Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 248: Cultivate the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head, Refining the Five Qis Returning to the Origin; Advance to the Third Level of the Golden Elixir

The golden silkworm Gu with hundreds of poisons that Yinshan Zhenren had raised for many years would never surrender easily if it had not suffered a series of fierce battles and severe injuries, and had not been overcome by Qi Tianyan's use of fire to overcome gold, and had not encountered a Gu insect of the same kind, because of its ferocity and stubbornness.

Now that he has surrendered, Lu Cheng has gotten a glimpse of the mystery of how Yinshan Zhenren controls thousands of poisonous insects. Even if he doesn't study in depth, it is a good thing to broaden his knowledge.

Since ancient times, we have heard of people who are broad-minded but not profound-minded, but we have never heard of people who are profound-minded but not broad-minded.

The first guardian deity of Taoism in the southern Xinjiang region has been Lord Chixin for a hundred years. In addition, the Tang Dynasty has also been intentionally promoting and maintaining this belief in recent years, which has led to a sharp increase in the number of believers among the people.

However, the thoughts of ordinary people are complicated and changeable. When they worship gods and pray, they have all kinds of thoughts, which are extremely complicated, and some are even dirty and evil. Lu Cheng dare not have too much contact with this huge but complicated power of faith, as it would conflict with his own Taoist system.

In contrast, the poisonous golden silkworm Gu has no taboos. The huge mental power that falls on them can even gradually increase their spirituality through impurities and filth, just like all things that decay and eventually return to the earth and become nutrients.

Therefore, Lu Cheng gave up the statue of the Red Heart God, a Shinto magic weapon that had accompanied him for over a hundred years, and placed it on the top of Yinshan Mountain, where it affected countless poisonous insects.

But even though the Golden Insects are extremely ferocious, Lu Cheng will not protect Southern Xinjiang too well. This paradise on earth, a utopia, will soon make Southern Xinjiang completely lose its ability to be brave and aggressive.

No matter what time it is, it is always better to hold the sword in your own hands, even if you have to pay a certain price for it.

There are endless beast tides in the southern border, continuous storms in the western region, endless sea eyes in the East China Sea, and a great dark sky in the north.

No one in this world can protect anyone forever. Sometimes, those who practice Taoism can't even protect themselves.

Although he knew all these inside stories, Lu Cheng did not hesitate or slack off in his practice, although he still had not reached the state of "Originally there is nothing, so where can dust gather?"

But Lu Cheng was able to achieve the progressive state of "The body is a bodhi tree, the mind is like a bright platform. Wipe it diligently from time to time to prevent dust from accumulating." The heart of Tao is fearless.

After giving up the statue of Red Heart God and 90% of the poisonous golden silkworm Gu, Taoist Lu Cheng felt light both physically and mentally. He returned to his cave and began to practice meditation again.

Spring goes and autumn comes, time passes year after year.

As the years go by, many people come and go.

His eldest disciple Situ Hua and second disciple Miao Chuyun had both come back. The former went to Mingquan Temple to continue completing his twenty years of farming training, while Miao Chuyun returned to Guizang Mountain to concentrate on practicing Taoism.

Chen Qingyun and Luo Peifang also came. Chen Qingyun held the black altar with tears in her eyes, and Luo Peifang was dressed in mourning. After all, she accompanied him through the last journey of his life as his wife.

Tang Shi came, and the man was finally free. He told Lu Cheng that he was going to look for ancient relics in the immortal mountains and practice Taoism. In the future, he might be able to refine the golden elixir and establish a sect as the leader.

Lu Cheng told him that with his current state of mind, he would definitely be able to do these things. Hearing this, Tang Shi laughed and left.

Xue Yuzhen and Yun Ling'er, Xiao Yuhong and Xiao Yuxue sisters came together in the following years to accompany Lu Cheng for several years, but Lu Cheng's mind was always on his own practice. After several years, his wife, concubine and adopted daughter returned to Guizang Mountain.

In the blink of an eye, ten years passed.

Lu Cheng, dressed in a plain white Taoist robe, sat cross-legged in an ancient stone chamber, inside which stood a large, withered tree.

A red fire dragon was clinging to the big tree, with its eyes slightly open. The stone chamber was dim, with only a few faint red lights shining through the cracks in the stone onto the Taoist's face.

His breathing was long and deep, as if in sync with the natural world around him. Every time he inhaled and breathed, he seemed to absorb the essence of heaven and earth.

In his body, the Three Fires Body Refining Method was already quietly operating. The heart fire was like a trickle of water, flowing through his entire body to nourish the spleen and earth, from the spleen and earth to the lungs, from the lungs to the kidneys, from the kidneys to the liver, and then from the liver wood back to the heart fire, making the five energies in his body gradually balanced and growing stronger.

