Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 293: You will rise with this, and you will fall with this; The fourth transformation of the Great Five Elements True Spirit Transformation Method

The Floating Cloud Spirit Island is isolated in the vast blue waves, with the sound of pine trees and clouds and mist lingering on the island.

A group of practitioners, both men and women, some in Taoist robes and some dressed as wanderers, gathered from all directions, sitting or standing, in the purple bamboo forest in the center of the island, surrounded by swaying green bamboos, singing birds and fragrant flowers.

"Friend You, long time no see."

"Brother Tian Dao, your arm..."

"Well, let's not talk about this, let's not talk about this. At least my body was not damaged. I can just use some spiritual medicine to reconnect it after some time."

"Yes, in the face of the great catastrophe of heaven and earth, it is a blessing to be able to keep our lives. Compared with those Taoist friends who have already died, what are the internal and external injuries we have suffered?"

"Taiwanese friend, long time no see."

Lu Cheng was a solitary person with few friends. He sat in a corner meditating, but he didn't expect someone to come and talk to him. When he opened his eyes, he saw a graceful and beautiful woman in yellow clothes bowing to him.

"It turned out to be Fellow Daoist Han."

Nascent Soul cultivators all have the ability to remember everything they see. Lu Cheng immediately recognized that this person was the good friend of Luo Ji'an from the Tian Yao Sword Sect. Although he didn't know how the other person was so familiar with him, the two of them chatted for a few words.

In this bamboo forest, no matter young or old, the male Taoist priests were all tall and straight, and the female Taoist priests were demure and beautiful. They sat around a stone table, on which were placed ancient tea sets and several volumes of Taoist scriptures. For a moment, the only sounds in the bamboo forest were the aroma of tea and the clear sound of Taoism.

They are all cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage. Even the Taoist children who serve tea and water here have a high level of Taoism. Unless they have special cultivation methods or unusual personalities, this Taoist temple is really like the immortals' ceremonies in myths and legends. If a mortal accidentally enters it, as long as he is not too rude, he will be rewarded with some Taoism by the cultivators present. I can't say he can achieve immortality, but living for another hundred years is certainly not a problem.

when……

At this moment, a Taoist child in white clothes turned into a crane and flew over, gently striking the bell with a wooden hammer.

Amid the long and pleasant sounds of bells and chimes, three great cultivators, Wei Shuyi, a late Nascent Soul cultivator from Bailu Academy, Shi Muqing, a late Nascent Soul cultivator from the island master of Wuyue Island, and Ming Yuchen, a late Nascent Soul cultivator from Xuanxingshu Secret Sect, came to the bamboo forest together, and all the cultivators present saluted to them.

Although there is no hierarchical relationship, practitioners will express respect for high-level practitioners in public. They not only respect the other party's magical power, but also respect the other party's advancement on the road to the great Dao.

Among the three, Wei Shuyi's face was a little pale. Although Shi Muqing's face was rosy, her appearance and energy were a little scattered. Ming Yuchen was even more abnormal. The skin outside the Taoist robe faintly showed a jade-like texture, which was the characteristic of the Five Elements Dharmakaya.

During so many years of fighting, Wei Shuyi, who cultivated domineering magic power and righteousness, inevitably suffered some internal injuries in the frequent fights with magic and swords. His righteousness was extremely powerful in making it resistant to evil spirits, water and fire, but it was relatively inferior in terms of healing internal injuries.

Shi Muqing, the island master of Wu Yue Island, has also suffered some injuries over the years, but the magic power of her Wu Yue Island is of a harmonious nature of femininity and softness. Hard things are easy to break, while soft things are easy to survive. It is easy to defeat her, but extremely difficult to kill her or seriously injure her. In addition, the Eye of the Spirit Spring on Wu Yue Island has the magical effect of recovering internal injuries. At this moment, she is the one with the best combat power among the three.

