Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 305: Jiusui Jiahe, the Great Samsara Gangsha Hezhen Formation (Please subscribe!)
"Innate Soul-Captivating Divine Light?"

Inside the Taoist temple, the scent of sandalwood lingered in the air. Two Taoists sat opposite each other on a bamboo mat in front of a jade table. The wine in the white porcelain wine glasses in front of them was dark green and a little turbid, but the fragrance was refreshing and mellow.

They were dressed in plain Taoist robes, and their postures were somewhat casual and relaxed. With slightly tipsy eyes, the jade cups in their hands clinked lightly, making crisp sounds.

"The black-clothed boy you met just after returning to this world should be the demon boy of the Demon Palace! Fortunately, Cheng'er, you are alert and did not fight with him. Otherwise, no matter whether we win or lose, the big mistake has been made and we will become very passive."

Huang Longzi stood up and walked away holding the wine glass. The wine swirled in the glass in his hand, reflecting the mottled light and shadows outside the window.

"Demon Palace, Devil Boy, the body of a weapon spirit?"

"That's right. Over the years, as we old guys have cultivated our Nascent Soul, many secrets of this world that were previously unexplored have emerged, such as the Heavenly Demon Palace, the first demon kingdom in the East! This magic treasure can change the world, allowing the cultivators of the Demon Palace to cultivate the alchemy much easier than those outside, but from now on, they can no longer escape from the Heavenly Demon Palace. Once they leave, their destiny will quickly deplete, and they will either die or be injured."

"Master, are you saying... that the devil's palace devours people?"

"Whether he devours people or not has nothing to do with us. The cultivators in the Heavenly Demon Palace may not be of the same mind as the Heavenly Demon Boy, and the Heavenly Demon Boy may not be of the same mind as those 'existences'. What we have to do is to take advantage of this intricate and poisonous spider web and fight for a glimmer of hope for survival."

"..."

Lu Cheng understood, and Taoist Huang Longzi also knew that his most proud disciple and son-in-law understood the meaning of his words.

Therefore, the old Taoist in Taoist robe with gray hair smiled, held the cup in his hand, took a sip, and felt the aroma of the wine penetrate into his heart and spleen, and the blood in his body surged.

Another Taoist priest, Lu Cheng, who was present at the scene, closed his eyes and pondered, as if he was savoring the profound Taoist meaning contained in the words and wine. After a moment, his brows relaxed slightly, revealing his inner tranquility and detachment.

The Taoist palace was surrounded by silence, with only the gurgling of a stream in the distance adding a touch of Taoist charm to the drinking scene.

The two Taoists, one old and one young, sometimes talked and sometimes drank in silence, exchanging Taoism and current affairs, and enjoying this rare leisure and tranquility.

According to the records of Yuanshi Tianmo Ce, the innate soul-capturing divine light can only be cultivated to success at the late Nascent Soul stage, so Lu Cheng turned around and left when he saw it.

That demon boy has been practicing for at least thousands or even tens of thousands of years. Even if his magic power is improving slowly, he is by no means an easy opponent.

"Ha, what a good wine! Cheng'er, you gave this magical wine to the Yuwen and Xiao families in the South Pole Sea. It would be a waste of talent."

Taoist Huang Longzi discovered that drinking this bitter leaf wine regularly could slightly increase a cultivator's spiritual awareness and make his eyes more spiritual, so he said this with emotion.

At the Danyuan Ceremony on the Ice and Fire Island, the Yuwen family and the Xiao family, who had given the most generous gifts, were ecstatic when they received the sixth-grade spirit wine as a reward. After returning, the two families even held a treasure appreciation conference respectively to let the surrounding small families and sects know that the two families had obtained such precious spirit wine, making those small families and sects even more afraid to neglect their loyalty.

In their view, Huang Longzi is the number one True Lord in the universe and has achieved the Nascent Soul stage for many years. It is normal for his two daughters to be able to produce such spiritual wine.

However, when Master Huang Longzi and Madam Baoxiang heard the news, they made a brief calculation and soon realized that Lu Cheng had returned to this world, so they came together. The two of them knew their own business, and it was not easy to cultivate a sixth-level spiritual creature.

"Master is the chief leader in resisting the great catastrophe of this world. Those 'existences' in this world, besides the Heavenly Demon Boy, may have hidden hands. I don't know if Yuhong and Yuxue's channels are being monitored. This is the only last resort."

