Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 172: Xuanyu Soul Transfer, Years of Cultivation

The sun and the moon alternate, and time passes.

In the Western Region's Ten Thousand Beasts Palace, inside an underground ice room, Yun Linger, wearing only thin clothes, sat cross-legged with her eyes closed, breathing.

Xue Yuzhen watched his daughter practicing from the side, nodding secretly from time to time.

In the deep underground ice room, the cold was overwhelming. Yun Linger's breath condensed into white mist in the cold air. The temperature in the room was so low that it was suffocating, but there was no fear on the girl's face. Instead, she looked firm and solemn.

She clasped her hands together, palms pressed together, and breathed in slowly. With the rhythm of her breathing, her body began to tremble slightly, as if she was silently fighting against the coldness of the ice room.

Yun Linger slowly circulated the mysterious power in her body. A warm current rose from her dantian, spreading along her meridians, using fire to control water.

As time went by, the girl's brows furrowed slightly, and her expression revealed a hint of pain.

When the Xuanyu Soul Transfer Technique reached the critical moment, she felt as if two forces were colliding violently in her body, one was blazing fire, the other was biting ice.

Yun Linger clenched her teeth, condensed the dual powers of ice and fire in her palm, and tried hard to find the balance between the two.

At this time, the air in the quiet room was filled with a mysterious smell. The two forces gradually balanced in the constant pulling, and finally condensed into a strange energy in the palms of the girl.

Seeing this scene, Xue Yuzhen on the side let out a long sigh.

The two streams of ice and fire were pushed upward, causing the heavy copper lamp on the roof of the ice room to sway back and forth.

At the same time, a more refined magical power flowed through Yun Linger's body, bringing an unprecedented sense of power.

A relieved smile appeared on the girl's face, knowing that her merits and deeds had improved again.

"Well, very good. Ling'er, you did a good job on your homework today. Let's stop here for today." Xue Yuzhen nodded with satisfaction and praised.

After many years, Ling'er's magical power has been cultivated to the level of Condensed Evil.

Of course, in the eyes of many people, with the supply of Yuxu Yandao Fruit and the honey nectar of the auspicious jade bees, such progress is natural.

But Xue Yuzhen knew that this was not the case. There were many second-generation rich people in this world who were blessed with good fortunes, not only did not achieve any results in their own cultivation, but even brought disaster to their families. In comparison, Ling'er was working very hard.

Over the years, Xue Yuzhen and Yun Linger have both achieved great success in their cultivation and entered the realm of Condensing Evil. They did not travel far away, but stayed in Guizang Mountain, where they cultivated the Five Elements True Evil that Lu Cheng had already cultivated, to cultivate Condensing Evil.

The Five Elements True Evil had originally been exhausted by Lu Cheng's swallowing and refining of the Earth Evil, but the Earth Evil spiritual veins would recover and would not be completely drained all at once.

However, Xue Yuzhen and Yun Linger do not have as strong a magical power foundation as Lu Cheng, and their progress is slow, but the Earthly Evil they absorb and exhale is enough for their practice.

"Mom, why do I have to come to the underground ice room to practice fire magic, and go to the underground fire room to practice water magic? It didn't seem so troublesome for Uncle Lu to practice Condensing Evil back then." Yun Linger put on her clothes. Even if she was using her magic power to practice here in just a single layer of clothes, it would be uncomfortable.

"Your uncle Lu has mastered the Five Elements Sword Intentions. His understanding of the Five Elements Laws is unmatched in the world. If you can also cultivate the Five Elements Sword Intentions, I will listen to you in any way you want to practice."

Xue Yuzhen said this with a smile, and Yun Ling'er stuck out her pink tongue.

"Mom, I was just joking with you. I will practice the way you and Uncle Lu tell me to. You and Uncle Lu will never lie to me."

"This method of practicing in the land of the five elements of mutual generation and mutual restraint was taught to me by your Uncle Lu. Daughter, neither you nor I are extremely talented. Remember, we will never be able to make a top-grade elixir. If you practice step by step according to the method taught by Uncle Lu, you will be able to achieve elixir that is better than most of the practitioners in this world in the future.

