Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 152 Pursuit
Lu Cheng traveled south to deal with the affairs of Chixin Temple and meet his old friends, the Chen brothers and sisters, and the fairy Luo Peifang.

When he arrived at Lingnan City That Never Sleeps, he learned that his three disciples, Liu Baihong, Lin Qingyue, and others were practicing and living happily.

Then, next, you can deal with the sect’s tasks.

The reason why Lu Cheng accepted the commission from Xu Qing, the Kun Xiu of the Blood Rain Tower, was because he knew that the Ten Thousand Beasts Incarnation Palace would definitely send someone to investigate the matter:
Blood-changing flowers are supreme elixirs that can make up for the foundation of a cultivator's Dao. Lu Cheng himself has also taken this kind of elixir, but the one he took is called Yuxu Yandao Fruit. Lu Cheng took one himself, comprehended the essence of the blood sword, and half-sold and half-gave away two to help his senior brother Yuwen Zheng break through the barrier of hundreds of years and refine the top-grade golden elixir. Even if he repaid it several times after the elixir was made, he still owed Lu Cheng a favor.

Of course, this is also because the person who gave the elixir fruit was the promising ninth junior brother Lu Cheng. If it were someone else, a million spirit stones would be enough to repay the favor.

Second Senior Sister Wu Lingjun thus improved her foundation and became very good friends with Lu Cheng.

The Blood-Changing Flower is certainly not as good as the Yuxuyandao Fruit, but such a spiritual object is enough to attract the attention of the twelve orthodox sects in the world.

Lu Cheng investigated the matter here in advance, and returned to the sect to report after completion. With his status, he was naturally considered to have made great contributions to the sect.

You can complete the task first and then take the next task later. This is the privilege that comes naturally as a true disciple of the Great Elder.

starry night.

Lu Cheng rode the sword light and fled forward quickly. When he was not sure of the direction, he stopped temporarily. He raised his sleeve with his left hand, and a blood-colored talisman flew out from it and floated in one direction. Following the approximate direction of its force, Lu Cheng could fly thousands of miles away with the sword again.

The Blood Vine Cliff is an area close to the Yellow Spring Valley. Of course, the Blood-Changing Flowers are produced in the largest quantities in the Yellow Spring Valley of Ranmu Mountain, but not many cultivators dare to pick them. Even the Lin family of Ranmu Mountain cannot hide such treasures.

They have to ask for help from the Southern Demon Cult, but if any ordinary cultivator dares to go and pick the flowers, they will be killed without mercy once they are discovered.

However, there are still some blood-changing flowers growing scattered within a thousand miles of Huangquan Valley. Although the Lin family is powerful, they dare not really offend the anger of the cultivators and confine all these places.

After the medicinal effects of the blood-changing flower were identified, its price increased three times a day. For the independent cultivators who had a hard time surviving, finding a few flowers could change their fate. They would kill anyone who stood in their way.

Lu Cheng flew all the way here, and because of his sharp spiritual sense, he also noticed many cultivators coming from below and several fights among them.

Of course he wouldn't care if monks came, but if they fought, he would fly down, and after mediation, he would buy blood-exchanging flowers with a large sum of money. The third-level blood-exchanging flowers were useless to him, but he could hand in the sect's mission if he took them back.

Let the alchemist of Wanshou Palace analyze the medicinal properties.

While purchasing the blood-changing flower, Lu Cheng received a piece of news that he didn't know whether it was true or not:

There was a low-level cultivator who wanted to sell him the Blood-Changing Flower. In order to curry favor with him and get more spirit stones, he said that among the herbalists like them, there was a legend that someone had already collected a fourth-level Blood-Changing Flower, whose medicinal properties remained unchanged and whose power was more than ten times stronger than that of a third-level Blood-Changing Flower.

After rewarding the low-level cultivator, Lu Cheng looked up at the sky and was secretly shocked.

If it was just a third or fourth level blood-exchanging flower, it would still be fine. What I’m afraid of is that a fifth level blood-exchanging flower will appear in the future.

"To make up for the foundation of a fifth-level master? If that happens, what kind of chaos will Southern Xinjiang be in? Burning Wood Mountain and Lingnan Never-Sleeping City, I'm afraid that except for the Gu God Cult led by Yinshan Zhenren, anyone who is not careful will be destroyed."

Lu Cheng always felt that there was something fishy about the blood-exchanging flower. He suspected that the Ranmushan Lin family was doing something in secret.

But now he doesn't feel that way anymore, because the fire was too big, and the little firewood that the Ranmu Shanlin family has is probably far from enough to support it.

After arriving at the Blood Vine Cliff on his sword, Lu Cheng sacrificed the blood-seeking talisman and searched in another direction. Four days and nights later, when the blood light of the talisman suddenly became bright, the Taoist priest quickly took action to pick up the blood talisman.

Then his body was wrapped in a green sword light and he disappeared into the tall mountains and lush trees nearby.

Not long after, a black light flew over from the distant horizon.

