Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 202: Promoted to the eighth level of Lian Gang and transferred to Dongdao (Please subscribe!)
One sword lasts a hundred years, one sword separates lifetimes.

This was the most insane, ruthless and desperate sword strike Lu Cheng had made since he had achieved minor success in his cultivation. It was a thrilling blow, and at the moment of striking it out, his entire body and mind were filled with energy and pleasure:
With the sword in my hand and the energy in my chest, I will cut through all disasters, split open all obstacles, and prove my eternal life and freedom.

At that moment, the sword's heart remained as one.

However, the principle of magic is that no matter what, nine out of thirteen will return.

After the swing, his qi and meridians suddenly dispersed, and the deathly intent throughout his body rebounded. It felt as if countless ants were biting and drilling between his meridians and bones, making him feel like he was in ecstasy.

If the two saints of Dongdao did not retreat, Lu Cheng could even strike out two more times with the sword. He might even be confident of killing Shang Xiwen.

Unfortunately, Deng Dongyuan seemed to have noticed something and waved his sleeves to lead his men away.

As soon as they retreated, Lu Cheng's spirit, which had been raised to the peak, began to weaken uncontrollably.

A normal cultivator like Lu Cheng, who is at the level of Lian Gang, suddenly has magic power close to that of a late Jindan Zhenren, and what he shows is definitely not killing everyone and being invincible.

Instead, the Dantian meridians and physical body were simply unable to endure it, and the true breath escaped, and finally the body exploded and died.

Lu Cheng was able to control and endure it because of his innate magical power:
Qi Hai, expands and strengthens meridians.

The Great Five Elements' true fire of the earth's pole can temper the qi and strengthen control.

The blood and fire of one's life consolidate the foundation and protect the body.

In addition, the Blood God's true breath itself is magical and is not restricted by the cultivator's meridians at all. Instead, it circulates with the blood. Of course, it can also run through the human meridians, but in fact, it can move freely through the human body's flesh, blood, limbs, and bones, as long as there is blood.

Finally, with the help of Lu Cheng's self-created auxiliary technique, the Meridian-Severing Sword Qi, he was able to avoid death due to the sudden explosion of his magic power, and he could even control it to the limit.

Of course, even so, sailing in the raging sea is extremely dangerous and by no means an easy task.

After the two saints of East Island left, Lu Cheng no longer held on, but focused his mind inward, and began to do his best to remedy the situation and nourish the meridians in his body. From the outside, it seemed that he was completely exhausted and fainted.

This seemed normal to Third Uncle Mie Hongzi, Grandma Jinhua, and even the others. The opponent was Shang Xiwen, one of the Twin Saints. If the news of this battle were to spread, Lu Cheng would immediately become famous throughout the world and become the undisputed number one below the Grandmaster.

No matter what method he used, he really blocked Master Shang's five-move attack head-on.

Regulating the Qi and warming the meridians, during these few days, Lu Cheng felt that he was being taken care of extremely carefully, and honey water was fed into his mouth from time to time.

Of course, it was the fourth-grade jade bee jelly, because except for Lu Cheng, no one else had the fifth-grade one.

Mie Hongzi and Grandma Jinhua also took action separately, using their own magic power to eliminate some of the magic power that was wandering around in Lu Cheng's body.

This also greatly reduced Lu Cheng's pressure. With timely internal and external combing and replenishment, the hundred years of life gained by the sword was finally replenished a little.

At the same time, during these days, Lu Cheng could feel a pair of cold little hands rubbing and patting his body every day. This was a massage technique to relieve the pressure of a large amount of magic power on the cultivator's body. Although it might not be obvious once or twice, it accumulated over time and in the end it actually had a significant effect.

After taking action on many fronts, Lu Cheng's life span of a hundred years was finally made up for by more than ten years. This was the result of his self-measurement.

A few days later, his mind was released and Lu Cheng woke up.

In fact, he had never really fallen into a coma. The power of his innate blood and fire was far beyond what others saw. He would fight to the death to protect himself until he was burned out.

I focused my mind outward, opened my eyes, and saw a soft candlelight.

He hadn't opened his eyes for several days. As time passed, his vision gradually became clear. Lu Cheng happened to see Xiao Yuhong standing beside the bed, looking at him with a gentle expression and slightly panicked eyes.

"Senior Sister Xiao."

