Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 429: A thousand-year-old friend is shocked by his frosted hair, sitting alone in the Cloud Palace and laughing at the past.

In the mortal world, there is a blazing fire area, a sea of ​​thunder, and purple lightning across the sky.

Above the sky, dark clouds were like ink, pressing down on the sea surface layer by layer, as if the sky was collapsing.

In the clouds, lightning and thunder were like dragons, winding and moving, exploding from time to time, emitting dazzling purple light, illuminating the entire sea area with flickering light.

The thunder rumbled like the roar of an ancient monster, causing the sea to surge and the waves to collapse like mountains.

Under the sea, the undercurrent surged, and lightning penetrated the seawater, reflecting dark blue electric patterns that spread like a spider web. Occasionally, a thick lightning column struck down, exploding thousands of feet of waves, and the water mist evaporated, and was burned into nothingness by the subsequent lightning fire.

The entire sea area seemed to have turned into a pool of thunder, with electric snakes dancing wildly and purple light like a prison. Not to mention mortals, even ordinary cultivators who stepped in would be torn to pieces by thunder in an instant, their body and soul destroyed.

However, in the center of this destructive thunder zone, there is an ancient Taoist palace standing quietly on the top of the cliff.

The palace was carved from jade, with eaves and corners that were curled up, and patterns of dragons and phoenixes entwined in the background. A magic formation was circulating outside the palace, absorbing all the lightning that struck, transforming it into pure spiritual energy that flowed into the palace.

Lu Cheng and Jin Ling sat opposite each other on the cushions in the hall, with their palms pressed together and their magical powers intertwined like the rotation of yin and yang.

In the way of dual cultivation, the lowest level is physical intercourse, the middle level is qi intercourse, and the highest level is spiritual intercourse, and there is no difference in high or low among the three in essence, simply because none of them have entered the wonderful realm.

A truly brilliant dual cultivation method must be one in which all three are combined and integrated.

At this moment, Lu Cheng's eyes were slightly closed, a red light appeared between his eyebrows, and the Samadhi True Fire in his body flowed through his meridians. Every time a cycle passed, a ray of external lightning essence was refined and integrated into his own Nascent Soul.

The nun opposite had snow-white skin and a jade-faced face, and was wearing a golden robe that fluttered in the wind. Her long hair moved without wind, and her eyes, which seemed to be opening and closing, were filled with golden light like lightning. Behind her, a golden image of a great roc appeared faintly, with its sharp beak slightly open, swallowing the overflowing thunder essence into its stomach.

Compared with immortal cultivators, the spiritual consciousness of demon cultivators is relatively weaker, and their magic power is more perfectly integrated with their physical body. Therefore, no matter what realm they cultivate to, they will condense their own demon pill rather than transform into Nascent Soul. It can only be said that there are pros and cons.

The magic power of the two is one violent and the other fierce, but they are integrated into one through the coordination of dual cultivation techniques.

Lu Cheng uses fire to help gold, helping Jin Ling to temper his blood and stimulate his potential; Jin Ling uses gold to create water, which in turn feeds back to Lu Cheng to nourish his body and the foundation of his Nascent Soul.

The thunderstorm outside the palace grew more intense, but the spiritual power inside the palace became more condensed, gradually forming a chaotic cyclone above the two people's heads, and there was a faint sign of entanglement between them.

Suddenly, a huge pillar of lightning struck down from the sky. This was a catastrophe that had not happened in hundreds of years. The entire palace was shaken. Lu Cheng suddenly opened his eyes and shouted, "Good!"

The magic power around his body spread out instantly and became connected with the Taoist Palace as a whole, actively drawing lightning into his body. Streaks of purple lightning followed the induction of Qi and attacked his meridians, charring flesh and blood wherever they passed.

Jin Ling snorted coldly, and the golden-winged Roc behind him spread its wings angrily and swooped down. It grabbed the lightning with its claws and actually tore it in half.

The two of them breathed in and out at the same time, and the charred flesh on Lu Cheng's body peeled off. After being burned by the flames, he revived his vitality. It was the Samadhi True Fire that refined his body and recreated his vitality. His new skin was as smooth as jade and flawless.

"You lunatic!" Jin Ling finished his exercise and glared, scolding: "How dare you take on this kind of heavenly and earthly punishment?"