The one who suffered the most serious injuries was Ming Yuchen, a great monk from the Xuanxingshu secret talisman sect. As he was a sixth-rank talisman maker, he was feared by the Tiannan monks. Over the years, he had been targeted and plotted against, and ambushed and killed several times. Finally, he was unable to escape and his physical body was broken, so he had to replace it with a Five Elements Dharma body.

However, Ming Yuchen is a genius. He cultivated to the seventh level of Nascent Soul in his first life and has not yet reached the stage of tribulation. Moreover, 80% of his skills are in the art of making talismans. Even if his body is damaged, as long as his Nascent Soul is free, it will not be a major hindrance to his combat power.

Over the years, he has fought back against the Tiannan cultivators several times, and at least seven Yuanying cultivators from Tiannan have died at his hands. Once he survives this catastrophe, he will practice in the Xuanxingshu Secret School and use up his lifespan. After the second catastrophe, he will have a good chance of practicing to the Yuanshen realm. He is the most promising Yuanying cultivator in the Xuanxingshu Secret School. Although his Dharma body is built with the essence of the five elements, who dares to underestimate him?
"My fellow Taoists, I am here to pay my respects."

Wei Shuyi responded politely, followed by Shi Muqing and Ming Yuchen.

"I invited you all here this time because I have a great joy to share with you. Seven days ago, my Northern Territory cultivators fought a decisive battle with the Southern Tianxie cultivators at Lifeng Mountain. Although there were some casualties, we won a great victory in the end. In one battle, we killed more than 29 Yuanying cultivators from the Southern Tianxie, and countless others were seriously or slightly injured..."

Wei Shuyi's words spread among the cultivators like a muffled thunder. It had been ten years. Even if we counted from the group of cultivators stationed in Lucheng, this battle had been going on for almost ten years!

A female cultivator couldn't help but ask, "So, this heaven and earth killing calamity is about to end?"

The world of immortal cultivation is extremely vast. Except for the extremely short period of the Immortal Dynasty, there has almost never been any sect that has taken it upon itself to unify the world of immortal cultivation.

The cultivators fight to respond to the calamities of heaven and earth, to dissipate the calamity energy, and to avoid even greater calamities from coming. Even so, the Yuanshen ancestors of the cultivation world in the south and north of the sky will try their best to adjust, to use the righteous path to fight against the evil cultivators, and the evil cultivators to fight the righteous path, to avoid the accumulation of endless blood feuds.

If the calamity energy disappears, there is no need to continue the war.

"Yes, this small robbery is about to end."

When Wei Shuyi was answering the female cultivator's question, Lu Cheng didn't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that he saw a fleeting hint of unwillingness in the eyes of this great cultivator.

“But before the ceasefire decree arrives, the war will still continue. The Yixing Islands, headed by Lingxi Island, are still in the hands of those Tiannan monks. If we cannot recapture these fourteen spiritual islands before the decree arrives, at least we can recapture Lingxi Island. Do you know what this means?
A thousand years from now, the defense line of the 36 islands in the Nanli Sea will no longer exist. How can we face the younger generations?"

Wei Shuyi's words made the cultivators present look at each other in bewilderment, not knowing how to respond.

Most of these cultivators did not want to fight anymore, and the meaning of the great cultivator Wei Shuyi was very clear. He hoped that the cultivators would launch a counterattack before the Yuanshen decree arrived, and seize back the fourteen spiritual islands headed by Lingxi and Yixing Islands.

Back then, the cultivators from Tiannan used one formation to break another, and used the power to shake the sea and move the mountains to break the formations of the islands, which eventually led to the loss of fourteen spiritual islands.

At that time, the Tiannan cultivators had not yet established a firm foothold, which was actually the best opportunity to retake the Spirit Island. However, even after repairing the teleportation array, the Yuanying cultivators from the main island of Cangyun were teleported up in batches, and the Tiannan cultivators had to take on as many as they could.

Even though the three great cultivators from the main island of Cangyun all took action, they were still unable to take back Lingxi Island.

