Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 413: One Talisman Kills Five People, One Person Prospers a Town (Please Subscribe!)

The peaks are as dark as ink and the dusk is gloomy.

Under the dilapidated archway of Heishan Market, a Taoist priest walked alone.

The smell of decay and blood filled the air in the market town. Several corpses and bones were piled haphazardly on the roadside. They were obviously passing monks who were tortured and killed by the robbers.

There were broken walls and ruins, the bluestone underfoot was cracked, and dark red blood seeped out from the cracks. It was obvious that after the flood, this place had long been reduced to a den of thieves.

"Ah... Help! Help!"

Suddenly, a woman's scream came to his ears. Lu Cheng looked indifferent, clasped his five fingers slightly in his sleeves, secretly pinched the magic formula, and his spiritual sense spread like the tide, taking in every movement around him.

After walking a few steps forward and turning a corner, you can just see behind the broken wall, a burly monk is about to rape a woman. Although the woman has disheveled hair and torn clothes, her body is full of undulating mountains, revealing a large area of ​​snow-white and plump skin.

Suddenly, several black bone needles came from a direction beyond sight. They were as black as ink and devoured the spiritual consciousness, and they really had the effect of a Yin instrument.

stab.

But around Lu Cheng, a white-blue electric light suddenly leaped.

rustle!

After a few sounds, those pitch-black needles fell on the white and blue electric light. Suddenly, there was a slight flash of light, and they were directly burned to ashes by the electric light.

The Jindan cultivator who had launched a sneak attack was stunned for a moment, somewhat unable to believe it, but in the next moment, a dazzling flash of lightning suddenly jumped up in front of his eyes.

boom.

Fast, accurate, and ruthless, it was completely beyond the level of an ordinary Jindan Zhenren. The Black Mountain Bandit with a strong cultivation level was crushed to pieces by the lightning in an instant.

The burly monk who was raping the female monk to attract attention suddenly turned around and shouted in disbelief:
"The third one!"

But his third brother would undoubtedly never answer him.

"Don't hide it, he killed the third brother, let's kill him together!"

Before he finished his words, three black lights suddenly rose from the shadows in various places in the ruins market.

But what was faster than them was undoubtedly Lu Cheng's method of controlling thunder and lightning.

Rumble.

White and blue lightning flashed across the sky in front of him, and heavy armor suddenly appeared all over the body of the sturdy monk.

"die!"

With a flash of his figure, this person rushed forward to attack, roaring, and the surrounding spiritual energy rushed out like a sledgehammer with the force of his fist.

Big hammer!
This person is actually a rare cultivator who practices both Dharma and body. Even though he is in the middle stage of Jindan, he can still compete with ordinary cultivators in the late stage of Jindan.

boom.

The might of the Great Hammer hit the lightning, and then the burly monk watched helplessly as his entire body, including his armor, was crushed into shattered pieces by the lightning, and the blood mist was vaporized.

His dual cultivation of Dharma and body only delayed his death a little...

"Nascent Soul Thunder Talisman!? You're going to use the fifth-order thunder when you attack!"

Before he could utter the last word, the burly monk was crushed by the violent lightning.

A flying bone sword went straight for the throat, a black scimitar stabbed the dantian, and finally a blood-red chain wrapped around the legs like a poisonous snake - the three Jindan Tribulation Cultivators in the dark attacked at the same time, ruthlessly and cunningly, but unfortunately, when the three magic weapons were still in the air, their boss had already been devoured and killed by the Thunder Magic Talisman.

Lu Cheng didn't even raise his eyelids.

He flipped his left hand, changed the magic gesture of his right hand, and suddenly a purple lightning pattern appeared on the palm of his left hand, and the faint lightning went straight to the sky.

"boom--!"

The sky suddenly brightened!

A blazing white lightning flashed like a dragon descending from the sky, striking down in an instant and blasting the monk who was wielding the white bone flying sword into pieces.

The most terrifying thing was that after the strike, the lightning did not disperse but gathered again, transforming into a giant thunder dragon beast, and then pounced on the Tribulation Cultivator who was relatively close and controlled the blood-colored chain.

This robbery cultivator instinctively used his own magic weapon to protect himself, but the magic weapon, which was always effective in killing people and fighting, shattered and vaporized in an instant when it encountered the lightning. Before this robbery cultivator could even scream, the remaining force of the lightning did not diminish, and it had already backfired along with his energy and penetrated directly into his forehead!
Boom, a muffled thunder sounded in the plain.

"Ugh—!"

The cultivator's entire body was charred black, blood gushing out of his seven orifices, and without even a word being uttered, his body and soul were completely destroyed.

