Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 171: The spirit is constantly circulating, this is the great body refining of the real person; melting the Great Sun Divine Gang, and advancing to the Refining Gang

Time is the most mysterious and terrifying thing in the world. It flows silently, but it can make a seed grow into a towering tree, and it can also easily destroy a person's life. As our ancestors said, "time waits for no one," this is exactly the truth.

Above the nine heavens, at the end of the towering sky, a young Taoist stood in the vast and boundless void.

Lu Cheng was wearing a Taoist robe, with his long hair tied up in a crown. He was surrounded by a black and white light, so he felt very down to earth.

Over the past few years, because Lu Cheng recited the "Wonderful Sutra for the Salvation of Suffering" every day as a spiritual practice, the soul salvation in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner became weaker and weaker, while the Shinto artifact, the statue of the Red Lord, became stronger and stronger. The Ten Thousand Souls Banner has fallen to the fourth level, and it will probably be unusable in a few years.

At that time, the Yin-Yang magic will also be impossible to use.

However, Lu Cheng also knew that as a cultivator, he had committed a lot of sins of killing, so he also intended to accumulate some merits, at least to balance the two.

In the Yin-Yang domain, Lu Cheng summoned five sword lights of various colors to fly around his body, and then disappeared into the surrounding void, and with a wave of his sleeves, a golden light filled the sky.

After doing all this, he sat down and began to practice.

The sun rises in the east, casting golden rays of light below.

Above the nine heavens, the sea of ​​clouds stretched and rolled, and Lu Cheng, dressed in a white Taoist robe, sat cross-legged in the air above the sea of ​​clouds. The golden sunlight shone on his body, making him look like a golden body.

Adjust your breathing, clear your mind, and ensure that all your meridians are flowing freely and your five internal organs are unblocked.

Lu Cheng used his own Five Elements True Evil as the foundation of his Taoism, and began to sense, capture, absorb, and melt the Great Sun Fire Gang.

When the mind is most relaxed, empty and focused, one can sense the golden light flowing in the Nine Heavens Qi.

Because Guanyuan Peak was built for Lu Cheng to practice refining his Qi, it was built very high. Lu Cheng also had top-grade magical instruments and techniques, so he could also fly very high.

Therefore, the huge sun fire in front of him was huge, pure, and surging without end.

But even so, Lu Cheng only absorbed the purest ones.

As he looked up to the sky and swallowed it, it was like a stream of fire essence entering the mouth, passing through the throat, and into the stomach, and then the void vibrated and spread throughout the body.

There is a rhyme in Taoism:

Yang fire is born from below, and Yin Fu descends to Huangting. It circulates endlessly and solidifies the spirit. This is the great body refining of the real person.

Lu Cheng used the Five Elements True Evil to build the fundamental foundation of Taoism. At this time, he condensed the evil and embraced the elixir, filled the dantian with qi, and then swallowed the big sun fire into his abdomen.

Fire burns the five elements, thereby transforming them into boundless and mysterious energy, which circulates endlessly to replenish their form and spirit.

But in this process, when the Yin Fu descends to the Huangting, one's own mind must be clear and one must practice the Taoism step by step in accordance with the Taoist method learned.

If you take a wrong step in this process, your body and soul will be damaged and it will be difficult to follow up in your future cultivation.

Although this step is difficult, the cultivators who can cultivate to this step have at least practiced for dozens or hundreds of years. There is a possibility of mistakes in their practice, but it is not easy without the impact of demonic calamity.

Monks practice Taoism in order to refine the golden elixir.

The initial physical body is far from enough. Therefore, the three steps of Xiantian, Qi training, and foundation building are used to lay the foundation, and the two steps of Ningsha Liangang are used to refine the true form.

With the help of the true breath of heaven and earth, the physical body is recreated to make it more compatible with the operation of the Taoism practiced and to increase potential.

Lu Cheng cultivated the foundation of Taoism with the Five Elements True Evil. His magic power is powerful and extraordinary, and he is extremely strong, fifty times stronger than ordinary cultivators of the same level.

But because of this, under the refining of the Great Sun Fire Gang, his demonic calamity became even more severe.

