Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 208 Returning to the Mountain Gate to Practice the Golden Elixir

With one sword, he killed a real person in the late Jindan stage, took away the treasures and Qiankun bag left by Master Deng, and then Lu Cheng summoned a sword and fled to the west.

He killed Deng Dongyuan with the Blood God Method, and was reborn with the Nirvana Golden Lotus, completely restoring his lifespan and eliminating all the hidden dangers in his practice. However, Lu Cheng did not feel much excitement or joy in his heart. Instead, he felt a little tired and exhausted.

Therefore, he did not make any more stops in the East China Sea's immortal cultivation world, but instead traveled all the way back to the mountain gate, Guizang Mountain. He wanted to have a good rest.

He entered the mortal world, experienced worldly affairs, broke the commandments, practiced magic skills and devoured immortals with a sword, but when everything was completed, Lu Cheng only wanted to return to the mountain to practice and devote himself to the Tao.

But although he wanted peace and quiet, the entire Tongxuan world was in turmoil because of this incident.

Because the fight between Deng Dongyuan and Lu Cheng took place outside the Dongxuan Pavilion sea market on Tumu Island, countless people saw it with their own eyes. A blood-red sword light passed through the sky, and Deng Dongyuan, the demon giant who had suppressed the East China Sea immortal cultivation world for hundreds of years, had his head chopped off by the flying sword.

However, most people did not know what was going on. For some reason, Shang Xiwen immediately took the disciples of the Deng and Shang families back to Dongji Island to prepare for the coming storm.

Not long after, the highest reward of the Blood Rain Tower in the East China Sea, the mission reward of 39 million spirit stones, was taken away.

At the same time, Xueyu Tower announced that it was responsible for the incident:
The number one killer in Xueyu Tower, Xuesha, successfully assassinated Deng Dongyuan, one of the Twin Saints of Dongdao, outside the Hai City of Dongxuan Pavilion in the East China Sea.

As soon as this news came out, the Blood Rain Tower became famous throughout the world.

Lu Cheng received this communication talisman just when he was about to leave the East China Sea:

Xueyu Tower wanted to use this incident to break the deadlock, and Lu Cheng was originally a top-class killer of Xueyu Tower. After accomplishing such a big thing, it was in line with the rules to kill people first and then take orders.

As for Lu Cheng, he would not refuse the more than 30 million spirit stones for no reason.

"The person in charge of the Blood Rain Tower is really ruthless. They jumped out to take over this matter. Regardless of whether it is true or false, Shang Xiwen will do his best to snipe them. If they can't survive, everything will be a joke... Perhaps, the person in charge of the Blood Rain Tower wants to take advantage of this opportunity to train the assassins of his department. If they don't advance, they will die."

Lu Cheng vaguely grasped the changes in the mind of the person in charge of the Blood Rain Tower, but he had no interest in it, so he quickly let it go.

A few months later, Lu Cheng returned to Guizang Mountain safely. This was not difficult. After cultivating to the Sword Return to Death Extreme, if he really fought hard, except for the few late Jindan real people in the world, ordinary newly promoted upper-grade Jindan cultivators could be killed on the spot by Lu Cheng.

And how many Golden Elixir True Men are there in this world?

"Disciple, I pay my respects to Master and Master's Wife."

The main hall of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace, the Canglong Temple.

The carved beams and painted buildings are like those in the human world. The steps are made of white jade and gold stone, and the pillars are painted with gold and colorful colors. It is very luxurious. Huang Longzi and his Taoist partner Madam Baoxiang are sitting on a high place. Instead, Xiao Yuhong came down, took Lu Cheng's arm and stepped forward and said:
"Junior brother, you have gone through life and death for my sisters in the past few years. You have worked so hard. Yuxue has woken up, but she is still a little unwell, so she has not come out to see you. When she is better, she will definitely come to meet you."

"Cheng'er, you have made great contributions to the East China Sea. Your master is not good at speaking, but he also praised you when he talked to me in private. You have worked hard on this trip. After returning to the mountain this time, don't go out again. Practice Taoism and study the way of alchemy. All the expenses you need for practice will be provided by your family."

On the purple brocade couch, Madam Baoxiang, a beautiful lady with skin as white as jade and snow, said this. With the opened sect treasury and the various resources in Lu Cheng's own hands, all the materials for refining his natal flying sword were gathered, even though Lu Cheng's refining method consumed many times more spiritual objects than a normal fifth-level five-element flying sword.

"Thank you, Master, Master's Wife. It is the disciple's duty to do the hard work when the master is busy. Lu Cheng dare not take credit for it."

