Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 342 Five Great Visions, Repairing the Deficiency of the Sky (Please Subscribe!)

Above the sky, the sudden change made the air freeze.

The sky, which was originally filled with calamity power, was instantly torn apart by an irresistible powerful force.

The deep and long crack in the sea of ​​clouds was like a punishment from God's wrath, splitting the thick clouds. The rolling air currents howled in the cracks, as if endless calamity forces were surging and collapsing in it, forming a daunting vortex.

With one sword, the calamity was broken. Originally, this Nascent Soul Tribulation should have ended here, but Lu Cheng did not expect that the ninth calamity of Jiuxiao Xuanzhen's destructive heavenly thunder calamity was actually the Purple Lightning Immortal-Slaying Tribulation.

The purple lightning of birth and death in the void gathers together to slay demons and slay immortals!
According to old legends, there are the Demon-Slaying Palace and the Immortal-Slaying Platform in the heaven, which are dedicated to beheading the fallen immortals in heaven. This calamity is called the Immortal-Slaying Tribulation, which shows how afraid the cultivators from the seven realms are of it.

This calamity is also qualified to appear in the seventh-level Yuanshen calamity. If it appears in the sixth-level Yuanying calamity, although it is far less powerful than the Yuanshen calamity, it is almost a sure kill. Nine out of ten cultivators who are trying to overcome the calamity cannot survive it, so it is called the Immortal Beheading.

"huhu"

Taoist Lu Cheng was covered in sweat, his Taoist robes were soaked through. Normally, for a Jindan Zhenren cultivator to cultivate the Nascent Soul, the Jindan would be broken, and the Nascent Soul would gradually grow, and then be refined by the heavenly thunder calamity to gain nourishment, like a worm emerging from a cocoon or a butterfly emerging from a pupa, to stabilize the spirit before concentrating the innate magical powers.

However, there are also a very small number of cultivators with high comprehension and profound foundation in Taoism. Because of their deep accumulation in the Golden Elixir realm, they can provide support for the growth of their Nascent Soul, allowing it to condense and take shape first, thus achieving their innate magical powers.

For such a cultivator, it would naturally be much easier and more likely to successfully survive the sixth-level Nascent Soul tribulation.

People like Lu Cheng, who have such a profound foundation in Taoism but have such a hard time overcoming the tribulation, are rare in ancient and modern times. Even in the history of the immortal cultivation world that has lasted for millions of years, it is rare.

The sixth-order innate magical power, Tongxuan Sword, allowed Lu Cheng to first measure the full power of Jiuxiao Xuanzhen's destructive heavenly thunder tribulation. Then, after breaking through six tribulations in a row with his own Taoist sword energy, he slashed with one sword, preventing the most powerful last three tribulations from coming.

It is a classic method for sword immortals to use swords to break disasters.

Tongxuan's sword tore through the sky and split the clouds, and indeed destroyed a large amount of calamity energy, and indeed enabled Lu Cheng to survive the extremely threatening seventh and eighth calamities in one fell swoop.

But Lu Cheng did not expect that the ninth calamity of Jiuxiao Xuanzhen's destruction of the heavenly thunder calamity would actually be the generation of lightning in the void and the purple lightning that killed the immortal.

Fortunately, because all the calamity forces in the sky have been destroyed, the purple lightning in the sky can no longer attract and gather more calamity forces, and can only kill with its own calamity forces.

Purple electric light condensed out of thin air in the void, and the void of life and death gathered into shape and fell down with one slash.

In front of Lu Cheng, the slit clouds in the sky were like a track filled with purple lightning. Finally, the purple lightning in the sky gathered into a small purple sword, which cut down in an instant, leaving no room for avoidance or resistance.

Lu Cheng, who had just slashed out with the Tongxuan sword, had almost exhausted all his magic power at this moment. His spirit and energy were concentrated at the peak and then inevitably declined.

But he still gathered his remaining strength, pointed it at a sword and swung it out: Life and death are trivial matters, please watch this sword!
He knew he couldn't win and couldn't hold on any longer, but he still struck with this sword, even at the cost of his life.