Many images that seemed real but not real surged up, transforming into various demonic calamities. This was a natural occurrence when one cultivated to this level. Lu Cheng used his method to overcome the calamities to eliminate them one by one.

However, the more he practiced, the more severe the demonic calamity became, to the point that it affected the qi and blood in his entire body and connected his heart.

Suddenly, Lu Cheng seemed to see countless beautiful celestial maidens appearing around him, the sound of tinkling music came to his ears, and the warm fragrance of orchid came to his nose. Their appearances changed, and they were actually a combination of all the beauties he had seen in his life, who could satisfy all the desires of men in the world.

Whether Lu Cheng closes his eyes or not, these beauties can reach his heart.

However, the Taoist still had his eyes closed.

A light rebuke:
"break!"

Invisible ripples spread out in all directions, and the goddess disappeared in an instant.

There appeared a cave before his eyes, and a beautiful female cultivator with skin as white as snow. She was leaning on a stone bed in tattered clothes, with seductive eyes and a fox tail swaying behind her.

There was also a little fox-eared girl squatting at the entrance of the cave pitifully, asking, "Master, why don't you go home?"

The appearance of the two fox girls is surprisingly similar to Xue Yuzhen and Yun Linger.

But Lu Cheng still said:
"break!"

In an instant, all illusions disappeared.

These illusions come one after another, seemingly harmless, but in fact they are constantly draining the monks' energy.

The real danger lies in the Big Sun Fire Gang in Lu Cheng's Dantian at this moment. It is constantly refining the Five Elements True Evil at this moment, pushing it to flow into the meridians throughout the body to temper the true form of the flesh.

It seems to have all kinds of benefits, but in fact, if one is not careful and does not practice it properly, the fire will burn the cultivator's dantian. How can an ordinary cultivator survive?

Even if a cultivator like Lu Cheng with a solid foundation in Taoism and good physical cultivation could barely survive, his path to Taoism would have been destroyed.

There are so few elixirs in the world that can repair the body to its original state that they are almost non-existent.

This is a situation where you are attacked from both inside and outside, with cliffs and obstacles at every step.

However, the Taoist remained unmoved and looked relaxed. As time went by, there seemed to be a constantly changing and evolving sword intent flowing through his body. This was the Five Elements Sword Intent, one of the most stable sword intents in the world.

There are the Five Elements sword intent to guide oneself, no matter what the illusion outside changes into, or a group of cultivators come together and attack with swords, or it may be fairies scattering flowers, golden lotuses emerging from the ground, or it may be a ghost domain with dark winds and infinite horror, or it may be a modern world with tall buildings.

None of them could break through Lu Cheng's own resistance of the Five Elements Sword Intent and bewitch his mind.

As time passed, the golden-red light became brighter and brighter. Lu Cheng clasped his hands together, and a ball of fiery red flames swirled in the palms of his hands.

This is the real fire of the sun, hot and pure. Lu Cheng gathered the energy into fire and made it manifest.

Crackling, crackling.

Along with the explosion of burning, the air around was gradually filled with the smell of scorching and burning, which was the strange sound of the true fire blending with one's own qi and blood.

The first time the refining energy entered his body, his flesh and blood had too many impurities and was no longer pure. Lu Cheng only felt that his body was gradually becoming transparent, as if he could see the blazing energy rushing through his meridians, colliding violently with the five elements of evil energy, and the two sides were constantly grinding in the confrontation and then achieving unity.

The combination of Gang and Sha allowed him to advance to the next level of Refining Gang, and his Taoism and magical powers were greatly improved.

As time passed, the faint flames and strange visions on Lu Cheng's body began to converge, turning into a ray of light that completely merged into his body.

At this moment, this magic power is still far from enough compared to the unparalleled Five Elements True Evil magic power in his body, but its nature is more pure and condensed, and after being integrated into his own magic power, it also makes his own magic power have a hint of lightness.

The sun set in the west, and when the last wisp of pure energy between heaven and earth was swallowed into Lu Cheng's body, he slowly opened his eyes and then landed on Guanyuan Peak.

From then on, this Tongxuan Realm had one more high-level cultivator at the Liangang realm.

