Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 424: Taiqing furnace refines Xuanhuang, Dan bone medicine marrow returns to pure Yang (Please subscribe!)
The method of talisman formation exists in the mortal world, and there are naturally more advanced ones in the world of immortals, which use talismans as a tool to set up formations and form formations in an instant!
Although the formation will immediately collapse after the magic power within the talisman is exhausted, when the power of the talisman and the formation work at the same time, they can achieve the effect of a superposition of the two.

Several talismans may not be made by the same talisman maker, but the power of the talismans resonates with each other and can achieve an effect where one plus one is far greater than two.

Lu Cheng's Four Symbols Soul Sealing Talisman Formation was evolved from this. He successfully sealed the man of the Sky Patrolling Demon Bull, and then used the sixth-level super-level Taoist Samadhi True Fire to transform the sword and kill him.

This Divine Transformation cultivator had no chance to even use his best spells or magic weapons before his soul was devoured by the Blood Pearl of All Spirits. It was a very miserable death.

As for Lu Cheng, he took the opponent's earth magic head-on, but he didn't want to be dragged into the opponent's fighting rhythm, even if he suffered some injuries for it.

"Suck……"

Lu Cheng took a deep breath, and the Kunpeng vitality in his body suddenly boiled.

He made a hand gesture with both hands, and a green airflow swirled around his body, as if an ancient ferocious bird had awakened in his blood.

The second life force is Kunpeng’s true blood.

Under the effect of this second life, Lu Cheng's originally exhausted mental and magical power was recovered and replenished at an almost incredible speed.

Even the main body has not mastered this Taoist technique, because there is only one Kunpeng life force left in the body, and the main body has practiced the Fifteen Changes of Xuantian, so it is difficult to control each change in such detail.

There is no need for that. If you have the spare energy, it would be more beneficial to improve your magic power and magical body by refining one or two more strands of true blood.

"Over there, the master is in that direction!"

At this moment, several yellow lights quickly flew towards the deserted island.

They were several cultivators from the Sky-Patrolling Demon Bull clan. They had horns on both sides of their heads and were of sturdy build. They were the guards of the red-haired Sky-Patrolling Demon Bull man.

Part of Lu Cheng's escape before was also to get rid of them. After all, there is no room for error when using the weak to defeat the strong.

"That thief Taoist, where is my master?"

A cultivator from the Sky-Patrol Demon Bull clan found Lu Cheng and asked scoldingly.

"So loyal? Then I will send you to see him!"

The Taoist shouted softly, and his figure suddenly became blurred.

The next moment, he appeared in front of the patrolling demon bull monk in the front, and punched out with his right fist as white as jade to hit the opponent's chest.

Before the fist arrived, the violent gale had already torn the protective magic power of the Demon Bull Monk into pieces.

"boom!"

Because it was as fast as the wind, the fist collided with flesh and blood; because it was as heavy as thunder, with a muffled sound, the Bull Demon's chest instantly caved in.

It stared with its eyes wide open, looking at the huge bloody hole in its chest in disbelief - this punch not only pierced through the armor and tough body that it was proud of, but also shattered its internal organs into minced meat, instantly severing all life.

At this time, other Bull Demon Clan monks quickly gathered together, but Lu Cheng's figure did not stop, rushing forward like lightning, his left leg sweeping like a whip. Wherever the leg wind passed, the air spread out terrible ripples as if it were real.

The second Bull Demon guard who followed hastily raised his arms to block, but heard two crisp "cracks" and his strong arms were actually broken by the kick!

The remaining force of the leg swept directly onto its neck, and the huge bull's head suddenly tilted into a strange angle, and its body flew out and smashed the rocks.

The third bull demon guard finally reacted, roared, rode the wind, and swung his giant axe to chop down.

He practiced both magic and body, which made him strong and powerful. However, Lu Cheng did not dodge or evade. Instead, he formed the five fingers of his right hand into claws and grabbed the axe blade directly!

"Looking for death!" The Bull Demon grinned, and the khaki murderous aura on the axe blade surged.

