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Chapter 160 Possession

Chapter 159 Possession

Liang Cheng bid farewell to Yun Jinghong and the other two, and sped off alone towards the center of the island.

The core area of the Crossing the Sea Cliff marked on the map is only twenty miles away from that underground cave.

At his current speed, he'll arrive in no time.

Along the way, ancient trees reached for the sky, and the dilapidated walls became increasingly dense.

Collapsed stone halls, shattered stone statues, and large areas of charred remains can be seen everywhere.

Liang Cheng did not stop and went straight ahead.

Finally, a solitary peak appeared ahead.

The peak is hundreds of feet high, steep as a sword, piercing straight into the clouds.

It was the central peak he had seen from outside the island.

At the summit, a stone tablet can be vaguely seen, gleaming with a cold, eerie light under the moonlight.

Crossing the sea cliff.

The real sea-crossing cliff.

Liang Chengling flew through the air and landed on the mountaintop.

At the summit is a platform about thirty feet in circumference, and in the center of the platform stands a stone tablet.

The stele is about three zhang tall and one zhang wide, with a dark blue-black color and its surface covered with twisted runes.

The runes were exactly the same as those he had seen before, but more complex and more ancient.

On the front of the monument are three large characters.

Crossing the sea cliff.

Liang Cheng stood in front of the monument, and the true meaning of crossing the sea within his body circulated on its own.

The resonance of the entire cultivation technique is now even stronger than before, as if the stone tablet was originally set up for him.

He took a deep breath and raised his hand to press on the stone tablet.

The moment my fingertips touched the monument.

boom!!!

The stone tablet suddenly burst forth with dazzling golden light!

The golden light was so intense that it almost solidified, illuminating the entire peak as if it were daytime!

Liang Cheng felt an irresistible suction force emanating from the monument, and before he could react, he was instantly pulled in.

In a sea of golden light.

When the golden light dissipated.

Liang Cheng found himself standing in a huge square.

The square is thousands of feet in circumference, and the ground is paved with white jade, so shiny that it reflects one's image.

Around the square stand nine colossal pillars, each about a hundred feet tall, their surfaces engraved with mysterious runes, exuding an ancient and vast aura.

In the very center of the square, a golden sphere of light floated.

The sphere of light was about ten feet in diameter, radiating brilliant light, and faintly visible writing could be seen flowing within it.

Liang Cheng stared at the ball of light, his eyes burning with intensity.

A chance for enlightenment!

He was about to step forward when he suddenly stopped, extended his divine sense, and carefully sensed the surroundings.

The spiritual energy in the square was astonishingly rich, far exceeding that of the outside world by more than ten times.

However, within that spiritual energy, there was a faint, almost imperceptible, chilling aura mixed in, making it extremely difficult to detect.

If it weren't for his cultivation of the Ice Soul Scripture and the acquisition of the mysterious Divine Soul Liquid in the secret realm of Linwu City, which made his Divine Soul far stronger than others of the same level, he wouldn't have been able to detect the anomaly at all.

Liang Cheng's eyes narrowed.

He did not continue forward, but stood still, silently practicing the true meaning of crossing the sea.

The true core within his body slowly rotated, and the icy blue and fiery red core energy intertwined and emerged. The Hunyuan Gang Body was activated by the core energy, protecting all parts of his body.

Within his sea of consciousness, the golden ocean surged with waves, and the Frostbite Short Sword was poised to strike.

After doing all this, he stepped forward and walked towards the ball of light.

step.

Ten steps.

One hundred steps.

When they were still thirty feet away from the ball of light, a sudden change occurred!

The golden sphere suddenly expanded, transforming into a sky full of golden mist that enveloped him!

From within the mist, an aged voice rang out, carrying an endless allure.

"Now that you have entered the realm of enlightenment, why not relax your mind?"

"I, the old man who crossed the sea, have waited here for three hundred years, and finally the destined one has arrived."

"This mist contains all the insights I have gained throughout my life. You only need to open your mind to receive it all."

Liang Cheng paused in his steps.

He made no other move; the golden mist enveloped him, and its touch was warm, posing absolutely no threat.

At the same time, a gentle force was trying to seep into his body through his pores.

