The world of martial arts, the immortal swordsman in the mortal realm.

Chapter 191, Section 206: The Terrifying Calamity of Killing! Blood God Technique!

Bi Shouxuan had never met Lu Chen, and his understanding of Lu Chen's strength was limited to rumors, without any direct knowledge of it.

He had never had a conflict with Lu Chen, but he had a real need to kill Lu Chen.

The He Shi Bi jade in Lu Chen's possession will be of great use to his prized disciple Lin Shihong's ambition to conquer the world.

In addition, Lu Chen seems to have a good relationship with Li Tang, which, in Bi Shouxuan's view, is a huge threat to his disciple's ambition for hegemony.

Li Tang was already supported by Cihang Jingzhai, but with the addition of Lu Chen, who was hailed as the greatest military strategist of the contemporary era and possessed the ability to dominate the battlefield, a veritable reincarnation of the Hegemon, how could that be allowed?
Finally, Bi Shouxuan also coveted the relics of the Holy Emperor.

Although Lu Chen's reputation is somewhat intimidating, in Bi Shouxuan's view, the combined strength of Zhu Yuyan and Chao Gongcuo is enough to contend with Lu Chen.

Zhu Yuyan's strength is only below the three grandmasters. Chao Gongcuo also had a powerful record of fighting Ning Daoqi for more than a hundred moves, forcing Ning Daoqi to use the "Eight Strikes of the Scattered Hands" before he was defeated by a single move.

On the night of the battle for the He Shi Bi jade in Luoyang, Chao Gongcuo returned empty-handed but unharmed, which shows that he was a worthy opponent for Lu Chen.

With Zhu Yuyan and Chao Gongcuo leading the attack, and the combined forces of two factions surrounding and restraining them, killing Lu Chen is not impossible.

Just as he was pondering this, he heard Chao Gongcuo say in a low voice:

"What if we can't persuade Yuyan?"

A glint of malice flashed in Bi Shouxuan's eyes, and he said coldly:
"Then let's go find Xi Ying, find You Niao'er, and even find Zhao Deyan! Our Holy Sect has countless experts; surely we can muster enough forces to surround and kill Lu Chen?"

For him, the He Shi Bi jade and the sinking of Lu itself were the primary objectives.

As for the Holy Emperor's Relic, it would be best to obtain it. If not, killing Lu Chen and seizing the He Shi Bi would also be a victory.

Therefore, if Chao Gongcuo also fails to persuade Zhu Yuyan, Bi Shouxuan would not mind cooperating with Xi Ying, Zhao Deyan and others.

Chao Gongcuo followed Bi Shouxuan into the ship's tower and into a cabin filled with a subtle fragrance.

Bi Shouxuan stood guard at the door, his heart filled with anticipation.

But after only a short while, Chao Gongcuo withdrew with a look of disappointment.

Upon seeing Chao Gongcuo's expression, Bi Shouxuan's heart sank, but he still asked with a sliver of hope:
"What did the sect leader say?"

Chao Gongcuo shook his head:

She said she would think about it some more.

consider?

Pi Shouxuan knew Zhu Yuyan's personality well; she was always assertive, domineering, and decisive. Her so-called consideration was just an excuse.

Chao Gongcuo strode towards the outside of the ship's deck, his expression somber, and said in a low voice:
"I really can't understand why Yu Yan has become like this, so afraid of a mere young junior..."

When he told Zhu Yuyan about the predicament that no one in the South China Sea Sect dared to take him in, Zhu Yuyan actually told him to send Lu Chen a generous gift and then stay as far away as possible. As long as he didn't actively hang around in front of Lu Chen, he would most likely be too lazy to bother chasing him.

How far away should you stay from a young junior?
Is this something the Queen of the Underworld should say?
Is this something Chao Qisha would do?
Besides, he's not just one person; he owns an entire sect!

Does Chao Qisha and the South China Sea Sect still care about their reputation and future?

"Brother Pi."

