Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 600 Bloodfire Devours the Yuan, Curse Annihilates, Fist Shatters Bones into Ashes (Seeking Donations and Subscriptions!)

The head of the Taiqing Sect, True Person Lu Jingxu, is a mortal cultivator who ascended to the upper realm. He has been cultivating for less than ten thousand years and is already a Mahayana cultivator. He is skilled in the methods of cultivating life and body, and has already achieved the immortal body of Taoism thousands of years ago.

For a mortal cultivator like this who ascends to the Immortal Realm and joins a major sect like the Taiqing Sect, normally, no matter how talented or extraordinary he is, it would be difficult for him to compete for the position of sect leader in his generation.

Because the Immortal Realm is filled with countless wondrous techniques and methods, the nine sects and thirty-six factions of the human race often take precautions in this regard to prevent cultivators from other sects from infiltrating their upper echelons.

However, Lu Cheng used the Heaven-Mending Pill to help the Taiqing Sect gain more Mahayana cultivators, thus helping the Taiqing Sect, which had been weakened for ten thousand years, to quickly recover its vitality.

The merits he has made are so great that such an act could not possibly be an infiltration by his own sect's monks.

With the strong support of several Mahayana Daoist masters from various sects, including Mingque, Minghe, Tongzhen, and Xuanzhen, Lu Cheng succeeded as the head of the Taiqing Sect.

Killing such a person would certainly be extremely difficult.

Tianmu Venerable and Youying Lady were also mentally prepared for this.

But no matter how hard they tried, they could never have guessed that Lu Cheng had inherited the mantle of the first Taoist guardian deity's divine power from ancient times.

It can be said that since ascending to the Immortal Realm, he has never used his full strength, and has never fought to the death like this!

The Xuan Tian Divine Skill has reached its forty-fourth level. The cultivation system designed by Lu Cheng consists of twenty-four levels of Yuan Shen, thirty-six levels of Gui Xu, sixty-four levels of He Ti, and seventy-two levels of Da Cheng.

However, a significant portion of his current magical power comes from consuming the Heavenly Origin Limitless Immortal Pill. Therefore, although his Daoist deduction is complete, he has already entered the Mahayana realm, but his cultivation technique is only at the forty-fourth level.

But these forty-four realms are already terrifying enough!
When Lu Cheng died for the first time, he was beheaded by Master Wujian with a single sword strike. He then transformed his physical body, using his nipples as eyes and his navel as a mouth.

Although he was fierce, Venerable Tianmu and Master Wujian knew that he had cultivated a Taoist immortal body, so although they were amazed, they were not surprised.

When Lu Cheng died for the second time, his indestructible body was broken by Master Wujian's three consecutive sword strikes, extinguishing his life force.

When Lu Cheng died for the third time, his physical body was shattered by the Heavenly Eye Venerable using the Golden Dawn Divine Shuttle, a ninth-tier treasure of the Spirit Clan, and he was reduced to dust.

When Lu Cheng died for the fourth time, he was swallowed whole by the Devouring Yuan Centipede. Even his self-destruction failed to severely injure it, but it did not prevent Lu Cheng from being reborn.

Despite dying four times in a row, the Taoist immortal Lu Cheng showed no fear on his face. However, the expressions of Venerable Tianmu, Master Wujian, and Lady Youying gradually became more solemn.

Although the Taoist immortality is difficult to cultivate, it is not unheard of for them with their cultivation experience. Normally, being able to truly come back to life once or twice is already remarkable. More skilled practitioners can be reborn three times, but more than that is extremely rare, because the difficulty increases many times over as one tries to cultivate to a higher level.

Furthermore, this skill is extremely dangerous to cultivate. Back then, there was a famous immortal overseas named the Undying Venerable, known as the "Nine Tribulations Undying," because he cultivated his immortal body to the point that he could be reborn nine times, which was remarkable. After cultivating to this level, there were almost no calamities in the world that could kill him.

As a wandering immortal from overseas, he traveled to the Dragon King's palace and befriended powerful figures from various races. Few dared to disrespect him.

