Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 310: Warning from Heaven, Overseas Immortals

All the wise men and the youngest ones have gathered in the eight vistas.

The Taoists, both men and women, were holding jade cups, wearing wide robes with big sleeves, and sitting leisurely in front of the jade table, enjoying the singing and dancing, fine wine, elixir, and delicious sea bass in front of them.

There was the sound of music in everyone's ears and graceful dancing before their eyes, as if the magnificent scene of the fairy palace in heaven had been brought down to the human world.

All of the people present were Taoist practitioners from the Eight Landscapes. They usually studied Taoism and seldom came out, but they were of very high seniority, had profound Taoist practices, and had extraordinary magical powers. Even the current abbot of the Eight Landscapes, Qingxuan Zhenjun, had to respect them.

What's more, over the years, these elder monks have been deducing the Taoism of the Book of Changes and promoting the plan of Three Heroes and Two Clouds to deal with external disasters. In recent years, remarkable results have been achieved. Under their calculations and deductions, the five monks of Three Heroes and Two Clouds have gained great luck one after another, and their realm and magic power have advanced by leaps and bounds.

This is not just about creating five high-level cultivators, but also an inferred improvement to the Eight Landscapes Yishu Taoism.

The future of the world's disasters and changes are all in their hands. How can the Eight Views not remain the number one sect in the Tongxuan Realm for thousands of years?

"Brother Wujie, I'd like to offer you a toast. Brother Wujie has devoted all his efforts to deduce the Taoist scriptures for the temple, and his contribution is enormous."

A middle-aged Taoist nun in a blue and white Taoist robe came forward drunkenly and raised her glass to toast Taoist Wujie.

Taoist Wujie, who was dressed in a plain grey robe, was originally reaching out to help his junior sister, but suddenly his expression changed, and he was startled from his drunken state. He suddenly raised his hands forward and used all his magic power to knock his junior sister out.

Boom.

At this moment, a silver snake-like lightning suddenly fell from the clear sky, and the lightning was like an arrow of divine wrath, hitting the center of the banquet directly.

The jade stone table in front of Taoist Wujie instantly fell apart under the bombardment of lightning, with fragments flying everywhere, wine spilling, and flower petals scattered.

For a moment, the Taoists who were originally laughing and talking happily all changed their expressions, awakened from their comfortable drunkenness, their faces turned pale and their eyes were full of fear.

The air was filled with the smell of burning. The sound of thunder just now was still echoing in their ears, making these ascetics terrified.

A magical thunder is nothing. It is not difficult to summon the boys and girls who serve wine and food among the cultivators present. However, this lightning is not a spell but a natural phenomenon. What does it mean in front of the eight landscape cultivators who are proficient in Yishu Taoism?
The smell of alcohol on his body was completely dissipated, and Taoist Wujie quickly looked up at the sky and clouds, looked down at the earth, and made calculations with his fingers.

The jade cup in the hands of a Taoist priest dropped out of his hand out of shock, and the crisp sound of it breaking rang in everyone's ears. However, Taoist Wu Jie turned a deaf ear to it.

"Thunderbolts from heaven are a warning from heaven. The fate of heaven and earth has changed suddenly. Someone must have done something. The plan of the three heroes and two clouds has been interfered with..."

Taoist Wu Jie's entire life was devoted to the art of Yi Shu. He raised his right hand in front of him and quickly made calculations:

"Twenty years from now, a demon sword filled with killing and death will be born, bringing countless killings and changes to this world. It is born in accordance with the will of heaven and gathers calamity power. It is the natural nemesis of the Three Heroes and Two Clouds!"

"puff……"

Suddenly, Taoist Wujie raised his head and spat out a mouthful of blood, attracting countless cultivators from all around to gather around and exclaim in surprise.

After the lightning, the scene was in a mess.

The many Taoists in the Eight Views looked at each other, and the joy in their hearts had been replaced by panic and anxiety.

They realized at this moment that even in the Eight Wonders, which was hailed by the world as the most orthodox religion in the world, it was difficult to fully control the unpredictable operation and changes of the destiny of heaven and earth.

These numerous cultivators of the Eight Landscapes, relying on the power of Yishu Taoism, gathered all the fortune scattered across the world onto the Three Heroes and Two Clouds, in order to verify the Taoism they had learned.

However, between heaven and earth, disasters and fortunes complement each other. The fortunes they have gathered on these five people are so great that the power of disasters will naturally grow and generate between heaven and earth.

