Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 312: Fortune changes, Ghost Infant Pill is completed

"Ah..."

On a deep-sea island, in a cave, there was a constant sound of horrible wailing and roaring. Inside the cave, the old Taoist Canglongsou felt his skin all over his body cracking and the pain went deep into his bones. Even with his eyes closed, he could still faintly see the fists of that scary Taoist punching out.

That was truly a fist of extreme ferocity.

It even surpassed all the terrifying magic weapons that the old Taoist Canglongsou had seen in his life. Could the cultivation of the three treasures of spirit, energy and soul of a cultivator reach such a level?
Many disciples of Canglong Sou were still standing inside and outside the cave.

They didn't dare to get close, fearing that their master would go completely crazy.

"Ah ah... It's not that I'm not specialized in my Taoist skills, nor that I'm not diligent. It's really that the Taoist Lu Cheng has a Taoist lineage that suppresses the Taoist methods of my sect. Even a disciple like him is like this, so what kind of Taoist practice must his master have? Huang Longzi, I can't defeat him."

After hundreds of years of practice, he still has some skills for calming down. Although after transforming from a dragon back into a human body, every inch of bone in his body seems to be shattered, and all kinds of pain, numbness, and soreness surged into his heart, but the old man Canglong was able to suppress it with his own Taoist practice.

He sat cross-legged on a stone bed, practicing his breathing techniques, and forced himself to be alert.

"Then Master, what should we do?"

The eldest disciple knelt in front of the stone bed and asked this.

At this time, this group of people no longer had the sharpness and vigor they had when they first left the Taoist temple.

"Let's go back to the East Sea. Although the East Sea is poor, it can still continue the Taoist tradition. We have been operating there for hundreds of years. No matter how fierce Huang Longzi and the Western Demon Lord are, they can't catch up there."

"This." Upon hearing this, the disciples in front of the stone bed looked at each other, some of them reluctant to leave the colorful world outside.

"But we have accepted many benefits from the Eastern Demon Cult, and I'm afraid the Lord of the Heavenly Demon Palace will not let us leave easily." said the eldest disciple.

"It doesn't matter. The Eastern and Western Demon Sects will still fight each other. As long as we are willing to withdraw from this matter, neither side will spend a lot of effort to hunt us down."

Although many disciples were unwilling, Canglong Sou had made up his mind and they had no choice but to obey.

On the other side, because Yun Linger was taken away, there were only two Yings and one Yun left. The three of them, along with the younger generation of the righteous path, stayed on the island for several days. After making sure that there were no remnants of the Eastern Demon Cult left, they dispersed.

On this day, Qian Hongying, Feng Xuanying and Yun Huang'er flew back to the Middle-earth on their swords, but they happened to meet a group of overseas immortals led by Canglong Sou on the sea.

Seeing this, Canglong Sou clapped his hands and laughed:

"Two heroes of the righteous path and one Yun? It is said that you are the destiny of the younger generation of the righteous path. If I kill you, I will have an explanation to the Lord of the Heavenly Demon Palace."

The old Taoist was seriously injured, but he has recovered after a few days of recuperation. Moreover, he is surrounded by his disciples.

The ocean is so vast that it is not easy to encounter them even if you look for them deliberately. The three of them just happened to run into Canglongsou and his group. It was really bad luck.

"Everyone run for their lives. If you can escape, then escape!"

Qian Hongying, Feng Xuanying and Yun Huang'er had seen the old demon's might before. Let alone the three of them, if it weren't for the intervention of the leader of the Western Demon Cult, more than a dozen masters on the nameless island would not have been his match. How could they dare to confront him?

The flaming flag flipped, the sword flashed, the escape technique turned into wind, and the three people each used their own methods to escape in different directions.

Yun Huang'er had even mastered the art of sword energy and thunder sound, and she escaped with the sword as one.

But under the magic power of a Nascent Soul cultivator, it is still too slow.

Before she fainted, Yun Huang'er only vaguely saw the old man Canglong wave his hand, and a huge dragon shadow suddenly flew towards her...

At the same time, in the Demon Palace of Zhiguan Mountain of the Western Demon Cult.

Because Yun Ling'er had returned, Lu Cheng set up a banquet with singing, dancing and wine in the side hall. Lu Cheng sat in the main seat, while Xue Yuzhen held Yun Ling'er's hand, and the mother and daughter expressed their longing for each other in tears.

At this moment, Lu Cheng felt something in his heart. He stretched out his left hand and counted quickly with his five fingers. Knowing that Erying and Yiyun were in danger, he couldn't help but smile.

