Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 458: From Immortal to Mortal, the Mystery of the World, the Remnants of Heaven and Earth, the Mystery of Death

It is a dark red world, but while in it you can feel yourself moving forward rapidly.

It was still Taoist Xuanjian Mo Wen who took out a talisman, spreading silver light to surround all the cultivators.

Although it was his first time entering the secret realm in the Earthly Immortal Realm, Lu Cheng had seen pigs run even though he had never eaten pork. He knew from the sect's classics that this was the Star-Fixing Talisman.

The purpose is to allow monks who enter the same secret realm to still be together.

This is also because the lives of the Divine Transformation cultivators are precious, so they are willing to pay such a price. If it were in the mortal world, those small cultivators who were sent to various small secret realms to collect precious resources would simply not be willing to pay such a price.

There was a sudden pause, and then everything in front of him became clear.

The sky was still blue, but there was not a single cloud in the sky.

At this time, all the cultivators were standing thousands of feet high in the sky, with scorching air waves blowing towards them.

A layer of light red light automatically appeared around Lu Cheng, isolating him from the high temperature that was enough to melt gold and iron.

'This world, this world... huh, why does it give me such a strange and twisted feeling.'

The feeling of oppression and crampedness was fine, but there was still a kind of strangeness that was even more difficult to adapt to, which made Lu Cheng feel a little irritated.

At the same time, Lu Cheng quickly noticed that everyone else present was observing him, either openly or secretly, and he quickly became alert.

Mo Wen, Han Qingyun and others also sensed this alertness. In order to avoid any misunderstanding, Han Qingyun immediately explained:

"Brother Lu, do you feel something strange? It's not that I deliberately concealed anything before, but this feeling is also an opportunity. If I tell you directly, you might blame me now."

"Remembering how you feel right now should be of great benefit to us."

"Huh, thank you, brother."

Lu Cheng noted the strange feeling he had at the moment, and looked up. The red sky was like a red-hot anvil. At this moment, there were clouds of fire drifting in from afar, sometimes gathering and dispersing, and sometimes rushing.

Suddenly, the red cloud suddenly dispersed and turned into dozens of fire horses with flying manes. These creatures were transparent like red jade, and when their four hooves stepped on the air, star flames splashed, and the gaps between their scales flowed with a molten luster.

"The Fire Cloud Beast, a Fiery Horse, is a great treasure!"

Upon seeing this, all the cultivators present cast spells and used various methods to capture these fire horses, which were probably at the Golden Core stage.

Taoist Mo Wen put his fingers together to form a sword, and a white-gold sword light shot up into the sky. The sword light split into nine in the air, covering the beasts like a net. The Fire Cloud Beasts scattered in panic, but saw the nine sword lights suddenly turn into soft silk, entangling three of the most majestic cloud beasts.

Lu Cheng also cast a spell to capture several horses, including a horse king at the peak of the Golden Core stage.

"These cloud beasts are quite interesting. Although we don't need them anymore, we can use them as rewards to our disciples in the future. It won't be embarrassing to use them in other places."

Han Qingyun stroked his beard and said this with a smile. He did not collect these cloud beasts. The only purpose of his trip was the Sky Fire Liquid. He had no interest in anything else.

The cultivators did this little thing, but no one took it seriously and continued to fall downwards.

Although this group of fire cloud beasts and horses is not worth too many spirit stones, it is rare and precious. In the world of earthly immortals, there is a cultivator named "Mu Yunsou" who can use cloud-based Taoism to summon millions of armored soldiers to fight. He is quite famous because of his strange Taoism.

If you really need spirit stones, you can find this person and sell these Fire Cloud Horses to him. They should be able to sell for a good price.

However, the cultivators present probably had no interest in this. They accepted these spirit beasts only to reward their disciples in the future.

"We got some advantages right after entering the secret realm this time. It seems that we have benefited from Lord Lu's good fortune."

The female cultivator Bai Zhi said this with a smile, without any sarcasm in her words.

The sect she came from was only fourth or fifth rate in the world of earthly immortals, far inferior to a large human sect like the Taiqing Sect.

Even though the Taiqing Sect has been in decline in recent years, being able to make friends with the true disciples of the Taiqing Sect is still a rare opportunity for this arrogant female nun of the Xuanmen Sect.

Han Qingyun was only a registered disciple of a sect elder in Taiqing Sect, one level lower than Lu Cheng.

"What do you think that is?"

Just as everyone was flying and talking, Mr. Tieguan Zhang Jiuling suddenly pointed.

Everyone looked down and saw two armies of skeletons colliding like a tide on the red horizon thousands of miles away.

Although these soldiers were wearing armor and holding spears, their exposed limbs were all dry. Unlike the corpse ghosts, they had eyes, but they were dry.

"They are soldiers from the Sha Luo Kingdom and the Fentian Kingdom. They should be... fighting for a mineral vein?" Mo Wen frowned slightly and leaned slightly to listen.

