526: Chapter 526 Regret

"Lianyue Immortal Palace is a faction purely composed of ghost Cultivators. They are very strong within the Black Death Marsh, but their strength will be greatly reduced once they leave. Why would they participate in the war between the Beast Taming Sect and the Endless Demon Court?"

Behind this war is the Beast Taming Sect. Once Ghost King Lianyue gets involved, he will inevitably offend the Beast Taming Sect and might even cause resentment from the Central State Dao Court.

Liu Xuan did not believe they would do such a thing without a sufficient reason for such a great risk.

"Now, countless Cultivators from the Beast Taming Sect have gathered at Biyou Pool. Logically, they should have made a move by now. Why is Demon Saint Xuanyu creating a stalemate? What is he waiting for? Could it be..."

Liu Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly. For this war, the ordinary Cultivator army or even Nascent Soul True Lords were not the key; if they died, the Beast Taming Sect could simply send more.

There was only one key factor—Daoist Lord Lihuo.

"Is Demon Saint Xuanyu waiting for Daoist Lord Lihuo's true body to descend?"

After thinking for a moment, Liu Xuan slowly shook his head.

"That can't be, right? Now that the Beast Taming Sect's army occupies half of the Demon Court's territory and the Earth Vein Grand Array has been established, even with the help of the ghost Cultivators from Lianyue Immortal Palace, could they actually kill Daoist Lord Lihuo?"

When one's cultivation reaches the Soul Transformation level, the power of divine abilities and techniques is restricted by the Laws of Heaven and Earth and faces backlash if it becomes too great. Therefore, even if one side is stronger, it is difficult to kill the other.

Everything was just Liu Xuan's speculation. He wasn't even a hundred percent sure if Lianyue Immortal Palace would take action; no one knew what Demon Saint Xuanyu really wanted to do.

However, one thing was basically certain: Biyou Pool was a trap, and it was only a matter of time before a major problem occurred.

Liu Xuan had long anticipated this and didn't need to make other arrangements. The Merchant Alliance only had franchised dealers there and no Liu Family shops, so the loss wouldn't be great if something happened.

Putting those thoughts aside for now, Liu Xuan looked at Ghost Commander Youming and threw the avici karmic fire mirror to him.

"This is a Fifth Grade Low Grade Spirit Treasure, the avici karmic fire mirror. Your current task is to comprehend it well and make sure to master its usage as soon as possible."

Ghost Commander Youming took the avici karmic fire mirror and looked at the eerie Karma Fire within the mirror, a trace of fear still remaining in his heart.

"No need to be afraid. I have already recorded your Divine Soul's aura into the mirror; the Karma Fire will no longer burn your soul body."

Unleashing the power of the avici karmic fire mirror required the support of Divine Soul power. Liu Xuan's own Divine Soul was only at the Early Stage Nascent Soul level; it was fine for dealing with ghost Cultivators, but not so easy against Cultivators or Yao Beasts with physical bodies.

Although the Karma Fire would not extinguish once it ignited a Divine Soul, a Middle Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator could briefly suppress it. In battle, it was only equivalent to a relatively strong negative status effect.

If the opponent escaped, it might even tie down a portion of Liu Xuan's Divine Soul consumption for a long time—barely a case of 'injuring the enemy by a thousand while losing eight hundred yourself'.

Since consuming his own Divine Soul wasn't powerful enough and wasn't cost-effective, Liu Xuan wanted to see if he could consume someone else's Divine Soul instead, such as Ghost Commander Youming's.

A ghost is also a soul. Ghost Commander Youming's cultivation was at the Peak Nascent Soul level. If he could control the avici karmic fire mirror, even a Peak Nascent Soul True Lord would be burned to death.

At a critical moment, if Ghost Commander Youming were to activate the Avici Karma Fire in a suicidal manner, even a Dao Lord would likely lose a layer of skin.

Not just Ghost Commander Youming, Liu Xuan intended to completely combine the avici karmic fire mirror with the ten thousand soul banner, using the ghosts within the ten thousand soul banner as support for the Avici Karma Fire. By enriching the ghosts in the banner in the future, the power of the Karma Fire would definitely be extraordinary.

