Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 122: Comprehending the Blood Nerve
Lu Cheng defeated and killed Master Yinshi, which caused the ranking of the Eight Scenery Assembly to change.

Upper realm: Shengshang of Xuehe Sect, Gonglu City of the incarnation of all beasts, and An Changjun of Tianluo Sect.

Middle realm: Gong Luojie, the incarnation of all beasts, and Gu Yingxuan of the Xiantian School.

Initial stage: Han Nuo, a casual cultivator; Xia Youqing from Huoyun Mansion; Chu Chuanxiu from Guanghan Palace. Ye Cheng from Huoyun Mansion was promoted to ninth place.

"All of you fellow Taoists are heroes of our time. Your magic and swordplay are so wonderful that they have opened Qinghong's eyes and made me realize how big the world is."

"This Yuxu Yandao fruit was born from the destiny of the world. The eight landscapes were obtained from the world and dare not be monopolized. They are also scattered throughout the world. After picking this fruit, it can be sealed in a jade box for three months. But according to past experience, it is best to take it immediately. The spiritual power will be lost when it is sealed in the jade box, and it will return to the world after three months."

"This fruit will melt when it comes into contact with wood, and will be damaged when it touches metal. It is not suitable to be contaminated by vulgarity. It is best for you to use magic to absorb it and swallow it..."

"This fruit can help cultivators below the Golden Core Stage gain enlightenment, but it is best to wait at least ten years before taking it. And you can only take two pills. Any more will have no benefit."

The Yanshou Green Peaches of the Eight Views look like ordinary peaches. Although they are green in color and have a fragrant smell, they are still normal.

The Yuxu Yandao Fruit has a transparent outer skin with golden quicksand rotating and flowing irregularly inside, giving it a mysterious feeling.

However, this Eight Scenic Spots Dharma Assembly has been held more than once or twice. If there is any possibility of problem, Huang Longzi would not let his daughter come.

In front of Lu Cheng were two longevity green peaches and two Yuxu Yandao fruits. He glanced at Tang Shi, who was looking at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, and then asked Gu Qinghong:
"Fellow Daoist Gu, can I exchange this Jade Void Fruit for a Tribulation-Transcending Secret Treasure?"

Brother Tang Shi's efforts were in vain this time, and the Gu God Cult is not a good place. Since they have been friends for many years, Lu Cheng still wants to help Tang Shi.

The middle-aged monk opposite heard Lu Cheng's words, and his body was shocked. He looked at Lu Cheng and was deeply moved. After many years of interaction, Tang Shi knew the meaning of Lu Cheng's question at this time.

"You can only take one Yuxu Yandao Fruit within ten years. Taking more than that is indeed useless. If Daoist Fellow Lu is willing to sell it, I am willing to give you a satisfactory price for the extra Yandao Fruit. However, I, a small cultivator, do not have the power to decide on the secret treasure for transcending tribulations."

Spiritual objects like Yuxu Yandao Fruit and Secret Treasure for Crossing Tribulation are so expensive that you cannot even buy them with spirit stones. At least only the Grandmaster of Jindan needs to cross tribulation, and there are only a few such people in the entire Tongxuan Realm. At the same time, only the world's number one sect like the Eight Views has the ability to take out such treasures to reward the world's cultivators.

Yuxuyan Daoguo is unique in this field.

"Brother Lu, don't worry about me. I've remembered your kindness. Let's drink, drink."

Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng sighed lightly and said nothing more. After drinking with Tang Shi, he used his magic power to pick up the Yuxu Yandao Fruit and put it into his mouth.

The spiritual fruit melted in his mouth, absorbing into his essence and spirit. Lu Cheng felt his mind shaken, and then he fell into a dark world. All the little things that happened since he came to this world came to his mind:
Chiji Heart Method, Sword Yuan Record.

The method of dual cultivation of Taoism and the method of heavenly soldiers and generals.

The sword energy that breaks the meridians and the art of transforming the soul into something new.

The Five Palaces Tempering Yuan Jue, the Five Elements Alchemy Book, and even... the Blood God Taoism.

The effect of Yuxu Yandao Fruit is to lead the cultivator into a state similar to sudden enlightenment. To a certain extent, it is even more directional than the sudden enlightenment of the cultivator, because many times, the cultivator cannot be sure what aspect of his enlightenment is.

From the very beginning of the Chiji Heart Method to the Ranmu Mountain Lin family's Five Elements Alchemy Book, although every word was full of gems and profound meaning, they were ultimately just glanced over.

