Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 170: The General Outline of the Transformation of the Xuanmen True Spirit, the True Blood of the Sun-Swallowing Fire Ape
The cave is deep and dark, with pearls inlaid between the stone walls, giving off a faint glow.

There were two Taoist monks, one old and one young, inside. They sat opposite each other. The old man had gray hair and wore a Taoist robe, but his eyes were as sharp as lightning.

There was a sharp look between the young man's brows. At this moment, he used his hands to make gestures, pointing to the sky and the earth, showing his strengths to the fullest, and refusing to retreat or give in.

There is no master or disciple in the discussion of Taoism.

After a while, Huang Longzi, who had been in deep thought for a long time, held a whisk in his hand and waved it slightly, expressing his understanding that was different from the other party.

Lu Cheng listened attentively, his brows furrowed at times, his eyes shining at times, his understanding of Taoism deepening.

The incense burner in the cave was filled with mist and clear smoke was rising, surrounding the two monks, adding a bit of mystery and tranquility.

Master Huang Longzi occasionally stopped talking and closed his eyes to think, while Lu Cheng took the opportunity to practice silently and comprehend the teachings of his master.

As time went by, the communication between them became smoother and smoother. Sometimes, no words were needed. Just a look or a gesture was enough to make the other party understand what they wanted to express.

Time seems to have stopped in this cave, and everything seems so natural.

There is no end to the discussion of Taoism. The two monks seem to want to unravel the secrets of the world one by one and explore the true nature of the Tao.

At this moment, they seemed to be isolated from the world, existing only in each other's world of Taoism. The turmoil and struggles in the outside world had nothing to do with them.

Only the Tao is their common language and the eternal pursuit in their hearts.

"What is fire?"

"The flow of law. Almost all things in the world are born according to the five elements, but gold, wood, water, and earth cannot flow without the law of fire. All things in the world are both entities and magic power. They are condensed into gold, wood, water, and earth. When they encounter fire, they will flow and evolve into everything."

"Good, Laojiu has understood this, so I think he knows the way forward. Why don't you and I write it on our palms together and verify it with each other?" After hearing Lu Cheng's answer, Master Huang Longzi clapped his hands and laughed, and then made such a suggestion.

Lu Cheng had no objection, so they took out their pens and ink and wrote a word on their palms:
When Master Huang Longzi spread out his five fingers, a sun character appeared in the palm of his hand.

When Lu Cheng spread out his five fingers, a word "Yang" appeared in the palm of his hand.

But both mean the same thing: the thirty-six celestial beings and the great sun divine being.

The Great Sun Qi among the Thirty-Six Heavenly Qi is one of the easiest Qi to condense and absorb in the world, because as long as you are under the sun, this Qi is everywhere. But at the same time, the Great Sun Qi is also the most difficult Qi to condense and absorb in the world, because its nature is too overbearing and fierce. Since ancient times, nine out of ten people who practiced this Qi would be refined to death by this divine Qi.

Huang Longzi dared to let his true disciple practice this kind of qi, which shows how strong his confidence in his ninth disciple is.

He is the true disciple of Huang Longzi, and he is a genius picked out of ten thousand in this world. Moreover, in the past two years, the two of them have often sat and discussed Taoism. In his heart, he is certain that Lu Cheng's accumulation of Taoism is sufficient.

"In the Condensing Evil Realm, you have acquired the richness of the Five Elements' True Gang, and in the Refining Gang Realm, you have acquired the purity of the Great Sun's Divine Gang. Your future divine consciousness and magical power will be pure, laying the foundation for the most powerful and unparalleled cultivation. However, for cultivators, if they make a mistake in their cultivation, they will lose everything. In the end, they must be cautious and prudent."

"Disciple obeys your command." Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng held his hand and bowed his head.

"Okay, you've been mentally exhausted recently, so don't continue practicing. Come with me to the mountains. If you go out, you'll be like a gust of wind, wandering around the world like a flashing light, but once you come back to the mountains, you'll stay in the Thunder Fire Palace for several years without leaving the house. Do you know that the disciples in the mountains say that you're arrogant, eccentric, and aloof?"

"Disciple, I really have no interest in participating in those ceremonies, sword fights, and gatherings."

“I had no interest in participating in these when I was younger.”

After they finished speaking, the master and the disciple looked at each other and smiled.

Even most of the disciples of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace are not on the road to immortality. They are not on the same path, so what is there to interact with?
"Even so, you must maintain good relations with your fellow brothers. Over the years, I have heard more than once or twice that the fifth and sixth brothers have been whispering about you."

While the two sides were talking, a white cloud emerged from under the feet of Huang Longzi, carrying him and Lu Cheng out of the cave. From a high place, they looked down and saw all the scenic spots within a radius of thousands of miles of Guizang Mountain.

