Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 343: The Long Time, This is the First Sword of Tongxuan

In the deep and profound mountain shape of Zhiguan Mountain, there are Taoist temples and pavilions looming in the distance.

Towering ancient trees and quiet courtyard.

Two monks, a man and a woman, were sitting at a stone table, each with a cup of freshly brewed spiritual tea in front of them.

White smoke from the tea aroma rises up, and the bitter tea aroma is intertwined with the fresh fragrance of pine wood, making people feel refreshed just by smelling it.

The nun was wearing a light blue Taoist robe and had long hair like a waterfall. She took a sip of tea and raised her eyes slightly, seeming to agree with what the man said.

The man was wearing a simple Taoist robe, looking elegant and refined. He nodded slightly, holding a teacup in his hand, and continued:
"The Supreme One said: I have three treasures, which I hold and protect. The first is kindness, the second is frugality, and the third is not daring to be the first in the world.

From ancient times to the present, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. How can you defeat those old monsters just by talking without using flying swords? How is it possible?

It’s just that they don’t want to stand out in this world of great strife, so they push my Heaven and Earth Demon Palace out to ward off disasters and calamities.

If my Heaven and Earth Demon Palace can withstand it, what if they accept it? To cultivate a sect, it ultimately depends on whether one can cultivate the primordial spirit and ascend to the upper realm. "

The sunlight shines through the treetops, dappling onto the bodies of nuns Lu Cheng and Li Ziling, giving them a layer of gold.

From time to time, a breeze blew by, ruffling their clothes and hair.

The topic between the two people spanned the past and present, hearty laughter echoed from time to time, and the aroma of tea filled the air.

"No matter what, Brother Lu has been practicing Taoism with great concentration over the years, and his magical power has indeed improved greatly. In two years, my Wanbao Chamber of Commerce will leave this world. I hope that when we meet again, Brother Lu will have made another impressive progress in Taoism."

Over the years, Lu Cheng has been living in seclusion in Zhiguan Mountain, practicing Taoism and digesting the gains from his five primordial infant visions.

However, the business dealings between the Demon Palace of Heaven and Earth and the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce have never been interrupted. Li Ziling practices business and values ​​her promises. In the distribution of bulk trade by the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce over the years, Li Ziling has given the Demon Palace of Heaven and Earth the greatest profit within its authority and responsibility, allowing the Demon Palace of Heaven and Earth to make a fortune over the years.

However, Lu Cheng was not satisfied.

"Fellow Daoist Li, is there really no way to cure these two spiritual objects, the Infant Transformation Pill or the Nine Heavens Jade?"

Lu Cheng's words made Li Ziling's originally good expression become a little embarrassed. She put down the cup of bitter leaf tea and pondered for a moment.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, it's not that I don't keep my word, it's just that things have been really difficult these past few years. You know, it's hard to find a spiritual object like this that helps with forming a baby on the market. Even the headquarters doesn't have any in stock at the moment.

Fellow Daoist Lu, as far as I know, your favorite wives and concubines have already used the power of the Ghost Infant Pill to cultivate their Nascent Souls. What do you still need the Infant Pill or the Nine Heavens Jade for? Isn't it for your own disciples? Disciples have their own blessings, so don't ask us to work like slaves for them. "

"That's not the case. I'm seeking this elixir for a good friend."

"Oh, what a good friend is worth"

Clang…

A faint sound of swords spread. Although it was already very faint when it reached here, Lu Cheng and Li Ziling were both high-level cultivators with profound cultivation, so how could they not sense it?

"Haha, trouble comes again." Lu Cheng sensed the sound of the sword and shook his head and laughed.

"Alas, Fellow Daoist Lu is now recognized by the Tongxuan world as the number one swordsman in Tongxuan. It is inevitable that he will be burdened by his fame."

Li Ziling clapped her hands and laughed, saying this.

