559: Chapter 559 Grotto Heaven

After such a major event occurred, Li Xihe did not dare to delay. She channeled her mana into the li huo decree and reported everything that had just happened to Daoist Lord Lihuo.

A crimson flame with a purple tint rose from the li huo decree, and a blurry figure condensed within the fire.

The flames collapsed inward toward the figure, and Daoist Lord Lihuo's Dharma Idol descended. Within a hundred-mile radius, fire-attribute Spiritual Qi became active.

Daoist Lord Lihuo stood in the air with his hands behind his back, his fiery eyes looking toward the south. Within his Divine Sense perception, Liu Tongxiao was moving away at an extremely exaggerated speed, finally stopping in the middle of the Endless Demon Court.

“This Disciple has failed in her duties. Please punish me, Revered Master!”

Li Xihe knelt on the ground with her head bowed, a layer of fine sweat breaking out on her forehead. Because of her negligence, her Revered Master had lost a fifth-grade natal spirit beast; it would not be excessive even if he killed her.

The air seemed to solidify. Daoist Lord Lihuo remained silent and did not speak, still staring at the southern horizon.

A moment later, a streak of black smoke flew from the south, transforming into a sinister-looking old man.

“Fellow Daoist Li Huo, it has been a long time!” Demon Saint Xuanyu's Dharma Idol appeared and smiled, saying, “Fellow Daoist, do not be anxious. Let us live in peace. How about I return that Roc to you after my longevity reaches its limit?”

The north was a sheet of crimson, while the south was a gloomy black; the atmosphere grew increasingly terrifying.

“Fellow Daoist Xuanyu, since you desire the end of your longevity so much, I will certainly fulfill your wish!”

“Hahaha!” Demon Saint Xuanyu let out a burst of unpleasant laughter. A swirl of demon clouds swept him away toward the south, with only a lingering voice trailing back: “I shall wait for you!”

“Hmph!” With a flick of his sleeve, Daoist Lord Lihuo transformed back into a li huo decree and fell into Li Xihe's hand. A strand of Divine Sense reached her ears: “Return!”

“Yes!”

Li Xihe put away the token and turned into a crimson light, returning to the Lihuo Sect's mountain gate.

...

A demon city in the middle of the Endless Demon Court.

The man in black had disappeared. Beside Liu Tongxiao was a stunningly beautiful Fairy with white hair and white clothes.

Ghost King Lianyue was also in her Dharma Idol form. She looked at Liu Tongxiao, who was cracking melon seeds beside her as if nothing had happened, and was curious about what was so special about this son whom Liu Xuan valued so much.

Her Divine Sense swept over Liu Tongxiao, only to be blocked by a layer of silver-white mana. It wasn't difficult to break through the mana, but doing so would surely offend Liu Xuan.

While she was hesitating, the space nearby froze, and a handsome young man stepped out of thin air.

“Dad!”

Liu Tongxiao greeted his father as usual; he didn't feel like anything major had just happened.

“Greetings, Young Master Liu!”

Ghost King Lianyue bowed. Since she discovered that Liu Xuan didn't like being called Senior but preferred younger, more common titles, she simply followed the youngsters of the Liu Residence in calling him Young Master Liu.

Liu Xuan nodded slightly. Without wasting any time, he pointed a finger at Tong Xiao's chest, and a drop of weakened Essence Blood flew out.

“Bear with it, it might hurt a bit!”

Liu Xuan's Divine Sense flooded into Tong Xiao's body, stripping away the imprints left on Tong Xiao's Divine Soul by Li Xihe and Daoist Lord Lihuo, and placed them into that drop of Essence Blood along with a small portion of his Divine Soul.

Tong Xiao's face turned pale from the pain, but he gritted his teeth and didn't make a sound. This kid might seem playful, but his mind was actually firm. He didn't even show a pained expression during the soul-tearing agony that would cause ordinary Cultivators to collapse; he even continued cracking his melon seeds.

After Liu Xuan finished, he patted Tong Xiao's shoulder with satisfaction and then handed the Essence Blood to Ghost King Lianyue.

“Keep this safe for me. I will take it back later. If it is lost or damaged, you will compensate me.”

