Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 307 Divine Refining Technique

The afterglow of the red sun in the west had not yet completely dissipated, but a strange phenomenon had suddenly occurred above the sky in the Yinshan area of ​​southern Xinjiang. The red and black magic lights collided with each other and suddenly spread for thousands of miles, like the wrath of the gods, breaking the silence of the sky.

The power of Taoism spread around the statue of Lord Chixin, like the red sun in the sky. The burning flames hung in the sky, hot and overbearing, as if to burn all the evil in the world.

This is determined by the duties of the first guardian deity of Taoism, the Three-Five Fire Train King, who is in charge of the supervision and punishment of heaven and earth, and is in charge of natural forces such as thunder, fire, and wind. He drives away evil spirits and cures diseases, and protects the orthodoxy and peace of the great religion.

However, at the same time, the black sun transformed by the Phantom Demon Banner was like a netherworld fire rising from the abyss, cold and strange.

Its inky light contrasts sharply with the red sun, as if it is the despair filling the darkness, trying to devour all light.

Two big suns, one red and one black, hung in the sky, facing each other.

The collision of their energy was like two giant dragons entangled and fighting in the sea of ​​clouds in the sky, stirring up waves.

This wave contained a powerful force that caused the heaven and earth within a thousand miles around to shake. The air in a large area seemed to be torn apart, making a sharp whistling sound.

In such an environment, within the Yinshan Mountains, the disciples of the Western Demon Sect, the Huoyun Mansion, and the Chixin Temple no longer cared about etiquette.

They all used their own defensive magic weapons to protect themselves, and some teachers even took action to protect the weaker disciples behind them.

Everything around him became distorted and strange under the illumination of the twin suns. The shadows of the trees were stretched out very long, like ghostly fingers, pointing to the strange sight of the twin suns hanging in the sky.

The water of the river sparkled, reflecting the alternating light of red and black, like a mixture of flowing blood and the flames of the dark night.

The monks of the three religions looked terrified by this strange sight. The birds and beasts in the mountains and forests flew away in panic. Many disciples looked up at the sky, their faces filled with fear and horror of the unknown.

"Brother Lu, what do you want to do?"

These were the two female immortals, Chen Qingyun and Luo Peifang. Their current levels of Taoism and magical powers were too far apart to allow them to speculate. Even the mere thought of it would be absurd, and the mere statement of it would be wrong.

"Master, Master!"

Rong Jiaoer looked up at the Taoist priest under the twin suns in the sky with a dazed look, his face flushed, and he seemed unable to control himself.

However, in this chaos and panic, Lu Cheng stood alone in the void, facing the two suns with a calm expression. He was wearing a Taoist robe and stood with his hands behind his back.

Looking at the changes in the statue of Red Heart God and the Magic Banner in the sky, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, as if he was waiting for an opportunity to intervene in this change.

Although the scenes around him were shocking, under his might, it seemed as if all the violent waves would be calmed down. His existence always brought peace and hope to the hearts of the many disciples of the three religions below.

"Please, Lord Chixin, grant me longevity and wealth..."

"Please pray to the Red Heart God that my son can return safely..."

"Please, Lord Chixin, bless my wife to be safe and sound, and give birth to a big fat boy for me, and not to have another daughter. I already have six..."

"I beg the Red Heart God to let my conscienceless man die soon. He beats me when he drinks..."

"Please bless me, Lord Chixin..."

Endless desires, at this moment, were like a tsunami, impacting Lu Cheng's mind. At first, with Lu Cheng's cultivation of Taoism, he could burn it away like melting snow with fire. But as time went on, these endless wishes entangled with each other, as if a dark red flame was ignited at the center of Lu Cheng's eyebrows, burning fiercely.

However, Lu Cheng still secretly practiced the Taoist techniques to suppress and refine it.

The soul-refining technique that Lu Cheng comprehended from the two soul-refining techniques and that belonged to his own Taoist system was this:

With his own spiritual consciousness, he refined the powerful faith and will power accumulated in the statue of the Red Heart God for a hundred years, and completely made up for the shortcomings in his own spiritual cultivation of the three treasures of essence, energy and spirit.

After twenty years of deduction, Lu Cheng believed that this method of refining the spirit by uniting immortals with gods was theoretically complete.

Therefore, he had just sacrificed the statue of Red Heart God and merged it with the Magic Banner in order to let the Magic Banner assist him and share some of the pressure.

Nine golden swords drew sharp tracks in the foggy night sky, like nine soaring golden dragons, passing through the chaotic black fog.