Heart fire occupies a core position in the Three Fires Body Refining Method.

It burned fiercely in Lu Cheng's heart, refining Lu Cheng's energy and spirit into warm currents that spread around and warmed his internal organs.

As the fire in his heart grew stronger, Lu Cheng's physique also gradually became stronger, as if no external force could shake him in the slightest.

Spleen earth is as thick as the earth, carrying the warmth of heart fire and the coolness of lung metal.

Under Lu Cheng's cultivation, the spleen and earth seemed to be ignited by the fire of the heart, releasing infinite vitality, making his body stronger. The state of balance of the five qi in his body made him feel an unprecedented ease and comfort, as if a mysterious connection between his body and the heaven and earth had been established.

Buddhism has the Indestructible Vajra, Taoism has the Eight-Nine Mysterious Bodies.

Essence, energy and spirit are the three flowers on the top of the head, and heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys are the five qi in the chest.

It's just that the physical body is precious. Even though most cultivators understand the principle behind it, they don't have the skills to master it, so they don't dare to easily adopt this method to cultivate their physical bodies.

Otherwise, if one is not careful, the heart fire will be strong and the kidney water will be deficient, but one will just keep replenishing the heart fire. The heart fire will become stronger and stronger, and finally burn up the kidney water. The five elements in the body will be unbalanced, and the monk will die suddenly, which is shocking.

Not only must one understand the principles involved, but one must also have a sophisticated means of sensing. It would even be best if one could be like Lu Cheng, with the ability to reverse life and death and create rebirth. Only in this way can one safely practice the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head and the Five Qis Returning to the Origin, and reach a high level of Taoist practice.

If you practice recklessly or force yourself, nine out of ten times you will end up hurting yourself.

As his physical cultivation improved, Lu Cheng gradually felt that the barriers between himself and the surrounding environment were gradually disappearing. He could clearly feel the flow of every air in the stone chamber, and every vibration of his heartbeat was in harmony with the rhythm of nature.

His body seemed to have become the center of a huge chaotic hole, sucking in the spiritual energy from all around, providing a constant source of power for his practice.

Click, after another cycle of the five elements.

The skin outside the Taoist's robe first showed a dark gold color, and then turned white and delicate. The Taoist body training was different from the Buddhist golden body. It was infused with great willpower and magic power to prove the indestructibility of diamond. Instead, it was a balance of the five elements of gold, bone, jade and marrow. After practicing to a high level, it still maintained its original natural characteristics, from human to immortal.

Finally, after a long period of practice, Lu Cheng felt that his body had reached a new level: the third level of Golden Elixir.

Normally, an ordinary Jindan master needs to work hard for a hundred years to advance to a higher level of magic power. A Jindan master advances much faster. However, Lu Cheng took advantage of the geographical location and used the three fires of life and death to cultivate his body to the third level of Jindan within ten years. His magic power is also close to the peak of the first level.

Lu Cheng did not feel any difficulties. When his magic power accumulated enough in the future, his realm would be improved naturally.

Since his master Huang Longzi was promoted to the first Yuanying Zhenjun in this world, Lu Cheng has been living in seclusion in Guizang Mountain for fourteen years, practicing magic swordsmanship, cultivating dog monsters and poisonous golden silkworm Gu, and accumulating magic weapons as a means to protect his life and the way.

Because Lu Cheng knew that a tall tree attracts the wind, after his master Huang Longzi was promoted to the Nascent Soul stage, both the good and evil sects were expecting him to fall, and they would not mind adding fuel to the fire if there was a chance.

Therefore, Huang Longzi also devoted himself to cultivation and consolidating his cultivation and did not go out easily. However, just because they could not deal with the master did not mean they could not deal with themselves. Therefore, Lu Cheng practiced in seclusion for twenty-four years and seldom went out during these twenty-four years.

Even when they rescued Shang Xiwen, they fought quickly and did not give other forces in Tongxuan Realm time to react.

But today, Lucheng is indeed extremely quiet and lively.

"This matter is over. Ten years have passed. It is time for me to go to the East China Sea and settle the past affairs."

Lu Cheng stood up from under the tree and waved his hand. The golden branch and fire dragon behind him turned into two balls of light, one golden and one red. They flew around twice and flew into Lu Cheng's sleeves.

Then, a flying sword suddenly appeared at the location where Lu Cheng was, soared into the sky, and instantly broke the speed of sound and flew away.

Click, click, click, rumble.

Not long after Lu Cheng left, the stone mansion collapsed, the ancient trees completely withered and died, and even the Nine Nether Fire in the area was weakened a lot.