Don't be anxious, don't be greedy, in the future you and I will be able to master the Mysterious Jade Soul Transfer Technique and transfer our souls to other bodies, with two souls in one body, and we can also avoid most of the killing disasters in this world."

Xue Yuzhen and Yun Linger are blood relatives, connected by blood and have a deep affection for each other. With the help of Lu Cheng, Yun Linger cultivated the foundation of immortality and her magic power increased, gradually catching up with Xue Yuzhen.

After the two of them had successively achieved success in their profound skills and condensed their evil spirits, they actually joined forces to cultivate two mysterious innate magical powers: transferring souls and bodies, and having two souls in one body.

In other words, the souls of Xue Yuzhen and Yun Linger can be exchanged. If they encounter a fatal disaster, one dies and the other escapes, the two souls can share one body.

These two innate magical powers are really powerful, and they make the two understand each other better. The mother and daughter practice Lu Cheng's Five Elements Sword together.

Although each of them had understood less than 50% of it, they could use it together. At least when practicing against Situ Hua, just with sword moves, they beat Situ Hua so hard that he could not tell north from south and was defeated.

At the same time, Xue Yuzhen knew that she was cultivating the Tao as a concubine and her temperament was too gentle. If she tried to condense the Dan Sha and temper her true form with such a mentality, she would probably go astray and die, or at the very least, her entire life would be ruined.

So after Xue Yuzhen succeeded in refining the True Evil and advanced to the first level of Condensing Evil, he followed Lu Cheng's instructions, put aside his own magic power practice, and began to devote his mind to handling the affairs of Guanyuan Peak. He tempered his character with all kinds of miscellaneous matters and cultivated a strong and decisive spirit.

Over the years, Xue Yuzhen has increasingly felt the profoundness of the master's guidance.

Xue Yuzhen certainly didn't think that Lu Cheng just wanted to use her to work hard for him in running the family business, because Xue Yuzhen knew clearly that Lu Cheng didn't care about the family business at all, and he had hardly ever asked a single question about it over the years.

"Yuzhen and Ling'er can follow the master in this life. It is really the greatest opportunity for Ling'er and me."

Lu Cheng didn't care, but in fact, the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace actually controlled the Northern Demon Sect and managed the life and death, honor and disgrace of nearly ten million people in the Western Regions.

At the top of this system are Huang Longzi and his wife from the Temple of All Beasts, followed by his several true disciples and the various masters and elders of the Northern Sect.

Below them are the cultivators in the Ningsha Liangang realm, who command the countries in the Western Regions. Further down are the cultivators in the Foundation Establishment realm who are in actual management. Even cultivators in the Qi Training realm can often become the lord of a city.

When Guanyuan Peak was first established and Xue Yuzhen had just taken charge of the mountain as its mistress, there was an endless stream of people coming to visit and cry to her. At that time, Xue Yuzhen was completely at a loss.

Later, I gradually understood that these were forces that had no backing in the Northern Sect and were besieged and swallowed up by the several true disciples and the various masters and elders.

At the beginning, I didn’t understand any of this at all. I made a lot of mistakes and made a lot of promises that I shouldn’t have made, which made people outside laugh at me.

But Lu Cheng took out the fourth-level jade bee nectar and asked the bewildered Xue Yuzhen to take Yun Ling'er to deliver it to his master's wife.

Then Madam Baoxiang let Xue Yuzhen and Yun Ling'er stay in the Canglong Temple for a few nights. When Xue Yuzhen and Yun Ling'er came back, all the troubles had disappeared.

At that moment, Xue Yuzhen finally understood that Huang Longzi and Madam Baoxiang were the gods residing in this Western Region.

The blood of countless people and the millions of spiritual stones are meaningless in their eyes. Naturally, there are people below them who can figure out the intentions of their superiors. If it were in the Taoist sect, there might not be such a solemn relationship between superiors and subordinates, but this is the Northern Sect of the Demon Sect. Survival of the fittest, no distinction between good and evil, do whatever you want, and follow the law of nature.

