I Killed Gods and Demons in Song Dynasty

Chapter 185 The Road to Godhood
Bang!

The white jade palm struck down like thunder, and with a dull crash, the huge pig's head was instantly smashed into meat paste.

The smelly demon blood splattered everywhere and even covered Li Qingyun's face.

The bright red bloodstains set off his handsome face and hung on the slightly raised corners of his mouth, revealing a unique kind of ruthlessness and coldness.

[Remaining Qi and Blood: 23,800 Souls]...

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The palm strike was clean and decisive, without any hesitation, as if it was not a blow to the head of a demon king, but a crushing of an egg.

There was dead silence in the house.

In the corner, two Huashan disciples were huddled together, trembling all over, their eyes filled with shock and fear.

They looked at Li Qingyun in front of them and could not connect this unremarkable Taoist priest with the ruthless man who had just killed the demon king without mercy.

These two disciples had just reached the stage of Dan formation and were just beginning their journey of cultivation. They had never seen such a cold-blooded and decisive killing scene, but today, they experienced it twice in a row within just a quarter of an hour.

The Taoist priest from Mount Longhu in front of him looked gentle and elegant, with a harmless smile on his face, but his methods were so cruel and decisive that they were even more terrifying than those of the vicious demons.

Moreover, using the cultivation level of the Foundation Establishment Stage to kill the Demon King of the Fifth Stage is too unbelievable.

"No, this is not a disciple at all. He must be a senior from Longhu Mountain who used his great magical power to transform himself and hide his breath, and come here to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger!"

The two disciples thought the same thing at the same time, looking at the man in the wide dragon-tiger Taoist robe with deep awe in their eyes, treating him as a senior master.

Li Qingyun, however, looked normal. He casually shook off the demon blood on his hands and wiped the stains on his face with his sleeve. He still had a faint smile on his face, as if nothing had happened.

He bowed slightly, looked at the two Huashan disciples, pretended to kowtow, and asked politely:
"Excuse me, what are your names, fellow Taoists? How did you end up running into this wild boar monster here?"

The two Huashan disciples became more and more frightened when they saw the blood on Li Qingyun's face that had not been wiped clean.

The smile on the young Taoist's face was still gentle, but at this moment it looked chilling.

After a while, the female disciple was still more courageous and spoke tremblingly:

"My name is Lu Yuehua, and this is my brother, Lu Qingfeng.

"We are all disciples of the Huashan Sect. We came here with our master, Master Fu Long."

Seeing his sister speak, the male disciple Lu Qingfeng also opened up:

"Yes, yes, after my brother and I walked into the light curtain together, we arrived near this bamboo building and met two fellow disciples from the Qingcheng Sect.

"We found traces of spiritual energy escaping here, so we agreed to come here to search for treasures, but we didn't expect to run into this wild boar demon king."

He swallowed and continued:
“This beast is brutal and unreasonable, knowing our identities, yet still attacked us.

"The two fellow Taoists from Qingcheng Sect were killed by him and their blood was sucked dry. If we were not familiar with the formation, we would have been killed by him long ago.

"The demon king threatened us to break the formation. Fortunately, Gao Qian... Taoist Priest, you arrived in time, otherwise my brother and I would have died."

As he said this, he stood up and bowed deeply to Li Qingyun.

After saying that, Lu Qingfeng stood up and bowed deeply to Li Qingyun respectfully.

Lu Yuehua also stood up, clasped her hands together, chanted the name of Amitabha, and performed a great Taoist ceremony:
"My brother and I will always remember your kindness and will never forget it."

Li Qingyun nodded slightly, waved to the Lu brothers and sisters with a smile, and said lightly:
"It's a small matter, not worth mentioning, but I hope you two fellow Taoists won't spread the news about what happened today."

He was clear in his mind that he could defeat the Demon King with his foundation-building cultivation, and could barely explain it by using the special Taoist foundation of "Infinite Tribulations". However, if the outside world knew that he had killed a demon king of the fifth realm, it would inevitably attract a lot of unnecessary attention.

Li Qingyun really needed to show his talent to make Longhu Mountain notice him, but he couldn't be too outstanding, so as not to attract the attention of those sixth-level "Yang Shen" powerhouses.

In that case, even if we enter the Tianshi Mansion, the situation will become difficult to control, and there will be no room for maneuver.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling a little regretful. After all, he was so eager to save people at that time that he didn't bother to change his shape or conceal his true identity, and appeared under the name of "Gao Renan".

Right now, we can only hope that this young Taoist couple from the Huashan Sect can keep their mouths shut.

Lu Qingfeng had already considered Li Qingyun to be a senior master of Longhu Mountain. Hearing this, he dared not be careless at all and nodded quickly:
"Master Gao... please rest assured that my brother and I will keep this matter to ourselves and never mention it to anyone else."

Li Qingyun nodded and asked:
"So, have you figured out the formation here?"