Liang Cheng closed his eyes, as if enjoying the warm embrace.

The voice rang out again, this time gentler.

"Yes, that's it."

"Open your mind and do not resist."

"All that I have learned in my life is yours—"

Liang Cheng suddenly opened his eyes.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes!

"Release your consciousness?"

He gave a cold laugh.

"Will you allow me to possess your body?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his aura exploded!

The sword intent soared into the sky, shattering all the golden mist within a ten-zhang radius!

In the mist, the voice suddenly changed, from gentle to cold.

"you"

"How did you find out?!"

Liang Cheng didn't speak, he just stared ahead.

The golden mist surged violently, slowly condensing into a human figure.

He was an old man with white hair and beard, a gaunt face, and a gray robe.

It is exactly the same as the phantom image of the Crossing the Sea Immortal that we saw in the underground cave before.

But those eyes were completely different.

Those eyes, once calm and serene, now held a clear understanding of the ways of the world.

The eyes before me were sinister, greedy, and insane.

Liang Cheng looked at it and said, word by word, "You are not the Immortal Crossing the Sea."

Upon hearing this, the old man suddenly smiled.

The laughter was sharp and piercing; where was there even a trace of otherworldly elegance?

"I am of course the Immortal Crossing the Sea."

"only"

It paused, its smile growing even more sinister.

"It's another side of the True Man of the Sea."

"The good intentions remain in that underground cave, waiting for a destined person to inherit the mantle."

"The evil thought lingers atop this sea-crossing cliff, waiting."

It stared at Liang Cheng, its eyes filled with greed.

"Waiting for a suitable body."

Liang Cheng felt a chill run down his spine.

The Immortal Crossing the Sea has actually separated good and evil?!

The evil thought seemed to see through his thoughts and continued, "Three hundred years ago, I knew that my time was coming to an end. I was unwilling to let all my knowledge be lost, and I was even more unwilling to let my soul be scattered."

"Therefore, he used a secret method to split his soul in two."

"Good intentions and the transmission of skills remain underground, waiting for those with the right affinity."

"The evil thought, carrying the method of possession, guards this place, waiting for it to grin."

"Waiting for a destined person who is greedy enough, confident enough, and arrogant enough."

"You have received the inheritance of kindness, and should have left now."

"But you didn't."

"You're not satisfied with your own pursuit; you want to go deeper and seek more opportunities."

"so"

It spread its arms wide, and golden mist surged wildly, enveloping the entire square completely.

"You can't blame anyone else."

"You delivered yourself right to my doorstep!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the evil thought suddenly transformed into a golden light and rushed straight towards Liang Cheng's brow!

fast!

It was so fast that Liang Cheng didn't even have time to react!

The golden light rushed directly into his sea of consciousness!

Within the sea of consciousness.

The golden ocean surges with waves.

A golden light pierced the surface of the sea and condensed into a human shape.

It was that evil thought.

It stood on the sea, looking around with surprise in its eyes.

"What a profound spiritual foundation!"

"Such a rich and dense sea of consciousness!"

"He's even three points stronger than I was back in my prime!"

It looked into the depths of its sea of consciousness, where an ice-blue short sword floated.

"Huh? There are spirit weapons too?"

It was stunned at first, then overjoyed.

"Heaven is helping me! Heaven is helping me!"

"I'm determined to have this body!"

It spread its arms, its body radiating golden light, and began to frantically devour the golden seawater in its sea of consciousness!

Liang Cheng's consciousness took on a human form and appeared above the sea of consciousness.

He stared at the evil thought, his face darkening.

The malevolent thought sneered, "Boy, although your soul is not weak, I have lived for over seven hundred years. In terms of the Dao of the Soul, you are not even worthy to carry my shoes!"

"Obey your physical body, and I may preserve a wisp of your true spirit for my use, so that we may together attain the Great Dao!"

"otherwise"

It cackled and snarled.

"May your soul be instantly annihilated, never to be reincarnated!"

Liang Cheng's humanoid consciousness looked at the evil thought that was frantically devouring the golden seawater, his face ashen.

But he didn't panic.

The more desperate the situation, the more calm you need to be, in order to find a way out.

