Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 176 Contemporary Blood Demon

Originally, Master Huang Longzi had an old friend in the overseas cultivation world. A teleportation array was established between the two of them's caves, and a distance of a million miles could be reached in an instant. When the sisters Xiao Yuhong and Xiao Yuxue went there, that old friend also took care of them.

In this way, the Xiao sisters could take charge of both families without having to worry about their parents doting on them and hindering their spiritual development. This was a very safe arrangement, but the overseas spiritual world suddenly became chaotic, and Master Huang Longzi lost contact with his old friend.

Therefore, Wu Lingjun and his party could only travel by spirit boat, which would take a long time. Fortunately, each of the six people in the group was a high-level cultivator who had cultivated the inner energy. If they were outside, each of them would be qualified to establish their own sect. Ordinary monsters and cultivators would avoid the spirit boat's escape light from afar and would not come up to seek death.

The six people took turns using their magic power to drive the spirit boat to fly, and whenever their magic power was nearly half consumed, they would take turns to recover their magic power.

In this way, they flew for more than four months and gradually went deeper into the East China Sea.

Lu Cheng cultivated the foundation of Taoism with the Five Elements True Evil and the Great Sun Divine Gang. His magic power was powerful and extraordinary, and he was unparalleled in strength. Every time after he consumed 20% of his magic power, he would come back to rest and concentrate on feeding and cultivating the spiritual insects in the Jiuli Cauldron. Even so, the other sisters and brothers were amazed at the profound magical power of this junior brother.

However, Lu Cheng was in trouble when it came to cultivating the spiritual insect golden silkworm Gu. Over the past four months, he had been feeding the golden silkworm Gu with high-level medicinal liquids at all costs and even replaced it with blood flower medicinal liquids. The poisonous golden silkworm Gu had indeed evolved into a fifth-level golden silkworm Gu several times.

But he didn't know what went wrong. These evolved golden silkworm Gu would degenerate back to the fourth level after a short while. Although they were indeed more ferocious than ordinary fourth-level golden silkworm Gu, they were undoubtedly far from meeting his needs.

“If I use the Chongyuan Cleansing Blood Flower, I can definitely cultivate the Hundred Poisons Golden Silkworm Gu to the fifth level, but I only have one spiritual flower left. I can’t damage my own cultivation foundation just to cultivate spiritual insects, and put the priorities in the wrong place.

The fourth-level blood-exchanging flower should be enough, but there are some tricks I haven’t figured out yet.”

After feeding the spirit insects, Lu Cheng went to the world of the fourth-level dog demon and found that the demon dog had become the leader of a wolf pack and was living an extremely happy life.

After discovering that its master came to see it, the fourth-level dog demon shook its head and wagged its tail, appearing very excited.

Lu Cheng stroked its head, showed affection for a while and was about to leave, but the dog demon gently bit his sleeve and pulled him back.

"Why, another spiritual item came in?"

This is not the first or second time. Back then, the first generation of the Hundred Poisons Golden Silkworm Gu found Ice Soul Crystal Stone, Taibai Gold Essence and other treasures for Lu Cheng, but Lu Cheng has not been able to use them until now.

Later, the poisonous golden silkworm Gu evolved into a swarm of insects. This kind of spiritual insect ate everything. Basically, it could no longer bring any spiritual objects to Lu Cheng. Almost all of them were swallowed by them and turned into the basis for their evolution.

Later, as their intimacy increased, a fourth-level dog demon followed, and over the years it also found some wealth for Lu Cheng, but its luck was not as good as that of the first generation of golden silkworm Gu. As Lu Cheng's magical power grew deeper, ordinary spiritual objects gradually became unappreciated by him.

"Wang Wang"

Calling, the fourth-level dog demon shook his head and proudly took out a piece of red copper ore from his nest and brought it to the foot of Lu City.

"Is this, Red Fire Copper?"

