Knife splashing

Chapter 612 The Charm of the Sword
The skin of a strange beast is indeed useful.

hum!
As the animal skin fell, it resonated with the power of the Nine Cauldrons and continued to vibrate. The ancient Kyushu map and Yugong waterway map engraved on it were also lit up one by one, as if outlined by golden lines.

As if there was a force lifting it, the animal skin fell very slowly, but it never stopped.

Finally, the animal skin covered the Nine Cauldrons.

Almost instantly, the might of the Nine Cauldrons disappeared, the golden light on its surface dissipated, and even the evil aura swirling around it quickly disappeared.

All the treasures in this world are better than each other.

Some things that are powerful and seem mysterious, and some things that are restrained, may not be noticeable at all.

It's not surprising.

This spiritual beast has the "Kui Niu bloodline".

In ancient times, it was made into a war drum by Emperor Huang, the sound of which could be heard over a distance of 500 miles. It had the innate magical power to connect heaven and earth and suppress the earth's veins, and it echoed with the Nine Cauldrons. Moreover, it was worshipped by incense all year round in the snowy areas, and it already had its own charm.

After Dayu controlled the floods, he "cast nine tripods to represent the Nine Provinces". The nine tripods also had the mountains and rivers of the Nine Provinces engraved on them.

Lu Sheng engraved the Nine Provinces Map and the Yu Gong Water Veins Map on it, which was considered as some kind of method to confuse the gods and allow the Nine Cauldrons to rest in peace.

Of course, these are stopgap measures.

The skin of the spiritual beast will not last long.

Before the Nine Cauldrons erupt again, they must be taken away, sealed with secret methods, and wait for the other Nine Cauldrons to gather.

At the same time, the white cyclone formed by the evil energy also completely disappeared, and the scene in the field was seen by everyone.

Looking at the divine tripod that had lost its light, Cheng Jianxin with a broken arm, and Li Yan, who was still covered in arcs of electricity and motionless, everyone had some guesses in their minds.

"Stop him quickly!"

The injured Ming Shanzi had just arrived and immediately shouted when he saw this.

Everyone leaped forward, and Sharifei also raised his gun.

Looking at the crowd attacking, Lu Sheng smiled coldly, without any hesitation, he took out five tokens from his arms and threw them directly on the ground.

"disease!"

At a command, a strong wind suddenly blew around.

The rolling black fog rose up, and five dark figures could be vaguely seen circling around Lu Sheng and Sheng Ding.

The Five Ghosts Moving Method!

Everyone became anxious when they saw it.

There are many kinds of the Five Ghosts Moving Method in Taoism.

For example, in "All Laws Return to the Origin" there is a "Five Ghosts Mixing the Sky Method", which commands the five ghosts to use copper coins or ingots as media to cast the "Five Ghosts Bring Wealth Spell".

After completion, one needs to "distribute food to thank the gods", otherwise there will be backlash.

There are also various "Five Ghosts Bring Wealth Techniques" in folk traditions, which need to be performed in conjunction with the Five Ghost Flags. However, many people know that "the five ghosts are not evil spirits, but the five gods of poverty from all directions. Bringing wealth will definitely damage one's virtue."

This magic is found in all parts of China, and even common people know it. There is even a proverb in Jiangsu and Zhejiang:
"Five ghosts can bring a mountain of gold, but the King of Hell will come to claim your life at the third hour of the morning."

But the real Five Ghosts Moving Technique is actually a kind of escape technique.

The five ghosts rose up and were a hundred miles away in a moment.

It was obvious at first glance that the five ghosts used by Lu Sheng were not ordinary things. Their aura was so powerful that it even far surpassed that of some small temple gods.

boom!
Sharifei fired the first shot.

Although the other garrison soldiers in the square did not know the reason, they also opened fire at the signal of Zhao Xianda.

For a while, there was constant gunfire on the field.

Regardless of the damage to the magic gourd, Lu San summoned a swarm of poisonous bees, which whizzed down in black and rushed towards the black fog.

Others also used their own magic to try to stop Lu Sheng.