"Cheng'er, you are alert and cautious in doing things. You have to be so careful when doing such a big thing." The moment before, he was still feeling sorry for the spiritual wine that was given away, and the next moment Huang Longzi was pleased with his disciple's calmness and prudence.

Only people like this can go further in the long journey of life.

During these decades, Huang Longzi had worried that Lu Cheng would never come back, but when he saw Lu Cheng returning, he felt both relieved and a little sad.

"Oh, Master, I unexpectedly arrived at the Dingzhang World this time and got some Taoist magic weapons, which should be of benefit to Master and his wife on their path."

As he spoke, Lu Cheng took out many Taoist magic weapons that he had prepared long ago from his Qiankun bag. Among them, there were only the sixth-level Taoist books:
"Cold Yin Ice Evil Art", "Illusionary Sun Art", "Heavenly Demon Sword Sutra", "Haoran Righteousness Art", "Mysterious Star Pivot Secret Talisman General Chapter", "Mysterious Demon Orthodox Law Fragmentary Chapter", and other fifth-level Taoist books and techniques, which involve a large number of aspects of elixirs, instruments, talismans, and formations.

Taoist Huang Longzi saw these Taoist books and flipped through them one by one. It took him seven days to finally regain his composure after just the first glance.

"With just this one achievement, Cheng'er, you have done a great deed in this world. If this world can escape the calamity of heaven and earth, Cheng'er, even if you have done something wrong, you will be blessed for ten thousand years."

At this moment, Huang Longzi said with great emotion.

But he knew what kind of profound impact these Taoist books could have on the entire Tongxuan world.

"All living things eat grains and have a bond with the earth. I, a Tongxuan cultivator, absorb the earthly evil spirits and heavenly powers, invade the creation of heaven and earth, and seize the mysteries of all things. I must give something back. However, my master has signed a blood oath contract with me for this book "Haoran Zhengqi Jue" and "Xuanxingshu Secret Talisman General Chapter". I can only pass it on to relatives and friends of the same clan to avoid being entangled by inner demons."

These Taoist books are to be shared with many sects in the same camp, such as Huoyun Mansion, Cangjian Palace, Bajingguan, Xiantian School, etc., otherwise the maximum benefit cannot be achieved.

But in this way, if this world escapes the calamity, Lucheng and even the entire Western Demon Cult and the Palace of the Incarnation of Ten Thousand Beasts will also gain great luck and merit.

Of course, if the escape fails, then all these efforts will be in vain and it will be a waste of time.

In the next half month, Lu Cheng followed his master Huang Longzi and began to understand the arrangements made by the cultivators for this world.

The power of the twenty-four demon gods cannot be resisted by the Tongxuan Realm alone, and cannot be defeated. However, Master Qingxuan, Madam Cangjian, Huang Longzi, Chi Shenzi, Gu Yingxuan, and Master Jiao of the Tianhe Orthodox Sect, these high-level cultivators, have exhausted their efforts and come up with some ways to survive.

"Cheng'er, if you were a spiritual farmer, working diligently to cultivate the land and harvest crops, and suddenly one day you found a nine-eared golden rice in your field, what would you do?"

Spiritual planting is the art with the lowest threshold among the hundred arts of cultivating immortals, but the number of cultivators who succeed is not necessarily less than that of cultivators who master the four arts of alchemy, weapons, talismans and formations, because there are too many people farming.

On the other hand, spiritual cultivation has a very good effect on the training and polishing of a cultivator's mind and body. Throughout history, many physical cultivation cultivators were spiritual cultivators or spiritual doctors.

"Nine-eared Harvest is a sign of good fortune. If I encounter something like this, I should immediately protect this piece of spiritual farmland. This is my chance."

"That's right, this is the plan of the three heroes and two clouds of the Eight Landscapes. This is also a test of the Eight Landscapes Yishu Dao method. However, it is not a good thing to spy on the destiny of the universe in this way. If it weren't for the great catastrophe of the millennium, Taoist Qingxuan might not do this. Now there is no other way, just to survive.

I threw your concubine's daughter into this because of the good fortunes. The three heroes and two clouds may not be completely unable to escape from the disaster. This kind of thing must always involve the Western Orthodox Church. "

"..."

Lu Cheng knew that his master was quite dissatisfied with his concubine and her daughter, so he made a casual move.

It is already the limit of my master to be willing to give me an explanation now. As for me, all I have to do is try my best to help Ling'er escape the calamity.

This time, I can't be considered a master. I really want to harm Ling'er. I can barely be considered an orphan and a widow, and I have been bullied a little.

