Chapter 697 Embrace Darkness

When Xie Min Yu brought a large number of disciples to the mountain gate, Xu Han seemed to have stayed there for a long time.

He squatted on the magnificent mountain gate that Xie Min Yu had spent a lot of money to build. His expression was leisurely, without the slightest urgency of a great battle approaching. Even his two iconic black cats and dogs had some leisure to chase after him on the ground.

Xie Min Yu, who had witnessed this scene, immediately frowned. A few days ago, he received a tip that Xu Han had gone to the Chen Kingdom. He estimated that he was thinking of a way to deal with the impending war in the Great Abyss Mountain. In the blink of an eye, Xu Han had actually appeared in the territory of Great Xia.

There was a saying that if something unusual happened, there must be a monster. Xie Min Yu was naturally not a fool after living for three hundred years. He carefully sized up Xu Han in front of him, but his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

The aura around Xu Han condensed. Every action was affecting the energy of heaven and earth, This was clearly the appearance of an immortal, Xie Min Yu was shocked, How old was Xu Han to actually become an immortal? Xie Min Yu clearly remembered that when Xu Han left the Horizontal Imperial City, he was only able to withstand the Great Development Realm. In less than three months, he had already crossed the barrier that countless people wanted to cross and arrived at the realm that everyone dreamed of. This truly shocked Xie Min Yu.

Xie Min Yu looked at Xu Han and Xu Han naturally felt his gaze. Xu Han smiled slightly at that time and landed in front of Xie Min Yu and the others. He swept his gaze over the group of people behind Xie Min Yu with interest and finally stopped on Xie Min Yu.

"Thank you, Sect Leader." Xu Han cupped his hands and said in a warm tone like an old friend.

Xie Min Yu was secretly vigilant in his heart. This Xu Han could use the strange divine sword in his hand and his powerful physical body to fight against an immortal when he was in the Great Evolution Realm. Now that he was in the Immortal Realm, he had found the door himself. Obviously, he had full confidence. Otherwise, with his opponent's temperament, he would never have done such a risky thing. Even with Xie Min Yu's thoughts, he couldn't understand how a cultivator who had just ascended to the Immortal Realm would be able to fight against the Crimson Firmament Sect, which had a Three Tribulations Immortal and two One Tribulations Immortals.

However, Xie Min Yu knew very well that this lion had to go all out to fight a rabbit. He said with a deep gaze, "Pavilion Master Xu is so capable that a single person can threaten to bury our Crimson Firmament Sect with him. It is the first time in history that he has ever thanked someone for seeing such an arrogant person."

Xu Han smiled and stretched out his hand. At that moment, a black divine sword appeared in his hand. At that time, Aowu and Xuan'er, who were beside him, seemed to feel something. They all raised their heads and called out to the sky, forming their true bodies that were several zhang in size.

The sword-intent demonic energy rippled out in that instant, enveloping the entire Scarlet Firmament Sect's mountain peak.

Xie Min Yu and the others were still able to resist, but the expressions of the ordinary disciples of the Crimson Firmament Sect all changed, and their expressions were filled with fear under that imposing aura. Xie Min Yu also noticed this. He coldly snorted. The aura around him also spread out at that time. Wuming Qiu and Luo Ting, who were also members of the Crimson Firmament Sect, immediately followed suit and spread out their aura. Only then did they manage to contend with Xu Han's aura, allowing the panicked disciples to breathe a sigh of relief.

Seeing this, Xu Han snorted coldly and leapt up high. The black divine sword disappeared immediately. Xu Han shouted, "Big Cold Heavens!"

The mountain top of the Crimson Firmament Sect instantly felt a bone-chilling chill. Ice crystals fell down one after another and passed through the bodies of the disciples. Blood light suddenly appeared, accompanied by bursts of cries and wailing. Hundreds of disciples fell to the ground at that time. Aowu immediately stepped on the snow and bullied her. Her enormous body seemed to have entered an uninhabited realm. Wherever she passed, her flesh and blood flew everywhere. Xuan'er also relied on her nimble skills to swim around Aowu. She was like black lightning, shuttling through the crowd, quickly harvesting lives one after another.

Xie Min Yu did not expect Xu Han to be so ruthless when he attacked. His heart trembled and he hurriedly sank his eyes and shouted, "Array up!"

