Becoming a Taoist Master by Walking on the Underworld

It's perfectly normal to keep the most important and precious things in your own storage bag.

Take them for example.

Because of the industry, most of the relatively common items are stored somewhere, but relatively rare items, such as spirit stones, magical artifacts, and inherited cultivation techniques, are mostly placed directly in their own storage bags.

Instinctively, they have more faith in their own abilities.

Therefore, if this cave truly contains the inheritance of the Heart Sword Technique, then the most likely place it would be within this cultivation chamber, inside the storage bag of that ancient cultivator.

But precisely because of this, this secret meditation chamber is also the most dangerous place.

Because it is highly likely that the remains of that ancient cultivator are inside.

In this world where yin energy thrives, the corpses of such powerful cultivators are highly likely to undergo regeneration.

And often, the corpses of such beings, once transformed, possess terrifying power.

If the other party is unwilling before their death, their soul may become a ghost.

If the spirit transforms into a ghost, it will inevitably become a ghost king.

It can even turn into a calamity.

After all, the other party has a very strong financial foundation.

A genuine Golden Core cultivator with a powerful spiritual soul.

Once transformed into a ghost, it becomes a natural ghost king, and it is very easy for it to go further and become a calamity.

However, what reassured them slightly was that the other party hadn't appeared despite the huge commotion they had caused before. So, either the ghost king that the other party had transformed into was trapped somewhere.

Or perhaps their soul has perished and they haven't transformed into a ghost.

"Even if it doesn't transform into a ghost, it might transform into a zombie."

So, we still need to be careful!

Violet said this.

Even if it doesn't turn into a ghost, it might turn into a zombie.

"really.

Ancient cultivators possessed not only powerful spiritual souls but also extremely strong physical bodies.

In countless secret realms, there are legends of ancient cultivators transforming into ghosts or zombies after their deaths.

It is even said that in the northern wilderness, there is a barren land because an ancient cultivator turned into a zombie dwells there.

That zombie is said to have reached the Calamity level; even a True Immortal might perish if they stepped into it.

The wine gourd nodded, offering further evidence.

"Alright, there's no point in saying any more."

Everything needs to be discussed after the door is opened.

However, just in case, it's best to be cautious.

Violet then spoke, and immediately offered up the precious silk artifact once again.

boom!
There was a loud noise.

The protective barrier around the door to that secret meditation chamber shattered instantly.

The door opened directly with a push.

Almost instantly.

Then everyone saw what was happening inside.

Inside the secret chamber, a figure as thin as a skeleton sat cross-legged on a futon with his back to them.

The surrounding area was very simple, with no extra decorations except for a scroll of calligraphy and painting.

To their surprise, the spiritual energy within the secret chamber was abundant.

It is at least two to three times that of the medicinal field, and five to seven times that of the outside world. It is almost as strong as what one feels in the Netherworld.

However, all their attention was focused on the figure with its back to them.

Most importantly, there was a storage bag on his body.

Golden storage bag.

It is clearly different from other ordinary storage bags, being much larger, so you can imagine that the internal space must also be quite large.

Chen Yushu's gaze fell on that figure, and he immediately used the Divine Vision Technique.

I felt relieved.

Because he couldn't sense any aura from the other party.

It was as if the other party had truly perished and vanished without a trace.

He is dead.

It neither turned into a zombie nor a ghost.

The one favored by the gods also observed the other party carefully, and his mind relaxed considerably.

A Golden Core Realm expert, whether transformed into a zombie or a ghost, is incredibly powerful, far surpassing the previous black bear spirit.

"fine.

But this is actually quite normal.

This ancient cultivator must have experienced that catastrophe.

Knowing that after a cultivator falls, they are highly likely to be infected and affected by Yin energy, turning into a zombie or ghost.

Therefore, those senior cultivators who do not want to suffer calamity after their death often take precautions in advance to avoid this possibility.

Clearly, this senior colleague was the same.

Not wanting to become a ghost or a zombie after death, he made preparations before his demise.

As they spoke, the group of people stepped into the cave.

I couldn't help but take a deep breath.

They could clearly feel the richness of the spiritual energy in this place, and a hint of joy appeared on their faces.

"The spirit-gathering formation here is still functioning."

The spiritual energy here is truly abundant.

If one cultivates here for an extended period, their cultivation speed will increase significantly.

The wine gourd couldn't help but sigh.

