My Taoist buddy has practiced surrogacy

Chapter 1361 Memories
The blood moon hung high in the sky, like a huge blood eye, coldly overlooking this cruel continent. In the Haoqing Sect, Zhou Xing and Ling Xue stood in front of the ascension platform, covered in blood. The nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine calamities were like sharp blades, tearing open their souls at this moment, resonating with the pain of the small world.

“Zhou Xing, you are a talented disciple of the Haoqing Sect of the Demon Sect. Now in this first calamity, you will become a snake demon with half the blood of the gods.” A voice sounded in his mind from the void. It was the announcement of the calamity.

Zhou Xing resisted the tearing feeling in his soul and slowly opened his eyes. In front of him was a gloomy forest. He found himself trapped in a ruined temple by a group of villagers. The villagers held torches and weapons, their eyes full of fear and hostility.

Zhou Xing exuded a mysterious aura, his left eye was shining with a strange light, but his right eye was normal. The villagers talked about him and believed that he was an ominous creature and wanted to execute him.

Just when Zhou Xing was in a desperate situation, a weak figure squeezed out from the crowd. It was Ling Xue, who turned into a delicate little flower and hid behind the villagers. Ling Xue pretended to be scared and quietly wrapped the vine around the ankle of a villager to distract the villager.

Zhou Xing took the opportunity to break free and escape into the forest. Seeing this, Ling Xue quickly followed him.

The two fled to a cave, Ling Xue transformed into a human form and checked Zhou Xing's injuries. She found that Zhou Xing was covered with sealing spells, which restricted his power.

"You have the blood of the gods, and I have the demon pill. Perhaps we can work together to break these seals." Ling Xue said.

Zhou Xing nodded, "Okay, let's cooperate."

In order to find a way to remove the seal, Zhou Xing and Ling Xue sneaked into the human market. The market was bustling with all kinds of goods. However, Zhou Xing's half-demon form attracted the attention and curses of the crowd.

Seeing this, Ling Xue immediately cast a spell to make peach blossoms bloom all over the city. Peach petals fell like snowflakes, covering Zhou Xing's figure. In the rain of flowers, the two of them touched each other for the first time. Zhou Xing felt the warmth coming from Ling Xue's body, and his heart couldn't help but move.

The Taoist priest followed him, holding a magic weapon, his eyes full of murderous intent. In order to protect Zhou Xing, Ling Xue forced her immature demon pill to activate. Her hair turned completely white, but she still persisted.

Zhou Xing was furious when he saw Ling Xue injured. He transformed into a half-demon and showed great strength, tearing the Taoist's magic weapon into pieces. However, he deliberately avoided the Taoist's vital points.

"Leave him alive and don't kill him without reason." Zhou Xing said.

Under the moonlight, Zhou Xing heals Ling Xue. He discovers that Ling Xue's spirit platform has a soul seal unique to the disciples of the Haoqing Sect. Ling Xue also realizes that Zhou Xing's golden pupil can see through illusions, including the defects of her body.

"It turns out that we are not ordinary monsters." Zhou Xing said.

Ling Xue nodded, "It seems that there is some special fate between us."

The atmosphere at the Mountain God Festival was solemn and dignified. Zhou Xing and Ling Xue decided to seize the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum offered to them to increase their strength. However, their actions triggered an ancient ban.

Ling Xue's shoulder blade was pierced by the vine, and blood was flowing. Zhou Xing was furious when he saw this, and he showed his true form and devoured the sacrifice. God's punishment came, and lightning struck him one after another. However, Ling Xue used her petals to absorb the lightning and shared the damage with Zhou Xing.

While the two were recovering from their injuries, they discovered a cave mural. The mural revealed a secret between the disciples of the Haoqing Sect and the demon race a hundred years ago. The moment Ling Xue touched the mural, her memories of her past life came flooding back. She remembered her experience as a disciple of the sect, and also understood why they came to this small world.

Zhou Xing partially awakened his consciousness during the thunderstorm, and he saw his own inscription outside the Ninth Heaven. And in Ling Xue's demon pill, a familiar aura of a fellow disciple emerged.

"We are indeed destined to be together and to experience these disasters together." Zhou Xing said.

Ling Xue had tears in her eyes, "No matter what the future holds, we will face it together."

The demon hunter set a trap and trapped Zhou Xing and Ling Xue in the Bagua formation. The flames in the formation were blazing and the temperature was extremely high. In order to protect Ling Xue, Zhou Xing pushed her into the cold pond. However, the water in the cold pond corroded his scales.

Ling Xue was extremely anxious outside the formation. She ignored her own safety, destroyed her hundred years of cultivation, and gathered her life force to break the formation. The moment the formation was broken, her hair turned snow-white.

Zhou Xing looked at the gray-haired Ling Xue, his heart filled with guilt and emotion. He vowed to help Ling Xue through this disaster.

The demon king attacked the city, and the situation was critical. Zhou Xing slaughtered all the soldiers defending the city, but he spared the child. Ling Xue found the crying child in the ruins, and she discovered that the Haoqing Sect token was hidden in the child's swaddling clothes.