Decades ago, at the Lu City Yuanying Ceremony, after that discussion, all the cultivators in the Tongxuan Realm recognized the Tiandi Demon Palace as the number one sect in this world, and Lu Cheng even had the reputation of being the master of Tongxuan Sword.

If it were in other realms and worlds, it would be fine. Sword cultivators with such titles often come from top sword sects. Anyone who wants to discuss swordplay can go ahead and they will be most welcome.

But at this time in the Tongxuan Realm, with such a reputation, the cultivators from the seven realms who came to this world already looked down on the local natives. Now that someone has come forward, some cultivators want to come and weigh up.

Even if there is only one such person among a hundred people, it would be a huge number considering the current bustle of Tongxuan Realm.

Fortunately, Lu Cheng has a disciple named Youming Feijian who can suppress the situation. It is difficult for Nascent Soul cultivators to cultivate their magic power. There are many who take two or three hundred years to improve their magic power level. It is normal that they may encounter bottlenecks in cultivation and find it difficult to break through for hundreds of years.

Under such circumstances, the vast majority of Nascent Soul cultivators are in the early to middle stages, and a small number of those in the late Nascent Soul stage can be called great cultivators. Most of these people are in seclusion or struggling to find the opportunity to become a Nascent Soul.

There are few people coming to Tongxuan Realm, and in recent years, no one has come to the Tiandi Demon Palace to challenge an early Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, most of the cultivators in the early and middle stages of the Nascent Soul stage find it difficult to get away with the Netherworld Flying Sword.

If he couldn't even get past a spiritual sword, he would have no face to approach Lu Cheng to discuss the Dao.

Sometimes, Huang Longzi, Madam Baoxiang, the Xiao sisters, and even Xue Yuzhen and Yun Linger would make their moves in a very lively manner, battling the cultivators from the seven realms to increase their own knowledge and experience.

Therefore, over the years, Lu Cheng has not had many opportunities to take action.

At present, the occasional challenges from the cultivators of the seven realms are actually a good thing for the Heaven and Earth Demon Palace. Their defeat will further enhance the foundation and reputation of the Heaven and Earth Demon Palace.

Yuanying cultivators are wealthy and have their own reputations, so few of them come empty-handed when they visit to discuss the Dao, and no one will have the audacity to leave with gifts after being defeated with a sword. It's just that the income accumulated over the years is quite a lot.

Seeing that Li Ziling was very interested, Lu Cheng raised his hand and waved. Ripples spread out in front of him, and a water mirror appeared in the void, reflecting the scene of the sword fight in the mountain in front of him.

Seeing this, Li Ziling looked at Lu Cheng deeply. She came from a famous family and although she was not good at fighting, she was very discerning and knowledgeable. Just from Lu Cheng's action just now, Li Ziling felt that the other party's magic power level was about to catch up with hers.

"Really amazing, worthy of being a cultivator who has obtained the Nascent Soul Vision of 'Nine Qis Flowing Down, Three Flowers Gathering at the Top'. The five great visions, even the most advanced true teachings from the seven realms and ten sects are no better than this."

Immediately afterwards, Li Ziling was attracted by the sword fight displayed in the water mirror in front of her:

The mountain in front of Zhiguan Mountain.

A pair of female monks who looked like sisters were fighting with swords with a young monk in Taoist robes.

Li Ziling recognized that the pair of female cultivators who looked like sisters were Xue Yuzhen and Yun Linger, the pair with the highest status among the five servants of Master Lu Cheng.

High above the Zhiguan Mountain, the sea of ​​clouds was rolling, and three sword lights were chasing each other, shuttling through it like lightning.

Bai Jixian was wearing a Taoist robe, with his long hair with a few wisps of gray fluttering in the wind. He was controlling a flying sword that seemed to be made of ice crystal, exuding a biting cold air. The tip of the sword was dotted like falling stars, and he slashed down at Xue Yuzhen and Yun Linger with endless power.

