Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 382 Return to the city
Time flies and we travel thousands of miles.

Under the terrible heavenly fire catastrophe, many Nascent Soul True Lords perished, and teams of cultivators retreated to Haiyuan City to rest and recuperate. However, the team led by True Lord Lu from the Jinguan Cave in Canglong Mountain suffered very little casualties and was able to handle the situation with ease.

Lu Cheng knew clearly that a person's momentum was composed of two parts:

How strong you are and how strong others think you are.

Sometimes you have to pay some price to maintain your momentum, even if it is just bluffing. As long as you maintain it, you can avoid many disasters and make the five sects of Haiyuan City feel fearful.

Using the devil's algorithm to calculate the secrets of heaven is extremely exhausting. Fortunately, what Lu Cheng practiced was the Taoist transformation and ascension technique, the most orthodox Taoist method. It integrated the three treasures of essence, energy and spirit, and the five energies in the body converged. Although the backlash was heavy, it could still be resolved.

To some extent, this can also be considered a kind of training.

Lu Cheng has been extremely tired over the years, but he does not show it in front of his wives, concubines and disciples, because he is the stabilizer in these people's hearts. If he shows signs of fatigue, huge pressure will be piled up in these people's hearts.

Many times, things themselves don’t crush people, but emotions do.

At the beginning of night, a new temporary cave was built.

Xiao Yuhong was playing chess with Xue Yuzhen using black and white pieces when they suddenly heard the clear sound of a phoenix calling from outside the cave.

Xue Yuzhen held the white piece and chuckled, saying, "This True Lord Xuanyu is even more diligent than the Heavenly Fire Tribulation in coming here."

As soon as he finished speaking, a female Taoist priest in white robes came out of the cave.

The jade hairpin in Xuanyu Zhenjun's hair shone with every step he took, and he came over with a gilded food box on his shoulder:

"I heard that Master Lu was exhausted from deducing the secrets of heaven a while ago, so I sent some snow lotus seeds over today."

Her eyes swept over the Demon Refining Pagoda hanging on the eaves of the cave. The dark golden spells flowing on the tower reflected the beautiful features of the two women below.

There is a magic pagoda hanging on the eaves of the cave, which can resist most monks who practice magic skills and evil arts. However, Master Xuanyu's magic power is pure, so he can naturally pass through the golden light barrier in one step without any hindrance.

"Are you two good at chess? I happen to have a few chess manuals from the past. I am not very good at it either, so I will get them for you two sisters in a few days."

"It's just to play with it to kill time. There is no need for the support of previous chess records." Xiao Yuhong would certainly not easily take other people's treasures and refused.

However, the smile on Master Xuanyu's lips did not diminish. She still sat down gracefully and watched the chess game with Xiao Yuhong and Xue Yuzhen.

At this moment, a man walked out from the depths of the cave. When True Lord Xuanyu appeared in front of Lu Cheng, Lu Cheng was slightly startled, and then he showed a gentle smile:
"How come Master Xuanyu has the time to come here today? Isn't there everything going on in Luoxia City?"

The moment she saw Lu Cheng, Xuan Yu Zhen Jun's originally calm face changed slightly. The nun quickly stood up and replied:

"The Lord saved my life. Although the Jade Return Sect of Luoxia City is poor in production, I always think about repaying him."

"These are the sect's specialty snow lotus seeds. Although they are not rare, they are quite useful in clearing the mind and repelling inner demons."

"So, thank you so much, fellow Taoist."

Lu Cheng performed a Taoist salute and accepted the gift. In fact, he did save the people of that city and the entire clan of Xuanyu Zhenjun, so he deserved some gifts.

The two chatted for a few more sentences, and then True Lord Xuanyu asked to leave.

"Could it be that Xuanyu Zhenjun of the Yuhuan Sect has developed feelings for my husband? She has been coming here quite often these days, and every time she faces my husband, she behaves a little strangely."

After Master Xuanyu left, Xue Yuzhen's bright eyes turned, and he seemed to suddenly remember something. He smiled and said these words with his hands covering his mouth.

If it were an ordinary day, Lu Cheng would laugh at her, scold her, and gently punish her, but today none of these happened. The Taoist stood there without saying a word, but his expression showed a hint of fatigue.

Xiao Yuhong also looked at her husband worriedly. Compared with Xue Yuzhen, she understood Lu Cheng's current condition better.

At the same time, on the other side, True Lord Xuanyu stepped onto the Luan Chariot again, and sat safely in the cloud chariot driven by two Purple Mansion Realm monks, flying back to Luoxia City.

"scold!"

With two clear cries of the phoenix, the phoenix chariot crushed the flowing clouds and rose into the sky. The nine-layer gilded shaft looked like the neck of a phoenix with its head raised to the sky. The feather patterns made of red gold flowed with a lava-like luster under the sunlight.

After all, he is a Yuanying Zhenjun who has practiced for many years and the master of a sect. Although Xuanyu Zhenjun of Yuhuan Sect is not a strong one among the cultivators of the same level, he still has several treasures on him.