Lu Cheng practiced the art of refining the soul and observed the movement of destiny in the world. He followed the will of heaven and forged a Netherworld Sky Sword in response to the times and circumstances, which was created with the power of heaven and earth.

He did not even use any strength, just a light push, and the combined force of the group of Taoist priests of the Eight Landscapes collapsed like a dam filled with floodwater.

In the blink of an eye, twenty years passed quickly.

In a mountain village on the border of Yu State, inside a large bamboo house.

A girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in colorful clothes, was dressing herself up in front of a bronze mirror with a smile on her face. The silver ornaments on her clothes swayed gently with her movements, making pleasant sounds.

Her long hair fell like a waterfall, with a few strands of hair gently brushing her shoulders and fluttering in the wind. The girl's eyes reflected the ripples on the lake, and her gaze seemed to penetrate the bronze mirror in front of her and look into the illusory and hazy future.

"Miss, you are so beautiful! You will definitely charm that silly boy Shisheng to death when you go out today."

The maid behind her looked at the young and beautiful lady in front of her and expressed her sincere admiration. However, the girl's face suddenly turned cold.

"Slap my face, you are not allowed to stop until I say stop."

"Ah... yes, miss."

The maid felt a little aggrieved when she heard that, but she still slapped her cheeks hard in fear, over and over again. Soon, her cheeks became swollen.

Yin Huang'er felt uncomfortable when she saw the maid slapping herself in the bronze mirror. In the bronze mirror, she saw a fresh and handsome young man on one side, and a fiancé with ordinary looks but luxurious clothes on the other side.

She really liked Shi Sheng's handsomeness, but Yin Huang'er was unwilling to give up her wealth and her wealthy fiancé.

For example, the bronze mirror in front of her is a Middle-earth gift that her fiancé brought specially for her. It is something that the villagers in the village could never own even if they farmed and hunted for their whole lives.

The reluctance to not get what she wanted gradually turned into an unspeakable hatred, which was like a poisonous snake, biting the girl's heart:
"Why, why are you just a farmer, a bastard without even parents, adopted by a poor widower!"

When the clan elder's beloved daughter Yin Huang'er, as she did in the past, was wandering around the village having fun with a few followers of equal status.

I just happened to see Shisheng who had just returned from hunting.

He was wearing coarse clothes, his skin was a healthy wheat color, and the smile on his face was simple and warm, as natural as the sunshine growing from this land.

At this moment, he was carrying a pheasant and a rabbit on his back, and it was obvious that he had a good harvest.

When Yin Huang'er met Shi Sheng, her heart skipped a beat and she softened. But at this moment, a girl from the village, who looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old, came to Shi Sheng, smiled and handed him the bamboo tube and said:

"Brother Shisheng, I'll give you some water."

"Thank you."

Shi Sheng was thirsty as well, so he took the bamboo tube from the blushing girl and drank the water.

This was originally a normal mutual help among people in the same village, but after Shi Sheng finished drinking the water, he turned sideways and saw the daughter of the tribe elder. He was so scared that his expression changed and he turned around to leave.

He didn't know why. When he was young, he, Yin Huang'er, Dai Hua, Dai Xiao and others grew up together and had a very good relationship. But when he was about ten years old, Yin Huang'er suddenly started to bully him. Dai Hua, Dai Xiao and others no longer played games with him and stood on Yin Huang'er's side.

After more than ten years, Shi Sheng is now afraid of Yin Huang'er and wants to run away whenever he sees her. However, he doesn't know that the more he does this, the more the evil fire and hatred in Yin Huang'er's heart burns.

"catch him!"

Yin Huang'er gestured to the two followers beside her. Dai Hua and Dai Xiao were both leaders of the tribe. The elder had no sons, and the new elder would be chosen from these two families. So, naturally, the two of them would obey Yin Huang'er's orders.

Dai Hua and Dai Xiao had practiced some martial arts and had strong hands and feet, so they quickly stopped Shi Sheng.

"Shisheng, we have been friends since childhood, why did you run away when you saw us?"

"That's right, did you steal our chicken again? What's that on your back? It looks like our chicken."

Although Dai Hua and Dai Xiao didn't understand why Yin Huang'er always liked to bully Shi Sheng, they both tried their best.

There were not many entertainment options in ancient times, and bullying was one of the more interesting ones. At least both of them enjoyed it.

"No, I didn't. I shot this chicken in the forest. My uncle was sick, so I shot it back to exchange for some medicinal herbs to treat him."

