Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 143: Birds die for food

Gong Wulingjun, the incarnation of all beasts, and Lu Cheng joined forces to destroy the main temple of the Thousand Corpse Sect that had been run for hundreds of years and almost killed most of the high-ranking cultivators of the Sect. Most importantly, the two also looted the sect's treasury.

Zuo Xuenong was not sure whether the nine golden corpses were in the hands of the two men. It was also possible that the golden corpses had killed and devoured enough blood and food after resurrecting and escaped. However, the treasures in the sect's treasury alone were enough for Zuo Xuenong to take a huge risk and hunt them down.

The four essentials for cultivating immortals are law, land, companion and wealth. After so many people of the Thousand Corpse Sect died, Zuo Xuenong accepted the order and gathered his luck to be promoted to the Jindan Grandmaster realm. Overall, his strength has not declined but improved.

However, if the sect’s financial loss is close to 50%, even if Zuo Xuenong gathers the remaining followers, the Thousand Corpse Sect will probably be removed from the list of the sixteen evil sects.

But the basic classics were still there, and they could slowly get back on their feet after a few hundred years of hardship. But Zuo Xuenong didn't want to wait for those few hundred years, and his path didn't allow him to wait.

Zuo Xuenong wanted to use the power of the sect to help himself take a step further on the path to immortality, rather than the other way around, to support the sect with his own strength.

In the dark underground cave, the three of them fell into silence for a while.

"Five Elements Sword City, it is indeed a place where both sword and energy are unique."

"Friend Wu, you have reached the critical point of thinking about the alchemy method, right? How about we make an agreement? You and Friend Lu will join hands and take three of my attacks. If you can take it, I will turn around and leave immediately. If you feel that you can't take it, please return everything you have obtained in my sect!

My fellow martial artist, there is a huge difference between virtual elixir, real elixir and golden elixir. You are from a famous school so I think you know more about them than I do. What do you think?"

The golden elixir turns nine times, and there will be no regrets when the elixir is completed.

The virtual elixir is of low quality at 7, 8 or 9, the real elixir is of medium quality at 6, 5 or 4, and the golden elixir is of high quality at 3, 2 or 1. Zuo Xuenong had just refined the real elixir, and he knew clearly about Wu Lingjun's pursuit and desire for the way of alchemy at this time, so he set a bait here to induce Wu Lingjun to agree.

For Wu Lingjun, this was an opportunity for her to get in touch with alchemy, and perhaps she could gain some insights by analogy.

For Zuo Xuenong, this would also allow him to control the fluctuations in the vital energy of heaven and earth caused by the fight between the two sides, reducing the possibility of being noticed by the two real people from the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace behind him.

"..."

However, what Zuo Xuenong waited for was Wu Lingjun's long silence, or rather, her rejection without hesitation.

"Who is Zuo Xuenong? He is the ruthless leader of the Seven Underworld Generals of the Thousand Corpse Sect. He has just mastered the art of alchemy and must not have many fifth-tier magic weapons on him. If he turns the world upside down here, it is impossible for Master and his mistress not to notice it."

This was the message from Second Senior Sister Wu Lingjun to Lu Cheng, telling him to be prepared for action.

"If you don't eat the toast, you will be punished with alcohol!"

The fight started in an instant. Like most of the cultivators who had just been promoted to the Jindan stage, Zuo Xuenong did not have any fifth-tier magical weapon on him. However, as a true disciple of the sect, he had an innate magical weapon: the Qushan Mace.

It was originally of the fourth-grade upper quality, but now, with Zuo Xuenong's breakthrough in cultivation, it has been promoted to the fifth-grade lower quality.

The natal magic weapon is closely related to the cultivator's own cultivation method. This kind of magic weapon can greatly exert the power of the cultivator's practice.

Moreover, once the natal magic weapon is refined, it can be stored in the cultivator's dantian for nurturing. It will advance as the cultivator's cultivation and magic power increase. The higher the cultivator's cultivation, the greater the benefit.