The most famous person in the world of Crimson Firmament Sect wasn't him, the Three Tribulations Immortal, nor was it the Golden Crow True Fire that had been passed down for a thousand years. Instead, it was the mountain gate formation, the Vermillion Bird Five Flames Formation!

The disciples of the sect, regardless of cultivation, Almost all of them had to learn this array, Forming this formation against the enemy from the outside, However, with the formation personally inscribed by the ancestor Wu Xiaohe and the support of tens of thousands of disciples, the power of this formation was extremely frightening. The Supreme True Man in Lunar Temple once said that even he did not dare to rush into this formation. This showed how powerful the Vermillion Bird Five Flames Formation was.

As soon as Xie Min Yu finished speaking, the surrounding disciples moved in response. They quickly dispersed. In addition, the disciples who had been waiting for orders to stand at the various array eyes also activated their True Essence. At that moment, the world-famous Vermillion Bird Five Flames Formation instantly rose. The chill caused by Xu Han's cold weather was completely dispelled at that moment. At that moment, the entire Scarlet Firmament Sect's mountain gate became dry and hot.

However, these changes were nothing. What was truly shocking was that as the temperature rose, a huge Vermillion Bird slowly rose from beneath Xie Min Yu's feet.

Even Xu Han's Immortal Realm body couldn't help but feel a little hot and dry under the scorching waves of Qi. However, the expression on his face was still indifferent. He put his hands together and formed hand seals. At that time, the ice crystals that passed through the bodies of the disciples of the Crimson Firmament Sect all turned into golden sword shadows. However, unlike before, the golden light around the sword shadows faintly emitted an imperceptible black aura.

At that time, a black light flashed in Xu Han's eyes. He said softly, "Raise the dragon and snake."

As a result, a dragon and a snake appeared and stood beside Xu Han. They stared fixedly at the enormous Vermillion Bird that carried the three Immortals from the Crimson Firmament Sect. The three giants were fighting each other. Although they had yet to make a move, their majestic auras were already colliding in midair.

Xu Han narrowed his eyes and looked at the Vermillion Bird. His body was still full of interest as he criticized the Vermillion Bird, "Isn't this your Crimson Firmament Sect's Mountain Protection Divine Beast? Although it hasn't fully developed its intelligence, the blessing of the thousand year sect's luck is still considered a divine object." "This method of using divine souls to guard luck and then using luck to strengthen one's divine soul is quite wonderful. It is also sad that the Crimson Firmament Sect has been standing in Great Xia for a thousand years and has not declined for a long time. If the ancestors of the Exquisite Pavilion had such thoughts back then, what would happen today?"

However, such words were no different from humiliation in Xie Min Yu's ears. At that time, the other party's expression changed. He shouted, "Nonsense, blasphemy against our sect's divine beasts. I will execute your soul, destroy your spirit soul, and make you ashen, so as to righteous our sect's might!"

After saying that, Xie Min Yu no longer had the slightest intention of talking to Xu Han. He angrily exchanged glances with Wu Ming Qiu and the other two. At that moment, the three of them had made up their minds and activated the immortal energy around them. The Vermillion Bird immediately roared towards the sky. With a flap of its enormous flaming wings, it charged straight towards Xu Han.

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Facing the Vermillion Bird, Xu Han's lips curled into a smile.

His hands stretched out to both sides, They were placed into the bodies of the Sword Dragon and Sword Python respectively. At that moment, a cold aura spread out from Xu Han's body. His eyes became pitch black and his entire body looked extremely strange at that time. Two black auras immediately surged out from his body and entered the bodies of the Sword Dragon and Sword Python respectively.

Instantly, the Sword Dragon and Sword Python roared towards the sky. Rolling black flames emerged from their bodies. Then, their bodies paused and they abruptly charged towards the Vermillion Bird Divine Bird.

Boom!

A loud explosion erupted. Black and red flames interweaved and surged. Rolling waves of energy exploded, shattering many buildings at the top of the Scarlet Firmament Sect. Even some disciples with low cultivation levels were shaken by this wave of energy, and their bodies trembled. Blood flowed from their orifices and they died on the spot.