Lu Cheng picked up the spiritual ore and carefully identified it. After a moment, he was a little surprised. This was also the reason why Lu Cheng was reluctant to take too many monsters into the Jiuli Ding. He always felt that the Jiuli Ding cultivated monsters with a destiny. The monsters cultivated by the Jiuli Ding would have a stronger destiny, and the corresponding realm would also be higher and higher.

If he took in too many monsters and spread his energy thin, he would probably not be able to cultivate to a high level with any of them, and a large group of low-level monsters would be meaningless to him.

Now, seeing that the fourth-level dog demon had actually found the legendary sword-making ore, Red Fire Copper, Lu Cheng vaguely felt that the luck of this old dog had gradually improved to the level of the first-generation golden silkworm Gu.

The concept of destiny is illusory, but because there are eight landscapes in this Tongxuan Realm, the cultivators in this world have some unified understanding of the concept of destiny:
Everyone has his or her own destiny since the moment they are formed in the womb, and each person's destiny can be strong or weak.

But even those who are born with good luck will have ups and downs in their fortunes throughout life.

But even if a person is born with bad luck, there will be times in his life when his fortune will briefly rise to a high point. If he can seize the opportunity, he can surpass a person with good luck.

For those who practice Taoism, even if their own luck is very weak, if they practice diligently, they will gain the luck of each realm every time they reach a certain level. For example, if they practice to the late stage of innateness, they can at least serve as an official in a prefecture or county government and live a dignified life among mortals.

If one cultivates to the Qi training realm, he will be a guest of honor in the mansion of the city lord. If one cultivates to the foundation building realm, the strength of the luck brought by the realm itself is already incomparable to that of ordinary mortals with stronger luck.

The Jiuli Ding is an innate treasure. Although he did not master the refining method, just the passive decline of its qi is already very considerable. After Lu Cheng learned many qi theories of the Eight Landscapes in this world, he became more cautious in capturing monsters and saving qi.

On this day, the spirit boat was still flying above the endless ocean.

Among the six Taoists inside, except Zhongli Ling who was controlling the spirit boat, the other five sat and discussed Taoism, killing time and improving their own Tao foundation.

In the spirit boat flying across the vast ocean, five Taoists were either sitting or lying in their respective positions; some were standing straight like pine trees, some were lying on the ground with their hands supporting their heads, some had solemn expressions, and some were relaxed and at ease.

Wisps of green smoke rise from the incense burner and fill the cabin. The fragrance is refreshing and inspiring.

Everyone present is a cultivator from the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace, so today's topic of discussion is:

"Abandon the saints and abandon wisdom, and see the nature of the mind."

"The true teachings of my Divine Sect follow the natural way of the Dao. There is no distinction between good and evil. One can do whatever he wants and satisfy his own nature. This means abandoning all external constraints and being in harmony with the Dao. If one practices in this way, one will naturally improve his Dao practice and advance by leaps and bounds."

Ou Bai stood up, half-knelt, and pointed his fingers like swords, explaining his point of view.

"No, Third Brother, if you practice like this, you will only see the nature, but not the enlightened mind. Seeing the nature is merit, equality is virtue, and being unobstructed in every thought, always seeing the original nature, and truly using it is called merit and virtue... Merit and virtue are within the Dharma body, not outside of it."

Lu Cheng sat upright on the cushion and tapped the ground with his fingers. The crisp sound shook the hearts of the monks present.

"According to what you said, one must first understand the mind and then see the nature. So how can one understand the mind?" This is a dispute between Taoism and Buddhism, so Ou Bai naturally would not give in.

"The body is a bodhi tree, the mind is like a bright platform. Wipe it frequently and do not let it collect dust. As you accumulate merit, your mind will naturally become clear."

Ou Bai and Lu Cheng had a heated discussion.

The Taoists around sometimes closed their eyes, looking deep in thought; sometimes they looked at each other, with either confusion or enlightenment in their eyes.

Even Wu Lingjun, the blue-clothed female cultivator with the highest level of cultivation present, could not fully understand the methods practiced by her two junior brothers.