However, this very person ultimately died from a qi deviation and mental instability due to his desire to cultivate the tenth transformation of the Taoist immortality technique.

The pursuit of immortality, which ultimately led to death, evokes a sense of profound sorrow! The Immortal Venerable has become a cautionary tale for many sects, serving as a cautionary example to educate their juniors.

This wandering immortal from overseas is a cultivator who has cultivated for at least tens of thousands of years. Venerable Tianmu and others thought that Lu Cheng was already remarkable for being able to cultivate to half the level of the Undying Venerable back then, but they did not expect that he was far more than that.

When Lu Cheng died for the fifth time,
laugh--!
Centered on the Taoist's broken body, a circle of viscous, magma-like, and blazing, scarlet blood flames suddenly expanded outwards.

That was no ordinary fire; it was the very essence of life, the laws of the Great Dao, and the will to shatter countless calamities. Therefore, wherever the crimson flames passed, space distorted and all laws collapsed.

The first to be affected was Lady Shadow's invisible and intangible bone-corroding poisonous miasma. The moment the miasma came into contact with the blood flames, it was like snow meeting the scorching sun, emitting a shrill and mournful screech. It was instantly burned into nothingness and smoke. Even her strange escape technique that blended into the shadows was forcibly forced out of shape and exposed to the blazing blood flames, causing her pretty face to turn pale with shock.

The subsequent myriad curses and evil magic, along with the corrupting immortal venom, collided with the blood flame barrier. The black lines formed by countless resentful curses broke and dissolved inch by inch.

The thick, foul-smelling venomous saliva was directly evaporated and purified by the terrifying high temperature, leaving not even a trace of its odor.

The Heavenly Eye Venerable's Demon-Slaying Divine Light and the Forget-Worry Hermit's Torrent of Strange Insects were a fraction of a second apart. The divine light shot into the blood flames, but it was like a mud ox entering the sea, only stirring up a ripple before being annihilated.

The unknown, ferocious insects let out desperate cries, rushed into the blood flames but were reduced to ashes within three feet of them before falling to the ground.

Lu Cheng's innate blood fire can draw upon various fierce souls and evil spirits from his own blood essence to generate a true aura that specifically corrodes people's essence. It is quite remarkable. Moreover, he does not collect and refine any fierce souls and evil spirits. Instead, he incorporates the intent of his own death into it, which not only has a unique power but is also not subject to the restraint of evil-suppressing and demon-breaking supernatural powers.

"What miscellaneous and malevolent spirits can compare to the pure and sharp primordial spirit of a Mahayana cultivator? Today, I will use your blood to sacrifice my Bloodfire Primordial Breath!"

The fifth life is dead, but under the burning of its lifeblood and fire, its essence is not exhausted and it can still be used, though it is somewhat similar to controlling corpses and ghosts.

The combined force of the cultivators was actually torn open by this resolute fire that burned their bodies and blood.

But the price was devastating!
The blood and fire burned from the inside out, and Lu Cheng's already broken body visibly shrank, his skin cracked and charred, like a terracotta figurine about to shatter.

But his aura was like a peerless weapon unsheathed, rising to an unprecedented peak in the face of adversity.

"Retreat immediately!" Among the guests of the Spirit Venerables present, the one with the highest cultivation was the first to be alert. His Dharma Eye on his forehead twitched violently as he issued a stern warning.

But it's too late.

The figure of Daoist Lu Cheng vanished into thin air, not by tearing through space or by magic, but by pure speed at its peak, a combination of the Golden-Winged Roc Soaring Technique and the Five Elements Heavenly Escape Step.

Driven by the raging flames of his natal blood, this speed completely exceeded the limits of ordinary Mahayana cultivators' divine sense, leaving only a slowly dissipating afterimage enveloped in blood flames.

A crimson light filled the air, already sweeping across our vision!

Lu Cheng's true target was the dwarf cultivator. This man's curses were vicious and extremely threatening. Moreover, because he had used all his strength to activate the Myriad Curses Killing Body and destroy his fifth life force, his divine sense and magical power were greatly depleted. His old power had just been exhausted and new power had not yet been generated.