Lu Cheng laughed loudly upon hearing this, and stood up with a wave of his sleeves: "If I'm not crazy, how can I suppress you, a roc that likes to devour people and dragons?"

The thunderstorm outside the palace gradually subsided, a ray of golden light appeared at the junction of the sea and the sky, and the sky cleared up.

Over the past few hundred years, Lu Cheng has lived in seclusion, and on weekdays he either practices Taoism or studies Taoist scriptures. He intends to make friends with the Red Cloud God Lord of the Guiyuan Cave in the Five Fire Cliff, and his disciples, and use this opportunity to establish the Baoguang Chamber of Commerce to trade in the seven realms, buying low and selling high.

Buying low and selling high is just an ordinary business practice, but Lu Cheng buys low in the earthly fairy world and sells high in the lower world, or purchases large quantities of materials in the lower world and sells them in the earthly fairy world.

With such a huge gap between the two worlds, you can make money as long as you can hold on.

The Golden-Winged Dapeng and the Golden Spirit Taoist were originally upper-level demon gods in the Tongxuan Realm. Due to their unruly nature, they were at odds with Sheng Yang and Kong Ji. They were hit by Sheng Yang's Ten-Day God-Splitting Curse, which split their mind and body into ten, and only one tenth of their magical powers remained.

This one-tenth clone was bound and suppressed by Lu Cheng using the Jiuli Ding.

Originally, she had some feelings for Lu Cheng, but later, as her clones in the outside world were destroyed one by one, the vast memories returned to the only original body, and the slight feelings she had for Lu Cheng naturally diluted, and their relationship had not made any progress for hundreds of years.

Jin Ling, who knew how powerful Sheng Yang and Kong Ji were, didn't think Lu Cheng could defeat the demon god of Tong Xuan Realm.

Coupled with the mental influence of the Ten-Day God-Splitting Curse, Jin Ling hid in the Jiuli Realm and lived in a daze, taking each day as it came.

Until one day, Lu Cheng appeared in front of her again. At that time, the Taoist had already reached the late Nascent Soul stage. He defeated her and gave Jin Ling a large number of spiritual objects, allowing her to practice again and restore her magic power.

The golden-winged Roc's escape speed is unmatched in the world.

Lu Cheng intended to make her one of his life-saving trump cards, so naturally he had to put in some thought and effort.

Over the past few hundred years, Jin Ling has finally rebuilt her Tao heart and gradually got rid of the influence of the Ten-Day God-Splitting Curse. She was originally a seventh-level divine demon, and after her Tao heart returned to clarity and she had ample resources, her magic power recovered extremely quickly.

And because the Jiuli Ding concealed the secrets of heaven, even Shengyang could not guess where the last clone of the Golden Spirit had escaped to.

After Lu Cheng obtained the "Xuanmen Danding Lianxing Secret Book" from the Taiqing Sect of the Earthly Immortal Spirit Realm, his Taoism improved day by day, and he even cultivated the Thirteen Changes of Xuantian to the fifteenth level.

With the fifteenth level of Xuantian Gong, his magic power is naturally far beyond that of the cultivators at the same level. In addition, he has all the sixth-level elixirs from the earthly immortal world that increase magic power. At just over 800 years old, Lu Cheng has already cultivated to the peak of the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm.

He has already begun to make arrangements for cultivating his primordial spirit to overcome the tribulation, but his approach is different from that of ordinary primordial spirit cultivators who seek a Feng Shui location with favorable wind and air.

Lu Cheng directly moved the Taoist Palace to the Sea of ​​Ten Thousand Thunders where Yin and Yang collided and thousands of thunders were born.

It is normal for monks to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, but they should not avoid it too much. If the calamity is not serious, it is best to accept it, such as every time they break through the heavenly calamity.

Some cultivators took refuge under the Nine Earths, where there were no thunder disasters. As a result, the Heavenly Dao activated volcanoes and earthquakes, which turned into various disasters.

Some cultivators sought refuge in places where there were no thunder, fire, wind or water disasters. Then all kinds of disaster forces transformed into disasters of the inner demon, external demons and emotions, which attacked them one after another, affecting a wide range of people and increasing the power of disasters.