However, at the moment of contact, Lu Cheng's claws suddenly disappeared in an extremely strange way. He avoided the axe blade, and then his palm stretched out and hit the axe.

He twisted his wrist, and under the transmission of terrifying force, the fifth-level magic axe was instantly twisted and deformed, and spider-web-like cracks appeared on the axe.

"This is impossible..." the Bull Demon guard was horrified.

Lu Cheng took advantage of the situation and rushed forward, piercing the opponent's throat with his left elbow like a spear. This attack was as fast as lightning, and the Bull Demon had no time to react. The moment the tip of the elbow pierced the throat bone, the concentrated force penetrated the body, mixing the brain matter in its skull into a ball of paste, and then the whole thing exploded.

The last two bull demons turned and fled when they saw the situation was not good. Lu Cheng sneered and stomped his feet on the ground. The hard rock sank deeply under his feet like tofu, and then his body shot out like an arrow.

In mid-air, he stretched out his arms like wings, and his body turned three times strangely. Each turn left a seemingly real afterimage in the air, but his real body had already chased behind the fleeing Bull Demon Guards.

The Taoist put his right hand together with his fingers like a knife, and an inch-long blue-black edge condensed on his fingertips.

A silent knife slashed across, and a thin crack suddenly appeared on the back of the Bull Demon in front. It ran more than ten steps, and its upper body suddenly slid down diagonally - it was actually cut in half from the shoulder to the waist by this knife!

The bull demon was so frightened that he tried his best to use the escape technique. However, Lu Cheng was not in a hurry. He took a deep breath and suddenly said:
"Bah!"

A loud shout was like a thunderous explosion, and the sound waves condensed into substance, turning into a rapidly swirling vortex in the air, instantly passing a distance of a hundred feet and piercing through the vest of the fleeing Bull Demon guard from behind.

The Bull Demon froze, and slowly lowered his head to look at his chest: a transparent hole had appeared there at some point. He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but only a mouthful of blood mixed with internal organs spurted out, and he fell to the ground with a bang.

The close combat skills of physical cultivators are not beautiful, but every move and every style is actually lethal. Physical cultivators of high levels are very scary even in the world of earthly immortals.

Lu Cheng landed gracefully, and the green airflow around him gradually shrank. In this state, he could only use the power of the North Sea Kunpeng Dance Body. Fortunately, the Sky Patrolling Demon Bulls were strong and not particularly agile. Otherwise, it would be really troublesome to kill them all.

"Now that the matter here is over, it's time to hide and avoid trouble..." The Taoist muttered to himself. Before he finished speaking, his body turned into a flowing wind and fled to the southeast.

It kept changing directions along the way, leaving false traces of mana fluctuations in the air with each turn.

When the last afterimage dissipated, his real body had already dived into the deep sea, found a secret trench, and opened up a temporary cave to recuperate and recover.

Afterwards, although many monks who were paying attention to this battle quickly went to the island to search for clues, they could no longer find the Taoist priest from Taiqing Sect among the corpses all over the ground.

Taoist Lu Cheng had been in battle for a long time, so he was very accustomed to hiding all traces.

Another half month passed quickly.

During this half month, although Lu Cheng hid in the deep sea to recover his consumed spiritual power, he still released a large number of five elements poisonous insects to gather intelligence.

On the seventh day of hiding, a Taoist temple suddenly appeared in the sky above the Misty Sea in the South China Sea:
Yin and Yang have no phase and hide the mysterious evil.
The devil's shadow follows you and devours the moonlight.

The real and the unreal return to chaos,
The Nine Netherworlds fire burns the Tao buds.

Along with this, many male and female monks in black and white Taoist robes appeared in the void. All of them had sharp eyes and profound magical powers. They were monks of the Wuxiang Yin-Yang Sect, one of the thirty-six sects of the human race.

The Earthly Immortal Realm was originally inhabited only by cultivators, but the Middle Realm contains not only the Earthly Immortal Realm, but also ancient demons, celestial monsters, the Brahma Realm, and so on.

