The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 9: Cause and effect, one strike determines the outcome
The sword light suddenly appeared.

A peach wood sword fell from the sky.

The green snake was frightened and stunned.

I was frightened because the sword was too sharp.

I was surprised because I didn't expect the old Taoist to come back.

The anger of being fooled.

Suppressed resentment.

The combined effect caused the green snake to explode.

"The human race is so treacherous!"

The snake's tongue hissed and he opened his mouth to spit out a large amount of cold air.

The temperature at the foot of Fuyun Mountain suddenly dropped, snowflakes fell from the sky, frost formed on the grass and trees, and ice formed on the ground.

The sword light was frozen by the cold air.

The peach wood sword clanged and broke the ice.

It flew into the hands of a white-haired Taoist priest. He was wearing a grey Taoist robe and had an immortal look. It was Xuanming.

Looking at the snake demon below, Xuanming's heart sank.

When he was reading novels in his previous life, he saw many old antiques using this trick. In addition, the snake demon was injured and its speed should not be as fast as his. It was impossible for it to escape from the forest so quickly. So he was lucky and gave it a try. Unexpectedly, he got an unexpected gain.

However, Xuanming was not happy but depressed.

This is because the green snake has a strange smell.

Although it was weak and hidden in the breath of the snake demon, it could not escape Xuanming's perception.

His spiritual perception had been strengthened by the Huangting Sutra, and his foundation had been perfectly established, his energy and spirit had greatly increased, and he was completely superior to those who had reached the Jinglian realm.

Also, because the green snake was intact, its severed head was fused and its broken tail was reconnected, its strength was much stronger than before.

Even he felt a sense of pressure.

Staring at the snake demon with cold eyes, Xuanming did not waste his words, as when drinking with a close friend, a thousand cups are not enough, but when there is no one to talk to, even a single word is too much.

He had nothing to say to the snake demon.

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He raised his hand, and the sword shone coldly.

The peach wood sword flew out again.

In an instant, one becomes two, two becomes four, and four becomes eight.

In an instant, eight swords were launched at the same time.

Each sword light was about ten feet long.

Bright and dazzling, extremely sharp.

This is the basic sword technique of Qiuzhenism: Bagua Sword.

After entering the Tao, he did not rush to practice advanced magic, but started from the most basic swordsmanship and magic.

In addition to reading scriptures to gain enlightenment and breathing inspiration, he practiced these basic techniques over and over again.

In Xuanming's eyes, these basic methods, which have been modified and improved by three generations of Taoist priests in Qiuzhen Temple, have been refined through thousands of trials and tribulations and have even fewer flaws.

More worthwhile to polish than advanced spells.

The most reasonable approach is to practice it to perfection, then gradually progress to the deeper levels, and switch the practice method naturally.

And now, he wants to use the snake demon to verify the results of his own practice.

The sword light fell like a waterfall, cutting off the cold air, breaking the ice, and covering the snow.

The eight sword lights continued to move forward with undiminished power as they charged towards the snake demon.

The green snake was angry and opened its mouth to spit out cold air again.

An even bigger cold current gushed out, he twisted his snake body, and the rivers under his feet surged with huge waves.

The cold current rushed with the waves and transformed into eight ferocious ice snakes. They opened their bloody mouths, revealing their sharp fangs, and swallowed the eight sword lights.

Click, click!
The sword light and the ice snake shattered at the same time.

As the peach wood sword flew back, waves formed under the green snake's feet and it headed straight for the nearest mountain stream.

Xuanming leaped up and leaped, holding a wooden sword, chasing relentlessly. Since the cause and effect have been established, it is time to settle it today. He will not let the tiger go back to the mountains.

With one step of a hundred feet, Xuanming's body floated, and he threw the peach wood sword in his right hand. The sword light was swift and grew to three feet against the wind. The three-foot sword light slashed towards the waves.

He waved the whisk in his left hand, and three thousand silver threads suddenly grew dozens of feet long, combining both hardness and softness, and rushed straight towards the green snake.

At the same time, he opened his mouth and spit out a stream of Hunyuan Qi.

Instantly transformed into five illusory gods, the moment the water wave was cut and the green snake was entangled by the whisk, the five spirits suppressed the five directions and set up the Qiuzhen Temple Five Elements Sealing Demon Formation to block the green snake's retreat. ———

"Damn Taoist priest, do you really want to kill them all?"