"Okay, Lao Jiu, you are also very tired. Go down and have a good rest. In the next ten or twenty years, there should be no more trouble in the palace. You should adjust your state of mind, but don't be too anxious to practice. You must know that more haste makes waste."

The old man sitting high on the dragon throne, with gray hair and wearing a Taoist robe, spoke at this moment and made the final decision.

After a few more ordinary questions and answers, Lu Cheng was able to leave the mountain. After a cup of tea, the eldest daughter Xiao Yuhong also left.

"Did this kid really kill Deng Dongyuan?"

After Lu Cheng left, Madam Baoxiang still asked this in disbelief.

A person in the late Lian Gang stage killed a person in the late Jin Dan stage. This kind of thing is not unprecedented, but in the records of the entire Tong Xuan world, there are definitely no more than one case. No, it has probably only happened once or twice under extremely special circumstances.

“Blood nerves are not a method of this world. Even I did not expect that he could cultivate to the level of death. Although he is not the descendant of the blood demon, his understanding of blood nerves is probably deeper than that of many generations of blood demons.

Hahahaha, if he can refine a high-grade golden elixir in the future and inherit my lineage, then my two beautiful daughters will be betrothed to him."

Although Huang Longzi devoted himself to practicing Taoism, he also loved and understood his two daughters very much. In the past, his youngest daughter had some entanglement with Lu Cheng, so he directly sent his two daughters to the East China Sea to practice Taoism for the sake of Taoism. Unexpectedly, his eldest daughter also developed a good impression of this old ninth daughter.

However, things are different now. The path that Lu Cheng is currently demonstrating is far more ambitious than Huang Longzi expected.

He felt that after he resolved the great calamity of this world and ascended to the upper world, this disciple might really be able to inherit his mantle and tradition, and even make his lineage prosper for more than two generations, laying a foundation for the next thousand years.

Ascetics like Huang Longzi and Madam Baoxiang pursue immortality far more than others, so the same is true when choosing husbands for their two daughters. The first priority is to find someone who can help their daughters on their path to enlightenment, and all other considerations come second.

“I still have to see how Yuhong and Yuxue feel. But if they both agree, then as a mother, there is nothing much for me to say.

I have met Xue Yuzhen several times. She is knowledgeable and sensible. Let her be the housekeeper in the future. Yuhong and Yuxue can save a lot of worries and concentrate on practicing Taoism. "

The love of monks is inherently more stable and lasting than that of ordinary people. Even if something goes wrong after a long time, the two daughters have each refined their own golden elixirs and have the confidence to live in the world without being bullied.

Guanyuan Peak, inside the Taoist palace.

"Master, you have worked hard."

Xue Yuzhen, dressed in a Taoist robe, saluted gracefully. The name of the number one killer in the Blood Rain Tower was known throughout the world, but most people did not know that this person was Lu Cheng.

Shang Xiwen issued a gag order. Even if a small amount of news spread, most people would not believe such a ridiculous thing:

A late-stage Lian Gang master killed a late-stage Jin Dan master? One sword?
This kind of thing doesn't seem real at all.

Therefore, the reputation of the number one killer in Xueyu Tower and Lu Cheng's personal reputation are spread in two different ranges. The former is known throughout the world, while the latter is known by far fewer people, but usually has a much higher status.

Therefore, after Lu Cheng returned to the mountain this time, he did not plan to leave the mountain until he cultivated into a golden elixir. Otherwise, the masters in the world would already know his background. Before he had a new trump card, if those few late-stage golden elixir masters wanted to kill him, he would really have a hard time surviving as long as they caught him.

Although Xue Yuzhen didn't know all this, she has always been gentle and kind. This time, when she saw the disciples of Huang Longzi who went with her, they were all injured when they returned. The third senior brother Ou Bai was still unconscious. She knew that the master's trip must be full of dangers, so she came forward to take care of them and serve them, being gentle and considerate.

"During the years when the master was away, a hot spring was dug out in the mountain. After the master has enjoyed some wine and food, he can take a rest in the hot spring to invigorate the blood and nourish the spirit."

"it is good."

These matters at home have always been taken care of by Xue Yuzhen, and she has always done them properly, without letting Lu Cheng worry about anything. Of course, Lu Cheng doesn't care much about these matters of daily life on weekdays.

Of course it’s good if the food is delicious, but he doesn’t really care if the food is not delicious.

After a night of drinking and eating, Lu Cheng went into the hot spring in the Taoist palace to bathe and soak, washing away the dust and tiredness.

Daogong Hot Spring is hidden deep in the mountains, with towering ancient trees and swaying bamboo shadows.