Their conversation was as smooth and unhurried as flowing water, yet full of enlightenment of the wisdom of Taoism, which was breathtaking.

Outside the window, the waves were rippling beneath the spirit boat, and the spirit boat was breaking through the sky and clouds, seeming to merge with the breath between heaven and earth.

Occasionally, a fish would jump out of the water below, stirring up ripples.

The night sky was dotted with twinkling stars, as if even the stars in the universe were quietly listening to the discussions taking place in the spirit boat.

Both sides have been practicing according to their own thinking for at least a hundred years, and neither can easily convince the other.

In the end, they could only stop discussing it for the time being and rest and recuperate.

When Ou Bai was sitting cross-legged on the cushion in meditation, he suddenly heard a whisper in his ear:

"Ou Bai, don't fight with this person anymore."

"what?"

Ou Bai suddenly opened his eyes and frowned slightly.

He could tell that the other party wanted him to give in for more than just the discussion.

But before Ou Bai could speak, the voice continued:
"I had my suspicions before, but after this discussion, I am basically certain that your junior brother is cultivating the blood nerves. He is the modern blood demon!"

"what?"

Ou Bai's body trembled when he heard this, and he almost jumped up from the cushion. His breath was disordered, and even attracted the attention of the fellow apprentices around him, but Ou Bai still had some Qi-cultivation skills in his body to suppress it.

"Are you sure?" "During the daytime discussion, it seemed that you were the direct descendant of the Divine Sect's Demonic Sect's mental method, and you valued your own nature. Your junior brother seemed to be closer to the righteous path, but in fact, the difference between righteousness and evil is a thought, and his demonic nature is much more serious than yours... Seeing one's nature is merit, equality is virtue, and one's thoughts are unobstructed, and one can always see one's true nature. What you said really makes sense, and even I was almost fooled."

"What's wrong with this sentence?" Ou Bai asked. He didn't feel there was anything wrong.

"When you look at a person, you can't just look at what he says, but you have to look at what he does and how he does it. Your junior brother is obviously covered in blood, but he has locked it in his body with his great supernatural power. Ordinary people can't see it at all. This is a peerless demon with great virtue. He has a clear mind and sees his nature, but is covered in blood. What does this mean? This means that he thinks his nature is to kill. Knowing his nature and killing people at will, he is free. He is a free demon!"

"...Master, doesn't you know about this?" Ou Bai's eyes changed, and he asked hurriedly, as if he had thought of something.

"Master Huang Longzi is probably one of the top three cultivators in the world. With his Taoism and magical powers, how could he not notice anything? But the demon god catastrophe is approaching, and he must have gone crazy. He kept a tiger by his side to use as a dog. As long as it can be used to resist external enemies, he doesn't care whether it will backfire on him."

"..."

Ou Bai fell silent again. He knew that the old Snow God in his body was a person who was almost as famous as his master in the past, and even had a higher seniority. However, he could not survive the forty-nine tribulations and chose to entrust his soul to the Snow Soul Orb, seeking a glimmer of hope, which was obtained by him.

Over the years, Ou Bai's trust in Old Snow God even exceeds his trust in himself.

"I know you want to marry the Xiao sisters. With the big tree of Huang Longzi to shelter you, as a disciple, you can live a more comfortable life. I originally agreed with you, but the current situation is that the blood demon has descended. You also know that the place where the blood demon descends will inevitably be full of killings. It will be too dangerous for you to get involved now. As long as you practice Taoism well, there are many excellent Taoist partners. Huang Longzi is already your master, so there is no need for us to force ourselves to go further. Taking a step back now will allow us to go further in the future."

"Do you know that I have been practicing Taoism for 800 years in this life, and since the day I joined the Snow God Palace, how many cultivators have I seen fall on this path of seeking Taoism?
I tell you, nine out of ten. Some people are extremely talented, but just lack a little luck. Some people work hard and practice the simplest magic to the point that I am amazed, but still die under the death calamity. Some people are talented, hardworking, and have a good family background, but die suddenly because of carelessness, and their immortal career is cut off. Some people"

"Mr. Xue, please stop talking. I know what to do."