This gilded phoenix chariot is the most precious one. The pair of phoenixes pulling this precious chariot have been cultivated since her master's generation. One male and one female have some heavenly phoenix blood in their bodies. Although they are unwilling to fight to the death for the monks of Yuhuan Sect, they can drive it, which is better than many flying magic weapons.

The two Purple Mansion monks who drove the car for True Lord Xuanyu looked like coachmen, but they were actually servants of the two Luanfeng monsters. They were responsible for taking good care of the monsters so that their sensitivity to the Jade Returning Sect would not decrease.

Some monsters love freedom by nature. The higher their intelligence, the more they cannot tolerate being driven by monks. Sometimes they would even rather fight to the death together. However, some monsters don't care too much about this. Although the Luanfeng monster has some blood of the Heavenly Phoenix, it is loyal by nature and values ​​love. It does not yearn for freedom too much. From their perspective, they have grown up in Luoxia City of Yuhuan Sect since childhood. The couples live together and live comfortably, so they have no need to pursue freedom.

When they arrived at Luoxia City and were about to fly down, the pair of phoenixes suddenly chirped a few times.

Zhenjun Xuanyu, who was lost in some thought, was slightly stunned when she heard the voice. Then she suddenly flew down from the carriage. She stretched out her hand and waved, and the phoenix and the carriage turned into two balls of light and flew into the two Qiankun bags on her waist.

"You guys go back first."

True Lord Xuanyu said this to the two Purple Mansion cultivators.

"Yes."

The two Purple Mansion monks did not ask any further questions and immediately flew down and returned to the sect.

Zhenjun Xuanyu stood in the air for a long time, and suddenly she stretched out her hand and waved it. A green light flashed in the void, and a red flying ant was shaken out from her sleeve: the gold-gnawing fire ant.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, I saw the white cloud lying idle, and I thought the white cloud wanted to see me, but now it seems that I was just being too sentimental.

Please take back these spiritual insects, I will never bother you again."

After finishing his words, he bowed. Through the perspective of the fire ant, Lu Cheng seemed to see a tear drop across the jade-like cheek of the nun. Even in the cave a thousand miles away, Lu Cheng couldn't help but sigh: This time it seems that I think too much, but the safety of the whole family is in my hands, so I have to be more cautious.

Lu Cheng didn't think that she was a beautiful female cultivator, so he would fall in love with her after being saved by him. Therefore, Master Xuanyu came more frequently during this period. He suspected that Master Xuanyu was in contact with the cultivators of the five sects or even the gold-gnawing fire ants in the sky.

If I threaten the entire Luoxia City, how could the other party not betray me?

It's wrong, but some things should be done.

Several months later, above an unknown sacred mountain.

A red torrent poured down from the strong wind in the sky, and the buzzing sound of the gold-gnawing fire ants' wings was like thousands of thunders rolling through the clouds, carrying lava and fire waves that burned half of the sky into blood red.

Lu Cheng stood in mid-air on the top of the mountain, his Taoist robe fluttering in the heat.

"My demon hunting merits have almost been accumulated. This should be the last round. After this round, I will return... Why do I have such thoughts? Is there some warning in the dark?"

"Get into formation!"

Although such a thought flashed through his mind, Lu Cheng did not hesitate after issuing the order.

Following the Taoist's loud shout, more than nine hundred monks from the five sects below quickly moved along the ground veins. The formation flags in the hands of the Foundation Establishment disciples fluttered on the ground, and the Purple Mansion monks held the formation flags and long swords in the air, and their magic power formed criss-crossing ink-colored runes.

Nine Xuanyin iron chains suddenly rose from the ground, and the spirit-refining talismans engraved on them spewed out dark cold mist, which instantly transformed into a Xuanyin spirit-refining formation that covered an area of ​​dozens of miles.

"This should be the final battle. Please work together to fight the powerful enemy!"

Miao Chuyun, who was in the center of the formation, bit his fingertips and smeared the paste on his forehead, elevating his mental state to the peak. At the same time, he stepped on the formation and controlled the formation. In an instant, countless gray-white chains that seemed real and unreal extended from the void. The dark cold air emanating from the chains formed a yin-yang confrontation with the flames of the gold-gnawing fire ants that fell from the sky.

The dense and numerous swarms of insects fell to the ground like meteorites. The first wave of impact was a violent explosion that caused the dark and cold air in the formation to churn violently.

"Get into formation!"

Many monks in the formation shouted in unison, and hundreds of chains in the void suddenly tightened, spreading cold mist to freeze the void. Tens of thousands of fire ants in the front row were instantly crushed into powder, and the remains were swallowed up by the mysterious cold air before they even hit the ground.

However, the red insect tide from the rear continued one after another, and purple-red demonic fire fell from the surging insect tide. The three Xuanyin chains at the edge of the formation suddenly melted into black mist. Dozens of Fu Hai Sect disciples turned into charcoal before they could even scream.