The Earthly Immortal Realm had several wars with the ancient demons and celestial monsters, with both sides winning and losing. Some demons and monster cultivators remained in the Earthly Immortal Realm, and some of them were quite powerful. They usually maintained the status of the human race in the Earthly Immortal Realm, so they were also listed among the 36 sects of the human race.

On the twelfth day of hiding, two huge boats suddenly tore through space and flew over the foggy sea area of ​​the South China Sea:

Three lives revolve around knocking on the gate of heaven,
The red lotus of heart fire forges true essence.

The bright mirror reflects the past.
Only after ten thousand calamities can one become an immortal. This is the poetic name of the Sanshengdao Mountain.

Taiyi wind and clouds roll up the galaxy,
The light of the Suyun sword turned into a heavenly net.

The twelve Yuanchens are shining brightly.
Qingming asked Buyunge. This is the poetic name of Taisu Qingyun Mansion.

These two sects are both one of the thirty-six sects of the human race. Although they arrived later than the Wuxiang Yinyang Sect, the two sects joined forces and suppressed the Wuxiang Yinyang Sect in terms of both the quality of their cultivators and the number of people. However, the latter still refused to give in.

Moreover, the goal of the three sects of cultivators now is to expel the cultivators of different races, occupy the Misty Sea area of ​​the South China Sea, and collect spiritual objects from heaven and earth. As they are all sects of cultivation for the human race, they are not in a hurry to engage in internal strife for the time being.

On the fifteenth day of hiding,
On this day, a large number of white spirit ships, which looked like they were made of white jade, ice, stone, and metal, tore through space and came crashing down over the Mist Hidden Sea, one after another:
The Taiqing furnace refines the Xuanhuang,
The Nine-Turn Golden Elixir proves the eternal truth.

The primordial Qi flows through the Purple Palace.
The elixir bones and medicinal marrow return to pure yang.

Rumble, rumble, the void shook, and one giant spirit ship after another broke through the air. In the end, there were as many as thirteen ships, spreading across the sky and overwhelming the vast ocean.

"That is……"

In the misty sea below, a human cultivator looked up at the oppressive spirit ships. He himself might not be able to feel it, but his fingers and body were shaking:
"This, this, these are the four ships of Taiqing Sect, namely 'Heaven Punishment', 'Earth Destruction', 'Demon Slaughter' and 'Monster Refining'! It is said that the 'Destruction Divine Light' on these eighth-level flying ships has condensed more than 3,000 forbidden powers. If it is fully unleashed, even a combined cultivator will have to avoid its edge... Four eighth-level flying ships, nine seventh-level flying ships, is Taiqing Sect planning to sink the South China Sea?"

Among the nine sects of the human race, the Taiqing Sect is the best in Taoism, and therefore it is proficient in alchemy, weapons, talismans, formations, and all kinds of arts of cultivation. Only such a powerful sect could build such a giant eighth-order spirit ship and racial war weapon in its heyday.

Normally, these huge ships were used by the Taiqing Sect to suppress important places and foreign tribes, so why are they all here now? Can't we cross Taiqing Mountain?

At this moment, Lu Cheng, who had been breathing and practicing qigong in the deep sea, suddenly opened his eyes because the Taiqing token on his body suddenly flew out.

At this moment, a silver-white beam of light shone down from the Tianzhu flying ship, encircling the hidden Lu Cheng and teleporting him upwards.

When Lu Cheng felt grounded again, he found himself on the huge spirit boat.

Standing in front of him were a group of high-ranking monks of the sect, led by Uncle Xuan Zhenzi, Yu Ding Xuan Jun, Yin Jinxi Xuan Jun and others.

"Lu Cheng, you have been here all this time. Tell us about your experiences during this period."

Xuan Zhenzi, who had a bun on his head and was carrying a sword and holding a dust whisk, said this coldly.

Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng first bowed politely, and then gave a general account of his experiences during this period. At the same time, he took out all the treasures except the seventh-level Mars Heart Bead and handed them over to the sect. He had great ambitions, so naturally he would not care about these spiritual objects of heaven and earth.

"Under such circumstances, it is very rare for you to be able to stay here for such a long time with your cultivation level. You can keep those spiritual objects for yourself.

