Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 281 Two Hundred Thousand Good Deeds and Discussions, the War is Coming

At dusk, the pale golden afterglow falls on the spiritual island below, and the golden light complements the vitality of the wood element flowing in the spiritual field.

In the distance in the sky, there were several figures of monks flying in the sky. They were either flying swords, riding on spirit boats, or sitting on the backs of spirit beasts. Their robes fluttered in the wind, and they were chatting and laughing with each other. It was a rare tranquility and peace before the war.

On Kun Island, hundreds of acres of spiritual fields are spread out at the feet of Lu Cheng like a golden carpet. The heavy grains of spiritual rice sway gently in the wind, as if they are the breath of the earth.

A group of spirit plant husbands who are only at the first or second level of Qi training or even at the innate realm are working in the fields. They have dark skin and full muscles. Spirit plant husbands are a very good secondary profession in the early stage of physical cultivation, but one should not indulge in it. In the middle and late stages, one often has to switch to practicing spiritual medicine to better understand the mysteries of one's own body.

Among the hundred arts of cultivating immortals, spiritual plant cultivation is one of them, but it is the easiest to learn but the hardest to master. Just like the earth carries all things, but it is extremely difficult to truly feel and mobilize the power of the earth.

Therefore, in the world of immortal cultivation, local farmers who dig spiritual stones are easily looked down upon, especially in front of cultivators who specialize in the four arts of elixirs, weapons, talismans and arrays. It is even more difficult for them to hold their heads up.

However, it is said that in the Dingzhang World, there is a spiritual plant husband who has cultivated to the realm of physical cultivation and soul cultivation. He relies on farming and practicing step by step. Because he is a high-level spiritual plant husband, he has not been affected by ordinary conflicts and sect wars. After thousands of years of cultivation, he finally reached the realm of soul cultivation.

Although the time is too long ago, these spirit plant husbands cannot tell which ancestor of the soul it is, but they firmly believe that it is true.

Ling Zhifu's life is too hard. If he no longer has this kind of thought, he really won't be able to survive.

“Some people with talent in cultivation start by learning spiritual plants and then switch to spiritual medicine. Although it is hard and painful, it is also the easiest way to succeed.

In fact, if you really have talent, and you always do your best, just keep farming for hundreds or thousands of years, and you can become a Yuanshen ancestor..."

A spiritual farmer was digging the ground with his young son behind him. The seeds could not be planted without loosening the land and fertilizing it.

"Wow!"

The chubby little child suddenly started crying, and the spiritual grain in his arms fell to the ground. The spiritual plant husband stood up and saw this. Just as he was about to scold him, he suddenly saw a red and swollen area on his son's ankle.

There are often some pests in spiritual fields, because there is spiritual energy in the spiritual fields and in the spiritual rice. By feeding on these two energies, even ordinary insects will slowly mutate and eventually turn into all kinds of strange low-level spiritual insects.

They are either ferocious or extremely poisonous.

Seeing this scene, the spirit plant doctor's heart softened. He quickly picked up the chubby child and performed treatment on him. Because the treatment was effective, the redness and swelling quickly disappeared.

The hundreds and thousands of acres of spiritual fields and these skilled spiritual cultivators are the greatest wealth of Kun Island. Not only does this place give birth to spiritual fields, it also gives birth to the path of cultivation for countless cultivators.

Today, Lu Cheng felt extremely quiet in the cave, so he came out for a walk. He had practiced the Tianyi True Art, and as soon as a thought arose, he could merge with the surrounding nature, so no one noticed him wherever he passed. Otherwise, Lu Cheng himself would find it troublesome to bow everywhere.

"I should also study the spiritual plant technique, the method of nurturing the growth of all things, and the water and wood Taoist method in the future. Even if I don't study it in depth, a little understanding will definitely be helpful to my future cultivation."

At this time, Lu Cheng began to understand why high-level cultivators had a certain level of knowledge in many aspects. They could draw inferences from other aspects and learn from others' experience to improve themselves. The principles of Taoism in this world are interconnected.

The Tao is boundless. If one day a cultivator feels that he has exhausted all the principles of the world, then it is probably that something has gone wrong with his practice.

At this moment, a blue-white light flew towards them from the distance in the sky.

Upon seeing this, Taoist Lu Cheng stretched out his finger towards the spiritual light and connected it with his spiritual consciousness. The blue-white spiritual light then flew over rapidly, and it turned out to be a communication talisman.