However, all the attacks were like a drop in the ocean, swallowed up by the swirling black fog and disappeared.

Everyone felt a chill in their hearts, as they knew that these bullets, swarms of poisonous bees, crossbows, and hidden weapons had probably been taken away long ago.

This is the power of the Five Ghosts Moving Escape Technique.

But they must prevent the other side from succeeding.

As the Nine Cauldrons appeared, the ground veins began to vibrate more and more violently. The ground in the square where they were standing rumbled and trembled, and cracks appeared in the bricks and stones.

The palace wall in the distance also had tiles falling off, leaving a huge crack.

The construction of the Shu King's Palace took a long time, and it started in the previous dynasty. Later, the palace was considered old and dilapidated, and the current emperor even rewarded silver and renovated it. It is now the center of Chengdu Prefecture.

Since there has been damage here, it is conceivable that many houses have collapsed in other places as well.

With such a great catastrophe, we naturally have to find a way to stop it.

However, they had been blocked outside before, and with Lu Sheng's mysterious Five Ghosts Moving Technique, it was already too late.

Clang!
At this moment, the sound of sword rang out again.

It’s still Cheng Jianxin.

This old man burned his life to help Li Yan block the immortal Li Wenyuan who came down to earth. His left arm was shattered and his life was at the end, but he just tried his best to stand still and refused to fall down.

His hair is all white, and has lost its luster and is falling out.

His skin looked older and lifeless.

As if hearing the shouts of the crowd, the long sword in Cheng Jianxin's hand trembled and let out a mournful cry, and his turbid eyes opened again.

Raise your hand and swing your sword.

Clang!
The sword roared like a dragon, with a blinding cold light.

In the last moment of his life, Cheng Jianxin seemed to have entered a certain realm. Even when his lamp was out and his oil was exhausted, he still used the sword immortal's technique.

The sword roared like a dragon, but there was not the slightest murderous aura.

Everyone only felt a flash before their eyes, and a scene seemed to appear in their minds: in the CD market, there was an endless stream of people walking around, and the sounds of shouting and buying and selling gathered together, full of the atmosphere of fireworks.

"Master..."

Chang Tianque burst into tears.

He recalled the journey he had taken with Cheng Jianxin. Cheng Jianxin did not have the airs of a swordsman at all. Instead, he laughed and cursed, and loved to mingle with peddlers and hawkers.

At this moment, he understood the swordsmanship of his master.

People in the world only know that Cheng Jianxian is a man of unrivaled talent and his sword is the most famous sword in Shu. They think that it is simply the result of his hard work and talent, but they don't know that this peerless sword was born out of protection.

How could the sword of the mortal world ascend to the heaven?
Wherever the sword light passed, the black fog dissipated, and several black shadows collapsed and scattered almost instantly.

"court death!"

The black fog dissipated and Lu Sheng's furious voice was heard.

He didn't expect that after he had planned everything, he would be stopped by this dying old man.

The Nine Cauldrons were heavy, and he was already surrounded. With so many masters, nearly ten thousand soldiers in the square, and countless muskets, even a god would have to kneel.

However, his anger was completely useless.

After Cheng Jianxin performed this wonderful sword move, his life was completely cut off. He raised his sword, lowered his head, and stood there motionless, like a statue.

Lu Sheng had no place to vent his anger, so he flashed in front of Cheng Jianxin's body, his sleeves fluttering, and with a whistling wind from his hands, he slapped down with one palm.

"what!"

Chang Tianque's eyes were bloodshot and he rushed forward madly with a sword.

But at such a distance, it's simply too late.

Snapped!
However, just as Lu Sheng's palm fell, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him and collided with his fist.

It was Li Yan who had just woken up.

Li Yan's image at this moment was somewhat unusual.

The Thunder Corps soldiers had already left, but arcs of electricity were still jumping on his body, and there was a blue light in his pupils.

Nourishing~
Lu Sheng felt his palms go numb and stepped back quickly.

As expected of the remnants of the alchemists who had survived since the end of the Qin Dynasty, he only took a glance and said gloomily: "The magical power of the Thunder Department, hum, it turns out that they can also play tricks..."