Speaking of the formation, the Lu brothers and sisters, who were originally nervous, immediately perked up.

Formations are the Huashan Sect's signature skill. When it comes to the ability to set up and break formations, the brother and sister have never been afraid of anyone.

Lu Qingfeng took out a black array plate from his arms, walked forward and said seriously:
"Master Gao, what's arranged here is a 'Four Symbols Trap Formation'.

“The formation itself is not complicated, and is usually used to seal some unimportant personal belongings.

"It's just that the formation structure here is slightly different from the common ones now. After all, it belongs to an ancient formation from more than a thousand years ago, and the details have changed."

Not to be outdone, Lu Yuehua took out a thick volume of "Annotations on Formations" from her waist and said as she flipped through it:

"Indeed, they are all minor differences. They are recorded in many ancient books, and I have already made annotations. Just now, the wild boar demon king pressed too hard, and my brother and I didn't have time to take a closer look, but now as long as we spend more time, we will definitely be able to crack it."

Li Qingyun nodded slightly, secretly used his magical power, and used the "Fire Eyes and Golden Pupils" method to scan the surroundings.

As far as he could see, he saw some faint strange runes emerging in the four corners of the house.

These runes flickered with faint spiritual light, interweaving into a complex barrier with layers of nested layers.

Although complicated, the power contained in it is not strong and it indeed looks like just an ordinary defensive formation.

However, what surprised Li Qingyun was that, logically speaking, such a simple formation should not protect anything too important, but he inexplicably felt a mysterious attraction, as if there was something closely related to him hidden inside.

Li Qingyun couldn't help but become more curious, with a hint of anticipation in his heart, so he said to the Lu brothers and sisters:
"Okay, then I'll have to trouble you two Taoist friends to break this formation and let us see what is hidden inside."

After hearing Li Qingyun's instructions, the Lu brothers and sisters became focused.

Although the two had behaved a little reserved before, once they entered the state of studying the formation, they seemed like different people. There was a confident light flashing in their eyes, and their demeanor seemed much calmer, finally showing the demeanor of a Jindan cultivator.

Lu Qingfeng walked back and forth in the room, holding the formation plate, carefully exploring every possible formation point.

His fingers moved lightly, and spiritual energy flowed in the air like thin threads, outlining the basic outline of the formation.

Lu Yuehua sat aside, carefully reading the "Annotations on the Formation" in her hand, giving reminders from time to time, helping to adjust the structure of the formation and adding some details.

The two siblings worked together in perfect harmony, and before long they had figured out all the details of the Four Symbols Trap Formation.

Lu Qingfeng said excitedly: "It's done! Taoist Gao, now is the time, please wait for a moment while we break the formation!"

He was seen stepping on the Seven Stars backwards, stepping continuously, standing in a certain position, then muttering something, making a hand gesture, and suddenly pointing in a certain direction, and a soft spiritual energy shot out from his fingertips.

Li Qingyun activated his "Fire Eyes and Golden Pupils" and saw that the spiritual energy accurately hit a certain rune, immediately triggering a series of chain reactions.

In a moment, as if the base of an exquisite building block had been pulled out, the energy barrier of the Four Symbols Trap Formation collapsed.

The imprisoned spiritual energy gradually dissipated, and the space in front of him suddenly became transparent, revealing the hidden scene in the formation.

What came into their sight was a clean and tidy room with extremely simple furnishings.

Inside the room, a small jade seal, a brush and half a scroll of unfinished bamboo slips were placed on a low table, and the futon beside the table seemed to have been sat on by someone before and still retained its ancient warmth.

The pen and seal exuded a strong spiritual energy and were obviously rare magic weapons.

Li Qingyun's heart moved, and the sensation brought by the divination power became clearer and clearer. The great opportunity he had been waiting for for a long time was actually on this half scroll of bamboo slips.

He leaned over and picked up the bamboo slips, feeling the faint ancient spirit flowing on them. He was very excited, but his face remained calm. He smiled and said to the Lu brothers and sisters:

"My two Taoist friends, there are exactly three items here. How about we each take one? I would like to pick this scroll. What do you think?"

The Lu siblings looked at each other with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

According to common sense, the Taoist master of Longhu Mountain is fully qualified to take all the treasures for himself, after all, he saved their lives.

But unexpectedly, he was willing to share these magic weapons equally.

Moreover, they had already seen that the bamboo slips had no spiritual energy at all and were obviously an ordinary object.

Even people with a little bit of vision would choose ink pens and jade seals that are filled with spiritual energy. What's more, the writing on the bamboo slips is not yet complete. Even if it records some skills, it is probably incomplete and worthless.

On the contrary, the ink pen and the small seal are the powerful magic weapons.

Lu Yuehua said quickly:
"Senior...Master Gao, you saved my brother and me, which is already a great favor. How dare you share any treasures? These magic weapons should belong to you."