“Compensation is fine!” Ghost King Lianyue held the Essence Blood and frowned. “The soul imprint left by Li Xihe is easy to remove, but the one left by Daoist Lord Lihuo cannot be removed in a short time. If you take him away, you will definitely be discovered.”

Liu Xuan didn't explain. He used his fingers like a sword and made a casual swipe in the air. Space split open like a ripple in water, then expanded into a portal.

After throwing his son Liu Tongxiao inside, the spatial portal vanished instantly. Liu Xuan said indifferently, “Alright, now only this drop of Essence Blood in your hand has my son's aura in the outside world. Daoist Lord Lihuo will only think that Demon Saint Xuanyu has heavily injured him.”

“Now that the matter is settled, I'll be leaving first. You communicate with Demon Saint Xuanyu and try not to involve me!”

With that, Liu Xuan's figure faded. Without even a trace of mana fluctuation, he vanished into thin air.

Ghost King Lianyue stared blankly at the spot where the spatial portal had just been, her mind still in a state of shock.

The Great Dao of Space Liu Xuan mastered was already profound enough; with just this Dharma Idol Incarnation, she wasn't even sure she could keep him here.

However, that was still within her range of understanding. After all, Liu Xuan was no ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator, so it was normal for his mastery of the Dao to be a bit more profound.

But the spatial portal Liu Xuan had just sliced open made her perceive a terrifying level that she could not comprehend.

The moment the spatial portal disappeared, it was as if Liu Tongxiao had vanished directly from the entire world. Even with her Realm, she couldn't sense a single trace.

“Does a Late Stage Soul Transformation Great Dao Monarch have such a high Realm?!”

Ghost King Lianyue suddenly felt that her previous estimation of Liu Xuan might have been conservative. This person not only had a background at the level of a Late Stage Soul Transformation Great Dao Monarch, but he might also be one of the top few at the Peak of Soul Transformation!

“In this world today, there are only a few well-known Soul Transformation Peaks. Who could it be?”

She compared the information she knew one by one but did not get a definite answer.

“Forget it!”

“I hope it's not a bad thing!”

Putting away Liu Tongxiao's Essence Blood, Ghost King Lianyue flew toward the Black Mountain Holy Land of the Endless Demon Court.

...

Liu Residence.

Liu Xuan returned to the Yin Sha Hall. He turned his Divine Sense inward, and at the 'profound' point between the eyebrows of his Nascent Soul, a Small World appeared.

The Great Dao of Space, the Hunyuan Great Dao, the Dao of the Sword, the Dao of Alchemy... multiple Laws had evolved into a Small World when Liu Xuan formed his Nascent Soul.

With only Liu Xuan's Early Stage Nascent Soul cultivation, no matter how high the level of the Small World was, it shouldn't be enough to shield the Divine Sense of a Spirit Transformation Dao Lord.

However, the Small World inside Liu Xuan was different. Outside the world barrier, there was also a layer of green phantom. If one looked down at the entire Small World from the Void Realm, they would find that it was actually enclosed within a green ding.

The sixth-grade Low Grade Immortal Artifact, the wither-thrive life-death cauldron. Liu Xuan had directly fused the space within the ding with the Small World in his body, nurturing it like a natal artifact. Although he still couldn't drive it at will, it was very useful for concealing his aura or acting as a passive defensive artifact.

He was proficient in the Law of Space. In the future, he could manage the Small World in his body as a 'Grotto-Heaven,' parasitic within the Cangwu Realm. Once the wither-thrive life-death cauldron accumulated enough and his cultivation advanced to the Spirit Transformation Dao Lord Realm, he could be called invincible within the Realm, the Revered Master of the Cangwu Cultivation World.

“When the day of my Soul Transformation comes, this Cangwu Cultivation World will belong to my Liu Family!”

Liu Xuan's heart surged with excitement. He sent a strand of his Divine Sense into the Small World within his body. Because the level was too high, the area of the Small World was not large for the time being, only slightly over a hundred meters in radius.

Half of the area was piled with fresh spirit plants, and the other half was planted with zhengyang flowers.

At the boundary, Tong Xiao was lying on a lounge chair with his legs crossed, the ground covered in melon seed shells.