"really.

Not only is the spiritual energy here abundant.

The spiritual energy concentration in the other rooms of the cave is also quite high, making it perfectly suitable as a family residence to cultivate countless family members.

Regardless of everything else, this cave dwelling alone, the spiritual ground itself, makes the trip worthwhile.

Even those favored by the gods couldn't stop talking.

He and Jiu Hulu, one a respected elder of the Zhang family and the other a divine messenger under the Seven Gods Sect, both lived carefree lives, yet both longed for a family power entirely of their own.

This cave dwelling is definitely an excellent family residence.

It is a place that countless forces dream of.

"I apologize for disturbing you today."

I hope you won't take offense, senior!

At this moment, Violet walked up to the ancient cultivator's corpse, bowed slightly, and said.

“Offended!”

After saying that, Violet took a deep breath and aimed at its waist.

The storage bag immediately flew into her hand as if summoned.

But this slight fluctuation of vital energy seemed to have triggered something.

Groan!
A clear, crisp sound of a sword rang out.

Suddenly, a sword light shot out from the corpse at an extreme speed.

The cyan sword light, like a stream of light, shot straight out.

"careful!"

The chosen one roared.

But there was no time to react.

Because this sword strike was too fast.

Like a dazzling streak of light, it had already reached Violet's side even before the sword's cry rang out.

Fortunately, Violet was cautious and did not let her guard down even at this moment. Her defensive artifact, which she activated at all times, instantly blocked in front of her.

It was a defensive artifact resembling a handkerchief, crafted from the silk of the Heavenly Valley Spirit Silkworm, making it incredibly tough. Furthermore, a skilled artifact refiner had imbued it with nine defensive arrays. Now, it stood before her, radiating spiritual light.

puff!
But the sharpness of this sword was beyond imagination.

The defensive handkerchief paused only slightly before its spiritual light dimmed rapidly, and then the flying sword broke through it with overwhelming force.

It was only a moment's time.

The flying sword moved with unstoppable force, continuing its piercing towards the violet without pause.

Violet's expression changed drastically. As she retreated rapidly, she quickly transformed her silk magic weapon into a stream of light and rushed forward to meet the attack.

"Humph!"

But it was at this very moment.

Chen Yushu made his move.

He had actually sensed something was wrong with the corpse long before he came in.

It doesn't mean that the corpse becomes stiff or turns into a ghost.

Instead, he sensed an aura within the corpse.

This aura was extremely faint, even withered and dried up. Yet, it faintly exuded a spiritual energy, inexplicably sending a chill down one's spine.

At that time, Chen Yushu became vaguely wary.

He knew that the biggest difference between the ancient cultivators and the cultivators of this world was that the ancient cultivators mainly cultivated both their spirit and body, and would eventually condense into a golden core.

Once the Golden Core is formed, the spirit and body become one, and one's strength and abilities will undergo earth-shattering changes.

The Golden Core is the location of its life essence, possessing all sorts of incredible supernatural abilities.

According to Violet, this ancient cultivator is a genuine late-stage Core Formation cultivator, and therefore must possess all the characteristics of a Golden Core cultivator.

It is more likely to contain a magical treasure.

He had sensed that trace of spirituality before, and initially thought it was due to the residual spirituality left by his golden core.

He only understood after he sensed an extremely sharp sword aura.

Even after so many years of depletion, a trace of spirituality still remains within the golden core inside the other person's body.

Coincidentally, within his body lay the natal magic weapon left behind by the other party. The magic weapon, combined with his spirituality, was immediately activated upon sensing the fluctuations of Dao Yuan, and charged directly at Violet.

Having realized this, Chen Yushu acted immediately without hesitation.

The Hidden Yin Technique, Seven Star Steps.

He unleashed the two earliest spells he had mastered in an instant.

However, the power of the flying sword was too strong and the speed was too fast. Even though he had cultivated these two spells to the extreme, and several spell rune structures had already been in harmony with the mysteries of the laws, he was slowly replacing them with the mysteries of the laws to cast them.

However, when it landed on that natal magic weapon, it only caused it to pause slightly and its spiritual energy to dissipate slightly, but its speed and power were not reduced in the slightest.

Chen Yushu had anticipated this.

Then the third and fourth spells were cast in succession.

Divine Descent Technique, Immobilizing Divine Light!

These two spells.