Then, Huang Longzi took Lu Cheng to the Thirty-Six Kingdoms in the Western Regions and Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty. During the whole process, Huang Longzi did not utter a word.

In fact, both Huang Longzi and Lu Cheng used cryptic language when referring to the twenty-four demon gods.

He was just worried about those beings. Their magical powers were too deep and their realms were too high. Even mentioning their names would cause reactions. So Huang Longzi just took Lu Cheng to see them, but didn't say anything more.

However, after more than two hundred years of cultivation and knowledge of Taoism across the two worlds, Lu Cheng gradually saw some clues from the Thirty-Six Kingdoms in the Western Regions and the Tang Dynasty.

As night falls, the bustling night scene of Chang'an City is still in full swing.

Magnificent palace lanterns dotted Zhuque Street, and glazed tiles sparkled under the starlight. On both sides of the street, silk shops, incense shops, and restaurants were brightly lit and bustling with people.

Amidst the laughter and playfulness, the sound of horse hooves and wheels rolling could be heard from time to time, breaking the tranquility of the night.

The two Taoists strolled along the long street, where they saw silk hanging from the shops like waterfalls, the scent of various spices interweaving in the air, and the wine jugs filled with fine wine seemed to be swaying gently, tempting passers-by on both sides.

Merchants from all over the place were hawking their goods. Some had blonde hair and blue eyes, while others had red hair and blue eyes. Their voices were high and low, and could be heard continuously.

Suddenly, an evening breeze blew by, bringing the aroma of food stalls in the distance, and strings of copper coin-like lanterns swayed gently in the wind.

The lapels of passers-by's clothes danced along with the movement. They smiled at each other, or lowered their heads to whisper. Each of them had an expression of admiration for this prosperous era on his or her face.

On such a night, the city of Chang'an is like a huge gem, inlaid in the long river of history, emitting a charming light.

After walking along the long street, Lu Cheng and Taoist Huang Longzi flew high in the sky and looked down. In Lu Cheng's eyes, Chang'an at this moment was a huge talisman, or a formation.

"Our greatest advantage is that we are not in the eyes of those beings. We are too weak compared to them, but the soft are easy to survive, and the strong are easy to break. Weakness is sometimes not an obstacle to survival."

"...The Great Samsara Gangsha Hezhen Formation, which uses all the power of the underworld and combines with the dragon veins, and sends out all the underworld soldiers. This is truly a grand move!"

Listening to the whispers of Taoist Huang Longzi beside him, Lu Cheng murmured the name of a formation. Huang Longzi's eyes flashed with surprise when he heard the name of this formation. He didn't expect Lu Cheng's accumulation of Taoism to reach this level. Even the formation of Taoism, which he was not proficient in, could be seen to this extent. It seems that he has really read and even studied those Taoist books.

For cultivators at a high level, although they may not master all the arts of cultivation, they will more or less understand some of them. It is also relatively much easier for cultivators at a high level to practice the arts of cultivation than for cultivators at a lower level.

The name of the Great Samsara Gangsha Hezhen Formation looks very orthodox, but it was actually created by a demon cultivator. In order to cultivate the golden elixir, this evil cultivator actually set up a formation and sacrificed hundreds of thousands of people in a city.

Although this person was soon chased and killed by righteous monks, this formation was passed down. Although no one dares to use it lightly anymore, it is undeniable that this formation is indeed exquisite.

However, Lu Cheng did not expect that the formation jointly set up by the righteous and evil cultivators of the Tongxuan Realm to deal with the great catastrophe of the millennium was actually this formation. Although there were some changes, the main function remained unchanged.

"This formation and the plan of three heroes and two clouds is our entire plan. We cannot say that it can definitely save the lives of the people in this world from the calamity, but we old guys have indeed tried our best.

... Cheng'er, you have the Golden Boat of Deliverance in your hand. When things become hopeless, take Yuhong, Yuxue and the others with you. "

Standing above the Imperial Palace, Taoist Huang Longzi stood with his hands behind his back, looking down and said this.

Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng bowed deeply.

From these words, Lu Cheng could already hear the master's determination to advance or die. This Taoist didn't have to go to such lengths.

There is no way out for people in this world, but he does have one.

Huang Longzi is certainly not the kind of cultivator who feels compassion for the world. He is just a young and chivalrous man with a proud character. He regards those foreign monsters and gods as whetstones on his path. If he does not advance, he will die; if he retreats, he will die. He links his own path with the fate of all living beings in this world in order to increase his Taoist resources.