Although Shi Sheng had been doing farm work and hunting since he was a child and had a good physique, he was no match for the two martial artists and was toyed around by Dai Hua and Dai Xiao who threw their prey at him.

"Nonsense, where in the woods are there so many pheasants and rabbits for you to catch? And you're saying they weren't stolen from our house?"

"Uncle Meng is such a good man, I'm afraid he got sick because of you, you are a monster that jumped out of a stone, you are a harmful person."

At first it was just a joke, but later Shi Sheng got a little anxious and used a little more force, pushing Dai Xiao.

The burly Dai Xiao's expression changed and he raised his leg to kick.

Dai Hua and Dai Xiao are good brothers, so they also started fighting.

This is originally a suburb, with few people in the village. When they saw these second-generation rich kids, they all hid away and dared not make a sound.

Yin Huang'er's expression changed, but she thought of something and held back.

"what!"

Shi Sheng couldn't bear the beating, and he felt sad that his prey was destroyed. His eyes turned red and he was ready to fight to the death.

He was physically better than both Dai Hua and Dai Xiao, but he had never practiced martial arts, so he attacked randomly without any skill. Dai Xiao was hurt after being hit twice by him, and he glared, seized an opportunity, rushed forward and hugged Shi Sheng, then bent over and threw him heavily to the ground.

The technique of wrestling is to use the earth as a weapon, and it is very lethal in the martial arts of bare-handed combat.

Shi Sheng fell to the ground with a thud, his body rolled over and his head hit a rock, causing him to faint for a moment. His body rolled over and over, and he rolled uncontrollably down the cliff. "Ah?"

"Dai Xiao, you killed someone!"

Dai Hua was unable to rescue her, and Yin Huang'er beside him also cried out in surprise.

However, in this era, officials will not correct mistakes unless the people report them, let alone in such a remote village with a small population.

"Just die. You're just a monster, it's better to die cleanly!" Dai Xiao's expression changed slightly, but he still said this through gritted teeth.

……

During these twenty years, the Eastern and Western demon sects had been constantly attacking each other, and the overall strength of both sides was close, so neither could do anything to the other.

The eight major orthodox religions in this world have kept quiet and hidden themselves over the years, and the ones who best represent them are the Three Yings and Two Yuns, the new generation of young monks.

Especially the three heroes and two clouds, who have been fighting demons and monsters all over the country over the years, and have killed many old demons and clowns, greatly enhancing the reputation of the righteous path.

Many times, their magical powers are obviously at a great disadvantage, but they are able to turn danger into fortune and turn disaster into blessing.

This kind of experience also adds infinite edge and confidence to these young people, which is beneficial to their overall practice.

The Western Demon Cult is in the Demon Palace of Zhiguan Mountain.

Lu Cheng had no interest in defeating the Eastern Demon Cult and unifying the Demonic Path. He knew in his heart that this was just a fog released at the cost of the lives of the Demonic Path practitioners.

However, his eldest disciple, Situ Hua, has already regarded this matter as the greatest mission of his life.

At this moment, he was kneeling on one knee, reporting to Lu Cheng about the recent defeat in the battle.

Situ Hua was originally the son-in-law of the Ranmu Shanlin family.

By chance, he became a disciple of Taoist Lu Cheng, and was taught "The Treasure Record of Demonic Writings and Ghost Seals to Attract Demons" and "The Wonderful Sutra of the Most High Mysterious and Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable for Saving Suffering".

With his aptitude and foundation, it would have been difficult for him to cultivate to the highest level of golden elixir.

However, this person had a very strong desire to pursue the Tao. He first refined the vital energy of his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys, and then introduced it into his limbs and five other organs. He cast a spell to attract hundreds of ghosts to gather and eat him, in exchange for magic power and vital energy. Then, he used hundreds of ghosts to attract all the strange demons in the sky to descend upon his body, forming a pattern of mutual restraint among all the energies and checks and balances among ghosts and demons, in order to forcibly improve the quality of the fifth-grade Lead Mercury Pill, the Cold Essence Ghost Seal Secret Demon Yuan Pill.

Although Lu Cheng crossed the heavens and left this world because of the incident of the Golden Boat for Deliverance, and no one was there to protect his Taoism, he still had his master.

Situ Hua was ruthless and ruthless enough to him, yet loyal enough, so he caught the attention of Taoist Huang Longzi.

With Huang Longzi sorting out Taoist books for him, attracting hundreds of ghosts for him, bringing down secret demons, and sorting out the protection of the Tao, Situ Hua finally cultivated the third-grade golden elixir, the Secret Demon Yuan Dao Pill.

