Mixed in the heavens, merits and virtues become immortals

Chapter 313 Heavenly Book
Kongsang Mountain is desolate and eerie, steep and lofty, and completely uninhabited.

Gu Qing and Lu Xueqi arrived late at night and saw bats swarming around them, flying and swirling in the air. Just as the two were about to climb the mountain, the bats suddenly sensed the presence of living people and began to bite at Gu Qing and Lu Xueqi with a series of cracking sounds.

The waning moon hung high, its light falling to the ground, but as the bats flew in, the surroundings became shrouded in boundless darkness.

Gu Qing turned her head slightly and looked at Lu Xueqi next to her, whose face was extremely pale.

"Don't be afraid!"

Gu Qing gently comforted her, then reached out and a dark blue Tai Chi aura appeared around him, enveloping him and Lu Xueqi. At the same time, he reached out and the Dragon Slayer Sword was drawn from its sheath, spiraling into the sky. In an instant, ten thousand sword flowers lit up, dazzling and fantastical. Lu Xueqi looked up and saw that under the night sky, it was like fireworks, and bats fell to the ground like rain.

The bats' blood and the corpses were immediately repelled by the Xuanqing Qi Shield as soon as they approached. Gu Qing and Lu Xueqi walked slowly up the mountain, without a trace of blood on their bodies.

"Your sword is even more formidable now."

Lu Xueqi stared at Gu Qingjian in a daze, she never expected that flying swords could be used to such an extent.

"I started out with a sword."

Gu Qing said with a smile.

As Gu Qing spent more time in the world of Jade Dynasty, many things gradually merged into his understanding, and the path of the sword was just one of them.

Lu Xueqi gave Gu Qing a deep look.

In this flying sword battle, Gu Qing and Lu Xueqi quickly ascended, approaching the Ten Thousand Bats Cave. As they neared the cave entrance, they looked back and saw another group of people below the mountain, using various magical treasures, already approaching the mountain.

"He is a man of great renown."

Lu Xueqi's expression changed slightly after seeing this.

Since leaving Zhushan City, Gu Qing and Lu Xueqi had been traveling by night and hiding during the day, heading towards Kongsang Mountain. The crowd of thousands of people had been nearby, and Lu Xueqi knew from a distance that they were probably members of the Demonic Sect.

"That place with ten thousand people is quite influential."

Gu Qing said with a smile, "Luckily, I told him that I was Ye Fan. After shaking him off, he couldn't find me."

Lu Xueqi was uncharacteristically speechless, and calmly said, "In the cultivation world, people recognize treasures by their appearance."

Gu Qing took the Dragon Slayer Sword; the opponent only needed to focus on using the Dragon Slayer Sword to kill.

"It's ok."

Gu Qing said nonchalantly, "I won't need this Dragon-Slaying Sword for long. I'll just pass it on to Lin Jingyu later."

"Then what sword do you use?"

Lu Xueqi asked in surprise.

"Zhu Xian!"

Gu Qing said matter-of-factly, "I don't believe they would dare to hunt down the Sword Master of the Immortal Execution Sword."

Once you obtain the Immortal Execution Sword, you should start hunting them down.

Just as Lu Xueqi was about to speak, she suddenly felt a warmth on her hand. Gu Qing was leading her into the Ten Thousand Bats Cave. The cave was long and narrow, with many twists and turns, and it was difficult to see anything in the darkness. In this darkness, Gu Qing used the light of his sword to sweep away the bats and his Xuan Guang to see. He led Lu Xueqi and ran quickly through the Ten Thousand Bats Cave. The experts from the Demonic Sect arrived in an instant. When they entered the cave and saw the bloodstains all over the ground and the darkness all around, they dared not pursue them any further.

"Uncle Qinglong."

A girl in green walked up to the spot, saw the person in front stop, and asked in a clear voice, "Why don't you chase after them inside?"

