Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 161 Blood Escape

In the Tongxuan Realm, when fighting with magic and swords, one move will defeat the weaker opponents. When he is at a lower level, Lu Cheng’s sword intent is powerful and his sword heart is clear, which can make him invincible.

However, as the practice lasted for a long time and the realm became higher, the opponents they faced were often old monsters who had practiced for hundreds of years.

To deal with these old monsters, not only must the swordsmanship be pure, but also varied! Only by using a series of killer moves that are fierce and unparalleled, and emerging one after another, can one be invincible.

Just now, Lu Cheng used the "Wood Produces Fire" style to perform the Jinghong Duanying sword technique and gained the upper hand, but encountered the Tianmo Palace Xiao Zhongzi who performed the superior escape technique. The escape technique was mysterious and resisted. The killing move failed and the momentum was weakened, so there was a gap in the sword technique.

If after this sword strike, Lu Cheng could immediately use the Fire to Create Earth Technique to continue chasing and killing, then even if he still could not kill Xiao Chongzi in the next few sword strikes, he could trap him in the sword circle and prevent him from escaping, until he finally accumulated the advantage and won the battle, and completely killed his opponent.

In fact, Lu Cheng looted the treasure house of the Thousand Corpse Sect. Although the Thousand Corpse Sect used corpse refining as its main magical weapon, it also had several flying swords.

However, either they were not top-grade, or their main attribute was that of Yin Demon. In the end, Lu Cheng had no choice but to continue using the Cang Yan and Qing Ming swords.

There are many top-grade corpse-refining hooks in the Thousand Corpse Sect's treasury, but they are not suitable for Lu Cheng to use.

"It seems that I should pay attention to the fourth-grade top-grade flying sword when I have time." Lu Cheng thought to himself as he put away the box of black jade ginseng.

Thinking of this, Lu Cheng took Situ Hua, Guo Lingbao, Madam Shi, and Shangguan Xue and continued to escape towards the top of Huangquan Valley.

At this moment, he did not notice that the eyes of Guo Lingbao, Situ Hua and others behind him who were looking at him were flickering.

A few hours later, a black whirlwind fell into the Wu Tu Xuan Jia Formation in the Lin Family's Spiritual Medicine Garden. Not long after, an extremely furious roar resounded through the sky.

Lin Qinian, who was extremely furious, bit several managers of the Spiritual Medicine Garden to death, and then quickly flew up to track and search, but there was no way he could catch up.

"No! No. If someone didn't know the way, there would be no way they could find the medicine garden so easily. Even if a Jindan Grandmaster accidentally discovered this place, it would be difficult for him to kill Lin Xian and the other three silently. There must be a traitor. Who is it, who is it?"

Not long after, Lin Qinian, who had a human head and a snake body, thought of Situ Hua and what he had said before:
"...I brought them here to get to know the way so that they can pay their respects to the ancestors in the future."

"It's Lin Hua, that lowly son-in-law Lin Hua. I'm going to mobilize my people to hunt him down. I'm going to hunt him down to the ends of the earth, and I'm going to dig out his heart and liver and eat it!"

However, this is difficult to achieve at present.

Although Lin Qinian was flying in the air with extreme rage, he knew in his heart that the most important thing for the Lin family at this time was to open the "Road to the Netherworld, the Nine Netherworlds" to help the ancestor refine the golden elixir and break the heavenly punishment curse that prevented the Lin family cultivators from refining the golden elixir.

After all, it is impossible for the Lin family to mobilize all the cultivators to hunt down Lin Hua at this moment. Even if they want to pursue the whole world, they have to wait until their ancestor refines the top-grade golden elixir and Ranmu Mountain is promoted to the thirteenth top sect in the world before they can do so.

At this moment, he could only be furious.

At this moment, Lu Cheng and others had no idea that the Lin family did not dare to lose their composure. They were still trying their best to fly towards the top of the Yellow Spring Valley. As long as they escaped from here, they would be able to fly freely in the sky.

It was just a journey of several days, and after a day of flying, people still needed to rest. The five people found a tree cave that they had used for rest before and went in.

The ashes of the bonfire were the same as that day, but there was a little dust around.

After re-lighting the bonfire, the five people each sat in a corner and began to take pills, meditate, and rest to recuperate.

Lu Cheng was still thinking at this time that he had several flaws when fighting with Xiao Chongzi with swords before. If he could make up for them and hide them, even without the other three rows of flying swords, Xiao Chongzi would still not be able to escape from the coverage of his sword light.

Two hours later.