Lu Cheng cultivated the essence of "Taiqing Xuanshu Secret Light Talisman Sutra" and refined the light talisman magic power. He used the golden elixir cultivation to control the sixth-order thunder talisman like an arm. Of course, this was also due to his superb cultivation of the three treasures of essence, energy and spirit. Only the combination of the two could achieve this feat.

"stop!"

At this time, a powerful spiritual consciousness had broken through the air and attacked down. The spiritual consciousness of a Nascent Soul cultivator was as heavy as a mountain to a Golden Core cultivator.

However, when this divine consciousness fell on Lu Cheng, it was like a breeze blowing by. The Taoist didn't even raise his eyelids, but just calmly did his own thing.

"disease."

The residual power of the sixth-level thunder talisman in his hand had not yet dissipated, and under Lu Cheng's magic spell, it condensed into a thunder dragon in mid-air, with scales and claws flying, roaring and pouncing!

Finally, the robbery cultivator who wielded the scimitar hastily offered up a black banner to resist, but the thunder dragon was like nothing. It tore the magic weapon into pieces with one claw, opened its mouth and swallowed it into the lightning, exploding it into a bloody mist.

In just a few breaths, five Black Mountain robbers with strong cultivation bases were all killed!
"How dare you, youngster, be so arrogant!"

At this time, an old Taoist in a green robe appeared in the air. He looked like an immortal, but the anger on his face at this moment damaged his demeanor.

"I am Lu Cheng from the Taiqing Sect, and I have come to visit the black-hearted master." Lu Cheng's voice was not loud, but it flowed through the entire market like a clear spring.

At the same time, Lu Cheng stepped forward, helped the bullied woman up, took off his outer robe and covered the woman with it.

"Are you really a senior cultivator of the Taiqing Sect? You are really a senior cultivator of the Taiqing Sect!"

Lu Cheng did not answer the mentally ill woman. He pulled her behind him to confront the Nascent Soul cultivator in the air.

After a moment of silence, a piercing laugh came from the depths of the market. "Hahaha, how brave! How dare a disciple of the Taiqing Sect, who is so delicate and precious, come alone to break into the den of the Black Mountain Bandits?"

"Old Xu, bring him here."

The old Taoist in green robe named Xu in the air looked at Lu Cheng with some fear in his eyes, but he said no more. Instead, he turned around and flew towards the depths of the market town.

After passing through several dilapidated streets, Lu Cheng was brought to a relatively intact stone temple.

There were four black-robed monks standing on both sides of the palace gate, each of them exuding the pressure of a Jindan stage and full of murderous aura, and it was obvious that they were much stronger than those monks outside.

"Youngsters from the Taiqing Sect, please come in." A hoarse voice came from the stone hall, as harsh as the friction between sharp objects.

Lu Cheng straightened his clothes, then calmly walked in with the crazy woman.

The hall was dimly lit, with only a few emerald green lamps burning.

On the high seat in the center sat a thin old man, dressed in black and with a fierce look in his eyes: a black-hearted man.

His skin was as gray as a corpse, but his eyes were frighteningly bright. In his hand, he was playing with a string of magic beads made of skulls, with a playful expression on his face.

“Blackhearted Master” Lu Cheng bowed slightly: “I have long admired you.”

"Don't try to be so rude. Why do you admire me so much, Taiqing Sect disciple?" The black-hearted master sneered:
"The Taiqing Sect has pledged its great wealth, but they sent a Jindan realm junior like you to die? You dare to come and ask for the Black Mountain Market alone?"

As he spoke, a cold spiritual consciousness coiled towards Lu Cheng like a poisonous snake.

This is a common method used by Nascent Soul cultivators. Using their realm to suppress others can often cause lower-level cultivators to lose their minds and behave in an ugly manner.

However, Taoist Lu Cheng's expression remained unchanged, and the Great Light Talisman flickered slightly in his sea of ​​consciousness, which warded off the inner demons and controlled his mind, easily dissolving the divine consciousness.

"Why do you have to test me again, Master? I am here to discuss business, otherwise I would not be the one sent by the mountain gate."

A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of Master Hei Xin when he saw this. Although he had not used his full strength just now, the pressure from the consciousness of a Nascent Soul cultivator should have been enough for an ordinary Golden Core cultivator to show pain. How could the young man in front of him resolve it so easily?

"Your Taiqing Sect has been weak for thousands of years, surrounded by wolves. Even a casual cultivator like me can see that your sect is on the verge of collapse. Don't use it to pressure others anymore."

