bullyxtreme Chapter 157 Capturing Hu Sheng
Chapter 157 Capturing Hu Sheng
Then, it flew lightly above Zhao Xuan's head and chirped merrily, its voice clear and melodious, like heavenly music.
Then, the fire crow gently landed on Zhao Xuan's left shoulder and affectionately nuzzled his cheek with its head, as if it were trying to please its master.
Zhao Xuan smiled slightly, gently stroked the fire crow's head, and softly gave an order.
Upon receiving the order, the Fire Crow took flight without hesitation, speeding straight out of the Fire Crow Sect.
Despite the fact that this fire crow was only recently formed by the stargazer and transformed from illusion to reality, it possesses the ability to freely switch between illusion and reality.
Along the way, neither the complex and intricate formations of the Fire Crow Sect's secluded training grounds nor the magnificent palaces and pavilions could deter it from its advance.
They entered the deserted area and moved through it with ease, without encountering any obstacles.
And so, after a series of miraculous additions, the fire crow finally completed its transformation and became a three-legged fire crow.
This three-legged fire crow is the second transformation form of the Divine Essence Visualization.
This powerful visualization is enough to support a cultivator's practice at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, and can even offer a glimpse into the realm of the Primordial Golden Immortal.
Once one breaks through to the Golden Immortal realm, one possesses endless lifespan and then seeks the Primordial Great Luo Dao Fruit.
The so-called Great Luo Realm is an existence that is all-encompassing and can encompass all things in the world; while Hunyuan is even above the Great Luo Realm, integrating everything into one, without leakage or leakage.
Therefore, when a cultivator reaches the Golden Immortal level, they face an important choice: whether to differentiate their own divine essence or to evolve the objects visualized by their divine essence.
If one chooses to divide one's divine essence, it is like weaving a huge net. As the divine essence continues to split and expand, this "net" will become bigger and bigger, making it easier to acquire the characteristics of the Great Luo and achieve the inclusion and control of all things.
If you decide to evolve your divine essence visualization object, although it will be more difficult, you will have the opportunity to reach a higher level of primordial characteristics.
After all, Hunyuan is above Daluo, and only through this method can one truly embark on the right path of cultivation.
However, it is not easy to successfully evolve a mental object; it requires an extremely solid foundation as support.
Therefore, although Luo Xuan knew that evolving his visualization object was the path to the pinnacle, due to his own limitations, he had no choice but to switch to the path of divine essence differentiation after completing one evolution of his visualization object.
About three hours later, the fire crow, its body engulfed in raging flames, used its incredibly sharp claws to tightly grasp a ball of light radiating a mysterious glow, and flew back to the Fire Crow Sect at lightning speed.
As it approached Zhao Xuan, the fire crow cawed merrily twice, then its body flashed with fire, instantly transforming into a blazing flame that shot into Zhao Xuan's sea of consciousness like a shooting star.
The mysterious orb of light remained suspended in place. Zhao Xuan lightly waved his sleeve, and the orb of light instantly dissipated.
Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man fell awkwardly from the sphere of light onto the ground.
This man's name is Hu Sheng, and he is Hu Lei's elder brother.
Despite their blood relation, their natural talents differed greatly.
Hu Lei is exceptionally talented, having already reached the Taiyi realm and mastered the art of substitution.
Even when facing someone as powerful as a Great Immortal, he can use this technique to save his life and leave his enemy helpless.
In stark contrast, Hu Sheng's cultivation path has been quite bumpy, and he has yet to break through to the Golden Immortal realm.
However, even so, Hu Sheng was still able to act arrogantly and domineeringly by relying on his younger brother Hu Lei's reputation.
Within the Lingbao Dao Sect, many outer sect Grand Luo Golden Immortals would treat him as an honored guest and show him great courtesy.
Even the turbulent and chaotic situation in Tianluo Kingdom was instigated by Hu Sheng himself.
Of course, the reason is not hard to understand. After all, it would not look good if true disciples openly suppressed outer disciples.
Therefore, Hu Lei would not easily step forward to handle these thorny issues himself, but instead entrusted them all to Hu Sheng.
Zhao Xuan had no intention of getting entangled with Hu Lei any longer.
Poor Hu Sheng was caught off guard and easily captured by the fire crow.
Some things, if not carefully weighed, may seem insignificant, but once weighed, they can feel incredibly heavy.
For example, the case of Hu Lei hiring someone to suppress Luo Xuan is such a situation.
However, there are some things that seem incredibly heavy on the surface, weighing a ton, but when you actually weigh them, they're actually less than four ounces.
The incident of Zhao Xuan capturing Hu Sheng falls into this category.
Hu Lei is a true disciple of the Lingbao Dao Sect, but Hu Sheng is not a member of the Lingbao Dao Sect.
Luo Xuan was wary of the Fire Spirit Mother. He worried that if he rashly went to deal with Hu Sheng, he might provoke Hu Lei, which in turn would provoke the Fire Spirit Mother to intervene.