The sword energy was as pale as waves, and seemed like the collapse of endless snow-capped mountains, with a majestic aura.

Xue Yuzhen and Yun Ling'er looked solemn, both dancing with sword gestures with both hands. Five five-colored flying swords circled around their bodies, tumbling and spinning. The sword light was like a waterfall, creating an extraordinary aura.

Xue Yuzhen controlled three flying swords of gold, water and wood, Yun Linger controlled two flying swords of fire and earth. Together they could perform Lu Cheng's Five Elements Flying Swords, except that the sword tactics were transformed into sword formations. However, the two of them were truly connected in the mind, so there was really no omission in the changes of the sword formations, and they seemed to be one in their advance and retreat.

Six swords flew and attacked.

Boom.

The air between the three people seemed to become substantial due to their powerful magic power, and the sword energy was crisscrossed, interweaving into pieces of whistling wind and snow.

Xue Yuzhen and Yun Linger joined forces, and the Five Elements Sword Formation changed in various ways. The sword energy transformed into gold, wood, water, fire and earth. The five-colored lights intertwined, like five colorful dragons tumbling in the sky.

The complementary sword energies and tacit coordination between them forced Bai Jixian to be on high alert.

Suddenly, changes occurred in the confrontation between the two sides.

Bai Jixian's cold flying sword was like a silver snake, suddenly drawing a curve in the air. At the moment when it missed the five elements flying sword, it made a thunderous sound and slashed towards Xue Yuzhen.

The cold flying sword was so fast that even if the Five Elements Flying Swords were chasing after it, the distance between the two sides was getting bigger and bigger. At this moment, they were completely unable to take advantage of the large numbers against the small ones. "Lingguang, release the formation diagram!"

"it is good!"

When Yun Ling'er heard this, she suddenly opened her mouth and a golden light flew out of her mouth, growing in the wind and turning into a five-colored formation that enveloped her and Xue Yuzhen.

Five colors of light, blue, red, white, yellow and black, spread out above the formation diagram. The five elements flying swords that had been chasing behind the cold flying sword were attracted by the same spiritual light and suddenly increased their sword speed.

Yun Linger's eyes were as bright as stars as she controlled the Five Elements Formation Diagram. The formation diagram rotated in the air, forming a colorful ball of light that constantly changed its shape.

The cold flying sword was blocked by the spiritual light of the Five Elements Formation Diagram and delayed for a moment. Although it quickly cut through the layers of spiritual light, the Five Elements Flying Sword had already flown into the formation at this time. The power of the sword formation increased dramatically when it was combined.

In the sword formation, the power of the five elements intertwined with each other, transforming into dazzling sword beams, which collided with Bai Jixian's cold flying sword, making a deafening roar.

Although Bai Jixian's magic power is deeper and his swordsmanship is even more refined, he can only be on the defensive when facing Xue Yuzhen and Yun Linger's Five Elements Sword Formation. He frowned slightly, feeling the sword pressure in the Five Elements Sword Formation is rising steadily.

Bai Jixian's sword techniques became more and more wild and fierce, and every time he drew his sword, it was accompanied by the sword spirit and courage that could freeze thousands of miles, but he still couldn't completely suppress the sword formation of the two.

In the sword formation, the figures of Xue Yuzhen and Yun Ling'er were looming, their sleeves fluttering, their faces showing extreme concentration, they were concentrating on controlling the Five Elements Sword Formation, fighting on equal terms with Bai Jixian's cold flying sword, it was very exciting.

The surrounding air was filled with powerful fluctuations of magical power, which continued to spread out layer by layer.

Clang.

After fighting for half an hour, Bai Jixian's flying sword was unable to react in time and was knocked out of the sword formation.

His figure suddenly retreated in the sky, and then he looked hurriedly at his flying sword whose spiritual power was damaged. After making sure that there was no serious problem, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Damn it! I came here to see Fellow Daoist Lu's first sword skill, not to see the sword formation. If you two maids don't get out of the way, I will be rude to you!"