In the end, the casualties were too heavy. The three injured monks secretly discussed and decided to give up Lingxi Island first. In the later stage, they continued to harass the monk Tiannan with the tactic of bleeding, so that although the monk Tiannan could swallow it but could not digest it, they were able to take Lingxi Island back in the end.

This tactic was later proved to be correct. At that time, the Tiannan cultivators had Yin Biling, the direct descendant of the Yuanshen, in charge, and they really did not care about casualties. In contrast, the three great cultivators did not have such a high deterrent power over the Northern Territory cultivators.

Even if they fought to the end, Lingxi Island could not be recaptured. On the contrary, in the subsequent blood-letting tactics, the cultivators from the Northern Territory had a relative advantage.

In the previous battle, the Northern Territory cultivators were careless and reckless, which led to a great defeat. The cultivators who came up from the thirty-six islands of the Nanli Sea were mostly in the early Nascent Soul stage. However, the three major southern demon sects, the Demon Flame Valley, the Palace of Hundred Beasts, and the Heavenly Demon Sect, had more cultivators in the middle Nascent Soul stage, and their quality was superior to that of the Northern Territory cultivators.

On the contrary, in terms of Qi training, foundation building, purple mansion, golden elixir and other low- and middle-level cultivators, both sides are on par. The cultivators in the Northern Territory have better supplies and are in better condition.

If the bloodletting tactic could last for decades, it might really force the Tiannan monks to retreat. But this Nanli Sea was only a corner of the overall battle situation after all. Lifeng Mountain was the battleground that the Yuanshen Patriarch was paying attention to. Wei Shuyi and the other two did not expect that this robbery would end much faster than usual.

After returning to Kunzi Island, Lu Cheng went to Gui Dongmei's cave and explained the situation to the middle-aged Taoist nun:

"Mr. Wei's intention is obviously to launch a counterattack and retake some islands before the decree arrives, so as not to leave troubles for future generations."

"Humph, disasters and fortunes have always been in harmony since ancient times. This disaster concerns the chances of the three of them to achieve their spiritual power. They certainly don't want it to end here. But this has nothing to do with us. Junior Brother Tie, please don't get too involved with them."

Gui Dongmei was dressed in a blue-grey Taoist robe, with her long hair tied up, and no makeup on. Although she was pretty, her face was stern and solemn, and she looked like a true Taoist practitioner.

But she and Lu Cheng have known each other for many years, and they have some affection for each other after all, so she reminded Lu Cheng in her capacity as a senior sister to help him avoid external disasters.

After all, over the years, Gui Dongmei also knew that her junior brother Tie had a vicious temperament. He couldn't be said to be a bad person, but he would undoubtedly attract more external disasters.

"Senior sister is right." Lu Cheng did not refute and nodded in agreement.

After returning to his own cave, Lu Cheng also told his fellow Taoist Lin Qinghan about this matter.

"Huh, this disaster is finally over. My husband, let's guard Kunzi Island well and not interfere in unnecessary matters. After all, Mr. Wei said that as long as we guard Kunzi Island well, it will be a great achievement!"

"Okay, okay. All up to you."

Lu Cheng lovingly patted Lin Qinghan's little head, and was intimate with this Taoist companion for a while, and then went to look through the Taoist books and regulations. He also knew that a serious Taoist should abstain from killing and cherish life. Cherishing life here does not only mean cherishing one's own life, but also cherishing the lives of all living things in the world.

Whether it is Taoism, Buddhism, or Confucianism, they are all correct ways to encourage people to be good.

……

In the same war, from the beginning to the end, both sides will often declare victory, but the exact outcome depends on many aspects such as the price paid, benefits gained, impact, etc.

Lifeng Mountain is a million miles away, and the cultivators of Nanlihai have no idea what the war is like there.

But if one only focuses on the South Li Sea, if the war stops at this moment, then the cultivators in the Northern Territory will undoubtedly suffer a great defeat.

Because the fourteen sacred islands in the Nanli Sea are all occupied by the monks from Tiannan, a thousand years later, when the catastrophe comes again, the entire Nanli Sea will be indefensible.