Lu Cheng did not answer or refute what his master said.

In his life, he never boasted about what he did, but no matter how difficult or dangerous the task was, he always did it successfully. Gradually, he changed his status in the hearts of Teacher Chi Shenzi and Master Huang Longzi. These things were more useful than saying ten thousand words.

Because Chi Shen Zi and Huang Long Zi are both senior monks with great magical powers and great knowledge, they do not need to and will not use political tricks to secure their status like some people who occupy high positions in the mortal world.

Which disciple is outstanding and which is mediocre, which disciple is just good at talking, and which disciple can share your worries can be seen from a few things.

Of course, there are also some masters or even real people who value emotions more than Taoism. There are such people.

"Disciple, I will find a way to ease the relationship with my fellow brothers." Lu Cheng said this after a long silence.

Hearing this, Huang Longzi nodded slightly. After all, they had been together for hundreds of years, and they were disciples who were quite loyal to him. Now that Old Nine was in great luck, he didn't want the relationship between him and his disciples to be too bad, so he at least maintained a superficial peace.

Thinking of this, Huang Longzi accelerated his escape speed because he had just flown nearby and headed for the palace where his sixth disciple Zhongli Ling lived.

But after arriving and using magic to summon him, he was told by the palace servants that Zhongli Ling had gone to the residence where his fifth senior brother was practicing.

To Huang Longzi, this was just a matter of a flash of light, but both Huang Longzi and Lu Cheng could see that there was a hint of panic in the palace servant's expression.

Huang Longzi frowned slightly and took Lu Cheng with him and suddenly flew to Qianniu Gorge where Niu Meng lived.

He did not use any spell to summon or send anyone to inform, but instead his left hand formed a circle in the air, gathering the water vapor from all around to form a water mirror, which shone directly into the hall.

Zhenren Huang Longzi is proficient in the art of water, moon, mirror and flower, so an area of ​​a thousand miles can appear with just a thought.

"Hahahaha, come and catch me, come and catch me! Hehehe"

"Where are you running to, little beauty? Come to your brother's arms."

Inside the water mirror, Zhongli Ling was seen covering his eyes with a cloth, hugging a few young vixens, dancing with joy.

The water mirror turned, and Niu Meng was also in it. At this moment, he was tightly entangled by more than a dozen giant pythons. If it were just that, it would be fine.

But in the palace, there were not only the two of them, but also many humanoids, beastoids, human-beasts, orcs, and half-orcs...

The incarnation of all beasts, the unobstructed Dharma Assembly, I have heard of it for a long time, and today I see it and it really lives up to its reputation. The bottom line of the demon sect monks is really not high.

Click, click.

The mirror of water and moon shattered into pieces in front of Master Huang Longzi, and then collapsed into a sky full of glittering crystals.

"You are young and frivolous, and you are greedy for pleasure. This is nothing. I was also absurd when I was young, but I have practiced for hundreds of years, and my magic power has not improved at all. So? Are you willing to die as long as you can live a happy life? I am afraid that you will kneel in front of me again, crying and shouting for me to grant you a chance to be a Taoist. I don't have such great magic power!"

"And that fourth brother actually dared to ask me to marry Yuhong. Did he think I didn't know what he did in private? My daughter, Huang Longzi, was treated with contempt like this!"

After all, Master Huang Longzi saved face for his disciple and did not lose his temper in Qianniu Gorge, but fled with Lu Cheng in a hurry, cursing in a low voice. In extreme rage, the burly old man in Taoist robes transformed into a ferocious dragon head, and dragon scales grew on the skin outside the robe.

It seems that this master has devoted a lot of effort to his disciples, but over the years, these disciples have indeed not given Huang Longzi much face.

"Lu Cheng, from now on you will practice Taoism here. This is the true blood of the Sun-Swallowing Fire Ape, and this is the Ape Master's Sword-Fighting Diagram. You should accept them all and use them to assist your meditation. It should be beneficial to your Taoism."

A new spiritual vein has recently emerged near the main peak of Guizang Mountain. Its size and height are second only to the main peak of Guizang Mountain. There are palaces and towers on it, and countless spiritual monkeys are summoned.

Lu Cheng had been practicing Taoism in the Thunder and Fire Palace for two years, and he vaguely knew about the construction of this spiritual vein, but he did not expect that his master would actually give it to him.

"This spiritual vein is called Guanyuan Peak. It faces north and south, and the Feng Shui Qi Bureau is initially determined. You will practice the Great Sun Divine Gang in the future. It will be unfavorable to live in a spiritual vein that is too low. All right, you should move here quickly."

After giving some instructions, Huang Longzi left. He originally wanted to take his disciples to tour the mountains and exchange ideas, but he didn't expect it to turn out like this.