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From that day on, Lu Cheng began to practice Buxu Jiutian more frequently, melting the Great Sun Fire Gang and tempering his true form.

But he was not in a hurry, and even intended to slow down the pace of his practice.

Lu Cheng knew clearly in his heart that he had a solid foundation in Taoism and possessed more tolerance and greater potential than other cultivators, but he had to try his best to transform that tolerance into potential, forge a perfect true form, and prepare for the future practice of refining the golden elixir.

Therefore, he read Taoist books thoroughly to nourish his body and mind. As long as he was in a slightly wrong state, he would never force himself to practice Taoism.

Even when he was in seclusion at the top of the mountain, besides practicing qigong and reading, Lu Cheng still had many things to do, such as watching the picture of Ape Master fencing, or hiding in the Jiuli Cauldron to raise insects, or walking the dog.

In the previous battle at the Yellow Springs Ghost Cave, Lu Cheng looted the Lin family's medicine garden. The number of third- and fourth-level blood-exchanging flowers he had in his hands was probably the largest in this world right now.

As Jiuyou is closed and the earth's energy is cut off, these blood-changing flowers will become less and less over time. If I am willing to take action, just this large number of blood-changing flowers in my hand can be exchanged for a large amount of spirit stones.

However, the two most profitable industries in the world are:
Tribulation cultivation and alchemy.

Although Lu Cheng does not admit that he is a Tribulation Cultivator, his battle record and achievements are indeed among the best among Tribulation Cultivators.

Lu Cheng had no shortage of spirit stones. After getting a share from the Lin family's treasury, he even had a fourth-grade, top-grade five-element flying sword:
Tianjun, Qingming, Jinghong, Cangyan and Xuanzang, these five flying swords are all famous swords in this world.

Since he didn't need spirit stones or ordinary spiritual objects, Lu Cheng could only use these blood-changing flowers to cultivate spirit insects.

The Golden Silkworm Gu, known as the king of all poisons, is arguably the most difficult insect to cultivate in the world. However, with the help of a large amount of high-level medicinal liquid and the blood-changing flower, they have gradually evolved over time.

Of course, there is also some assistance from the Lin family treasure house.

The Lin family is also proficient in the art of witchcraft. Their secret method of soul-transferring requires the cooperation of high-level witches, so of course they will also study this technique in depth.

It’s just that in southern Xinjiang, under the control of the Gu God Cult, it cannot be revealed.

Lu Cheng obtained the classics and integrated them with the Taoist classics of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, which was a great step forward in the cultivation of spiritual insects.

In addition to the poisonous golden silkworm Gu, a large number of auspicious jade bees also began to advance to the fourth stage. As the level of the auspicious jade bee population improved, the quality of the produced jade bee nectar naturally improved as well.

The fourth-grade jade bee jelly is something that even the Golden Elixir Master would love to enjoy.

Although Lu Cheng was in seclusion, he asked Xue Yuzhen to send some things to his master and his mistress. His master was fine, but his mistress, Madam Baoxiang, liked these things very much. She rewarded Xue Yuzhen and Yun Linger with many treasures and even kept them for a few days to teach them some Taoist insights.

In the world of Jiuli Dingchongxiang, the population of auspicious jade bees is huge, and the jade bee syrup produced is also abundant. Although this spiritual creature is easy to preserve, the aged ones are certainly not as good as the newly produced ones.

Lu Cheng allowed Xue Yuzhen to sell some of it to others, which was also a new source of income for Guanyuan Peak. Otherwise, no matter how rich the family business was, it would not be good to just sit back and eat up all the wealth.

The world of Jiuli Dingchong Township.

A ball of deep red light came into this world and after a few turns, it transformed into the appearance of a handsome Taoist priest, although it was a little unreal.

The whole valley was filled with dense swarms of insects. If it were in the outside world, this would be a disaster, but in the Jiuli world, it was not a problem.

One Qi evolves into countless worlds. Even after practicing till today, Lu Cheng dare not imagine this realm of Taoism.

One can only practice step by step, and one day all the secrets of Jiuli Ding will be revealed.