He invested his spiritual consciousness in it and found that it was Mr. Wei, one of the three great cultivators on the main island of Cangyun, who invited him to visit for a chat in seven days.

Lu Cheng originally planned to accept a solo mission to rescue the defeated monks in order to avoid a large-scale war. However, he was assassinated by the Earth Sword some time ago. He then took the innate sword energy from his concubine Lin Qinghan's body to advance to the fourth level of the Five Elements Reform and comprehend the profound skills, so his time was delayed.

However, the main island of Cangyun has never had any objection to this. It is as it should be. It is normal to be unable to carry out tasks for a short period of time after being assassinated by the Earth Sword. I just don't know why they invited him this time.

Seven days later, a beam of sword light flew up from Kun Island and headed towards the main island of Cangyun.

Cangyun Island, the cave where the Nascent Soul cultivator Wei Shuyi lives.

There is a Yuque Palace in Cangyun Island. This time, he invited Lu Cheng to a private cave for a chat. It was less about official business and more about personal friendship.

Of course, although they are great monks, they are all in the Nascent Soul stage after all, so they cannot be called respectful to the wise. The reason why the status gap between ordinary monks and great monks is so obvious is that it is extremely difficult for Nascent Soul monks to cultivate their magic power. Every great monk is often an old monster who has cultivated for thousands of years. The treasures they possess with their magic power are almost far from those of ordinary Nascent Soul monks. This is the status gap caused by the strength of both sides.

"Hahahaha, don't be offended by my hasty invitation."

Lu Cheng had just arrived at the cave and handed in his visiting card. Not long after, Wei Shuyi came to greet him in person. Today, Mr. Wei was less majestic and more friendly and approachable, and he welcomed Lu Cheng into the cave.

"How is your internal injury, my friend? Have you recovered?"

"There are still a few sword-induced internal injuries in my lungs that are difficult to remove for the time being, but they are no longer serious."

"Well, I invited you here for no other reason than because the compensation for the Earth Sword has come down. I also happened to have nothing to do, so I invited you to come and play chess, enjoy the singing and dancing, and at the same time, pass on this good deed to you."

As he said that, Wei Shuyi handed Lu Cheng a jade token. Lu Cheng put his spiritual sense into it and knew that there were 200,000 good deeds in it.

This is a bit too much. The matter of the Earth Sword, the "Heavenly Demon Sword Sutra", the Water-Shaped Pill, and four million spirit stones have already been explained to silence the world's gossips. Adding these two hundred thousand good deeds is a bit too much.

But since Wei Shuyi wanted to give it, there was no way Lu Cheng would refuse to accept it.

Next, the two of them really played chess and drank tea, which was a very normal interaction between monks.

Of course, it is inevitable to discuss metaphysics and philosophy. When monks are together, it is almost impossible not to talk about this.

"My dear friend, do you have any opinion on the Buddhist saying 'good deeds lead to good results, bad deeds lead to bad results'?"

As he spoke, Wei Shuyi made a move.

"'Good and evil are not fixed, but they are rewarded.'" Lu Cheng replied while firing back.

"Oh, my friend, do you believe in the Buddhist idea that good deeds will be rewarded and evil deeds will be punished?"

"No, I believe in the Taoist concept of nature."

Mr. Wei only gave 200,000 good deeds, which was almost enough for a Nascent Soul cultivator to complete a life-threatening mission. At this moment, he was interested, so Lu Cheng couldn't help but give a direct answer:
"Good deeds bring good results, bad deeds bring bad results. In my opinion, this Buddhist doctrine is generally correct. If people do more good deeds, they will get more good results, and if they do more bad deeds, they will get more bad results. This is understandable. However, if Mr. Lu does good deeds, the good results may not fall on Mr. Lu. If Mr. Wei does bad deeds, the bad results may not fall on Mr. Wei. It's just that there are more good results and more bad results in this world.

Those who sow good causes may not necessarily receive good results, and those who sow evil causes may not necessarily receive evil results, so I say that good and evil are uncertain, but since the cause exists, the result will appear, so I say that good and evil will be rewarded. "

"I don't completely agree with your views. I am more interested in your insights on your nature."

Wei Shuyi did not discuss or refute anything, but continued to play chess.