Among them was a Taoist in a black robe who looked young but had deep and dark eyes. Experienced cultivators knew at a glance that this was an old monster who had swallowed anti-aging elixirs or practiced the art of replenishing energy, or both.

Some evil monks keep some young girls in their caves, only letting them eat a small amount of clean food and drink dew. They use their Yin blood to make pills all year round to purify their blood and invigorate their Qi and blood. Their methods are so cruel that even many of their peers can't stand it.

Once something happens, the righteous sects will often attack and kill the beast.

Because those girls often have spiritual roots, ordinary girls are useless. This kind of thing is destroying the destiny of the entire Tongxuan world.

“I didn’t expect that it would take some skill to capture those casual cultivators this time. I lost some energy due to my carelessness.

Humph, if those old guys hadn’t been overly cautious and didn’t let me expose my skills, I would have been defeated by those few casual cultivators…”

The Taoist in black robe was not talking to himself, but was talking to a mantis demon insect on his shoulder.

He took out two pills, swallowed one himself, and then fed one to the mantis on his shoulder, showing that he loved it very much.

"But during this period of time, I have finally gained a lot, little darling, I will help you improve your magic power in a while."

After the black-robed Taoist flew over, the upper body of Lu Cheng emerged from the pine tree on the cliff behind him:
The Five Elements Escape Technique, Wood Hidden Escape, can completely disappear the moment you enter the Wood Element to avoid being locked by spiritual consciousness. Not to mention that the opponent hasn't discovered you yet, even if the spiritual consciousness scans you, you can use this escape technique to avoid being locked in an instant.

"Capturing independent cultivators? It seems that this guy has attacked many people besides Xu Qing's brother. But why?"

Lu Cheng thought for a moment, and relying on his bloodline soul-seeking talisman in his hand, he followed the man from a distance. Compared to catching one, it would be more beneficial to catch a whole group of people. With the Golden Dragon External Pill in hand, even if he faced a group of people who were condensing evil spirits and refining Gang, Lu Cheng felt that he did not need to activate his lifeblood fire.

However, the man in front was obviously an old monk who had been traveling for many years. Even through the blood-searching talisman, Lu Cheng found that this person had a strong anti-tracking awareness. He turned around and around, and if it weren't for the magical effect of the talisman, he would have really escaped.

On a moonlit night, beside a small lake.

Lu Cheng was flying low following the blood talisman in front of him.

Suddenly, a huge mantis monster jumped out from the forest on one side, and it was so fast that it left a trail of phantoms behind it.

At the same time, the black-robed monk who was being tracked by Lu Cheng emerged from the lake on one side and stood up. He held a seal in one hand and waved a whisk in the other. A huge water dragon roared and pounced towards Lu Cheng. Its magic and divine power were all in place and extremely powerful.

"Young man, if you mind your own business in your next life, maybe you can live longer." "But I underestimated everyone in the world. Magic, insect repellent, are you from the Ranmushanlin family?"

The spiritual consciousness of both parties collided instantly. Although he was ambushed by a cultivator in the Lian Gang realm and was caught off guard, Lu Cheng was not panicked.

Cultivating a clear sword heart does not mean that one can sense everything at all times. Cultivating sword intent and momentum does not mean that if the opponent knows how to hide the murderous intent, it will be impossible to detect it before he makes a move.

But Lu Cheng didn't think that the other party's advantage could do anything to him.

As he raised his finger, there was a clanging sound and pure green sword light burst out. His body moved with the sword and a green rainbow swept over his body. Amid the sword's whistling, Lu Cheng controlled the sword with a speed and power that exceeded the opponent's expectations and confronted the roaring water dragon head-on.

The Five Elements sword intent, under the sword intent taking shape, the domineering magic intent contained in the water dragon gradually collapsed and dissipated. The water dragon was cut and dispersed under the sword energy, and the water flow was filled with the Yi Wood Divine Thunder and lightning.

At this moment, the giant mantis made a "rustling" sound, and a pair of several-foot-long gray wings appeared behind it. Then a buzzing sound was heard, and the monster actually swooped down quickly with its wings flapped rapidly and its arm blades raised high.

Clang.

Wood gives birth to fire. With the meridian-breaking sword energy circulating at high speed in his body, Lu Cheng promptly summoned the Cang Yan Flying Sword and fought it head-on.

However, the tremendous force forced Lu Cheng to retreat rapidly.

"Tsk, at such a young age, how come you have such a perfect Dan Zhensha and have cultivated it so perfectly without a single flaw?"

The Taoist in black had already reached the realm of Lian Gang. Of course, he could see that the young Taoist in front of him had perfected his practice of Sha Gong. Although his magic power was not as strong as his own, he seemed to be at a disadvantage in his response, but in fact he did not suffer any loss at all.

"I'm afraid the true disciples of some big sect have arrived. But what I like most is to kill you so-called true disciples!"

With a murderous intent flashing in his eyes, the Taoist in black waved his palms and cast a spell. The rolling water in the lake around him exploded one after another and turned into ferocious water dragons that flew over one after another.

