Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 125: Taoism Fades and Demons Rise
This year's Eight Scenery Dharma Assembly is undoubtedly a display of the power of Dongyang Orthodox Sect, the most powerful sect in the evil world.

There were as many as eight people participating, including Qi Jingyuan, Jiao Shoulin, and an old friend of Lu Cheng, the former Uncle Master Fan of Huoyun Mansion, Fan Xiuhui.

She was wearing a crystal mask on her cheek. If she hadn't been named during the initial stage competition, Lu Cheng would not have recognized her. It seemed that after joining the Dongyang Orthodox Church, this female cultivator's cultivation had improved by leaps and bounds. Coupled with the Heavenly Demon Incarnation Technique, with her strength, she had become a strong competitor to Senior Sister Xiao Yuhong.

If I remember correctly, she was cultivating the Heavenly Dragon's True Form Evil Qi, one of the most domineering of the seventy-two original earthly evil spirits.

However, there are heroes on the righteous side.

In the middle realm competition, You Jie, a sword practitioner and maiden of the Cangjian Palace, uses her superb sword skills to transform everything in the world into her own sword. With one strike of the sword, leaves, dry grass, wind, clouds, thunder and lightning all move.

Although he was also sniped by a cultivator of the Dongyang Orthodox Church who was skilled in the method of transforming into a demon, he was able to use his quick sword to strike east and west, fighting one against seven. Although he suffered some injuries, he eventually subdued the demon cultivator and won the third place in the middle realm.

In this way, the two sides become:
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, You Jie of Cangjian Palace.

Although the Dongyang Orthodox Church has a clear advantage, the righteous side is not completely helpless.

"In the initial stage, the Three Immortal Islands in the East China Sea become Cai Ling."

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

As the number of bamboo sticks in the stick tube becomes smaller and smaller, the intervals between the monks' fights naturally become shorter and shorter.

Fortunately, the cultivators in the Condensing Sha realm have profound magical powers. As long as they are not seriously injured, the normal consumption of mana at the Eight Scenery Conference will not weaken their combat effectiveness too much.

Cheng Cailing and Ding Lianru had both been defeated in the previous duel of magic and swordsmanship, so they could not compete for the first and second place in the initial realm. The outcome of this duel of magic and swordsmanship would directly affect the ownership of the third place in the initial realm.

"Cai Ling, it's up to you!"

"Senior Sister Cheng, let the world see the methods of our Tumu Island monks!"

No matter what rank you get, as long as you can get a name and get a top ranking, you will be famous among the twelve orthodox sects, sixteen evil sects, and even in the entire Tongxuan world.

Especially for the cultivators on Tumu Island, who use weapon refining techniques to reverse their own Taoist practice, they are in great need of various resources for practice. Cheng Cailing thought about the praise from the sect and her teachers, and the allocation of resources if she could successfully get a rank, which was enough for her to grit her teeth and fight for it.

"Dongyang Orthodox Church, the world's number one demon sect? Hasn't it been suppressed by the Eight Landscapes for a thousand years? I'm not afraid of you!"

In fact, if you are really not afraid, you won’t encourage yourself like this.

The moment she entered the sword-fighting area of ​​Lijian Cliff, Cheng Cailing took out a gourd magic weapon. The outside of this gourd magic weapon was embossed with peaches, and the whole thing exuded a faint fairy air. The surface was covered with red longevity peach patterns, shining with precious light, and just looking at it gave people a feeling of peace and tranquility.

After it was sacrificed, billowing five-colored smoke gushed out from it, covering the area where Cheng Cailing was. The five qi circulation spiritual consciousness could not enter, and the smoke-like defensive magic weapon could quickly concentrate most of the power on the attacked part. The power would be concentrated wherever the enemy attacked, making it difficult to break.

Then, a large number of puppets of various types emerged from it, including tigers, leopards, jackals, puppet swords and bows. In a flash, there were more than a hundred of them surrounding Ding Lianru.

Ding Lianru slapped the top of her head, and six severely damaged incarnations of her will descended. However, they all had calm expressions, and their eyes seemed bright, but all they revealed was a dark light.

This battle was the last for both of them, so they were fighting at all costs. Ding Lianru and her six incarnations of willpower formed a formation, advancing and retreating together, casting all kinds of complex and coordinated spells, using wind to help the fire, and using water to borrow the power of thunder.

The raging torrent of spells destroyed a large number of Tumu Island puppets.

However, although these puppets all move slowly and seem easy to deal with, every time a puppet is destroyed by the spells or magic weapons of these monks, several new puppets will come out from the five-colored smoke in the air to replenish it, so that the number of puppets besieging from all sides always remains the same.

