Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 11: Hidden worries on the road, building the foundation of the sword
In the mountains, in the county town, on the slope, there is a dilapidated temple.

There was a young Taoist priest in the temple. He sat cross-legged, facing the statue, meditating and practicing.

Mr. Wang Yue is a good official.

Therefore, even decades after his death, the villagers of Shiyuan County in southern Xinjiang still remember his kindness. When they encounter injustice or hardship, they can't help but complain: If only Mr. were still alive...

Such thoughts and wishes have been accumulated continuously over the past few decades. If no one had initiated them, they would have dissipated as time passed.

But in recent times, a young Taoist priest came here to establish a county school and fulfill his promise.

He rekindled the willpower that had been accumulated for decades.

Lu Cheng, who was completely immersed in Taoist practice, felt as if he was in a volcano where red magma was flowing.

The statue of the Red Heart God in front of him seemed to slowly come alive. His red robe was engraved with golden-red divine spells, shining brightly in the darkness. A pure yang energy spread, accompanied by a faint and awe-inspiring divine power.

"I am Lu Cheng."

"This God is Wang Yue."

In this fusion, the young Taoist's divine consciousness merged with the divine power of the Red Heart God, thus strengthening his own "divine will".

The Taoists regard essence, energy and spirit as the three treasures. When man and spirit become one, they become the god of Lucheng, which is elevated to a higher level.

The God of Observation shines everywhere and examines everything.

In this state, the young Taoist gained insights into his own practice and his own body that far surpassed those of other monks at the same level.

At the same time, his own divine will will continue to be stained with the charm of Chijun, burning away impurities and becoming pure as one.

"call."

With a long breath, Lu Cheng gradually came out of the illusion that seemed to be in a volcano, sensing the changes in the Qi in his body.

After this period of practice, the internal and external skills have been tempered and the Qi has been strengthened. The Qi Sea supernatural power has expanded the meridians in the body, and one's own spiritual will has been elevated.

His own possessed state has been completely suppressed, at least, it is no longer life-threatening.

"However, with such a mixed and impure foundation, how can I advance to the foundation-building stage? If I rely solely on internal and external skills to purify it bit by bit, it will probably take a hundred years before my true energy is pure. Even if I can live to that age, it would be too dangerous in this world if I cannot build a foundation in a hundred years."

Lu Cheng got up from the mat and went to the side room to get a towel to wipe the sweat off his face.

He was not anxious, but he could not think of a way to solve the problem of impure mana in his body, or even if he could think of it, he could not do it. Most of the twenty-four disciples under the Taoist Chi Shenzi of Huoyun Mansion practiced the "Chiji Heart Method" and supplemented it with the "Jian Yuan Lu".

With these two techniques, one can build a foundation with the Heaven Sword and the Earth Sword, but not with the Human Sword. Taoist Chi Shenzi once said:

"If you can't cultivate the Heavenly Sword and establish the foundation, it's fine. If you can't even cultivate the Earthly Sword, there's no need to continue wasting your time under my tutelage. Go to the human world and enjoy wealth and glory. It will not be in vain for us to be master and disciple."

With Lu Cheng's current purity of mana, it would be difficult for him to cultivate even the most basic foundation, let alone the Earth Sword Foundation.

I didn't think about this problem some time ago because I was only concerned about my life. Now that the demonic state in my body has been gradually suppressed, questions about the path of the Tao naturally appeared in Lu Cheng's mind.

"There are many ways to refine magic power in the world of immortal cultivation. What I am doing now, using internal and external skills to temper Qi, is the most basic and orthodox method. However, unless I have an epiphany in the middle of the process, I will have to refine it to more than a hundred years old in my current state before I can make up for the shortcomings left by Lu Cheng."

When Lu Cheng was in Huoyun Mansion, he was not focused enough in his cultivation, and his magic power was relatively mixed. Cultivation is a very personal matter, and no one can always watch him. After leaving the mountain, he lost his Yuanyang and took a lot of supplements. Now his magic power is strong, mixed, and not pure enough.

However, whether it is the Chiji Heart Method or the Jianyuan Record, both focus more on the purity of magic power.

"The cauldron also has elixirs for purifying mana, but how can I get one? I don't know how many advanced cultivators will fight for it. I'd better practice slowly, and cultivate to the foundation when I'm 120 years old. It's better than having to suffer a setback in the future and completely cut off from the path."

After making the most rational choice in his heart, Lu Cheng began to practice swordsmanship again.

Because of his superb swordsmanship, Lu Cheng's efficiency in external Qi training is far greater than his internal Qi training. Under the guidance of his superb sword intention, he can draw the complex Qi in his body out of the body and dissolve it with the sword.

"I will behave like a grandson for a hundred years, stay out of the house and avoid causing trouble. Even though this may embarrass the time travelers, it is my most rational choice."

Lu Cheng is different from his predecessor. Through his understanding of the Chiji Heart Method and the Sword Yuan Record, he can vaguely glimpse the killing power and sharpness of the Heaven Sword Foundation Establishment and the Earth Sword Foundation Establishment. In comparison, the Human Sword Foundation Establishment is completely unbearable. The speed of sword control, sword power, and flexible control are all inferior in all aspects.

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Li Qing was very unhappy during this period. As a direct descendant of the Li family, a large cultivator family in Shiyuan County, and also a disciple of Grandma Zou to learn witchcraft, although Li Qing was a girl, she was the head of two families and her status in the family was not inferior to that of men, and was even higher than most men. She was deeply valued by the old man Li Jiuyou.

She will never get married in the future and will only find a man to marry into the Li family.

Some time ago, Old Master Li asked me to spy on the young Taoist priest from outside.

Because she was a junior, even if she was caught, there was room for both parties to ease the situation. At the beginning, Li Qing did not take this matter seriously. She had already communicated with her snake poison and used her spirit snake to spy. Unless it was a master like Old Master Li or her master, who could discover it? Just relying on that young Taoist priest?

In this state of mind, on the night after receiving the order, Li Qing controlled her green snake to go to the ruined temple, and then she saw a fiery sword light.

Although she didn't see anything clearly, the sword fire still made her subconsciously feel scared until now.

(End of this chapter)