Until those bloody scriptures emerged in his mind, there were two volumes of the Blood Sutra of Good and Evil, of which the evil volume had nine volumes and thirteen chapters. Lu Cheng found two volumes and seven chapters in Lin Tianshu's collection, and it was difficult to tell the true from the false. However, he also got a relatively complete "Poisonous Blood Sutra".

By comparing the two scriptures, we can understand a lot.

Entering a state of enlightenment at this moment, Lu Cheng suddenly felt that he was constantly dancing with a sword, and those Blood God Taoist scriptures kept appearing like a gurgling stream, one blood-colored word after another, as if they had life and penetrated into his body.

Gradually, a strange balance was formed with his own swordsmanship.

As Lu Cheng performed the sword technique, his body size increased from one to two, from two to four, and from four to eight, but the flying speed of those blood-colored words was also increasing year-on-year.

Inside the Taoist temple, at the Eight Scenes Dharma Assembly.

The eight cultivators have swallowed the Yuxu Yandao Fruit one after another. Each of them has their eyes closed and is concentrating. Their expressions change from solemn to happy to confused to surprised, but they have all gained something.

Xiao Yuxue came to the Bajing Dharma Assembly on behalf of Jindan Zhenren. Although she did not participate in the battle of magic and swordsmanship, she was able to enjoy the Yuxuyan Dao Fruit.

At this moment, he felt that the Taoism he had practiced for the past years suddenly became clear. The fusion of the general principles of the changes of the Xuanmen True Spirit and his own Heavenly Fox True Blood gave him a clear direction to move forward.

Half an hour later, Xiao Yuxue opened her eyes and found that among the eight cultivators who had swallowed the Yandao Fruit, only she had woken up, while the others were still frowning and thinking hard with their eyes closed.

Xiao Yuxue was also very smart, and she quickly realized that her understanding of Taoism was the shallowest among everyone, so her mind recovered the fastest.

But now that I’m awake, I can’t just close my eyes and delay time.

"Hahahaha, sister Yuxue, you have been following Huang Longzi and Baoxiang since you were a child. You have been influenced by them through words and deeds. Naturally, you have fewer doubts about Taoism. It doesn't necessarily mean that your foundation is inferior to theirs."

Tang Shi used his spiritual consciousness to pour a glass of wine for Xiao Yuxue at the same time.

At this moment, the entire ceremony was silent. Blocking people's path was the greatest hatred in the Tongxuan Realm. In addition, with Gu Qinghong wielding a sword to suppress the hatred, the cultivators were drinking or reading scriptures in silence. There was total silence.

Another half hour later, Chu Chuanxiu from Guanghan Palace, the independent cultivator Han Nuo, and Luo Jie from the Incarnation of All Beasts Palace woke up one by one. Han Nuo looked normal, while Luo Jie frowned slightly. Everyone continued to stare at the remaining four cultivators.

During this process, wisps of white mist gradually emerged from the body of Gu Yingxuan of the Xiantian School, followed by his seven orifices, mouth, nose, eyes, and ears. It was literally smoke coming out of all seven orifices. However, as time went on, a sound of flowing gradually began to be heard from Gu Yingxuan's body.

Hualalalalalalalalal…

It was a sound like the sound of water. Although it was only faint, it was like the sound of mountains, rivers and sea waves in the distance. If you savor its meaning carefully, it is vast and boundless!

"This is?"

"This is the sound of blood! Using Qi to circulate blood, protect the body, and nourish the mind, the Xiantian School's Xiantian Qi Refining Technique is truly unique in the world!"

Seeing this, Luo Jie couldn't help but sigh.

At this moment, Gu Qinghong, who had been sitting quietly, suddenly raised his hand and shot out a green sword energy that surrounded Gu Yingxuan.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Yingxuan opened his eyes and could not help but raise his head and let out a long roar. His powerful magic power spread out from his twelve main meridians to the eight extraordinary meridians and his limbs on both sides. The joints of his body made crisp sounds one by one, like a string of popping beans.

However, this time, no matter how abundant Gu Yingxuan's innate energy was, he could only perform a pantomime in public. His magic power broke through from the peak of the sixth level of foundation building to the seventh level, and he solidified his foundation and gained a lot.

At this time, still immersed in the comprehension of their own Taoism, only three people in the upper realm were left: An Changjun of the Tianluo Sect, Gong Lucheng, the incarnation of all beasts, and Sheng Shang of the Xuehe Sect.

"It seems that this Dharma Assembly has indeed selected the three strongest Taoists of this generation in the Tongxuan Realm. Their accumulation and understanding of Taoism is also the most profound and powerful."