"You're awake. Yuxue's room is next door. After visiting her, I'll come over to see you. You don't have to mind. My body is clean and free of foul smells. Compared to what Junior Brother Lu did, what I did is nothing."

At this time, Lu Cheng had already discovered that her body was clean, obviously having just been washed. Except for her inner clothes, her feet and thighs felt cool and unobstructed. For a woman of that era, this was a bit too much.

"Sister, you can just use the cleaning spell, why bother..."

"I have also learned some massage techniques to serve my parents. Now that I am grateful to you for risking your life to save them, it is only right for me to do these things."

"..."

Lu Cheng smiled when he heard this. Doing these things was in line with Xiao Yuhong's personality. She had always been aloof and self-righteous and didn't want to owe anyone a favor. She massaged a man's whole body for several days in a row, which showed that she was truly grateful.

"How is Yuxue's condition?"

"Yuxue is different from Junior Brother. Her soul is injured, and ordinary medicine is useless. She needs the Soul-Protecting Pills of Dongyang Orthodox Church. She can only survive here. All I can do is to talk to Yuxue every day. Junior Brother seems to have a deep relationship with Yuxue. After your internal injuries recover, you may want to take some time to visit Yuxue and talk to her. She likes lively occasions the most."

When she said this, Xiao Yuhong bit her lip slightly. It was obvious that she hated the Heavenly Ghost who hurt her sister very much. However, that kind of existence was not so easy to deal with, let alone her, even if her parents were present.

The two chatted for a few more sentences, and then Xiao Yuhong left the room without disturbing Lu Cheng from healing his injuries.

Looking at the new clothes, Lu Cheng knew that his favorability towards this senior sister had greatly improved.

In this era, some traditional women have the idea of ​​repaying a favor. If they receive a great favor from someone, they will intend to repay it.

It is completely different from Lu Cheng's era.

The first step is to heal the wounds, and the next step is to regulate the Qi.

While sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed and combing his own energy channels, Lu Cheng discovered that his level of magical power had inexplicably advanced to a higher level.

After being promoted to the eighth level of Refining Gang, he examined himself carefully and found that all of the Great Sun Divine Gang in his blood and flesh during years of practice had been squeezed out this time. Now his own magic power was magic power, and his body was flesh, they were transformed into each other but hardly penetrated each other, as if they were as pure as glass.

The spirit, magic power and physical body are mutually integrated and combined into one. This is a very important step in Taoist practice.

But this process should be completed subjectively by the cultivator. Before choosing to practice in this way, it is best to distinguish it as clearly as possible, so that the foundation of cultivation will be more solid.

“However, exchanging a sword’s life span of more than ninety years for such a strong foundation may not be worth it.

If I cannot cultivate the Taoist way of life and death, the life span I have consumed now will not be replenished even if I advance to the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stage in the future. "

The innate cultivators at the lowest level of the Tongxuan Realm lack cultivation methods and resources, and even lack the spiritual energy of the spiritual mountains and veins. They cannot break through the innate realm and advance to the Qi training realm even after practicing for their entire lives. They cannot even cast a spell after practicing for their entire lives.

It's just to strengthen my body and to seek the truth.

Next are the Qi training cultivators. For the vast majority of Qi training cultivators, since their training techniques are not advanced and they lack training resources, it is quite difficult for them to reach the peak of their realm before their vitality fades at the age of sixty. Those with slightly weaker aptitude may not be able to reach the peak of their realm even at the end of their life without certain opportunities.

The lifespan of a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage is more than 200 years, but it is similar.

However, if one is a disciple of a famous sect, or a descendant of a grand master, then as long as one does not go astray in one's practice and works diligently, one can save a lot of lifespan and advance to the next level because of the abundance of spells and practice resources.

When one practices to the two steps of Condensing Evil Spirit and Refining Gang, even the descendants of the great masters of famous sects will begin to lack the resources for practice. Fortunately, the key to these two steps lies mainly in condensing Earthly Evil Spirit and Refining Heavenly Gang, and the most important resources for practice are provided by this world.

If you practice properly, you can live for more than 400 years.

Lu Cheng is at this level. He is cultivating his innate blood and fire, but this is also the biggest problem. He is already over a hundred years old, and he slashed off a hundred years of his natural life with a sword before. He only has two hundred years left. If he continues in this state, he will be promoted to the Golden Core level.