On Kun Island, inside a cave, Lu Cheng, who was studying a Taoist book, suddenly felt something in his heart, as if an inspiration had struck him.

He stretched out his left hand and calculated quickly with his five fingers. This was the Heavenly Demon Algorithm. Through various calculations, it measured everything in the world and the operation of the heavenly mechanism.

"In the southeast, there is a feeling of Greedy Wolf looking north. Is there any loss to my relatives? Qinghan is in the cave. Where can I find any relatives in this world?"

Lu Cheng immediately used his spiritual sense to sense that Lin Qinghan was practicing magic on the cold jade bed in the cave.

"So, the one who can barely be considered as this person is... that iron girl? I see. You will rise with this, and you will fall with this. She has been too deeply involved in my fate. I cannot bear it. This is bound to happen."

Lu Cheng and this girl Tie Yushuang had never even met each other, and their feelings for each other were very cold, so he was not in a hurry. Instead, he reflected on himself from the hexagram of Tianmo's algorithm, and experienced the prophecy "You will rise because of this, and you will fall because of this."

"I started from humble beginnings with the art of killing, and in the future, I will also perish with the art of killing?"

After Lu Cheng deduced to this point, his expression was indifferent. Although it concerned him, he didn't seem to care and was not afraid of life or death.

At the same time, on the other side of the boundless ocean, the waves were huge, the sky was misty, and the air was filled with the scent of sea breeze.

Just like a storm is about to come, there is an unusual calm before the disaster, and there is an extraordinary killing when the disaster is over.

Only by getting through this last step can you be considered to have survived this disaster.

A group of monks in Taoist robes and with extraordinary bearing were floating above the sea. They had their eyes closed, and were making hand gestures, with colorful light lingering around them.

Suddenly, a clear whistle broke through the air, and a cultivator waved his sleeves, and dozens of low-level spells shot out like flying catkins, suddenly turning into sharp wind blades, slashing at the group of cultivators in the sky. The cultivator on the other side waved his hand, and a long sword condensed from the void, the sword body overflowed with spiritual light, and swung the sword to cut through the wind blades, and the sword energy swirled, turning into a white arc, drawing dazzling trajectories in the air to counterattack.

A cultivator waved a big flag and used his magical power. There were dragons and phoenixes painted on the flag, which caused a strong wind and rolling waves on the sea. He could even summon the sea water to transform into spiritual beasts to help in the battle.

At the same time, another cultivator on the opposite side pinched his fingers and cast a spell. The green jade gourd in his hand expanded rapidly and turned into a huge treasure. It spewed out endless strong winds, which turned into waves, dispersed the spiritual beasts in the sea, and stabilized the situation.

Not far away, a cultivator was holding a Ruyi in his hand. With a flick of his finger, golden light appeared at the tip of the Ruyi and transformed into golden armored soldiers who pounced on the enemy with swords and sabers flashing and their momentum was as great as a rainbow.

The other party used ruler and scissors as magic weapons, and when they were controlled, they changed into thousands of forms, but they were full of murderous intent, they could cut through the void and cut off everything.

"Yu Shuang, we've been ambushed. We can't win. Run, run quickly!"

Mu Yun held the talisman in one hand and flew the sword in the other, and rushed out with all her might, pulling up Tie Yushuang who was still sending talismans and fleeing.

The two sisters were able to survive until today in this long killing calamity, first of all because of fate, secondly because of Lin Qinghan's care, and finally because of their mutual trust and ability to work together to resist the calamity. This gives them much more chances of survival than many others.

But this time the two of them could not escape. A water storm that seemed to connect the sky and the earth swept by with a roar. When Tie Yushuang regained his senses from the chaos, Senior Sister Mu Yun was no longer beside him.

This time they were ambushed and their side was already showing signs of defeat. Tie Yushuang could only cast a talisman to escape first, but she naturally could not feel that there were rays of divine sense sweeping through the void around her, sweeping everywhere with her as the center.

"Is this person really a relative of the Taoist master Tie Xiao from Kunzi Island?"

