Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 120: First in the Middle Territory
Three boys representing the eight sights shook the stub, but actually there was no need to shake it any further. As the competition of the Seven Days and Eight Sights Ceremony progressed, there were only a few bamboo sticks left in the stub.

At the same time, spiritual consciousness was being transmitted to each other at the banquet.

"The upper realm, the Blood River Sect's prosperity is in ruins."

"The upper realm, the master of the Yin corpse in the White Bone Courtyard."

"The Blood River Demon Art versus the Ten Thousand Souls Demon Banner, it's going to be interesting!"

"Yes, yes. If I could watch this battle, it would be worth the trip."

But this time, Xuehe Sect's Shengshang and Baiguyuan Yinshi Master did not stand up. The two looked at each other, and then Yinshi Master raised his hand and said: "I am ashamed of my blood demon's method."

"Hahaha, no, Master, you are too polite."

Sheng Shang seemed to have formed an alliance with Master Yinshi. Sheng Shang stood up and chanted a spell to return the greeting, giving the other party enough face.

The Yinshi Master has been building up his power overseas and has his own bearing and majesty.

However, his abstention still caused many people present to whisper.

"In the middle realm, Gong Luojie, the incarnation of all beasts."

"In the middle realm, the beasts are transformed into Gonglu City."

Lu Cheng stood up and walked into the arena, but after waiting for a while, what he saw was Luo Jie raising his hand and saying:
"Junior Brother Lu has profound knowledge of Taoism. I give up this battle."

Another person gave up, and thus the top three rankings of the three people in the middle realm were determined.

The three boys of the Eight Scenes seemed to have rarely encountered such a scene. They looked at each other, then turned their gaze to Gu Qinghong, the host of the Eight Scenes Dharma Assembly. After seeing the host nodded slightly, they continued to shake the lottery tube:
"The upper realm, the master of the Yin corpse in the White Bone Courtyard."

"The upper realm, An Changjun of Tianluo Sect."

However, this time, the sinister and ruthless monk who had summoned thirteen puppets in one breath in the previous battle raised his head and said:
"I am already satisfied to be able to take the last seat among all the senior practitioners, but I dare not compete with you."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the cultivators in the audience were shocked. As a result, the top ten rankings of the foundation-building cultivators in the Eight Scenery Assembly were revealed.

Upper realm: Shengshang of the Xuehe Sect, Master Yinshi of the Baiguyuan, and An Changjun of the Tianluo Sect.

Middle realm: Lu Cheng of the Northern Sect of the Palace of Incarnation of All Beasts, Luo Jie of the Southern Sect, and Gu Yingxuan of the Xiantian Sect.

Initial stage: Han Nuo, a casual cultivator; Xia Youqing from Huoyun Mansion; Chu Chuanxiu from Guanghan Palace. Finally, Ye Cheng, a sword cultivator from Huoyun Mansion, ranked tenth to make up an integer.

"There was no fierce competition among the top three in the upper realm. This is rare in the history of the Eight Scenery Dharma Assembly!"

"Perhaps, in the history, there are few middle-level number one who is as ferocious as that one." An overseas cultivator raised his chin and pointed to a young Taoist who was tasting spiritual fruits with a stunning girl.

The existence of this guy actually forced the three evil monks in the late foundation building stage to form some kind of alliance to jointly resist the pressure he brought.

"In this way, this Eight Scenery Dharma Assembly has come to a successful conclusion. Where is the boy? Present treasures and Yuxu Yandao Fruit to the top nine heroes of the Dharma Assembly."

"promise."

As Gu Qinghong stood up and gave the order, all the boys around him bowed their heads in agreement and then went down to prepare.

"For all the distinguished guests who did not make it to the top nine, the Eight Views will not let you come in vain. I also invite you to taste the green peaches grown in this temple with me, which can nourish the body and prolong life."

"Thank you, Mr. Gu."

A group of monks stood up and saluted Gu Qinghong. The word "Sir" is a respectful title that can be used by both men and women in this world.

This time, a group of boys and girls came forward, serving tea and cups, and offering everyone better spiritual fruit and fragrant tea, and even spiritual wine and spiritual meat.

This basically means that the Dharma Assembly is over. After this banquet, everyone can go their separate ways and spread what they have seen and learned:
Whether it's the ferocity of the Blood River Magic, the reappearance of the Ten Thousand Souls Magic Banner in the world, or An Changjun's silk puppet technique that controls thirteen people, or the exquisiteness and breadth of Lu Cheng's Ten Thousand Beasts Taoism, these are all worth talking about.

Even if one were to talk about the delicious taste of the Longevity Green Peaches or the mysterious Jade Void Fruit, these would still attract the envious gazes of many cultivators.

"Please select the treasures."

On the tray that was brought forward were three treasures: the Taoist Secret Method of Reincarnation, the Cloud Book Seven Signs, and the Tianyi True Art. Of course, if Sheng Shang was willing, he could of course choose the other six treasures with eight views, as long as he felt it was worth it.