It's not that Cheng Cailing doesn't know the principle of making a concerted effort to annihilate the enemy, but although she has many puppets, her magic power and spiritual awareness have a limit. Whether it is through sets, special designs, or practicing spiritual power techniques, the number of controllable puppets has been greatly increased, but there is still a limit after all.

Moreover, the attacks of these puppets are also very fierce!

No matter whether it is the mechanical beasts or the puppet swords and bows, the former spray out various colored beams of light, while the latter are in a state of mana superimposed on magic weapon attack, which is even sharper.

This fierce fight was no longer a battle of magic, but a competition of family backgrounds. In the end, Cheng Cailing lost more than 1,200 puppets, fled in defeat, and was unable to fight again.

Five of Ding Lianru's six incarnations of vows were also damaged in the battle. Her face was pale and she was so angry that her teeth were about to break.

To refine the incarnation of willpower is also to risk one's life, as no cultivator would easily give up himself to others. If the demon cultivator wants to fight for it, it will not be easy even if he uses tricks.

Moreover, after this battle, the reputation of Dongyang Orthodox Church's method of incarnation of the Heavenly Demon will surely spread throughout the world, and it will be extremely difficult to replenish the incarnation of the power of will. However, no matter what, Ding Lianru finally won the third place in the initial realm and won another victory for Dongyang Orthodox Church.

Such merits were enough for her to get a lucrative position in Tianmo City and practice comfortably for many years. After her own cultivation had greatly improved, those incarnations of her vows were no longer of much use.

"Alas, what a pity! If Cheng Cailing had another 500 puppets, she would have won this battle." Seeing the result of this battle, Fang Boyang clapped his hands and sighed.

"Even if she had another 500 puppets, she would have reached her limit. Her spiritual consciousness and magical power are already insufficient. If it weren't for the gourd magic weapon, which has the effect of increasing spiritual consciousness and magical power, she would have been exhausted and defeated long ago."

Yi Bin shook his head and did not agree with Fang Boyang's opinion at all.

Fang Boyang looked slightly embarrassed upon hearing this, but he quickly adjusted himself. Yi Bin was a cultivator at the Lian Gang realm, so it was not considered humiliating to be given a few words of advice by him.

"Initial stage, Fu Chenghao of Dongyang Orthodox Sect."

"Initial stage, Fan Xiuhui of Dongyang Orthodox Sect."

The number of bamboo sticks in the stick tube is getting smaller and smaller, so it is natural for this situation to occur.

However, the situation of "using magic to defeat magic" that everyone hoped for did not occur, and Fan Xiuhui, wearing a purple-black crystal mask, admitted defeat without hesitation.

The chance for the righteous cultivators to secure a top three spot has disappeared. Now, it is only two righteous cultivators who can compete with the two Dongyang Orthodox cultivators for the first and second places in the initial stage.

Compared with the Eight Scenery Assembly at the Foundation Establishment Realm, the Eight Scenery Assembly at the Condensing Evil and Refining Gang Realms has more of the flavor of the struggle between righteousness and evil.

"Initial stage, Fan Xiuhui of Dongyang Orthodox Sect."

"Initial realm, Fang Boyang of Xuanzang Mountain."

Hearing the shouts of the Eight-View Taoist Boy, Fang Boyang let out a light breath, then soared into the sky and landed in the air above the Lijian Cliff.

The Xuanzang Mountain lineage is proficient in creating magic spells, and their magic is so powerful that it can severely suppress the magic and ghost cultivation lineages. That is why Fang Boyang was able to achieve this point without any defeat.

Because of the true Taoist tradition passed down by the Xuanzang Mountain lineage, Fang Boyang had strong confidence even when facing the cold and gloomy female cultivator in black clothes in front of him.

"I hope he can win. Otherwise, eight of the top nine people in this generation will be monks of the Dongyang Orthodox Church."

Lu Cheng listened to what his sixth senior brother Yi Bin said without saying a word, because he felt a little unsure when he looked at his old friend.

"This Master Fan has great ambitions and is devoted to Taoism. In order to condense superior evil spirit, she abandoned two disciples who had followed her for many years. Now she is a disciple of the first orthodox sect of the Demon Sect. After so many years, I wonder how advanced her Taoism has become."

After Fang Boyang of Xuanzang Mountain and Fan Xiuhui of Dongyang Orthodox Church performed the ceremony, they stood opposite each other.

Suddenly, Fang Boyang's feet flashed, and a bolt of lightning shot out from under his feet and headed straight for Fan Xiuhui's face.

The combination of thunder and fire in the hands is Fang Boyang's unique skill.

The lightning flashed swiftly, but the cool and beautiful female cultivator was not in a hurry. A pitch-black bead rolled out from her sleeve and she injected magic into it. In an instant, a large black flame burst out from it, breaking the lightning into nothingness.