Chao Gongcuo's eyes were sinister as he looked at Bi Shouxuan:
"If Lu Chen doesn't die, my South Sea Sect has no future and can only slowly perish! So this time, no matter what, my South Sea Sect must send out all its best fighters and fight with everything it has. What do you say?"

A dark glint flashed in Bi Shouxuan's eyes, and his tone was equally cold and sharp:

"What else can I say? Xi Ying has mastered the 'Purple Qi Heavenly Net,' and his ranking among the eight great masters of my Holy Sect should rise! Add Zhao Deyan, You Niao'er... and I can even bring a few more fellow practitioners from the Holy Sect. I don't believe that Lu Chen is really a god cast in bronze and iron, with three heads and six arms!"

Chao Gongcuo gritted his teeth and said:

"Even if he were truly made of bronze and iron, with so many of our experts joining forces to surround and kill him, we could still turn him into scrap metal!"

He paused, then asked Bi Shouxuan:
"You are the most senior elder of the Yin Gui Sect. Can you only contact experts from other factions of the Holy Sect, and not even be able to call upon a few elders of the Yin Gui Sect?"

Pi Shouxuan looked helpless:
“Wen Caiting, Elder Yun, Elder Xia, and others all avoid Lu Chen like the plague… The only one I can probably get my hands on is Shangguan Long.”

Given his seniority and status within the Yin Gui Sect, he naturally knew Shangguan Long's true identity as an undercover agent sent by the Great Ming Zun Sect.

Now that Lu Chen and his men have almost wiped out the high-ranking members of the Great Ming Sect, Shangguan Long has completely lost his backer. Using this as leverage, we can force Shangguan Long to take action.

"The more people there are, the greater the chance of winning."

Chao Gongcuo was satisfied, because Shangguan Long also possessed the strength of an Elder Yin Gui.

Having another helper, even if it only consumes a few more of Lu Chen's sword energy, is still a good thing.

Inside the superstructure cabin.

Zhu Yuyan focused her hearing, absorbing every word of the conversation between Chao Gongcuo and Bi Shouxuan.

She knew that Chao Gongcuo and Bi Shouxuan's words were somewhat deliberately meant for her, but she remained unmoved.

Because she knew the truth behind the downfall of the Great Ming Zunjiao.

Contrary to rumors, it was not Lu Chen who joined forces with Dugu Feng, Wanwan, Li Xiuning, and Lian Rou to eliminate them.

Instead, Lu Chen single-handedly killed two five-type demons and one five-type envoy in quick succession. Then, with some incredible and divine movement technique and unparalleled swordsmanship, he single-handedly "divided and surrounded" the Great Venerable, the Good Mother, the two five-type demons, and the two five-type envoys, killing them one by one.

Apart from Lie Xia, the leader of the Five Ming Envoys, all nine masters of the Great Ming Sect were killed by Lu Chen in the same battle!

This strength is even greater than when I fought her in Luoyang, or even during the Battle of Mangshan.

It would be a miracle if Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling's martial arts skills improved by leaps and bounds every now and then.

Then Lu Chen's speed of rapid advancement in martial arts can be described as superhuman, even divine.

After destroying the Great Ming Zunjiao, he also obtained the "Scripture of Wisdom that Exhausts All Dharmas and Their Roots".

Given the speed at which Lu Chen's martial arts have improved, his strength has probably reached a new level compared to when he destroyed the Great Ming Sect!
Chao Gongcuo, however, was still using his experience fighting Lu Chen on the night he seized the He Shi Bi jade in Luoyang to assess Lu Chen's strength...

Zhu Yuyan's eyes darkened, she sighed softly, and shook her head.

She had already advised Chao Gongcuo and even pointed him in the right direction.

He also advised Bi Shouxuan not to let his obsession with "supporting his disciple to establish a country and become a teacher of emperors" cloud his judgment.

Unfortunately, all attempts to persuade him were in vain.

As a master-level martial artist, one's will is not easily swayed by a few words of advice.

Moreover, the combined strength they possess sounds incredibly powerful; even the three grandmasters alone would have to flee in terror if they encountered them.

This undoubtedly gave them tremendous confidence.