Qinglong, a master of the Ghost King Sect, stood with his hands behind his back, staring at the cave, and said, "After the sect leader was injured, he said that Ye Fan seemed to have a demonic weapon in his hand that could absorb blood essence and vital energy. The sect leader was caught off guard and was ambushed. The sect leader guessed that the thing was the Blood Devouring Bead."

"what!"

The girl in green knew exactly what the Blood-Devouring Bead was, and exclaimed in surprise, "So the man and woman entered the cave to find the Blood-Dripping Cave?"

Eight hundred years ago, the Blood Refining Hall unified the Demonic Sect, and Mount Kongsang was its foundation. There are rumors in the Demonic Sect that the Blood Dripping Cave in Mount Kongsang is the true core of the Blood Refining Hall. Over the past eight hundred years, many members of the Demonic Sect have been searching for it, but none of them have found it.

"If Ye Fan really masters the Blood-Devouring Bead, I'm afraid the Blood-Dripping Cave will truly reappear in the world."

Qinglong said.

There truly are mysterious and unpredictable fates in the world of cultivation.

"Then let's..."

"We'll just wait outside for them to come to us."

Qinglong said, "While we're at it, let's also consolidate the Blood Refining Hall here."

This is the foundation of the Blood Refining Hall. Although it has been remote for eight hundred years, the people of the Demonic Sect have been secretly active here.

Azure Dragon raised his head slightly, a hint of desolation on his face, and said, "I haven't traveled the martial world for many years, and people in this world have probably forgotten me, the Azure Dragon Saint Envoy."

Inside Mount Kongsang, in the Ten Thousand Bats Cave, Gu Qing and Lu Xueqi continued forward, then jumped into the boundless abyss.

The Abyss of the Dead!
An endless abyss, endless cold, endless evil spirits.

Lu Xueqi was shocked to see the Yin spirit and moved closer to Gu Qing. She looked at the faces of men, women, and children that appeared around her, each with longing on their faces, yet fearing Gu Qing's aura and not daring to move forward. Lu Xueqi looked at Gu Qing and saw that he had taken out the Soul-Devouring Staff. Gu Qing made a hand seal and resonated with the Blood-Devouring Bead at the deepest level.

The Bloodthirsty Bead was a magical artifact of the Black-Hearted Old Man eight hundred years ago. After Gu Qing obtained it, he also refined it with his blood, and a connection was established between the two.

In the original story, Zhang Xiaofan could resonate with the corpse of the Black Heart Old Man. Gu Qing, on the other hand, cultivated the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique and had a profound understanding of the mental realm. Now, he was manipulating the Blood Devouring Bead and, relying on the resonance of the Blood Devouring Bead, was heading straight towards the location of the Dripping Blood Cave.

A sword light flashed across the Abyss of the Dead, passed through the Sea of ​​Heartlessness, and startled the Blackwater Serpent dwelling there. However, it also led Gu Qing and Lu Xueqi directly to the outside of the Dripping Blood Cave.

The cave was very small. After Gu Qing and Lu Xueqi entered, the Black Water Serpent slammed its tail down, causing the mountain to tremble and rocks to fall, sealing the cave entrance.

Lu Xueqi was terrified when she thought of the Black Water Serpent and the sealed cave entrance. When she looked at Gu Qing through the sword light, she saw that Gu Qing was calm and did not seem to realize that this was a desperate situation.

"It's just a few rocks. I can just dig them up when I want to get out."

Gu Qing's body had been tempered by the supreme Yin and Yang immortal energy, strengthened by his good deeds, and constantly blessed by the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill. He had long since transcended the mortal realm. In the world of Peerless Twins, Gu Qing was already able to dig open caves, and now it was even easier for him.

Hearing Gu Qing's words, Lu Xueqi felt a little relieved. She followed Gu Qing to the end of the cave and saw a water curtain with seven crimson stones on it. Water dripped from the stones, like drops of blood.

Bleeding Cave.