While saying this, Bai Jixian had already secretly made a suggestion, planning to use his own life-saving magic weapon: the Wuyun Bell.

This treasure is good at destroying souls and has considerable power. If it is used, the two people in front of it will definitely be defeated.

He originally thought that he had reached the middle stage of the Nascent Soul Realm and his swordsmanship was also quite good, and he wanted to show off in front of the two maids. However, he did not expect that Xue Yuzhen and Yun Ling'er had even refined their own life magic weapons together, and their swordsmanship was exquisite. In the swordsmanship duel, he actually suffered a small loss.

He himself was not a magnanimous person, and at this moment he was planning to take some drastic measures.

But at this moment, a gaze fell on the point where the magic power in Bai Jixian's body was flowing and interacting, like a stream of ice, which suddenly made his heart and courage chill.

Bai Jixian suddenly changed the operation of his own cultivation method, but he did not expect that the gaze changed rapidly with the change of his magic power, as if it knew the flow of his magic power very well:

The God of Hope shines everywhere and checks everything!

Bai Jixian turned around suddenly, only to see two monks, a man and a woman, who had appeared in front of Zhiguan Mountain at some point in time.

The woman had a pretty face, and the man was free and easy. The look that had just made his heart palpitate was from the other person.

"Daoyou's body is full of magical light, and you are anxious. You didn't come here to discuss swordsmanship, did you? If you have anything to say, just tell me directly."

"...Fellow Daoist, your eyesight is like a torch, and you are indeed worthy of your reputation. I have been entrusted by Elder Jiang of the Mi Lian Sect to deliver a letter. Please accept it, fellow Daoist."

As he spoke, Bai Jixian took out a letter from his arms and threw it into Lu Cheng's hand.

When he heard the three words "Mi Lian Sect", Lu Cheng was mentally prepared. He raised his hand, took the letter, opened it, and saw that it was true.

Lu Cheng's expression remained unchanged. After reading it several times, he said to Bai Jixian:

"I've troubled you to come all the way here for this matter. Why don't you come to the palace and have a chat?"

"No need for that. Whether to fight or not is up to you. Although I am not a cultivator of the Mi Lian Sect, I have received great kindness from Elder Jiang. I may have to fight a few battles with the people of the Heaven and Earth Demon Palace in the future. There is no need for us to have too many friendships now."

The Xuankong Fajie Milian Sect is a powerful sect with seventeen Yuanying True Lords and two great monks.

Back then, it was unknown how the Eight Views got in touch with the monks of this sect. The Milian Sect also sent a monk named Sheng Boqian, who almost became a Taoist partner with Gu Qinghong.

However, because of the small gathering at Fenglou in Kunwu Palace, a sixth-rank treasure, the Wanzai Wood Spirit, which was extremely important to Sheng Boqian, appeared at the auction.

Sheng Boqian failed to compete with Lu Cheng in the auction, and the spiritual object was bought by Lu Cheng. Then Sheng Boqian chose to attack and kill Lu Cheng, but was suppressed by the Xiao sisters in the Demon Refining Pagoda.

Afterwards, there was a great catastrophe caused by demons and gods.

There was no time to deal with this man, and Sheng Boqian was killed by the Xiao sisters in the Demon Refining Pagoda.

All the soul and vitality are put into the great reincarnation Gangsha Hezhen formation.

Many sect monks have soul lamps in the sect's ancestral temple. Once a life is lost, the sect will have a sense of it. This matter was the cause of the disaster in the past, and today the victim has come to find the door.

The content of the letter written by Jiang Wangji, the Grand Elder of the Milian Sect, to Lu Cheng was also very simple:
Either the Heaven and Earth Demon Palace hands over the murderer of Sheng Boqian, or the Mi Lian Sect sends its forces to attack. It’s up to you to decide.