However, after a cultivator passes through the tribulation, the heavier the tribulation, the greater the benefits that will be brought after passing it. Lu Cheng has reached the realm of Fifteen Transformations of Xuantian and is equipped with elixirs, talismans, and magic weapons from the upper world, but he cannot pass through the tribulation. Then no cultivator can pass through it.

Therefore, Lu Cheng intended to move to a place with heavy calamity power, seeking to induct lightning to temper his body, and to cultivate his primordial spirit to gain a deeper foundation for cultivation.

On the other hand, Lu Cheng found a brilliant method of practicing both yin and yang from the secret book "Xuanmen Danding Lianxing Secret Book".

This method can rapidly improve the practitioner's physical and mental abilities, but it is extremely dangerous and difficult to practice, and it is impossible for anyone without exceptional aptitude to succeed in the practice.

At least the Xiao sisters, Xue Yuzhen and Yun Linger, are not qualified for the merits and aptitudes. At most, they can be led by Lu Cheng, but they will never be able to accomplish dual cultivation.

Taoist Jin Ling, because of his hatred for Sheng Yang and Kong Ji, and his obsession with this profound art from the upper realm, finally decided to practice the art together with Lu Cheng.

This secret method of dual cultivation of alchemy and the cauldron, when practiced to the highest level, can allow a Nascent Soul cultivator to cultivate the physique of a Divine Transformation cultivator in the current state. The benefits of this are naturally self-evident.

But generally speaking, this practice has a bit of an opportunistic flavor. It only cultivates life but not nature. This is the first problem in practice.

Moreover, this method is extremely dangerous to practice. During the practice, the blood, qi and spirit of both practitioners will blend together, and each other's yin and yang will also be aroused, making one feel as if they are floating in ecstasy or even dying. However, if one's mind sinks into it, one's true form will be damaged, and one's practice will be ruined.

There were not many masters of Taiqing Sect throughout the ages who dared to practice this secret technique, and even fewer who succeeded. However, Lu Cheng and Taoist Jin Ling practiced it together and mastered the key points, and achieved success in their practice.

At this moment, a puppet maid walked in from outside the door, bowed and said:
"True Lord, True Lord Shisheng sent a message saying that there is a visitor outside the palace, saying that he is an old friend from the Red Heart Temple."

Hearing this, even Lu Cheng was slightly stunned, and his thoughts drifted back to more than 800 years ago, when the five friends of the Chixin Temple in the southern border of Tongxuan Realm? !

It turns out that it happened many years ago.

"Please invite them in quickly."

The puppet maid retreated, and the Taoist Jin Ling also turned into a golden light and flew into Lu Cheng's sleeve. At this moment, there were still some thunder machines left in this quiet room for training, which could assist in body training.

At the same time, outside the Taoist Palace, two middle-aged female cultivators and a graceful young girl were waiting outside the huge Taoist temple.

The two middle-aged female cultivators were naturally Chen Qingyun and Luo Peifang. The five friends of the Red Heart Temple were just five foundation-building cultivators:

Lu Cheng, Chen Qingfeng, Chen Qingyun, Luo Peifang, and Xue Yuzhen. Lu Cheng needs no introduction. Xue Yuzhen is Lu Cheng's concubine. She followed her husband and cultivated to become a Taoist with the Ghost Infant Pill. Her life span of 4,000 years is not in vain.

When Chen Qingfeng was middle-aged, he fell in love with ghosts and evil spirits, which damaged his Taoist faith and foundation. It was difficult for him to make any progress in his cultivation, and he has been in meditation for many years.

After Chen Qingfeng passed away, Luo Peifang and Chen Qingyun joined forces and painstakingly managed the Nanjiang Chixin Temple. Although it was very prosperous, it was no problem for them to support their own practice under the protection of the Heaven and Earth Demon Palace.

In the end, both of them practiced to form elixirs, and because their elixirs were not of top quality, they did not have to go through the forty-nine tribulations of the Tongxuan cultivators.

The lifespan of the Jindan Grandmaster is eight hundred years, and with the help of some longevity elixirs and spiritual objects, the two of them have supported each other in their cultivation to this day.

