Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 396: Space Rift, Entering the Spirit World

The north wind carried the leaden clouds low, and the bone-marrow-penetrating chill overflowed from deep within the earth.

The snow waves surged like a crouching blue dragon. Under the iron-gray sky, there was a coldness as cold as a steel knife. The ice crystals whizzing past stirred up a clanging sound of metal clashing in the strong wind.

These ice particles that contain tens of millions of years of chillness hit the skin like thousands of needles pricking the skin, interweaving into a chaotic snow veil that stretches for thousands of miles, as if to seal all life between heaven and earth into an ice coffin.

What Gu Yunge said was correct. At this moment when the two forces were confronting each other, no one would have thought that the cultivators from Haiyuan City would suddenly attack a late-stage sixth-order demon king.

An old man with messy hair and a figure as tall as an iron tower appeared in the wind and snow. He picked up the wine gourd, tilted his head back and swallowed it to warm his body.

Next to Gu Yunge was the tall, crane-like female cultivator Feng Dong Zhenjun. Next to the two of them was a man with a purple face, Gao Lening, a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul Realm. He was also Gu Yunge's confidant whom he had accumulated over his two lifetimes of practice.

Not long after, three figures walked out from the wind and snow in the distance. They were: Lu Cheng, Lu Chengfeng, and the Drunken Taoist.

Lu Chengfeng was seriously injured and had not yet recovered, but Lu Cheng used up his magic power to suppress it for him. After this incident, regardless of success or failure, he no longer owed Jinguan Cave anything, and it was up to the Lord whether he wanted to stay or leave.

As for the Drunken Taoist, he was completely attracted by the great opportunities here. However, he knew that if he relied on himself alone, he would never have the chance to cultivate to the highest level of the soul, or even ascend to the upper realm in this lifetime.

If I hadn't met the Great True Lord Jie Fa, I wouldn't have had this opportunity.

"Master Lu is still unwilling to let his wives and concubines take risks. In fact, the two ladies' natal pagodas are more suitable for this battle." Gu Yunge said this after the meeting.

"My two junior sisters don't have enough magical power, and they are also lacking in character, so it's better not to let them participate in this matter." The demon king to be dealt with today has magical power almost as strong as the soul. Lu Cheng certainly won't let the Xiao sisters take risks lightly.

"Wasn't Master Chengfeng seriously injured in the previous Xuanming Sea Battle?" Suddenly, the purple-faced man Gao Lening asked.

"Fellow Daoist Gao, would you like to have a sparring match? The injuries in my body have been suppressed by the True Lord's spell, and with the help of the elixir, it will be no problem for me to fight with all my strength for three hours." Lu Chengfeng said this with his eyes slightly narrowed.

"That's enough. Master Chengfeng's dual cultivation of magic and body will not be inferior to that of a great cultivator in a short period of time." Gu Yunge intervened and at the same time looked at Gao Lening deeply and suppressed his thoughts.

"The Ice Phoenix regenerates once every three thousand years, cleansing its marrow and replacing its physical body. I have been preparing for years and have figured out the exact time. However, the Ice Phoenix is ​​often followed and protected by several Dragon Kings who admire its beauty. We must act quickly. There is no need to rush to kill the Dragon Kings. We just need to interrupt the Ice Phoenix's rebirth and let it suffer the consequences of its own actions."

Gu Yun Ge has been preparing for today's battle for hundreds of years and has taken every aspect into consideration. As long as there are no major accidents, there is almost no possibility of failure.

In the Frost Valley in the northern wasteland is the place where the Ice Phoenix Demon King achieved Nirvana and practiced in seclusion.

The six people present were all True Lord-level cultivators with extraordinary magical powers. They were naturally spiritual eyes and could naturally see that there was a faint demonic aura in this place, which was almost covering the sky and the sun.

Occasionally, you can see giant dragons flying out, circling in the sky, or looking around with an alert look.