His guess was correct.

In the Thunder and Fire Refining Hall of Wudang Mountain, after Li Yan went through the test, the Soul-Catching Lock had been transformed and integrated into the Thunder Department's magical powers, becoming the Soul-Catching Thunder Rope.

This is also one of Li Yan’s trump cards.

He used the thunder stored in the Soul-Catching Thunder Rope to perform the "Divine Transformation Technique" and it was as if the God of Thunder had descended. Even the evil dragon in Shennongjia was killed by him.

However, the Soul-Catching Thunder Rope consumes thunder. Since entering Shuzhong, Li Yan has never encountered a thunderstorm, so this trump card cannot be used.

This time, the Thunder Department was summoned and it was finally fully replenished.

What’s even more interesting is that with Li Wenyuan being struck to death by lightning, the Heavenly Official’s mission was completed and the reward from the Thunder Department was finally issued.

This is an innate thunder force.

It's a bit similar to Shengang, but more powerful.

After integrating the Soul-Hooking Thunder Rope, his supernatural power has undergone a qualitative change. He can create thunder on his own, and his thunder magic has become more ferocious.

Although after performing the "magic transformation", the energy will be quickly consumed and needs to be accumulated slowly, but at least you will no longer be troubled by the weather.

Li Yan was doing this when he forgot himself before.

When the people around saw it, they were overjoyed.

Bang bang bang!
Intensive gunfire rang out.

However, Lu Sheng simply dodged left and right, taking the Gang Step, as if he had split himself into several phantoms, changing in the direction of the Eight Diagrams, and he easily dodged all the bullets that were shot at him.

"Humph!"

Lu Sheng glanced at the Nine Cauldrons coldly, with a mocking smile on his face, "Forget it, the Nine Cauldrons have been taken out, the overall situation has been decided, I will leave this thing with you for now!"

After saying that, his figure flashed and he retreated quickly.

When everyone saw it, their hearts sank.

It turned out that due to the interference of the animal skin, the Jingzhou Ding had completely separated and turned into a physical entity, while the phantom of the Dragon Palace in the sky was gradually dissipating.

Everyone immediately understood what Lu Sheng meant.

The Jingzhou Ding has been born, and the disaster is irreversible.

This horrible thing, after the power of its animal skin disappears, will emit divine power again, and they will not be able to deal with it.

What’s more troublesome is that it will attract countless greedy people.

They would be overwhelmed with the situation, and Lu Sheng only needed to lurk in the dark and take the tripod back when the time was right.

"Hahaha……"

Accompanied by bursts of wild laughter, Lu Sheng's figure kept changing, sometimes left, sometimes right, turning into a series of phantoms, and going out of the palace.

His escape technique was so amazing that many masters along the way tried to stop him, but no matter what they did, they could only catch a shadow.

"Can't leave!"

A cold voice sounded.

But Li Yan was seen standing in the air, his feet three feet off the ground, two soul-catching ropes passing through his shoulders and back, lightning flashing with crackling sounds, as if the Thunder God's ribbon was flying.

Li Yan had just tried it, and found that Lu Sheng was carrying some kind of magical weapon, so he could not sense the aura of the Gou Die.

His Taoism skills were not as good as his opponent's, so he could only use the "divine transformation method" to transform into the body of the God of Thunder.

Unlike the Hades who transformed with the power of the underworld, Li Yan was now wrapped in soul-haunting thunder ropes, making his speed and attack power even stronger.

boom!
There was a thunderclap and Li Yan was already standing in front of Lu Sheng.

"Ok?"

Lu Sheng was also surprised, but his reaction was not slow. He immediately misstepped and a series of figures quickly flew backwards.

Not only that, he also made hand gestures and chanted a spell, suddenly opened his mouth, and exhaled a breath of smoke and mist, which turned into surging white mist.

In an instant, strong winds blew around and white fog spread rapidly.

"kill!"

Countless shouts and cries of killing rang out from all directions.

Everyone was surprised to see that a dense army rushed out of the thick fog. They were all wearing long jackets, leather belts around their waists, shorts, leg wraps, and light shoes. They were holding bows, crossbows, halberds, spears and other weapons.