Acting so vigorously, even Lu Cheng felt a little ashamed of himself.

If this world falls, he will choose to retreat temporarily, practice in other worlds for three thousand years, and then come back to kill those foreign demon gods one by one.

This is due to the different personalities and circumstances of the two people, which led to different choices, but there is no distinction between high and low.

As the two Taoists were returning, Lu Cheng suddenly thought of something and said:
“Master, when I was in the Dingzhang World, I accepted two spiritual Yin Yuan Fruits as my disciples. They were plant spirits, but because their mothers were contaminated by acquired turbid qi, they could no longer follow the innate path. I wanted to help them reincarnate and continue their path. In this way, I would have two Yin Yuan Fruits…”

Lu Cheng had long wanted to abandon the Nascent Soul magic power of the two ghost babies. There was no way for those who practice Taoism to rely on it to protect their Taoism, but long-term reliance on external objects would be detrimental to their Taoism and path.

The reason why Lu Cheng talked about this with Taoist Huang Longzi was because of the sisters Xiao Yuhong and Xiao Yuxue, among whom Xiao Yuhong had a good chance of cultivating the Nascent Soul. In this way, the other Ghost Infant Fruit could be given to Master's wife, Madam Baoxiang, so that she and Master Huang Longzi could live together for thousands of years.

"The method of Yin Yuan Ghost Infant? There is such a rare treasure in the world! There is indeed a wider world outside the Tongxuan Realm."

Madam Baoxiang's path has been blocked over the years and her foundation is somewhat insufficient. Huang Longzi knows that it will be difficult for his wife to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage on her own, even with his help.

Therefore, he could only exhaust all his thoughts and prepare methods to protect her true spirit and reincarnate. On the other hand, Huang Longzi had to deal with the great catastrophe of the millennium, and he really had no way to spare any energy to help his wife.

Now hearing what Lu Cheng said, he was overjoyed.

With this Yin Yuan Ghost Infant method, combined with the secret technique of Yuan Ying Transformation from the Ding Zhang World brought back by Lu Cheng, it seems that it will no longer be a difficult task for him and his wife to share three thousand years of immortal blessings.

"Two Yin Yuan Fruits, with this, it seems that I can find the alchemy fanatic Huo Xiu to refine the Ghost Infant Pill!" A moment after the great joy, Taoist Huang Longzi suddenly thought of something and murmured to himself.

"Refine the precious elixir, isn't it too risky? Master, do you want to help Uncle Mie Hongzi continue his path..."

Among the hundreds of arts of cultivating immortals, alchemy is the most important.

Since ancient times, both in the world of immortal cultivation and in the mortal world, there have been legends about seeking immortals, picking immortal herbs, refining immortal pills, and attaining immortality.

This is not groundless. In the ancient legends of immortals and gods, Lord Taiyin ascended to become an immortal through the method of external alchemy.

When cultivators refine pills of the same level, they usually make ten pills in one furnace. In other words, given the main ingredients, an alchemist can use one Ghost Infant Fruit to refine ten Ghost Infant Pills. Of course, this is the theoretical upper limit.

In fact, even if one is an extremely talented alchemist, it would be extremely extraordinary if he could produce six or seven pills of this grade in one furnace.

"Huo Xiu has already advanced one step ahead of Master Wang and has been promoted to the sixth-rank alchemist. Moreover, whether from the perspective of the great calamity of heaven and earth or other perspectives, it is always good to have a few more Yuanying Zhenjuns in this world."

That year, Lu Cheng won the Chongyuan Cleansing Blood Flower, and Huang Longzi and his wife invited the current head of the Danwang family, the old master Wang Zaihou, to come to Guizang Mountain to practice Taoism and make pills.

This old master is already the top alchemy grandmaster in the Tongxuan world.

But such a person is still inferior to the alchemy maniac Huo Xiu.

The Dan Wang family has a deep family tradition and has been operating for generations, but they are no match for the independent cultivator Huo Xiu, who suppresses the Wang family with his astonishing talent in alchemy.

Huang Longzi and others made great progress in their Taoism, refined their Nascent Souls, and spread their Taoism. Huo Xiu actually used these scattered Taoist methods to comprehend the principles of alchemy and became a sixth-rank alchemist with the body of a fifth-rank immortal.

He successively refined two batches of sixth-grade elixirs, which made him famous all over the world and also brought shame to the Dan Wang family.