"It is precisely because of the realization that good and evil are not fixed that the Taoist sages proposed practicing to change one's own nature, so that it can be more in line with the Tao and gain more good rewards."

"You think so, are you still making a deal? Then according to what you said, the immortals and gods in heaven take the infinite good rewards and leave the infinite bad rewards in the human world?"

"The gods are not dead. Their existence is generating a lot of good rewards every moment. The cracks in the heaven and earth, refining stones to mend the sky, floods, moving mountains and filling the sea, ten suns shining in the sky, arrows dropping nine suns, Cangjie creating characters, and developing civilization, which of these is not a great reward and a great merit?"

"Then in your opinion, what is a good character?" Wei Shuyi asked again.

"..."

Regarding this, Lu Cheng did not answer directly, but thought for a moment and then said:
"I have heard of a religion in the land of the West, in which this is said: 'Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of a good courage. Do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, for God is with you wherever you go.'"

"I have heard that Tibetan Buddhism says: 'After death, people go through the horrors of hell. If they can face the first level of the horror hell directly, they can enter heaven. If they go through the second, third, and ninth levels, and still cannot face the ninth level of the extremely fine hell directly, they will be reborn as insects.'"

“Courage, compassion, perseverance, intelligence, prudence and even good fortune are all innate qualities. Those who practice Taoism for thousands of years and change their innate qualities to be closer to the Tao can become immortals and gods.”

"Hahahaha, then such lewd and lazy people cannot become immortals and gods?" Wei Shuyi asked again with a smile.

"Even immortals and gods are lewd and lazy, otherwise there wouldn't be so many so-called legends of fallen immortals. Mortals are lewd and lazy, but there is no need to be afraid of it. The great way is mixed, there is no good, no evil, no evil, no good?" Lu Cheng replied.

"Well said, well said, you are dead." As he said this, Wei Shuyi placed a piece down and strangled the opponent's dragon in front of him.

"..." Lu Cheng looked at the chessboard for a long time, and finally gave up with a wry smile. After that, the two played two more games. Lu Cheng's chess skills were far inferior to Wei Shuyi's, and he lost more than he won.

One day later, Lu Cheng came with great enthusiasm and left with great enthusiasm. After seeing off the guests, Wei Shuyi returned to the stone table, still recalling today's strangulation.

"Two hundred thousand good deeds in exchange for a few good games of chess for you? Didn't we agree in advance that the good deeds would be given to that Taoist Tiexiao only after it was confirmed that he was the direct descendant of the Yuanshen? Why did you change your mind again?" At this time, aqua blue and turquoise images appeared beside Wei Shuyi. They were the two great monks Shi Muqing and Ming Yuchen.

"That's because you didn't meet him face to face, so you asked such questions. It hasn't been long since this person recovered from his internal injuries, and even his magical power has reached a breakthrough! Even if he is not the direct descendant of the Yuanshen Patriarch, I am willing to spend 200,000 good deeds to make friends with such an outstanding person and establish a good relationship with him.

Even if I plant good seeds today, I won’t be the one to reap the good fruits. In the future, it will be good if they can be bestowed upon my disciples.”

"..." Upon hearing this, Shi Muqing's face became a little surprised and doubtful.

"Brother Wei Dao, which Yuanshen ancestor do you think this person is really a disciple of? Have you found out anything?" asked Ming Yuchen, a great Yuanying cultivator.

"He has extensive knowledge and profound understanding of Taoism. At least I have never heard of the monotheism in the Far West, Tibetan Buddhism, but it is obviously not fabricated. This person may be the direct descendant of a Yuanshen ancestor in the outer world. He cultivated the Yuanying incarnation in the Jindan realm and made friends with Yuanying cultivators to hone his magic power and character. Such a great man can only be a direct descendant of Yuanshen."

Wei Shuyi picked up a piece and then put it down again.

“Those three old monsters have been practicing for thousands of years and are very scheming. I’m afraid they have already figured out my background. They are still trying to win me over with a lot of good deeds. I’m afraid they think I’m a disciple of some Yuanshen ancestor?
Huh, I have to be more cautious in the future. When my Five Elements Transformation Technique is perfected, even if my identity is discovered, what is there to be afraid of? I will still be able to move forward and backward without any hindrance."

When you are out, sometimes you give yourself an identity, and you put on a facade to bluff. As long as you can fill it up little by little and really support it in the future, it is not a bad idea.