"The Taiqing Sect has been on the verge of collapse for ten thousand years. I think it will still be there in ten thousand years. How about I make a bet with the True Lord that the Taiqing Sect will still be standing after ten thousand years? Let's bet... on this piece of spiritual stone."

As he spoke, Lu Cheng took out a spirit stone and pushed it over while floating in the air.

"Hahahaha...Interesting. Okay, I'll bet with you on this spiritual stone." The black-hearted man waved his sleeves to put away the spiritual stone, and at the same time sat up straight and said:

"Now, let's talk about your 'business'. If you can't convince me, I will make you 'die' five times since you killed five of my brothers before."

“Although robbery cultivation begins with robbery, it is ultimately for the purpose of cultivating the Dao. The Black Mountain Bandits took advantage of this flood to break into the Black Mountain Market and make a fortune. They have also occupied this sixth-order spiritual vein for more than a year. I don’t need to say much about how much they have gained. True Lord should also know.

The Taiqing Sect is as big as an ox, and the Black Mountain Bandits are as small as lice. Although every time we clear out the robbers, the Black Mountain Bandits can successfully escape into the Black Sea and hide, the Taiqing Sect can take action ten or a hundred times, but the True Lord cannot lose even once.

Even if it is possible, what good will it do to cultivate the Dao if I hide in the Black Sea for a long time? Do you still want to fulfill the ten thousand year bet with me?"

Hearing this, the Black-hearted Master's face gradually darkened: "What do you mean?" "What I mean is that instead of you continuing to be trapped in this city, it is better to give it to my Taiqing Sect. In return, 20% of the future profits of the market can belong to the Master. Of course, the Master also has to take some responsibility for defending the land." Lu Cheng said calmly.

"Hahahaha, little brat, you let a Tribulation Cultivator serve you as a dog?" The black-hearted man narrowed his eyes, revealing a murderous look.

"…It's okay to be a dog, but I want 40%!"

"One percent!"

"Why are you bargaining backwards? Thirty percent."

"Half percent."

As Lu Cheng spoke, he took out a jade slip from his sleeve and threw it to the Black Hearted Master: "This is the future plan of the Taiqing Sect for the Black Mountain Market. You will know what half of the profit means after taking a look at it."

The black-hearted master first stopped it, then tested it, and then took the jade slip doubtfully and probed it with his spiritual sense.

After a moment, a blush appeared on his gray face, and his eyes shone brightly: "After all, it's just lies, there is no truth. Those Black Sea water creatures are cruel and vicious. There is some profit in bringing the spiritual creatures in the water ashore, but can you convince the Black Sea water creatures?"

"of course can."

What Lu Cheng said at this moment was not empty talk. The reason why Taiqing Sect invested a lot to build a market in this border area was because they had already communicated with several Black Sea creatures to trade goods. Ordinary spiritual objects in the water were sold on land at ten times the value, and the same was true for spiritual objects from the mainland entering the sea.

However, the trade that was negotiated with great difficulty was destroyed by a flood, and now the water tribes need to renegotiate it one by one. For a Jindan cultivator, he might die in the process if he is not careful.

Among the aquatic creatures in the shallow waters of the Black Sea, there are Yuanying aquatic creatures. If it is in the deep waters, it is not uncommon for there to be a few Shenhua aquatic creatures.

"Okay, Black Sea Twenty-One Water Tribe, as long as you can negotiate for half, I will give this Black Mountain Square back to you."

"It's a deal. Also, please release the many slaves that the Black Mountain bandits have here. This place is extremely barren. Even if there were slaves, there wouldn't be much profit to be made. It would be better to let them rebuild the market."

Lu Cheng said this for the crazy woman behind him. When the flood came that year, all the cultivators of Taiqing Sect who were here were evacuated. However, many local cultivators who were attracted by the name of Taiqing Sect were harmed. After the formation of the market town was broken, many people became ghosts and slaves under the knives of the Black Mountain Bandits.

However, there is no need to be too sympathetic. Once the world of immortal cultivators is in turmoil, most of them will turn into robber cultivators. After the formation of the market town was broken, many properties of Taiqing Sect were also robbed by local independent cultivators.

People all say that the world of immortal cultivation is cold and cruel, but when looking back at the spiritual world, there are few races that can develop into a strong race that are not like this.

Only when a country grows strong enough will it develop a certain level of warmth. The stronger it is, the more warmth it has.

"Okay, I'll make a deal with you. The day you negotiate with half of the Black Sea people, the Black Mountain Bandits will withdraw from the market."