Huang Longzi was not angry at his two true disciples for their greed for pleasure, but he was angry at them for forgetting the foundation of their lives, which was to cultivate the Tao! Without this body of Taoism, what are you?
Both Lu Cheng and Master Huang Longzi believed that the Nine Heavens Great Sun Qi was the most suitable for them to integrate.

Therefore, Huang Longzi split the Guanyuan Peak on the spiritual vein of Guizang Mountain and at the same time gave Lu Cheng the true blood of the Sun-Swallowing Fire Ape.

The Sun-Swallowing Fire Ape is an ancient monster that is warlike and bloodthirsty. It looks up at the sun and wants to swallow it!

By obtaining its true blood and practicing the Gongbei Sect's signature technique, the General Principles of the Xuanmen True Spirit Transformation, which is the Sun-Swallowing Fire Ape Transformation, it is mysterious and profound, and once mastered it, it can be said to have infinite power.

At the same time, Huang Longzi also gave Lu Cheng the Guanyuan Mountain spiritual vein, which had cast a spell to gather countless spiritual monkeys, so that he could observe and learn from it to reduce the backlash of his true blood.

At the same time, Huang Longzi also gave Lu Cheng Yuan Gong a fencing diagram, hoping that he would use his talent in swordsmanship to comprehend the mystery of the diagram, and then abandon the sword and practice ape cultivation, and fully grasp the true meaning of both.

This is undoubtedly difficult to achieve, and it requires extremely high talent and understanding from the cultivator, but Huang Longzi clearly believes that Lu Cheng can reap the benefits without suffering any disadvantages.

In the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace of Guizang Mountain, not only Huang Longzi and his wife live, but also many elders and disciples of the Northern Sect.

There are complex power systems and personal connections involved.

However, Huang Longzi was a powerful person who dominated the world and was almost one of the top five true practitioners in the world, so his lineage had a transcendent status. Although they were involved in it, they were still above it. The elders of the Northern Sect could only curry favor with him, but had no power to resist.

Therefore, Lu Cheng was granted the Guanyuan Peak by the Immortal Huang Longzi, which caused a great sensation in Guizang Mountain and the entire Northern Sect of the Demon Sect.

Because except for the eldest disciple Yuwen Zheng, none of the other six true disciples of Huang Longzi were qualified to establish their own palaces. Now, Lu Cheng, who was ranked last and whose magical power level was not very high, was allowed to establish his own palace. This kind of favor and kindness would inevitably make people think too much.

It would be fine if you knew about the achievements made by Lu Cheng, but if you are not very clear about it, you will inevitably think that Master Huang Longzi is biased.

I'm afraid that Huang Longzi originally had no intention of letting Lu Cheng be superior to all the other disciples, but after accidentally seeing the ugly deeds of his two disciples, Huang Longzi made up his mind that if he didn't put some pressure and crisis on these bastards, they might not even be able to refine the lead and mercury pills, and he would have to see his young ones off before him.

For Lu Cheng, there was no difference between moving from the Leihuo Palace in Guizang Mountain to the Guanyuan Mountain Spiritual Vein. It was just a matter of moving from one quiet room for practicing to another newly built quiet room for practicing.

He also realized that his master definitely didn't want him to compete for any ranking on the fastest speed of improving the Sha Condensation and Refining Gang. No matter how difficult it was to practice the Sha Condensation and Refining Gang, he would do whatever he wanted, only asking him to proceed steadily and not fast at all.

However, this change was a world of difference for the people around Lu Cheng.

As far as Xue Yuzhen and Yun Ling'er, mother and daughter, were concerned, they had to be cautious when they were in Guizang Mountain. They were nothing more than Lu Zhen's concubines, which was nothing in the orthodox Taoist sect. But in this Western Region Demon Sect, if they were caught doing anything wrong by Madam Baoxiang, even if she beat them to death, it would be reasonable and they wouldn't even have a chance to cry.

But in this Guanyuan Mountain spiritual vein, Xue Yuzhen is the mistress’s wife.

Because the master has no wife, he only has her as the concubine whom he has favored for decades. Now everything in Guanyuan Mountain is under her control, allowing Xue Yuzhen, who has been a concubine all her life, to fully experience the life of a mistress.

The others are Situ Hua and Madam Shi.

It is also for similar reasons that his status has risen.

Situ Hua gave everything he had and became Lu Cheng's disciple. In addition, because of his third uncle's reputation, Lu Cheng did teach him a few sword techniques. As for how much he could learn, it depended on his own ability.

If he couldn't learn, Lu Cheng wouldn't teach him anymore. He would just protect him through a few disasters and that would sever the relationship between master and disciple.

As for Madam Shi, after the collapse of the Ranmushan Lin family, she decisively clung to Lu Cheng's thigh and followed him to the Western Region Ten Thousand Beasts Palace.