They were extremely agile, moving left and right as if they had spirits, closely chasing the spirit that looked very much like Kong Yourong.

Kong Yourong's figure was elusive, and she shuttled through the black fog of the illusion like a ghost. Her magic power surged, forming invisible barriers that prevented the golden sword from reaching her.

After all, she was an old demon with many years of experience. Although she was caught off guard by Lu Cheng at the beginning, Kong Yourong eventually found a way to deal with the nine golden swords.

These nine golden corpse soul swords only serve to extremely restrain myself as I am also a weapon spirit.

In fact, they no longer have the magical powers they had when they were golden corpses. As long as they can use magic spells to block them in time, there is no need to be overly afraid.

Suddenly, Kong Yourong quickly formed seals with her hands, and a deep purple demonic energy surged out of her body, instantly transforming into a huge and ferocious demonic shadow. The demonic shadow collided with the nine swords, making an earth-shaking roar, and the surrounding black fog was forced to scatter.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Kong Yourong flashed her body and turned into a burst of black light, temporarily escaping from the battlefield filled with sword intent and demonic energy.

"What was that Taoist doing? Given his temperament, why didn't he take advantage of the gap when I was restrained by the Nine Swords to harm me?"

Kong Yourong used her magic power, and a dark purple color appeared in the eyes of the black-clothed girl. She looked around, broke through the black fog of the illusion, and saw the real body of Lu Cheng.

At the same time, Kong Yourong also saw that Lu Cheng was using his own spiritual consciousness to refine the powerful faith and will within the statue of the Red Heart God.

"Are you crazy, Taoist? The power of the gods' will is chaotic and filthy, and has been the enemy of the immortal way since ancient times. You actually tried to refine it and take it into your body?"

Although the girl in black was yelling and cursing, she was extremely excited, because in her opinion, Lu Cheng's behavior was almost like putting himself in danger.

Even if this Taoist has profound Taoism and strong power, and is able to refine the faith and vows stored in the statue of Red Heart God, this is Southern Xinjiang Prefecture, and almost everyone believes in Red Heart God. The faith is endless. Can he still go back in time and kill all the mortals who believe in Red Heart God?

Even if it is really possible, it is not a good thing for immortal cultivators to kill mortals on a large scale, and there will be disaster.

So, in her opinion, doing so would put her in a desperate situation.

"Of course. In ancient times, the strongest Taoists were listed on the Conferred God List with immortal bodies. Some were even mortal bodies... As long as there is a suitable opportunity, immortals and gods can help each other."

Lu Cheng raised his head. For some reason, his eyes had almost turned into pure gold at this moment.

Facing Kong Yourong's evil eyes, it felt like being struck by lightning.

"You don't have this chance!"

Kong Yourong grabbed the air with her bare hands, and the Phantom Demon Banner appeared in her hand. She suddenly pounced down, trying to destroy the body of Taoist Lu Cheng.

It doesn't matter whether what the other party said is true or not. Just kill him and let him practice Taoism in peace.

However, two sword lights, one Xuanyin and the other Xieyun, suddenly blocked Kong Yourong's path forward.

It was the two ghost babies who came forward with swords. The eldest ghost baby, whose swordsmanship was more advanced, wielded the sixth-order, lower-grade Xuanyin Flying Sword, while the second ghost baby, whose swordsmanship was slightly worse, wielded the sixth-order, middle-grade Xieyun Flying Sword.

The two brothers were in tune with each other's minds, and their sword intentions and sword powers interacted with each other, leveraging each other's power to generate a large amplification. The sword light was like a net, encircling Kong Yourong.

"Ah!"

Kong Yourong held the Magic Banner and rushed left and right but could not get out for a while. She was furious and shouted loudly:
"Why are you two blocking my way? Don't you two want to be free? Do you want to be someone else's doorman for the rest of your life?"

It looked like just a scolding, but in fact, magic weapons like the Phantom Demon Banner were best at attacking people's hearts and finding loopholes to get in. The black-clothed girl was also the spirit of the magic weapon. With just a few words, many images that seemed real but not real surged up in the mind of the Ghost Infant Boss, causing him to commit all kinds of magic calamities, and the sword light he was controlling could not help but stagnate.

The second ghost baby has been with the white-clothed tree demon for these years. He has listened to many scriptures and read many Taoist books. His Taoist heart is much stronger than that of his eldest brother. But at this moment, this became a flaw. The two sword lights were combined but their hearts were separated, and a loophole suddenly appeared.

But just when the girl in black was about to take advantage of this moment to escape, an old woman in white appeared behind her.

