Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

Six military formations, each consisting of five thousand men, entered the underground cave, which was over a hundred yards in circumference, one after another. Even with the Candle God Sect's extremely strict discipline, this process took two hours.

The Right Divine Envoy's military formation, along with the Dharma Transmission Platform, was the last to enter the cave. His first words upon entering were: "Old Lu, this place can clearly accommodate a hundred thousand sect members, why did you only allow thirty thousand to enter!"

In this enclosed space, although his voice wasn't loud, everyone could hear him clearly.

Since entering the Candle Dragon Hall, the Left Divine Envoy had maintained a gentle smile on his face. Hearing the Right Divine Envoy's malicious question, he merely raised his eyebrows slightly and calmly said, "That's because this place isn't yet the Hidden Soldiers Cave, and the Candle Dragon will not appear here."

The Right Divine Envoy was taken aback, then scoffed, "Not the Hidden Soldiers Cave? Then why have everyone set up formations here? Isn't this a waste of time!"

The Left Divine Envoy stamped his foot on the ground and pointed downwards, saying, "The Hidden Soldiers Cave is below. There's a formation blocking it. After I communicate with the Candle Dragon, all the sect members can be teleported down together. The space below is much smaller than here. Everyone should set up their formations first, so there won't be chaos when we go down."

The Right Divine Envoy couldn't find any more fault, so he said, "Now that everyone is here, please, Left Divine Envoy, quickly communicate with the Candle Dragon!"

The Left Divine Envoy gave him a deep look, a hint of doubt flashing in his profound eyes, but it quickly disappeared. He closed his eyes and chanted, sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly.

After about thirty breaths of time, he suddenly opened his slightly tired eyes and shouted sternly, "Everyone, prepare yourselves, remain silent! The Candle Dragon is about to teleport us to the Hidden Soldiers Cave below. Anyone who dares to cast spells will be treated as a spy and executed without mercy!"

The thirty thousand members were shaken by his words, and they all held their breaths, as still as mountains, afraid that any slight movement would arouse suspicion.

Amidst the tense anticipation, three breaths later, the cave, illuminated by the night-light stones as bright as day, suddenly flashed with colorful light. This light intertwined to form a giant colored net, which swooped down. Everyone felt a jolt, as if falling from a high place, and instantly found themselves standing on solid ground, unharmed.

Only then did they see a giant black dragon coiling above a pool of black water in front of them. It was staring at the Left and Right Divine Envoys, who were standing at the front of the thirty thousand members, with its two glowing green eyes.

"Greetings, Lord Candle Dragon!"

Without rehearsal or demonstration, the thirty thousand members knelt on one knee in unison, their right hands on their hearts, and chanted the name of their sect's inherited divine beast.

"Alright, rise," the Candle Dragon said casually, without even raising its eyelids, then glared fiercely at the Left and Right Divine Envoys, and said in a cold voice, "Left and Right Divine Envoys, you are too slow! Enough with the idle talk! Where are the sacrificial materials for the ritual? Quickly bring them up and place them by the Abyss of Nine Yin!"

At this time, Fire Crow Taoist and Zhang Yuanjing stood quietly by the black water pool.

While waiting, Zhang Yuanjing used the excuse of discussing matters with Fire Crow Taoist, asking him to set up a simple formation to isolate divine sense detection. Then, he separated the anti-qi stones that looked like pomegranate seeds, first counting out eighty-three, then, after thinking about it, he added thirty more, leaving one hundred and thirteen in his storage bracelet. He put the rest into the Yin-Yang Creation Furnace, and placed a spiritual talisman on the top of the furnace to isolate its aura.

After doing this, he had Fire Crow Taoist remove the formation, and the two of them observed the black water pool where the Candle Dragon was hiding. This black water pool was the Abyss of Nine Yin. When the Left Divine Envoy brought them in earlier, he had also said that this was the entrance to the "Abyss of Nine Yin," meaning roughly the same thing. In other words, this black water came from the Abyss of Nine Yin.