"I want... the Taoist secret method of turning calamities into success." Although he wished he could take all these treasures into his pocket, Sheng Shang also knew where this place was. After weighing the pros and cons, he finally chose the Taoist secret method of turning calamities into success, which he thought was the most significant.

The Taoist secret method of Eight Landscapes to turn the catastrophe has only a one in ten to two out of ten success rate, but if it can be integrated and complemented with the secret method of the Blood River Sect, perhaps the chance of success can be greatly increased.

As everyone knows, many difficulties in Taoism, even the bottom line that is difficult to break through, are not a problem in the Demon Sect.

But Sheng Shang's consciousness had just penetrated the jade slip for a moment when he suddenly stood up. He held the jade slip in one hand, walked over the long table and said hatefully:

"How could this be possible? How could this secret method only have..."

"Only Jindan cultivators can practice and perform this technique? That's because only Jindan cultivators have stable souls and are more confident of breaking through the mystery of the womb with their memories. Otherwise, even if they are reincarnated, their memories will be cleansed, and what's the difference between them and being reborn again? How do you think that foundation-building and Sha-condensing cultivators can also perform this secret technique?"

Gu Qinghong's question forced Sheng Shang to stand there. His face turned pale and blue, and finally he sat back in his seat weakly without saying anything else.

After Sheng Shang, it was Master Yinshi's turn to choose a treasure. He originally wanted to choose the Yunji Seven Lots, with the help of this treasure, to exchange for the protection of the elders of the Baiguyuan Sect, so that he could escape the pursuit caused by refining the Wanhun Banner.

In order to gain magical powers, he slaughtered tens of thousands of people to refine the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, and was hunted down everywhere by the monks of the East China Sea.

He crossed the sea to the Tang Dynasty, and was then hunted everywhere by the monks of the Cangjian Palace. He had no way to escape, but fortunately, the forbidden magic weapon, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, was indeed very powerful, allowing him to save his life time and time again.

But after hiding in the Tang Dynasty for many years, Yin Shi still felt that the overseas world of immortal cultivation was more suitable for him, so he wanted to take the Yunji Seven Lots and return to his homeland.

But at this moment, a voice from divine consciousness reached his ears.

The Yin Corpse Master suddenly raised his head and met Lu Cheng's eyes. Then, he picked up the Tianyi Zhen Jue and gave up the treasure that could help the Jindan Zhenren conceal the secrets of heaven and delay the tribulation for up to two hundred years.

An Changjun of Tianluo Sect was a little confused when he saw this, but he still chose the Yunji Seven Lots very happily.

At this time, An Changjun no longer planned to return to Tianluo Sect. With the Yunji Seven Signs as his support, he could go to Dongyang Orthodox Sect to become a disciple of an elder of the former number one magic sect and practice the supreme magic technique.

"Please select the treasures."

The Taoist boy came to Lu Cheng holding a wooden plate. Lu Cheng chose the Vajra Bead without any hesitation. After using it, he could reduce the power of the forty-nine calamities.

Among the cultivators who followed, Luo Jie chose the Yin-Yang Dongxuan Pill, and Gu Yingxuan chose the secret method of refining the Fiery Thunder Sound Flying Sword.

Han Nuo chose the Thousand Swift Wind Talisman, Xia Youqing chose the Seven Revolutions Soul-Nourishing Pill, and Chu Chuanxiu of Guanghan Palace had no choice but to choose the third-grade top-grade magic weapon, the Vajra Seal. However, considering that she is only in the initial stage of foundation building, this top-grade magic weapon can indeed be used for many years in the future, and may not be inferior to the Thousand Swift Wind Talisman and the Seven Revolutions Soul-Nourishing Pill.

"I want to challenge the upper realm monks."

Just after the treasures were selected, the green peaches and Yuxu Yandao fruits were just served, and crisp words were rang out in the venue, like the clear and pleasant voice of a young phoenix.

Lu Cheng, who was originally observing the spiritual fruit Qingtao and Yuxu Yandao fruit, turned around. In fact, not only him, but all the cultivators in the venue were doing the same, waiting for this moment.

Ms. Gu Qinghong chuckled helplessly, but she also looked at the female swordsman Xia Youqing at the banquet with admiration.

"Yes, with the temperament of a sword cultivator, how could he miss the opportunity to challenge a high-level cultivator in such a situation where there is no life-threatening danger?!"

Ye Cheng, who ranked tenth, also looked at his junior sister with great envy. He also wanted this opportunity very much.

"Okay, I know it's unavoidable. It will still be like this. So, Fellow Daoist Xia, which upper realm cultivator do you want to choose as your opponent?"

Gu Qinghong asked this with a smile on her face, and it seemed as if she was not the same person who had scolded Sheng Shang in a harsh voice before.