Li Qingyun could no longer suppress the throbbing in his heart, waved his hand, and said nonchalantly:
"Everyone who sees it gets a share. Besides, you broke the formation, so this is what you deserve. Hurry up and keep it. We still have to continue exploring, so there's no need to refuse."

Hearing this, although the Lu brothers and sisters were surprised, they did not dare to refuse. They each took the ink pen and jade seal on the table, unable to hide their joy.

I didn't expect that I would not only survive this disaster but also gain something unexpected.

While the brother and sister were studying the two magic weapons carefully, Li Qingyun found a corner, sat cross-legged, and began to read the contents on the bamboo slips carefully.

The characters written on it are ancient characters from the Chu State during the Warring States Period. They are shaped like tadpoles and are crooked, but they are no problem for Li Qingyun.

He skillfully summoned the mysterious palace, sacrificed his blood, and used his "divination" magic...

The words on the bamboo slips immediately turned into simple thoughts and entered his mind.

"I was originally a commoner, farming and weaving, and I spent my leisure time in the mountains and rivers, enjoying myself. But by chance I got a scroll of heavenly book, and I devoted myself to studying it for a decade. I was taught the supreme immortal method, and gradually entered the realm of heaven and man, and became an immortal on earth.

"In order to break the barrier between humans and gods, I lived in seclusion here with my wife and devoted myself to study. However, my talent was dull and I could not make any progress. Finally, the end of my life is approaching and I have to go back to my old age. Alas, is it fate or destiny?
"My life is coming to an end in a moment, so I will seal all my life's learning here, hoping that someone with a destiny can inherit it, comprehend the Heavenly Book, uphold justice and eliminate evil, so that the Heavenly Book bestowed by the gods will not be buried deep in the wilderness. Try your best, try your best!"

The text that follows is a collection of extremely obscure annotations. Not only is it not yet finished, but it also has no beginning or end, making it confusing. Even with the help of divination, it is difficult to piece together a clear answer from the incomplete information.

Li Qingyun closed the bamboo slips, and his mind gradually became clear.

It turns out that the true inheritance is not here, but hidden somewhere deeper in the cave.

The bamboo slips are just the insights of Lu Tong's enlightenment, but the heavenly book that can lead to the path of becoming a god is waiting for the right person to discover.

Thinking of this, Li Qingyun felt excited.

This heavenly book and Lu Tong's annotations may be the key to breaking through the bottleneck and moving towards the "God's Will Realm"! This opportunity came at the right time, it was like timely help.

He immediately sacrificed his blood and energy again and began to use divination to track the whereabouts of the heavenly book.

However, whether it was due to the lack of sufficient media or the fact that the status of the Heavenly Book was far higher than his current realm, the mysterious induction could only give a vague general direction.

But for him, that's enough.

Li Qingyun put the bamboo slips into his arms, stood up, and said to the excited Lu brothers and sisters:
"I want to continue exploring here. I wonder what your two Taoist friends are planning to do. Do you want to travel together or do you have other plans?"

Lu Qingfeng and his sister looked at each other and said without hesitation:
"If you don't mind, we are willing to accompany you. We have done some research on battle formations and may be able to help."

They knew very well that with their level of cultivation and without any senior teachers by their side, taking risks alone would be tantamount to committing suicide.

And by following this powerful senior, at least one's life safety is greatly guaranteed.

Not to mention that this senior was very generous and kind, and was willing to share the spoils with them.

Li Qingyun nodded upon hearing this, and took the two of them out of the bamboo building, following the direction he sensed through divination, and walked deeper into the Taoist temple.

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Not long after the three of them left, two ghostly figures suddenly passed by the outside of the bamboo building, and like civet cats, they quickly sneaked into the bamboo building.

The two men moved quickly and searched the bamboo building in a moment, finally stopping on the second floor.

Blurry shadows gradually emerged, and two people, one tall and one short, appeared in the bamboo building.

The tall man looked around, frowned slightly, and spoke in a low voice with a hint of displeasure:
"We are late. A fight has already taken place here. A demon king has died, and Lu Tong's annotation notes have also been taken away."

The short man sneered, his tone full of mockery:

"I've said it before, this place is not worth mentioning. Old man Lu Tong never figured out the secret of the Heavenly Book until his death. What's the point of taking his notes?"

The tall man sighed:
"Although Lu Tong has not yet become a god, he is a 'realm walker' of the sixth realm after all. Any bit of his insights will be of great help to my cultivation. I must get that notebook."

The short man shrugged, looking a little impatient:

"In that case, since you are a 'life-gazer', why don't you use the remaining aura here to do some divination?"

The tall man nodded:
"If you help me this time, I will definitely share it with you when we get the Heavenly Book. That Heavenly Book not only contains the path to becoming a god through spiritual practice, but also records the path to becoming a demon through the path of demons. It is also a great opportunity for you."

Having said this, he slowly walked to the platform of the bamboo building, looking down at the desolate and ancient scenery around him with his gloomy eyes, and a greedy look appeared on his long horse face...

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(End of this chapter)