Hundreds of thousands of miles away in the barren mountains of the Yu State, Shi Sheng could not find the way back to the village, and he did not dare to go back to the strange cave. He had been living outside in the open air for nearly half a month, and his hair grew like a savage.

Fortunately, there was a big tree in the wilderness, on which grew many unknown fruits. They were not only sweet and delicious, but also made the body warm after eating them. This is how he did not starve to death.

But eating only fruits would inevitably become bland in the mouth after a while, and Shisheng still wanted to return to the village, so he tied a sharp stone to a branch and began to explore in all directions.

On this day, when Shisheng was hunting and looking for a way to return to the village, he accidentally found a woman, a young woman as beautiful as a fairy. She had blood oozing from the corners of her mouth and fainted in the weeds in the mountains.

"Girl? Girl, wake up?"

"…The fever won't go away. If no one takes care of her she'll die soon."

Not to mention that the person he accidentally discovered was a young and beautiful woman, even if he accidentally discovered an old, fat woman, Shi Sheng would have rescued her with his character.

Of course, it might not be as positive as it is now.

Carry the young and beautiful woman back to his temporary home: a relatively clean cave.

Shi Sheng fed the woman some water and stuffed some chopped fruits into her mouth. Looking at the beautiful face of the unconscious woman, the young boy who had not read much could not help but caress her gently, then leaned over and kissed her.

The blood in his body seemed to be burning, but Shi Sheng did not do anything more excessive. He was educated in the customs of the village and knew that girls should do such things voluntarily and with their loved ones, not here with him.

Yun Huang'er, who was seriously injured, woke up in a daze. She vaguely felt someone touching her cheek and there seemed to be warmth on her lips. Just when she was a little frightened, the figure suddenly retreated.

After a while, Yun Huang'er fell into dizziness and fainted again. For a moment, she didn't know whether she was dreaming or not.

"From this moment on, the destiny of the world's three heroes and two clouds has been broken from the inside. Your two sons, Youming and Shisheng, have obtained this great fortune. When they return a hundred years later, it is not impossible to expect them to be at the Nascent Soul stage."

Taoist Lu Cheng smiled and placed a black piece with two fingers.

In front of him, the white-clothed tree demon also made a move, then raised his hands and bowed deeply to Lu Cheng:
"Thank you, fellow Taoist, for making the fortunes go smoothly. I admire you."

……

Although the matter between Youming and Shisheng is worth Lu Cheng's attention, it is a slow move and there is no point in being impatient.

In this world, one of them was born with the sword element, and the other was born with the stone body. With wisdom from previous lives and the blessing of great luck, the speed at which they cultivated the Tao was unimaginable and incomparable to ordinary people.

Moreover, it is not necessarily a good thing for ordinary cultivators to make rapid progress in their cultivation, as their weak foundation may not be able to withstand it. However, Youming and Shisheng are different. The foundations of these two people are better than 90% of the cultivators in the world.

As the years passed, Lu Cheng received good news from his master Huang Longzi. The alchemy fanatic Huo Xiu had already consolidated his alchemy skills as a sixth-level alchemist and was completely familiar with the method of refining the Ghost Infant Pill. He would start refining the pill soon.

To consolidate the alchemy skills of a sixth-level alchemist, one must carefully read and comprehend the alchemy books that Lu Cheng brought back from the Dingzhang World.

Being familiar with the method of refining the Ghost Infant Pill means that this pill recipe has a lower-level refining method. This lower-level refining method is only at the fifth level. Except for one or two key points, the other refining techniques are almost the same as refining the Ghost Infant Pill.

But even so, neither Huang Longzi, Lu Cheng, nor the pill maniac Huo Xiu had great confidence in refining the sixth-grade elixir, especially such a heaven-defying treasure as the Ghost Infant Pill, so there would surely be twists and turns in the process.

The secret room was dark, with only a few ancient bronze lamps on the walls emitting faint light.

This kind of light is mostly used to ward off ghosts and demons. Those who have achieved some success in practicing Taoism can generate electricity in an empty room, so it doesn't matter whether there is light or not.

Taoist Lu Cheng sat upright on the Tai Chi platform under the lamp. His face was solemn and he formed seals quickly with his hands. With every change of his ten fingers, the air seemed to have a more mysterious mood.

His eyes were as sharp as torches as he stared at the Wuyun Thunder and Fire Gourd in front of him. This sixth-grade mid-quality gourd was engraved with strange runes, and each rune seemed to contain the laws of thunder and fire between heaven and earth.

