Starting from the Tiger Demon Yaksha, the demon immortality

Chapter 228, Chapter 227: Broken, Dragon Walking

Dragon boat, secret realm, third level.

The winding fire dragon transformed into a long rope, weaving through the horde of humans and demons.

Wherever it went, its terrifying power pulverized flesh and blood, leaving a thick carpet of flesh on the ground, so bloody it was nauseating.

However, Li Cunxiao simply watched the blood bloom, while the eight arms on his shoulders rose and fell from time to time, their ten fingers interlacing and separating, evolving into different hand seals.

The fiery red true energy intertwined with the emerald green true energy, like dry wood meeting a raging fire, unleashing a power far greater than that of the single Flame-Magic True Energy.

The palm prints and fist prints, like a peacock spreading its tail, swept across and engulfed everything.

Before long, there wasn't a single demon standing around.

But Li Cunxiao did not continue forward. Instead, as if he had a premonition, he looked in a certain direction.

"coming."

The next moment, a roar suddenly came from the palace, and a silver light flashed out from it, instantly reaching the front. The tip of the spear even turned into the color of lava due to the high speed and friction.

Two dragons, one blue and one gold, suddenly appeared, intertwining and spinning. Li Cunxiao's figure instantly transformed into a nimble arc, maintaining a constant distance despite the spear's pursuit.

"Roar!!!!"

The demon roared, its crimson true essence surging, shooting out, weaving, and transforming into a cage, which then suddenly contracted towards the center.

"open!"

The fiery wheels spun rapidly, and just before they were completely surrounded, Li Cunxiao had already transformed into a fiery meteor and left, leaving only the demon with a furious roar of resentment.

The fiery wheels rose into the air, gradually slowing down. From this height, the nested four-tiered palace complex could be clearly seen.

Li Cunxiao frowned slightly in dissatisfaction.

"Is the True Form Battle Heaven Ladder really ineffective? Even though I possess two original bodies, I can't withstand even a single move from someone of the same level, and I still can't contend with True Essence."

"The difference between the crystallization of true qi and spiritual qi, and the power of heaven and earth, cannot be made up by simply adding two kinds of true qi."

"It seems I either have to wait until my Buddhist main body breaks through the Heavenly Ladder, or I have to wait until my Taoist main body also breaks through to true form."

"With the combined power of the two true forms complementing each other, perhaps I can go from being able to escape without any obstacles and barely putting up a fight to being evenly matched?"

While thinking, he rode his Wind and Fire Wheels toward the Qianyang Palace in the center.

From this perspective, it is clear that there are hardly any demons or humans left in the fourth palace. This is the result of his efforts over the past half month.

Thanks to the evil energy provided by these demons, the five elements and five organs of the Azure Dragon's Seven Mansions—Horn Wood Dragon, Neck Gold Dragon, Root Earth Badger, Tail Fire Tiger, and Winnowing Basket Water Leopard—have all reached perfection.

However, the most frequently used technique, besides the original perfect-level Burning Wood Blade, is Kang Jinlong's corresponding movement technique—Heavenly Dragon Leap.

He had just escaped from the clutches of the Heavenly Ladder Realm Demon Captain using this movement technique.

As for Fang Ri Tu and Xin Yue Hu—which correspond to the two martial arts of Yin Yang Qi Zheng Jing—they have already reached the minor completion stage.

In his mind, four claws on the vajra suddenly lit up, which was the result of the fierce battle just now.

"After traveling for almost half a month, I was finally able to complete the Yellow Court before entering Louguandao."

"Master Taiyi said that the True Form Realm is only the entry point to the Azure Dragon True Scripture. I wonder what he meant by the Danwu Method. Hmm?"

As they passed over the second level of the sky, an old scholar strolled leisurely through the empty palace.

Those seventh-realm demons and the Imperial Guard generals all fearfully hid in their rooms, not daring to take a single step out, like rabbits in the mountains encountering a fierce tiger out hunting for food.