"Trying to possess me?"

Liang Cheng spoke slowly, his voice echoing in his mind.

"Then let's give it a try."

As soon as he finished speaking, he took a step forward!

The sword's intent had already arrived before the person even got there!

The essence of the Nine Heavens Mountain-Severing Blade transformed into a ten-zhang-long giant blade in the sea of consciousness, slashing down at the evil thoughts!

The evil thought looked up and sneered.

"A trivial skill."

With a wave of its hand, golden mist condensed into a giant hand, directly grabbing the giant blade formed from the sword intent.

"break!"

A wicked thought was uttered with a soft shout.

With a clenched fist, the giant blade shattered with a deafening roar!

Liang Cheng let out a muffled groan, and his illusory consciousness flickered slightly.

When his sword intent was broken, his soul was damaged, and the pain was ten times more intense than when his body was injured!

But Liang Cheng still did not back down.

He stepped onto the Cloud Step, his figure rapidly traversing the sky above his sea of consciousness. At the same time, he waved his hands repeatedly, and sword beams formed from sword intent rained down on the evil thoughts like a storm!

Boom boom boom!!!

The explosions within his mind were incessant!

The golden seawater was blasted into towering waves hundreds of feet high!

The evil thought was at the eye of the storm, yet remained completely still.

Its body shimmered with golden light, deflecting all the blade's edge.

"Is that all you've got?"

It looked at Liang Cheng with a mocking gaze.

"Then you shall die!"

It raised its hand, its five fingers loosely clenched.

In an instant, countless golden chains appeared out of thin air in his sea of consciousness, simultaneously strangling Liang Cheng from all directions!

Liang Cheng flashed forward, using the Lingyun Step to its fullest extent, weaving through the gaps in the chains!

But three chains were still wrapped around his ankles!

The chains snapped shut at the slightest touch, violently pulling him toward evil thoughts!

Liang Cheng's eyes hardened.

He did not struggle.

Instead, using this pull, he became like a streak of light, rushing straight towards evil thoughts!

Meanwhile, deep within the sea of consciousness.

The Frost-Refining Short Sword suddenly moved!

The sword, icy blue in color and as fast as lightning, struck first despite being delayed, shooting out from between Liang Cheng's brows and piercing straight at the face of the evil thought!

The evil thought's pupils contracted, and it retreated rapidly while raising its hand to block!

clang!!!

The sword pierced the palm of the evil thought, unleashing a deafening clang of metal striking metal!

Ice-blue and golden light exploded, illuminating the entire sea of consciousness!

The evil thought retreated three steps and looked down at its palm.

There, a wound about an inch long was slowly healing.

It raised its head and looked at Liang Cheng, its eyes revealing a solemn expression for the first time.

Liang Cheng recalled the Ling Shuang short sword, its blade hovering beside him, its tip pointing directly at evil thoughts.

In the sea of consciousness, a man and a sword confront evil thoughts.

The evil thought suddenly laughed.

"it is good."

"very good."

"Your spiritual foundation is so profound, and you also have the assistance of a spiritual weapon."

Greed was even more intense in its eyes.

"I desire your body even more now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the evil thought formed a hand seal!

In an instant, the entire sea of consciousness trembled violently!

The golden seawater surged wildly, transforming into countless golden dragons that rushed towards Liang Cheng from all directions at the same time!

Each dragon contains power sufficient to devour the soul of a Core Formation Realm cultivator!

Liang Cheng's expression was solemn.

He strode into the clouds, wielding the Frost Sword, and fought against the countless golden dragons!

With a single sword strike, the sword light shone like a rainbow, cleaving a giant dragon in two!

He swiftly turned and dodged the encirclement of the three giant dragons!

The sword intent erupted, shattering the devouring power of the two giant dragons!

But there were just too many dragons at that moment.

One was cut down, and two more came.

Two were shattered, then four more appeared.

Endless and inexhaustible, they cannot be eradicated.

Gradually, Liang Cheng slowed down.

His aura began to become chaotic, and the golden seawater in his sea of consciousness was being devoured and evaporated at a visible speed.

The malevolent thought stood at a distance, hands behind its back, enjoying the one-sided battle.