Over the years, as Lu Cheng's disciple and a high-level cultivator in the realm of True Person, Situ Hua held a high position of power in the Western Demon Cult and had indeed shared many affairs with Taoist Huang Longzi.

"Master, although the Eastern Demon Cult is corrupt, it has a deep foundation. They have invited many immortals and demons from overseas to help at some unknown cost. These overseas immortals have profound magical powers and are often high-level cultivators in the realm of real people. Some even clamor to fight with you."

As he spoke, Situ Hua presented a jade slip.

Lu Cheng took it and saw that Situ Hua had stabilized the situation, so he nodded. The Taoist calculated with his fingers and said:
"Okay, I already know where these overseas immortals came from. Don't worry. If I have time in the near future, I will eliminate this matter for you."

"I cannot share Master's worries. It is really my incompetence as a disciple."

"This has nothing to do with your incompetence. They have been practicing Taoism for hundreds of years longer than you have. It is normal that you cannot cope with them."

After Situ Hua left, Xiao Yuxue, who had been sitting next to Lu Cheng, asked softly:
"My dear husband, what are the origins of those overseas cultivators? How come so many high-level cultivators suddenly appeared in this world?"

Xiao Yuxue is different from Situ Hua. Lu Cheng can choose not to explain to Situ Hua, but it is difficult to hide it from his wife.

"In our world, there are demon formations on all four sides suppressing the heaven and earth. There are endless beast tides in the southern border, continuous storms in the western region, endless sea eyes in the East China Sea, and great dark skies in the north. Many cultivators, after cultivating to the Golden Core realm, can vaguely see some clues of this world. They sneak into these four demon formations and live in seclusion, cultivating the Tao and comprehending the heaven and earth, trying to get out of the demon formations one day and escape from this world.

So these people are not well-known, but their magic power is incredibly high. Normally, a cultivator always has to go through a lot of hardships before he can achieve something, but in the four-sided demon formation, the last thing he lacks is hard work. "

"Ah, then how could such a person who is devoted to practicing hard be used by the Eastern Demon Cult?" Xiao Yuxue herself does not like to use her brain, but she is extremely talented and intelligent, so she asked this at this moment.

"The four essentials for cultivation: Dharma, land, companions, and wealth. It just so happens that the Eastern Demon Sect has all of these four things. Coupled with the thousand-year heritage of the world's number one demon sect, I am not surprised at what level of cultivators they can invite back from overseas."

Of course, this realm will not be higher than Nascent Soul.

Those who are above the Nascent Soul stage have basically escaped the calamity. Even the great cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage have a good chance of breaking through the four demon formations and escaping from this world without relying on the Golden Boat of Deliverance.

Moreover, Lu Cheng's master Huang Longzi is extremely gifted in Taoism. Following the destiny, he has been planning for many years, trying to save the people of this world.

In comparison, those cultivators who hid in the four major demon formations overseas and tried to break the formation and escape were somewhat weaker than Taoist Huang Longzi in terms of their nature. This gap in nature might not be made up even by hundreds of years of practice.

Those who would be invited by the Eastern Demon Cult to come out of seclusion because of the four essentials of Dharma, Land, Friends and Wealth are relatively weaker.

"My husband, in recent years, my parents have often asked us to read more Taoist books, practice slowly, and reduce the cultivation of magic power... Did you and father prepare some elixir for my sister and me so that we don't have to work so hard to cultivate magic power?"

When he said this, there was no one around.

Xiao Yuxue threw herself into her husband's arms, looking delicate and innocent, like a teenage girl, yet more pure and refined than a teenage girl.

Lu Cheng was not bewitched by her charm, but in his heart he still secretly admired the sensitivity of his young wife.

Because Lu Cheng and Huang Longzi were asking the pill fanatic Huo Xiu to refine the Ghost Infant Pill, Huang Longzi, Lu Cheng, Madam Baoxiang, and Huo Xiu all knew about this, and no one else knew about it.

After taking the Ghost Infant Pill, all of one's magical powers will be discarded. Although one will enter the Nascent Soul realm directly, one's magical powers will always stagnate at the first level of the Nascent Soul realm and will not make any progress.

Therefore, Madam Baoxiang felt sorry for her two daughters and had been guiding them in their practice recently. She asked them to study more Taoist books and scriptures and focus less on practicing magic, because, eventually, they would have to give it up.

