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Once again returning to Xu Yang Immortal Palace, Li Hong slowed down the pace. Over a thousand Xuanyuan Disciples were divided into ten groups, entering the Yin Yang Platform's Anti-Space to enhance their cultivation.
Originally, except for those at the Golden Core Stage, lower-level disciples such as those in Qi Refinement were not suitable to enter. However, after inspection, Li Hong discovered that these Xuanyuan Disciples practiced earth attribute techniques, meaning that the Five Elements Spiritual Energy could only be absorbed at one-fifth efficiency for them. Consequently, their speed of drawing energy into their bodies was significantly reduced, making it perfectly suitable for them.
Each group rotated continuously for a day, and everyone's cultivation was rapidly improving. For those disciples who had not yet entered the Yin Yang Platform's Anti-Space, Li Hong kept them busy as well, giving each of them an Extreme Treasure to help suppress its rebellious energy during cultivation. They engaged in practical combat training under Li Hong's direct guidance.
These disciples had long been hidden underground; while they were all experts at concealing themselves, their actual combat skills were lacking and mostly theoretical. This lengthy journey across the Desert provided them with an opportunity to grow rapidly under Li Hong's instruction.
Li Hong earned high prestige among them due to his experience and strength. Knowing he had taken Fuxi as his adoptive father, everyone respectfully referred to Li Hong as Chu Hongzi, Master Uncle.
About half a month into their journey, they encountered Heavenly Torch and Xuan Yuan. A convoy of over four thousand Azure Wind Antelopes was lined up, carrying the previously departed mortal women, stretching out of sight. To lighten the burden on the Azure Wind Antelopes and conserve water, Li Hong also brought this group of mortal women into the Yin Yang Platform. Thus, there were now ninety thousand mortals inside.
This allowed them to travel lightly back to Sunrise City. The Azure Wind Antelopes carrying Clear Water grain were precious and could not be lost. Xuan Yuan designated Tian Cheng and nine others as escorts for the Golden Core transport. They felt somewhat disappointed because this meant they could not cultivate in Li Hong's Yin Yang Platform. Sensing their feelings, Li Hong gifted each of them an Eternal Herb.
The group set off again.
With the true master present, along with guidance from Chu Hongzi and senior Divine Dragon Lantern, the Xuanyuan Disciples trained even harder. Aside from those entering the Yin Yang Platform in each batch, the Silver Purple Dragon that originally served as transportation for the disciples was now unoccupied; all disciples used it as a reference point while flying alongside to practice combat.
Heavenly Torch welcomed any disciple seeking advice but similarly caused many of them to fall hard during his "guidance." However, these falls still yielded numerous benefits. Heavenly Torch was as casual as Li Hong; whenever he saw something he liked, he would casually pluck a celestial herb from the Yin Yang Platform to reward them. As a result, the Xuanyuan Disciples seeking Heavenly Torch's "guidance" became quite numerous.
Days passed by like this; after half a year of rapid travel, Xu Yang Immortal Palace finally came into view.
This was intentional on Xuan Yuan and Li Hong's part. This batch of Xuanyuan Disciples would become the backbone of the Rebels in the future; it was crucial for them to seize this rare opportunity to enhance their cultivation. This half-year effort was not in vain; about five hundred disciples successfully crossed the Heart Demon Barrier and formed Golden Cores, while nearly all others raised their cultivation to Refining Heart Stage. The strength of the Rebels significantly increased.
However, peace had long been disrupted within Xu Yang Immortal Palace. With an influx of fifty thousand children and fifty thousand women, no matter how Pure Yang Master racked his brains to cover it up, whispers still reached the ears of local immortals in Xu Yang Immortal Palace.
Pure Yang Master found himself unable to act decisively and could only stammer through each day while trying various methods to delay matters further. After dragging it out for half a year, if Xuan Yuan and Li Hong did not arrive soon, he would almost have been forced to act prematurely. Just then, Xuan Yuan and Li Hong Tian Zhu finally entered the city quietly with their forces and made their way directly to the underground Rebels' camp.
As everyone saw the noodles, Fuxi was anxiously "Fire Burning at the Eyebrows," immediately forcing Xu Da and others to explain the situation regarding the Immortal Emperor and the Pure Yang Master to everyone.
Xuan Yuan remained silent but looked towards Li Hong.
Li Hong smiled and said, "Ancestor, why are you looking at me? Surely you have a plan in mind!"
At that moment, Xuan Yuan's dark eyes shone brightly, and indeed he spoke with great spirit. Everyone listened with smiles, but only Li Hong felt a bit nervous.
Thus, Li Hong and Fuxi turned back to the outskirts of the city as planned.
Now it was Fuxi's turn to take the lead; he still concealed his cultivation and pretended to be a mortal. Then, Li Hong released fifty thousand men from Xiaoyao City about a hundred miles away from Xu Yang Immortal Palace, instructing them through sound transmission. The fifty thousand young adults scattered and began walking step by step toward Xu Yang Immortal Palace, deliberately kicking up clouds of dust along the way.
Meanwhile, inside the city, a certain rebel pretending to be a mortal "panicked" as he ran to the gate of the immortal palace, knocking urgently on the communication board and shouting, "There are countless mortals suddenly appearing in Shahai Desert a hundred miles away! The leader seems to be Lord Xi!"
The local immortals sprang into action upon hearing this news; over a hundred of them immediately left the city and rushed toward the hundred-mile mark. In just a moment, they saw on the horizon clouds of dust rising high as countless mortals stumbled toward Xu Yang Immortal Palace.