The attire is ancient and murderous.

It was the Qin army that once dominated the world and unified the six kingdoms.

Wang Daoxuan and others knew it was an illusion, but the soldiers in the square did not. They were shocked by the momentum of the Qin army and started shooting frantically.

For a moment, flames flew everywhere, and with the earthquake becoming more and more obvious, the entire square was in chaos.

The soldiers fired indiscriminately and many people were injured.

Even Cui Bai, one of the Six Immortals in the Bamboo Forest, had his arm broken by a musket.

Everyone was furious, but there was white mist rolling before their eyes and illusions everywhere, so many of the spells to break the illusions could not be used.

"Hahaha…"

Lu Sheng laughed wildly and retreated quickly.

He was an alchemist in the Qin Dynasty, and was good at magic. He even left behind the immortal legend of "Lu Ao Traveling to the North Sea", which was recorded in "Taiping Guangji". Even the people in the Taoist sect could not decipher it.

In the Tang Dynasty, he transformed himself into a Confucian scholar and spread the legend of "Yun Zhongjun Shenque" in an attempt to attract monks to explore the secrets for profit. Although he failed, he stole a wisp of Yun Zhongjun's smoke and cloud energy in Shenque and refined it into a magical power. The magical power is called "Yun Zhong Huan Fa", which can use the fog of Yunmeng Lake to create an illusion, and with the help of Yu Bu's dodging and evading movements, he is not afraid of siege.

However, this illusion did not confuse Li Yan.

At this time, Li Yan was wrapped in thunder, and the poison and illusion were useless to him. His body turned into several flashes of lightning and stopped Lu Sheng again.

"court death!"

Lu Sheng also felt murderous intent in his heart.

His plan was originally flawless.

But since Li Yan entered Shu, small things have accumulated, causing many loopholes in the original careful plan, which ultimately led to the current situation.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't annoyed.

Taking advantage of the chaos in the square, it’s a good opportunity to kill people!
Facing Li Yan's Thunder God Transformation, Lu Sheng was not afraid at all. He drew out the ancient bronze sword from his waist with a clang, stepped on the Yu step, and stabbed out suddenly.

Clang!
The sword was unsheathed and turned into three rays of light.

This sword technique is called "Taiyi Fenguang Sword".

In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, hundreds of schools of thought contended with each other, and all kinds of miraculous achievements and wonderful methods emerged. Although many of them were destroyed after the Qin Dynasty unified the country and burned books and buried scholars, as a monk at that time, Lu Sheng would naturally be able to use them.

laugh!
Li Yan was unable to dodge, and even with the protection of Lei Gang, he still had a cut on his chest and ribs, and was shocked.

What he didn't know was that during the war-torn times, many people cultivated the power of Gang Jin, and along with the sorcerers' Gang Jin body protection techniques, corresponding means of restraint were also born.

The Taiyi Fenguang Sword is one of them, specially designed to break the protective energy of the body.

Without any nonsense, murderous intent flashed in Lu Sheng's eyes. He took the Yu Step and transformed into several figures. Sword shadows flew all over the sky, surrounding Li Yan from all directions.

Chi Chi Chi!
There were several more bloodstains, and Li Yan was injured again and again.

"Well done!"

Li Yan was equally fearless. Even though wounds appeared on his body, he swung his sword and with a flash of lightning, he stabbed Lu Sheng straight away.

He couldn't distinguish the sword shadow, but he could find Lu Sheng's real body.

Lu Sheng had no choice but to raise his sword to resist.

Nourishing~
But at this moment, a large amount of thunder suddenly gathered on Li Yan's Duanchen Sword, and even flashed a dazzling light.

His Dragon-Slaying and Dust-Breaking Sword has been re-refined by Huotoutuo. In order to unleash its maximum power, he must use thunder magic.

The more thunder energy there is, the greater the power.

What Li Yan lacks the least now is the power of thunder.

boom!
There was a loud bang.

The bronze sword in Lu Sheng's hand shattered directly.

Although he tried his best to dodge, Li Yan's Duanchen Sword chopped directly from his left shoulder and split into his chest.