"Kid, give up."

"Your spirit is indeed strong, and you also have the assistance of a spiritual weapon."

"But in front of this old man, you are still too green."

"I've lived for hundreds of years, and I've devoured more souls than you've ever seen!"

Liang Cheng did not answer.

He gritted his teeth and continued fighting.

One sword.

Another sword strike.

Even as his movements grew slower and his breath grew weaker, he never gave up.

Because he knew.

Giving up means death.

He absolutely cannot die!

Roar! ! !

Liang Cheng looked up to the sky and roared!

The intent of the blade and the power of the sword erupted simultaneously!

The artistic conception of the Nine Heavens Mountain-Slaying Blade and the chilling aura of the Frost-Piercing Sword seemed to be merging at this moment!

A single slash!

A sword thrust out!

A combined attack of swords and blades shattered eighteen golden dragons!

Seeing this scene, a hint of shock finally flashed in the eyes of the evil spirit.

"A breakthrough in the heat of battle?"

"This child's temperament is truly terrifying—"

It took a deep breath.

"We can't delay any longer."

"Delay may lead to unforeseen changes."

It formed a mudra with its hands again.

This time, the seal was not an attack seal.

It's a possession seal!

In an instant, the entire sea of consciousness suddenly froze!

All the surging golden seawater and all the roaring golden dragons came to a complete standstill.

Liang Cheng was frozen in place, unable to move.

Only consciousness can still move.

He looked at the evil thoughts, his eyes filled with resentment.

The malevolent thought slowly walked up to him and looked down at him.

"Kid, you're pretty good."

"To have withstood my attacks for so long, and to have even broken through in the heat of battle, combining sword and saber attacks to take another step forward."

"If you are allowed to continue growing, you will surely reach the Golden Core stage in the future, and even the Nascent Soul stage is within reach."

"pity"

It shook its head.

"You have no future."

"Your body, your soul, everything about you, from this day forward, belongs to me."

It raised its hand and pressed it against Liang Cheng's forehead.

Possession begins.

Liang Cheng felt a massive divine thought, like a flood, rushing wildly into the core of his consciousness!

His memories, his emotions, everything about him is being stripped away and devoured bit by bit!

A mother's smile.

The Master's teachings.

Zhou Hu's back view.

Sanya's cloth shoes.

Yun Jinghong's fighting spirit.

Ye Zhi Qiu's excitement.

Scenes flashed before his eyes, then gradually blurred and faded away.

No----

no----

I cannot die —

I still have so much to do —

Liang Cheng struggled desperately, but the restraints were too strong, and he could not move.

The voice of evil thoughts rang in my ears, growing closer and clearer.

"Give up."

"No one can save you."

"From this day forward, I am you, and you are a part of me."

"Wouldn't it be better if we became one, jointly proving the Great Dao?"

Bu Liangcheng roared inwardly.

The core of consciousness is being eroded inch by inch.

Only the last 30% remains.

Two percent.

At this very last moment, in the deepest part of my consciousness.

That drop of divine soul liquid, which had been dormant for so long, suddenly stirred!

boom!!!

That drop of divine soul liquid exploded like a sun in the deepest part of the sea of consciousness!

The golden light was ten times more intense than the golden light of the previous evil thought!

hundred times!

Wherever the light passed, all the restrictions set up by evil thoughts, all the golden dragons conjured by evil thoughts, and all the corrosive power of evil thoughts were annihilated!

Like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun, they melt instantly!

The evil thought trembled violently, abruptly releasing its hand from Liang Cheng's brow and retreating ten feet. It looked down at its own hands, its eyes filled with horror.

At this moment, its hands were dissipating, starting from its fingertips, turning into specks of light that drifted into its sea of consciousness.

"What is this?!"

It suddenly looked up, gazing into the depths of its consciousness.

There, a golden light was slowly rising.

That light was vast and boundless.

There is not a trace of impurity.

That is the true power of the divine soul's origin!

Liang Cheng was also stunned.

As he looked at the ball of light, a scene suddenly flashed into his mind.

The Secret Realm of Linwu City.

That stone tablet.

That grave.