What Zhu Yuyan didn't know was...

Lu Chen has now accumulated a considerable amount of "killing aura".

This "killing calamity" is extremely mysterious. In addition to being used actively, it also has a very magical passive effect.

Anyone who harbors murderous intent towards Lu Chen and has a deep-seated obsession with it will unknowingly be sensed by the calamity of death, gradually having the calamity enter their mind, and their obsession with killing Lu Chen will grow deeper and deeper until they actively seek out Lu Chen.

Even gods, when faced with a "killing calamity," become reckless and lose their minds, ignoring all advice and insisting on sending their loved ones to their deaths as if possessed. How much more so for mortals?
Of course, Lu Chen's current "Tribulation Sword" cultivation is far from enough to trigger a divine calamity and cloud the minds of immortals. Martial artists with sufficiently resilient and insightful minds will not easily fall for such a trick.

Although Chao Gongcuo and Bi Shouxuanwu were highly skilled, they harbored a strong desire to kill Lu Chen due to their own needs. Unknowingly, they were seduced by the killing intent and became increasingly entangled.

Even if Zhu Yuyan told them the truth about the destruction of the Great Venerable, the Good Mother, and others, they would be so inflated by their theoretical strength that they could gather that they would never turn back.

This is the horror of a "killing calamity".

……

Lu Zhai.

Shi Feixuan was no longer in the pavilion. Wanwan couldn't help but ask curiously:

Do you know the whereabouts of the Holy Emperor's Relic?

Lu Chen nodded slightly, his tone calm:
"know."

"..."

Wanwan looked shocked:
"You actually knew! I originally thought someone was spreading rumors to frame you with malicious intent..."

Afterwards, she raised her hand to her chest, her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and murmured with a troubled expression:

"The allure of the Holy Emperor's Relic is countless times greater than that of the He Shi Bi jade... You actually know the whereabouts of the Holy Emperor's Relic? I'd love to arrest you and interrogate you severely!"

Looking at Wanwan, who seemed to be struggling with an inner conflict and trying her best to restrain herself, Lu Chen thought for a moment and said:
"Why don't you give it a try?"

Wanwan rolled her eyes in annoyance:
"And then you beat me up again?"

Lu Chen shook his head:
"Since you're afraid, then forget it. Focus on your cultivation."

Wanwan blinked twice:

"If I cultivate diligently, will you reward me with the Holy Emperor's Relic?"

Lu Chen remained expressionless:

"Whimsical."

Wanwan pouted sullenly, then said seriously:

"Demon Commander Zhao Deyan is ranked third among the eight great masters of the Holy Sect. Heavenly Lord Xi Ying is ranked fourth among the eight great masters."

"But Xi Ying was driven to the Western Regions by Song Que, the Heavenly Blade. Now that he dares to return to the Central Plains, he may have already mastered the 'Purple Qi Heavenly Net' of the Extinction of Emotions Path, and his strength is probably far greater than before."

"Add to that the four evil disciples, including You Niaojuan, and their combined power is already stronger than that of the Great Ming Venerable Sect. There's also the Evil King, who has always coveted the Holy Relic, and other powerful figures from the Holy Sect who are also eyeing it..."

At this point, a hint of worry appeared in Wanwan's eyes and brows.

Lu Chen spoke calmly:

"When soldiers come, we will meet them with generals; when water comes, we will dam it with earth. Worrying is useless; diligent cultivation is the right path."

After sending Wanwan off to cultivate, Lu Chen continued meditating, pondering the method of transforming the illusory into the real in the "Wisdom Sutra".

The method in the Zhijing that transforms air and water into solid walls or even weapons is essentially guided by powerful spiritual force, using true qi as a medium, and controlling the primordial energy of heaven and earth to cause mysterious changes in substances such as air and water.

One can use a small amount of true energy to manipulate the primordial energy of heaven and earth, exerting a tremendous effect on both offense and defense with minimal consumption.

Such methods are almost like magic.