"Yes, but the three people in the upper realm are all cultivators from the upper sects of the Demon Sect. Could it be that the world will see the rise of the demons and the decline of the Tao?"

As time went by, whispers of discussion among the monks were inevitable.

But at this time, except for An Changjun, Lu Cheng and Sheng Shang both showed hints of pain in their expressions.

At this moment, two hours have passed.

With a whoosh, a strong wind sounded. An Changjun crossed his fingers and kept changing his magic gestures. Deep purple energy kept appearing on his pale face, which was fierce and domineering.

But in the end, he suppressed it with the help of magic seals and his own magic practice.

The cultivation of magic skills is rapid and powerful, but it is also easy to be infected by inner demons and suffer backlash. However, An Changjun's demonic heart is fierce and stubborn, so he suppresses the external demons and actually benefits from it.

After doing all this, he completed his mission and woke up.

The moment his eyes opened, a faint purple hue emerged in his pupils. This was one of the characteristics of the Tianluo Sect's magic skills, which had been cultivated to a high level.

When An Changjun conquered the spiritual power and completed the operation of the mysterious skill, only Sheng Shang and Lu Cheng were left at the scene. They had not yet awakened from the insights brought by the Yuxuyan Dao Fruit.

Moreover, the conditions of both of them were obviously abnormal.

tick, tick...

Behind the long case, the young Taoist priest in blood-stained clothes had liquid constantly flowing out of his skin, but he was not sweating profusely, because what kept flowing out was bright red blood. As the pool of blood continued to spread, there was no fishy or nauseating feeling in the air, but instead there was a sweet and fragrant aroma lingering in the nose, as if it contained some kind of essence of life, which would be of great benefit to the body if taken.

On the other side, the scene in Lu Cheng was not as horrifying as Sheng Shang's. He just closed his eyes and frowned, with a fierce red aura spreading out from his body.

"Tang, what's going on, Brother Tang?"

If he is having an epiphany, he must not be disturbed, otherwise it would ruin Lu Cheng's chance. At that time, even good friends would become enemies. Tang Shi and Xiao Yuxue stayed away from him, and even used magic to remove the table to avoid disturbing Lu Cheng. "My magic sect's skills are easy to obtain supernatural powers, but it is easy to get into trouble. Of course, epiphany is a good thing for righteous cultivators, but there are also people who suffer from it. But don't worry, with Brother Lu's foundation, he should be fine."

Tang Shi knew that Lu Cheng was a cultivator from Huoyun Mansion. Logically speaking, his foundation should be much stronger than that of ordinary people.

"what!"

As soon as Tang Shi finished speaking, Sheng Shang of the Xuehe Sect gave the answer. He suddenly opened his eyes as if he had broken free from some nightmare, and the first thing he did was to slap himself in the face with his backhand, hitting his Danzhong point hard. Then he let out a low roar and fell to the ground spitting out blood. Looking at his posture, it seemed that he would not be satisfied until he spit out all the blood in his body.

Since Sheng Shang participated in the Eight Scenery Dharma Assembly, he has been running rampant and almost no one can force him to use all his magical powers and means.

But now that he had won first place in the Eight Scenery Assembly, obtained the Taoist secret method of turning disasters into success, and tasted the Yuxu Dao fruit, his body had been damaged and his vitality had been greatly damaged.

In between vomiting blood, Sheng Shang tremblingly took out the jade bottle from his ring, poured out the blood-colored pill, and then tilted his head back to swallow it. However, after a while, he vomited blood again, and it was difficult for others to tell whether the pills had worked or not.

At this time, in Lu Cheng's mind, the battle between him and those bloody scriptures was still going on.

These blood-colored scriptures sometimes flew in the air and hit him, and sometimes turned into several huge blood-colored bats, half bat and half human, like evil spirits.

Sometimes it turned into a blood dragon, and sometimes it turned into all kinds of strange and terrifying shapes. However, at this moment, Lu Cheng's mind was pure. No matter how the blood meridian changed, he would cut it off with one sword.

In this process, Chiji Heart Method, Jianyuan Record, Dual Cultivation Dao Method (integrated into Taiyi Tiandun Yinyang Miaosuan), Heavenly Soldiers and Gods Method, Broken Veins Sword Qi, Heavenly Soul Transformation Technique, Five Palaces Forging Yuan Technique, Five Elements Danshu, Ten Thousand Beasts Dao Method... these Dao methods that Lu Cheng had practiced so far, under great pressure, were combined into one furnace and integrated into Lu Cheng's sword method to jointly resist the Blood Nerve Dao Method.