He practiced a certain technique to train his ear consciousness, and now he concentrated the technique on his ears. As a result, his earlobes became longer and larger and hung down. The conversations thousands of miles away sounded as if they were right in his ears:

The ancient sword cultivators cultivated the six senses: eyes, ears, mouth, nose, tongue, body and mind, so that their sword hearts were clear. They knew the enemy before it moved, and they sensed the opportunity before it happened. With the flying sword, they killed ghosts and gods, and no one could stop them.

Lu Cheng had already realized the state of sword heart clarity, but the reason why his sword heart clarity and spiritual transformation state could still be used was because he had achieved great success in body training, and his eyes, ears, mouth, nose, tongue, body and mind had all been cultivated.

Although it may not be as good as some cultivators who practice six secret skills to train their six senses, the overall balance is not bad.

For many unique skills, even if one can comprehend the key points at a low level, it is not necessarily possible to practice them again at a high level. For example, if one uses the sword mind of the Golden Core Realm to perceive a Divine Transformation cultivator, naturally one will not be able to perceive anything.

"Okay, we will spread out from this place and look for opportunities. Once we find danger or encounter a strong enemy, we will immediately activate the communication talisman."

"I understand, Brother Mo!"

Taoist Mo Wen of Xuanjian not only has profound magical powers and superb swordsmanship, but also behaves in a way that makes people feel that he is loyal and does not care about small profits, so the other cultivators are quite impressed by him.

Mo Wen flew away on his sword, and the Ten Thousand Poison Fairy Liu Qingmei and the Thousand Machines Wanderer Zhou Buyi flew away together. Then came the Wind and Fire Old Man Ge Xiu and the Miraculous Medical Saint Bai Zhi.

Finally, Mr. Iron Crown Zhang Jiuling, who was wearing a thick iron mask, also left alone.

The mineral vein that the Sha Luo Kingdom and the Fentian Kingdom were fighting desperately for was given to Lu Cheng and Han Qingyun by the Six Friends of Hanshan.

"Alas, the world is incomplete, and it is so difficult for the human race to survive. Brother, if we go down to stop this war, there will always be unnecessary casualties."

Before entering the Skyfire Secret Realm, Han Qingyun had already explained everything that happened here to Lu Cheng.

Most of the secret realms in the world are when a world falls into the end. The purest spiritual energy in this world will turn into thousands of meteors, attached to the big world, gradually merge into the bigger world, and also leave some residual traces of themselves in this vast universe. This is the case with the Secret Realm of Skyfire. It is a plane that has existed for who knows how many trillions of years. Even if it dies, it is not stiff for a moment, and there is still a period of tens of millions of years of death and stiffness.

It happened that during this period, living creatures were born in the death plane, namely the humans in the Sky Fire Realm. Because of the influence of the plane, these humans were like zombies of the dead, but the Seven Friends of Hanshan from the Sky Fire Realm had come in twice and confirmed that most of these Sky Fire Realm creatures were indeed humans.

"Compared to the cultivators in the lower world, these people of the Skyfire Clan are truly unlucky. They were born in a world of death, and the spiritual energy here is not enough for them to escape."

Lu Cheng and Han Qingyun flew down. The two armies, which had been fighting extremely cruelly just a moment ago, put down their swords and bows and knelt down in large numbers when they saw the two people descending from the sky on the clouds. Even the soldiers who were fighting in the battle put down their swords and bows.

About every seven hundred years or so, an immortal will descend upon this world.

They made friends with the rulers of various countries, bestowed upon them the art of immortality and even restored their youth, and there were even immortals who summoned heavy rain that lasted for a thousand days.

The reason why these kings are fighting for these spiritual mineral veins that they have no use for at all is actually to trade with the immortals. The more spiritual objects they offer, the more generous the immortals will be in granting them. Of course, there are also very horrifying negative examples.

As the Skyfire people prostrated themselves on the ground, a general wearing golden armor and riding a chariot suddenly raised his breath and shouted:
"Supremely honorable Heavenly Immortal, the Sha Luo Kingdom has used up the last bit of its national strength to worship you. Now there are only a few bloodlines left in my royal family. I beg the Heavenly Immortal to grant magical powers to my grandson and ensure that the prosperity of the Sha Luo Kingdom will continue!"

When the cultivators discovered these two groups of armies in the sky, the army of Sha Luo had already fallen into an absolute disadvantage.

This general of the Sha Luo Kingdom was very brave. He drove a golden chariot, held a spear in hand, and broke through one army formation after another. However, he was almost reaching his limit. He thought he would die for his country today, but he did not expect two immortals to descend from the sky.

He held a large spear in one hand and a young skeleton child in the other.

"We are not interested in intervening in your fights. Take us to see your ruler now. The side that can satisfy us with its offerings will continue to be the ruler."

"Brother Han, if I'm not mistaken, the opportunity you're talking about is 'one day in heaven is one year on earth, right?' The world in this world is incomplete, and the flow of time is much slower than the Earth Immortal Main World where we are?"

Although Lu Cheng used a questioning tone at this time, he was very sure in his heart.

“Junior Brother Lu has extraordinary comprehension. This Space-Time Heavenly Dao is one of the most profound laws of the Heavenly Dao even for a Divine Transformation cultivator like me. That’s why I didn’t tell you before you entered this place, so that you can have the most realistic perception.