"Buzz"

It was at this moment that a golden cloud, accompanied by a buzzing sound, spread out from Lu Cheng's body. It was the poisonous golden silkworm Gu that had been raised by Taoist Lu Cheng until now.

Lu Cheng did not summon any cauldron monster. He knew in his heart that it would be difficult to resist. He was afraid that no cauldron monster would be willing to show up to help even if he summoned one. Therefore, instead of weakening his own energy, he might as well give it a try.

However, the poisonous golden silkworm Gu, which had no intelligence or consciousness and weak spirituality, broke through the Jiuli Cauldron at this moment and flew out, actively fighting to the death to protect its master.

Boom.

Purple lightning flashed, and in an instant a large number of poisonous golden silkworm Gu were reduced to ashes, and could hardly stop the purple lightning immortal slaying for even a moment.

But at this moment, Lu Cheng's palm sword pierced the purple lightning.

Even if it was just a slight movement, it would eventually shake and deflect the sharp edge of the purple lightning.

Boom.

The sword force spread, the golden body collapsed, and Lu Cheng's protective magic power cracked and disintegrated at this moment. The calamity force spread to the place where Taoist Lu Cheng's right palm sword that was used to resist it was broken into pieces, followed by his elbows, neck, and head.

boom.

Lu Cheng's head exploded with a loud bang, blood gushed out, and his entire body from head to abdomen was almost cut off, with only some flesh left hanging on his left arm.

But Lu Cheng's last sword successfully shook the condensed nature of the Purple Lightning Immortal-Slaying Tribulation, which was like a sword and thunder, allowing the power of the tribulation to be released, piercing through his own flesh and breaking out of his body.

Boom boom boom boom.

After a catastrophe, the original small hill behind Zhiguan Mountain was directly flattened to the ground by the Purple Lightning Immortal Killing Tribulation, forming a huge rift valley.

From then on, this place was passed down to later generations as the Sky-Splitting Canyon. It was said that there was a precious purple thunder crystal mine in it, but unfortunately it had always been occupied and mined by the monks of the Heaven and Earth Demon Palace, and very little of it flowed out.

“…Gulp gulp gulp gulp”

Above the sky, the remaining half of the body was oozing blood in large streams.

A physical cultivator can't even control his own qi and blood, it's obvious how serious his injuries are... No, a normal physical cultivator who received such serious injuries should have died ten times already.

However, among the broken flesh and blood that only had half of its body left, a clear and melodious voice rang out:

"I have been enlightened for eight hundred years, and I have never used my flying sword to take a person's head. The Jade Emperor has not sent a heavenly talisman, and I am selling black gold to fool the world."

Immediately afterwards, a ball of magic fire spread out from the flesh and blood, burning it into flesh and blood again.

Among them there is a little jade baby figure, who closes his eyes and breathes in the true breath of heaven and earth, and opens his eyes without fear.

Of course, Lu Cheng's real mood was still extremely excited, because this poem "Inscribed on Tianqing Temple in Fengxiang Prefecture" by Lu Zu the Sword Immortal was not very suitable for him, but he still recited it, because he had done many things like taking heads with his flying sword in his life.

The will of God in this world was to destroy his physical body, to make him become a Dharmakaya and Nascent Soul, to sever his path and share the fate with this world.

Jiuxiao Xuanzhen almost succeeded in destroying the heavenly thunder calamity, but unfortunately, Lu Cheng had cultivated the innate magical power of Samadhi True Fire. Even if his body was broken into pieces, as long as the three treasures of essence, energy and spirit were still preserved, Lu Cheng could burn his body to regenerate his vitality and reshape his Dharma body.

The heart of heaven is chaotic, the heart of Tao is firm.

The Purple Lightning Immortal-Slaying Tribulation was exhausted, and the thick calamity clouds that had shrouded the sky for seven days and nights were exhausted. Instead, they transformed into large pieces of colorful spiritual clouds that emerged in the void. Then, large drops of Dharma rain containing endless spirituality fell, which contained enormous spirituality and huge vitality.

