Chapter 256: The Sacrifice of the Eclipse

Shi Xuan stood on the edge of the cliff where he first entered the mountain in Liuyun Mountain, the world was like smoke, the companions who had performed tasks together were at the end of the world at the moment, as they grew older, everyone had their own destiny to face, and it was inevitable to divide and merge, some people could get together again, and some people could be farewell, Shi Xuan didn't know if he could meet them again.

The powerful thunder light in the distance interrupted Shi Xuan's thoughts, pulling him into reality, the purpose of his coming here was of course for the Wind Spirit Pattern, as a divine material that came and went without a trace, it was indeed difficult for Shi Xuan to explore.

At the entrance of the Wind Elemental Plane in the distance, every time the tide of heaven and earth energy fluctuates, it will cause cracks to appear in the Wind Elemental Plane, and at this moment, the outline of the Elemental Plane will reappear.

In the Liuyun Mountain, the wind was howling, the thunder was roaring, it was very terrifying, in the mountains, Shi Xuan saw a lot of huge wind element spirits, many of which were powerful.

Liuyun Mountain is extremely vast, Shi Xuan flew over the mountains, and searched everywhere, hoping to find the clues of the wind spirit pattern.

On the way, he was also attacked by the wind elemental spirits many times, but at this moment, Shi Xuan was not the first time he had arrived here, and his strength was enough to deal with the threat of these wind spirits.

Shi Xuan approached the seal of the wind elemental plane again, the seal here was still strong, but there were many cracks on the entire huge plane, the wind elemental plane was extremely special, and every time the tide of heaven and earth energy fluctuated, it would affect the stability of the dao plane.

Shi Xuan also learned from his predecessors that the Wind Spirit Pattern would not only appear in the Wind Elemental Plane, but would also appear in places where the Wind Element was extremely concentrated.

Therefore, there was no need for Shi Xuan to break into the dangerous Wind Elemental Plane through the rift, he only needed to explore above Liuyun Mountain to have a chance to find the Wind Spirit Pattern.

"Wind Spirit Pattern, as a divine material, must have an incomparably powerful wind elemental power, I only need to explore the place where the elemental power is most concentrated, and the most powerful place can definitely be found", Shi Xuan thought after thinking for a moment.

However, this place is all affected by the elemental plane, and if Shi Xuan wants to explore here, he will definitely be suppressed by the elemental plane, which is very difficult.

On top of Liuyun Mountain, a huge energy field shrouded the entire mountain, and the soul power was greatly suppressed, although Shi Xuan's soul has improved considerably, it is still difficult to move an inch here, and the area that can be explored is very small, he flew everywhere along many mountains, and fought countless fierce battles with the spirit of the wind element along the way, but he still did not find the legendary wind spirit pattern, which undoubtedly made Shi Xuan suffer a blow.

"I'm not the ultimate controller of the wind element, it's really difficult to investigate, even the soul power is difficult to spread, I can only wait for the strength to improve before coming", in the end, Shi Xuan had to leave here again, maybe the timing was not right, or maybe because of the lack of strength, he returned in vain this time.

He had been out of the mountain for more than a month this time, and there were still many affairs within the sect, so he had to leave temporarily, and when the time was ripe in the future, he would come here again to look for the Wind Spirit Pattern.

Within a month of Shi Xuan's departure, the Tianhua Sect also gained a lot, Su Cheng and Yun Yixuan secretly infiltrated the territory of the Moon Worship Sect and launched many raids, destroying a large number of Moon Worship Sect altars, which undoubtedly slowed down their ability to collect the power of faith.

Yan Tianhan, who was in charge of building the altar, was furious when he learned about it, and personally led a large team of people to the area where the incident occurred, encircling and suppressing Su Cheng and others, and building the altar was of great importance to the Moon Worship Sect, if the time was repeatedly delayed, the Starry Sky Evil God would definitely be dissatisfied.

For this reason, the contradiction between the two overlords of the Southwest Continent was stimulated again, and the Divine Sword Valley and the Continental Ranger also joined this secret battle one after another, and there were no eggs under the nest.

Old man Zhou of Tianjimen is also secretly supporting Tianhuazong, and the reason why many of Su Cheng's actions have been carried out smoothly is inseparable from the intelligence support of Tianjimen.