"Where are you going, fellow Daoist? You think you don't have a mother to bully my two young sons?" Along with the words, a crystal needle condensed from emerald green magic power was thrown out. The white-clothed tree demon never made a move, just waiting for an opportunity.

This time when Lu Cheng was giving a lecture and performing a magic show, he invited the mother and son to stay nearby. The reason why they were able to break away from the Jiuli Ding and exist in the real world for a long time was because the white-clothed tree demon never took any action and did not use much magic power.

Once a large amount of magic power is used, the white-clothed tree demon knows that he can only stay in the real world for a very short time, so he must look for the most worthwhile opportunity to take action, like this moment.

"Fellow Daoist, why do you have to make things difficult for me? If I kill this evil Taoist, won't you also escape the calamity and regain your freedom?"

The black-clothed girl was ambushed by the white-clothed tree demon and a divine needle of heavenly wood was pierced into her back. She instantly felt that the powerful demonic energy in her body had transformed into Yi Mu, and that part would no longer obey her commands. Therefore, she used the magic illusion method with even greater strength, trying to influence the white-clothed tree demon, hoping to make it turn against her in the middle of a battle.

However, she had no experience with the White-Clothed Tree Demon, and did not know that compared to this real world, the White-Clothed Tree Demon felt that the Jiuli world was more suitable for his practice as a tree demon.

If it weren't for her two young sons, she could have continued to practice in that world for thousands of years.

Although the environment of the tree demon's dead world is a little worse, there are very few external disasters and no Taoist to help, so it is actually an opportunity for him to practice Taoism.

So at this moment he did not answer, but just added another finger, making the magic energy in the black-clothed girl's body even more chaotic.

Just two fingers later, the white-clothed tree demon disappeared in a golden light.

Lu Cheng was using his own spiritual consciousness to refine the endless and vast power of faith and vows that came from all directions, but he was powerless to give her more support.

"I wish to swear with my heart that the good results I have gained today will be returned to the people of Southern Xinjiang in the future!"

"I wish to swear with my heart that I will be bound to this body forever until the cause and effect are paid!"

At this moment, Lu Cheng used his second move, the Buddhist vow method. He had also read the Buddhist scriptures of the Tianfo Sect in the previous era, so he knew how to use the vow method.

Lu Cheng also knew that the method of cultivating the unity of immortals and gods was rarely studied and practiced from ancient times to the present, and it must be difficult and dangerous.

But he had deduced it over and over again, and there was indeed no problem in the deduction of the Tao. Under such circumstances, if he did not dare to start practicing, it would be contrary to Lu Cheng's cultivation: courage and determination.

The root nature of Taoism is regarded as the key to becoming an immortal:

Courage, perseverance, intelligence, prudence, diligence, good fortune; magical powers, merits, can even be regarded as external studies.

From ancient times to the present, those who want to become immortals must have something to hold on to.

However, Lu Cheng still prepared many backup plans for himself. Using the completely opposite power of the Magic Banner to consume the faith and will of Lord Chixin was one of them, and this vow method was also one of them.

As soon as the two vows were made, Lu Cheng could clearly feel that the burning speed of the Taoist fire in his heart slowed down significantly.

"As expected, the way of gods must have its constraints. It is impossible to obtain the divine power corresponding to the divine position and then have the complete freedom of the way of immortals.

But if you use your divine power to cultivate the way to immortality, and when you have achieved immortality, you can escape from it later. It may not be impossible."

In the world inside his heart, Lu Cheng was also in a void. But when he looked up, he could see a burning red sun appearing above his head, which looked like flames, thunder, and hurricane.

The essence of the soul-refining technique created by Lu Cheng is to use the spiritual consciousness of the cultivator to purify and refine the spiritual consciousness of all living beings and replenish himself.

The consciousness of all living beings is extremely weak, and the mixed willpower is turbid and filthy. This is the case compared to the consciousness of cultivators, but the faith and willpower of Lord Chixin has been purified and refined once. With the help of the Taoist soul refining technique created by Lu Cheng at this time, he can indeed make up for the shortcomings of his own Taoism, but he also has to face the instinctive counterattack of Lord Chixin.

Until Lu Cheng made two vows, it was as if golden chains suddenly appeared in his heart, temporarily binding the red sun.

The more thoroughly Lu Cheng fulfilled his vow, the smaller the counterattack of this divine power would be. However, if he failed to complete it at all, with the difference in the total amount of spiritual awareness between the two sides at this time, the counterattack would be enough to kill Lu Cheng.