"Senior Wenzhongzi," Li Cunxiao bowed from afar, but showed no intention of going down.

Wen Zhongzi, who was strolling leisurely, was not surprised by the sight. He simply smiled, his eyes showing a hint of satisfaction.

"Young friend, you are practicing both Buddhism and Taoism, and you have made great progress recently."

"I hope you will continue your efforts, young friend, and take my head soon."

Upon hearing this, Li Cunxiao's expression turned strange. He didn't know whether to say it was good or bad, so he could only cup his hands in greeting and quickly return to Qianyang Palace. Only when he saw the red dragon encircling the dragon throne did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"A master who combined the three teachings... What a pity. If he hadn't fallen into demonic possession, I could have consulted him and learned from his experience."

"But for safety reasons, even if the Crimson Dragon can firmly suppress him, it's best not to make contact for the time being."

"Anyway, I haven't even mastered the dual cultivation of Buddhism and Taoism yet. I'll contact Wen Zhongzi when I reach the Heavenly Ladder Realm."

"At that time, by using his method of combining the three teachings as a blueprint, we will surely be able to deduce a more perfect method of combining cultivation."

Thinking this, Li Cunxiao took a few steps forward and pulled out a large handful of waist tokens from his waist. Most of them were "Yiwei" and the rest were "Duwei". There were still traces of blood on the raised and recessed cast characters.

"Red Dragon, these are today's spoils."

Upon hearing this, the spirit murmured, seemingly dissatisfied.

"Don't complain about the small amount. The fourth level has already been cleaned up. Since you won't let my two masters enter the secret realm, this is the only way for now."

After Li Cunxiao finished speaking, he took out a jade bowl and shook it.

The former was somewhat reluctant, but still slowly lowered his head.

A stream of milky white spiritual liquid overflowed from the dragon's mouth, slowly filling the palm-sized white jade vessel.

Just as the water was about to overflow, the Crimson Dragon raised its head again, its pure golden eyes staring intently at the young man before it.

"Don't worry, I won't take your benefits for nothing."

Li Cunxiao casually said something, then dipped his finger into the spiritual liquid. The moment the two came into contact, the spiritual liquid merged into his body, creating a small and slow vortex.

However, this pure spiritual energy did not make Li Cunxiao's aura stronger; instead, it was restrained and flowed towards his dantian.

Within the lush canopy of the dragon flower tree, nine dragons coil, and beneath the Bodhi leaf at the very center lies a large Bodhi seed, seemingly containing something.

Beneath the largest Bodhi seed, amidst the branches and leaves, are three small figures resembling lotus roots.

Unlike before, among the three little figures, one of the lotus root figures is obviously a size larger than the other two, and even the shape of joints is faintly visible between its chubby hands and feet.

Guided by Li Cunxiao, the pure spiritual energy flowed like a stream from the heavens, completely entering the lotus root figure in the center.

Nourished by spiritual energy, the lotus root people's bodies became more refined, with more human-like details.

"Each time we exorcise a demon, we can obtain a portion of the spiritual liquid. At the current pace, it will take at most a year and at least half a year for the second avatar to be conceived."

The lotus root underwent visibly changing, and Li Cunxiao felt a unique sense of fulfillment.

The fact that the current Buddhist incarnation could be cultivated in one go was thanks to the Golden Lotus that Taiyi Flower cultivated with great effort.

Since the spirit treasure has not yet recognized its master, I cannot freely use the dragon boat's resources. Fortunately, there is no rush regarding the incarnation.

As long as it matures before the Taoist principal form takes shape, making room for the Confucian principal form, then there will be no problem.

While the lotus incarnation was absorbing the spiritual liquid, Li Cunxiao summoned the Vajra Pestle, and a cool energy flowed into his seven orifices.

The five demon heads—Horned Wood Dragon, Neck Golden Dragon, Root Earth Badger, Tail Fire Tiger, and Winnowing Basket Water Leopard—manifested in the seven orifices of the eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.