The four people, whose minds and magic powers had been largely restored, followed Guo Lingbao's instructions and opened their Qiankun bags, then took out some jade boxes.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, we have been very grateful for your care along the way. We were able to kill the Lin family's soul-shifting cultivator, break the Wu Tu Xuan Jia formation, and especially deal with the old demon Xiao Chongzi. If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Lin, we wouldn't have been able to keep our treasures, let alone our lives. Therefore, the four of us have discussed privately and decided to each give out half of the spiritual medicine. Senior Lin, please accept it."

At the end of his speech, Guo Lingbao presented the elixir jade boxes with his forehead lowered, looking very humble.

They probably already regarded Lu Cheng as a wandering master in the game Red Dust, and therefore, they lowered their attitude to this extent.

Lu Cheng had noticed their spiritual communication before, but he didn't expect it was for this matter.

"Brother Guo, there is no need to mention the title of senior. As for these spiritual objects, I will accept them. Please rest assured that I do not have the habit of crossing the river and destroying the bridges to harm the people around me."

Lu Cheng knew in his heart that if he did not accept these spiritual jade boxes, Guo Lingbao and the others would be even more worried along the way, and might even get into some trouble. It would be better to accept them to put their minds at ease.

Sure enough, following Lu Cheng's words and his acceptance of the spiritual jade boxes, the originally nervous expressions of the other four people present became much more relaxed.

"Okay, everyone should have recovered their strength and energy. Let's continue on our journey. The sooner we get out of here, the sooner you can feel at ease."

In the next few days, Lu Cheng and the four people quickly returned. However, during this process, earthquakes continued to occur in the Huangquan Valley. At the same time, Lu Cheng was also observing the flow of the earth's energy in the entire Huangquan Valley.

Guo Lingbao and his four companions used their own mental powers to perform the escape method and escape at full speed. Lu Cheng, on the other hand, used the help of the Golden Dragon's inner elixir to escape, so the others needed to rest and recuperate, but he did not.

On a rocky cliff in the valley, a young Taoist priest was holding a Five Elements Formation Plate and walking around, looking around. From time to time, he held up the plate with his left hand and kept making calculations with his right hand.

From time to time, he put away the tools in his hands and circled the area more than ten times at an extremely fast sword speed. According to the results of his deduction in his mind, he examined it carefully, but the more he looked, the uglier his expression became.

"The flow of the earth energy is clearly from top to bottom, having changed its previous natural trend. The cultivators' energy is now guiding the earth veins. How much skill and magic power does this require? Also, according to this trend, the place where the earth energy is strongest should be..."

Lu Cheng looked down at the extremely dark underground world of Huangquan Valley.

The hundreds of arts of cultivating immortals are all closely related to the cultivator's practice of Taoism. For example, spiritual medicine comes from the cultivator's accurate understanding and mastery of his own physical body.

Only when you assess yourself and know your shortcomings and what to improve upon, can you achieve success in your practice.

The way of formation can also be understood as corresponding the acupuncture points on the cultivator's body to the stars in the sky, the five internal organs and limbs to the mountains and rivers, and the blood flow to the rivers, lakes and seas. There has always been no shortage of cultivators at a high level of formation in the Tongxuan Realm, who have realized the superior method of refining Qi from the formation.

However, the opposite is true, but it is very rare.

Lu Cheng has currently cultivated to the realm of "condensing the evil spirit into the elixir, and tempering the true form". To put it bluntly, it means using his own magic power to connect with the natural true evil energy of heaven and earth, integrate it into himself, store it in the dantian, and accumulate it. Finally, the true evil will circulate with the magic power and then temper the true form of the flesh.

When a cultivator achieves success in the two steps of Condensing Sha and Refining Gang and achieves his "true form", he is on the path to the Golden Elixir. Except for disasters such as war and killing, life and death are not restricted and his lifespan is long. He can be called an immortal.

However, he seized the fortune of heaven and earth and stole the vitality of nature, which would inevitably lead to heaven's jealousy and death. This is the origin of the forty-nine tribulations of the Golden Elixir True Man.

Back then, Lu Cheng spent thirteen years swallowing a Five Elements True Evil and built up an unparalleled foundation of Taoism. In the process, he also gained a deep understanding of formations.

At this moment, in his eyes, the entire Huangquan Valley was like a giant monk who was using his own magic power to connect with the earth's energy and trying to form an elixir and refine his body.

"No matter what, the Ranmu Shanlin family must be making some big moves. With such a strong magical power, there must be a master of the Grandmaster Realm who is extremely powerful to intervene. Should I advance or retreat?"

Lu Cheng hesitated for a moment. Although he had the Golden Dragon Pill in his hand, Lu Cheng was confident that with his swordsmanship, no one from the soul-transferring monks in Burning Wood Mountain could stop him. Even if he was besieged, he was sure he could escape unscathed.