After a cultivator forms a ghost baby, his magic power will not improve at all, but his Taoism can still be improved. There was once a cultivator in the Dingzhang World who obtained this spiritual fruit, took it to reverse the yin and yang and cultivated into the Nascent Soul Realm. He then guarded the sect and practiced enlightenment for two thousand years, and then he averted the catastrophe and cultivated again, and in five hundred years he entered the Yuanshen realm.

But although it is a taboo for the elders, Lu Cheng feels that if his master's wife, Madam Baoxiang, does not have any great opportunity, her spiritual journey in this life will stop at the Nascent Soul stage.

This female cultivator is truly a very content person. After she cultivated the Dao of Alchemy with the support of her master, she was already very satisfied. Now she has reached the Nascent Soul stage, adding another 3,000 years to her lifespan.

In Madam Baoxiang's eyes, she is a land immortal. She would rather be a heavenly immortal than a god. She just enjoys pleasure every day. It is good enough if her magic power does not regress, let alone improve.

This is also the state of mind of many demonic cultivators, whose hearts are not firm in the Dao. In their view, the real thing is to quickly cultivate magic power, refine magical instruments, and enjoy a carefree life. From ancient times to the present, there are countless cultivators, but few who have achieved the Dao. Many righteous cultivators have practiced hard and have never touched wine, sex, money, or anger in their lives, but in the end, when they cross the heavenly tribulation of ascension, they still die under the heavenly tribulation. What is the point of practicing for thousands of years?

"Do you think there is a possibility that the master discovered that your foundation is not strong and asked you to read more Taoist books to improve it?"

Xiao Yuxue's personality was similar to Madam Baoxiang's, and Lu Cheng was very troubled by this. Although he was the type of person who would be happy when fate came and let it go when fate left, he still felt that he had some natural responsibility towards his two wives, and was unwilling to let Xiao Yuxue indulge herself.

"Oh."

Xiao Yuxue's eyes flickered, and seeing that her husband's answer was flawless, her doubts were temporarily extinguished.

At the same time, Shi Sheng slowly woke up after rolling down the cliff.

He only felt pain all over his body at this moment, but he was also surprised that he could still be alive after falling from such a high cliff.

Shi Sheng found that he was in a cave. The ground was steaming and a dark red halo was flowing. At this time, Shi Sheng did not realize that his recovery speed was different from that of ordinary people. He slowly stood up by touching the mountain wall and explored around.

"After so many years, how come you are still as stupid as you were back then? You were almost beaten to death by a mortal. If it weren't for me, you would be dead now!"

Suddenly, he heard such a voice in his ears, which startled Shi Sheng. He looked around and asked in surprise.

"…Who are you and where are you?"

"Why are you walking around like that? I'm right in front of you. Hurry up and pull me out. Let's go to that village and kill all those who have bullied you. No one will be spared. Come on, come on, merge with me, man and soldier as one, kill everyone in the world, and rule the world!"

Following the voice, Shi Sheng looked intently, and saw in the mountain cave pool in front of him, after the fog dissipated, there was a dark blue stone sword standing in the pool, emitting a dark red sharp light. The body of the sword seemed to be the earth thrown into the pitch-black underworld, without any light or vitality, sucking the soul and giving a terrifying feeling.

"Ahh, monster, monster!"

Shi Sheng, who grew up in the village, was frightened by this situation. He turned around and ran out shouting. He didn't even hear what the demon sword behind him was shouting and cursing at. His mind was in a mess.

"Come back, you idiot! I have been waiting for you for more than 20 years. If I had known earlier, I would have been the human and you would have been the sword!"

At the same time, two of the three heroes and two clouds came to the territory of Yu State. They had two missions this time.

Firstly, the Eastern Demon Cult paid a huge price to invite overseas immortals to help, which put the Western Demon Cult at a disadvantage. In order to maintain the balance between the Eastern and Western Demon Cults, they came to help the Western Demon Cult under the orders of the sect leader. Of course, on the surface they were just slaying demons, but they only slayed the evil demons from the Eastern Demon Cult.

The second is that the Immortal Bajing Wujie has exhausted all his efforts in divination and found that within the territory of Yu State, a demon sword that is destined to bring great disaster to this world in the future is being conceived.

The magic sword and its spirit were reincarnated separately. If they were to successfully merge into one, the entire Tongxuan world would be plagued by disasters again.

In particular, the four of them also vaguely heard that the magic sword and the magic sword spirit were still restraining the destiny of the three heroes and two clouds. If they could not get rid of it soon, it would be a disaster for their Taoism and a great disaster for the world.

(End of this chapter)