In fact, if Lu Cheng's sword skills were not so amazing and sharp, and his blood nerves were not incomplete, even if all these Taoist skills were exhausted, they would probably not be able to fight against this top-notch magic skills. At this moment, they were in a stalemate.

During the confrontation between the two sides, the content of the Blood Nerve Dao Law was also being refined and gradually revealed to Lu Cheng:
The Blood God Technique starts from the heart, and draws the supreme magic fire to burn the whole body. When it is cultivated to a high level, the whole body becomes as light as mist, and the substance is as diamond, achieving an indestructible magic body, almost immortal and indestructible. It can also sweep through the essence of all things in the world to supplement and strengthen its own origin.

Although the Blood God Technique is an ancient magic skill, it is also unique in the universe. It is far beyond the current upper limit of Taoist practice in the Tongxuan Realm, and has unique benefits for body refining and self-cultivation.

Outside the world of mind, four hours later.

"Wake up, wake up!"

"His mind was moving so fast that he actually spent more than four hours meditating. What was he meditating on? What did he gain?"

Lu Cheng slowly opened his eyes. Although all the cultivators present were paying attention, only Gu Qinghong keenly caught the moment when this young Taoist opened his eyes, a dark red blood flashed in his eyes.

This is a symbol of being deeply possessed by the devil, indicating that he must have comprehended and understood some profound magic to a very high level!
Gu Qinghong subconsciously held down her sword, but she relaxed the next moment:
The thousand-year reputation of the Eight Landscapes cannot be broken by myself, not to mention that when a great catastrophe of heaven and earth comes in the future, all forces, whether good or evil, will fight against that catastrophe.

If they cannot cross over, the demonic path might be able to preserve the last spark of destiny for the human race.

Thinking of this, the murderous intent that was originally overflowing in Gu Qinghong's heart suddenly dissipated for the most part, but she still had no good feelings towards Lu Cheng.

I just fulfilled my duty as a host and raised my glass to say:
"Since Fellow Daoist Lu has already completed his practice, even though he has not yet broken through to the late stage, it is still cause for celebration. Fellow Daoists, please drink this cup together."

Out of consideration for all human beings, Gu Qinghong covered up Lu Cheng to prevent him from standing out in the forest.

The cultivators present saw that Lu Cheng had been comprehending Taoism for four hours but his magical powers had not improved at all. They gradually came to believe that he had not grasped the opportunity for sudden enlightenment brought by the Yuxuyan Dao Fruit. Some people felt sorry for him, but more people were happy.

In this Eight Scenery Dharma Assembly, the first and second place in the Foundation Establishment Stage did not seize the opportunity to attain sudden enlightenment, so their gains were greatly reduced.

Seeing the first and second ones in bad luck, the atmosphere at the banquet suddenly became lively, and all the cultivators felt happy and relieved.

"Brother Lu, it's good that he's okay. If we didn't seize the opportunity this time, we would have missed it. Sheng Shang just vomited blood and his face turned green."

Xiao Yuxue wanted to make Lu Cheng happy, so she pointed out a person who failed in enlightenment much more miserably than him. Sheng Shang lost a lot of his original energy and was seriously injured.

"Brother Lu, it's okay. You have gained more from this trip than me." Tang Shi was a little skeptical as to whether Lu Cheng had really missed the chance for enlightenment, but he had been practicing for many years, so he suppressed his doubts and only said things that were most beneficial to Lu Cheng.

A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. He defeated Huangfu Qingji of the Divine Fire Sect, Ren Shoupeng of the Beichen Sword Sect, Gu Yingxuan of the Xiantian Sect, repelled Luo Jie of the Southern Sect, and killed Yinshi Shangren of the White Bone Courtyard. In this Eight Scenes Dharma Assembly, Lu Cheng has already made enough of a splash.

This failure, at least in the eyes of outsiders, may not be a bad thing.

In the month before Lu Cheng arrived, the participants of the Eight Scenery Dharma Assembly had already discussed their Taoist insights with each other.

Therefore, it will not be held again until now. The next ceremony will be the end time, and you can leave or stay as you please. If you are willing to stay, the Eight Landscapes will provide food, accommodation and protection for about half a year.

Gradually, some people began to leave their seats, chat with each other, or just leave.

Xiao Yuxue first sent out a talisman, and soon received another one. Then she came to Lu Cheng with a charming smile and said:
"Brother Lu, there is still some time before my sister goes on stage, why don't we go to the Wanbao Convention for a stroll?"