This is the first strange phenomenon that a cultivator will see after truly cultivating his Nascent Soul: rare treasures from heaven and jade marrow from the immortals.

At this moment, Lu Cheng's body, which had been tempered and recast by the magic fire, was being tightly wrapped by the poisonous golden silkworm Gu, but the Nascent Soul baby inside opened its mouth and sucked.

The fairy jade marrow all over the sky was gathered together and poured into Lu Cheng's body.

After drops of fairy jade marrow fell and merged into his originally scarred and incomplete body, it began to repair itself at a speed visible to the naked eye, while also replenishing its vital energy and allowing Lu Cheng's Nascent Soul to grow stronger at the same time.

Even if there is only a tiny part scattered around and on the ground, the entire Zhiguan Mountain will suddenly be filled with colorful flowers and living things gathering and growing with vitality.

Even the swarm of poisonous golden silkworms that had been turned into gray by the lightning and fire quickly recovered at this moment, with their shells shining and their spirits full.

The heavier the calamity force, the greater the number of fairy jade marrows.

After Lu Cheng reshaped his body with the Immortal Jade Marrow, he did not use it much anymore, but put it in a jade bottle. This is one of the best spiritual objects in the world to restore the vitality of cultivators. It only appears after a great cultivator has passed the tribulation. At this moment, it is almost like a light rain, but this treasure can only be temporarily stored in the jade bottle. If you want to keep it for a long time, you have to refine or purchase a sixth-level magic weapon, the Jingping Bottle, which corresponds to its level.

"Nascent Soul Vision! That Heavenly Tribulation has actually passed!"

"The heavens are blind. Damn it! Damn it! The Lord of Heaven and Earth has actually cultivated his Nascent Soul. From now on, we will not see the sun for at least a thousand years."

Inside the Zhiguan Mountain Taoist Palace, the ups and downs of this catastrophe almost made the Xiao sisters faint. At this moment, they finally saw the vision of their husbands' Nascent Soul and felt relieved.

After calming down a little, Xiao Yuxue said curiously:
"When my father cultivated his Nascent Soul, there seemed to be no strange phenomena in the world. In recent years, the cultivators of the eight major orthodox sects and the magic sects have not heard such news. What's going on, husband?"

"…Because the sky has changed, no wonder Cheng'er had such a hard time overcoming the tribulation this time. It turns out that he was trying to repair the flaws in the sky!"

Taoist Huang Longzi looked up at the sky and gradually gained some understanding.

The Heavenly Dao of the Tongxuan World has always been incomplete and difficult to grow and develop due to the influence of the demon gods from outside the world. Now that the Shenzhou barrier has been established and all the worlds are connected, the influence of the demon gods from outside the world has weakened. The Heavenly Dao of the Tongxuan World has benefited from the calamity that came down from the connection between the great ways of the heavens through Lu Cheng's tribulation, and it is also growing rapidly.

The rare and precious fairy jade marrow of Tianfu had not yet finished raining down, and in the blue sky where the calamity energy had dissipated, suddenly, rays of green light descended, followed by the second, third, fourth... until the ninth!

At the same time, in the distant sky of Lucheng, a long white bridge appeared faintly across the air and flew to his feet.

After refining the Nascent Soul, the second strange phenomenon occurred: nine qi flowed and the road to immortality opened up.

This strange phenomenon is also called the Nine Breaths to Subdue the Qi, and it can only be achieved by those who have mastered the art of refining Qi to a high level. If one obtains it, it will greatly benefit the cultivation of magical powers of those who practice Taoism.

Nine translucent auras gathered together like a long dragon and poured into Lu Cheng's body. Then, Lu Cheng felt that the magic power in his body was growing almost instinctively, and his every breath was almost in sync with the world.

After that, there is the third vision of refining the Nascent Soul: being favored by heaven and bringing glory to future generations.

A huge golden beam of light broke through the clouds and fell on Taoist Lu Cheng. A Nascent Soul cultivator is already a treasure in the world and is favored by good fortune.