Lu Cheng speculated that the Spirit Venerable or the high and mighty Netherwing Envoy had offered some kind of benefit to these people, which was why they all wanted to seize the "real" opportunity to kill him. But it was precisely this greed that cost a Mahayana cultivator his life.

While the afterimage of the blood flames was still in everyone's sight, Lu Cheng's true form, enveloped in blazing blood flames, appeared above the dwarf cultivator's head as if by teleportation.

There were no complicated moves, only a dry, charred fist wreathed in terrifying blood flames, which slammed down with the most primal and violent power.

Where the fist struck, the surrounding space collapsed piece by piece like fragile glass.

This was the combined power of a Mahayana cultivator's physical body, not to mention the final blow from a cultivator on the verge of death.

"Ah!" The dwarf monk only had time to let out a short, sharp scream before hastily raising a small bone shield above his head.

He couldn't understand why, even though he had released so many puppet bodies, the fierce Taoist priest opposite him had found his true body in an instant.

Boom.

The small white bone shield cracked and shattered upon impact, scattering bone fragments in all directions. However, a third of it remained, and the blood-flame fist that was aimed directly at its crown ultimately failed to succeed.

"call…"

The dwarf monk watched as the ferocious Taoist priest gradually turned to ashes in the clash of terrifying forces, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

However, the next moment the dwarf monk noticed that the expressions of his companions were extremely strange!
"escape"

puff!
Like a ripe watermelon struck by a heavy hammer. Red, white, and shattered bone fragments... accompanied by raging blood and fire, splattered everywhere.

Lu Cheng's sixth transformation appeared behind him at some unknown time, and threw a punch that was fierce and vicious.

The dwarf cultivator's short body, along with his hastily fleeing primordial spirit, was completely reduced to nothingness by this punch, thoroughly incinerated and devoured by the extremely domineering blood fire, with not even a trace of his remnant soul escaping.

This evil fire needs to devour and refine fierce souls and spirits to increase its power, but what fierce souls and spirits in this world can compare to the primordial spirit of a Mahayana true cultivator?
The power of his innate blood fire increased by three percent!
"Youying, be careful. He has cultivated some kind of eye technique, which is extremely advanced. It doesn't show any signs of being outwardly displayed, but in fact, your and Qingming's escape techniques and spells can't hide from him at all. Don't try to play any tricks. Be steady and use your protective magic treasures."

The Heavenly Eye Venerable and Lu Cheng Daoist locked eyes, three eyes meeting two. However, when the Heavenly Eye Venerable's magic-piercing eyes met the other's, he felt as if the other's gaze could penetrate everything, gripping his own qi and causing it to change constantly. The penetrating power was enhanced to the extreme. He even felt as if he had been thrown naked onto a vast ice plain, the chill penetrating him and leaving him with no way to resist it!

"How is this possible? Could his eyesight be superior to mine? Could it be that the Taiqing Sect's pupil techniques are more advanced than those of my Spirit Clan?"

As the most powerful race in the Immortal Realm, the Spirit Race is not numerous, but its members have exceptional cultivation aptitude. Furthermore, each Spirit Race member possesses a Heavenly Eye between their eyebrows, which, with a little cultivation, can generate considerable power.

In the realm of mortal immortals, some creatures with naturally powerful bloodlines and who have cultivated for many years are called True Spirits, such as dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, and kunpengs.

These beings are born with powerful bloodlines. If they have enough time to cultivate, they will become true spirits after tens of thousands of years, possessing supernatural powers and magical strength far exceeding those of ordinary Mahayana cultivators.

After cultivating for tens of thousands of years, cultivators of the Spirit Race can be revered as True Spirits, while humans cannot. Their highest level is only the Mahayana cultivator, and after that, they ascend to become immortals.

The top ten strongest clans in the Earthly Immortal Realm, in addition to having more than ten Mahayana cultivators, also need several or even more than ten True Spirits to be in charge, only then can they be considered worry-free for ten thousand years.