"Roar!"

Lu Sheng was in so much pain that he suddenly raised his palms. The energy in his palms gathered, and the originally scattered sword blades suddenly gathered together and slapped down with his palms.

Puff puff!
Li Yan was immediately stabbed like a hedgehog, bleeding profusely.

"Hehe~"

Lu Sheng spat out blood, his eyes full of viciousness, "Boy, you are good, you are worthy of being chosen by them, but I can only change my body, but you will die here today!"

Just when he was feeling proud, his eyes suddenly became dull.

The broken blade fragments on Li Yan's body were repelled by the thunder and fell to the ground with a clang, and the wounds recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"you…"

Lu Sheng's mind went blank.

In order for a cultivator to become a god, he or she must basically shed his or her mortal body, but the physical body is the boat that helps him or her to cross the calamity. Whether returning to the world of life, descending to the mortal world, or possessing another's body, he or she cannot do without a good body.

A warrior's body is as precious as oil, and the same is true for a monk.

Even monsters cannot repair at this speed.

This kid...what kind of monster is this?

People like Lu Sheng know many mysteries of the world and are very calculating. What they fear most are unexpected situations.

Li Yan's terrifying recovery ability has made him feel fearful. He wants to leave quickly and figure out the situation first.

However, his chest suddenly felt empty, and he saw Li Yan had taken out an ancient jade wall from the Qin Dynasty. "Is this it?"

When Lu Sheng saw this, he felt a chill in his heart.

This is a sacrificial vessel from the Qin Palace. He stole it from the palace when he left and relied on this item to avoid detection by the heaven and the underworld.

If you lose it, your life will surely be in danger.

Thinking of this, Lu Sheng didn't care about anything else and reached out to grab it.

But just as he stretched out his hand, Li Yan twisted his left arm and used the Pi Gua Chan Si Hand to directly wrap his arm, while swinging his knife and stabbing him twice in the heart.

"Ow~"

Lu Sheng let out a miserable howl, and black smoke came out of his mouth.

His body has been damaged, so his soul can only travel out and find another body to parasite and take over.

When the protective artifact was taken away, Gou Die reacted immediately, vibrating and quickly heating up.

At this time, you only need to chant a spell to summon the ghost soldiers to capture them and get a powerful order from the underworld as a reward.

Given Lu Sheng’s identity, maybe he has other things.

However, Li Yan just narrowed his eyes slightly and ignored the warrant. The two soul-snatching rackets on his shoulders whizzed out and directly entangled Lu Sheng's Yin spirit.

There was a crackling sound and thunder roared.

As Lu Sheng's physical body was destroyed, his magic became ineffective and the smoke on the field quickly dissipated.

Everyone only saw that after the dazzling thunder roared, Li Yan's figure was revealed, his clothes were tattered, and the scars on his body had disappeared.

In his hand he was holding the head of Lu Sheng, or the "King of Shu".

Gululu~
Li Yan threw his head away and it rolled at Zhao Xianda's feet, clearly asking him to take it and report it.

Li Yan didn't want to explain too much about this matter.

He knew that the real manipulator behind Lu Sheng and his gang was in the Daluo Dharma Realm and might be a big shot.

Even if we send it into the netherworld, we can still save it.

To prevent accidents, we must kill him even if we don't receive any reward.

Naturally, no one knew the reason.

They didn't bother to pay attention and just looked at the Nine Cauldrons in the distance.

The animal hide covering it had been hit by random bullets at some point, leaving a large hole in it, and it could no longer suppress the Jingzhou Ding.

Buzz!
Along with a roar, the divine tripod emitted golden light again.

"How to do?"

Sharifei looked a little overwhelmed and asked quickly.

However, all I got in return was silence.

Faced with this incomprehensible artifact, no one knew what to do, let alone act rashly.

At this moment, the internal vibrations of Chengdu Prefecture were extremely strong.

If it is not handled properly, it will probably spread immediately, causing countless casualties.

At this moment, Li Yan's heart moved and he looked towards the city gate.