"This may be guidance from God." Ling Xue said.

The two found their swords in the wreckage of the city wall, with the number of their reincarnations engraved on the hilt.

In order to save the city and the people, Zhou Xing decided to be sealed by Buddhism. Before Ling Xue melted the demon pill into his heart, she bit her fingertips and drew a heart contract.

"Zhou Xing, we agreed to ascend together, you can't go back on your word." Ling Xue said.

Zhou Xing held Ling Xue's hand tightly and said, "Don't worry, I will keep my promise."

In the void, Zhou Xing and Ling Xue woke up. They were surrounded by nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine entangled thunderbolts, as if telling of the hardships they had experienced.

The two put their palms together and found the mark of fellow disciples deep in each other's souls. Ling Xue's earrings suddenly shattered, revealing half of a jade pendant from a disciple of the Haoqing Sect, which fit perfectly with the fragment on Zhou Xing's neck.

"It seems that we are destined to go through these disasters together." Zhou Xing said.

Ling Xue nodded, "Yes, we are from the same sect, and we will ascend to the upper realm together."

As time went by, the thunderbolts around them gradually subsided. After experiencing countless hardships, they finally ushered in a new beginning. And all this is just the beginning of their 9,999 tribulations, and there are more challenges waiting for them in the future. They will join hands to embark on the road to ascension, and write their own legend in this long tribulation.

The blood moon was like a hook, casting cold light, dyeing the earth a strange red. In the Haoqing Sect, Zhou Xing and Ling Xue stood in front of the ascension platform, covered in blood. The nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine tribulations were like sharp blades, tearing open their souls at this moment, resonating with the pain of the small world.

"Zhou Xing, you are a talented disciple of the Haoqing Sect of the Demon Sect. Now in this first calamity, you will become the richest man who is rich enough to rival a country but trapped in the imperial city." A voice sounded in his mind from the void, and it was the announcement of the calamity.

Zhou Xing endured the tearing feeling in his soul and slowly opened his eyes. In front of him was a prosperous but restrained mansion. He was imprisoned in the imperial city as a merchant.

One day, Zhou Xing encountered an assassin on the street. Just when he was in a desperate situation, the Empress Ling Xue came riding a nine-dragon chariot. Her eyes were cold, like a high god, and she casually threw a jade pendant, shattering the assassin's blade.

Zhou Xing picked up the jade pendant and found that it was engraved with the same cloud and thunder pattern as the Haoqing Sect token. He was moved and realized that this empress might have a close connection with him.

As night fell, Zhou Xing sneaked into the black market. He spent a lot of money to buy the Western Region Fire-Washing Cloth and presented it to Ling Xue as a tribute.

When Ling Xue saw the fire-proof cloth, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. She gave Zhou Xing a royal dagger, and the blade reflected the cinnabar mole hidden between her eyebrows. The position of the cinnabar mole actually overlapped with the magic pattern of Zhou Xing's previous life.

"What is the purpose of this empress? What is the fate between her and me?" Zhou Xing was full of doubts. Floods ravaged Jiangnan, and the people were displaced. Zhou Xing built hundreds of charity halls in the name of disaster relief. He used the secret method of the magic sect to ripen the food and helped the victims to overcome the difficulties.

However, his good deeds aroused Ling Xue's suspicion. Ling Xue sent someone to investigate, and Zhou Xing took the opportunity to make Ling Xue think that he was hoarding food and grass with ill intentions.

Soon after, a strange stone appeared in the imperial garden. Ling Xue invited Zhou Xing to appreciate it together. Zhou Xing stroked the strange stone and suddenly felt a familiar breath. It turned out that this strange stone was the material for the magic sect to refine weapons.

The two touched the mechanism at the same time, and an ancient teleportation array emerged from the ground. In the center of the array was a half-broken sword of a disciple of the Haoqing Sect.

"Who left this behind? What secrets are hidden inside?" Zhou Xing and Ling Xue were full of questions.

At this time, the situation in the court was changing. The prime minister colluded with the enemy country and attempted to rebel. After Zhou Xing learned the news, he used salt and iron futures to force the enemy to show up.

Ling Xue angrily killed the traitor in the court, and blood splashed on the book of all people presented by Zhou Xing. When the two looked at each other, the same golden light flashed in their pupils.

"Is there really some special connection between us?" Zhou Xing and Ling Xue both felt a strange feeling in their hearts.

The atmosphere at the autumn hunting ceremony was lively. However, an accident suddenly occurred. A mad white tiger rushed towards Ling Xue. Zhou Xing rushed over without hesitation and blocked the fatal blow for Ling Xue.

The white tiger's claws scratched Zhou Xing's chest, revealing the reincarnation magic pattern. Ling Xue rescued him in a panic, and the two people's spiritual power merged, causing strange phenomena in the world.

When Zhou Xing woke up, he found himself in Ling Xue's bedroom. He found an unfinished annotation on the desk, which turned out to be the forbidden technique of the Demon Sect, "Ember Mountain and River". The ink residue in the inkstone was mixed with ice crystals, which was the secret medicine of the Medical Immortal Valley.