The true core of the Blood Refining Hall of the Demonic Cult, and the place that countless members of the Demonic Cult have been searching for for eight hundred years. The reflection of seven stones in the pool below was clear. Gu Qing determined the location and gently pressed on one of them, and a stone chamber opened with a roar.

"How do you know about the Demonic Cult's mechanisms?"

Lu Xueqi suddenly asked.

Gu Qing has too many secrets, which Lu Xueqi can no longer see through.

"It came from the Bloodthirsty Bead."

Gu Qing, holding Lu Xueqi's hand, said, "It seems this place is related to the death of the ruthless old man." As he spoke, Gu Qing led Lu Xueqi into the stone chamber.

On the left side of this stone chamber are two stone statues. The male statue is ferocious and menacing with a black face and demonic horns, while the female statue is kind and gentle, standing with a smile. These two gods are the Holy Mother of the Netherworld and the Heavenly Fiend King, worshipped by the Demonic Sect.

Gu Qing examined the two statues. In the legends of the Demonic Sect, the Heavenly Fiend King created the world, and the Holy Mother of the Netherworld nurtured all living beings. However, in the legends of the Righteous Path, it was the Great God Pangu who created the world, and the Goddess Nuwa who nurtured all living beings.

Gu Qing glanced at the two deities and led Lu Xueqi into the cave. They hadn't gone far when they arrived at a spacious place. Looking up, they saw the words "Heaven and Earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs" written on the side.

Each character is four feet square, with ancient and simple strokes and a vigorous momentum.

Upon seeing this, Gu Qing couldn't help but think of the War God's Records, which he had been waiting for in the Tang Dynasty world for over ten years without ever seeing. It was said that in the Jingyan Palace, in the War God's Hall, before the forty-nine War God's Records, there was also the inscription "Heaven and Earth are ruthless, treating all things as straw dogs."

"This is a kind of alternative way to make up for regrets."

Gu Qing and Lu Xueqi walked into the tunnel, and at the end, they saw the location of the Heavenly Book.

The creation of heaven and earth began in the primordial chaos, when ignorance reigned and distinctions were not yet established...

Lu Xueqi stared intently at the heavenly book before her. Gu Qing had taught her the Great Brahma Prajna and the Other Shore Sword Technique, making her a practitioner of both Buddhism and Taoism. After practicing them, she felt that the two techniques were somewhat stagnant and conflicted with each other. It was only because the Great Brahma Prajna had such a strong effect on her meridians that Lu Xueqi gritted her teeth and continued to practice.

However, all of this vanished after seeing the first volume of the Heavenly Book. This set of techniques engraved in the Demonic Sect actually revealed that the Buddhist and Taoist paths lead to the same goal, and all the conflicts between the two could be reconciled by the Heavenly Book. Even many obstacles in Lu Xueqi's cultivation of the Taiji Xuanqing Path seemed to be resolved under the Heavenly Book.

Lu Xueqi glanced at Gu Qing, and saw Gu Qing turn her gaze to meet hers, then nod emphatically.

"I've heard a legend."

Gu Qing said, "It is said that all the cultivation techniques in the world come from the Heavenly Book, which has five volumes. However, the differences in cultivation arise because different people have different understandings of it."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xueqi looked at the wall again. The extensive stone carvings contained the greatest secrets of cultivation throughout history.

At this moment, Gu Qing silently closed his eyes. A long, long time ago, Gu Qing had bought a physical copy of the novel "Zhu Xian". On one page of the physical book, there was a record of the Heavenly Book of the Zhu Xian world, which consisted of ten volumes. It seemed to have been passed down by the Goddess Nuwa. It also recorded the affairs of the Yellow Emperor. According to the records in the physical book, the cultivation methods of Fenxiang Valley and Miao Jiang also seemed to come from the Heavenly Book.