The hot spring water seeps out from the cracks in the rocks, bringing with it the breath of geothermal heat, gathering into a pool with rippling blue water. The mist in the mountains is steaming, like a fairyland on earth.

The bright moon hangs in the sky, and the moonlight shines through the dense branches and leaves, sprinkling on the surface of the hot spring, with silver spots of light jumping.

The air was filled with a faint smell of sulfur, which mixed with the fragrance of the surrounding plants to form a unique scent that seemed to cleanse the lungs. The temperature here was enough to cook a mortal, but it was just right for Lu Cheng who practiced the Great Sun Divine Gang.

Beside the hot spring, there are scattered stone benches covered with moss, and the black rocks reveal the traces of time.

Just at this moment, a beautiful lady in Taoist clothes walked in gracefully, carrying a yellow bamboo umbrella. Moisture penetrated through her thin Taoist robe, revealing her graceful charm.

Seeing this, Lu Cheng smiled and shook his head: "How can I rest when you are like this?"

At this moment, who else would come here except Lu Cheng's concubine Xue Yuzhen.

"But, do I want to relax with the master?"

Muttering softly, Xue Yuzhen walked into the water in a Taoist robe and threw herself into Lu Cheng's arms. The moonlight sprinkled on the water, and the mirror-like water surface reflected the twinkling stars, as if embracing the entire universe in her arms.

The mountains in the distance are looming in the night, the croaking of frogs, the chirping of insects, and the rippling of water interweave into a wonderful melody of nature.

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Take two months' rest to relieve your fatigue.

During this period, Wu Lingjun, Nangong Jing, Niu Meng, Zhongli Ling, and the Xiao sisters all came to visit.

Third Senior Brother Ou Bai did not come because he was still unconscious.

Lu Cheng also visited his Taoist temple twice, but he certainly would not take care of the matter all by himself. His Master and his Mistress would make proper arrangements and provide treatment.

On this day, Lu Cheng was meditating in a quiet room, completing his daily homework. After he finished his work, he took out a purple colored glass lamp and played with it.

The shape of this precious lamp is like a pot made of purple colored glaze. It is purple all over and filled with a mysterious and even evil aura. The body of the lamp is carved with delicate patterns of clouds and demon heads, giving people a mysterious and fierce feeling.

Lu Cheng had seen Deng Dongyuan use this treasure. He actually directly summoned a Dharma body in the Golden Core Realm, which formed a combined attack with his own. It was truly extremely ferocious and was an extremely powerful magic weapon.

It's just that I've been exhausted in the past few days, and even though I have this treasure with me, I have never taken it out until today.

"Ok?"

Lu Cheng had a strong mind and sharp perception. After playing with the lamp for a while, he could faintly see some words engraved on the lamp body.

He thought for a moment, then stretched out his hand and condensed fire with his own magical power. The fire shone on the treasure lamp from behind, and it actually reflected light and shadow in the stone room, forming pieces of scriptures:

"The Seven Sacred Secret Magic Lamps?"

Standing up, looking at the words on the stone wall, Lu Cheng read them aloud. There were even instructions on how to sacrifice and use this top-level fifth-level magic weapon.

In order to activate the Seven Saints Secret Magic Lamps, one needs to kill a cultivator who has at least reached the Jindan stage, extract his soul and refine his spirit, refine his body into corpse oil, and seal it into the magic lamp together with his soul and spirit.

When it is needed, the imprisoned Dharma body will be released, and its power is almost as strong as when it was alive.

However, practicing the Seven Sacred Secret Magic is extremely dangerous, because this method is too detrimental to the harmony of nature, so there are many dangers in the process of practice, and the souls of the cultivators will also frantically counterattack. The practitioners need to refine them into lamp spirits under these restrictions.

The worst thing is the backlash of the magic power, which has serious consequences. Even if it is cultivated, most people can only use it one to three times. The situation where they can control it and use it five times is very rare.

However, by practicing the seven secret magics of the saints, one can control oneself over a long period of time, and face danger with ease, and then the chances of overcoming the forty-nine tribulations will be much greater.

Moreover, since it is called the Seven Saints' Secret Magic, it must have a trick. Deng Dongyuan wants to sacrifice the blood of seven Jindan-stage cultivators at the same level as himself to breed a dangerous fetus in the magic lamp. Once it is successful, it will be easy to overcome the forty-nine tribulations. He can even use this lamp to compete with the early Yuanying cultivators at the peak of the Jindan level.

Deng Dongyuan's ambition for this magic, which was created by integrating his lifelong Taoist knowledge, was astonishingly great.

"No, hiss, this is not right."