With the improvement of his magical powers, Lu Cheng now has greater control over the Jiuli Ding. He can control the Jiuli Ding to absorb some wealth and spiritual objects, which is equivalent to an infinitely large Qiankun bag, and this Qiankun bag can never be taken away by others.

Of course, if Nuwa took action, Lu Cheng would have nothing to say.

Most of Lu Cheng's wealth was stored in the Jiuli Ding world, but just those that he placed in Guanyuan Peak and were managed by Xue Yuzhen were already extremely rich, far exceeding the wealth of ordinary refining cultivators.

Moreover, Guanyuan Peak is also a fourth-level sacred mountain. If it is well managed, it will also have a considerable output. In fact, all the true disciples under Master Huang Longzi are like this, and each of them can be said to be worth a lot.

"With the resources I have, plus the medicinal power of the blood-changing flower, if I take my time and do not rush, it will be enough to train the Hundred Poisons Golden Silkworm Gu and the Auspicious Jade Bee to the peak of the fourth stage. If I'm lucky enough, they can even advance to the fifth stage on their own."

Although spirit insects and spirit beasts need to be cultivated, they will sometimes advance on their own. The deeper the foundation, the more likely it is to advance.

Thinking of this, Lu Cheng couldn't help but think of the short-haired, slender-waisted dog that had followed him through many battles, but he changed his mind and gave up on it again.

It's not that the dog demon has a bad bloodline, but the resources consumed by the advancement of spiritual insects are far less than those of spiritual beasts. Although golden silkworm Gu is not easy to cultivate, as long as a few fourth-level or even fifth-level golden silkworm Gu are cultivated, the entire insect swarm can be slowly transformed. Compared with the golden silkworm Gu swarms that cover the sky and the ground, the demon dog is still far inferior, so of course it can only give up.

Just take good care of it and let it live out its days in the Jiuli Ding, unless there are new variables.

"There are currently red dragons, hundreds of poisons, dog demons, golden-winged Rocs, and the nine golden corpses in the Jiuli Cauldron. The nine golden corpses are quite calm. They buried themselves in the soil and did not move. It doesn't matter that the red dragon has low magic power, but the golden-winged Roc..."

Except when he was filled with murderous intent, Lu Cheng had always been steady and he had never entered the Jiuli world where the Golden-winged Roc lived.

Now that he has cultivated the magical power of Lian Gang, it is inevitable that he is tempted. What's more, in this Jiuli world, he can use the poisonous golden silkworm Gu at will to help him.

But after a little thought, the Taoist gave up the idea.

“That golden-winged Peng bird is unfathomable. Time is on my side. Even if I don’t refine the golden elixir, I must at least meet it after I refine the ninth level of Gang. Besides, I also want to know what is outside this Tongxuan Realm.”

Lu Cheng had seen those powerful demon gods at the border of the Western Region. In addition, he could sense that his master Huang Longzi and his teacher Chi Shenzi had been secretly planning over the years. With these two pieces of evidence, Lu Cheng had some guesses in his mind, but he couldn't really confirm them.

Think and summarize what you know, then read books, mix medicine and feed it to the insect swarm.

Lu Cheng is only in a Yin body state in the Jiuli world, but his mind is focused and he can do some daily affairs.

This state where only I can touch others but others cannot touch me is actually very weak and not powerful. The various kinds of Qi and Qi that are omnipresent between heaven and earth may be too thin for immortals, and the cultivation process is too slow. The Qi of Gangsha is far from being comparable to any of the Earthly Evil Yin Veins or any of the Qi above the Nine Heavens, but for most ghosts, it is a terrifying existence like a knife or an axe.

Lu Cheng was only able to manifest his Yin body so easily in the Jiuli world just now. If he was in the outside world, his Yin spirit had never left his body, so it would not be fun.

When people practice Taoism, they believe that the physical body is a precious raft for them to cross the world. In the early stages of practice, most of them hope that the unity of body and soul will become closer and closer. Only after their Taoism practice improves and their Yin-Soul becomes stronger, can they leave the physical body and fly away. However, this is not a good habit. There are many records of practitioners’ physical bodies being destroyed when their Yin-Soul traveled.

(End of this chapter)