Although the Western Regions are barren, the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace is one of the twelve top sects in the world. It is far superior to the Qushui City in Ranmu Mountain in every aspect. Its prosperity is incomparable, and Mrs. Shi is so happy living there that she doesn't want to leave.

But she had money and was responsible for her own profits and losses, so Lu Cheng was too lazy to care about her. After all, he just kicked her out because they didn't have a good relationship.

In this way, Lu Cheng began his own retreat and practice of tranquility.

He would often go into seclusion for years.

Retreat seems to be a good word, but in fact only those who practice spiritual practice know how terrible these two words are.

A man reads Taoist scriptures and practices Taoism in a stone room where there is not even an ant. Ordinary people would go crazy after a few days. The spiritual power of a cultivator far exceeds that of ordinary people, but practicing in seclusion is by no means an easy task.

Lu Cheng would often stay in seclusion for several years, which made many cultivators from the Northern Sect of the Demon Sect secretly sigh: "

No wonder this person is so highly regarded by the Immortal Master. He doesn't like pleasure and is not fond of wine and women. Isn't he clearly a Taoist lunatic? "

However, in reality, Lu Cheng was in seclusion:

Raising insects, walking the dog, practicing sword, reading Taoist scriptures and practicing Taoism.

Although I live a lonely life, I can't say I'm alone.

The Picture of Ape Master Fencing is a treasured record of swordsmanship from the Tongxuan Realm.

It is said that it records extremely advanced sword techniques, which are of great benefit to swordsmanship and have caused a lot of competition among the practitioners in the Tongxuan Realm.

However, no one knew that the original copy of this treasure record finally fell into the hands of Huang Longzi of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace in the Western Regions, and now, it fell into Lu Cheng's hands.

With day after day of contemplation, the scroll seemed to gradually come alive.

A beam of sunlight penetrated through the crack in the top of the cave and sprinkled on the young Taoist priest like a thin thread, adding a layer of gold to his focused expression.

The young Taoist priest was wearing a grey Taoist robe, with loose hair and no crown. In front of him was a scroll of a white ape dancing with a sword. Lu Cheng frowned, and his mind seemed to gradually merge with the ape in the scroll.

Suddenly, the white ape came to life and became vivid, and every swing of the sword was full of power and agility.

Lu Cheng slowly swung the sword in his hand following the sword moves in the picture, and the tip of the sword drew sharp sword energy in the air.

Suddenly, the white ape on the scroll broke out of the painting, swinging its sword to attack. Its movements were vigorous and its expression was solemn and pious, as if it was telling the sword intent that had existed for thousands of years:
His body has decayed and returned to dust, but his sword remains radiant for thousands of years.

"So that's how it is. As long as one's sword intent is cultivated to a certain level, after observing this picture for a long time, one will be able to stimulate the sword intent and sense the white ape in the picture breaking through the painting and fighting with oneself. Interesting, interesting!"

Clang Clang Clang Clang.

The air inside the cave became heavy due to the sword energy passing through. Every flash of sword light left deep marks on the surrounding stone walls.

As Lu Cheng swung his sword, the sound of a faint sword echoed in the secret room.

The stronger Lu Cheng's sword skills became, the stronger the white ape's sword skills became. The better Lu Cheng's sword control became, the better the white ape's sword control became. Lu Cheng intentionally used a few defeating moves, and the white ape rushed up with its quick sword and killed Lu Cheng... Looking at this picture, it turns out that you can only advance and not retreat. You can make fake moves, but you can't be really incompetent.

His mind was broken, and it took Lu Cheng half a day to recover.

"That's not right. Can Master fight against the sword intent in this sword diagram by himself?"

Sitting on the cushion on the stone platform, Lu Cheng stroked his face with his hand, still feeling the pain, but it also aroused his competitive spirit.

After coming to this world from the world of "Nine Heavens", and understanding the method of using true breath to circulate the sword, he has never lost in a sword fight unless his realm is greatly suppressed. Even in such a situation, he still maintains a very fast speed of improvement.

Therefore, it is inevitable that Lu Cheng will become conceited. He thinks that after he has cultivated the Gang Qi in the future, with a sword in hand, he will have no rivals below the Jindan level.

Even though the Jindan Grandmaster's mind was as fast as lightning, he could not break his sword skills which were flawless.

But today, facing a dead object like the Ape King's Sword Chart, he was actually cut by the opponent's sword. How could he bear this?

Finally, after a long breath, Lu Cheng slowly sheathed his sword, and the training room regained its former tranquility. But in this tranquility, the young Taoist's love and pursuit of swordsmanship are hidden. That emotion is like the undercurrent of vitality surging deep in the cave, unfathomable and unstoppable.

(End of this chapter)