Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 124: The Demon Sect of the Divine Sect, the Incarnation of Will

Among the eight scenic spots, there is Lijian Cliff.

The battle of magic and swordsmanship between the eight orthodox religions, the four demonic sects, the sixteen evil factions, and even the world's mysterious sects and overseas immortals is drawing to a close.

The cultivators at the Ningsha and Liangang realms are already the backbone of the twelve top sects in the Tongxuan Realm. Except for the fact that there was no Jindan Grandmaster taking action at this ceremony, it was already possible to intuitively feel the decline of Taoism and the rise of demons, as well as the changes in the general situation of the world.

Lu Cheng and Xiao Yuxue went to Xiao Yuhong's table and sat down together. As soon as he sat down, Lu Cheng sensed the sight and looked up to meet the eyes of his sixth senior brother Yi Bin.

Yi Bin smiled and nodded, and Lu Cheng responded in the same way.

On the other side of Huoyun Mansion, third senior brother Xuan Ce, sixth senior brother Yi Bin, tenth senior sister Wan Jinling, twelfth senior brother Mo Xuandu, except for eldest senior brother Mo Hanyuan who has already refined the golden elixir, and second senior sister Chu Qingyue who is in seclusion to ponder the way of alchemy, all the first generation of successful disciples under teacher Chi Shenzi are here. Although the sect is newly established, it can be said to be full of talents and strong strength.

In addition, Lu Cheng unexpectedly discovered a woman in a bright yellow Taoist robe sitting in the second seat next to the master of the Eight Views.

"Li Tang Imperial Family?"

This woman was the female cultivator who had fought with Lu Cheng before and performed the Three Emperors Sword Technique. I didn’t expect to meet her again here.

However, Lu Cheng had concealed his face at that time, so he was not worried about being recognized now.

"That person is a representative of the Li Tang royal family. The royal family members are controlled by the dragon energy and can never cultivate the golden elixir path, so they don't directly participate in the Eight Scenery Dharma Assembly. But to show respect, the Eight Scenery will still specially invite some people to participate."

Xiao Yuhong noticed Lu Cheng's eyes and thought that he didn't know anyone from the Li Tang royal family. She was curious and started to explain.

"Sister, how was the competition?"

Compared with the Li Tang royal family, Xiao Yuxue cares more about her sister's victory or defeat. People from the immortal family avoid the royal family.

"Not very good. The leader of this generation of Dongyang Orthodox Church is a man of great talent and strategy. He comprehended the Yuanshi Tianmo Strategy and created a new magic formula. Therefore, even Senior Brother Xuan Ce was defeated by Qi Jingyuan. This person is already the first in the realm of this Dharma Assembly."

Following Xiao Yuhong's gaze, Lu Cheng and Xiao Yuxue also looked at Qi Jingyuan of the Dongyang Orthodox Sect. They saw that this man was dressed in a black Taoist robe, standing among the monks. He was tall and had a dignified temperament, but his face, which should have been handsome, was covered with hideous knife marks.

Lu Cheng was an expert in swordsmanship, so of course he could see that, judging from the angle, these scars were all cut by Qi Jingyuan himself.

"It is said that Qi Jingyuan was extremely handsome when he was young, and was noticed by an elder of the sect who was good at collecting essences. As a result, he destroyed his own face with a knife, and only said that he would devote his life to Taoism and had no other love."

"Did the sect elder let him go because of this?" Lu Cheng asked with a frown.

"No, after this person destroyed his own appearance, he was banished by the elder to a mine to dig for ore. But the terrifying thing is that under such circumstances, he was able to get up again step by step and become a true disciple of the Divine Sect." Xiao Yuhong shook his head and told what he knew.

The predecessor of the Dongyang Demon Cult was the Yuanshi Demon Sect. It was fine as the righteous sect in the Tongxuan Realm, but the three major demon sects, because their respective Taoist teachings all originated from the Ten Volumes of Yuanshi Tianmo Ce, they were respectfully called the Divine Sect to show that they did not forget the grace of their birth and teachings, and all the evil sects in the world followed suit.