And Lu Cheng broke through Jiuxiao Xuanzhen and destroyed the heavenly thunder calamity, allowing the Heavenly Dao of Tongxuan World to obtain infinite benefits in the laws of the heavens and make up for the deficiency of the sky. Naturally, he will be favored by this world. From then on, Lu Cheng and even his sect and relatives and disciples will receive a certain blessing of luck, which will be the foundation for thousands of years.

Even just the spreading of golden light, shining on the spiritual vein of Zhiguan Mountain below, would cause the ground veins to change subtly, making it more spiritual and suitable for cultivators to practice Taoism.

"The heart of heaven and the heart of a cultivator are indeed completely different. Before, it even wanted to destroy my physical body and make me a Dharmakaya Nascent Soul cultivator. But now it has favored me with good fortune. Should I say that the heart of heaven is in chaos, or should I say that thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from heaven?"

Afterwards, the majestic sword energy shone straight into the sky.

The pure and brilliant sword light completely covered Lu Cheng's body, and the Dongsheng Zhiguan Mountain lit up with the radiant sword energy that illuminated the area within a radius of hundreds of miles.

At the top of Zhiguan Mountain, under the sky, a sword light cascaded down like a waterfall. It was the swords of the disciples of the Heaven and Earth Demon Palace and the independent cultivators within a radius of hundreds of miles. At this particular moment, they involuntarily soared into the air and gathered at the top of the mountain. The sword light was dazzling, as if responding to some mysterious call. They danced in the air like fallen leaves driven by the wind, and it seemed that an invisible hand was controlling this spectacular flight.

The flying sword broke through the air, trembling, and emitting endless sword howls that seemed to be of fear and fanaticism.

On this day, a strange scene appeared in the sky above Mount Zhiguan.

Countless swords and sharp blades within a radius of hundreds of miles flew towards the top of Zhiguan Mountain from all directions, like thousands of rivers returning to the sea. In the end, they completely blocked the sky of Zhiguan Mountain, and suddenly only the sword light could be seen but not the sunlight.

From the foot of the mountain to the top, countless pairs of eyes watched this scene, their hearts filled with awe. Some of the disciples of the Heaven and Earth Demon Palace had solemn expressions, while others had shining eyes. They felt an unprecedented inspiration surging. The expressions of the casual cultivators were even more different. Some closed their eyes and concentrated, as if they were comprehending the nature of the sword; others stared with their eyes wide open, afraid of missing any details.

After refining the Nascent Soul, the fourth vision appeared: the sword of Tongxuan was possessed, and ten thousand swords came to pay homage.

Along with the thousands of swords, there were also countless cultivators' sword wills. Although most of them were useless to Lu Cheng, they had already been purified. Sword wills that were not strong and firm enough could not even be transmitted. Therefore, they would ultimately help Lu Cheng to enhance his swordsmanship foundation.

Among the seven worlds of Dingzhang, Tongtian, Liehuo, Xuankong, Jumang, Yuqing, and Yinyang, the cultivators who can trigger this vision are all geniuses in swordsmanship and peerless swordsmen, and their future achievements in swordsmanship will all be extremely high.

After receiving the infusion of sword intent from Ten Thousand Swords, Lu Cheng inexplicably felt that the three elements of essence, energy and spirit in his body were naturally condensed, and there was a faint sense of strange resonance among the five internal organs in his chest.

A moment later, three golden flowers that continued to bloom grew and flew out from above Lu Cheng's head. The five internal organs in his body responded to the five energies between heaven and earth, and gradually formed five five-colored halos behind the Taoist.

After refining the Nascent Soul, the fifth vision appears: Three flowers gather at the top of the head, and Five Qis converge to the Origin.

This is a vision of an ancient Taoist monk with a profound foundation in Taoism refining the Nascent Soul. Ancient monks cultivated the three treasures of essence, energy and spirit, and the five elements of vitality in the chest to achieve this feat.

Nowadays, cultivators have begun to specialize in Qi refining techniques. They no longer pursue physical ascension, but instead pursue the simpler technique of rainbow body transformation. Naturally, this kind of phenomenon no longer occurs.