The sixth-rank demon beasts are often called demon kings, but the dragon clan is called the Dragon King. Of course, the phoenix can also be called the Phoenix King to show respect.

Strong winds howled in the sky above the Frost Valley, and six beams of light pierced through the leaden clouds like falling stars.

The dragon and phoenix spirits all have their own magical qualities, and are loved by heaven and earth. Although they have already used secret methods to conceal the secrets of heaven, if they plot against them for too long, there may still be a warning from heaven, so the six human true monarchs simply launched a surprise attack and chose to fight fast.

The shadow of a golden and red fire dragon coiled around Lu Cheng. Wherever it passed, the ice and snow melted and evaporated. The fire escaped, and fire created earth. The ancient fire dragon transformed into the Sun-Swallowing Divine Ape.

After performing two changes in succession, the golden giant ape fell from the sky, grabbed a huge square seal in its hand and threw it out fiercely.

Carrying the mountains and crossing the sea, Yuanshi Tianmo Seal!
Thirty-six cold jade talismans flew out from Gu Yunge's sleeves, and he turned the frosty evil energy in the sky into his own use, and then transformed it into ice swords that fell down, and his first move was a sixth-level talisman formation.

"Leave the ice dragon on the left to me!" The drunk Taoist raised his head and drank the liquor in the gourd. Suddenly, a blazing fire rose between his beard and hair.

He stepped on the Drunken Immortal Steps and approached the hundred-foot-long ice dragon as if teleporting. The wine mixed with the true fire condensed into chains that wrapped around the dragon's body. He actually swung the entire dragon's body and smashed it against the mountain wall on the side.

The drunk Taoist knew that among the cultivators present, he was one of the few with the weakest magical powers, so he used all his strength when he attacked for the first time.

Lu Chengfeng formed seals with his palms, and the shadows of ghosts, gods, and magic weapons appeared behind him.

One of the dragon kings raised its head and roared loudly, spewing out frosty breath condensed from its own magic power, but in the process of fighting against Lu Chengfeng's various magic weapons, it was instantly crushed into crystal powder.

"Go!"

The purple-faced monk Gao Lening suddenly roared, and a giant blade in the air expanded a hundred times in size in the wind, and slashed towards a dragon king with wind and thunder.

On the other side, Master Feng Dong waved his ten fingers, and thousands of ice spikes rose from the snow, entwining and restraining the Dragon King that Gao Lening was attacking.

Although these true spirits have naturally powerful bloodlines, the cultivators present are powerful ones intentionally selected by Gu Yunge.

"What's going on? Why are there only four dragon kings here? There should be six or seven."

Because they were outnumbered unexpectedly, and the person who attacked was a man with profound magical powers and brutal means, two of the four sixth-level dragon kings who could cause quite a stir in the entire Fiery Realm were quickly killed.

The main reason was that Lu Cheng's Yuanshi Tianmo Seal's attack was ferocious, and Gu Yunge had spared no expense in creating the sixth-level talisman array, whose power almost touched the level of a pseudo-seventh-level talisman. Ordinary Dragon Kings were caught off guard and could hardly resist it.

But at that moment, the cry of a phoenix that pierced the sky suddenly rang out above the Frost Valley.

"Wow—!"

Within a radius of a hundred miles, streams of icy air gushed out from the earth's veins into pillars, freezing everything.

"...Who dares to disrupt the ceremony of my nirvana..."

At this moment, it was as if the full moon above the heads of the cultivators suddenly shattered, and thousands of ice spikes transformed into the form of phoenixes and swooped down. Each feather was branded with ice talismans and contained tremendous magical power.

The magical power of the Ice Phoenix Demon King is absolutely different from that of the Dragon King who had just been defeated by Lu Cheng and others. She has already cultivated to the late sixth level. Combined with her own true spirit blood, at this moment, when she attacks with all her strength, she actually has the power of the seventh level.

The dragon kings who followed to protect the Ice Phoenix were far inferior to her in terms of magical power and even bloodline. Otherwise, even with their dragon nature, they would not be controlled to this extent.