If a powerful sect did not say a word even if its own Yuanying Zhenjun died outside, the Mi Lian Sect would probably become a laughing stock in the Xuankong Dharma Realm, and the disciples in the sect would also become alienated.

"Back then, Sheng Boqian tried to stop my husband and me in order to fight for the spiritual object, and I killed him. But I don't think the Mi Lian Sect will let me die here. Three years later, at the top of the mountain, no matter which high-ranking cultivator from the Mi Lian Sect comes, please take my head."

"...Do you want to fight with swords as per the old rules? To settle the cause and effect? ​​Daoist, think it over carefully. The Mi Lian Sect has four mid-Nascent Soul cultivators and two great cultivators. If you agree to this, this sword fight will surely be known all over the world. It is imperative."

Bai Jixian heard Lu Cheng's reply with some disbelief and said this.

The Mi Lian Sect came across the border and traveled a long way. Even though its foundation and strength far surpassed that of the current Tong Xuan Realm Demon Palace, it was still not easy to chew this hard bone. However, what Lu Cheng was doing now was exactly in the interests of the Mi Lian Sect.

"Hahahaha, what a nice head! Who should chop it off? Actually, I am quite curious about this as well."

If it wasn't necessary, Lu Cheng didn't want to fight a life-and-death duel with a sect that had great cultivators. However, due to the consequences of the past two days, Sheng Boqian was dead. Could Lu Cheng hand over his master Huang Longzi, or his two fellow Taoists?

In that case, let’s decide life or death with the sword.

Bai Jixian left quickly. He felt that the person in front of him was crazy, and there was naturally no point in communicating with a madman.

"Jiang Wangji of the Milian Sect has reached the ninth level of the Nascent Soul. This sect has inherited a seventh-level Yuanshen magic treasure. Jiang Wangji himself is in harmony with the magic treasure and can partially exert its power. Back then, he used this to force back the Yuanshen ancestors of the enemy sect several times and preserved the Milian Sect's Taoist heritage. He was considered one of the most powerful Yuanshen cultivators of that generation. However, he is already over 4,400 years old. Even if he has taken a life-extending spiritual object, he is already very old and does not have many years to live. Moreover, the Yuanshen magic treasure is related to the sect's Taoist heritage. It is impossible for him to leave the mountain gate for such a thing.

Tu Hanyun of the Mi Lian Sect has reached the seventh level of Nascent Soul cultivation. However, according to the fact that he has also practiced magic techniques, his magical powers are almost as good as those of Master Wangji in the past. It is very likely that the person you are going to deal with, Fellow Daoist Lu, is this person. But are you really sure?
Why don't I let my younger sister say something, maybe there is still room for improvement?"

Li Ziling said this when Lu Cheng flew back. She seemed to really want to repay Lu Cheng for saving her life that year, and her eyes were bright and full of concern.

“Jiang Wangji and Tu Hanyun are both old seniors who have practiced Taoism for thousands of years. I don’t think they will come across the realm and fight for a junior like me. As long as they are the four True Lords of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul of the Mi Lian Sect, I will be confident that I can defeat them. Then I will ask Fellow Daoist Li to mediate and resolve the grudge on my behalf.”

Lu Cheng's words seemed serious, yet also seemed like a joke, making Li Ziling completely confused for a moment.

After leaving the Heaven and Earth Demon Palace alone and flying back on a cloud, Li Ziling suddenly asked, "Master Ling, is it really possible for an early Nascent Soul cultivator to defeat a great cultivator?"

Behind Li Ziling, light and shadow suddenly converged, and an old man emerged with most of his body covered in a gray robe.

"It's almost impossible. Even if it's an old monster who has rebuilt his soul and turned the tide to be reborn, it's difficult to cross such a huge gap in magic power. But it's not that there haven't been such natural killers in the past million years. There have been such legends among sword cultivators, magic cultivators, and physical cultivators."

(End of this chapter)