But now other masters have intervened. A serious cultivator should cherish his life as if it were gold and avoid disaster. I should choose to retreat temporarily.

With this idea in mind, Lu Cheng chose to return to the four people's resting place. After Situ Hua, Guo Lingbao, Madam Shi, and Shangguan Xue recovered their magic power, he returned with them.

Just two days later, when the five people were flying, Lu Cheng, who was flying in the front on a sword, suddenly dilated his pupils slightly.

He suddenly summoned the Qingming Flying Sword and fled in the air.

In the azure sword light, there was a divine thought:
"Everyone, after sending you a thousand miles away, we will have to say goodbye. I can sense the sword energy in the body of that villain Xiao Chongzi, and I will eliminate all the evil. You don't have to go with me, and take care of yourselves."

By the time Shangguan Xue and the others sensed these thoughts, Lu Cheng's sword light had already fled far away. Rationally, he wanted to temporarily avoid the sharp edge of Ranmu Mountain, but instinctively, Lu Cheng was not happy in his heart. He watched the various actions of the Lin family of Ranmu Mountain along the way:

Killing people for treasures, transferring souls, cannibalism, setting up evil formations, and destroying the lives of tens of millions of people. All of this has already made him full of murderous intent, but he can only suppress it with reason.

At this moment, sensing the sword energy remaining in Xiao Chongzi's body happened to ignite the murderous intent in Lu Cheng's heart.

In Lucheng, since hatred has already been formed, it is easier to root it out than to make peace. Xiao Chongzi is an abandoned disciple expelled from the Dongyang Orthodox Church. Killing him during this period of time does not require bearing the hatred of the Dongyang Orthodox Church.

The sword light moved swiftly and disappeared in an instant.

At this time, Xiao Chongzi was indeed being besieged by a group of female sword cultivators.

A few days ago, he was killed by a sword from that cunning youngster. Although he realized afterwards that the youngster must have some external elixir magic weapon to enhance his power.

However, the fire from the Cang Yan sword attacked his body and the sword energy burned his veins. Xiao Chongzi tried various methods in the past few days, but he was unable to expel it for the time being.

And as time went on, the sword fire showed signs of spreading.

"How can you cultivate such a vicious and ruthless sword energy at such a young age?" There was no other way. To avoid worsening his internal injuries, Xiao Chongzi could only build a temporary stone house to practice in seclusion, trying his best to expel the blazing sword energy.

However, it was also because he had done too many evil things in his life.

Just when he was in seclusion to recuperate, his old enemy showed up.

On this day, Xiao Chongzi was meditating in the stone mansion, breathing and expelling sword energy, when suddenly, a series of flying swords and sword lights suddenly rushed in.

Xiao Chongzi was a Jindan Grandmaster and his mind moved as fast as lightning, but when he saw this, a mouthful of blood almost spurted out of his throat.

He barely suppressed the internal injuries from the sword energy that was attacking him, and raised his own magic weapon to activate the Heavenly Sound Sword Wave. He then performed the secret escape method of the Heavenly Demon Palace, and transformed himself into several phantom bodies, which moved around in the air to avoid the attack, and then pounced out.

Outside the cave, I saw a group of female disciples from the Cangjian Palace, each of them was driving a flying sword. Among this group of female disciples, there were two who were extremely eye-catching even when standing among a group of beautiful female cultivators.

One was a female Taoist priest standing in the middle of the crowd. She was wearing a snow-white Taoist robe, had a cold gaze, and had her long black hair tied up with only a thorny hairpin. She was extremely beautiful.

The other one was a female cultivator who was wearing a light-colored dress, as gentle as water, extremely soft, and charming to the core. She was standing beside the female Taoist priest.

When Xiao Chongzi saw these two women, his eyes became hot and he felt angry.

But before the fire in his heart could burn to a blazing degree, a very familiar energy pulse erupted. The momentum was not particularly powerful, but it was overbearing, cold, and cruel, and it pressed him down steadily, as if he were falling into an icy prison.

"Destroy Hongzi!"

Xiao Chongzi was very familiar with this feeling, so he reacted immediately.

The answer appeared. Correspondingly, the feeling of being locked by the opponent's sword intent was fucking terrible!

With a sharp roar, Xiao Chongzi's figure, still in mid-air, twisted and transformed once again, making gestures to pounce and escape in all directions.

Each of these changes is fake, but each of them can become real in an instant.

It was the escape technique from the ten volumes of Yuanshi Tianmo Ce. Xiao Chongzi's other skills were mediocre, but this life-saving escape technique was absolutely exquisite.