The immortals charged forward; leading them was Fuxi, who swept his gaze across and fell to his knees, exclaiming, "Finally, we see our immortal lords here!"
Fuxi skillfully began to cry out in distress. From his "fearful" and fragmented words, these local immortals understood. The Celestial Palace of Leisure along with the surrounding mortals living in Xiaoyao City had mysteriously vanished overnight. Xi Che had yet to figure out what was happening when he and all the mortals were swept into the sky, drifting for an unknown duration before landing outside Sunrise City!
The immortals exchanged glances; someone said, "We must quickly report this to the Immortal Emperor and Xu Da." They immediately turned back to hurry.
The rest remained in place frowning without saying what should be done or how to handle it; they simply stood there watching the multitude of mortals prostrating before them with furrowed brows.
Not far behind Fuxi, Li Hong blended into the crowd and observed these hundreds of immortals with nearly identical expressions. He felt a sense that they were actually quite foolish.
The feeling had arisen when seeing Xu Shiwann and was now even more pronounced. These local immortals, with similar appearances and cultivation levels, looked down on mortals and were unwilling to interact with them, as if associating with mortals would soil their hands. They shared a significant characteristic: they lacked experience and knowledge, like flowers nurtured in a greenhouse. When faced with any issues, they could only report to their leader or, feeling annoyed, wish to hide away.
At this moment, Li Hong felt an even stronger sense of discomfort watching these immortals.
Finally, the hundreds of helpless immortals received their orders as a messenger flew in from the distance.
The messenger shouted loudly, "Mortals, listen up! You are to be taken into the outer city for settlement by Xi Che. Do not cause any trouble. Xi Che, after handling this matter well, report back to the Celestial Palace immediately. The Immortal Emperor has important matters to discuss."
Xi Che respectfully knelt on the ground and responded affirmatively, bowing three times.
The immortals immediately flew away without looking back.
Now that the mortals had passed through the clear path, Fuxi explained his reasons for returning early. Although his explanation was absurd and hard to believe, these local immortals actually accepted it, which only made one admire their foolishness even more.
Blending in among the mortals took about two days before all personnel were brought into Sunrise City. Fuxi wasted no time handing over all affairs to his subordinates and immediately went alone to knock on the gate of the Celestial Palace for an audience.
Li Hong was still worried about his safety. Although the Immortal Emperor and Pure Yang Master were essentially insiders, they were also great puppets. If anything went wrong, even Pure Yang Master might not be able to protect Fuxi. However, Fuxi was full of confidence and instructed Li Hong Tian Zhu to hide in the Rebels' underground camp and absolutely not go outside.
About half a day later, he returned with a smile saying, "Xu Da believed it and sent fifty subordinates immediately to the Celestial Palace of Leisure to check for any clues. You all know what to do without me saying it, right?"
Li Hong smiled and replied, "Naturally, it will be me and Heavenly Torch who take action since we have never shown ourselves! However, I also need to ask my adoptive father for leave. Considering the travel time, those fifty will take at least three months for a round trip at their fastest speed. I plan to use this three-month period to visit the Desolate South Celestial Palace. What does my adoptive father think?"
Fuxi pondered for a moment and said, "I know you are still worried and want to investigate your fiancée's whereabouts. That's fine; this way you can act without worries later on. But be extremely careful of Seasoned Master; I remind you again that he is no longer the same Seasoned Master as before. Also, remember to act far away from here; otherwise Xu Da and the others will sense it."
Li Hong kept Fuxi's advice in mind and quietly left the city with Heavenly Torch in pursuit of those fifty immortals. They tracked them for millions of miles before finally making their move.
The outcome of this battle was without suspense. Li Hong unleashed the power of Ninefold Body combined with Heavenly Torch, and within just ten breaths, he annihilated all fifty immortals.
After meticulously erasing all traces, Li Hong and Heavenly Torch began their journey southward.
The False Immortal Realm and Shahai Desert were vast and featureless, lacking any reference points. Li Hong left a trace of his aura every ten thousand miles to prevent getting lost, continuing to fly south. After approximately ten million miles, he turned eastward. After another ten million miles, the worst fear came to pass.
They got lost again.
Fuxi and the others had never been to the Desolate South Celestial Palace; they only inferred its location from vague information provided by the Immortal Emperor and Pure Yang Master, believing it to be directly south, about ten million miles southeast of Xu Yang Immortal Palace. However, this was merely an inference, and Li Hong now knew it was definitely incorrect.
The path they had taken was undoubtedly correct—first heading south for ten million miles and then turning east for another ten million miles should have led them to the Desolate South Celestial Palace. Yet, there was nothing in sight.
Heavenly Torch suggested returning to their original location and starting over southward, but that seemed like the most foolish approach. They had agreed with Fuxi on a timeframe of three months, and now a month and a half had already passed. Returning would waste precious time.
Thus, Li Hong revised their route once more, heading “south” for one hundred thousand miles and then “east” for another hundred thousand miles, gradually moving toward the “southeast.” After repeating this several times without catching even a glimpse of the Desolate South Celestial Palace, both Li Hong and Heavenly Torch began to feel dizzy as their sense of direction started to falter.
This place truly was deadly enough to confuse even immortals!
Three days later, just like wilted eggplants after frost, Li Hong and Heavenly Torch suddenly perked up. The two joyfully rushed forward.
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