When Shi Xuan returned to the Spirit Forging Hall again, Zhao Zhuo and Zhong Ling were not in the sect, and Shi Xuan inquired only after learning that they had received the dispatch of the sect and went to the mainland to carry out tasks, and Zhao Zhuo and Zhong Ling, as the elders of the foreign deacons, also needed to perform a lot of important tasks.

Tianhua Sect needs to spend a lot of money to purchase spiritual materials, and it also needs to go to the mainland to auction a large number of spiritual weapons in exchange for the required resources. Zhao Zhuo and Zhong Ling are going to Zhongzhou this time to participate in a large-scale auction, not only to purchase a batch of important materials, but also to auction a batch of spiritual weapons, which is also the first task they have carried out since taking office.

The disciples of the three of them were temporarily taken over by Du Qifeng, and it was not until Shi Xuan returned that the task of teaching the disciples was handed over to him.

Ji Cheng saw Shi Xuan coming back again, and came to look for Shi Xuan very early, firstly to welcome the master back, and secondly, to ask for some questions on cultivation.

"Did the master's trip go well?" asked Ji Cheng.

"The matter has been dealt with, Senior Brother Zhao Zhuo and I are not here during this time, have many of your new disciples neglected their cultivation?" Shi Xuan asked.

"Master, we have never been slacking off, Master Du is also helping us these days, and the disciples are working hard to cultivate, and they dare not slack off", Ji Cheng said.

"That's very good, as long as I have time during this time, you can come if you have any questions, and I will answer them for you one by one," Shi Xuan said.

Shi Xuan had been away for more than a month, but he observed the aura of many disciples, and he was still very satisfied, although the talents of many disciples were not too good, but diligence could make up for their shortcomings, and their improvement could be regarded as satisfying Shi Xuan.

After Shi Xuan came back, on the one hand, he actively taught many disciples, on the other hand, his own cultivation did not fall behind, Tianlei Peak is the place he has obtained most often recently, he urgently needs to improve his ability to control the thunder element, so he must use the unique environment here to improve the compatibility of the thunder-like element.

What shocked him was that Lei Chenxi, a rookie disciple, once surprised him, as a congenital fit of the thunder element, his strength and talent growth were immeasurable, like a new star rising, and Shi Xuan was surprised by the control of the thunder element.

He has been able to easily control the extremely violent thunder element, transform into many powerful elemental spirits, and increase his own power through the elemental spirit, and the path of other thunder spirit masters is not passable, he did not choose to become a law spirit master, but the dual cultivation of material and law, whether it is the super high explosion of thunder spirit art, or the frenzied force after the addition of elemental anger makes the enemy fearful, and the dual cultivation of material and law can greatly reduce his own defects, but the difficulty of cultivation has increased a lot.

Shi Xuan praised his choice very much, because he himself chose it this way, his fire element burst was also good, and at the same time, he could also have a huge bonus to his melee attack, and the dual cultivation of material and law could improve his strength in an all-round way, and he could have more powerful means to fight back in the face of strong enemies, and reduce the restraint of the enemy.

Shi Xuan also felt ashamed when he saw Lei Chenxi, at least he couldn't do this step at his age, the new generation of spirit masters constantly refreshed the cognition of the older generation of spirit masters.

Shi Xuan even found a lot of inspiration in this young disciple's body, the cultivation of thunder spirit art is extremely difficult, and the control is even more difficult, but Shi Xuan has found a lot of methods in Lei Chenxi's body, which makes his cultivation also make great progress, although the so-called master is a teacher, although the young disciple in front of him is younger than him, and his cultivation is not as good as her, but it can't hide the shining points on his body, and Shi Xuan has never had it in many places.

Within the Tianhua Sect, Lin Zixu was still busy presiding over the affairs of the sect every day, and the secret actions of the Moon Worship Sect undoubtedly made him feel pressure, although Su Cheng and Yun Yixuan had launched tasks one after another, but he also knew that the rise of the Moon Worship Sect seemed to be difficult to suppress.