He is a short-lived Jindan Zhenren with a lifespan of 700 years. When he cultivates to the Jindan Zhenren realm, useful cultivation resources will be even scarcer, and no descendants of Zhenren from any famous sect can make up for this shortage.

Moreover, if one does not comprehend the Dao of the Taoist life and death transformation at the level of Lian Gang, it will probably be useless to comprehend it in the future when one advances to the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stage. This part of the lost vitality has already been cast into the Golden Core and has become a part of the cultivator himself.

On this day, the Taoist was meditating in his room, thinking about his own practice.

Lu Cheng suddenly heard someone calling him.

"...Lu Cheng...Lu Cheng...come out...come out"

Lu Cheng’s first reaction was to look at the Jiuli Ding in his body, but that was not the case. This divine thought did not come from it.

Lu Cheng stood up, looked around, then followed the voice and walked out of the room quickly.

Although they knew it was dangerous, the sound seemed very important, making people inexplicably feel that it was very important to them and they must pursue it.

"...Lucheng...Lucheng..."

Lu Cheng walked out of the bamboo forest quickly, controlled the sword light, and soon came to a mountain and water area several miles away. He saw an old man in a black robe with a simple and majestic appearance standing under a stone tablet, performing the Thousand Miles Magic Sound Technique.

Sensing that Lu Cheng was approaching, the old man stopped casting spells and looked up at the stone tablet: "I will not become a Buddha until hell is empty!"

The golden words on the stone tablet are blessed by great vows and great power of mindfulness. They are a little overbearing, but also have a mysterious meaning.

“‘I will not attain Buddhahood until hell is empty!’ Although this vow is grand, it does not capture the true essence of Zen. If hell is truly empty, the six realms of reincarnation will be useless. Wouldn’t that destroy the foundation of Buddhism itself?
Nirvana is a cycle of decay and prosperity. Although hell is filthy and lifeless, it is the best nutrient for the golden lotus of Buddhism. It breeds pure life in filth and extinction. "

Deng Dongyuan slowly turned around and looked at Lu Cheng.

The old man obviously had a hard time recently, and there were even a few strands of white hair between his originally gray and yellow temples.

However, his majestic aura gave people a greater feeling than before.

"The Immortal used the Thousand Miles Demonic Sound technique to invite me here, but did he want to kill me?"

Lu Cheng came here in search of the sound, but he was not surprised to see Deng Dongyuan waiting there. In fact, he had already made this judgment halfway through the journey. It was just that for some reasons, he still came here.

"If I want to kill you, the people here now are all the Dongdao monks. When I kill people, I never care about any rules.

Killing is killing, and it's fine if you can kill him, there's no need to worry about it."

"That's very insightful, senior."

"You don't have to flatter me. I've heard hundreds of years of flattery, and my ears are already callused. They might as well scold me a few times so that I can hear something new."

"Will the senior reward the other party?"

"I will plant him inside a spiritual medicine and use the cultivator's essence, blood and flesh to cultivate the spiritual medicine. Even if he suffers the pain of having his blood drawn and his marrow refined every day, I will let him live for at least a few hundred years."

This old man is really difficult to serve. After just a few words, Lu Cheng came to this conclusion.

"But you're different!"

"Senior, do you want me to scold you?"

"What I hate most in my life is mediocrity. With your talent, I would not lose my temper with you even if you spit on my face, let alone scold me. The biggest regret in my life is that I cannot accept a disciple like you!

We cultivators do not like to beat around the bush. We know that you are backed by Huang Longzi of Guizang Mountain and Chi Shenzi of Kunlong Peak. However, being a slave to others is not as straightforward as being the head of your own sect. Come to me. After this matter is over, I will retreat to cultivate the Nascent Soul. Whether it succeeds or not, I will let you and Xiwen take charge of Dongji Island. How do you think?
I have been the Grand Elder for decades and have done nothing but teach you and Xiwen the secrets of cultivating the Nascent Soul."

When he heard this, Lu Cheng was stunned. Before coming here, he never thought that Deng Dongyuan would invite him to join Dongji Island.

"You were originally a disciple of Chi Shenzi of Huoyun Mansion, and later switched to Huang Longzi of Guizang Mountain. If that's the case, why don't you combine the strengths of all three schools? Have you practiced Taiyi Tiandun Yin Yang Miao Suan? That's the formula I created to compete with Taoist Qingxuan. Is it useful?
If I succeed in refining the Nascent Soul, you will become our sect’s chief disciple.”