At this moment, the green-robed man who had just defeated a demon monk with thunder and fire magic, after talking to his friend, drove the strong wind to fly over and greeted Xiao Yuhong and the other two.

"Junior Sister Xiao, Junior Sister Yuxue, long time no see, who is this brother?"

"This is my father's new disciple, Lu Cheng. Junior Brother Lu Cheng, this is Senior Brother Fang Boyang from Xuanzang Mountain."

Xiao Yuhong followed etiquette and introduced the people present.

Lu Cheng had also heard of the name Xuanzang Mountain. It had become quite famous in the Tongxuan Realm in recent years. There had been voices in the Tongxuan Realm before that wanted to kick the Tianhe Sword Sect out of the ranks of the Eight Great Orthodox Sects, and among the few names that could replace it was Xuanzang Mountain.

But at least so far, this sect is still second-rate among the Xuanmen.

"Upper realm, Huoyun Mansion Yi Bin."

"Upper realm, Jiao Shoulin of Dongyang Orthodox Sect."

At this moment, the three boys finished drawing lots and called out two names. The two of them will compete for the third place in the upper realm.

"It is true that Taoism is declining and demons are rising. The Dongyang Orthodox monks who came to the Eight Scenes Dharma Assembly this time are not only numerous, but also fierce and ruthless. Especially their kung fu of the Heavenly Demon Incarnation, which is clearly borrowed from external forces. How could the Eight Scenes Master allow them to display it?" Fang Boyang frowned slightly, with a worried look on his face.

Lu Cheng didn't care what he was saying at this moment, because the sword fighting competition on the Sharp Sword Cliff had already begun.

The two men saluted each other, and then behind Jiao Shoulin, a golden-red fire mirror suddenly appeared. The fire mirror split into seven, emitting a mysterious light that refracted the sun's rays, and then under the effect of Jiao Shoulin's magic formula, it turned into a magnificent beam of light that shot towards Yi Bin.

But at the same time, or even earlier, a dim white sword light appeared, and the sword shadow trembled slightly as if it evolved infinitely, slashing towards Jiao Shoulin.

Both Jiao Shoulin and Yi Bin chose to launch an attack suddenly to seize the initiative!
It was just a matter of speed and ruthlessness. The magic cultivator was no match for the sword cultivator. Yi Bin made a hand gesture and a sword light flew out. This sword light was accompanied by a rumbling thunder sound and instantly slashed to Jiao Shoulin. The sword light flashed and cut a clear white mark in the atmosphere.

Sword Qi and Thunder Sound, a unique sword skill that many Jindan masters have not been able to master, was displayed by Yi Bin with his cultivation of the fourth level of Liangang and his superb swordsmanship.

A few years ago, Yi Bin followed his master's orders and went to southern Xinjiang. He unexpectedly had a conflict with Lishan Goddess of the Star God Temple. After a hard fight, he was defeated by Lishan Goddess's star flag.

But sword cultivators tend to grow easily through fighting. After that battle, Yi Bin mastered the essence of Sword Qi and Thunder Sound. When he used it now, it was extremely fast and fierce!

However, Jiao Shoulin was the second in command of the Dongyang Orthodox Sect after Qi Jingyuan, and his martial arts skills were extremely solid.

The magic formula in his hand changed slightly, and the blazing white divine light that was about to be shot out but was a step too late suddenly changed its nature, from blazing white to moon white, and turned into a ball of light. Under the transfer of seven fire mirrors, it wrapped around Jiao Shoulin's body, turning him into a sphere of light.

This ball of light itself possesses a powerful defensive force. When the two collided, a bright light appeared and Yi Bin's flying sword reversed and turned back.

Yi Bin held the sword formula in his hand and turned it into a rainbow and flew up, merging it with his own flying sword. The sword light suddenly became stronger. Although the flying sword was holding the person and could no longer emit sword energy and thunder sounds, the continuous sword energy that fell down was actually like the rise and fall of wind and thunder.