Suddenly, the scene was filled with dazzling and colorful lightning.

"Dragon Ball!?" When the ball appeared, Lu Cheng heard Xiao Yuxue exclaiming beside him.

"what happened?"

"Brother Lu, it's normal that you don't know about this rare dragon ball. After most true dragons die, the dragon balls will disintegrate with their masters, but there are very few that condense into the world for some special reasons. These dragon balls have different levels, often equivalent to the realm of the true dragon when it died, but the lowest is no lower than the fourth level. They contain the essence of the true dragon, and their brilliance is restrained and integrated.

But if a cultivator can find a way to communicate with the dragon ball, he can use the power of the dragon ball to protect his way and cultivate himself. After a hundred years, when he succeeds in forming an elixir, the dragon ball will surely have been nurtured to its spirituality and power. By that time, compared with other cultivators, it is no different from having two life-saving magic treasures. "

After hearing Xiao Yuxue's explanation, Lu Cheng was also impressed by Fan Xiuhui's great luck. After joining Dongyang Orthodox Church, she was indeed like a dragon rising from the abyss.

At this time, Fang Boyang had also sacrificed a scroll magic weapon and fought with Fan Xiuhui.

When the scroll was unfolded, it seemed to extend infinitely, with numerous paintings on it of volcanic eruptions, vast ocean thunderstorms and other scenes related to thunder and fire.

Fang Boyang used the Thunder Escape Technique, and while he was wandering in the air, he kept waving his ten fingers, and then sent down rays of lightning and fire from the scroll.

Fang Boyang only used two magic weapons, one was a scroll magic weapon, and the other was a protective magic weapon, but he was also a fourth-rank talisman maker, and was particularly good at drawing thunder and fire talismans. Most of the thunder and fire talismans stored in the scroll magic weapon were drawn by him, so almost every talisman could be used to its full potential.

Being able to rely on the second-rate inheritance of the Xuanmen and fight his way here undefeated does indeed require talent and hard work.

Suddenly, Fang Boyang saw the opportunity and waved his ten fingers continuously. A number of soul-burning fire spears appeared behind him. With a clear whistle from the Taoist priest, they attacked Fan Xiuhui.

But in the face of this, Fan Xiuhui did not retreat but advanced. She gently waved her slender jade hand on the black dragon ball, and a strong black flame gushed out from the dragon ball, instantly burning all the soul-burning flame spears into ashes.

Immediately afterwards, Fan Xiuhui held a seal with one hand in front of her body, and a dark light burst out. Countless dark arrows appeared in the light and shot towards Fang Boyang from all directions.

"My Soul Burning Flame Spear was blocked so easily...Okay, let me try this!"

Fang Boyang could not hide his surprise on his face. At this moment, he didn't know whether Fan Xiuhui had deliberately given him that flaw, but he quickly mobilized his magic power, and the shield rotating around him formed a circle of stronger magic protection, blocking all those dark arrows.

Because of that flaw, that opportunity, both sides were unwilling to retreat, and the fight became more and more intense. Waves of vitality from heaven and earth surged, and all kinds of magical lights flowed and overflowed.

Fang Boyang once again gathered his magic power and mustered his remaining courage. He struck the flying scroll magic weapon with his palm. Nine blue and white lightning bolts shot out from between the two and headed straight for Fan Xiuhui. At the same time, his figure dissipated and turned into a one-legged green bull with thunder and fire all over its body.

"Moo!"

He let out a low groan, then crouched down and charged towards Fan Xiuhui's corner.

Fan Xiuhui frowned upon seeing this, knowing that she was in trouble, she pointed at the black dragon ball with both hands. From the perspective of others, they could see Fan Xiuhui suddenly transform into a dragon-shaped rainbow light, and in an instant dodged behind the giant beast of thunder and fire.

But in Fang Boyang's eyes, his magic of frightening the souls succeeded in shocking Fan Xiuhui for a moment. The one-legged green bull hit the female cultivator who had no defensive magic weapon on her body. At that moment, Fang Boyang almost thought he had won.

However, what followed was a huge impact and severe pain from behind.

Fan Xiuhui cast a spell behind Fang Boyang, and overlapping phantoms seemed to appear on her body. Then, with just one strike, she tore through Fang Boyang's magic weapon defense. If it weren't for the Eight Landscape Masters, the thin Taoist who was at the top and waved his hand, Fang Boyang would have been dead at this moment.

"Amazing! She has completely mastered the Heavenly Demon Incarnation Technique. While Fang Boyang was casting the spell with all his strength, she used her incarnation to replace herself and let the other party lock onto her. At the same time, she can also borrow the magic power of other Heavenly Demon incarnations. If this person advances to the Refining Gang stage, I am not sure I can defeat her."