In ancient times, there was no such branch as sword cultivation. The so-called sword cultivators were just monks who loved swordsmanship. They still mainly cultivated the Three Treasures and Five Qi, but they were just proficient in swordsmanship.

But the monks nowadays do not have the physical body and spiritual consciousness of the ancient monks, so they have to change their sword and energy techniques to make themselves more adaptable and to bring out the power of sword energy.

In the final analysis, it was just a helpless choice for those who were not naturally gifted in order to get started as quickly as possible. But now, it has become the mainstream.

This kind of development is correct, wise, and in line with the times, but it is not necessarily the path with the greatest potential and strength.

"My Nascent Soul Path is: Xuantian Sword Infant Dharma Body. It's not just the Nascent Soul, it even includes the physical body and spiritual consciousness."

First he measured himself, then Lu Cheng tried his best to suppress the five strange phenomena and flew down from the height of Zhiguan Mountain. There were many relatives and friends waiting for him on the top of the mountain below. At this point, his Nascent Soul path was finally completed.

In the Demonic Palace of Heaven and Earth on Zhiguan Mountain, Taoist Lu Cheng cultivated his Nascent Soul and triggered five strange phenomena. The entire Tongxuan Realm was extremely concerned about this matter, and it could not be concealed even if they wanted to.

Therefore, after Lu Cheng stabilized his Nascent Soul on Mount Zhiguan and maintained the Dao for a hundred days, he sent out invitations to all the first-rate sects in the Xuanmen and Demonic Dao of the Tongxuan Realm to come and watch the ceremony.

Since this was not the first time he had done this, Lu Cheng could be said to be very familiar with it.

At the Yuanying Ceremony, he discussed Taoism and demonstrated his skills with other senior cultivators. He encountered mysterious circumstances, created his own skills, and after realizing the Tongxuan sword, his Taoism became profound and perfect. Although he did not move his flying sword during the discussion, he still defeated the senior cultivators of the major orthodox sects in the Tongxuan Realm.

After that Yuanying Ceremony, all the orthodox masters returned to the mountain gate. This Heaven and Earth Demon Palace had already become the largest sect in the Tongxuan Dharma Realm. Although it originated from the demonic sect, it dominated this world.

It's just that at this moment the Tongxuan Realm is in the midst of a turbulent time. All realms are connected, the four universes are developing, and the cultivators from the seven major worlds of Dingzhang, Tongtian, Liehuo, Xuankong, Jumang, Yuqing, and Yinyang all come to the Tongxuan Realm to look for their own opportunities.

For example, within the Tianhai Cave Heaven before, there was hidden a soul inheritance that was enough to attract the true disciples of Langhuan Qianbao Pavilion, one of the ten sects in the seven realms. And in the Tongxuan Realm at this time, there were not just one or two cave heavens like this.

Likewise, hidden treasures also bring danger.

Not to mention the sixth-stage corpse demon in the Tianhai Cave, even if Lu Cheng could defeat it easily now, it would be difficult to kill it.

Even the sixth-level demons that were originally hiding outside the demon formation would sneak into the Tongxuan Realm from time to time to cause endless killings.

The Shenzhou barrier of the Tongxuan Realm is a formation of total destruction. Once activated, the entire world will be destroyed.

Unless the demon god from outside the realm takes action personally, the cultivators of the Tongxuan Realm simply do not have the courage to use this formation easily.

Then, to deal with the sixth-level demons outside the demon formation, one can only rely on the abilities of the Tongxuan Realm cultivators themselves.

Within the human race, there are cultivators from seven realms gathered here, good and bad mixed together, and disputes are constant. As for the demons from the outside world, they are eyeing them covetously. They also constantly sneak in to devour the Taiyi Qi refined by the cultivators of this world, hoping to reappear on the road of the demon gods from the outside world.

It was in such chaos, struggle and development that Lu Cheng secluded himself in Zhiguan Mountain and devoted himself to practicing his own Taoism, striving to digest and absorb the various benefits brought by the five major visions as soon as possible, and even make further progress in his Taoist practice.

(End of this chapter)