As the sword's power grew stronger, Jiao Shoulin was temporarily suppressed, leaving him with only the power to defend but no ability to fight back.

"What a great swordsmanship! With a sword in hand, no one can stop you!"

Lu Cheng was watching the fight from below, and when he saw Yi Bin's sword skills, he couldn't help but applaud in his heart.

Although the cultivators in this world do not have the assistance of intelligent computers and do not have to fight with swords thousands of times, they only have one life. Their seriousness and dedication to swordsmanship are incomparable to the Nine Heavens players in the previous life. Therefore, the higher the realm, the more the swordsmanship of the two worlds converge.

The swordsmanship that Yi Bin is currently displaying can be considered as that of a master even among the Jiutian with hundreds of millions of players.

However, as the number one demon cultivator in the Nine Heavens World, Lu Cheng himself is also a type with a strong learning ability. After coming to this world to learn Taoism and integrate sword techniques, Lu Cheng's own fighting skills and sword fighting abilities are also rapidly improving.

For a person with a natural learning talent like him, the thing he fears least is having too many people standing in front of him. The more masters there are, the greater the sense of achievement he will feel when he sweeps the world with a sword in his hand.

When Yi Bin had a huge advantage in the fight of magic and swordsmanship, Lu Cheng noticed keenly that both Xiao Yuhong and Xuanzangshan's senior brother Fang Boyang beside him had no joy on their faces, and he immediately realized that Jiao Shoulin still had a very powerful counterattack method that he had not yet used.

Sure enough, when he realized that his own Taoism had been suppressed by the opponent's swift sword and thunder, and he was completely unable to fight back.

Jiao Shoulin suddenly slapped his forehead, and saw a purple-black mist rising and spreading above his head. Not long after, a palace between reality and illusion condensed. It was dark in color, surrounded by clouds, and huge and luxurious. Above the palace door were three ancient seal characters "Temple of the Gods".

The moment he saw the hall, Lu Cheng felt the light of the power of wishes spreading, sacred and ethereal. There seemed to be endless sounds of prayers in his ears, and countless figures were worshipping and praying inside:

"Dark Gods, destruction of the universe..."

"...We sincerely worship you, please protect us from the coming destruction..."

Offering faith out of fear.

Above the hall, six streams of light fell and landed around Jiao Shoulin. When the light dispersed, everyone was revealed to be a cultivator whose cultivation was not lower than the Refining Realm. There were both men and women, and all of them had cold and indifferent expressions, not like living people.

Jiao Shoulin summoned six incarnations of his will in an instant, with sweat on his forehead. At the same time, he also wanted to distribute his moonlight magic light to the other six people to protect them from being directly cut down by Yi Bin's swift sword that was as powerful as wind and thunder. But in the next moment, Jiao Shoulin raised his hand and pointed at Yi Bin, and the six incarnations did the same.

"The universe is dark, all living things are in ruins, all sentient beings are sins, and all are illusions. It is better to destroy them all!"

"Be natural, be free from all restraints, be free to do as you please... Now that things have come to this, why don't you wake up quickly, evil creature!"

The Yuanshi Tianmo Ce records that the universe is dark in nature, and believes that darkness is the most important component of the universe. It is believed that darkness occupies 9.5% of the entire universe, while the light visible to human cultivators accounts for less than 0.5% of the total amount of the universe.

From this, we can deduce the essence of darkness, that all things will eventually perish and return to nothingness. A cultivator should understand this and cultivate in this direction, so that they can finally escape the fate of extinction.

Although Yuanshi Tianmo Ce is incomplete, it is still the supreme Taoist scripture. Among the twelve orthodox sects in Tongxuan Realm, no sect or school dares to say that the true Taoist book they inherited can surpass this classic.