"Indeed, Master, from the intelligence we received, this person is a direct relative of Taoist Tiexiao."

"Well, your foundation in talismans is quite good. It really shows that the professor is very capable."

Over the years, Lu Cheng killed Ren Qianqiu, stationed at Kun Island, and took action several times, gradually accumulating considerable reputation.

Therefore, after finding out through spies in the Northern Territory's cultivation world that Tie Yu Shuang was a relative whom Taoist Tie Xiao valued very much.

The Yuanying cultivators from Tiannan teamed up to set up a trap, hoping to lure out Taoist Tiexiao for an ambush and murder.

Every Nascent Soul cultivator is counted as one in Floating Clouds. Both Lingxi Islands have high rewards for good deeds. It is not easy for a Nascent Soul cultivator to plot against a cultivator of the same realm, but it is a piece of cake to plot against a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

However, this time's plot and ambush did not attract the legendary Taoist Tie Xiao until Tie Yu Shuang was hit by a flying sword and fell into the sea.

"Could it be that the rumor is wrong? Or maybe Tie Yushuang is considered a relative of Taoist Tie Xiao, but not that close. At least not close enough to Taoist Tie Xiao to make him feel resonant and take action."

The four Tiannan Yuanying Zhenjun present were a little dissatisfied, but they did not say much. Instead, they quickly turned into light and scattered away.

Since it is a trick, there is a possibility of failure, which is natural. Although some low-level cultivators in the Northern Territory were ambushed and killed in this battle, four Yuanying Zhenjun were implicated. In fact, the effort and reward were not proportional, and it was not worth it.

"The little girl doesn't seem to be dead yet. She is still breathing."

"Then let her live. We failed this time, but next time we investigate thoroughly, maybe we can use her connections to plot against the Taoist Tie Xiao again."

"good!"

"As it should be."

A young cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage is not even qualified to be killed by a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Among the four Tiannan Nascent Soul cultivators, there was one named You Jingzhi, who was at the second level of the Nascent Soul. He was nicknamed the Divine Camel because he was born with a hunchback.

But in fact, this person has a vicious temperament. Even in the Palace of Beasts, he keeps to himself and rarely interacts with his fellow disciples.

In this killing spree, he killed three Yuanying cultivators from the Northern Territory one after another, so he has a very high reward on the main island of Cangyun.

At this moment, the divine camel You Jingzhi turned into a beam of light and flew back to Lingao Island, but on a deserted island on the way, he saw a young Taoist playing chess using a stone as a table.

When he saw the man clearly, You Jingzhi was so frightened that his whole body shuddered, and the light he transformed into suddenly shot up into the sky, trying to escape from this place!

"Master Tiexiao? Why would he kill me here? Could it be that he is well versed in Yi Suan Dao and has such a high level of Taoism?
Yes, there is another explanation for why he didn't come to save the girl, that is, he calculated that the girl could survive from death and be free from the cause and effect relationship with him. "

They are all old monsters who have practiced for many years. The moment You Jingzhi saw Lu Cheng, he understood the whole story.

At the same time, by killing one of the people who plotted against him, he could also show the Tiannan monks that he did not care about that young man, and you can kill him if you want, but if you dare to plot against me, you will have to pay the price.

If there was a third person present at this moment, he would have seen that You Jingzhi had a look of fear on his face, as if he was possessed by a nightmare, and the light he transformed into rushed towards the young Taoist.

Behind the young Taoist priest, there was a pair of huge aqua-blue illusory butterfly wings, gently swaying like a dream.

The fourth transformation of the Great Five Elements True Spirit Transformation Method: Spirit Butterfly Transformation.

The Phantom Ice Butterfly is best at illusion. It can transform itself into a shape-shifting figure by reflecting shadows and using the false to cultivate the true. It is a perfect match with the Phantom Demon Banner and the Phantom Sun Technique.