Zuo Xuenong's natal corpse is a ten-thousand-year-old zombie, which he obtained by chance when he was young. With the help of this ferocious zombie, Zuo Xuenong was able to step by step rise to the position of the leader of the Seven Hades Generals in the Thousand Corpse Sect. After refining the alchemy, he used the Thousand Corpse Sect's secret method to merge himself with the ten-thousand-year-old zombie, so he could perform close combat skills and defeat Lu Cheng's sword energy with one punch.

If it wasn't Lu Cheng, but a slightly weaker cultivator in the Refining Realm, he would have been captured by Zuo Xuenong at this moment and forced Wu Lingjun to hand over the treasures.

The Ten Thousand Beasts Incarnation Palace's Ten Thousand Beasts Spirit Secrets, Xuanmen Transformations, and the Thousand Corpses Sect's integration of man and corpse are all essentially relying on external forces, and practicing both Dharma and body to increase the foundation of those seeking the Tao.

The Thousand Corpse Sect's practice of the unity of man and corpse is so advanced that it may not be inferior to the Taoism of the Ten Thousand Beasts Incarnation Palace. At this moment, Zuo Xuenong struck out with his mace, connecting with the earth's energy.

Boom!

A muffled sound erupted, and the ground around them shook violently. Then the ground pressed down on Wu Lingjun and Lu Cheng from top to bottom like a whip!
For a Jindan Grandmaster, there is a huge difference between having a fifth-order magic weapon that suits his own Taoism and not having one.

"Earth Element, Seal!"

Lu Cheng pressed his sword to the ground and used the Five Elements Sword Intention to push the Innate Five Elements Seal, trying to suppress the earth veins. However, the counterattack force coming from deep within the earth was still terrifyingly powerful even if he was prepared.

"Frozen!"

Wu Lingjun sacrificed the Hanlin Tourmaline and used all her magical power to activate her life-saving magic weapon to freeze the earth.

However, the attacks of the two men were no match for Zuo Xuenong. With his powerful magic power combined with a fifth-tier magic weapon, just based on this one attack, Zuo Xuenong was qualified to establish his own sect in the Tongxuan Realm.

After one mace, there was another mace, the yellow dragon of the earth.

The extremely powerful magic power transformed into a giant khaki dragon shadow. The dragon's tail swung slightly, and it raised its head and charged towards Wu Lingjun and Lu Cheng.

This time they really couldn't block it, Wu Lingjun and Lu Cheng suddenly separated in two directions to avoid the impact of the yellow dragon's phantom.

But at the same moment, Zuo Xuenong disappeared, and Wu Lingjun and Lu Cheng, who had been locking onto him with their spiritual sense, both changed their expressions.

Wu Lingjun held a spell and sacrificed a bright pearl in front of him, injecting magic power into it. A dark grey wall spread out and covered his body.

Lu Cheng summoned out two flying swords, Cang Yan and Qing Ming, and used sword techniques to protect himself from wind and rain.

But at this moment, a faint sigh was heard.

The next moment, a beautiful woman in Taoist clothes appeared out of thin air behind Lu Cheng with a whisk in her hand. She waved the whisk and shook off Zuo Xuenong's claw that was grabbing Lu Cheng's back.

If Huang Longzi were here, he would most likely take a look at how many life-saving cards Lu Cheng had.

But Madam Baoxiang had a gentle and kind temperament. If Zuo Xuenong attacked her second disciple Wu Lingjun, she would not take action because Wu Lingjun needed training. But if he attacked Lao Jiulu City, Madam Baoxiang, who was hiding in secret, felt that there was no need to continue the battle.

"Madam Baoxiang!"

The appearance of the beautiful nun shocked Zuo Xuenong so much that his face changed drastically. Hundreds of years ago, before he entered the Tao, Huang Longzi and his wife had already become Jindan immortals and retired to the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace to enjoy the immortal bliss.