After instructing Ghost Commander Youming to stay in the Yin Sha Hall to comprehend the Dao of Karma Fire, Liu Xuan teleported to the entrance of the ground-level hall.

"Father, what happened? Why did you kick us all out?"

Over a hundred children, large and small, were lined up neatly. The eldest, Dao Yuan, jumped down from the back of the Big Black Ox and walked to Liu Xuan's side to ask.

It happened so suddenly that some children were teleported out by Liu Xuan right at a critical moment of tempering their physiques. Some had their Qi disrupted, and some even suffered minor injuries.

However, they were all smart people and did not blame their father for this; they were just curious about what had happened in the Yin Sha Hall.

Their father valued their cultivation progress most of all. Unless it was something major, he would never have rushed to move them out.

"A small bit of trouble, it's already been resolved. Don't worry!" Liu Xuan patted the Eldest Son, Dao Yuan, who was a size sturdier than himself, and smiled. "All of you go back to Cultivate. Those who are injured, go to the Internal Affairs Office to find First Madam for compensation."

Without explaining much to the children, Liu Xuan vanished in a flash of light and appeared inside the City Lord's Manor of Star Immortal City to the north.

"Greetings, Senior Sister!"

He bowed toward An Yunmiao, who was bent over her desk processing government affairs.

An Yunmiao didn't even lift her eyelids, holding a pen as she reviewed official documents. "A busy man like you actually has time to visit me? Speak, what do you want?"

"Senior Sister, what are you saying? You are Yun Xi's sister, which makes you my, Liu Xuan's, sister. Can't I just come to chat with you?"

"Chat?" An Yunmiao's pen paused, and she glanced at Liu Xuan. "When have you ever come to find me without having something to ask? Don't dawdle, just say it. What is it?"

"There's really nothing!" Liu Xuan pulled up a chair and sat down beside An Yunmiao. "It's just that I haven't seen you in a long time and missed you dearly."

An Yunmiao leaned back slightly and looked at Liu Xuan with a strange expression. "Don't you go getting any ideas about me, or I'll beat you up!"

"Sister, my cultivation has improved greatly now. You might not necessarily be able to beat me." Liu Xuan picked up an official document and flipped through it, his tone casual yet carrying a sense of confidence.

"If I can't beat you, Fatty surely can, right? Behave yourself!" An Yunmiao snatched the document back from Liu Xuan's hand and said fiercely, "My temper isn't good, you should know that!"

"Fatty?" Liu Xuan looked at the Big Black Bear snoring in the corner of the hall entrance and chuckled. "What if even Fatty is no match for me? How would you respond then, Sister?"

"Hmph~" An Yunmiao's eyes held three parts disdain and three parts mockery. "If you can beat Fatty, I'll let you do as you please with me."

An Yunmiao oversaw the affairs of Star Immortal City and had some understanding of what was happening at Biyou Pool.

Liu Xuan had demonstrated his comprehension of the Law of Alchemy and impressive sword dao, earning the title of the 'Dual Master of Alchemy and Sword,' with strength comparable to a Peak Golden Core Immortal Master.

But a Golden Core was still just a Golden Core. Liu Xuan was young after all; whether he could beat her was something she'd have to test to find out, let alone the Nascent Soul Realm Fatty.

A Golden Core defeating a Nascent Soul was merely the delusion of some. An Yunmiao herself was a top-tier Peak Golden Core Immortal Master; she knew best how large the gap between Golden Core and Nascent Soul was.

"At my disposal, anything goes?"

Liu Xuan was delighted and said solemnly, "Sister, remember your words today. Don't go regretting them later."

"Hmph!"

An Yunmiao gave a soft snort, her chin slightly raised, and said proudly, "I, An Yunmiao, never go back on my word."

Having said that, she got up to go wake Fatty, thinking of giving this kid Liu Xuan a good lesson to show him the height of the heavens and the depth of the earth.