After the various factions of the Candle God Sect entered, they took the opportunity to approach the edge of the pool and carefully examine the black water, feeling that it was somewhat similar to the "Yellow Spring Water" in the Nether Earth, but not as powerful and dangerous as the latter. However, it was certain that the two must have a common origin.

The Left Divine Envoy cleared his throat. "Lord Candle Dragon, since the two Divine Grace Envoys are here, why not invite them to join you in bestowing blessings upon the sect members first, and then..."

"Hold the Nirvana Sacrifice first, and bestow blessings after the Sect Leader ascends to the throne!" The Candle Dragon interrupted him impolitely, and said in a very stern voice, "Who is responsible for collecting the sacrificial materials? Quickly bring the things up!"

"Yes, Lord Candle Dragon."

Golden Dharma King stepped forward, bowed to the black dragon who was holding its head high, and then turned to signal to Chai Laoqi and Zhao Shijie.

White Dharma King also reacted and quickly stood up, saying, "Reporting to Lord Candle Dragon, the Southern Three Platforms have done their best to collect sacrificial materials, enough for you to undergo one Nirvana!" As he spoke, he hooked a hand behind his back, signaling Qi Feng and others to act quickly.

The sacrificial items from the Northern Three Platforms were carried by five hundred elites in storage bags, mainly various grades of turbid qi ore, and tens of thousands of green and blue eyeballs obtained from earth demons, as well as earth demon cores from Sacred Core Realm earth demons, and various rare items, arranged along the edge of the black water pool, filling fifty to sixty yards.

Looking at White Dharma King's side, they were not to be outdone. The turbid qi ore was dark and shiny, piled up in mounds, including large chunks of mid-grade magic stones, causing the sect members present to secretly click their tongues, marveling at how much the Southern Three Platforms had spent for this Nirvana Sacrifice. In addition, there were more than a dozen higher-level demonic plants, with thick and powerful auras, all of which were rare items.

"Please inspect them, Lord Candle Dragon!" the Left Divine Envoy said respectfully.

"Yes, the materials are extremely sufficient, not only enough for the Sect Leader to take his rightful place, but also enough for the Sect Leader to directly elevate a Sacred Core Realm Perfected cultivator to the Incarnation Realm!" the Candle Dragon said casually, but its words were full of strong malice.

Hearing this, not only did the Left and Right Divine Envoys, the Golden Dharma King, and the White Dharma King, these four Sacred Core Realm Perfected demon cultivators, show strange expressions, but also Chang Guangming, Gao Hongyi, Quan Youxuan, and others who were also at the Perfected state, had flickering eyes and complex expressions, wondering what they were thinking.

The Left Divine Envoy was the first to regain his composure and said calmly, "Since the materials are sufficient, then please, Lord Candle Dragon, announce that the Nirvana Sacrifice has officially begun!"

The Candle Dragon shook its giant head. "Then let's begin! The first step is to invite the Holy Maiden to stand by the Abyss of Nine Yin. Hmm, stand between the two Divine Grace Envoys."

The Left Divine Envoy's face changed drastically, his lips moved, but he didn't say anything, and his hands even trembled slightly. Fire Crow Taoist and Zhang Yuanjing were standing directly opposite him, and were only ten yards away, so they could see it clearly.

The two felt a little strange, wondering how the Candle Dragon's words could make the always calm Left Divine Envoy so angry.

The Holy Maiden Zhang Xuan, who had been following the Altar Master Chang Guangming, did not immediately obey the Candle Dragon's order to step forward, but looked at Chang Guangming with slight hesitation, revealing a look of incomprehension. This arrangement was clearly inconsistent with the Left Divine Envoy's prior instructions.

Noticing Zhang Xuan's hesitation, the Left Divine Envoy turned around and said in a very gloomy voice, "Since Lord Candle Dragon has ordered it, then go forward!"

The Right Divine Envoy and the White Dharma King and others showed some surprise and ridicule in their eyes when they saw this scene, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief.