Under such contact, Xie Min Yu and the others immediately noticed the strange black flames. They had the intention to activate the Spiritual Flames around the Vermillion Bird Divine Bird to disperse this strange thing. But at that time, he suddenly discovered that the Vermillion Bird Spiritual Flame, which was said to be invincible but could burn everything in the world, was as ridiculous as a child in front of that black flame. The Vermillion Bird Spiritual Flame was being eroded by the black flames, and the Vermillion Bird Divine Bird's mournful cries immediately sounded.

Xie Min Yu's heart trembled. He had thought that this would be a life-and-death battle, but he didn't want this battle to be just the beginning, and they had already fallen into danger.

The Sword Dragon and Sword Python circled around the Vermillion Bird's body continuously. They howled and roared. Every time they attacked, the Vermillion Bird would be in danger. Every time they attacked, the burning flames around the Vermillion Bird would dim slightly.

"That's all." Xu Han chuckled softly. At that time, his body also attacked. A blood-red longsword appeared in his hand. It was the ancient vicious sword Xingtian, known as the Demon Slaying Monarch.

A bloody light appeared all over the sky. Behind Xu Han, a ferocious blood-colored Asura merged with Xu Han. The blood-colored longsword carried the blood energy and surging sword intent from the sky, striking straight between Xie Min Yu's eyebrows.

Xie Min Yu, who had yet to recover from the shock of the Vermillion Bird's defeat, felt his heart tighten. He didn't care about anything else and hurriedly activated the immortal energy around him to forcefully shake Xu Han's sword move.

Boom!

Another loud noise rang out, and the Vermillion Bird's body shook and almost fell.

The moment Xu Han's sword move arrived in front of Xie Min Yu, he actually changed his sword move and stabbed the sword in his hand straight into the Vermillion Bird's right eye. The Vermillion Bird, which had been struggling to defend against the attacks of the Sword Dragon and Sword Python, was completely defenseless. At that moment, its right eye was pierced by the Heaven Punishing Sword, and golden blood sprayed out. The Sword Dragon and Sword Python saw the opportunity and launched another attack at that time. They were originally unintelligent creatures and naturally did not fear death. There was no way to retreat from that charge, and it was almost as if he had used his body to crash into the other party.

In this battle, the strength of the Sword Dragon and Sword Python had finally been exhausted. Their bodies scattered and turned into three thousand golden sword shadows that returned to the black divine sword. The Vermillion Bird's divine body also swayed, and its remaining eyes dimmed. It could no longer hold on any longer and fell heavily to the ground.

The moment the Vermillion Bird Five Flames Formation summoned the Mountain Protection Divine Beast of the Crimson Firmament Sect, it would become one with the aura of everyone in the formation, and the loss of a large Vermillion Bird Divine Beast corresponded to the fact that none of the people who formed the formation were spared.

The disciples in the formation, along with Xie Min Yu and the others, all turned pale and coughed out a mouthful of blood at almost the same time.

Xie Min Yu looked at Xu Han with an incredulous expression. The method of summoning the Mountain Protection Divine Beast was a double-edged sword. Even the chips used by the sect were placed on the Vermillion Bird Divine Bird's body. It was both glorious and detrimental. This wasn't Xie Min Yu's foolishness. Rather, even Supreme True Man had asserted that this item was magical. Although there was no lack of compliments, with the Vermillion Bird's abilities, it should be able to fight against the Five Tribulations Immortal. Xie Min Yu had summoned this item just in case. However, he didn't want Xu Han's cultivation to reach such a high level even though he hadn't seen him in just a few months. Even the Vermillion Bird was only in his hands for a single round. With such a cultivation, even Xie Min Yu couldn't imagine how high it was.

At that time, Xu Han also walked towards Xie Min Yu. Xuan'er and Aowu seemed to have sensed that the chances of victory had once again turned into an ordinary size, and they followed Xu Han forward.

Xie Min Yu was shocked, He forcefully breathed a sigh of relief and stood up. He tried his best to maintain his demeanor as a Cactus Sect. However, as Xu Han approached, the seemingly light footsteps landed on Xie Min Yu's heart like a heavy hammer. His expression changed again and again, and the fear in his eyes became even more intense.