"Mom, didn't Uncle Lu say that he would give these fourth-grade jade bee nectar to the fourth, fifth, and sixth uncles? Why did you keep them?"

On this day, Yun Linger was helping Xue Yuzhen count the many accounts of Guanyuan Mountain.

The most important of these, of course, is the Jade Bee Juice. This spiritual treasure can remove heart fire, break evil spirits, nourish the body, heal wounds and prolong life. Even if you only sell the third-grade Jade Bee Juice, you can already make a fortune. The fourth-grade Jade Bee Juice is worth millions of dollars. If you have spirit stones but want to purchase it, you must have connections and channels.

"The Immortal wants his disciples to live in harmony, but because you and I took the Yuxuyan Dao Fruit, your uncle Lu has greatly offended your fifth and sixth uncles. Your uncle Lu loves us, but there is nothing he can do about this Dao dispute.

Giving fourth-grade jade bee jelly now can certainly ease the relationship, but how can something that is given to you for free be as precious as something you ask for yourself?

Over the years, your Uncle Lu's skills and status have grown day by day. I think your fifth and sixth uncles have regretted it. Give them a chance this time. It can also be regarded as you and I sharing some chores for your Uncle Lu."

"Will this backfire?" Yun Linger thought for a moment and asked uncertainly.

"No, Mom has been doing all these homework these days. The mana of the fifth and sixth brothers has been growing slowly over the years. With your uncle Lu as a comparison, Master Huang Longzi is increasingly dissatisfied. The fifth and sixth brothers already know that the fourth-level jade bee syrup produced here cannot be tolerated. This jade bee syrup is only a precious supplement for the righteous cultivators, but it is of great benefit to the demon cultivators."

A few months later, just as Xue Yuzhen had expected, Huang Longzi's fifth disciple Niu Meng and sixth disciple Zhong Li Ling came to visit with precious gifts.

But Lu Cheng was in seclusion, so they couldn’t see him.

Just as Xue Yuzhen said, the jade bee nectar produced by the auspicious jade bee has the effect of clearing the mind and concentrating the spirit, which is too important for cultivators who practice the Taoism of Ten Thousand Beasts Incarnation. Whenever they lose control of themselves and their spiritual platforms are disturbed by demons, taking a cup of it can greatly relieve the backlash of the magic power and buy some breathing space.

However, the third-grade jade bee jelly that can be bought with spirit stones is undoubtedly far from enough for Niu Meng and Zhongli Ling.

"I haven't seen you for many years, and you are still as beautiful as ever."

After Niu Meng and Zhongli Ling sat down, Niu Meng spoke first. This man looked rough and rough, but he was actually more meticulous and even more meticulous than Zhongli Ling.

But even he, today, no longer dares to look down on the concubine in front of him.

Although Xue Yuzhen was only the concubine of Junior Brother Ninth, Junior Brother Ninth had not married for so many years. He heard from somewhere that Master and Mistress intended to marry one of their precious daughters to him.

I just don't know if it will be Junior Sister Xiao Yuhong or Junior Sister Xiao Yuxue. But no matter which one it is, given the personalities of the two Junior Sisters Xiao, they will not make things difficult for Xue Yuzhen. This person should not be underestimated.

Xue Yuzhen was extremely polite. He asked Yun Linger to greet his two uncles, and then talked for a while. Niu Meng and Zhongli Ling then explained their purpose.

Xue Yuzhen looked hesitant.

"I dare not hide it from you two uncles. The production of fourth-grade jade bee jelly is scarce. It is not enough to supply only to the Canglong Temple. If it is to be of use to the two real masters, the lack of rank can only be made up by quantity."

What Xue Yuzhen said were all serious matters.

Normally, the production of spiritual items like fourth-level jade bee jelly should be scarce. If you want to nourish the body of a cultivator in the True Person Realm, you have to take more of it.

After hearing what Xue Yuzhen said, Niu Meng and Zhongli Ling had almost given up. However, just as their faces changed and they were about to get up and say goodbye.