After flying away on his sword, Lu Cheng did not return to Kun Island first, but flew to the treasure hall on the main island of Cangyun.

The war is approaching, and the treasures in the treasure hall are dazzling. Every Yuanshen ancestor has accumulated amazing good deeds in the sect, so even if their status and position are not taken into account, the sect's treasury is no different from a private treasury to them.

At this time, Tiannan and Northern Territory cultivators were fighting a great battle. Many Northern Territory cultivators in Nanlihai had not yet made any military achievements and had limited merits. At this time, the 200,000 merits in Lu Cheng's hands were a huge sum of money. He could choose many precious and unique items from the treasure hall.

These spiritual creatures may not exist again after several wars.

Cangyun Island, Treasure Hall.

"Sir, I, Zhong Shixuan, am here to pay my respects to you."

"Ah."

Lu Cheng saw a middle-aged monk standing in the treasure hall and bowing to him, and nodded in response.

"What treasure does the True Lord want? We have everything here, including elixirs, magic weapons, skills, puppet beasts, secret stories and anecdotes."

Perhaps because the treasure hall had not been open for a long time, Zhong Shixuan seemed a little attentive.

"Let's take a look at the magic weapon first."

Lu Cheng asked the middle-aged monk to bring the treasure book, and then he looked at it for more than two hours.

"Bring this sixth-level puppet beast here and show it to me."

"Hey, Master Zhen, how dare we touch a treasure of this level? There are spiritual restrictions on it. If you want to see it, you can only come with me."

Seeing Lu Cheng choose the treasure and say this, Zhong Shixuan replied with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Haha, it was my negligence. Okay, then take me there."

The three treasures that Lu Cheng had his eyes on this time were:
The sixth-rank low-grade magic weapon, the Absolute Cold Blade, has the ability to fly away and disappear without a trace, and is good at breaking through the protective Qi and unexpectedly killing the body of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Although it is only a sixth-rank low-grade magic weapon, if used well, it has a good killing power. It can also be combined with the cold evil Shura knife that one has cultivated.

The sixth-rank medium-grade magic weapon, the Five Clouds Thunder and Fire Gourd, is a powerful magic weapon that assists in overcoming tribulations. It can absorb the thunder and fire energy between heaven and earth and attack when necessary. The stronger the thunder and fire energy absorbed, the greater the power. This magic weapon is nothing for the cultivators of the Dingzhang World, but it is extremely useful for the cultivators of the Tongxuan World who need to overcome the forty-nine tribulations. It can help both overcoming tribulations and protecting the Dao.

There are only a few sixth-level mid-grade puppets in the entire treasure hall, especially this one with Yin and cold attributes, which is the only one of its kind.

The ghost baby incarnation's consciousness and magic power are the weakest in the Nascent Soul realm. Even with Lu Cheng's assistance, it is still far inferior to other real Nascent Soul cultivators. Only when he practices and uses Yin Mo Xie Han-like magic weapons and spells, can he be considered a normal Nascent Soul cultivator. But even so, it is extremely difficult for it to afford the Xuan Yin Flying Sword, the Phantom Demon Banner, and a sixth-rank mid-grade magic weapon.

For high-level puppets, top-grade spirit stones should be installed in the body to greatly reduce the mana burden of the ghost baby incarnation.

Under the guidance of Zhong Shixuan, Lu Cheng entered the third floor of the treasure hall.

The third floor is relatively empty, and there is no magical weapon or spiritual object on the surface. Only when Zhong Shixuan reaches the corresponding stone wall and uses magic spells, the stone wall will move away, revealing the treasure behind it.

In addition, the treasures in the stone wall are protected by spiritual restrictions. Each treasure is surrounded by multiple restrictions. Once these treasures are moved, an alarm will be sounded immediately to notify the monks stationed there.

The Jueyin Cold Blade is a black flying knife that is covered with dense talismans and inscriptions as if it were naturally cast. Although it is only the size of a palm, it exudes a murderous aura.

The Five-Cloud Thunder and Fire Gourd is a magical weapon suspended in the void. It looks extremely mysterious. It is probably the spiritual vine of heaven and earth. After being obtained by a cultivator, it was refined with various Taoist methods and finally created.

When the monks opened the stone wall, what appeared in front of Lu Cheng was a skeleton puppet as tall as a person. It was made entirely of dark iron. Every iron bone seemed to devour the faint light around it, making the entire body look even more eerie.