"Fill the vacancy in Kan position! Turn Dui Palace to Xun!" Yuanshi Tianmo Seal flew out of Lu Cheng's sleeve. After it was thrown out, the seal turned into the size of a hill and smashed into the swarm of gold-gnawing fire ants pouring in from the sky, breaking their endless momentum.

This move is not to kill or injure, but only to break the momentum.

The human cultivators' formation below was given a chance to catch their breath and change their formation. The layers of dark cold air that were on the verge of collapse condensed again and turned into nine hideous lead-black skull heads. They shuttled back and forth, biting and devouring the escaped insects.

At this moment, the Xiao sisters rose into the air from the northeast corner of the formation, with the Demon Refining Pagoda hanging overhead. The seven floors of the pagoda lit up with golden spells. The two sisters placed their palms together and formed a lotus seal, shouting at the same time: "Outer evil demons, refine and return to the void!"

The door at the bottom of the pagoda opened and a Tai Chi Yin-Yang fish pattern appeared. The strong suction force sucked all the fire ants within a hundred feet into it.

There was an ear-piercing sound of metal and stone colliding inside the tower. It was the suppressed Xuanming Whale Turtle that was fighting with the fire ants under the impetus of the pagoda.

From the perspective of this sixth-rank demon king, normally the couple would summon many magic insects to damage their bodies. How could Xuanming Whale Ao tell which of these gold-gnawing fire ants belonged to Lu Cheng and which belonged to Tianhuo Boy?

Even if Xuanming Whale Ao and Tianhuo Boy met in the tower, they would most likely end up fighting each other instead of helping each other.

"Show the Five Elements Sword Diagram!" Xue Yuzhen and Yun Ling'er made hand gestures at the same time, and the Hundred-foot Sword Diagram unfolded from their sleeves, and thousands of sword energies turned into a green and red interwoven web.

The moment the lava in the sky collided with the sword energy, a Chilong transformed by the Five Elements sword energy suddenly soared into the sky from the center of the formation. Wherever the dragon's tail swept past, the fire ants were reduced to ashes, but the dragon's head opened its mouth and swallowed the lava meteor into its stomach.

At this moment, dozens of mounds suddenly rose from the ground, and the formation patterns under the feet of the five sects began to flicker. Shi Sheng rushed in from outside the formation, covered in blood, and shouted hoarsely: "Master! There are fire ants lurking in the ground veins!"

Before he could finish his words, countless red ants had already broken out of the ground, and their sharp mouthparts bit the monk's ankles.

At this moment, Lu Cheng pointed down:
"Soil solidifies the earth, and rocks turn into gold."

Along with a ray of spiritual light, in an instant, the yellow earth quickly turned into golden and white. The air of the earth was condensed like steel. The invisible pressure of the earth suddenly enveloped it and pressed tightly on the gold-gnawing fire ants, making them unable to move.

"No one is allowed to retreat. To retreat means death. Anyone who dares to retreat and fear the battle will be killed by my flying sword!"

At this moment, Shi Sheng finally understood what his master meant by the distinction between good and evil in the way of heaven that had been bothering him all these years.

The world is ever-changing, and cultivators can only maintain a correct view of Taoism to understand the heart of Tao and reduce inner demons.

Killing people is of course evil, and serious monks abstain from killing and cherish life, and do not easily get involved in cause and effect. But sometimes, if some people do not kill, it will lead to more deaths.

Just like at this moment, there were two cultivators from the Feiling Sect, who were usually very familiar with Shi Sheng, but at this moment they could no longer bear the casualties of their companions and wanted to escape secretly. In order not to disrupt the formation, Shi Sheng, as the person in charge of the formation, had to use his flying sword to directly cut off the heads of the two men.

The two men kept their eyes open in disbelief until they died, not believing that Shi Sheng would really attack them.

The other five sects' monks saw that Shi Sheng was so hard-hearted, so they could only grit their teeth and hold on. If more people retreated at this time, this battle might lead to a defeat.

The vortex of insect swarms formed by the golden fire ants above the sky descended like a cloud of fire, but as time went by, it was continuously suppressed by the magic powers and many magic weapons of many Yuanying Zhenjun, Jindan and Zifu cultivators.

As time went by, the vortex of the insect tide became unsustainable and collapsed. The remaining fire ants were leaderless and ran around in the formation, gradually turning into ashes and their consciousness was exhausted.

When the last swarm of gold-gnawing fire ants was suppressed by Lu Cheng with his innate energy and put into the Jiuli Cauldron.

The morning light pierced through the blood-red clouds at this moment.

The monks of the five sects suffered heavy casualties, nearly a hundred of them. The survivors looked at the scorched earth and corpses on the ground and hung their heads in silence. The destiny of heaven and earth was in sync with the fate of disasters - this fight between humans and insects was nothing more than an aftermath of the catastrophe of the heavens.

(End of this chapter)