Lu Chen's spiritual cultivation is extraordinary, his sword qi is also extremely pure, and his comprehension is even more heaven-defying. After studying and practicing for some time, he has already made quite good progress.

The techniques he used to transform water curtains into solid walls, air into solid rocks, and water columns into giant swords during his sparring with Wanwan and Dugu Feng were the fruits of his cultivation.

The offensive and defensive techniques that appear impressive and effective actually consume very little true energy—if one were to create similar techniques entirely using one's own true energy, the consumption would be at least ten times greater.

In Lu Chen's opinion, his ability to turn the illusory into the real was probably even more skillful than that of Grandmaster Xu Kaishan.

This shows that he is more suitable than Xu Kaishan to cultivate the "Mastery of All Laws and Roots of Wisdom Scripture".

That makes sense, of course.

With his current spiritual cultivation and increasingly extraordinary comprehension, he naturally has an overwhelming advantage over Xu Kaishan in the core concept of "wisdom" in the "Wisdom Sutra".

As long as one possesses enough wisdom, one can master all the extraordinary skills and techniques recorded in the "Wisdom Sutra" and achieve rapid advancement.

Not only did they achieve great success in the method of turning the illusory into the real.

He had also achieved some success in the "Blood Hand Miracle Skill," a method that uses blood to transport true qi, and could now use blood to transport and even accumulate true qi.

"Accumulating true energy" is quite remarkable.

It should be noted that even a miraculous skill like "Nine Transformations of Condensed Truth" can only refine the acupoints into key points for generating power, and at most can only store true qi for a short period of time, but cannot accumulate true qi for a long period of time.

However, Zhijing's Blood Hand Technique allows him to accumulate true energy in his blood.

Of course, since it is called "Blood Hand Miracle Skill", the accumulation of true energy in the blood is limited to the hands.

Despite this limitation, it is equivalent to opening up two more "small dantians" in addition to the dantian and qi sea, which can accumulate more true qi and have a stronger ability to replenish qi.

Furthermore, the true energy is directly stored in the blood of the hands, which greatly enhances the offensive and defensive capabilities of the hands.

Lu Chen also mastered the Blood Hand Technique extremely quickly.

Because he not only uses external techniques to enter the martial arts path, but also has body-refining immortal techniques, his control over his own physique and blood is far superior to that of martial artists who use internal techniques to enter the martial arts path.

He even felt that he might be able to break through the limitations of the Blood Hand Technique by relying on his strong body-refining foundation.

The Blood Hand Technique could be upgraded and evolved into a Blood Body where the blood throughout the body can accumulate true energy... Okay, Blood Body Technique doesn't sound good, let's use a homophone, "Blood God Technique"...

Uh, blood nerves?

Lu Chen's expression was somewhat subtle.

Following "Sword Five: Calamity Sword," which leads to one's descent into demonic ways and transformation into the "Calamity Demon" with a single misstep, is another evil technique about to emerge?

Will the art style become more and more like that of villains or even demons in the future?

Speaking of which, when the Blood Hand Skill is practiced to a certain stage, the hands will turn blood red when the power is circulated. In the original timeline, Yang Xuyan became the atom of the Great Ming Zun Sect, practiced the Blood Hand Skill, and also integrated half of the Undying Seal Technique to create the "Black Hand Demon Skill". When the power is circulated, the hands turn pitch black, with a sinister demonic aura, and can also cause hallucinations.

If Lu Chen were to develop the Blood Hand Skill into the "Blood God Skill," his entire body would turn blood red when he used it, giving him a truly blood demon-like appearance.

Of course, once the Blood Hands skill is mastered to a high level, the hands will no longer exhibit any abnormalities.

The upgraded Blood God Technique will naturally follow the same pattern in the future.

"When I master the 'Blood God Skill,' I will be able to unleash sword energy from every pore of my body."

Lu Chen raised his hands and silently circulated his internal energy. The skin on his hands faintly turned blood red, indicating that he had already mastered the Blood Hand Technique. True energy was accumulating in the blood of his palms.

[Updating 8K words daily with such consistent updates, please support me with some monthly votes!]

(End of this chapter)