In recent years, the Fire Spirit couple of the Wuliang Fire Demon Cave have cultivated the Great Reincarnation Method. With the help of an ancient treasure, they can assist Jindan cultivators to overcome tribulations and start over, allowing them to live another 800 years.

Although there are some consequences and a high possibility of failure, and the Jindan cultivator who has reached the stage of transformation cannot break through the mystery in the womb, it is still precious enough.

However, the Fire Spirit couple of the Infinite Fire Demon Cave have profound magical powers and demand a high price. It would be fine if they were wealthy cultivators, but Chen Qingyun and Luo Peifang do not have such wealth, so they came to the Fiery Fire Realm to ask to see True Lord Lu Cheng.

"Master, will Master Lu really lend out such a large sum of spirit stones?" the young female cultivator asked worriedly.

In fact, her master's sect runs the Chixin Temple, which is also very popular and earns a lot of money. However, the Fire Spirit couple are from the magic world and have great magical powers. The price they ask for is too high for ordinary cultivators to borrow the power of the Great Wheel of Samsara.

Although there were monks who wanted to argue, they were no match for the couple.

Chen Qingyun gently stroked the head of his worried disciple and smiled gently.

Hundreds of years are just a blink of an eye for those who practice the immortal way.

Lu Cheng sat upright in the main hall of the Qingyu Palace. The hall was filled with a soft spiritual light, which made his features look like a painting. His dark Taoist robe made his figure stand out tall and straight. It seemed that the eight hundred years had not left any trace on him. On the contrary, his improved cultivation made him look more and more extraordinary. The divine light in his eyes was restrained, like a deep abyss and a towering mountain.

At the entrance of the hall, the true disciple Shi Sheng led three female practitioners in slowly.

The first two female cultivators were both wearing plain Taoist robes. One of them had gray hair in her long black hair. Although her face was still dignified, fine lines appeared at the corners of her eyes. The other one had gentle eyes and brows, but her gait showed that she was old. They were Luo Peifang and Chen Qingyun.

Behind the two men followed a young female cultivator, who was probably in her early twenties, with almond eyes, cherry lips, skin as white as jade, and a goose yellow Taoist robe that set off her slender figure. Between her eyebrows and eyes, one could vaguely see some of the charm of Chen Qingyun when he was young. Chen Qingyun practiced Taoism all his life, so he might be a distant relative.

"Brother Lu, I wish you good luck in Taoism." Luo Peifang bowed slightly, his voice a little hoarse.

Chen Qingyun also saluted with a smile, but when he raised his head and his eyes fell on Lu Cheng's face, he was startled and then smiled bitterly:

"After not seeing you for eight hundred years, you are even more charming than before, but the two of us...are already old and feeble."

Lu Cheng stood up to greet him. With a flick of his sleeves, inspiration flowed in the hall and a jade table and chairs appeared out of thin air to entertain the guests.

He said in a gentle voice: "Why are you two junior sisters so modest? People who practice Taoism have long life spans, and appearance is just an external thing."

He has never cared about his appearance since he started practicing Taoism. He just practiced diligently and bravely, and naturally maintained his true form and remained youthful.

Chen Qingyun shook her head and sighed: "Having said that, but after all..." She paused and turned her gaze to the young female cultivator beside her.

"This is my disciple Su Zhi. She has decent talent, but her personality is a bit erratic. I brought her here to ask Senior Brother Lu for some pointers."

At this time, Su Zhi bowed and said in a crisp voice: "Junior Su Zhi, I pay my respects to the ancestor."

It was Lu Cheng who founded the Chixin Temple lineage, so there was nothing wrong with her calling him the ancestor.

Lu Cheng nodded slightly, and as his eyes swept over her, he could tell that this girl had excellent bones and her purple palace was just beginning to form. However, her aura was a little impetuous, and it was obvious that she had only been cultivating for a short time.

"Still taking the path of combining the evil spirits? You seem to have a strong determination to pursue the Tao."

The way of refining Sha Gang in Tongxuan Realm can make your magic power advance rapidly, but after refining the golden elixir, you still have to go through forty-nine tribulations, which are extremely dangerous.

But if one can make it through and cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage, the breath of heaven and earth absorbed will be beneficial to the growth of the Nascent Soul cultivator's mana, and one will also have the ability of innate qi, which will help to avoid disasters and protect the way.