Therefore, when Jiao Shoulin combined the power of the six incarnations of vows and jointly launched a conscience-searching calamity, Yi Bin could hardly hold the sword in his hand, and his spiritual altar was disturbed and he could hardly control himself.

The Heart-Searching Tribulation Finger is a Taoist method of the Dongyang Orthodox sect that consumes a lot of mental and magical energy, but after successful practice, its power almost exceeds that of a sword cultivator's sword intent. Unless a sword cultivator cultivates his own sword intent, it will be difficult to withstand the power of this Taoist method after it is fully practiced.

But after Jiao Shoulin summoned the six incarnations of the power of will, they shared the consumption of amplifying this method. Although the power was not as strong as the original Jindan realm method, it also restored three levels of power.

"Great swordsmanship. If that's the case, then you should also become the incarnation of my wish power!"

With his fingers like swords, Jiao Shoulin once again used the Heart-Searching Finger, which hit the center of Yi Bin's brows, where his mind was lost. The magic energy slowly poured into him, and he was actually trying to refine him into an incarnation of his will on the spot. "How cruel! Although it is impossible for the Eight Views to let him refine Senior Brother Yi into an incarnation at the Dharma Assembly, he can use this to destroy Senior Brother Yi's path and pollute his foundation with magic."

Xiao Yuhong frowned slightly upon seeing this, not understanding why the cultivators from Huoyun Mansion had not given up and admitted defeat.

Lu Cheng's gaze also shifted over, and he saw the third senior brother Xuan Ce, who was the leader of the Huoyun Mansion's cultivators, standing with his hands behind his back, his face pale. It was obvious that he had been seriously injured in the previous battle with Qi Jingyuan for the first place in the upper realm, but he was clearly in a clear mind at this time, and did not give up for his sixth junior brother Yi Bin.

"Is there still a chance to counterattack?"

Lu Cheng was born as a cultivator from Huoyun Mansion. He knew that his third senior brother Xuan Ce and sixth senior brother Yi Bin were good friends. The fact that he could sit still like this must mean that Yi Bin still had some hidden card that he hadn't revealed yet.

To erode and refine a cultivator with an extremely profound foundation in Taoism is undoubtedly an extremely difficult task.

Jiao Shoulin used the Tribulation of Self-Examination and got closer to Yi Bin little by little, but the incarnations of his wishes that were guarding him faded and disappeared one after another.

These are all living people. It is not like the Tianluo Sect's puppetry, which controls the corpses of cultivators. What they practice is ultimately the kung fu of "cultivating the dead."

However, all of these people have their minds suppressed by the huge torrent of willpower and faith, so they can be taken in by special magical instruments like spirit beasts.

They can control the dead as if they were living people, and they can control the living as if they were magic weapons. The two major demon sects, Tianluo Sect and Dongyang Orthodox Sect, made everyone feel the power of the evil sects at this ceremony.

As the two sides got closer, Jiao Shoulin, who had originally had no hope, became more and more excited.

He originally thought that after Yi Bin was struck by his own tribulation, the battle would be stopped by the cultivators from Huoyun Mansion or the Eight Landscapes.

Unexpectedly, no one intervened until now:

Although he knew that it was a little unbelievable to refine a top-notch disciple of the righteous path in front of the Lord of the Eight Landscapes, but once the merit was fulfilled, this person would become the embodiment of his strongest wish power.

With this person's qualifications, it is very likely that he will be able to find a way to refine an incarnation of his vows and achieve a mid-grade golden elixir in the future.

After the leader of the Dongyang Orthodox Church created this great method of transforming the devil into an incarnation, those helpless monks became precious resources.

Under the strict order of the leader, fellow disciples who have not committed serious crimes cannot be touched, cultivators from the top sixteen evil sects of Taoism, Demonic Sects, and even those independent cultivators with powerful backers cannot be touched.

The six incarnations that Jiao Shoulin currently has were all refined after much effort, but because of this, he became the second in Dongyang Orthodox Church, second only to Qi Jingyuan.