Xue Yuzhen said, "I will take some out of it and give it to you two uncles privately. But if the Canglong Temple punishes me in the future, please protect my poor child."

As soon as Xue Yuzhen said this, it was like a life-and-death favor.

However, Niu Meng and Zhongli Ling had made slow progress in their cultivation over the years and they really couldn't say no.

Finally, I can only say:
"What are you talking about, sister-in-law? If there is any punishment from the Canglong Temple, it will definitely be borne by the two of us. We cannot let my sister-in-law bear the responsibility instead." Niu Meng still spoke cautiously and wanted to wait until the punishment from the Canglong Temple came down before making any decision.

"Don't worry, sister-in-law. Ling'er will be my goddaughter from now on. As long as I, the Zhongs, have a bite of meat to eat, I will never let Ling'er suffer any grievances." Zhongli Ling said this, but he firmly accepted the favor.

Then, Xue Yuzhen took out the fourth-level jade honey and gave it to the two of them. Niu Meng and Zhong Li Ling could not refuse her, and left two spirit stones behind.

"Is this okay?" Yun Ling'er kept silent, but finally couldn't help but sigh when she saw her two uncles had flown far away.

If the same two portions of fourth-grade jade bee nectar were sent directly to the two people's cave as Uncle Lu wished, the two sides would probably only ease the relationship.

Now, the same two portions of fourth-grade jade bee jelly are a big favor to the two uncles.

"Knowledge of worldly affairs is learning, and understanding of human nature is writing. This is what your uncle Lu said to me when we were chatting. He understands the principle here, but he won't do it because it is meaningless to him. But for me, these years of tempering my character have given me some ability to discern and make decisions. I hope that after a hundred years, when Gang and Sha merge into one, it may not be difficult for me."

In addition to running Guanyuan Mountain, Xue Yuzhen has sent letters and jade bee nectar to Chixin Temple and Gushen Sect in southern Xinjiang almost every year in recent years.

Needless to say, what was sent to the Chixin Temple was in fact fourth-grade jade bee nectar, but what was sent to the Gushen Sect was actually Lu Cheng's instruction when he occasionally went down the mountain after his retreat during these years.

This spiritual object is also beneficial to the Yinshan Patriarch's magical cultivation, but the letter is addressed to Tang Shi, hoping that with the help of these actions, he can help his old friend.

In addition, during these years, Xue Yuzhen also accomplished something great. She spent a large sum of money to buy a fourth-level longevity elixir at auction, and through layers of arrangements, she successfully brought it back to Guizang Mountain of the Northern Sect.

However, it was because he knew that Lu Cheng was harming himself by practicing magic skills, so he hoped to use this elixir to help Lu Cheng restore his lifespan.

Twenty years have passed since the day I returned to the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace.

Lu Cheng was practicing and refining the Great Sun Fire Gang within the Nine Heavens Gangfeng. Over the past twenty years, his Taoism had improved rapidly, but his magical power had not increased that fast.

Of course, if calculated based on the condensation of the Great Sun Fire Gang, Lu Cheng's magic power improvement speed is definitely first-rate.

The nature of the Great Sun Divine Gang is too overbearing and fierce. Those who have practiced this method throughout the ages have all been extremely careful and cautious. However, once this method has been mastered, one will surely become the top cultivator in this world.

Over the past twenty years, Lu Cheng has also been observing the temperament of monkeys in Guanyuan Mountain, and his understanding of this has gradually deepened. In the future, when he has accumulated enough magic power from the ninth level of Lian Gang and is ready to refine the golden elixir, he will be able to integrate the true blood of the Sun-Swallowing Fire Ape and at the same time cultivate the first level of transformation to greatly increase his magical powers.

Lu Cheng had gained a lot from observing the temperament of monkeys in Guanyuan Mountain and comprehending the Ape Master's Swordplay Diagram. However, the Sun-Swallowing Fire Ape was an ancient species, and the backlash from fusing its true blood would still be great.

(End of this chapter)