Therefore, when You Jingzhi, a monk from the Tiannan Palace of Beasts and known as the Divine Camel, met Lu Cheng, he was under an illusion and thought that up was down. He wanted to escape but suddenly rushed towards Lu Cheng.

Unfortunately, Lu Cheng had not yet mastered the fifth level of the Five Elements True Spirit Transformation Method, the Water and Wood Transformation. He clenched his fist slightly, and the water vapor around his body dissipated and turned into fire.

It was at this moment that the divine camel You Jingzhi suddenly broke free from the illusion and woke up, only to find that he had rushed close to the Taoist priest.

"what!"

He could not help but let out a sharp howl, knowing that it was a life-or-death moment. He suddenly tore off his Taoist robe, and the hump on his back suddenly swelled, followed by a "hissing" sound:
A large amount of black water and poisonous insects all burst out from the hump, as if a black lake suddenly appeared in the empty space above Lu Cheng's head and covered him.

"The method of mixing insect poison and poison, the art of poison cultivation!"

Seeing this, Lu Cheng didn't care, but took a step forward, and blazing flames suddenly rose around him.

The Great Sun Divine Gang, the transformation of the ancient fire dragon.

In one step, it was as if a huge sun rose in the east. What was the meaning of the method of mixing insect poisons like the black lake before the huge sun?

With the sun hanging overhead and the light shining brightly, dense black water poisonous insects began to vaporize more than ten feet away. Even those that were in the front were burned to ashes by the high temperature before they could get within three feet.

The Fire Escape Technique can travel a hundred miles in one go.

Just like a dragon breaking through the sky, the huge shadow of a flaming dragon brought Lu Cheng and You Jingzhi to the top of the sky, burning everything with fire and destroying all the poisonous insects and poisons on them.

"Ah!"

Although he was wondering why he had not died yet from such a terrifying martial art, the instinct for survival still made You Jingzhi use his own protective magic weapon, a golden bowl. Under the infusion of powerful magic power, this Buddhist magic weapon suddenly spread out a circle of thick golden light.

Although You Jingzhi did not know the secret, but by using his magic power to activate it, this treasure had power close to that of a sixth-tier defensive magic weapon.

However, the golden light has not yet fully spread and has not yet stabilized.

Fire creates earth. In the void, a huge golden ape suddenly appears and roars towards the sky, as if swallowing the sun into its belly, extremely domineering.

Using fire to create earth, the Sun-Swallowing Divine Monkey transformed and knocked it down with one punch.

boom.

Buzz buzz buzz, the golden light of the golden bowl, which had not yet fully unfolded, suddenly shattered under the tremendous force of this terrifying Dharma body.

Also shattered were the courage and body of the divine camel You Jingzhi.

He cried out in agony:

"Physical cultivation, golden elixir power! You are not Taoist Tiexiao, you are a cultivator of the Yuanshen Sect!"

The next moment, a Nascent Soul holding its natal magic weapon quickly vanished and tore the void.

The divine camel You Jingzhi screamed with his spiritual consciousness, so his spiritual consciousness can transmit thoughts faster than light. If he had used his mouth, he would have died hundreds or thousands of times in a fight of this level.

Gold is born from earth, the sword demon changes, the sword locks the soul, and chases for thousands of miles.

The Yuanying realm cultivator's teleportation by tearing through space can only span a hundred miles in an instant at most, but the direction of escape is mysterious, and it is difficult to completely escape the coverage of a Yuanying cultivator's spiritual consciousness in an instant. However, Lu Cheng is different. He uses sword intent to lock souls and chase them for thousands of miles.

Amid the blue sea and blue sky, a golden ancient sword suddenly appeared above the sky, swallowing up the essence of heaven and earth and slashing away.

A hundred miles away, a Nascent Soul just tore through space and flew out. Suddenly looking back, he saw a golden ancient sword slashing across the air in his field of vision, getting bigger and bigger.

"No!"

boom.

The Nascent Soul of the Divine Camel You Jingzhi, who had been cultivating for a thousand years, was killed directly. Both his body and soul were destroyed, no longer existing.

(End of this chapter)