"So what does Senior need me to do? You wouldn't give me such a great benefit for nothing."

Lu Cheng came here with the intention of finding a way to escape from the Heavenly Buddha Secret Realm.

On one side are the two saints of East Island, and on the other side is the thousand-year-old celestial ghost. As time goes on, a disaster is bound to happen.

However, Grandma Jinhua of Biyun Cave was not well-versed in the basics. Although she practiced some Buddhist teachings, she obviously did not grasp the essence of them. Third Uncle Mie Hongzi came in a hurry and was not prepared.

Only on this side of Dongji Island, with the level of the old demon Deng Dongyuan, these must have been clear in his mind. His and others' stay here is also a variable for him. If the price is right, perhaps he can get a way to leave the Tianfo Secret Realm.

But Lu Cheng didn't expect that the old demon Deng lured him out with the Thousand Mile Magic Sound, and actually wanted to take him in as his apprentice.

“You have cultivated the Blood Nerves and have already cultivated to the Death Extreme Realm, which is a very deep realm in the Demonic Scripture. I see that you can greatly improve your power at the cost of shortening your life span, but you can only strike three times. After three strikes, your life span will be exhausted and you will die… With your swordsmanship talent, at least in these three swords, you can be equivalent to having a Jindan Zhenren by your side. It’s a pity that you wasted one sword’s power on Xi Wen.

I have secret medicine, and I can use my own magic power to help you strengthen your body and replenish your vitality, so that you can still live after using the three swords. After you leave the Tianfo Secret Realm, you can use the treasure house of Dongdao at your will. You can also hire a spiritual doctor and an alchemist with a large sum of money, and with the help of life-extending elixirs, it will not be a problem for you to restore your life span to 200 years. In the future, when you advance to the Golden Core Realm, you will only lose 200 years of life and vitality. In exchange for the position of the island master of Dongji Island and even a Yuanying Zhenjun as your master, this deal is not a loss."

"It's not just not a loss, it's a huge profit." Lu Cheng thought for a moment and nodded after hearing this.

"Oh, so you agree?" Deng Dongyuan looked at Lu Cheng, as if observing whether he was sincere.

"It can be considered, but I want to send my Third Uncle and Grandma Jinhua of the Biyun Cave Mansion away from the Heavenly Buddha Secret Realm first. These people do not have enough mana. If they are bewitched and eaten by the Heavenly Ghost, it will be a huge trouble. Moreover, in this way, I will have an explanation in front of Master Huang Longzi, and no cultivator in the world will be able to say anything if I go to Dongji Island in the future.

Although Master has great magical powers, Huang Longzi, Chi Shenzi, and Mie Hongzi are not easy to deal with either."

When he said the last sentence, Lu Cheng even began to consider Deng Dongyuan.

"Uh, hahahahaha. Okay, okay, you are indeed thoughtful. The longer the time goes on, the more likely those trash will become blood food for the Sky Ghost, further increasing its magic power.

Well, I will teach you a way to get them all out, and then you can serve me wholeheartedly."

Deng Dongyuan's mind worked as fast as lightning, and in a flash he understood all of Lu Cheng's thoughts.

But his determination to seek the truth was extremely firm. He was confident that as long as he could refine the Heavenly Ghost and form a Nascent Soul, he would not have to worry about this disciple refusing to surrender in the future.

In that case, letting those people go is no big deal.

There is a concept to distinguish here:

Deng Dongyuan captured Mie Hongzi and others, and used their blood as food. Through rituals, he fed the blood to the heavenly ghosts. This could eliminate the evil spirit and strengthen Deng Dongyuan's subjugation of the heavenly ghosts.

But his attack missed, and Mie Hongzi became extremely wary of him. He would rather die in glory than live in disgrace. It was very difficult for Deng Dongyuan to succeed at this time.

The longer it drags on, the greater the chance that the Sky Ghost will succeed, because the ghost's magic is more mysterious and difficult to predict. The blood food that the Sky Ghost obtains will only increase its magic power and make it more difficult to control.

In addition, if Lu Cheng is there, the combat power of three Jindan Zhenren can do a lot of things. In this case, leaving Mie Hongzi and the others behind might actually cause trouble.

So after a brief consideration, Deng Dongyuan decided to let Mie Hongzi and the others leave the Tianfo Secret Realm.