Although Madam Baoxiang was not as brave and diligent as her husband and had already passed through the forty-nine tribulations three times, she had also passed through two tribulations. She had already reached the third tribulation level, but had been using the secret treasure to delay the arrival of the tribulation. There were even many masters in the Tongxuan Realm who believed that Madam Baoxiang's cultivation had already been promoted to the late Jindan stage, but she was just taking care of her husband and children and rarely took care of them herself.

In short, Zuo Xuenong didn't dare to think that he would be a match for this lady. Therefore, when Madam Baoxiang appeared, the tall and thin Taoist priest who looked like a zombie let out a mournful howl and suddenly turned into a rainbow light and fled away quickly.

Just by looking at the speed at which he escaped, one could tell that he must have used some secret method to stimulate his potential.

"Blood escape technique? You are quite decisive."

Madam Baoxiang sighed softly, then raised her jade hand and pinched the magic formula, and a dark red rainbow light flew out from Wu Lingjun's body.

The fifth-rank innate magic weapon, the male and female immortal whip.

The fourth level is a magic weapon, and the fifth level is a magic treasure. The difference of one word makes a world of difference.

"beat!"

Madam Baoxiang gave a light shout, and a blazing whip of fire instantly stretched out and then fell down.

There are only about three drops of essence and blood in the body of an ordinary cultivator. Once the blood is exhausted, the person will die. This shows how fast Zuo Xuenong's escape technique, which was performed by consuming his essence and blood, was.

However, due to the huge gap in their levels of Taoism and magical powers, the fire whips of the male and female immortal whips continued to extend, and finally caught up with Zuo Xuenong and knocked him down.

"point!"

Zuo Xuenong also knew that given the huge gap in the two men's abilities, it would be too arrogant to attempt to escape with just a drop of blood.

He was mentally prepared to sacrifice himself as a ten-thousand-year-old zombie, and the moment the fire whip struck him, his body suddenly split apart.

However, he still underestimated Madam Baoxiang.

Destroy the Dharma and destroy the Dharma.

The two overlapping human figures that seemed to be about to separate suddenly merged again, and then were tied together by the fire whip transformed from the male and female immortal whips.

Madam Baoxiang cast a spell and pointed at the magic weapon, and a dark red flame spread over. Boom, Zuo Xuenong's body was burning with flames, accompanied by Zuo Xuenong's extremely shrill and terrifying screams.

This is exactly the case. People die for money, just like birds die for food.

In fact, with Zuo Xuenong's talent, hard work and circumstances, he should have been able to go further and enjoy hundreds of years of immortality. However, in order to regain the sect's treasury, to regain the nine golden corpses, and to integrate and revive the Thousand Corpse Sect as soon as possible, Zuo Xuenong chose to take the risk to regain the sect's wealth, but ultimately left his life here.

"The destiny of the world has really changed. For thousands of years, no one in the Thousand Corpse Sect has been able to cultivate the Dao of Alchemy. Now, a Zuo Xuenong has appeared. It's a pity that he is a step too late, otherwise I would be willing to spare his life."

"The highest Taoist method of the Eight Landscapes is the Book of Changes. Qing Xuan Zhenren cultivated the Small Fate Technique and the Great Destiny Technique evolved from it. He believes that the secret of heaven has been revealed. I was a little skeptical at first, but now it seems..."

Madam Baoxiang knew clearly that several cultivators, led by True Man Qingxuan and her husband True Man Huang Longzi, had been planning to escape from the cage for hundreds of years.

However, when she thought about those powerful demon gods who devoured cultivators with innate qi and restored their original nature, Madam Baoxiang still felt a little confused.

So what if you are just upset? If someone wants to eat you, can you not resist?
"The turtle and the snake are coiled together, their lives are strong. If my life is in my hands, then I can plant a golden lotus in the fire! If my life is in my hands... it's easier said than done."

Jindan Zhenren's mind was working very quickly. Although Madam Baoxiang Shen Junlan was thinking about something, from the perspective of Wu Lingjun and Lu Cheng, there was nothing unusual.

"I am an incompetent disciple, and I need the help of my master's wife to save my life."

Wu Lingjun knelt down and presented all the looted Qiankun bags, while Lu Cheng followed beside her.