Finally, Xu Han walked in front of him. The youth stretched out his foot and stepped on the Vermillion Bird's head. He pressed the Vermillion Bird's head onto the ground and sank into the ground.

At this moment, Xu Han had lost his usual disposition of cutting grass and cutting roots. He looked at Xie Min Yu with interest and asked with narrowed eyes, "Does Headmaster Xie have the ability to bury the Crimson Firmament Sect with me now?"

The mockery and arrogance in his tone was unconcealed.

Xie Min Yu's heart trembled. Although he could still activate the power in his body to fight Xu Han, he knew that with Xu Han's battle power that could easily defeat the Vermillion Bird, even if he didn't want to risk his life, he would still have no chance of winning. He accepted this fate and sighed deeply at that time. Then, he looked up at Xu Hanyan and said, "I have nothing to say to you. However, not all of the 30,000 disciples of our Crimson Firmament Sect were involved in killing your old friend. I thank someone for being willing to commit suicide on the spot. I only hope that you will spare my disciples and grandchildren."

The expressions of the Crimson Firmament Sect disciples present changed upon hearing this. There were naturally people secretly delighted to be able to save their lives, and there were also people who were unwilling to die alone. Immediately, the latter all knelt down and mournfully said, "Sect Leader, don't do this. We were originally fighting to the death for the sect!"

At that time, Wu Mingqiu and Luo Ting stood up and shouted to Xie Min Yu, "Sect Leader, has there ever been a Sect Leader who died in our Crimson Firmament Sect's thousand-year inheritance? Please think twice about the matter of disciples surviving!"

The scene was naturally quite moving. Xie Min Yu's expression also changed, but before he could respond, Xu Han frowned and said, "Noisy." As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his sleeve, and golden sword shadows flew out of his sleeves. They flew straight towards the disciples, accompanied by waves of wailing. Hundreds of disciples fell to the ground under the blade of the sword, unable to stand up.

"You!" Seeing this, Xie Min Yu's face turned cold. He looked at Xu Han angrily and pointed at Xu Han. He scolded, "My Crimson Firmament Sect still has some connection with the Daofather. Do you really want to kill them all?"

Xu Han remained silent, but he waved his sleeve again and harvested hundreds of lives.

At that time, Xie Min Yu was truly furious. His eyes were bloodshot as he shouted, "They are all ordinary disciples. They simply do not have the ability to participate in the pursuit of you back then, let alone harm your friends. If you want to kill me, then kill me. Why bother to implicate these innocent people?"

Xie Min Yu's words were burning, but he completely forgot what Xu Han, Zhen Yue, and the others had done back then.

At that time, Xu Han took another step forward and walked to Xie Min Yu. He narrowed his eyes and whispered in Xie Min Yu's ear, "Everyone was born in this world. Everyone is guilty, and none of them is spared."

At this moment, Xu Han's eyes suddenly turned pitch black again, and strands of imperceptible dark aura poured into Xie Min Yu's body. Xie Min Yu's body trembled, and a gloomy voice sounded in his mind.

"Look, your disciples will die as well. If you don't risk your life, there might be a chance for you to survive."

"Fighting to the death?" Xie Min Yu murmured, his expression becoming somewhat hollow in that instant.

"That's right. Do you remember how you managed to survive the third Heavenly Tribulation? You only sacrificed a few disciples. So what? As long as you're alive, the Crimson Firmament Sect will be alive. Besides, they also said that they are willing to die for the Crimson Firmament Sect. Why not?" The voice said again.

Xie Min Yu's eyes became more and more empty. His expression was strange as he muttered to himself. At that time, his eyes gradually turned pitch black.

"That's right… You're right. They are willing to die, and I can protect the sect with their will. Why not?"

Xie Min Yu said, Black gas suddenly surged out of his body. The black gas formed threads and quickly arrived in front of the disciples. They were like poisonous snakes that pierced into the bodies of the disciples. The bodies of the disciples trembled and their bodies rapidly shrunk at a visible speed.

Xie Min Yu's body slowly rose. The expression on his face became mad and ferocious. A boundless aura began to surge out of his body.

Xu Han, who was standing beneath him, looked at Xie Min Yu at this moment, and the corner of his mouth curled into a smile.

"Yes," he murmured. "That's right. Embrace the darkness, embrace the true self."

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