The thirty-six talismans around Gu Yunge instantly formed a formation, and ice swords condensed in the void to counteract each other.

The Sun-Swallowing Divine Ape transformed by Lu Cheng possesses the nature of both earth and fire, making it just right for countering the magic power of the Ice Phoenix.

The drunk Taoist suddenly threw the wine gourd in his hand, then opened his mouth and spewed out flames. The wine gourd exploded and the flames spread.

It is the drunk Taoist's killer move, the Wine God Curse, which can stimulate raging fire to attack the enemy externally while the power of wine internally can activate Qi and blood, thus achieving a certain effect of cultivating both the Dharma and the body.

The remaining three, Lu Chengfeng, Feng Dong Zhenjun and Gao Lening, could only use their own magic weapons to barely protect themselves under such an attack and it was difficult for them to fight back.

Fortunately, just like the Drunken Taoist's Bacchanal's spell, Bing Feng came out of retreat ahead of time, and her own magic power was in an extremely unstable state. At this moment, her powerful magic power was forcibly stimulated. She wanted to kill or seriously injure one or two people in a few moves, forcing these human cultivators to retreat for the time being.

However, they didn't expect that Lu Cheng, Gu Yunge and others used their magic power to block it. Although they couldn't be on equal terms, at least they didn't seem to be defeated in a short time.

An extremely gorgeous ice phoenix flew up from the valley below. When it reached a certain height, it transformed into a beautiful girl in a black robe. After a moment, the girl's body changed and she turned into a young girl.

Barely stabilizing his body and soul, Bing Feng raised his hand and summoned a magic mirror, illuminating the surroundings:

"Eternal frost and cold."

The frost is eternal and the world is desolate.

It symbolizes the ultimate manifestation of the extreme coldness of the void, and is the extinction of the Tao derived from the ultimate state of the dark. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth condenses into ice crystals, the primordial spirit of the cultivator freezes into a frosty soul, the flow of divine thoughts falls into eternal sleep, and the magical methods of the immortals are all sealed in the black ice. The changes of yin and yang and the five elements stagnate at this moment, the universe collapses into drifting ice dust, the power of the Tao stagnates like the black ice of ten thousand years, and the empty universe collapses into a frost crystal. This is the state of extinction of the heavens, a final calamity on the way to the abyss of all calamities.

At this moment, the Drunken Taoist couldn't hold on any longer, and just like Lu Chengfeng, Feng Dong Zhenjun, and Gao Lening, he was struggling to hold on.

"Not good, this Ice Dao method may have already reached the pseudo seventh level. The longer it lasts, the colder it gets. The more the Forbidden Realm expands, Feng Dong and the others won't be able to hold on for much longer!" Buzz...

The void trembled, and the thirty-six cold jade talismans around Gu Yunge suddenly shone brightly. A dark blue vortex burst out from the interaction of the talisman power, and it actually sucked in the extremely cold frost air that was raging in this world like a whale.

This change of move was surprisingly similar to Lu Cheng's Heaven-stealing Spirit Transformation Technique, but Lu Cheng would never dare to directly use the Mixed Hole Technique to swallow such an extreme cold air.

Obviously, this highly targeted Taoist method was prepared by Gu Yunge for many years specifically for Bingfeng.

"Daoyou Lu, please act quickly. I can't hold on for much longer." Gu Yunge's hair and beard were all stretched out, and his hands formed some kind of magic seal. In the dark blue vortex in front of him, the cold air swallowed by it had already surged into a nearly liquid ice flame, making a crisp sound as the solid ice continued to disintegrate.

Before Gu Yunge finished his words, the black-robed girl raised her hand and condensed nine ice spears, which pierced the talisman formation with a kind of freezing and annihilating Taoist rhyme.

"Qiang!"