At this moment, Ou Bai let out a long breath, as if he had unloaded an extremely heavy burden and could travel light and set out on his journey again.

In the following discussion, Ou Bai's views on Taoism were still clear and firm, but Lu Cheng clearly felt that the opponent's momentum and vigor had decreased a lot, making this discussion more like a discussion of Taoism itself, with both sides expressing their own opinions.

Seeing that Third Senior Brother Ou Bai and Ninth Junior Brother Lu Cheng were no longer so confrontational, Wu Lingjun, Nangong Jing, and Zhongli Ling, who had just been substituted, also took the stage to express their own views on Taoism.

Some people's arguments really apply to themselves, while others' arguments are still at a metaphysical level.

Nangong Jing integrated the blood of the Blood-Veined Purple Poison Scorpion. He recounted some of what he had learned and known about the cultivation of spirit insects from his own perspective.

This is an exchange between fellow apprentices. Compared with other occasions, everyone is more down-to-earth and can often come up with some useful information.

But it was the knowledge that Nangong Jing talked about that suddenly touched Lu Cheng's heart. He seemed to understand something, and then he closed his eyes and put his mind into the world of Jiuli Ding.

"Yes, nurture and refine. I was too focused on nurturing before and forgot about refining. The Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu is an ancient vicious insect species. Without killing and blood, how could they evolve to the fifth level? Over the years, the entire insect world has been too quiet."

In the entire world of insects, it is not that there are no other regions and different species of spiritual insects, but Lu Cheng wants to cultivate a group of golden silkworms, so he suppresses them and does not harm them, and coexists peacefully. Now, it is no longer necessary.

In the next two months, Lu Cheng led the swarm of poisonous golden silkworm Gu to fight in the south and the north, no longer caring about the deaths of high-level golden silkworm Gu in battle. Although he felt sad, he endured it.

Sure enough, with the continuous bleeding, death, and extinction of the spirit insect race, these golden silkworm Gu became more and more greedy, more and more ferocious and huge.

It is not their style to hide in the corners of the world and grow flowers and collect honey; they are everywhere, chewing gold and iron, and eating everything. This is the nature of these ancient vicious insects.

Unexpectedly enlightened by the words of his fourth senior brother Nangong Jing, the obstacles in Lu Cheng's cultivation of the golden silkworm Gu disappeared.

The fifth-level golden silkworm Gu that was subsequently promoted to a hundred poisons never degenerated again, and the low- and medium-level Gu worms in the swarm also quickly transformed into high-level Gu worms.

That is to say, Lu Cheng has the Jiuli Ding, which can create countless worlds in one breath and let the insect swarms hunt on their own, and he himself is also extremely wealthy.

Otherwise, if a cultivator raises tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of poisonous insects, he must feed them with the blood of many people and animals. The golden silkworm Gu is not a vegetarian, but only eats meat, and it especially loves to kiss blood. Although Lu Cheng can control it freely, he also knows that this insect is not a good creature.

Fortunately, there are too many people who can be killed in this vast world.

“The Yinshan Patriarch is said to have raised a million demon soldiers in Moyun Cave, but I’m afraid that’s just a fictitious number. It’s incredible that he has hundreds of thousands of golden silkworm Gu. If there are more, the southern border area may not be able to afford it. However, with just these demon insect spirit Gu, ordinary Jindan Zhenren cultivators dare not go to the southern border to look for trouble with him.

I have more than 100,000 golden silkworm Gu in my hand. If I release them all, even the Jindan Zhenren realm cultivators will be in a state of panic. This is an extra layer of insurance."

On this day, Lu Cheng was practicing Taoism in the spirit boat. It had been more than six months since he left Guizang Mountain for the East China Sea, but he had already arrived at the East China Sea cultivation world and was getting closer and closer to his destination.