"How many secrets does this empress have?" Zhou Xing thought to himself.

Later, Zhou Xing and Ling Xue found the emperor's handwriting in the secret passage of the imperial study, which revealed the secret history of the marriage between the Demon Sect and the royal family a hundred years ago.

Ling Xue's phoenix crown suddenly shattered, and Zhou Xing reached out to catch the fallen beads. Their fingertips touched, and it felt like an electric current was passing through.

"This string of beads... is so cold." Zhou Xing was shocked.

The enemy countries jointly launched a commercial war, and the national economy fell into crisis. Zhou Xing controlled the banks in 36 counties and started a fierce struggle with his opponents.

In this business war, Zhou Xing gradually discovered the traces of Ling Xue's secret plan. She used the salt tax reform to cooperate with her plan, and the two of them sang together all over the world.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, Zhou Xing and Ling Xue went on a secret visit. They strolled in the lantern market, guessed lantern riddles, and admired the lanterns. However, an accident happened again. A sky lantern suddenly lost control and smashed towards Ling Xue.

In order to protect Ling Xue, Zhou Xing's arm was burned by the candlelight. Golden dragon scales appeared under the charred skin.

After Ling Xue returned to the palace, she spent the whole night drawing the soul-calming talisman. The next day, she gave Zhou Xing a cloak embroidered with a golden dragon.

Soon after, the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony was held. Suddenly, a nine-day thunderstorm descended, and the scene was extremely terrifying. Zhou Xing activated the magic sect formation buried under the imperial mausoleum, and Ling Xue drew the formation diagram with the emperor's blood.

The two of them interlocked their fingers in the lightning, and the phantoms of twin soul seals appeared in the air.

"Is this our destiny?" Zhou Xing looked at Ling Xue and asked affectionately.

Ling Xue didn't say anything, but just held his hand tightly.

The enemy coalition forces are approaching, and the country is in danger. Zhou Xing spends all his family wealth and summons 100,000 people from the martial arts world. Ling Xue opens the emperor's inner treasury and takes out the dusty Demon Sect armor. The names of the two are embroidered on the inside of the armor.

"It seems that all this was destined." Zhou Xing said.

On the eve of the final battle, Zhou Xing and Ling Xue drank together in Zhaixing Tower. When they held each other's cups, the wine turned into twin lotuses. Ling Xue tore through the pearl curtain, and Zhou Xing caught the falling pearls, which were all the betrothal gifts from Master Haoqing when he granted them marriage.

"It turns out that our fate began a long time ago." Zhou Xing said with emotion.

The battlefield was filled with gunpowder smoke. Zhou Xing and Ling Xue fought side by side, their powers blending with each other, exerting unprecedented power.

However, the enemy was too powerful and they gradually fell into trouble. In order to save the country and each other, Zhou Xing and Ling Xue decided to inject half of their souls into the Jiangshan Sheji Tu.

When the scroll burned, the truth of the ninth thousandth calamity was revealed: one needs to use true love as a cauldron to refine the resentment of the three realms.

"Ling Xue, I do." Zhou Xing held Ling Xue's hand tightly.

Ling Xue nodded, "I am willing too."

In the void, Zhou Xing and Ling Xue woke up. They were surrounded by nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine entangled thunderbolts, as if telling of the hardships they had experienced.

The two put their palms together and found the mark of fellow disciples deep in each other's souls. The golden hairpin in Ling Xue's hair and Zhou Xing's jade hairpin spontaneously merged into the shape of a pair of yin and yang fish.

"It seems that we are destined to go through these disasters together." Zhou Xing said.

Ling Xue nodded, "Yes, we are from the same sect, and we will ascend to the upper realm together."

As time went by, the thunderbolts around them gradually subsided. After experiencing countless hardships, they finally ushered in a new beginning. And all this is just the beginning of their 9,999 tribulations, and there are more challenges waiting for them in the future. They will join hands to embark on the road to ascension, and write their own legend in this long tribulation.

The blood moon was hanging high in the sky, like a huge blood eye, coldly overlooking this cruel continent. In the Haoqing Sect, Zhou Xing stood in front of the ascension platform, his body covered in blood. The previous battle for promotion had exhausted his strength. The nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine tribulations were like sharp blades, tearing open his soul at this moment, resonating with the pain of the small world.

"Zhou Xing, you are a talented disciple of the Haoqing Sect of the Demon Sect. Now in this first calamity, you will become a hostage detained in Beiyan." A voice sounded in his mind from the void. It was the announcement of the calamity.

Zhou Xing endured the tearing feeling in his soul and slowly opened his eyes. In front of him was a dark and damp dungeon. The wounds on his body were still oozing blood and emitting a foul smell. In order to humiliate him, the Northern Yan royal family smeared carrion powder on his wounds.

At this time, Ling Xue was being escorted by a group of Beiyan soldiers to Zhou Xing's cell. She was holding an antidote pill in her hand, but the soldiers forced it into Zhou Xing's mouth.

Zhou Xing coughed up a mouthful of black blood, and in a daze he saw the faint ice lotus pattern on the inside of Ling Xue's wrist.