The purple and green swords crossed and cut out a startling rainbow, and the oblique ice spear swept past. Lu Cheng stepped on the Gang Dou step and made sword gestures with his hands. The purple and green sword lights instantly merged into a Tai Chi sword wheel, cutting through the space around the dark blue vortex. The void was distorted where the sword wheel passed, and it actually broke the eternal frosty Taoist rhyme with the sword.

Rumble, rumble...

Eternal frost and cold, the desolate realm of heaven and earth is a Taoist method of boundary space. The later you understand and break through it, the more difficult it will be to break through.

Lu Cheng had originally planned to sacrifice the Samadhi True Fire. After all, if this Taoist technique was allowed to build up its power to its extreme, it might really have the power of a seventh-level Taoist technique.

However, he did not expect that Gu Yunge's preparations were far more sufficient than he thought. He actually used the talisman formation to draw on the firewood from the bottom of the cauldron and swallowed up a large amount of the foundation of Eternal Frost. Then he used his sword skills to cut through the void to break through the surrounding void, and forcibly broke this realm and space-based Taoist method.

Just like a mirror world shattered, a world of ice and frost was shattered in an instant, and the biting cold wind all around disappeared. At the same time, the girl in black groaned with cold, and it was obvious that the backlash of her Taoism was not pleasant.

The two dragon kings that had just been nearly killed on the spot were in great grief and were afraid to fight forward.

Just when the six human Yuanying True Lords present were about to make another effort to directly kill the two Dragon Lords and the Ice Phoenix.

"Wait a minute!" With a cold voice and the sound of metal and stone, the Ice Phoenix Demon King raised his hand lightly, and the cold light lingering on his fingertips actually froze the Yuanshi Tianmo Seal that Lu Chengfu had thrown again in mid-air. The crystal ice layer spread along the magic weapon pattern, making a teeth-grinding creaking sound.

"Fellow Daoist, you are about to die. Are you still going to imitate those mortal lobbyists and try to find a way out?"

Gu Yunge practiced both magic and body, and his body was now covered with ferocious heavy armor as he pounced towards the real body of the Ice Phoenix.

"You all want to kill me for magic weapons, skills, and soul opportunities, but I can give you something better!"

Gu Yunge was also afraid that Lu Cheng and the others would be persuaded by Bing Feng, so he transformed into a blood-colored giant and in an instant he threw out hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands of punches.

However, when the Ice Phoenix lightly tapped its fingertips, a winding, dark blue crack suddenly appeared in the void. Countless chaotic currents flickered in it, but the outlines of mountains and rivers in another world could be vaguely seen.

Gu Yunge used all his strength to punch, but it stopped abruptly before it landed on Bing Feng. At this moment, he completely ignored the counterattack of the blood in his body and tried to pull back the power of the punch.

"...A rift in the spirit world?"

Gu Yunge withdrew and asked in surprise, ignoring his own internal injuries.

Even Lu Cheng, Feng Dong and others stopped using the magic weapons and killing moves they had prepared.

Because just as the Ice Phoenix Demon King said, whether a cultivator needs magic weapons, techniques, or an opportunity to break through, they can find better ones in the spiritual world, which are far better than those in the human world.

"Everyone, I have been cultivating in this mortal world for nearly six thousand years. Four hundred years ago, I sensed a spatial rift in a secret place that connects to the spiritual world. Now it is almost mature. If you are willing to spare my life, we can enter this rift together and ascend to the spiritual world.

"Why do you think these dragon kings have followed me for so many years? Isn't it just so that they can ascend to the spirit world with me and enjoy eternal life?"

The Ice Phoenix Demon King had an extremely cold temperament, but at this moment he had to speak a little more in order to save his life.

Once a cultivator reaches the spiritual world, with its abundant spiritual energy, rich resources, and perfect skills, the chances of breaking through realms or cultivating immortality will undoubtedly increase greatly for everyone.