That drop of divine soul liquid merged into his sea of consciousness.

At the time, Master Huang only said that this was an opportunity and told him to refine it properly.

He refined it, but never actually used it.

Now, it has finally appeared.

The golden light slowly drifted to Liang Cheng's consciousness and merged into his brow.

In an instant.

Liang Cheng felt his core consciousness suddenly expand, and his sea of consciousness, which had been mostly eroded, instantly returned to normal!

And it's even more expansive than before!

Even more profound!

A golden ocean, surging and boundless!

The malevolent thought stood at a distance, watching all this, its eyes filled with despair.

"impossible----"

"That is—"

It suddenly remembered something and trembled all over.

"The essence of the soul!"

"How could you possess such a thing?! Are you a powerful being reincarnated?"

"How is this possible?"

Liang Cheng did not answer; he simply stared at the evil thought with a calm gaze.

Then, feeling the power of the soul expand again, I raised my hand and loosely clenched my fist with my five fingers.

In an instant, all the golden seawater in the entire sea of consciousness surged simultaneously!

Countless golden dragons rose into the sky from the sea!

But unlike the dragons conjured by previous evil thoughts, these dragons were neither cold nor evil.

They are pure, vast, and majestic.

The evil thought stood surrounded by dragons, its face deathly pale.

It wanted to escape at that moment.

But all around were giant dragons.

It wanted to beg for mercy.

But Liang Cheng would never give it a chance.

In an instant, the dragons swooped down!

Ow! ! !

Ten Thousand Dragons Devour Souls!

The agonizing scream of that evil thought lasted only a moment before being swallowed up by the golden light.

I don't know how much time passed.

The golden light dissipated.

His mind returned to calm.

Liang Cheng stood on the sea with his eyes closed.

Countless fragments of memories flooded my mind like a tidal wave.

The life story of a man who crosses the sea.

The True Man Crossing the Sea cultivates Taoism.

The Crossing the Sea Master's Kung Fu.

The Secret Story of the True Man Who Crossed the Sea.

Everything was absorbed by him.

Seven hundred years of cultivation experience.

Seven hundred years of martial arts insights.

Seven hundred years of life-and-death struggle.

It all merged into his soul.

Liang Cheng opened his eyes.

A flash of golden light appeared in his eyes.

He raised his hand.

Clench your fist with all five fingers.

boom!!!

A punch was thrown!

A sudden explosion resounded above the sea of consciousness!

That punch wasn't made with physical strength.

It is not the power of elixir.

It's the intent of the fist!

Overcome all laws with force!

With fists, I can subdue mountains and rivers!

The True Man Crossing the Sea entered the Dao through the body, following the path of overcoming all laws with sheer force.

The true meaning of crossing the sea is to strengthen one's physique, temper the body, refine essence into qi, until one can fight ferocious beasts and resist magic with one's own body.

At this moment, Liang Cheng absorbed all of the memories and insights of the True Man Crossing the Sea.

The true meaning of crossing the sea is woven throughout the entire text.

Achieve the Way through strength.

The intention of boxing comes from itself.

Liang Cheng looked down at his fist.

"I see."

"The true essence of crossing the sea, its core, is not the technique, but 'willpower'."

"The body carries the will, and the will drives the body."

"The stronger the physical body, the stronger the will."

"The stronger the will, the stronger the intent in the fist."

He raised his head and looked up at the sky above the sea of consciousness.

There, suspended, was the last glimmer of light left behind after the evil thoughts dissipated.

That was the True Man Crossing the Sea's understanding of the physical body, his understanding of power, and his understanding of breaking through magic with force.

Liang Cheng took a step forward and merged into that ray of light.

Beyond the sea of consciousness.

Burial Dragon Island, at the top of the cliff overlooking the sea.

Liang Cheng stood in front of the stone tablet and opened his eyes.

Golden light flashed in his eyes!

Inside his body, the true elixir was spinning wildly!

At this moment, the icy blue and fiery red alchemical energy was faintly tinged with a layer of gold!

Liang Cheng looked down at his hands.

No elixir energy was used.

There is no method of circulating energy.

It's just a simple gesture: clenching a fist.

boom!!!