In the Tongxuan world, there is no direct master-disciple relationship, so the one who has achieved success is the master.

At that time, Fan Xiuhui was practicing in Huoyun Mansion, and Lu Cheng called Fan Xiuhui uncle. Yi Bin, who was of the same generation as Lu Cheng, could call Fan Xiuhui junior sister. However, when Yi Bin was practicing in Huoyun Mansion, he did not have much contact with Fan Xiuhui, and he was quite disgusted with her because she betrayed Huoyun Mansion and joined Dongyang Orthodox Church, so Yi Bin directly called her "this person".

Although the Eight Landscape Masters came to his aid, Fang Boyang's injuries were still serious. Several cultivators who followed him from Xuanzang Mountain shouted, "Senior Brother, Senior Brother!" and surrounded him.

However, Lu Cheng noticed that Fang Boyang glanced in his direction, then lowered his head and covered his face, as if he was too ashamed to meet Xiao Yuhong again.

"It seems that this person has some affection for Senior Sister Xiao... No, Senior Sister Xiao, pure heart and warm jade!"

Lu Cheng just remembered at this moment that he still had a task to complete. He turned to look at his sixth senior brother Yi Bin, only to see that Yi Bin was frowning and thinking, and it seemed that he didn't want to care about the matter anymore.

Indeed, he could be said to have become close friends with Lu Cheng when he came here. If he also had a good chat with Xiao Yuhong and Xiao Yuxue, it would not be a good thing for both families.

"Initial stage, Fu Chenghao of Dongyang Orthodox Sect."

"Initial stage, the incarnation of all beasts, Gong Xiao Yuhong."

This is already the last battle of the Eight Scenery Assembly. Although the loser can continue to challenge the second and third place, with Xiao Yuhong's pride, she will fight for the first place, but if she loses, she will never fight for the second or third place.

What's more, both sides will certainly try their best in this battle. Even if the defeated side is not in danger of losing its life, it will be difficult for it to have the strength to fight again.

"Senior sister!"

Xiao Yuhong had just jumped up when she heard these words coming from behind her.

Xiao Yuhong noticed someone coming behind her and wanted to hide, but when she knew it was Lu Cheng, she didn't hide. Then, her hand was grabbed.

In the eyes of others, it is normal for the two sisters and brothers to be closer.

But at this moment, Lu Cheng could clearly hear Xiao Yuxue's sigh coming from behind him, as well as the sudden violent anger coming from Xiao Yuhong.

Xiao Yuhong turned around suddenly, and his pupils had turned into a beastly dark gold, dragon pupils, golden eyes.

"Sister, the top nine is great and extremely prosperous, so it is called the Kanglong. This is a natural image. After a long time, it will become extremely arrogant. When things reach their extremes, they will turn around, so there will be regrets."

Xiao Yuhong felt the Qingxin Warm Jade stuffed into her hand, and her thoughts raced through her mind, but she managed to suppress her anger.

"Oh, I see."

A proud dragon has regrets.

It means that if one holds a high position but does not know how to be humble and retreat, then he will decline after reaching his peak and will inevitably regret his defeat.

Everyone just thought that this sentence was the concern of the junior brother for the senior sister, but almost no one knew that Lu Cheng had already made a bet on the outcome of the game.

"Humph, arrogant dragon has regrets? Junior Sister Xiao, do you think you have a chance to gain the upper hand?"

Fu Chenghao is the grandson of an elder of the Dongyang Orthodox Church. That is why Fan Xiuhui chose to give in without hesitation when she met him.

Otherwise, even if he won the first place in a row, he would still have to be on guard against attacks from both sides after returning to Dongyang Orthodox Church. With Fan Xiuhui's character of cultivating Taoism, she certainly would not engage in such a dispute of pride.

In response to Fu Chenghao, there was a sudden sharp sword light.

Three million jade dragons flew up, making the whole sky cold!

Holding the seal at Dantian, Xiao Yuhong has already activated the dragon blood that he got from his father. His pupils are like red gold, dragon scales can be seen on the skin outside his Taoist robe, and a delicate dragon horn has grown on his forehead.

It is difficult for a Jindan Zhenren to have children, and there is a high possibility that his bloodline descendants do not have the qualifications to practice Taoism, or have a shallow affinity with Taoism, and are destined to die before their parents.

But if all these disasters were avoided, then the children born from the union of two Jindan Zhenren could truly be called good materials and beautiful jade, and natural seeds for cultivating the Tao.

At least that's the case in terms of physical qualifications.

(End of this chapter)