On the list of Tianhua Sect, the three new peak masters have been elected by many elders of the older generation, Su Cheng is the peak master of Tianqi Peak, Yun Yixuan is the peak master of Tianlan Peak, and Liu Ruyue is the peak master of Liuyun Peak, this result is not unexpected by everyone, but Su Cheng and the two of them went out on a mission and have not officially taken office for the time being, and the three major peaks are also in full swing construction, once they return, Tianhua Sect will also have thirteen peak masters, leading countless disciples, and their strength has also been greatly developed.

The battle report from the front line of the Moon Worship Sect came, and although Su Cheng and the others had achieved a lot of results, they were also subjected to the fierce counterattack of the Moon Worship Sect and lost many disciples.

Their actions became a lot more cautious after that, and on the Star Picking Mountain, Old Man Zhou sent news that they had seen the most terrifying celestial phenomenon in history, the blood-colored lunar eclipse was rising, and the entire western region of the southwest continent was dyed red by the blood-colored lunar eclipse, which was terrifying to the extreme.

Zhou Lao believes that this is caused by the re-strengthening of the power of the evil god, he has absorbed a lot of faith from the people, and his strength has been greatly strengthened again, and the strength he will show in the future will be even more terrifying.

This kind of news undoubtedly made many elders of the Moon Worship Sect feel great pressure, although for many years, the Tianhua Sect had been secretly suppressing the activities of the Moon Worship Sect, but their development was unexpected.

Although Shi Xuan was only an elder deacon of the outer sect and did not have much power to govern these matters, in his spare time, he often learned about the changes in the world on the front line from the mouths of many disciples, and the actions of the Moon Worship Sect made everyone feel uneasy.

Shi Xuan also learned that since Jiang Yuheng became the elder of the Taixuan Palace, he had not continued to manage other things of the sect, the Taixuan Hall was the most secret core hall of the Tianhua Sect, where there was the heritage of the Tianhua Sect, as long as the Taixuan Hall was intact, the hostile forces from outside would not want to occupy the sect.

This is also the reason why the elders of the Taixuan Hall have a high status, although they are extremely low-key, but the strength of any elder of the Taixuan Hall is a super terrifying existence within the sect, and they hardly accept any other tasks except for guarding the Taixuan Palace.

Although Jiang Yuheng was unable to participate in other affairs, he had more time to cultivate, and he had delayed a lot of cultivation time in the Danyang Empire over the years, and this time it was just to make up for it, he would have enough time to reach the realm of his strength.

Time flies, a year is about to pass, for the newcomer disciples of Tianhua Sect, they are about to usher in the most exciting moment, the annual newcomer disciple competition, is the best spur and test for them.

These new disciples have been in the sect for nearly a year, and this time is just the right time to inspect their cultivation for one year.

This time, Su Cheng, Yun Yixuan and other disciples took the lead and attracted many talented disciples, in order to consolidate their position in the sect.

Although Su Cheng and Yun Yixuan are not in the sect, they have great confidence, they believe that no one can threaten their status, in fact, although Shi Xuan is trying his best to teach his disciples, but the talent gap between the rookie disciples is huge, and it is indeed impossible to catch up in a short period of time, Shi Xuan's goal is also very simple, as long as the strength of the three of them can enter the middle ranking, he will also achieve his goal.

As long as he does this, he will have enough capital to negotiate with Lin Zixu, and after next year, the rookie disciple, he will no longer want to cover the sky with one hand, and Shi Xuan will also go all out to win the disciples with better strength.

Although Su Cheng and Yun Yixuan were thousands of miles away, they were still very concerned about this rookie disciple competition, which was related to their face since they became the peak master, and they had already written to inform their cronies, asking them to pay close attention to the disciple's cultivation, and they must get the best results in this rookie disciple competition.

Shi Xuan said to them in the course of teaching his disciples: "This rookie disciple competition is very important to you, you must go all out. Although you do not have the best talents, the teachings you receive are absolutely top-notch, believe in what you have learned, and do not disappoint your ideals, what others can do, you can do. During this period of practice, I have seen changes in you, and I hope that you can persevere, and do not give up, no matter how dark the path lies ahead."

Shi Xuan can be regarded as doing his best for them, these disciples are not outstanding talents, and being able to do this shows that they work hard enough and do not want to be willing to fall.