Although Master Blackheart is a Tribulation Cultivator, his purpose is to cultivate the Dao instead of just liking to be a Tribulation Cultivator. Sixth-order spirit veins are rare in the mortal world, but they are not that rare in the world of earthly immortals. Even many isolated islands in the Black Sea have such spiritual energy intensity.

This is because the Black Mountain area is a remote and barren place in the world of earthly immortals.

In the next few months, Lu Cheng took Chu Yibai to various islands of the Black Sea aquatic creatures to negotiate with them one by one.

Because of the initial investment made by the people in charge of this matter in Taiqing Sect, as long as the gifts are well prepared, it is easier to negotiate in most cases.

After all, all the Black Sea creatures had experienced that flood, and the failure to open the Black Mountain Market that time was not due to a breach of promise.

Above the vast Black Sea, turbid waves are surging.

A spirit boat was travelling on it, and Lu Cheng stepped on the light and went down the steps one by one. His body was covered with a layer of light golden talisman barrier, which completely blocked the fishy and salty sea breeze from blowing in his face.

"Mysterious Black Water! It's actually a huge inland sea formed entirely by this spiritual water. The sea area to the north of the Human Sea Abyss City actually dares to call itself the 'Mysterious Sea Territory'. I wonder what kind of expression it would have after seeing the scene here."

There are also countless kinds of spiritual waters that have been discovered or are yet to be discovered in this world, such as: Xuanming heavy water, Tianhe true water, Yiyuan heavy water, Tianyi true water, invisible true water, ice true water, star true water, etc.

This Xuanming heavy water is also called Xuanming black water. It has two characteristics: cold and heavy. Once it falls on the body of a cultivator, it will erode the magic power of the human cultivator.

Nascent Soul cultivators can still use their true fire to refine and resist, but if a large amount of it invades the body, it will still be difficult to resolve. Therefore, this Black Sea has become a paradise for many aquatic creatures and Tribulation cultivators. After all, it is impossible for high-level cultivators to hunt down Tribulation cultivators in the Black Sea for a long time.

Yan Xiao and the seven golden elixirs around him were severely restrained by the Black Sea. They were also worried that their existence would anger the water tribes, so they did not bring them here. Only Lu Cheng and Chu Yibai continued to persuade the various Black Sea water tribes.

"Brother, the White Bone Island is ahead." Chu Yibai tapped the star map on the deck to determine the direction, while frowning slightly:

"According to the sect's records, although the aquatic creatures of this White Bone Island have signed an agreement with us before, we must guard against their greed and cruelty."

Lu Cheng nodded slightly when he heard this, and his eyes swept across the island in the distance that was made up of countless bones.

The island was rocky and shaped like the remains of a giant beast, glowing palely in the dim sky. The sea water around the island was a strange dark green, and countless black shadows could be vaguely seen swimming around.

The wind was howling and the fog was thick on the Bone Island.

Lu Cheng and Chu Yibai followed the water tribe envoy who came to lead the way and passed through the long corridor.

The strange and eerie environment here made Chu Yibai unconsciously tighten his fingertips to form a spell, with a look of vigilance in his eyes.

"The Immortal Master of the Upper Sect has come from afar. I am sorry that I failed to welcome you in person." (The myriad races in the Spirit Realm mostly communicate through spiritual consciousness)
Deep in the hall, an old man wearing scale armor sat high in the main seat, his long gray beard hanging down to his chest, his eyes glowing with a faint green light.

More than a dozen water cultivators stood on both sides, all with a deep aura.

The body shape of these Black Sea aquatics is roughly the same as that of humans, except that they have gills and their bodies are covered with scales.

"You are too polite, island master." Lu Cheng bowed and handed over a jade slip, saying, "Taiqing Sect is willing to exchange a share several times higher than before for the continued cooperation between Black Mountain Market and your department."

Lu Cheng was originally quite confident about this kind of transaction. When the human cultivators on land get tired of the spiritual delicacies, they will also want to enjoy the delicacies in the sea. The same is true for the aquatic creatures in the Black Sea. Although there are products in the Black Sea, they are only more barren than those on land or even in normal sea areas. I think they are tired of eating seaweed.

The old fishman stroked his beard and smiled when he heard this, but he did not respond. He just took the jade slip from his subordinate and read it carefully. As time went by, the atmosphere in the hall gradually became stagnant.

After a while, the old fishman put down the jade slip and sighed:
"Looking at this list, you will know that the Immortal Master has put in a lot of effort and is indeed sincere. Unfortunately, this island master has already signed a contract with others, requiring all of you Shangqing Sect cultivators to die here."

Before he finished speaking, the White Bone Island Master suddenly shouted, "Do it!"

Almost at the same time, the water cultivators who were originally standing quietly around roared in unison and sacrificed their own life-saving magic weapons.