According to the sect's custom, the great sacrifices in the sect can only be presided over by the Sect Leader or the Left Divine Envoy. If the Sect Leader is not present, then the Left Divine Envoy must be responsible. If neither is present, then no great sacrifices can be held. However, this time, Lord Candle Dragon actually took over, personally presiding over the ceremony, forcibly stripping away the Left Divine Envoy's initiative.

Zhang Xuan heard the displeasure in the Left Divine Envoy's words, but she was not afraid. She moved forward calmly, heading towards the position between Fire Crow Taoist and Zhang Yuanjing.

Fire Crow Taoist and Zhang Yuanjing watched Zhang Xuan approaching step by step, both focusing their gazes on her, but without revealing any special expressions, just ordinary attention, with a little encouragement.

Their position was also under the public eye, and they did not dare to use their divine sense casually, let alone reveal expressions that were obviously inconsistent with the identity of Divine Grace Envoys.

Among the thirty thousand sect members hidden in the dim light, who knows if there are any capable people hiding, in case they see some signs from the clues and become vigilant, wouldn't it be just adding trouble!

"Hmm, what's the next step? Sacrificial text?" the Candle Dragon muttered twice, then asked loudly, "Who has the sacrificial text?"

The Left Divine Envoy raised his head and replied, "Reporting to Lord Candle Dragon, I have it!"

"Oh, are you going to recite it?" the Candle Dragon shook its head. "You don't need to recite it. The Holy Maiden is not the Sect Leader yet, but she will be soon. Let her pray to the Supreme God!"

The Left Divine Envoy had already regained his usual wise and composed appearance, and smiled upon hearing this. "Following your instructions! Xuan'er, this is the sacrificial text, catch it!"

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the Left Divine Envoy did not call Zhang Xuan the Holy Maiden, but called her "Xuan'er" as if calling a junior.

He took out a jade slip the size of a booklet from his arms, and with a gentle push, the jade slip glided steadily into Zhang Xuan's slender fingers like a small boat on a calm lake.

"Read it, with the most pious attitude, let the Candle God feel your respect and love for Him! He is your father, your mother, giving you everything, and caring for you, helping you, and guiding you on the path of light at all times, never giving up no matter what difficulties you encounter!" The Candle Dragon changed its previous joking tone and became solemn.

Zhang Xuan was infected by its words, held up the jade slip with both hands, knelt down, and raised her head to pray: "Majestic Supreme God, please listen to the sacrificial text! Thousands of years have passed, disasters have been frequent... The inheritance is complete, only the east wind is missing. We offer this sacrifice, please bestow blessings!"

The sacrificial text was not long, with four characters in each sentence, a total of one hundred sentences, only four hundred characters.

Zhang Xuan put all her emotions into it, and her clear and sweet voice was extremely infectious, quickly arousing the emotions of tens of thousands of Foundation Establishment Realm and lower sect members. Regardless of which faction they belonged to, a fanatical atmosphere instantly enveloped the wide Hidden Soldiers Cave.

What does this insect king want to do by letting Zhang Xuan recite the sacrificial text? Does it have any additional purpose? Fire Crow Taoist and Zhang Yuanjing couldn't help but wonder.

The method of trading that the two sides hastily decided on was actually very unfavorable to them. It was not certain whether the Candle Dragon wanted the anti-qi stones to strengthen its primordial spirit and break out of its body, after all, this was just its side of the story.

In case it was deceiving them, in fact, just to enhance its own strength in order to control the overall situation, then let alone helping Zhang Xuan, even their own lives would be difficult to protect. But if they didn't believe the Candle Dragon, there was no way to break the situation. Just the formation above could trap them to death here.

Zhang Yuanjing was quite helpless. If the Yang Refining Umbrella was not damaged, why would they have fallen into such a passive situation.

"You two, have you noticed that there is a problem with this little girl? If you don't solve this problem, all your efforts will only be making wedding clothes for the Left Divine Envoy!" The Candle Dragon's gloating voice rang in Zhang Yuanjing and Fire Crow Taoist's ears, with some excitement and joy.