"Once the refining is completed, it can no longer be reversed. I don't think the old ghost Chi Shenzi, the master of the Eight Landscapes, would dare to go to Tianmo City to ask for the person!"

Jiao Shoulin was furious and increased his magical power. But at this moment, Yi Bin, who should have lost his mind, opened his eyes:
"Being blinded by greed and unable to control lust are indeed the most fatal weaknesses of you demonic practitioners!" The next moment, a dazzling sword light appeared in Jiao Shoulin's eyes.

"How is this possible? How is this possible?"

In addition to the two incarnations of vows, Jiao Shoulin used all his strength to activate the Tribulation of Self-Searching, and walked close to Yi Bin almost without any defense.

At this moment, the sword shone coldly, and his mind was so shocked that he had no time to react.

Fortunately, he was not practicing the puppet technique. One of the two incarnations of willpower beside him actually took the initiative to block Yi Bin's sword light with his physical body.

Another female incarnation of willpower simultaneously used her flying sword to kill Yi Bin. She only attacked and did not defend, wholeheartedly protecting Jiao Shoulin's safety.

Even though Jiao Shoulin was their mortal enemy, even though tears of blood flowed from their eyes, they still couldn't control themselves.

"I can't win!"

After realizing that the male incarnation of willpower in front of him was a physical cultivator, Yi Bin immediately judged the situation of the battle, and he withdrew his sword and retreated quickly.

Then he raised his arms and said, "I give up."

The Heart Tribulation Finger, which can infect all living beings with evil, if it is really performed by a demon cultivator in the Golden Core Stage, it will really greatly pollute the cultivator's mind, because the demon heart is so vicious and stubborn that it is unfathomable.

But Jiao Shoulin's cultivation was far behind, so Yi Bin intended to let him be infected by the devil and comprehend his Taoist achievements over the past few decades, the Jade Void Taoist Fruit, which Yi Bin had already taken during the last Eight Scenery Ceremony.

The first time this kind of spiritual fruit is used, its effect of enlightenment is the strongest. This time, Yi Bin is even more curious about the contents of Yuanshi Tian Magic Strategy. This magic scripture is known as the first strange book in Tongxuan Realm. As a true disciple of Dongyang Orthodox Church, Jiao Shoulin is qualified to read part of its contents. Yi Bin took this opportunity to satisfy his curiosity.

"The universe is dark, and everything will eventually be destroyed... Unless you cultivate to become an immortal, most people will eventually die. Should we stop living well just because we will eventually die?"

"The Yuanshi Tianmo Strategy is just this."

Although he was defeated, Yi Bin sneered and mocked Jiao Shoulin, which made the third upper realm master with a sullen face and almost turned hostile and started fighting again.

Then Yi Bin flew back, but he did not go to the cultivators of Huoyun Mansion. Instead, he came to Lu Cheng's side, walked up to him and patted Lu Cheng's shoulder in a familiar manner.

At this moment, Lu Cheng felt something sliding from his shoulder into his hand.

At the same time, a voice came from my ear:

"The Pure Heart Warm Jade was given to me by Gu Qinghong. I'll give it to you when I get a chance. Don't let it slip, or we'll lose face."

At present, the situation of the Eight Scenes Dharma Assembly is:

Upper realm: Qi Jingyuan of Dongyang Orthodox Sect, Xuan Ce of Huoyun Mansion, Jiao Shoulin of Dongyang Orthodox Sect.

Middle Realm: Wu Shutang of Dongyang Orthodox Sect, Zhong Chengyu of Bajing Sect.

Because of the great method of the Heavenly Demon Incarnation created by the current leader of Dongyang Orthodox Church, the strength of the monks of Dongyang Orthodox Church increased dramatically during this Eight Scenery Dharma Assembly.

Of the five rankings that have appeared now, three are from Dongyang Orthodox monks, and they are at the top of the upper and middle realms.

It is foreseeable that the ranking of the lower realm will not look good either.