A Jindan Zhenren spent ten years to eliminate the sharpness of the underground fire in this place. All in all, it can be considered a good deed, as it cleared some hidden dangers for this world.

Dongxuan Pavilion is the largest market town built by the Tumu Island lineage among the Three Immortal Islands in the East China Sea. It is a huge palace complex that towers over the huge reef.

The thirteen golden bridges between the six reefs are like golden ribbons, swaying gently in the sea breeze, like a divine bridge connecting the sky and the ocean.

This place is the largest industry of Tumu Island outside the country, equivalent to an inexhaustible large-scale spiritual stone mine. Anyone who wants to intervene will be attacked by the sect in the most ferocious way. But on this day, a transparent five-colored sword light wandered in the sky and easily passed through the barrier of Dongxuan Pavilion. Without being known by the administrator, it came to the sea market of Dongxuan Pavilion.

The Five Elements Flying Sword is a sword of the Five Elements. Besides being strong and sharp, its best skill is to escape into the void, thus becoming invisible.

Inside the Dongxuan Pavilion, there is a fire refining workshop.

"Master Jin, are you going to rest so early today?"

"Haha, I really don't feel anything. I'll close the store early and go home early."

Many years later, Jin Tong'er was already a middle-aged cultivator. Because of the resources he obtained from that encounter back then, even though his master passed away not long after, Jin Tong'er successfully cultivated to the Foundation Establishment stage. Relying on the skills that his master taught him sporadically when he was conscious, he became a weapon refiner in the Hai City of Dongxuan Pavilion.

Although he was not outstanding among many weapon refiners, Jin Tong'er was already very satisfied. He was just a beggar back then.

Now, not to mention him, even his fellow workers in the weapon forging workshop have married several beautiful mortal concubines in succession.

As a third-rank weapon refiner, Jin Tong'er has become the target of many small immortal cultivation families' efforts to win over. The beautiful Kun Xiu and various good skills are now easy for him to obtain.

But Jin Tong'er didn't want any of these things. He began to collect and study Buddhist ritual objects like his master did in the past. He was a little curious about what his master saw back then.

That secret actually attracted the most top-notch cultivators in this world.

"Jin Tong'er, long time no see."

Jin Tong'er was startled when he heard the voice, and he would never forget this voice even if a hundred years passed.

In fact, it was after accidentally learning that person's true identity that Jin Tong'er began to develop a deep interest in the ancient Buddhist legends, just like his master.

After all, it is an ancient heritage that even such a big shot would care about.

Jin Tong'er turned around and saw the young Taoist standing on the street with his hands behind his back, looking at him with a serious demeanor and a half-smile.

It was clearly a busy street, but apart from himself, it seemed that no one around could see him, yet they naturally avoided him.

"You...why are you here?"

"It seems that you already know who I am. Do you have any Buddhist ritual objects? I would like to buy some more. The price will be 30% higher than last time."

It is better to do something familiar than to do something new. If you can obtain the Buddhist ritual instruments from Jin Tong'er that are enough to open the secret realm, it will save you a lot of trouble.

"Yes, yes."

Jin Tong'er, who is already middle-aged, tried to calm his mind, but his heart in his chest was still beating violently like a drum.

Wu Xing Jian Lu Cheng, one of the most powerful Jindan Zhenren in the world today, the most outstanding sword immortal. If it weren't for his teacher Huang Longzi Zhenren opening the way for him, he would have already stood at the pinnacle of Taoism practice in this world.

What's more, there are rumors in the East China Sea that Deng Dongyuan, the leader of the two great saints of Dongji who had great demonic power, was killed by him.

Although the vast majority of East China Sea cultivators did not believe this, for some reason, Jin Tong'er himself believed it a little. Perhaps Five Elements Sword Lu Cheng was really the number one killer in the Blood Rain Tower: Blood Killer.

Jin Tong'er had almost no idea how he had managed to bring the real person behind him to his mansion in a daze.

With his current status, he has his own servants. After sending his attendants away, Jin Tong'er took out all his collections over the years, as well as his master's collections.

Therefore, the total number is still quite a lot.

The entire room was filled with Buddhist ritual treasures such as vases, flower pots, white silk umbrellas, golden bows, silver halberds, treasure banners, necklaces, golden Buddhas, and so on.

“Although it is quite convenient, I still suggest that you should not delve into it any further. In the past, the Tianfo Sect’s cultivators were wiped out in order to fight against a great catastrophe of heaven and earth, so they left behind a powerful telekinesis that people in later generations can vaguely sense.