Subsequently, Fang Ri Tu and Xin Yue Hu also floated to the left and right.

The sun represents the sun, and the moon represents the moon. Yin and Yang, together, give rise to the Five Elements, the Four Symbols, and the creation of heaven and earth.

The power within the vajra surged forth, illuminating the sun and moon, connecting the five elements and yin and yang, like seven stars, linking together to form a blurry image of a blue dragon.

The original emerald green Azure Dragon True Qi was now faintly shimmering with silver light, as if it were about to transform into stars and converge into a celestial river, a silvery river in the night sky.

However, after several transformations, it seemed that something was missing. The seven demons shed their beastly bodies and each evolved into a star lord, condensing into a blue-green sea. With a roar, the azure dragon once again plunged into the abyss.

"This is because the method for condensing the true form of the Azure Dragon is lacking."

"According to my master, the Azure Dragon is a star in the sky, the Eastern Wood on the ground, and true mercury in alchemy."

"The true form of the Azure Dragon is not that of a beast, but rather that it is in harmony with the creation of heaven and earth."

"The Azure Dragon True Qi undergoes three transformations in the three realms of True Form, Heavenly Ladder, and Mysterious Pass."

"The power of this unique skill will only become more apparent as you progress."

However, regardless of the circumstances, Li Cunxiao now possesses both a fully realized Taoist body with perfected Yellow Court form and a fully realized Buddhist body with perfected True Form form, which is equivalent to having twice the true energy of an ordinary martial artist.

Considering that he has cultivated both of his main bodies to the Great Perfection of the Yellow Court Qi Sea, his explosive power and endurance are probably already ten or even dozens of times greater than those of martial artists of the same level.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to withstand even a few moves from a sixth-realm Heavenly Ladder warrior and still manage to escape unscathed every time.

"Senior brother, let's continue on our way."

Ye Chengxiao's voice seemed to penetrate a layer of water film and enter the ear, hazy and indistinct.

In reality, Li Cunxiao suddenly opened his eyes.

What came into view was a dilapidated house, with a few rays of sunlight filtering through the leaky roof eaves.

"crunch~"

Even though the force was very light, the decaying hinges still made a creaking sound as the door was pushed open, and dust fell in a flurry.

Ye Chengxiao looked somewhat tired, but seeing Li Cunxiao's energetic appearance, his expression showed even more awe.

Wei He, who was helping his sister mount her horse, was in a similar state; the excitement he had shown when leaving Songcheng was long gone from his face.

Further away, Du Guanglei, with a fawning expression, carefully fed three almost identical blue steeds with pills in hand.

Every now and then, the BMW in the middle would conjure up seven lion heads, but Wei He and the other two were already used to it.

"Big brother!"

Steam rose from Li Mucha's head, and his breathing was somewhat rapid, as if he had just finished his morning exercise.

"Mocha, it's good that you're persisting in practicing, but there are deserted villages all around, so don't go too far."

Li Cunxiao's gaze passed over his younger brother's shoulder as several sparrows fell from the sky and landed on the eaves.

The broken tiles shattered on the ground, startling the birds into flight.

As far as the eye can see, there are only broken walls and ruins.

It was breakfast time, yet not a single house had smoke rising from its chimney.

It's so desolate.

For nearly half a month, they rode horses from Songzhou, passing through Bianzhou and Zhengzhou. When they approached Huangchao's territory, they took a detour to avoid any unforeseen complications.

But the closer one gets to the border between Xijing and Dongdu, the more dilapidated it becomes, completely unlike the heart of a nation and the central hub of the world.

The bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no cock crowing for thousands of miles.

The distance from Songcheng to Huayin County, where Louguandao is located, is a thousand miles. Along this long road, most of the sights one sees are those described above.

Not to mention Ye Chengxiao and Mucha, even Li Cunxiao, who had already killed countless people on the battlefield and considered himself to be of iron heart, fell silent upon seeing this.