But Lu Cheng had already made up his mind to resist the twenty-four demon gods and the great catastrophe that would last for thousands of years.

"The twenty-four demon gods are in a great calamity. Without my protection, the people of Southern Xinjiang will be destroyed. I vow to protect this world and help it get through this calamity."

When Lu Cheng finished thinking about this, the golden chains that appeared in the void had completely trapped the violent red sun.

At the same time, Lu Cheng's mind also returned to his body.

When he opened his eyes, he saw five servants headed by Xue Yuzhen, each holding a sword to guard him. Above the sky, the black-clothed girl holding the Magic Banner was still being strangled by the two swords of the two ghost babies. She was chased by nine golden sword energies and had no way to go up to the sky or into the earth.

At this moment, Lu Cheng only felt that his mind was infinitely elevated and growing, which was a manifestation of a significant improvement in his spiritual cultivation.

At this moment, Lu Cheng even felt that he had vaguely gained the heart of heaven in this world and could clearly see the changes in the destiny of the Tongxuan world. Although this feeling only lasted for a moment, it also made him realize that his cultivation had made a great progress because of the small success in the magic he practiced.

The advancement of spiritual consciousness is one aspect, and the harmonious unity of essence, energy and spirit is another aspect.

……

Nine golden lights weaved through the diffuse black fog, cooperating with the flying swords of the ghost baby twins, chasing Kong Yourong's figure.

Kong Yourong had a light figure and her magic power was unfathomable. She rolled and dodged in mid-air, and each dodge was incredibly skillful.

The distance between the golden sword and her seemed to always maintain a delicate balance. Every time the sword tip brushed past the corner of her clothes, it was always just a hair's breadth away.

However, at this moment, from Kong Yourong's perspective, a huge Taoist figure suddenly appeared in the vast sea of ​​clouds, waved his hand and fell down, covering the sky with his palm, leaving nowhere to escape.

"Okay, stop making trouble. You are not Kong Yourong, but a new soul. Why do you have to accept her karma?
This demon has done so much evil, what good will it do you if you bear her karma? "

"No!"

The girl in black listened to the whispering of the gods in her ears, and her mind lost for a moment. When she came to her senses, she had nowhere to escape under the giant palm.

boom.

Compared to the overwhelming power that covered the sky and the earth, just a tiny fluctuation of the vital energy of heaven and earth announced the end of this battle.

Lu Cheng used the Taoist art of refining the spirit to perfectly master the power of the Red Heart God, and suppressed the phantom demon spirit, fusing the two magic weapons to a certain extent.

A moment later, a long banner fell from the sky. At this time, the evil aura of the Demonic Banner, or the Samsara Banner, had completely disappeared. Instead, black and white light was flowing on it, emitting a pure, elegant, and unpredictable aura of Taoism.

After receiving the treasure, he sensed some kind of change in destiny. Lu Cheng turned around and said:
"Boss, second brother, let's get out of this calamity!"

The eldest ghost baby and the second ghost baby looked at each other. Based on the trust they had accumulated in their master over the years, they each took out a sixth-level innate sword that they had prepared long ago, controlled the flying sword, and slashed the other's chest.

The innate sword here refers to the sixth-order flying sword that has never killed anyone or been stained with blood since it was forged.

Although Lu Cheng looked tired, he quickly took out the soul-nourishing wood he carried with him and moved it to the position where the two ghost babies were released. He saw two tiny golden lights falling on the soul-nourishing wood, and then he used the jade bottle that had been prepared long ago to collect the two ghost babies.

Xue Yuzhen, Lin Wanrong, Rong Jiaoer, Zhou Qingyun and Fang Shiman were watching on the side, confused. If they knew the function of the ghost baby's body, they would probably go crazy immediately and might even attack Lu Cheng.

However, there has never been a spiritual object like the Ghost Baby Fruit in the Tongxuan World, so there is no trouble in this regard.

"The sermon is over for today. You may all go away."

After saying that, Lu Cheng rode on a cloud and flew away first. He was indeed extremely tired.

The reason why all the practitioners gathered here to preach was to gather their luck and respond to the destiny. Although the first half was indeed about the scriptures of the magic way, in the second half, Lu Cheng used the orthodox Taoist method to break through the side door on the spot.

Using the great power of Taoism to suppress the backlash of the phantom demon can naturally have a huge impact on the hearts of the Western magic cult practitioners.

Just put the Tao before the devil. Once you have this idea in your mind, it will gradually produce profound changes. And for the disciples of Chixin Temple and Huoyun Mansion, of course, it will make them more determined to follow the Tao.

(End of this chapter)