If this kind of person is a sword cultivator, he would be the kind of peerless villain who travels across the world, fights Purple Mansions against Golden Cores, and kills Nascent Souls with Golden Cores.

If he is a formation cultivator, he will be a peerless formation master who can set up a formation that can suppress things for thousands of years.

So, when Lu Cheng mentioned that there were two Yin Yuan Guiying Fruits, Huang Longzi first thought of Madam Baoxiang, then of his adopted sister Zhenren Miehongzi, and then of Danchi Huo Xiu.

This man is arrogant and unruly and difficult to control, but he is just a Jindan Zhenren. With two spiritual fruits of heaven and earth in his hands, there is no need to worry that he will refuse to submit.

"We can also spend a lot of money to ask Taoist Qingxuan to tell us a fortune. If it is a good omen, we can go find that alchemy idiot Huo Xiu. If it is a bad omen, then we can just forget about it and think that the third brother is not blessed by fate."

Although Master Huang Longzi cursed fiercely, Lu Cheng could see that he really wanted to refine the Ghost Infant Pill. However, with his wife on one side and his little daughter on the other, he could only put Uncle Master Mie Hongzi relatively behind.

Next, Huang Longzi drew a talisman in the air, and then issued two talismans. One of them was to order all the practitioners of the Western Demon Sect to search for the trace of Dan Chi Huo Xiu.

The other one was to contact Qingxuan Zhenjun, the Master of the Eight Landscapes. For such a major matter, Huang Longzi would not dare to make a decision lightly without the endorsement of this old Taoist.

After completing these two tasks, Huang Longzi stood with his hands behind his back and said to Lu Chengyan:
"Cheng'er, you are simply a treasure boy. But it is not right for me to just accept your benefits without giving you anything in return. Take this."

As he spoke, Taoist Huang Longzi took out a corpse refining bag. This kind of bag was similar to the Qiankun bag, but it was specially used to store corpses. There was a faint aura of mysterious Yin, and many demonic characters and ghost seals were painted on the bag.

"Master taught me the way of immortality and betrothed his two daughters to me. What else do I want in return?" While saying this, Lu Cheng took the corpse bag without any hesitation.

Taoist Huang Longzi also laughed out loud at this scene:

"You bastard, I will give you all my wealth sooner or later, why are you in such a hurry?"

Lu Cheng smiled and opened the corpse refining bag. He scanned it with his spiritual sense and was stunned:
"Thousand Corpse Sect, Nine Golden Corpses?"

Back then, the Thousand Corpse Sect's ancestor, Taoist Shiqi, used his Xuanyin corpse refining technique to control eighteen golden corpses and roam the world, and no one could stop him.

Some people say that as to the final outcome, the Taoist Shiqi tried to achieve Nascent Soul status and merge with the eighteen golden corpses, but in the end his soul flew away and scattered among the eighteen golden corpses.

Now some cultivators are secretly speculating that this person may have glimpsed the truth of this world, hid himself, and escaped from the Tongxuan world alone.

In any case, that was thousands of years ago.

A few years ago, Lu Cheng followed his master's orders to wipe out the Thousand Corpse Sect and accidentally obtained nine golden corpses. He had no plans to practice the Xuanyin Corpse Refining Technique, so he did not deliberately look for the other nine golden corpses. However, he did not expect to find them all here with his master today.

“My master founded the Western Orthodox Church, which grew in power greatly. Although it was a cover to survive the great catastrophe, it also forced those rats to have nowhere to hide. That’s why some monks from the Thousand Corpse Sect finally escaped and became my disciples. These nine golden corpses are their gifts.

I don't know anything about corpses, so I'll just give you an integer."

Taoist Huang Longzi has already cultivated to a realm that Taoist Shiqi had never reached, while Lu Cheng has not yet cultivated his Nascent Soul. In his opinion, the Eighteen Golden Corpses Formation of the Xuanyin Corpse Refining Technique is, after all, a powerful magical power that will be of benefit to Lu Cheng.

How could he know that the nine golden corpses in Lu Cheng's hands had been mostly burned by him as lamp oil, so Lu Cheng did not gather a total of eighteen golden corpses, and he still had nine in his hands.

"Now all we have to do is wait and see how long the three heroes and two clouds' plan can delay the great catastrophe. If the time comes, we will fight to the death with the Great Samsara Gangsha Hezhen Formation to see if those beings will look down on us enough."

(End of this chapter)