However, over the years, the physical set of books was lost as it was constantly borrowed. Later, when Gu Qing looked at it online, it was basically the five volumes of the "Heavenly Book".

Gu Qing temporarily put the information from the ten volumes of the Heavenly Book out of his mind. Relying on the first volume of the Heavenly Book, the general outline of cultivation in the world of Zhu Xian, Gu Qing began to ponder all his martial arts and moves, transforming and adjusting them to conform to the cultivation methods of the world of Zhu Xian.

In that moment of distraction, Gu Qing pondered for three days and three nights. When he came to his senses, he heard a bell ringing beside him. Looking over, he saw Lu Xueqi holding a bell in her hand, examining it closely.

"Hehuan Bell?"

Gu Qing immediately called out.

Lu Xueqi turned her eyes, her worry gone, and said, "This was found in the cave."

Gu Qing stepped forward, snatched the Hehuan Bell, and said, "This thing is rather unlucky, give it to me."

Gu Qing knew his own nature; he was bound to attract trouble in the future, and he had no interest in having others cast a love spell on him.

Seeing Gu Qing's resolute attitude, Lu Xueqi frowned slightly and then said, "It seems there is no way out of this cave."

For the past two or three days, Lu Xueqi has been searching everywhere in the cave, but has not found a way out. Gu Qing is in the process of comprehending the mystery, so Lu Xueqi has not disturbed him.

Gu Qing looked down at the food bags the two of them were carrying. Two or three dried fish that they had made along the way were missing, which meant that Lu Xueqi was in deep danger and dared not eat more.

"Come."

Gu Qing took out the dry food from the package and handed it to Lu Xueqi, saying, "Let's eat our fill first, and then we'll prepare to leave."

The dry rations in the package were all made according to Lu Miaozi's recipes. Although they were dry rations, they tasted exceptionally good. Seeing that Gu Qing knew what he was doing, Lu Xueqi felt reassured and ate two pieces of the dry rations.

"Are there any difficulties you encounter in your spiritual practice?"

While Gu Qing was eating dry rations, he suddenly asked a question.

Lu Xueqi shook her head, glanced at the Heavenly Book beside her, and said, "Originally, it would have taken some time to adjust before I could break through to the ninth level of the Taiji Xuanqing Dao, but after reading this Heavenly Book, the ninth level of the Taiji Xuanqing Dao is just around the corner."

Not only that, but the Great Brahma Wisdom can also be rapidly improved. What Lu Xueqi needs now is to accumulate experience.

"That's good."

Hearing this, Gu Qing smiled and said, "At least you didn't make a wasted trip."

Lu Xueqi raised her eyes slightly, then lowered them again, burying her head in her dry rations without saying a word.

Gu Qing smiled and quickly walked through the cave. Relying on the penetrating power of the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique, he searched for any omissions in the cave. After confirming that there was nothing left inside, he memorized the Infatuation Spell and led Lu Xueqi to the statues of the Heavenly Fiend King and the Netherworld Holy Mother.

"We need to pass through these two statues to get out."

Gu Qing pointed to the missing weapon in the statue; the mechanism to open the cave was right here.

"The evil god of the demonic sect?"

Lu Xueqi rarely looked at the two statues.

"Since all cultivation methods in the world are completely interconnected, has there been a deviation in the world's recognition of deities?"

Gu Qing said, "They are like the great god Pangu and the goddess Nuwa, while the demonic sect calls them the Heavenly Fiend King and the Holy Mother of the Netherworld..." As Gu Qing spoke, he took the Heavenly Fiend King's axe and said to Lu Xueqi, "Look, these weapons are the same."

The axe of the Heavenly King is also called the Heaven-Opening Axe.

Lu Xueqi looked deeply at Gu Qing, sensing that Gu Qing had a unique tolerance for the Demonic Sect.

"Although it's a bit inappropriate..."

Gu Qing looked at Lu Xueqi and said, "But good and evil are actually determined by people's hearts."

(End of this chapter)