The eye sockets of the Dark Demon were bottomless and emitted a faint red light, as if they could see through the fear deep in people's hearts. Although it was a puppet, each of its iron joints revealed a strange smoothness, as if it had life.

After watching it, Lu Cheng thought about it again and again, and finally chose the sixth-order medium-grade puppet, the Nether Demon Puppet, which is worth 213,000 merits. Lu Cheng also has to pay with the merits of some Nascent Soul cultivators stationed on the island before he can take this treasure away.

Of course, Nascent Soul cultivators can borrow a certain amount of money from the Treasure Hall. Nascent Soul cultivators do have this dignity.

"If the Absolute Yin Cold Blade is used well, it is very satisfying to assassinate and kill people, but if it is used poorly, it is also very satisfying to be smashed and interrupted by others, which is counterproductive. Although the Five Clouds Thunder Fire Gourd is suitable for me, I am also confident that I can survive the 49th Calamity. If I have good deeds in the future, I can exchange this treasure.

I only have this Dark Demon Puppet. If I don't exchange it in time, I'm afraid I won't have this opportunity in the future. It can not only be used to protect the way, but it will also be of great benefit to me in studying the art of puppetry."

Lu Cheng spent all the 200,000 good deeds in just a few hours. Then he left the treasure hall and flew back to Kun Island on his sword.

It was also a coincidence today. When Lu Cheng was flying back on his sword, he encountered a familiar ray of light.

"Qinghan?"

"Husband."

Lin Qinghan also sensed Lu Cheng flying down on his sword, so he flew up to greet him and bowed gracefully.

"I just came back from Sister Gui and discussed some matters concerning the deployment of disciples on the island."

As the two flew back, Lin Qinghan told Lu Cheng everything that had happened.

Huanyun Valley, Bihai Pavilion, and Lingyuan Mansion jointly guard Kunzi Island. While they work together, some disputes and conflicts are inevitable.

When Lu Cheng first arrived at Nanlihai, he defeated two Yuanying Zhenjun of Tianyao Sword Sect in a row. His fighting power was so strong that people looked at him sideways and dared not underestimate him.

However, Gui Dongmei is a fifth-rank, top-grade formation master who can maximize the power of the formation. Under her command and dispatch, it would be difficult for Lu Cheng to compete with her.

The two were evenly matched, but during this period, Lin Qinghan appeared and married Lu Cheng. She wanted to share Lu Cheng's worries and took the initiative to visit the True Lord of the Bihai Pavilion more often. In addition, Gui Dongmei did not really want to offend Taoist Tiexiao, so she was more fair in the deployment of personnel and formations.
"The peach is young, and its beauty is shining. When my son returns, it is suitable for his family."

The peach blossoms are in full bloom, bright and colorful like fire. This girl is gentle and virtuous, she is about to get married and will bring harmony and happiness to her husband's family.

After returning to the cave, Lu Cheng hugged his former teacher in his arms.

Lin Qinghan was a little flustered and blushed, but in the end he did not struggle or resist too much.

"Speaking of which, I am still your former master. How can you always be so rude to me? Tell me, did you have improper thoughts about being your master back then?"

"My little master, it was you who lost yourself because you coveted my Rehmannia glutinosa ginseng. Now that things have come to this, don't blame me."

Red candles and silk curtains, phoenixes entangled, brocade quilts rolled up, a night of joy. Even gods have their own lovers, but being in that position, they have their own responsibilities, they cannot sacrifice the public for personal gain, and they cannot indulge themselves to excess.

As time went by, the entire Nanli Sea felt more and more oppressive, as if a storm was about to come.

Lu Cheng originally wanted to avoid this disaster by taking advantage of the rescue mission, but now he is already in it and cannot escape: if you can't avoid it, then don't avoid it. Some disasters are actually a good thing to accept.

More and more monks from the Northern Region who were in charge of reconnaissance discovered traces of monks from the Southern Region near the Nanli Sea. Monks from the southern regions of the Tiannan region gathered together, flying on their swords and riding the wind, and they were finally going to have a battle on this vast ocean to respond to this murderous calamity.

Being in the middle of this vortex, even Lu Cheng himself was not sure that he could hold on through it, but given his character, he would never abandon the other practitioners and escape alone.

(End of this chapter)