The Spirit Race is such a terrifyingly powerful race. In terms of individual combat strength, the Spirit Race's true spirits are slightly weaker than those of the Dragon, Phoenix, Qilin, and Kunpeng. However, for hundreds of thousands of years in the Earth Immortal Realm, the Spirit Race has been recognized as the strongest, followed by the Outer Path Heavenly Demon Race, and then the Dragon Race, Phoenix Race, and Qilin Race. Although they are powerful, their numbers are too small, and they are inherently arrogant, so those of mixed blood are not considered to be of the same kind.

"We cannot retreat. He is at his last gasp. Kill him!"

Such a thought flashed through the mind of Venerable Tianmu. Then, his hair and beard bristled, and he roared fiercely. His magic-breaking eye once again gathered divine light, and at the same time, he summoned an ancient bronze mirror. The mirror flipped and shot out a beam of fixed divine light.

Wangyou Sanren suppressed his injuries, made a hand seal with one hand, and at the same time a golden, radiant mountain-suppressing seal flew out from his sleeve, grew larger in the wind, and crashed down with immense force.

The blood dragon formed from the Blood River Banner around Lu Cheng danced, blocking a beam of divine light that had been fixed in place, and the blood dragon instantly disintegrated.

Because it was necessary to suppress the Netherworld Banner, the Blood River Banner had not been very noticeable throughout the battle. However, it actually transformed into blood dragons that coiled around Lu Cheng, which somewhat distracted the cultivators present.

With the Divine Light of Fixed Form blocked, Lu Cheng allowed the Divine Light of Demon-Slaying to fall on him, while simultaneously reaching out and punching the Ninth-Order Magic Treasure Mountain-Suppressing Seal of the Forget-Worry Hermit.

boom!
Like two mountains colliding, Lu Cheng and Wangyou Sanren were simultaneously struck by the backlash, their faces turning pale.

The Devouring Centipede descended like a shadow in the next moment. Despite its enormous size, it moved with the speed of the wind and shadow, and its intelligence was in no way inferior to the other Mahayana cultivators present.

"You want to devour me too?"

Lu Cheng had already tried self-destruction from within his body to increase the damage to his opponents when he had his fourth life force, but this method was ineffective against this kind of alien beast.

Since that's the case, then we can't let our life force be wasted. Lu Cheng waved his right sleeve, and in an instant, a Netherworld Ghost Scorpion suddenly pounced out from the sky, entangled with the Devouring Yuan Centipede that was also rushing up, tearing and attacking each other.

Currently, apart from the Netherworld Ghost Scorpion and the Bone-Eating Golden Locust, there are no other usable ninth-tier demonic beasts in Lu Cheng's Nine Li Cauldron.

The newly acquired Mahayana Tree Demon and Ant Queen have not been tamed. The Moon Devouring Demon Hound, which is the most familiar to him and has the best chance of advancing to Mahayana, is stuck between the eighth and ninth ranks and is unable to break through. Therefore, Lu Cheng does not have many options.

Fortunately, using a scorpion to deal with a centipede isn't a bad choice. Although the Netherworld Scorpion's magic power is far inferior to its opponent's, if the timing is right, a sting from it will certainly not be pleasant for that giant centipede.

At that very moment, a malevolent light suddenly struck Lu Cheng from behind, followed by an excruciating pain that tore his flesh apart.

The Spirit Race's ninth-tier supreme treasure, the Golden Dawn Divine Shuttle!
This thing can fly in the sky and burrow underground. Ordinary flying swords are shredded into iron slag by the spiral blades in front of it. Lu Cheng lost his third life to this magic weapon.

However, as a highly skilled body cultivator, having already died once from this thing, even though he was ambushed again this time, and the Golden Dawn Shuttle was faster than lightning, his physical body still instinctively defended and dodged.

The two separated in an instant. Lu Cheng's left half of his body was shredded into pieces, exposing the area near his heart. The Golden Dawn Shuttle that had seriously injured him disappeared without a trace, proving its incredible power!
(End of this chapter)