Looking at the magic scriptures on the wall, Lu Cheng read them several times and suddenly found something wrong.

He thought about it, left the meditation room, and went to his library. There were dozens of bookshelves inside. On the shelves were neatly stacked piles of brand new books, which looked like they had been copied not long ago.

Of course, it didn't take long, because all these Taoist books were copied by Lu Cheng stroke by stroke. In order to deepen his memory and understanding of Taoism, Lu Cheng made copying Taoist books one of his daily practices to nourish his qi and move his body.

These bookshelves are made of spiritual wood with strong yang energy. Each one can be regarded as a low-level magical weapon. This kind of magical bookshelf can keep books dry and prevent them from being eaten by insects, ants, snakes, and rats, thus greatly extending the life of the collection.

Following his own memory, Lu Cheng came to the side of a bookshelf and took out a few Taoist books, on which was written: "Explanation of the Secret Demonic Origin of the Heavens".

Opening the book, Lu Cheng compared the Taoism inside with what he had seen. After a while, he was finally sure.

Deng Dongyuan hid traps in the magic of the Seven Saints. If one has not comprehended "The Secret of the Magic of the Heavens" or even learned it to a certain level, and only practices the magic of the Seven Saints, it is almost inevitable that one will go astray.

"Master Deng, Master Deng, you really want to harm others even after you die."

The magic of the Seven Saints' Secret Demons can be regarded as the essence of Taoism in the explanation of the Secret Demons of the Universe, but the latter is the foundation of the former. If one of them is missing, both are incomplete.

However, although this magic is powerful, it is too harmful to the harmony of nature. Lu Cheng only tried to comprehend it but had no intention of actually practicing it.

The secret magic of the Seven Saints combines the seven saints into one, giving birth to a fatal fetus. Taoism seems feasible in theory, but even Deng Dongyuan himself has not been able to practice it, which shows how dangerous and difficult it is to practice.

"Perhaps, by using the Blood God Technique to subdue demons with demons, the difficulty of practicing this secret technique can be greatly reduced?"

Such a thought flashed through Lu Cheng’s mind, but he quickly cut it off.

This is the secret of magic. Once you come into contact with it, it is easy to become addicted to it.

However, over the years, Lu Cheng has always been wandering on many opposing paths, including the orthodox (Fire Cloud Mansion's Chiji Heart Method), the side door (the Heaven-Snatching Spirit Method), the evil cult (Taiyi Tiandun's Yin-Yang Miraculous Calculation), and the devil's way (Blood Nerve and Xuanmen's True Spirit Transformation General Principles). He either uses the orthodox method to break through the side door, or uses magic to imprison the devil. Moving back and forth on the four paths seems very clever, but in fact it is extremely mentally exhausting. However, he has never forgotten to try to jump out of this realm and achieve the unity of the great way!

The reason for doing this is that the upper limit of the Taoism in this world is at the Golden Elixir realm. Otherwise, a person like Deng Dongyuan, who has all the qualities, opportunities, talents, and hard work, and has practiced for hundreds of years, how could he not even be able to achieve the fetal transformation into a Nascent Soul?
There is no other reason, there is no road ahead in this world, and the cultivators can only carve out a path themselves, but the difficulty of this is, of course, beyond imagination.

Lu Cheng is a person who was reborn from a calamity in the outside world. He once swept the world with a sword in his hand. Although it was in a virtual world, it was still a very powerful thing.

He was extremely ambitious and courageous, so he practiced like this from the beginning, as if he was a swordsman who was sure that he would be the best in the world from the day he held the sword in his youth.

Courage is an extremely important quality. Lu Cheng has always believed so.

In addition to this magic lamp and the seven sacred secret magics, Lu Cheng also took away Deng Dongyuan's Qiankun bag. Given this man's temperament, there must be a lot of treasures in it.

However, there is a magic restriction on the Qiankun bag. Although Lu Cheng can also use his magic power to dissolve it bit by bit, there are low-level cultivators on Guizang Mountain who specialize in this kind of thing. They collect a fixed amount of spirit stones, and use the power of the earth fire to refine the magic restriction. When the magic restriction is almost refined, they will open the reflection stone until the client comes to take it away, to ensure that the magic item in the Qiankun bag is intact.

The orthodox sects would be somewhat secretive when doing such things, and often the elders of the sect would refine it. The demon sects had no scruples at all, and it was already a serious business. One morning, Lu Cheng flew away on a cloud and returned in the morning. The old monk who took over the task patted Lu Cheng's chest and promised that the shadow stone was always open, and there would be no mistakes.

(End of this chapter)