The sixth-rank medium-grade magic weapon Wuyun Leihuo Gourd was once placed in the treasure hall of Cangyun Main Island together with the sixth-rank medium-grade puppet Nether Demon Guard.

After the great catastrophe of the Dingzhang world was resolved, Lu Cheng saw that the price of this treasure had dropped, so he exchanged it. The cultivators in the Tongxuan world were in deep catastrophe, so this treasure was just what they needed.

Originally, Lu Cheng was unable to refine this treasure with his level of cultivation. Back then, he was able to use the sixth-rank magic weapon because of the magic power of the two ghost babies as his incarnations. Now, he is using the Yin-Yang Banner because Lu Cheng threw the Shinto magic weapon, the Statue of the God of Red Heart, into it, which greatly reduced the difficulty of refining.

But it also means that this magic weapon can only be used by him, and it is another form of natal magic weapon.

At this moment, Lu Cheng used his spiritual awareness and magical power, which was very close to that of a cultivator in the initial stage of the Nascent Soul stage, and coordinated with the formation on Zhiguan Mountain to refine the Five Cloud Thunder and Fire Gourd.

It can only be said that the magic weapon is dead, but people are alive. The price of doing this is that before Lu Cheng cultivates his Nascent Soul, this Five Cloud Thunder and Fire Gourd can only be used near Zhiguan Mountain. But Lu Cheng doesn't care. He only uses this treasure to assist him in overcoming the tribulation.

Suddenly, a streak of lightning as thin as a gossamer streaked across the sky outside the Demon Palace and was sensed by the runes on the gourd. Immediately, the entire gourd began to vibrate, making a low and powerful humming sound.

A hint of joy flashed across Lu Cheng's face. He increased the infusion of magic power, and his hands moved continuously like dancing phantoms, injecting streams of magic power into the gourd.

Lightning condensed around the gourd, and flames jumped inside the gourd. Under the guidance of Lu Cheng's magic formula, the two merged perfectly to form a powerful and violent force.

Lu Cheng sensed the fluctuation of this power with his own spiritual sense. The corners of his mouth slightly raised and a look of satisfaction appeared in his eyes.

Lu Cheng knew that once this magic weapon was successfully refined, it would be a ray of hope for the cultivators in the Tongxuan world who were facing the forty-nine calamities. It would help them overcome difficulties, protect their path, and perhaps even enable them to achieve a higher realm.

Who can say that it won’t become a treasure passed down from generation to generation in the future?
Half a year later, Huo Xiu, the alchemy fanatic, broke through the barrier, his body and mind were perfect, and he began to refine the ghost baby pill. This was the first time Lu Cheng met this alchemy genius who had long been famous. Huo Xiu was dressed in a tattered Taoist robe and was unkempt, but he had a scent of alchemy and a clear aura on his body, so no one would think he was sloppy. There were some strange poisonous patterns on his cheeks.

This is because he has been obsessed with alchemy for many years, and the accumulation of elixir poison in his body has affected his physical body. Lu Cheng once met the current patriarch of the Dan Wang family, the old master Wang Zaihou. He was truly an old Taoist who was like a living immortal, with skin as white as topaz, completely different from this alchemy fanatic. There was absolutely no trace of accumulated elixir poison, but this might also be the reason for the gap between the two sides.

Huo Xiu just nodded slightly to Lu Cheng, then strode away.

"This person is too rude."

Two of the five servants who followed Lu Cheng, Rong Jiaoer and Zhou Qingyun, changed their expressions. Even a Yuanying Zhenjun would not dare to behave like this in front of Lu Cheng today.

But Lu Cheng raised his hand to stop the two servants from speaking.

"It doesn't matter. Extraordinary people do extraordinary things. If Dan Chi Huo Xiu didn't have this kind of idiocy, I would be worried."

The Yuanying True Lords of the Tongxuan World did not dare to treat Lu Cheng with disrespect, because almost all of them had received benefits from Lu Cheng in Taoist books and classics. Naturally, they would praise Lu Cheng's weakness a little during their friendship. The people around Lu Cheng had seen it many times and were used to it.

But in fact, Lu Cheng himself knew clearly in his heart that in terms of the Tao, there was still an essential gap between him and the True Lords he associated with.

After all, a fight of magical power is not as good as a fight of Taoism. The difference in realm is like a world of difference in the world of immortal cultivation.

