Shiqi scheme against me? Take this treasure back."

The Red Cat secretly despised Feng Linghu's simplicity. With his naivete, he would probably even help count the money after being sold.

As for Tian Shiqi, that guy's strength was definitely stronger than Feng Linghu's. Ever since the Red Cat broke through the Void Breaking Realm, it had sensed his power.

And Tian Shiqi was much stronger than it, even after its own breakthrough.

"Big Brother, I'm absolutely safe here. There won't be any problems. On the other hand, your journey ahead might be filled with unknown dangers. Take this treasure with you, and I'll be at ease," the Red Cat persuaded Feng Linghu.

With a few words, the Red Cat had convinced Feng Linghu.

Then, it continued to instruct Feng Linghu, telling him to find an opportunity to extort some treasures from Tian Shiqi.

The Red Cat was certain that Feng Linghu's mission was extremely important, and Tian Shiqi would tolerate his various extortions along the way.

"I'll save Feng Linghu's life, and after I return, I won't be his little brother anymore. I'll have the demon clan leave an elder position for me, and that will be a fitting return for our friendship," the Red Cat thought to itself.

"Little Brother, I understand. Before we reach our destination, I'll find opportunities to extort some treasures from Tian Shiqi. If he doesn't give them to me, I won't leave. I get it now!" Feng Linghu vowed, patting his chest.

Half a year later, Tian Shiqi arrived.

"Congratulations, King Red Cat!" Tian Shiqi exclaimed, looking at the colorful tiger before him with slight surprise. Why did this tiger's aura seem a bit different after its breakthrough?

However, he didn't think too much into it. After all, spirit beasts' auras could vary due to their bloodline, and even the awakening of their bloodline's legacy could result in differences.

"Wind Spirit King, let's go. This journey depends on you, Wind Spirit King," Tian Shiqi said.

"Of course, of course!" Feng Linghu stood up but then added, "I don't know when I'll return from this trip, and my little brother has just broken through, so he needs to stay and guard Lingzun Mountain. I won't have time to look for resources, Tian Shiqi. What do you think?"

Tian Shiqi's lips twitched as he heard this, and even the Red Cat was taken aback. Had Feng Linghu finally wised up?

"It's just a small matter," Tian Shiqi said with a casual wave of his hand. After all, it was just some treasures.

He then handed over a bag of treasures to the Red Cat without hesitation.

Feng Linghu nodded in satisfaction. His little brother was right—he needed to find opportunities to extort Tian Shiqi along the way.

As soon as Tian Shiqi and Feng Linghu left, the Red Cat began to gather the spirit beasts to establish the demon clan.

(End of Chapter)

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