Gu Yun Ge's original plan was to seize the Ice Phoenix Demon King's blood and use the power of the Yin-Yang Transformation Wine to break through the natural barrier of the soul and increase his lifespan by a thousand years. He would then use secret techniques to retain some of the Ice Phoenix's spatial sensing abilities and use a thousand years to search for rifts in the spiritual world.

In fact, the success rate of this plan is not high, and it can even be said to be a life-and-death situation. Not to mention other things, just for a Nascent Soul cultivator to break through the Yuanshen barrier, the power of the Yin-Yang Transformation Wine alone may not be enough.

"If I kill you, take your blood and refine your spirit, and then look for the rift in the spirit world, won't my chances of ascending to the spirit world be higher?"

Gu Yunge was a little shaken, otherwise there would be no need for him to speak in defense.

“You have a deep foundation in Taoism, so it won’t be difficult for you to cultivate your primordial spirit in the future. However, it may take thousands or tens of thousands of years to find a rift in the spiritual world. By the time you cultivate your primordial spirit, this rift in the spiritual world will have been eliminated by the power of heaven and earth.

With the remaining life span of Daoist friend, can you definitely find another spiritual world rift?"

"Then how can we be sure that all this is not a lie or an illusion of yours?"

Lu Cheng saw Gu Yunge's hesitation and stepped forward to ask on his behalf.

"I can swear a great oath before signing the Styx Contract. If this still cannot win your trust, then I have nothing to say."

The inner demon is a major obstacle for those who practice Taoism to break through the levels. The deeper the magic power and the higher the realm, the more dangerous it is to break through the realm. Therefore, the inner demon oath is bound to the path of Taoism. If you don't practice Taoism, the inner demon oath is useless. However, Bing Feng was born with noble bloodline, and she made a guarantee with her future path, which is still somewhat credible.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, what do you think?" Gu Yunge was undecided for a moment and sent a message to Lu Cheng.

"Not to mention the Yuanshen level, I'm afraid it won't be easy for you to preserve the secret method of the Ice Phoenix's innate magical power. If we can make this monster swear a great oath first, and then sign a more stringent Styx contract, I think it will be more reliable than your plan."

"Friend Lu also thinks so..."

Gu Yunge and Lu Cheng exchanged a few words quickly, and then Lu Cheng walked out and said:
"My goal is the real blood of the Ice Phoenix. Would you be willing to give me even a drop?"

"After I achieve Nirvana, the remaining Nirvana Blood Feathers will be taken away by fellow Taoists. However, more than one drop of true blood can be extracted from it."

The black-clothed girl's expression became paler and uglier. Conditions that she would never agree to on normal days were nothing today when it came to her life and immortality.

If she hadn't accidentally discovered the rift in the spiritual world, she would never have compromised so easily.

"Okay, let's swear to sign the contract."

Gu Yunge was also a very decisive person. He quickly reached an agreement with Bingfeng and signed the contract.

Then the girl in black turned into a ray of spiritual light and quickly fled back to Frost Valley to continue the Nirvana ceremony.

A few months later, the Ice Phoenix Demon King, whose spiritual power had returned to the peak and was even stronger than before, appeared again. She raised her arms and gathered the four Dragon Kings on her wrists, forming four golden dragons.

A few months ago, two of her six dragon guards went out to pick spiritual herbs for her that could help her wake up faster. Otherwise, with a six-on-six situation, it would not have been so easy for the Ice Phoenix Demon King to sign a humiliating treaty.

In a few days.

"This is the space crack. Fellow Daoist Gu, Fellow Daoist Lu and I will go in first. After we go in, if there is no obvious fluctuation in this crack, then you can continue to enter. If there is any change, it means you don't have this opportunity.

I'll explain in advance that even if this spatial rift is relatively stable, the chance of sneaking into the spirit world is only about 50%. It's a 50% chance of survival and a 50% chance of death. You can decide for yourself which one to choose."

After saying that, the Ice Phoenix Demon King was the first to walk into the space rift, followed by Gu Yunge, and then Lu Cheng.

(End of this chapter)