Huo Xiu was refining the Ghost Infant Pill. It was such a big event that his master Huang Longzi and Madam Baoxiang naturally visited the Western Demon Cult's headquarters in Zhiguan Mountain again.

Sisters Xiao Yuhong and Xiao Yuxue were also teleported back to Zhiguan Mountain from the South Pole through a teleportation array. The family reunited and jointly assisted in this grand event of alchemy.

"You three, don't just play around on weekdays, you also need to work hard on your cultivation. Recently, Madam Shen from the Shuang Xiu Mansion said that in five years, a new method of consolidating the essence will be released in the mansion. You three should concentrate on your cultivation and don't delay your cultivation."

Madam Baoxiang and Madam Shen of Shuangxiu Mansion are very good friends. Madam Baoxiang herself is an expert in the art of dual cultivation, otherwise she would not have achieved her current level of accomplishment.

After this scolding, the Xiao sisters' faces turned red. Even Lu Cheng felt a little embarrassed. He looked at his master Huang Longzi, but saw that the old man was looking at his nose with his eyes, his mouth with his nose, his heart with his mouth, and his heart with his heart.

The method of dual cultivation is the right path of heaven and earth, but it is very easy to become narrow-minded in practice. Therefore, none of the eight orthodox religions is famous for the method of dual cultivation. The Tongxuan Realm is the leading sect in this field and is the dual cultivation house among the sixteen evil sects in the world. The Dongyang Orthodox Sect of the Tianmo Palace is also proficient in this method, but it is not its specialty.

Lu Cheng and his two wives are just participating in the research and it is fine if they don't indulge themselves too much in it.

……

Huo Xiu, an alchemy fanatic, is at the top of Zhiguan Mountain, concentrating on refining the legendary sixth-grade elixir - the Ghost Infant Pill - in his secret alchemy room.

He had accumulated a lot of poison in his body, and it was impossible for him to cultivate normally to the Nascent Soul stage in this lifetime. Therefore, Huo Xiu poured all his energy into this refining.

The fire from the alchemy furnace illuminated Huo Xiu's face red, and also reflected the determination and madness flashing in his eyes.

Two years later, Taoist Lu Cheng was drinking tea and playing chess with his master Taoist Huang Longzi.

Suddenly, a refreshing aroma of elixir wafted in the air, and people within a radius of dozens of miles around Zhiguan Mountain could smell it.

Immediately afterwards, a stream of Dan Qi rushed up into the sky like a green dragon. Soon, the originally clear sky suddenly changed color.

"So fast, it took only two years to refine it to this point?"

Although the Ghost Infant Pill is only a sixth-grade low-grade elixir, its properties are extremely special, and even alchemists have very little experience in refining it. Lu Cheng originally thought that Huo Xiu would take at least five years to prepare, but he didn't expect him to act so quickly.

However, the power of the Ghost Infant Pill is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Its medicinal power is so strong that it is close to the extreme of heaven and earth.

As the elixir in the alchemy furnace boiled, as expected, as time passed, the sky and the earth changed color, dark clouds gathered, and thunder was brewing in the clouds, as if the wrath of the sky was about to come.

Lu Cheng looked up at the sky with a solemn expression. He slightly activated his magic power to strengthen the defense of the Zhiguan Mountain magic array. Rays of light golden light condensed above the top of the mountain, like indestructible shields, ready to face the power of heaven and earth.

Boom.

The sound of thunder resounded through the sky, like the roar of a god, and the heavenly punishment of thunder finally arrived.

Refining most of the sixth-level elixirs would not even cause a thunderstorm. However, the Ghost Infant Pill was almost like refining the Nascent Soul with the alchemy method, which was in line with the twelve words:
"To seize the good fortune of heaven and earth is unacceptable to ghosts and gods."

Thousands of lightning bolts danced like silver snakes, interweaving into a huge net of destruction, and together bombarded the defensive magic circle below.

In an instant, the Zhiguan Mountain was filled with light, and thunder and lightning collided violently with the light curtains, with a momentum as huge as the end of the world.

Boom boom boom.

Huo Xiu stood in the alchemy room, feeling every impact of thunder and the shaking of the ground. This was a test of the magic circle and his will.

Huo Xiu's brows were furrowed as he meticulously monitored every detail of the spell to ensure that the refining of the Ghost Infant Pill would not be affected.

The thunderbolt continued and the mountain collapsed, but Huo Xiu's heart was as solid as a rock. In his mind there was only the way of alchemy and the Ghost Infant Pill that was about to take shape.