“This boundary-breaking bead was made by Xi Wen’s skilled craftsmen. When they presented it to me, I wanted to destroy it directly. How can one be so cautious when cultivating the Great Dao?

But considering that it is not easy to refine the treasure, I still kept it after all. Now, let it be regarded as the first gift between you and me as master and disciple.

However, leaving the Heavenly Buddha Secret Realm does not mean returning to the main world. Let your Third Uncle calculate the location of the space superposition by himself, lest they do not believe the location I give, which will cause a lot of trouble. In addition, if they make a mistake in their calculations and fall into the endless void, they can't say that it was caused by me, Deng."

With a wave of his sleeves, a black bead flew from Deng Dongyuan to Lu Cheng's front and was caught in Lu Cheng's hand.

Lu Cheng was not worried that it was a sky thunder bead or an earth fire bead or something like that. On the one hand, the sky thunder or the earth fire could restrain ghosts, and Deng Dongyuan would not waste it at this time.

On the other hand, I am now extremely useful to this old devil. Since he can use me, I will naturally be as kind as possible.

"Thank you, senior. Goodbye."

"Wait a minute."

Just as Lu Cheng was about to return, he was stopped by Deng Dongyuan.

"Cheng'er, you have agreed to the matter and you have taken the things. Please sign this Styx Law Contract. After signing it, Junior Brother Shang and I will never attack you again during this trip. But you must also assist me with all your strength, otherwise you will surely be beset with demonic calamity."

"Master, you don't trust me?"

"Alas, Cheng'er, you are all disciples of the Divine Sect and the Demon Sect. I am afraid that you will never come back and thus lose my beloved disciple."

Looking at the deed thrown by Deng Dongyuan and the other party's smiling but cold expression, Lu Cheng knew that if he didn't sign it now, the old devil in front of him would take action directly.

Lu Cheng really didn't want to waste another hundred years of his life to escape. Besides, a hundred years might not be enough to face Deng Dongyuan.

The deed that Deng Dongyuan took out was of course a famous product.

This Styx magic contract is dark blue in color, covered with all kinds of mysterious and strange text symbols, with only two empty spaces.

"I, Deng Dongyuan, swear that as long as Lu Cheng abides by the contract within the Tianfo Secret Realm, I will never attack Lu Cheng first."

"Master, please add Master Shang and several other masters."

"This is natural."

"I, Lu Cheng, swear that I will do my utmost to help Deng Dongyuan deal with the Heavenly Demon in the Heavenly Buddha Secret Realm."

"At the same time, you can't attack us."

"Of course."

The Styx Deed does not require any written text. After it is opened, it will record what the monk said before signing. The monk then writes his own name in blood in the blank space, and the deed is completed.

If you violate this rule, you will suffer from calamity.

It is said that after the Styx Covenant is signed, even if a Jindan Zhenren forcibly violates it, there are precedents of dying as a result. This is a great deterrent and also extremely dangerous for cultivators.

After returning to the bamboo forest, Lu Cheng took out the Boundary Breaking Pearl and explained the matter to his Third Uncle Mie Hongzi and Grandma Jinhua. Of course, he kept silent about the matter of becoming a disciple.

Things have come to this point, and Mie Hongzi is helpless. Although Grandma Jinhua is trying to comfort her, there is an unconcealable joy in her eyes. She has finally escaped this disaster.

A few days later, everyone calculated the nodes of spatial overlap and then flew there. At that valley location, Lu Cheng saw Shang Xiwen and a group of monks from Dongji Island.

Obviously Deng Dongyuan was still worried, so to be on the safe side, he sent Shang Xiwen here. If Lu Cheng dared to move even a little after using the Boundary Breaking Pearl, Shang Xiwen would take action directly, even if it meant breaking off relations with him.

Shang Xiwen: Aren’t you afraid of the devil’s calamity?
Of course I am afraid, but Senior Brother Deng Dongyuan is obviously more terrifying than the devilish calamity that may appear at any time.

"Junior Brother Lu, my sister is seriously injured and has to go. I am grateful for this great favor, please let Rong Yuhong repay me someday."

"Junior Brother Lu, be careful."

Wu Lingjun, Nangong Jing, Niu Meng, and Zhongli Ling all clasped their fists. After all, it was thanks to Lu Cheng that they were able to escape this disaster.

Not only is it a life-saving grace, it is also a favor that helps one escape from a disaster.

(End of this chapter)