The newcomer disciple's big example is coming, on the largest martial arts arena in Tianhua Peak, there are a sea of people, whether it is the older generation of disciples or the newcomer disciples, they are full of confidence, and the ring is their chance to make a splash.

They have been coming to Tianhua Sect for a long time, and they have long heard of the many deeds of Shi Xuan, Su Cheng and others over the years, and they also want to get ahead and show their edge like them, and this ring is their hope.

Ji Chengcheng and Lei Chenxi are the two benchmarks that the sect regards as newcomer disciples, and they have also become the target that all newcomer disciples want to surpass.

Many people are also secretly paying attention to these two people, and they are all speculating about who is better in strength and who is the first person on this year's rookie disciple list.

This year, it is no longer Dai Tiande and many elders of the older generation who are presiding over the big competition of new disciples, Lin Zixu is in charge, this is also the first time he has presided over such a grand event, and many of Shi Xuan's new elders are also fortunate to sit on the spectator seat.

Shi Xuan and the others looked at the many disciples in the ring, as if they had suddenly returned to many years ago, they had also bloomed in this ring, won countless honors and cheers, and now a group of stronger young disciples stepped onto the stage.

Many of the new elders are paying close attention to this big competition, which is related to their faces, if their disciples' grades are too poor, their faces will inevitably be difficult to preserve.

Many of them who knew the truth were paying attention to the disciples of Shi Xuan's three people, they had not recruited excellent disciples this time, many people were waiting to see his jokes, and there were countless people who wanted to take his place.

"Elder Shi Xuan has almost no disciples who can handle it this time, except for one Ji Cheng, I'm afraid he will lose face this time", under the ring, many people secretly discussed.

"Who doesn't know, Senior Brother Lin deliberately excluded Shi Xuan and the others in order to consolidate his position, and passed the news to Su Cheng and other disciples early, so that the other elders are not victorious", some people were uneven.

"You know, Senior Brother Lin's status within the sect is unshakable, can you have good fruits to eat if you go against him?" someone said.

"I can't say that, Shi Xuan and Zhao Zhuo are both proud disciples of the Spirit Forging Hall, and they have reached the peak of their spirit forging skills, we will all have to rely on them in the future, such an elder can't be easily offended", some people realized the special status of Shi Xuan and the three of them.

"Yes, the status of a high-level spirit forging master on the continent is extremely high, I believe that even Senior Brother Lin would not dare to completely offend Elder Shi Xuan, otherwise how could Senior Brother Lin suppress him in the future?" someone said.

"Forget it, it's not us participating in the war, why do we care so much? Let's watch the battle carefully, right?" someone came forward to persuade him.

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For this big competition, many people still know the inside story, but they don't dare to offend both sides on the surface, after all, they are all existences they can't afford to provoke, whether it is Lin Zixu or Shi Xuan, they have a very high status in the sect, and it is difficult to offend them an inch.

On the ring, many immature faces walked up, their age was not good for the previous disciples to smile, they all looked like a group of children, but their strength broke out made many older generation disciples embarrassed, heroes out of youth, it is definitely not in vain.

The battle of ordinary disciples is remarkable, and what Shi Xuan and they are most concerned about is the competition between those talented disciples, and those talents are the future of the sect.

One of the most anticipated is undoubtedly the battle between Ji Chengcheng and Lei Chenxi, both of whom are record refreshers of the tenth level of the Heavenly Rank, and they have broken the record held by Shi Xuan at the same time, and they can be called supreme geniuses. But they are here at the same time, and there will always be only one person on the top of the first list, and there will be a battle between them.

However, Shi Xuan didn't care about the victory or defeat of the two, the talent was extremely close, and the comparison was a slight gap, whoever could do better in the ever-changing ring would have a higher chance of winning.

Shi Xuan has a good feeling for Ji Chengcheng and Lei Chenxi, he only hopes that they can improve each other and confirm what they have learned for many years, and it doesn't matter if they win or lose.

Ji Chengcheng is the ultimate controller of the dual-line element, and is also regarded by others as the spirit master closest to Shi Xuan, the similarity between them is extremely high, and many people also want to know if he can create a good story and surpass Shi Xuan, Lei Chenxi and Su Cheng are very similar to the ultimate controllers of the single-line element, but the talent of cultivation is not weaker than that of any spirit master.