Be it a spear or a halberd, a sword or a knife, but each one is mostly surrounded by the mysterious heavy water condensed by magic power, vast and cold.

"Brother, leave quickly!"

Upon seeing this, Chu Yibai rushed forward fiercely, using his life-saving magic weapon to fight for his life, hoping to block Lu Cheng for a while, but Lu Cheng grabbed his wrist, and the light under his feet suddenly increased and he flew back.

Normally, the master of White Bone Island is in the middle Nascent Soul stage, and there are many water cultivators around him who are in the Golden Core stage or even the Nascent Soul stage. Normally, Lu Cheng and Chu Yibai would definitely not be able to escape. Even if one of them risked his life to protect the other, the possibility of the other escaping would be very slim.

But Lu Cheng had already thought of this possibility. Since he dared to come, he must have something to rely on, not just the talisman pill magic and the sixth-level talisman.

As the Taoist's sleeves fluttered, twelve golden talismans shot out and transformed into a light curtain that temporarily isolated the attacks from all around.

In an instant, he grabbed Chu Yibai's wrist and flew away from the hall of the White Bone Island Water Tribe.

"Want to leave? If I let you go like this, how am I going to explain this to my clan?"

The White Bone Island Master grinned and made hand gestures, causing the entire island to tremble violently. Qi from deep underground transformed into pillars of fire that shot up into the sky, interweaving with the black water chains falling from the sky to form a net that would drag the heavens and the earth.

In the distance, huge waves were rising on the sea, completely blocking the retreat route.

“Brother, it’s the Wanhua Dragon Trapping Formation!” Chu Yibai’s face turned pale upon seeing this.

Seeing this, Lu Cheng suddenly chuckled: "Since we can't come to an agreement after all..." He waved his sleeves violently, and a dazzling golden light emerged from them.

“…Then please try this!”

Five columns of smoke - red, green, yellow, white and black - shot up into the sky, with dense, ferocious insect shadows emerging from each column of smoke.

As soon as these poisonous insects appeared in the world, they let out shrill hissing sounds, flew in all directions, and actually bit and broke the black water chains in the sky.

"Eastern Locusts, Phantom Ice Butterflies, Gnawing Fire Ants, Golden Silkworm Gu? Impossible, this is impossible!" The Black Sea Merman White Bone Island Master retreated in horror upon seeing this: "With your cultivation level, how can you control these vicious insects and evil Gu!"

In fact, it is indeed impossible to control it. The Five Elements Poison Gu does not recognize Lu Cheng's incarnation at all. All Lu Cheng can do now is to prevent the Five Elements Poison Gu from attacking himself and Chu Yibai when it has other targets to attack.

Therefore, Lu Cheng did not answer at all. He made hand gestures and mobilized his magic power to escape with all his strength.

I saw the red poisonous insects spewing flames, melting the white bones and sharp blades into molten iron; the green poisonous insects turned into hurricanes, rolling up poisonous mist to attack the aquatic creatures; the most terrifying were the golden poisonous insects, which swallowed and ate everything wherever they passed, as if their original bodies were abusing them in the mortal world and not giving them blood to eat.

The higher the control over the Jiuli Ding, the closer the creatures in the Ding will be to the master, and the less spiritual power and mana will be consumed when summoning them.

Because Lu Cheng's body has melted the five elements of poison to cultivate the Divine Light of Hundred Poisons, Lu Cheng hardly consumes any mana when summoning the five elements of poisonous insects, and these poisonous insects have been cultivated to the sixth level.

"what--"

Screams rang out one after another. Many water monks were accidentally touched by the swarm of poisonous insects. In the blink of an eye, they turned into pus and blood, or had their bodies eaten by the swarm of insects.

The Lord of the White Bone Island hurriedly used his life-saving magic weapon, but was knocked down by a group of golden poisonous insects. The sky was full of golden stars, and they had iron mouths and steel teeth. They would chew anything they saw, leaving nothing behind.

When Lu Cheng and Chu Yibai escaped from the White Bone Island, the five elements of poisonous insects behind them were still swirling and falling like smoke. Even Lu Cheng himself didn't know how many he had just released, but at least it was conceivable that they would never have to deal with this branch of the Black Sea creatures again.

"Brother, what is that?"

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."

"…If the Five Elements Poison Gu were released in the mortal world, it would definitely cause great harm, but in the world of earthly immortals, it doesn't matter. Can they bite a few earthly immortals to death?"

With this thought in mind, Lu Cheng took Chu Yibai and started the spirit boat, escaping far away.

(End of this chapter)