"...I want to challenge." Xia Youqing's gaze first fell on Gu Yingxuan of the Xiantian School. According to her calculations, among the first six people, Gu Yingxuan's combat power was relatively the weakest. Moreover, he was first defeated by Lu Cheng, and then had a hard fight with Ren Shoupeng of Beichen Jianmen. At this moment, his face was a little pale, and he obviously had internal injuries.

At this time, Gu Yingxuan had almost stood up. He was indeed seriously injured, but this was a battle of the Dao, so he had to hold on.

However, Xia Youqing's gaze just swept across and then fell on Tianluo Zong'an Changjun, one of the three people in the upper realm.

"It's true that Gu Yingxuan of the Xiantian School is the weakest, but he is the only righteous cultivator among the top six. Do I really want to ruin his path for the sake of my own path?"

Thinking of this, Xia Youqing's gaze gradually became firm.

At this time, the man stood up first.

"Need I ask? Of course it's me. Will she challenge Sheng Shang and Yin Shi?" During the banquet, An Changjun stood up with helplessness on his face, then walked slowly into the venue to wait for Xia Youqing.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

It was not known whether it was because of An Changjun's friends, or because those evil practitioners at the banquet felt the same way, but in any case, there was a lot of laughter at the banquet, making Xia Youqing, who was still somewhat inexperienced, a little at a loss as to what to do.

Her most "correct" choice should be to choose Gu Yingxuan, but due to some impulses beyond her calculation, Xia Youqing chose to challenge An Changjun, a cultivator of the upper realm. This was the one she had the most confidence to defeat besides Gu Yingxuan.

But after all, he was too young, only in his early forties, and he had spent most of his life practicing Taoism in the mountains. Compared with the independent practitioners or even those from small families, he had less worldly experience.

Lu Cheng did not help Xia Youqing out of trouble. The life span of mortals is no more than a hundred years. If they are lucky, they may live their whole life without any disasters. They may not have to face many disasters by themselves.

But it is not the case for immortal cultivators. Cultivators practice Taoism and want to achieve immortality smoothly without any disasters or calamities. There are few such examples in ancient myths and legends.

A cultivator cannot bear the tribulation on behalf of another. If a high-level cultivator bears the tribulation on behalf of his disciples, then this tribulation will not be considered as something you have overcome, but will be transformed into countless other types of tribulations to trouble you:
Emotional calamity, demonic calamity, external calamity, all kinds of calamity are ten times more dangerous than heavenly calamity, and they will also implicate the master's sect and weaken the master's luck.

Therefore, some small sufferings and small disasters should be borne, which is actually a good thing for the monks to practice Taoism. In metaphysics, many small disasters and small difficulties should be triggered in advance, and they should not be allowed to accumulate into a big disaster.

"Stop making so much noise. If you guys are not convinced, why don't you challenge me to a duel?"

Ye Cheng stood up bravely. Although he was seriously injured, his eyes were still sharp. He looked around and found that no one was willing to make enemies with Huoyun Mansion, the "tenth in the world".

"Okay, Senior Brother Ye, thank you. However, this is my sword fight, so let me do it."

A hand pressed on Ye Cheng's shoulder from behind, and then Xia Youqing walked out, her eyes had regained their clarity and sharpness.

After walking to the center of the field, she first saluted An Changjun of Tianluo Sect with her sword, and then she spoke:

"Youqing is indeed not as good as Senior Brothers Shengshang and Yinshi. I hope Senior Brother An will give me some advice."

Looking at Xia Youqing at this moment, An Changjun's eyes flashed with fear and murderous intent, but he still did a good job on the surface, waving his sleeves and saying:
"Then you go first."

The Tianluo Sect's Taoism emphasizes "accumulating disasters to form a net, leaving no place to escape", and then attacking the opponent later. But at this moment, An Changjun's behavior seemed to be because he had an advantage in cultivation and was unwilling to take advantage of his opponent.

Xia Youqing used his magical power, and he and the sword merged into a sharp sword light, heading straight for An Changjun.

An Changjun stretched out his body and arms, and the phantom spread out with his body as the center. He turned into ten, and then the ten An Changjuns pounced towards Xia Youqing.

Tianluo Sect, the magic of the devil in the heart.

These ten An Changjuns are all real, but nine of them are spirit corpse puppets. Once the cultivators fighting against them make a wrong judgment, unless the difference in magical power between the two sides is huge, they will fall into an irreversible defeat in an instant.

Thirteen Foundation Establishment Realm puppets meant that at least thirteen Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators were killed by him. If Xia Youqing had not lost four of the most powerful ones in the battle with Tang Shi, he would not have had any chance of winning this battle.

However, at this moment, Xia Youqing felt that his mind was extremely calm. Although his decision to challenge An Changjun was a momentary impulse, and after repeated calculations, he had the highest chance of winning against Gu Yingxuan:
"But I would rather cut off the path of a demon cultivator! If he succeeds today, I don't know how many innocent people will die at his hands in the future."

"The distinction between Taoism and evil may not be so clear, but I would rather swing the sword in my hand at this beast!"

Only when you can calm your mind first can you calm your spirit.

(End of this chapter)