I heard that you also killed a member of the Patrolling Demon Bull Clan who was at the Divine Transformation Realm? You are worthy of my title as a true disciple of the Taiqing Sect."

Lu Cheng did not mention that he had fought and killed the Divine Transformation cultivator of the Patrolling Demon Bull clan, but Xuan Zhenzi seemed to know it very well. At this moment, he looked at this disciple whom he had personally accepted into the Taiqing Sect, and he smiled.

But when Xuan Zhenzi smiled, he looked even more terrifying than when he had a cold face on ordinary days.

Even Lu Cheng felt as if he had regressed back to being a mortal. In front of him lay a giant tiger as big as a mountain, and he himself seemed so small.

"Go and have a rest. If you still have energy left, you can participate in the next thing. If you are already tired, take a good rest. The sect will not forget your contribution."

Fortunately, the smile disappeared as soon as it appeared, and then this instruction was given.

"Thank you, uncle."

Lu Cheng saluted again and then stepped out.

'What level has Xuan Zhenzi cultivated the Male and Female Dragon and Tiger Sword Sutra? This feeling of being imbued with the sword's heart and sword's energy, he thought I was not good at swordsmanship, so he released it subconsciously. It's really scary!'

Lu Cheng could hardly remember how he followed the puppet waiter and came to his own cave.

Even when he sat cross-legged in meditation, the image in his mind was still of a giant dragon that looked like a mountain of swords, in the shape of a flying sword dragon composed of countless broken flying swords.

The dragon and tiger sword intent transformed into yin and yang, which intersected and tore the sky and split the earth.

"Xuan Zhenzi's murderous intent has been aroused and he can no longer stop it."

Finally, this thought flashed through Lu Cheng's mind. Then, he calmed his mind and began to practice meditation.

A few more days passed. Inside the Tianzhu Spirit Ship, under the illumination of the spiritual stone, Lu Cheng sat cross-legged on the stone bed in the center of the quiet room.

More than 120,000 bright talismans in his body surrounded him like a galaxy, flickering and flowing with his breathing. The Tianyuan Nine Chapters Jade Talisman was suspended above the head of the Yuanying in his body, dropping rays of clear light, echoing with his merits.

In the following days, Lu Cheng no longer planned to go out to collect spiritual objects.

He had killed a foreign god and had gained enough fame. He had also completed the sect's mission. For the next few hundred years, Lu Cheng did not plan to come out. He would concentrate on studying the sect's books and Taoist theories, practicing meditation, and accumulating resources for his future breakthrough of the bottleneck of godhood.

"Dong dong dong."

There were three soft knocks from outside, with a slow and measured rhythm.

Lu Cheng frowned slightly. He joined Xuantian Pavilion as an ascended monk and was recommended to Taiqing Sect by Yuding Xuanjun. He didn't have many friends among the monks in the sect. Why would someone come to disturb him?
Lu Cheng took out a "note-proofing note" from his sleeve and was about to activate it when a clear female voice came from outside the door:
"Brother Lu, are you practicing? Wan Shuang'er is so presumptuous to visit you."

The talisman stopped at his fingertips, and Lu Cheng then remembered that he had indeed had a banquet with some monks from the Taiqing Sect. He had consumed a lot of their wine, meat and spiritual food, so it would be inappropriate to refuse them entry into the cave.

With his spiritual sense sweeping over, he saw the nun in the goose yellow Taoist robe standing in the corridor, with two swords in sheaths on her back, just like in the past.

"Enter."

The door opened without wind and Wan Shuang'er stepped in.

At this time, Lu Cheng did not leave the stone bed. He was surrounded by a clear aura and it was obvious that he was practicing martial arts.

"Congratulations to Brother Lu for his improvement in Taoism. It was I who disturbed him in his meditation." Wan Shuang'er was very respectful. She originally just wanted to make friends with skilled cultivators and didn't necessarily pay much attention to Master Lu who had secretly ascended to heaven. However, in this sect mission, Lu Cheng was alone guarding the sea area for more than ten days. His outstanding military exploits were praised by the sect's teachers. Such a record made many cultivators in the sect sigh: He is worthy of being an ascended cultivator, and his ability in fighting is quite good.