If you just want to achieve longevity, you should not choose this path, but if you aspire to ascend to the higher realms, then this path is quite good.

The three of them sat down, and the puppet maid served them spiritual tea. In the midst of the fragrant tea, Luo Peifang took a sip, and a look of reminiscence appeared in his eyes:

"When we parted at Chixin Temple, my brother went to the far west to seek the truth. I can still remember it clearly. I almost feel like he is right in front of me."

Chen Qingyun also said with emotion: "Yes, Senior Brother Lu was only at the foundation-building stage back then, but now he has reached the infant transformation stage and is well-known in the seven realms. It's ridiculous that the two of us have wasted our time and are still lingering in the Jindan stage. I am really ashamed."

Lu Cheng shook his head and smiled: "Everyone has their own destiny on the path of cultivation, and it cannot be forced."

Lu Cheng was chatting with Luo Peifang and Chen Qingyun, reminiscing about the past. Su Zhi was waiting on them, but she was becoming more and more anxious.

I wonder why the two masters and uncles didn't mention the matter of raising spiritual stones. Could it be that they couldn't let go of their face?

Before I knew it, the sky was getting dark.

Luo Peifang stood up and said goodbye: "I am very happy to see you today, brother. I have fulfilled my wish and I dare not bother you any more."

Chen Qingyun also stood up and said, "Senior Brother Lu is busy with his cultivation, so we will say goodbye now."

Lu Cheng did not try to persuade them to stay, but simply said, "You two junior sisters, go and see Yu Zhen when you have time. She must be missing you after not seeing you for many years."

"Sorry to bother you, brother."

Luo Peifang and Chen Qingyun took the anxious Su Zhi downstairs. When they walked out of the hall, Su Zhi seemed to want to say something, but was stopped by Chen Qingyun.

When the two were about to board the spirit boat to leave the Ten Thousand Thunder Sea, Shi Sheng, a disciple of Lu Cheng, came up to them, saluted and said:
"Two seniors, this is the gift that Master asked me to pass on to you two seniors. Please accept it."

As he spoke, Shi Sheng handed the two wooden boxes and the two Qiankun rings to Luo Peifang and Chen Qingyun with both hands. He was very respectful and did not dare to show any airs of a Yuanying Zhenjun.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Lu. My brother and I have relied almost entirely on your care throughout our lives." Chen Qingyun said as the two girls took the gifts.

After Shi Sheng left, Su Zhi could no longer hold her temper and hurriedly opened the wooden box, only to see it filled with top-grade spirit stones. These alone were enough for her master and uncle to transcend their calamity.

What's more, the spiritual objects in the Qiankun Rings of Master and Uncle will obviously be better.

"They are all top-grade spiritual stones. The Grandmaster is really very generous. Master, why didn't you come to the Grandmaster to practice Taoism back then? Perhaps, you could have made further progress."

Chen Qingyun looked at the huge Taoist palace with a complicated expression, and said with a wry smile:
"Brother Lu walks alone with a sword, breaking through disasters and slaying demons. He is brave and fierce, and there is no one else like him in the world. If your uncle and I had followed Brother Lu, we would not be a burden to him, but at least we would not have enjoyed the peaceful life for 800 years, and we might have been buried in another land."

After seeing off Chen Qingyun and Luo Peifang, Lu Cheng stood in front of the hall with his hands behind his back, looking at their receding backs, with a complex look in his eyes.

Eight hundred years ago, five friends at Chixin Temple drank and chatted happily, but now all the old friends have passed away, with only three left.

The path of spiritual practice is ultimately lonely.

He withdrew his gaze, turned around and walked into the hall.

Under the illumination of the lightning, his back was as straight as a sword, as if he had merged with the sea of ​​thunder and lasted forever:

Purple lightning flashes across the sky, tempering the mysterious body, and transforming the primordial spirit into fifteen levels.

The Jiuli Ding contains the soul of the Golden Roc, and the sea of ​​ten thousand thunders grinds the tendons of water and fire.

Samadhi burns the heart to enlighten the nature of Tao, and the strong wind breaks the bones to reveal the primordial soul.

A thousand-year-old friend is shocked by his frosted hair, while I sit alone in the Cloud Palace and laugh at the old dust.

(End of this chapter)