Especially some people who are quite close to Buddhism, they can even comprehend some Buddhist mental methods and techniques from it. However, the Tianfo Sect was destroyed back then, so it’s ok that you can’t research anything. If one day you really know the truth of that year... the more you know, the more painful and desperate you will be. "

Even Lu Cheng and Huang Longzi hoped that he would tell him the truth about this world after he had refined the golden elixir. If jade is not polished, it cannot be made into a useful tool. But if one is ruthless, the essence will be bricks and stones, and the person will be ruined, and even his original achievements will not be achieved.

Seeing that Jin Tong'er had a good foundation, Lu Cheng tried to persuade him.

"Thank you, Masato."

Although Jin Tong'er felt a little regretful for receiving advice from the most top cultivator in the world, he finally let it go after thinking about it.

When he raised his head again, the Taoist priest was no longer in front of him. There was only a bag of high-quality spirit stones on the table as a reward.

Afterwards, Jin Tong'er asked everyone in the mansion, and the waiters only said that they saw the master come back alone today, and they did not see any Taoist priest. Their words were so sure and sincere that Jin Tong'er could not help but admire the superb and mysterious Taoist skills of Lu Cheng.

Finally, Jin Tong'er followed Lu Cheng's advice and sold all the Buddhist ritual objects he had collected over the years, as well as those left by his master.

With Master Lu's current level of cultivation, there is no need for him to deceive himself.

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The Secret Realm of Heavenly Buddha, the Six Paths of Reincarnation:
The Plain of Bones, the Land of Ice and Snow, the World of Stone Spirits, the Heavenly Buddha Realm, the Nine-Layered Black Prison, and the Palace of Heaven and Man.

Even with the power of the Tianfo Sect back then, this world of six reincarnations dominated by the Buddha Sect was not truly completed. Some of them had a higher degree of completion, while others had a lower degree of completion.

The first four were relatively easy to enter, but the Nine Layers of Black Prison and the Heavenly Palace that followed could never be entered unless one possessed enough of the Six Paths’ treasures—this was before the Heavenly Buddha Secret Realm collapsed.

Many years ago, Lu Cheng cut off the soul-binding blood curse on Monk Zong Zhen, and Monk Zong Zhen passed away, and the entire Tianfo Secret Realm collapsed.

This small world began to naturally move closer and merge with the nearest main world.

In addition, in order to obtain the greatest benefit, Master Deng sold some secrets of the Heavenly Buddha Secret Realm to the Grand Master of the East China Sea. As time went by, the news spread, the secret realm was integrated into this world, and it became easier to enter.

More and more monks from the East China Sea have joined together to explore the ancient sect's relics and gained a lot.

The reason why the news has not spread thoroughly is that the high-level cultivators in the East China Sea are protecting their own interests. Otherwise, a large number of low-level cultivators and foreign cultivators will pour in. Although many people will die, many people will also gain opportunities and take away the resources that should have belonged to them.

Jin Tong'er's magic power level is too low, and he has no support from any forces so he doesn't know about these things. However, as soon as Lu Cheng arrived near the East China Sea, he sensed that there were an unusually large number of Jindan and Golden Core cultivators around him, both righteous and evil, and it was obvious that the situation had become a mess.

The destruction of the Great Deserted Island of Dongji, the leader of the three overseas demons, created a huge power vacuum. Later, news emerged that the Heavenly Buddha Secret Realm had opened to the world, leaving Xinfo Temple and Baiguyuan unable to retreat.

At this time, if the Three Immortal Islands in the East China Sea did not seize the opportunity, it would not have been possible for them to survive for so many years.

In those days, Taoist Huang Longzi attained enlightenment and became a baby on the coast of the East China Sea. The Three Immortal Islands and the Soul-Calming Valley of the East China Sea immediately prepared generous gifts, and Laba Guanxiang acted as the middleman and went to Guizang Mountain to settle the matter.

It was true that a huge amount of blood was lost, but Taoist Huang Longzi also agreed to it. He would not settle accounts with the two factions for this matter, which was actually a concession.

The relationship between Yuanying Zhenjun and Huang Longzi is already an unequal one in the world of cultivation in this world, but Huang Longzi is still willing to compromise. This is undoubtedly an explanation to the cultivators of both the Taoist and demonic sects in the world, and also an explanation to Miehongzi who has fought for him.

Otherwise, Huang Longzi had just achieved Nascent Soul and he became the enemy of the eight orthodox religions, and Mie Hongzi was caught in the middle. Given her temperament, there was really no way out but death for her.

Human relationships are like a web, with entanglements and consequences. Even if you are an immortal, it is difficult to completely escape from it in many cases.

(End of this chapter)