Of course Wan Shuang'er was secretly delighted and didn't want to break off the relationship.

This time, seeing that Lu Cheng had interrupted his practice, he did not dare to be polite and quickly told the truth:

"Brother Lu, there are countless spiritual objects appearing in the South China Sea right now. They are rare in a thousand years and can benefit cultivation. Brother Lu is the cultivator who is most familiar with this place. Uncle Xuan Zhenzi has ordered us to split up and collect spiritual objects. If you are willing to take charge, Xiao Ming, Mo Xuan, Tian Yan, and Qing Yu and I are willing to follow your lead. Naturally, the spiritual objects we obtain will be given priority by you."

The four essentials of spiritual practice are Dharma, place, companions and wealth. This is an eternal truth that will never change.

The eruption of a volcano in the Mist Hidden Sea area of ​​the South China Sea and the appearance of countless spiritual creatures are indeed a rare event that only happens once in a thousand years. Even Wan Shuang'er, Duan Tianyan and other cultivators from the aristocratic families of the Taiqing Sect are jealous and want to take some to supplement their cultivation needs.

Therefore, he wanted to invite Lu Cheng to go with him, after all, he was most familiar with this place.

On the other hand, this is also a good thing for Lu Cheng. The general combat power of the cultivators from the aristocratic family is usually higher than that of the master-disciple lineage. It may be difficult to say about the realms above the Spirit Transformation Realm. After all, the cultivators from the master-disciple lineage have been practicing for thousands of years. It depends more on the circumstances of both parties. But at the Nascent Soul Realm, the cultivators from the aristocratic family still have a greater advantage in foundation.

Lu Cheng can not only earn resources, but also make friends with several aristocratic families through this matter. It seems to be a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.

"This is indeed a good job, but I had a duel with a foreign cultivator a while ago. Although I barely won, I lost a lot of my energy. Now I am traveling with Junior Sister Shuang'er and I am afraid that I will be a burden, so I have to decline this job."

During this period, there were indeed countless spiritual creatures in the Mist Hidden Sea, and with the thirteen Taiqing spiritual warships suppressing them, ordinary fights were fine, but it was obvious that there would not be another incident like the previous one where a Divine Transformation cultivator attacked a Taiqing Sect Nascent Soul cultivator.

Otherwise, wouldn't that be questioning the destructive divine light on the Taiqing Spiritual Ship?

However, Lu Cheng was not interested in showing off his edge too much. Although he cultivated the nature of courage and decisiveness and had a fighting nature, he now had a basic foundation and was more focused on stability. He was no longer like when he was young: he had a three-foot sword in his sleeve and he would cut down the injustice when he saw it.

"In that case, it is Junior Sister who has disturbed Senior Brother's meditation." Although Wan Shuang'er felt regretful, there was really no flaw in Lu Cheng's reason, so she could only bow and leave.

'During this period, there are indeed countless spiritual objects in the South Sea, but I have already killed a True God. Wan Shuang'er and the others don't know yet, but it is difficult to hide it from the high-level cultivators. If you want to reduce trouble, it is better to stay out of the spotlight. If I need these spiritual objects, I don't have to go and get them myself. I can also get them through transactions.'

At the time when Lu Cheng killed the Sky-patrolling Demon Bull, there were already Return to the Void cultivators in the South China Sea. Some of them were still hiding in the dark. When swept by the divine sense, it was really difficult to hide their ability of forming an incarnation. However, with the support of a sect with profound heritage like the Taiqing Sect, it was not surprising that they had such opportunities and magic power.

But Lu Cheng was no longer interested in showing off. Why were his feet always whiter than his face? Because his feet were always hidden.

Lu Cheng can now at most exchange two moves with a Spiritualization cultivator. If any of the Return to Void, Fusion, or Mahayana cultivators make a move, he will be defeated.

Therefore, it is better to restrain your edge and hide your form.

(End of this chapter)