"Why did you go through all this trouble, carrying those young men in sacks and making a roundabout way, just to show our apprentice this?"

Taiyi Zhenren looked at the people in the group and couldn't help but secretly send a telepathic message to the senior monk beside him.

“Look at this, it will be good for him.”

Qi Ci's gaze wandered over the few abandoned, dilapidated houses, and he inadvertently saw a tattered swaddling cloth with a section of grayish-white bone protruding from it. A sorrowful expression flashed across his face.

Let's get going.

The old Taoist priest didn't reply. With a light leap, he landed on the back of the green lion that had transformed into a precious horse.

The one sitting on Qici was also an avatar of the Green Lion. The latter obediently lowered its body, and its hooves stumbled slightly as the big monk pressed it down.

"Lion King, thank you for your trouble."

Du Guanglei bowed respectfully, very carefully, as if he were riding an ancestor rather than a horse.

After Li Cunxiao and his companions mounted their horses, they skillfully took out a cinnabar talisman and affixed it to the horse's back.

Several yellow talismans flashed with a bluish light, and a surge of energy appeared, though it wasn't immediately apparent.

But once the group had run out of the village, the nine-headed green lion and its incarnation accelerated. Li Cunxiao's red horse was still considered a rare and extraordinary steed, but Wei He and Ye Chengxiao's ordinary horses were not left behind.

This is the effect of the talisman drawn by Taiyi, "Divine Speed ​​Armor Horse".

However, according to the old Taoist priest, the Louguan Taoists were skilled in alchemy, but their talismanic arts were still somewhat rudimentary.

The talismans of Shangqing Maoshan are truly the greatest of all.

Grandmasters can lock the soul from a thousand miles away, combining the three elements into one, allowing the true essence to separate and differentiate from the body, thus maintaining its function even after leaving the martial artist.

However, the art of talismans can lower this threshold, allowing martial artists below the level of grandmaster to obtain power exceeding their own.

Although it is far inferior to the methods of a grandmaster, the intricacies involved are not simple.

Five fast horses galloped along the official road, leaving a shallow trail in the snow.

Louguandao was originally located in Zhongnan Mountain, Fengxiang Prefecture, west of Gyeonggi Province. Later, Emperor Taizong moved it to Huayin County, Huazhou, in the east.

Originally, this location was adjacent to the Tongji Canal, bordered Daxing to the west, Luoyang to the east, and Hezhong Prefecture to the north. In times of peace, it would have been a bustling hub of trade routes.

The Louguan Temple was the most popular place of worship in the world.

But now, it is caught in the middle between the Western Capital court, the Eastern Capital puppet Qi regime, and Prince Li Yisheng of Jin.

The area is surrounded by enemies, making it an extremely awkward situation.

But in any case, after several days of travel, the destination was now within reach.

They set off in the morning, and by noon, they had reached the border between the Eastern Capital and the Western Capital. After passing through one more county, they would reach the border of Huayin County.

"The seat of Hongnong Prefecture has actually fallen into such a dilapidated state."

Taiyi Zhenren looked at the mottled bloodstains on the city wall and the corpses scattered on the ground, and his eyes changed.

"Although the Yang family of Hongnong is not among the Five Surnames and Seven Noble Families, it is a family that has been a prominent family for hundreds of years in the dynasty."

"The bones of nobles and officials have been trampled on the streets of the capital; what a fine example of Huang Chao!"

Looking at the horrific battlefield outside the city, the younger generation judged from the condition of the corpses that the battle had probably taken place three or four days ago.

The atmosphere among the crowd grew even more somber, and no one wanted to say more. Just as they were about to turn and leave, a loud bang suddenly came from not far away.

Qi Ci's gaze was sharp as lightning. After a moment of concentration, his expression suddenly changed:

"How could a dragon be roaming in the dead of winter?!"

(End of this chapter)