The Eight Scenery Dharma Assembly for the Foundation Establishment Realm and the Condensing Demon Refining Gang Realm cultivators were held separately. The latter had great magical power, and it was normal for them to fight for three days and three nights when fighting with equal opponents, so the process was slower. In addition, Xiao Yuxue could gain more from watching the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators fight, so she came to Lucheng first. Xiao Yuhong participated in the Eight Scenery Dharma Assembly, and Xiao Yuxue, as her younger sister, could not be absent. Although they had different personalities, the two had always had a good relationship.

"Well, the Wanbao Conference outside is really good. There are many rare spiritual objects and magical tools appearing. Brother Lu, you should go and take a look." Tang Shi said.

"Brother Tang won't come with us?"

"I came here a month earlier than you. I've already visited all the Wanbao Conventions, but now I'm short of money. I'll just drink and eat meat here, and you two can go ahead."

"...That's fine."

Lu Cheng was very upset at this moment and wanted to get some fresh air, so he went out with Xiao Yuhong.

Outside the Taoist temple, there is a gathering of all kinds of treasures.

The mountain is beautiful and has attracted many monks. There are also monks from the Eight Views and the Cangjian Palace to maintain order. No sword fighting is allowed within a 300-mile radius of the Wanbao Conference.

Regardless of the reason, violators will be imprisoned for a period of time.

The Taoists of the Eight Views were easier to deal with. As the number one Taoist sect in the world, although the Eight Views were not extremely wealthy, they would not mistreat their disciples.

The Cangjian Palace is an interesting sect. Although it is listed as one of the eight orthodox religions in the world, it is a sect that accommodates independent practitioners.

As long as you love swords, as long as you are willing to hunt down evil demons and monsters that bring disaster to the world, you can use their lives to exchange for the Sword Palace's spiritual stones, elixirs, magic weapons, and even authentic skills.

Of course, if you are willing to truly join the Cangjian Palace, there will be a reduction in the exchange of merits. But if you are just a libertine and freedom-loving person, you can also completely act as a casual cultivator and exchange merits for the top skills of the Cangjian Palace. However, you can only practice them by yourself. If you spread them to others, you will be hunted down by the Cangjian Palace.

Lu Cheng had an uncle who became an elder of the Cangjian Palace because he killed so many evil demons and accumulated merits.

These people have fewer opportunities to earn large amounts of spirit stones, so they work harder than the Taoists in the Eight Landscapes.

If there had not been this Ten Thousand Treasures Conference, many cultivators would probably never have seen so many cultivators in their entire lives.

In the valley, there are rows of houses, and many people are sitting on the ground selling goods in broad daylight. There is a huge cloud whale beast ship in the sky.

The cloud whale is a gentle giant beast, somewhat similar to a whale in the sea, with a body length of more than ten feet and a width of about thirty feet, and a streamlined body. It also has a pair of huge wings on its ribs, which it uses to roam the sea of ​​clouds.

Each cloud whale ship represents huge transportation capacity and a powerful shop, otherwise it would not be able to support a spiritual beast like the cloud whale.

Lu Cheng and Xiao Yuxue stepped into the valley, wandering around and looking around to see if there was anything they needed.

Lu Cheng glanced at the stalls on the ground one by one, but he didn't find any items that excited him. In fact, this was normal, as the truly top-quality spiritual objects were almost all in those shops. However, Xiao Yuxue beside him was still very interested.

When the two were about to walk out of the area, a stall displaying spiritual medicines attracted Xiao Yuxue's attention.

To be precise, it was the several spiritual ginsengs displayed on the spiritual medicine stall that attracted her.

Seeing someone stop in front of his stall, the old monk who was sitting cross-legged in meditation quickly stood up and greeted:
"I wonder what the two seniors are interested in?"

This old cultivator's beard had turned white, but he was still in the Qi training stage. When he met Lu Cheng and Xiao Yuxue, he naturally called them seniors.

After all, it is difficult to judge a cultivator's age from his appearance.

Xiao Yuxue squatted down and picked up a jade box. Inside were some processed spiritual ginsengs. They still had enough spiritual energy. If they were replanted, they should still survive. It seemed that the other party's spiritual planting technique was quite good.

"I wonder how much you sell this spiritual ginseng for?"

"Forty spirit stones. Senior, do you like these spiritual ginsengs? I planted them myself and have taken good care of them for many years. They are very potent."

Xiao Yuxue started bargaining with the old monk. Lu Cheng felt a little strange but did not say anything.

(End of this chapter)