He has now mastered the Divine Descent Technique to perfection, while the Body-Fixing Divine Light is only at the minor level.

But even if it's just a small success.

However, many of the spell runes contained in this spell were ones that he had mastered, reaching a high level of mastery or even perfection, and had undergone several optimizations.

Therefore, the speed he displayed was by no means slow.

He unleashed it in the blink of an eye.

boom! boom!
Almost at the same time.

Chen Yushu's Divine Descent Technique attack and Violet's magical silk artifact collided with the flying sword.

The terrifying energy fluctuations caused the entire secret chamber to tremble.

"Not enough, not enough..."

Violet's face turned deathly pale.

Chen Yushu could almost clearly feel his precious silk ribbon being torn apart by an overwhelming force. His magical attack struck the flying sword, causing it to tremble slightly and its spiritual energy to dissipate a little, but it was not enough.

That flying sword magic weapon still contained at least 50% of its power from when it was at its peak, poured into it.

Is this the flying sword strike of an ancient cultivator, comparable to a late-stage Core Formation cultivator in the third stage of the Soul Refining Realm, the Life-Seizing Realm?

Even if it's just a single strike delivered after the opponent has died.

Yet it was still incredibly terrifying.

Her divine sense captured the flying sword more clearly—a sword that was incomparably sharp, relentless, and determined to achieve its goal.

Zizizi!
But at that moment, she suddenly noticed that the flying sword froze for a moment.

It seemed as if a special force was acting on it, freezing it in place.

"Settled?"

She had just relaxed when she suddenly tensed up again.

Because the flying sword moved again.

Although its power has been slightly reduced, it should only be about 40% of its peak strength.

Even if it's 40%, it's still something he can't withstand.

"Could it be..."

Despair filled her heart, but then a glimmer of hope appeared before her eyes.

For some unknown reason, a dazzling seven-colored light suddenly appeared in front of him.

The flying sword collided with the seven-colored dazzling light, and its speed was once again halted, decreasing significantly.

However, as a result, the spiritual light above the seven-colored dazzling light also dimmed rapidly, until it shattered with a pop.

Life! Life!
But because of this, a glimmer of hope appeared in Violet's eyes.

Because at this moment, the speed and power of the flying sword have been reduced to one-tenth of their original value.

Even though its power was still formidable, it was no longer a certain death situation for her.

She just needs to...

As she thought this, she felt a weight on her shoulder, and then her vision blurred again.

Then, in the next moment, he felt himself appear several feet away.

She was completely stunned.
what happened?

Looking at the flying sword again, it had already been stopped by the wine gourd and the chosen one of the gods.

But how can I suddenly disappear and then suddenly reappear?

Then, subconsciously, she looked at Chen Yushu standing to the side.

"Thank you so much for earlier!"

Violet spoke up repeatedly.

"No problem!
That's all I can do.

Chen Yushu waved his hand and said with a relaxed expression.

In that moment of crisis, it was Chen Yushu who stepped in.

He wasn't as relaxed as he appeared.

At this moment, he had truly brought his methods to their fullest potential.

He displayed the use of the Hidden Yin Technique and the Seven Star Steps to control the flying sword, but when that failed, he used the Divine Descent Technique to block it.

However, the flying sword was too powerful. The Divine Descent Technique only slightly weakened it and slowed its speed for a moment. Fortunately, thanks to the magical obstruction and Violet's self-rescue, he bought time to cast his spell and then used the Immobilization Divine Light.

The Immobilization Divine Light can be used not only on cultivators, but also on the opponent's offensive magical artifacts and treasures.

As expected, the flying sword paused for a moment when this divine light appeared.

This also freed up time for him to unleash the Seven-Colored Glazed Divine Light next.

As expected, after overcoming the previous obstacles, the Seven-Colored Divine Light of Salvation immediately came into play, greatly reducing the power of the flying sword.

Finally, he was able to grab Violet in time and use the Blood Escape Technique to get her out of there.

Although the Blood Escape Technique has a longer casting time compared to many other spells.

But his initial goal was actually to get Violet out of danger.

Therefore, he actually started casting this spell immediately.

Multitasking and simultaneously casting multiple spells is not a problem for him, given his stable meditative state.

His repeated interventions to block the flying sword attack bought him enough time to unleash his Blood Escape Technique, allowing him to successfully bring Violet out at the last moment. (End of Chapter)