At the same time, the Taoist priest made hand gestures and emitted icy cold light, transforming all the water dragons into a dance of ice and water dragons. The temperature of the huge space around him dropped instantly.

"You are indeed a monk from Burning Wood Mountain!"

The cultivators of the Ranmu Shanlin family, because of their family's inherited method of seizing the sky and transforming spirits, usually build their foundation with two to four Qi. Their magic power is powerful and profound because of the family's inherited "Five Palaces Forging Yuan Jue" and "Five Elements Alchemy Book". Therefore, when they cast spells, they do not care about the consumption of their own magic power. Once the consumption of magic power is too great, they can use the Star-Capture Ring magic tool to seize the magic power of others and integrate it into their own.

They are more afraid of those cultivators who have achieved perfect harmony with the evil spirits, because if they don't blast open their elixir, it will be difficult to absorb their evil spirit power.

At this moment, although the Taoist in black robe did not use the Star-Snatching Ring to perform the Heaven-Seizing Spirit Transformation Technique, his attack style was still in line with that of Ranmu Mountain. In the eyes of a cultivator like Lu Cheng who was good at fighting magic and swords, this was a more distinctive feature.

After exchanging two moves, the sword's clarity of mind and sword's power were spreading, and they no longer found other cultivators around.

Lu Cheng directly used his own external elixir.

Like the Taoist in black, Lu Cheng also didn't want to get entangled here for too long.

"Ouch..."

A terrifying aura emanated from Lu Cheng's body, as if there was an ancient giant beast inside, wild and ferocious. It fell on the Taoist in black and made his thoughts slow down.

This is the secret method of the Ten Thousand Beasts Incarnation Palace that is different from other sects. It can guide the essence of the monsters in the external elixir into the cultivator's sword intent to increase its power.

The next moment, the Qingming Flying Sword was like a thunder from the sky, drawing a trajectory that seemed to contain the principles of heaven and earth, and struck the Taoist in black like light and thunder.

At the critical moment of life and death, the Taoist in black forced his mind to regain consciousness. He let out a low shout, and a dark hole seemed to appear on the protective magic power that spread out from his body.

At this moment, it is meaningless whether he admits his identity or not, because this is the characteristic of practicing the Heaven-Snatching Spirit Transformation Method in the Condensing Evil and Refining Gang realm. At the critical moment of life and death, it can transform into a chaotic hole to swallow and dissipate force.

But under the blessing of the Golden Dragon's inner elixir, Lu Cheng's sword was too heavy and too fierce.

Even though the chaotic hole appeared around the Taoist in black, it was eventually cut through by the Yimu Divine Thunder wrapped around the Qingming Flying Sword, causing the flying sword to fall on him.

In order to avoid not being fierce enough in their attacks, many monks from major sects will not use defensive magic tools unless it is necessary. In most cases, their protective magic power and escape skills are enough to cope with the situation. In the vast majority of cases, there will not be a battle situation where they do not even have time to use defensive magic tools.

But sometimes, like this Taoist in black, he was knocked down by a single blow from the sword and was unable to resist.

The Taoist in black was cut down by the Qingming Flying Sword which arrived later than him. His ice dragon spells suddenly went out of control. One after another, they fell down and smashed into ice chips and frost on the ground. On the contrary, the giant mantis in the Refining Gang Realm was quite brave.

But Lu Cheng was wielding two swords. Under the power of the Golden Dragon's inner elixir, the Cang Yan Flying Sword was like a pure white burning fire. One sword after another slashed at the giant mantis. The sword light changed, pointing east and hitting west. If this kind of insect monster cannot gain an advantage in basic speed and strength, it is often impossible for it to win the swordsmanship competition with human cultivators.

After being hit by Cang Yan's sword several times, the giant mantis turned around and tried to escape, but was covered by the dark golden light that flew out from Lu Cheng's sleeve, and finally flew backwards into Lu Cheng's sleeve.

They are still sent to the insect world. If they can survive, they will live. If they cannot, they will become nutrients for the growth of the poisonous golden silkworm Gu.

"Daoyou, I think we should talk."

Lu Cheng turned around and looked at the black-clothed Taoist from Ranmu Mountain who had already recovered his breath.

"Green Sword Qingming, White Sword Cangyan, you are Lu Cheng, the Five Elements Sword of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace! I didn't expect Huang Longzi to be so fast and even give you a treasure like the outer elixir. Cough cough..." The Taoist in black coughed up blood violently, and Lu Cheng's expression changed when he saw this.

He flew over quickly, only to see that the Taoist in black had already died.

"Suicide!?"

Monks practice Taoism to seek immortality, so they will never give up as long as there is a glimmer of hope for survival. However, this monk in front of him, who obviously has a high status in Burning Wood Mountain, chose to die immediately after being defeated by him. What exactly is he trying to hide?
Just for those few casual cultivators he killed? Things couldn't be that simple.

(End of this chapter)