In reality, Hu Sheng wasn't even a disciple of the Lingbao Dao Sect, so if Luo Xuan wanted to attack Hu Sheng directly, there would be absolutely no problem.
Within this sect's system, the so-called close relationships are not ordered according to the traditional order of Heaven, Earth, Ruler, Parents, and Teacher.
Within a sect, the sect system, headed by the sect leader, is at the top. This system includes the sect leader, deputy sect leaders, and various elders and deacons who make decisions.
It can be said that in this sect system, the sect leader has the highest position, followed by the various power holders in the sect. As for the teachers, they are in a slightly lower position. Heaven and Earth are ranked after the teachers, while blood relatives are placed at the very bottom.
Within a sect, the division of seniority is extremely strict and clear.
Luo Xuan is a second-generation disciple of the sect, while Hu Lei is a fourth-generation disciple.
According to the sect's rules, when the two meet, Hu Lei must respectfully address Luo Xuan as "Grandmaster," even between a true disciple and an outer disciple.
Because Luo Xuan is Hu Lei's elder in the sect, all relationships are based on the sect's interests.
The status of elders in a sect, even if they are not from the same lineage, surpasses that of blood relatives.
Therefore, if Hu Sheng offends Luo Xuan, Luo Xuan has every right to take direct action to punish him.
Hu Lei not only couldn't use this incident to fight against Luo Xuan, but he also had to shout, "Well done!"
He might even need to personally punish Hu Sheng to vent Luo Xuan's anger.
Some might find such rules inhumane, but under the principle of prioritizing the sect, personal feelings are often relegated to a secondary position.
This is not for myself, but for the sect, to maintain the sect's order.
Although some people may not approve of this relationship deep down, they can only harbor resentment in secret and would never dare to show such feelings on the surface.
Like Luo Xuan in this incident, he actually overthought things.
If the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit knew the whole story, she would not only not take any action against Luo Xuan, but she would likely take the opportunity to give Hu Lei a warning.
After all, maintaining sect order and respecting sect elders are the most important core principles in this sect.
Although Luo Xuan was only an outer disciple, his cultivation had already reached the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal. In contrast, Hu Lei, as a true disciple, although he had some talent, was currently only a Taiyi Golden Immortal.
In this world where strength reigns supreme, one's cultivation level can also influence their status and influence within a sect.
The benefits that a Grand Luo Golden Immortal can bring to a sect far exceed those of a Taiyi Golden Immortal. For a sect, true disciples are undoubtedly an important part of the beneficiaries.
However, a large sect like Lingbao Daozong, with its profound heritage and long history, has more than one lineage of true teachings.
If a true disciple doesn't actively defend the sect's interests, then they can only obediently hand over those interests.
After all, there are plenty of other true disciples who are eagerly hoping to stand up and protect the interests of the sect, so that they can get a bigger share of the benefits.
Less than ten days after Zhao Xuan captured Hu Sheng, ten Great Luo Golden Immortals arrived at the Fire Crow Sect.
There was no conflict or contradiction between these ten people and Luo Xuan.
They have a particularly resounding title within the Lingbao Dao Sect—the Ten Heavenly Lords.
The reason they are called that is not because their cultivation level is so high, but because their understanding of the Dao is truly amazing.
The principles of the universe explained by the array are such that even though these ten Heavenly Lords are currently only at the level of Great Luo Golden Immortal, once the array is activated, even a powerful Primordial Golden Immortal must be careful to deal with it, otherwise they will fall into calamity.
What's even more impressive is that if they can perfectly combine and execute the ten formations, even a Grand Luo Golden Immortal would find it troublesome.
That is why they are respectfully called "Heavenly Lords" among their fellow disciples.
Although the title of Heavenly Emperor is prestigious, it is still just an ordinary title.
Cultivators in the divine realm don't really respect Heaven. Even their relationships of kinship are based on the ruler, teacher, Heaven, and kin, rather than Heaven, Earth, ruler, kin, and teacher.
These ten people are Qin Wan, Zhao Jiang, Dong Quan, Yuan Jiao, Golden Light Holy Mother, Sun Liang, Bai Li, Yao Bin, Wang Bian, and Zhang Shao, the Ten Heavenly Lords.
The ten individuals have a wide circle of friends and enjoy good reputations among both the inner and outer disciples.
After everyone exchanged greetings, they took their seats.
Large sects like Lingbao have numerous disciples, so relationships naturally vary in distance and closeness.
When fellow disciples meet, they usually start by discussing their doctrines.
Discussion of the Dao is a key to unlocking communication, through which cause and effect are revealed.
With this cause-and-effect foundation laid, the subsequent conversation can proceed smoothly. Such actions emphasize "having a legitimate reason" and "being justified."
If we're simply talking about comprehending formations, let alone the Ten Heavenly Lords, even the Spirit Treasure Dao Lord would probably be slightly inferior to Zhao Xuan.
It should be noted that when Zhao Xuan first showed his talent, he rose to fame precisely because of his mastery of formations.
Back when he was still in the Human Immortal Realm, he wielded the Seven Stars Severing Fate Array, turning the tide and directly rewriting the course of human history.