Lu Cheng's magical power has reached the peak of the fifth level of Refining Gang. If he refines some Great Sun Divine Gang, he will be able to break through to the later stage of Refining Gang. However, Lu Cheng is not in a hurry to practice. Instead, he repeatedly ponders and thinks whether his method of tempering his true form is correct.

Each person has different experiences, different bodies, different methods of practice, and even different mentalities, which will lead to slightly different methods of tempering the true form. Therefore, there can only be a general framework for practice for all people and all methods, and it cannot be practiced entirely according to the book.

Just at this moment, boom.

The spirit boat suddenly shook violently, as if it was suddenly pulled by something while flying at a rapid speed.

Lu Cheng had just finished his meditation and when he opened his eyes he saw his second senior sister Wu Lingjun had transformed into a beam of blue light and flew away.

Lu Cheng followed closely and flew out. Looking carefully, he saw a dark cloud below the spirit boat. Several huge tentacles stretched out from it and had grabbed the spirit boat, as if trying to tear it apart.

"It's the He Luo fish!"

The Heluo fish has one head and ten bodies. Its voice is like a dog crying, and it likes to destroy boats and eat people. In the previous life on Earth, everyone called this thing an octopus, but it has cultivated into a kind of monster in this world.

They are a kind of ferocious deep-sea beast. Although they have no intelligence, they can compete with monks who have practiced for many years and monsters.

However, unlike the monsters, these deep-sea beasts do not have many precious materials and spiritual objects on their bodies because they have refined the filthy air from the seabed. Even among the immortal cultivators, few are willing to take the risk of hunting these beasts. Once they encounter them in the sea, they often choose to avoid fighting.

"Are you going or not?" Lu Cheng just sent a message.

Wu Lingjun suddenly turned around and dived into the deep sea.

This spiritual boat is Wu Lingjun's favorite thing. Moreover, she has been stuck on the sea for half a year. This female cultivator of the evil sect wanted to vent her anger without hesitation.

Seeing his senior sister escape into the deep sea, Lu Cheng immediately released the Cang Yan Flying Sword and bursts of Great Sun True Fire, and chose to fight the He Luo fish head-on.

Wu Lingjun cultivated water-based magic, while Lu Cheng cultivated the Great Sun Divine Power. Unless there was a huge difference in magic power, Lu Cheng would not easily go into the sea to fight.

At this time, Ou Bai, Nangong Jing, Niu Meng, Zhongli Ling and others also escaped from the spirit boat and directly attacked.

The six true disciples under the tutelage of Master Huang Longzi of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace, such a lineup would be a shame even for most fifth-level demon beast Jindan masters, let alone a deep-sea beast with low intelligence.

Ou Bai, Nangong Jing, Niu Meng, Zhongli Ling, and Lu Cheng each used their magic power to forcibly refine the poisonous black mist surrounding the He Luoyu.

At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from the deep sea, and ice-blue flames rolled out. The surrounding sea water seemed to be boiling and rolled rapidly.

"Haha, Second Senior Sister's Qianqing Bihuo is really getting more fierce. I don't know how long it will take for her to be forced out of seclusion this time. Second Senior Sister is already in a bad mood, and this stupid fish is going to bump into her."

"Shh, the second sister is coming up."

Less than half an hour later, the huge river fish slowly floated to the surface of the water, and Wu Lingjun, whose body was wrapped in cold blue fire, also flew up holding his life-saving magic weapon, the Hanlin Bixi, in one hand.

She glanced coldly at Niu Meng and Zhong Li Ling who were just gossiping, making them both silent. Meanwhile, Lu Cheng, who was standing by, collected the fish corpse and planned to use it as food for the Hundred Poisons Golden Silkworm Gu.

The Golden Silkworm Gu is edible, but it is not picky about food. From this perspective, these deep-sea beasts are very suitable as their food.

"The spirit boat is a little damaged. Fortunately, there is a market not far from here. We can fly over there and get some information."

Wu Lingjun reached out and put away the spirit boat, saying this.

(End of this chapter)