"To tell you the truth, this body is just a remnant of my soul. As long as my main body is not dead, I will come back sooner or later. When that happens, it will be the day when the Truth Seeking Temple is destroyed."

"If you turn a blind eye and are willing to let me go, I promise that I will never make things difficult for you and the Temple of Truth. Otherwise, you will bring disaster to the Temple of Truth."

Feeling that the old Taoist was difficult to deal with, the green snake looked fierce but was actually weak.

This remnant soul wasted a lot of energy in order to break the seal, and fled all the way here. After taking over the body of the snake demon whose corpse was still warm, it wasted some energy again in order to repair its body.

Now, the remaining strength is limited, and it can only exert strength comparable to that of a cultivator in the Qi Condensation Realm. Moreover, using it less and less can reduce the number of times it is used and successfully escape. The snake demon does not mind temporarily bowing its head.

After helping the main body break the seal, it won’t be too late to kill everyone in Qiuzhen Temple in front of the old Taoist.

Anyway, he has done a lot of things that go back on his word.

In the face of interests, dignity is not worth mentioning.

However, Xuanming turned a deaf ear, remained unmoved, and without saying anything, he swung his sword with all his might.

The sword light suddenly increased to thirty-three feet.

Five illusory gods merged into it.

The sword light grew longer, increasing to four feet.

This was his full blow.

Xuan Mingxin didn't believe all the snake demon's words.

He believed it was just a fragment of the soul that took over the body of a snake demon.

He also believes in the original Buddha.

But he didn't believe the snake demon's promise.

It is impossible to make him be cautious and restrain his hands and feet just by using a few words to show his support for the government.

He is not a young man who can be easily fooled.

During the six years in the Sutra Repository, he read widely and occasionally read some secrets of spiritual practice and miscellaneous notes. Especially after he entered the Tao, he was allowed to read the classics in the Sutra Tower, which greatly broadened his knowledge.

Although he did not know the mystery of soul splitting, he knew the importance of soul integrity to practitioners. He drew inferences from one example, made some speculations, and thought divergently, and realized that practitioners would not easily perform the soul splitting technique unless it was absolutely necessary.

Even if the snake demon is powerful in its original form, it is very likely that its movements will be temporarily restricted or even trapped, otherwise it would be impossible to take over another body.

This snake demon seemed clever, wanting to use his true form to scare him and make him retreat, but in fact he was trying to cover up his mistake and exposed many problems.

Of course, these are all Xuanming's guesses.

To determine whether it is true or not, first destroy the snake demon and then investigate.

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The snake demon glared angrily.

I didn't expect this old Taoist to be such a stubborn person.

He started to act without saying a word.

Since we can't reach an agreement, let's fight.

He is a majestic dragon, and even if he swims in shallow water, he cannot be teased by the old Taoist priest.

The waves were surging, and the snake demon mobilized more power.

Not only did he feel the horror of this sword, but he also wanted to end the battle quickly and kill the old Taoist priest to avoid any more trouble. After all, this was the home ground of the Qiuzhen Temple, and who knew if there would be any backup plans.

The wind howled violently in the mountains and forests, and the huge waves formed a ten-foot-long dragon with bared fangs and claws.

Boom!

The dragon collided with the sword light.

The grass and trees were lying across the ground, the soil was rolling up, and the sand and rocks were flying everywhere.

The fierce confrontation and the simultaneous annihilation.

The white hair flutters, the Taoist robe flutters, Xuanming makes hand gestures, the peach wood sword dances, and the Bagua sword technique is displayed.

The four-meter-long sword light formed an Eight Diagrams Sword Formation. For a moment, the sword light was surging, and hundreds of fine sword qi moved along mysterious trajectories. The sword net was dense, the sword qi was sharp, and the sword light was dazzling.

In his hands, the basic sword formation of Qiuzhen Temple had the power to destroy mountains and break rivers.

The snake demon had a solemn expression and let out a hissing sound, causing thousands of waves to appear, each one higher than the last.

With a dragon's roar, a hundred-foot-tall dragon turned the rivers and seas upside down and came charging fiercely.

One snake and one man, both decided to win with one strike.

(End of this chapter)