I saw a man holding a three-pointed, double-edged sword, wearing a bronze Nuo mask on his head, with a dazzling golden light flashing between his eyebrows, striding towards me.

It was Erlang Yang Jian.

At this moment, his breath had disappeared and he looked like a mortal.

To be more precise, the aura has merged with the surrounding heaven and earth.

Just simply walking seems to carry a certain spiritual charm.

It was Erlang who used the divine fire of Wen Lingguan to eliminate the evil spirit and merge it with the aura of successive Sichuan Lords.

At this moment, he completely became the Lord of Sichuan.

It seems like you are walking, but the scene in front of you is constantly changing, and the light and shadow of this area from ancient times to the present flashes rapidly.

The so-called River Lord is the guardian of this land.

He was naturally aware of the previous battle on the field.

Facing the complicated gazes of the crowd, Yang Jian ignored them, but came to the still standing body of Cheng Jianxin and stretched out his finger to point slightly.

Pfft!
Cheng Jianxin's body fell to the ground instantly.

"what are you doing?!"

Chang Tianque came with a sword in hand and roared.

However, when Yang Jian just turned his head to look, Chang Tianque found that his whole body was stiff and unable to move.

"Ten years later, Wangjia Village at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain..."

A cold voice sounded in Chang Tianque's ears.

Only he could hear this sound.

Chang Tianque was suddenly blessed and with a look of surprise on his face, he knelt down and kowtowed.

Afterwards, Erlang Yang Jian came to Li Yan again, looked at him through the bronze Nuo mask, hesitated for a moment, slowly took off the Nuo mask, put it in Li Yan's hand, and said coldly: "Maybe it will be useful..."

Li Yan was confused by these words.

Looking at the bronze vertical-eyed Nuo mask in my hand,

There seemed to be a faint glow between the eyebrows...

After doing all this, Yang Jian came to the Jingzhou Ding.

At this time, the Jingzhou Ding was shining with golden light and emitting divine power.

However, Yang Jian's body remained upright. He turned the three-pointed, double-edged sword and suddenly inserted it into the ground, then pressed down the divine tripod.

"what--!"

His face was ferocious and his whole body was filled with strength.

The rich aroma of incense turned into golden light visible to the naked eye, like a burning golden flame.

The howling wind enveloped him and the entire tripod.

In an instant, everyone smelled the rich aroma of incense.

Rumble!
The ground shook and the thick fog over Chengdu dissipated little by little.

The blinding golden light caused everyone to raise their hands to block their view.

A clear voice came from the golden light:

"A thousand years of incense, all returned."

"I am leaving..."

The golden light dissipated, and the area where the tripod was located was empty.

Everyone felt something and looked up at the sky.

The shadow of the Dragon Palace and Water Palace also completely disappeared, and the thick fog and water energy covering the sky above Chengdu turned into a drizzle and fell...

…………

In Chengdu Prefecture, there was constant wailing.

Even though the disaster has passed, many people were killed or injured.

Someone was cursed and paraded like crazy, freezing to death on that snowy night...

Some people were buried under the collapsed walls before they even woke up, not to mention the numerous soldiers and martial arts masters who died in the battle at the Shu Palace.

Outside the ruins of the palace, Wang Daoxuan and other sorcerers held bells and chanted scriptures to pray for the souls of the dead.

Near the Wuhou Temple outside Chengdu, Cheng Jianxin's funeral was also taking place, and many people from the martial arts world came to bid farewell.

Many people lamented as they watched the coffins being gradually buried.

When Cheng Jianxian died,
Perhaps it means that that era is coming to an end.

Li Yan was also among them, his face solemn.

He was not familiar with Cheng Jianxin, and the other party looked down on him, but it was an honor to fight alongside him in his last moments.

Chang Tianque, who was in mourning, suddenly turned his head and asked, "Young Master Li, my master asked me to look carefully, but I am not experienced enough to see clearly."

"That sword...how powerful is it?"

"That sword..."

Li Yan looked up and recalled the scene he saw when he was awake.

"That sword buried a legend, and in its place was endless smoke from cooking fires in Jinguan City..."

(End of this chapter)