"No one would have thought that Zuo Xuenong could suddenly achieve alchemy unless True Man Qingxuan was here. Lingjun, you don't have to blame yourself too much."

"Of the property you have looted, 40% will go to the public treasury, and the remaining 60% can be distributed among yourselves. But remember, property is essential for cultivation, but you should not get caught up in it."

"I will follow your instructions."

Lu Cheng and Wu Lingjun responded in unison, and then the three of them returned to the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace together.

Han Lin and Wu Lingjun, and Five Elements Sword Lu Cheng, the two true disciples of the Ten Thousand Beasts Incarnation Palace joined forces to destroy the Thousand Corpse Sect, which was the most notorious among the sixteen evil sects in the world. It didn't take long for this incident to spread throughout the world and was talked about with great relish by many cultivators.

There was no way. The Thousand Corpse Sect had a very bad reputation because they dug up graves everywhere to steal the remains of high-level monks. Therefore, this sect had almost no friends and was full of enemies.

If the Thousand Corpse Sect had not inherited a very impressive method of Taoism and had not been hidden in the Western Regions, it would have been besieged by cultivators from all over the world long ago. Now that Wu Lingjun and Lu Cheng have accomplished this, cultivators from all over the world are willing to make a name for them.

However, the focus of fame was ultimately on Hanlin Wu Lingjun, who had reached the ninth level of Refining Gang. Although Five Elements Sword Lu Cheng's reputation also rose suddenly, due to the limitations of his cultivation level, most of the cultivators in the Tongxuan Realm still believed that he only played a supporting role in this battle.

The vast majority of high-level monks of the Thousand Corpse Sect died at the hands of Wu Lingjun.

Lu Cheng didn't care much about this. The third floor of the Thousand Corpse Sect's treasury was such a huge fortune that he wouldn't have to worry about ordinary external resources during his cultivation for the next few hundred years.

The various expenses consumed by Xue Yuzhen and her mother for cultivation, as well as the resources consumed for raising and cultivating poisonous insects and dog demons, can also be handled according to the highest standards. At least this is of great benefit to those spiritual insects.

Lu Cheng consumed some resources and exchanged liquid medicine from the sect, which he mixed into the honey of the auspicious jade bee colony. Not long after, these wild auspicious jade bees began to upgrade their levels. They have been naturally evolving in the world of Jiuli Ding for countless years, and their own natural accumulation of cultivation has reached the peak of the third level. At this time, combined with the catalytic secret method of the Ten Thousand Beasts Incarnation Palace and the replenishment of liquid medicine, it didn't take long for this group of auspicious jade bees to begin to be promoted to the fourth level.

As the population of auspicious jade bees increases, the quality of jade bee jelly will naturally improve as well.

The fourth-grade jade bee jelly is something that even the Golden Elixir Master would love to enjoy.

If it can be upgraded to the fifth level, it will become a secret treasure of the Jindan Zhenren cultivators. It can remove heart fire, ward off evil thoughts, break up evil spirits, nourish the body, and restore vitality. It can be said to be of infinite benefit.

"Fortunately, these auspicious jade bees are controlled by the golden silkworm Gu and are immune to all poisons. Otherwise, with their current strength, the golden silkworm Gu would not be able to control them at all."

After absorbing enough True Evil with the True Evil Gourd, Lu Cheng planned to leave the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace to look for the Five Elements Essence Minerals needed to refine the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword. With the accumulation of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace and the Thousand Corpses Sect, he could directly gather four elements. It would not be difficult to then go to the Fire Cloud Mansion, the Gu God Sect, or even the Eight Landscapes to ask for the purchase of the last row of spiritual objects.

But traveling around the world in search of spiritual objects is one aspect, and tempering oneself and honing one's heart is another.

If you think that you can give up the experience you should go through after obtaining the spiritual object, then it is like buying the casket and returning the pearl, not to mention that some old friends from the past should also be met. In a blink of an eye, Lu Cheng has been in this world for nearly sixty years.

(End of this chapter)