A huge light golden Gengjin sword light suddenly condensed and appeared, and then slashed down.

The sword light fell vertically into the phantom body, and then exploded with a loud bang.

The sword energy was fierce and brutal, spreading in all directions.

At this time, a middle-aged female cultivator in gray had appeared among the disciples of Cangjian Palace. Judging from her appearance alone, this female cultivator had a pretty face, but it was a pity that she had a pair of raised eyebrows, which made her temperament as sharp as a sword, destroying all the beauty. It gave people the feeling that she was always looking down on others, arrogant and self-centered, and looking down on others.

"Hahahaha, Mie Hongzi, instead of hiding in the Cangjian Palace to practice Taoism, you actually came out again. Aren't you afraid that your foundation will be damaged again?

You really have good taste in choosing disciples. The one in the white robe is strong on the outside but weak on the inside. The one next to her is even more interesting. She has a hidden devilish nature in her heart. I'm afraid she will fall into it if she is half-hearted. It's a waste for such a disciple to join you. It's better for him to join the Dongyang Orthodox Sect and study the infinite bliss of the Tao together."

After the sword light raged, Xiao Chongzi's figure disappeared without a trace.

But the sound of his words continued to echo in everyone's ears.

"Demons are born from the heart. If you don't think, don't cling, don't think, the demons in your heart will dissipate."

The beautiful female Taoist priest in white said this. She had great prestige among her fellow disciples. At this moment, everyone heard her and recited the Heart Sutra together to dispel their inner demons.

And that's at this moment.

"Crazy man!"

The middle-aged female monk in gray clothes suddenly shouted, her tongue burst into thunder, and her fingers stood up like swords, then she suddenly turned around and pointed from a distance.

With a "swish" sound, an extremely harsh sound suddenly rang out, as if a thick satin silk was torn.

In front of a group of female cultivators from the Cangjian Palace.

Xiao Chongzi, who had disappeared, suddenly reappeared, his long hair flying in front of his forehead, and there was a faint stinging feeling between his eyebrows.

Sword energy!

An extremely sharp sword energy, as if condensed into a sword, suddenly flew over and just reached the center of his eyebrows.

Xiao Chongzi blocked Yuxiao in front of him and used his own Tianyin sword wave to counter the sword energy of the middle-aged female monk.

The scattered sword energy that spread out from the two men's bodies immediately caused the female disciples of the Cangjian Palace to retreat one after another and try their best to protect themselves.

But at this moment, Xiao Chongzi sensed a huge palm behind him, gathering and falling.

"Xiantian Qi Great Capture! Miehongzi, when did you get a Xiantian mistress?"

He was already no match for Mie Hongzi, and when he realized that someone was taking advantage of the situation to attack him, Xiao Chongzi dared not to fight any longer and withdrew.

But Mie Hongzi was not willing to let him go, and he pushed his sword energy to the limit, cutting gold and jade, and severing his meridians. Xiao Chongzi risked further serious internal injuries and relied on his own magic weapon and protective magic power to take on the opponent's sword energy, using the force to change his escape method.

But who would have thought that at this moment, a sword energy attacked from both sides, one in front and one behind. It was not that strong and sharp, but it was the most fatal moment.

They were the two female disciples who had just been commented on by Xiao Chongzi.

"Uncle Master Xiao, please take a look at my sword skills and see if they contain my inner charm!"

"Bitch!"

Xiao Chongzi took the two sword energies head-on and flew high up with a phantom.

But at this moment, from the innate qi handprint, a sword light slashed over like a swimming fish. In front of Xiao Chongzi's eyes, a golden dragon seemed to appear, flying agilely and roaring towards him. The clear roar of a dragon also came to his ears.

With this sword, Lu Cheng was very confident that he could kill it.

However, the flying sword's light had just shattered Xiao Zhongzi's protective true qi, and a blood shadow appeared on his body, and then he instantly escaped dozens of feet away.

It was the famous Blood Escape Technique of the Heavenly Demon Palace. Using this technique would consume the cultivator's blood and essence, so no cultivator would be willing to use it unless it was absolutely necessary.

But once used, even the Jindan Ancestor could not catch up with it. The Blood Escape Technique is truly the fastest in the world.

Seeing that the blood light disappeared in a flash after a few turns, and that his sword energy and thunder sound at his current level could not catch up with it, Lu Cheng simply retracted his flying sword, turned around and bowed to the middle-aged female cultivator in gray clothes with Taoist etiquette.

"Disciple Lu Cheng, I pay my respects to Third Uncle-Master."

(End of this chapter)