The vast marsh churned, purple lightning coursing through it.
In a side hall, a man in deep purple dragon robes stood quietly. He extended one hand and steadily lifted the golden Glazed Treasure Bottle, feeling a faint, scorching heat radiate from within.
Golden radiance swayed inside like fine sand. It was none other than [Yangflame Luminous Dust], and there was a considerable quantity of it. Born when greater yang met windblown sand, it could be used in medicines or consumed directly.
All was silent around Xu Xuan. Far removed from the fighting, not a single Purple Mansion cultivator dared approach him. A few blind fools had come over earlier, but he had cleaved their dharma bodies apart with a single stroke, and no one had dared come near him since.
This was a fearsome reputation carved out through killing.
Some busybodies had counted: in the entire Southern Sea, no one had slain more Purple Mansion cultivators than he had over the past several centuries. Even True Person [Yuanpu] of the Earth-Subduing Lineage had fallen to him back then. Most of the remaining Purple Mansion cultivators had heard of that affair before coming here, and naturally dared not provoke this baleful star.
The White Splendor Divine Palace was divided into three halls, each with its own mysteries: the main hall, [Cave of Illumination]; the left hall, [Cave of Radiance]; and the right hall, [Cave of Yang].
Xu Xuan was currently inside the [Cave of Yang] treasure hall. Earlier, he had personally watched Tiantuo charge into the Cave of Radiance treasure hall and seize a scripture scroll, then come here and take two Spirit Pills.
To keep up appearances, he had even taken the opportunity to slash at the old monster, who had cursed him roundly through seal script.
Now, at least,