Outside the alchemy room, Lu Cheng performed a spell and looking down from the sky, he saw a golden Taoist lotus slowly blooming and unfolding with Zhiguan Mountain as the center.

The sixth-rank medium-grade magic weapon, the Five Clouds Thunder and Fire Gourd, suppressed the center of the formation and began to operate and exert its power. Rays of light gushed out and blessed the formation.

The golden light curtains seemed to become excellent conductors, guiding the electric current to converge towards the Five Cloud Thunder and Fire Gourd in the center.

The lotus leaves rolled like golden-red flames. Fist-sized lightning beads kept rolling in the sea of ​​fire, and traces of violent aura seeped out from them. This was a combination of fighting and defense, both defense and collection.

"Good trick. This way, the calamity will be averted."

Taoist Huang Longzi looked up at the sky, looked down at the formation, and stroked his beard, secretly admiring that his disciple's methods were indeed extremely brilliant.

In this way, not only can the thunder tribulation be broken, but the thunder beads can also be stored in the gourd magic weapon. Once it is used when needed, even a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage will not dare to be careless for fear of damaging their bodies.

However, the violent thunderbolt gradually subsided not long after it started.

Lu Cheng and Taoist Huang Longzi showed no joy on their faces. Instead, they looked towards the direction of the alchemy room. The thunder tribulation receded, indicating that Huo Xiu's alchemy method was not successful and he failed at the last step.

"After all, it's the elixir that took away the destiny, so this is normal."

One of the two Ghost Baby Fruits was lost, and millions of spirit stones and other valuables were also lost in the process. The latter was not a big deal, but there was only one Ghost Baby Fruit left.

Such a precious treasure is hard to come by.

"Master, Master Huo Dan has not come out of retreat. He actually wants to continue refining. Do you want to ask Master Huo Dan to come out and take a break?"

Even with Lu Cheng's personality, he was still a little hesitant at this moment.

Huang Longzi heard this and closed his eyes in contemplation for a moment. Then when he opened his eyes, he asserted:
"Don't use people you don't trust, don't use people you don't trust. Can our alchemy skills be higher than Huo Xiu's? Do your best and leave the rest to fate."

Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng nodded, closed his eyes, regulated his breathing, and said nothing more.

He used the Heavenly Demon Algorithm to calculate that he had good fortune in his hands. He had used one third of it on Youming and Shisheng, and one third on refining the elixir this time. Regardless of success or failure, this fortune would be lost. The remaining one third, Lu Cheng planned to use to protect his life and body in the face of the great catastrophe of the millennium.

In terms of realm and Taoism, the Five Elements Reform has already been deduced and perfected, and only Kunpeng's true blood is needed to refine the five elements into one. At this point, Lu Cheng thinks he does not need the blessing of heaven.

Another two years passed. This time there was no fragrance, but the calamity clouds above the sky were thicker and heavier than last time.

The mountain wind was biting, and inside the alchemy room, Huo Xiu's whole mind was immersed in the perfect art of alchemy.

The fire is jumping in the furnace, and the fragrance of the elixir is swirling inside.

However, as the power of the elixir gradually condensed again, the sky suddenly changed. Dark clouds gathered and thunder roared in the clouds, as if expressing intolerance of this otherworldly existence.

Rumble, rumble, after two years, bolts of lightning, like furious whips, mercilessly lashed down at the defensive magic circle below that was formed by the spiritual power of heaven and earth.

The light of the magic circle flickered, and streaks of lightning fell like golden lotuses refined by fire. If Lu Cheng had not come to maintain it, the formation would have been shattered long ago.

This kind of pill tribulation is different from the tribulation that cultivators experience when they are promoted. Others can bear it on their behalf, but it will only increase the power of the tribulation.

The stronger the monk's magic power, the greater the increased power.

Therefore, Taoist Huang Longzi just restrained his own spiritual power and watched from the sidelines, but would not help Lu Cheng.

This long stalemate between heaven and man lasted for seven days and nights. During this process, Huang Longzi went out once because the Lord of the Demon Palace attacked, but was blocked by Huang Longzi.

This was also the purpose of his coming to suppress this place. If Lu Cheng relied on himself alone, it would be impossible to resist the internal and external attacks.

Seven days and nights passed without distinction between day and night, and the lingering fragrance of the elixir shot up into the sky like a pillar of green light. The elixir fanatic Huo Xiu finally lived up to his name, and the Ghost Baby Elixir was successfully made.

(End of this chapter)