Once this result is announced to the world, it is easy to imagine the impact it will have on the Tongxuan world. How many cultivators will be willing to support the magic path? Maybe the magic path will really rise in the next few decades.

Therefore, even though the matter was ugly, Gu Qinghong still intervened and used secret means to break the Dongyang Orthodox Church's Heart-Searching Tribulation Finger with the rare treasure Qingxin Nuanyu.

Because of the Heavenly Demon Incarnation Technique, most of the cultivators from Dongyang Orthodox Sect who came this time will definitely practice this magic skill, and this Qingxin rare treasure can serve as a surprise weapon.

Lu Cheng's mind raced, and he figured out the whole matter.

Then he began to have a headache about how to get this pure and warm jade to Xiao Yuhong without leaving any trace.

Although the Ten Thousand Beasts Incarnation Palace is a demonic sect, it also does not want the Dongyang Orthodox Church to become too powerful to be controlled. The Ten Thousand Beasts Incarnation Palace has been the runner-up among the demonic sects for thousands of years. If the Dongyang Orthodox Church becomes powerful, it is hard to say whether it should attack the eight orthodox sects first or the Ten Thousand Beasts Incarnation Palace first.

Lu Cheng's cultivation is good, but in this position, except for Xiao Yuxue, Fang Boyang and Yi Bin have all reached the level of practicing Gang, and Xiao Yuhong has also reached the level of Ningsha cultivation. It is not easy to give the warm jade to Xiao Yuhong without making any noise.

Fortunately, the next person drawn from the lottery was not Xiao Yuhong, which gave Lu Cheng some time to turn things around.

"In the initial stage, all beasts transform into the palace treasure building."

"Initial stage, Ding Lianru of Dongyang Orthodox Sect."

The name Zhuang Baodong caught Lu Cheng's attention. He had no choice but to pay attention to it. He had suffered a lot from this guy before.

Lu Cheng is still impressed by his Earth-Splitting Fist and Earth-Destroying Fist and wants to find an opportunity to experience them again.

Ding Lianru of Dongyang Orthodox Sect was obviously a very cautious person. She immediately sacrificed her six incarnations of willpower. Although they were not as formidable as Jiao Shoulin's six incarnations of the Refining Gang realm, and their magic power levels were uneven, these incarnations of willpower formed a coordinated formation, assisting Ding Lianru in her steady attacks.

Zhuang Baodong possesses the blood of the Mirage Dragon and practices both magic and body. He has utilized the illusion ability of the Mirage Dragon bloodline and the physical advantage brought by the blood of the real dragon to the limit. However, in a situation of seven against one, he was still exhausted and defeated by Ding Lianru. He was beaten so badly that he lost all his temper and was defeated in the end.

"Isn't this method of the Dongyang Orthodox Church a bit despicable? Are the Eight Landscapes just going to sit back and watch?"

Seeing this, Xiao Yuxue couldn't sit still anymore and asked.

"In the bitter cold land of the north, the Dongyang Orthodox Church spread the belief in the dark gods to the northern barbarians, integrated the divine law into the Taoist law, and created this magical art, which can make people realize the truth and become disciples. But I prefer to call it slavery, which even destroys the self of the monks."

"But the Eight Landscapes cannot prohibit this kind of Taoism, because that would go against the Eight Landscapes' purpose of promoting the development of Taoism in the world. If this kind of Taoism is not allowed to be performed, should the Tianluo Sect's Puppets be banned? Should the Ten Thousand Beasts Transformation Banner of the Ten Thousand Beasts Transformation Palace be banned?"

Yi Bin stood on Lu Cheng's side and spoke up to clear up everyone's doubts. From the perspective of the Eight Landscapes, there can be development only when there is competition and gap. Otherwise, the entire Tongxuan Realm will be like stagnant water, and no one will ever be able to truly break through the shackles of this world and cultivate to become an immortal.

To fulfill the dream of the Xuanmen monks in this world for thousands of years.

(End of this chapter)