But Junior Brother, don’t worry. Although the seven years in the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm are seven years for us, for the Earthly Immortal Realm, it is only seven days, and it will not delay Junior Brother’s work.”

Han Qingyun clapped his hands and laughed, saying this.

"In that case, there is no need to rush. Let the rulers of the two countries come to see us. Even the time of the Earthly Immortal Realm and the Mortal Realm is unified. I didn't expect that one day in heaven equals one year on earth, which actually happens in the secret realm. The creation is mysterious and incredible. I should learn from it carefully."

After saying this, Lu Cheng sat in the air, closed his eyes and began to meditate.

Han Qingyun looked at his junior fellow apprentice with envy, and then also meditated in the air.

The two men actually ignored the tens of thousands of troops below. They did not give any orders because they knew that the rulers of Sha Luo and Fentian would definitely get the news soon and rush here as quickly as possible.

In front of a Divine Transformation cultivator, a long period of cultivation may involve witnessing the rise and fall of dozens or even hundreds of once-powerful countries, which will be blown away in the blink of an eye. Although he will not intervene in them, if he is willing, he can change the so-called national foundation and royal family with just a thought.

Seven days later, the ground suddenly shook.

In the distance, dust and smoke were billowing, and a team of golden-armored skeleton cavalrymen were galloping over, escorting a jewel-encrusted bone carriage. Before the carriage arrived, a hoarse voice was heard:

"Chi Liao, Lord of the Burning Heaven Nation, pays respect to the Immortal! Please forgive us for being late."

Lu Cheng and Han Qingyun were still meditating in mid-air and did not respond.

Half a day later, a procession appeared from the other direction. Eight white jade skeletons carried a sedan chair, from which blood-red necklaces dangled.

A weak voice came from the sedan chair: "Lord Shala... cough cough... please forgive me for my illness..."

"elder sister!"

The little skeleton who was previously protected by the golden-armored general ran out at this moment, rushed into Yingluo's sedan chair, and hugged the extremely skinny woman.

Lu Cheng and Han Qingyun had ended their meditation at some point and looked at each other.

Han Qingyun suddenly pointed his finger together, and two golden lights shot towards the two countries' guards of honor. The golden light turned into a golden bridge ten feet away from the carriage, with one end connected to the ground and the other end suspended in the air.

"Since you are here, let's go to the bridge and talk." Han Qingyun's voice was not loud, but it was clear enough to be heard for miles around.

The troops of the two countries were suddenly in an uproar. The golden-armored cavalry of the Burning Heaven Kingdom dismounted in unison, and the king Chi Liao stepped onto the golden bridge alone.

With every step he took, a piece of his golden armor peeled off, revealing the red bones inside. When he reached the middle of the bridge, all the decorations had been removed, leaving only a man who looked like a skeleton with a red body.

The Sha Luo Kingdom was in a dispute. After a while, the general carried the little prince onto the golden bridge, but the king in the sedan chair did not move.

"Interesting." Seeing this, Lu Cheng chuckled and said, "One gave up the empty courtesy, and the other gave up his life."

Han Qingyun suddenly transmitted a message: "Brother, don't underestimate these natives. Because the laws of heaven and earth are incomplete, it would be fine if these natives didn't practice Taoism. If they practice Taoism, it would be easier for them to understand the law than us. After all, they are in contact with the death of heaven and earth every day."

As they were talking, the King of Chi Liao had already arrived at the bridge.

He suddenly knelt on one knee and took out a ball of dancing golden flame from his chest: "The Burning Heaven Country is willing to offer the 'Nine Sun Fire Essence', and only asks the immortal to grant us rain to relieve our country's century-long drought."

The Nine Yang Fire Essence, a rare seventh-level spiritual object, is considered to be of great value.

The cultivators from all sides enslaved this world, so naturally they left behind all kinds of information about possible ways to obtain spiritual objects. Therefore, these indigenous people know which treasures are more precious to the immortals in the upper realm.

Han Qingyun shook his head slightly when he saw this, and said to Chi Liao: "Do you know that if this fire essence leaves your body, you can only live for three more years at most?"

Chi Liao's skull-like face actually showed a smile: "Three years is enough. If our people don't get rain again, they will be extinct within a hundred years. I beg the gods to have mercy on me."

At this time, the general of Sha Luo Kingdom also walked to the end of the bridge. He put down the little grandson and knelt side by side with Chi Liao: "Sha Luo Kingdom is willing to offer the entire 'Red Crystal Vein', only asking the immortal to accept my royal grandson as a disciple and save his life."

Most of the natives of this world are mortals, but the royal families of the two countries, Sha Luo and Fentian, are undoubtedly practitioners of Taoism.

But it seems that because this world is imperfect, even if the cultivators have taught them the orthodox Taoism, they will deviate from the path of dark red sunrise, desolate desolation as they practice.

Therefore, the ruler of the Chi Liao Kingdom will not live long, and the royal family of the Sha Luo Kingdom has become even more devoted to practicing Taoism, and the entire clan is almost dead.

Lu Cheng calmed down, knowing that he had no control over these things and that he was only responsible for this transaction.

(End of this chapter)