Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 314: Yin-Yang Ceremony, Kunwu Palace
The quaint red wooden building stands in the mist in the deep mountains, like an old beauty, quietly telling a thousand-year-old story.

The patterns of flying dragons and phoenixes among the carved beams and painted buildings are vivid and mysterious. Wind chimes are hung on the eaves of each floor, tinkling in the wind.

The twelve floors of the attic rise high into the sky, and the area of ​​each floor gradually decreases, but its exquisiteness is not diminished at all.

At dusk, the afterglow of the setting sun shines on the attic, and the golden light contrasts with the warmth of the wood.

On the attic door, the three characters "Kunwu Palace" were written in a flamboyant style. It looked like the calligraphy was very well done, with a hint of Taoism between the words.

Lu Cheng and his fellow Taoist sisters, the Xiao family, entered the pavilion together. Lu Cheng casually scanned the surroundings with his spiritual sense and found that the inside of the pavilion was empty, with faint wisps of white mist lingering around.

Xiao Yuhong took out the jade token, and a bronze lamp beside her suddenly lit up. Flames flew out of it, guiding the three people forward between the pavilions and waterside terraces.

At the entrance of the seventh floor stood a beautiful female cultivator with a graceful figure, beautiful face, dignified and elegant, wearing a light white Taoist robe. Her hair was piled up like light clouds behind her head, her back was straight, and her expression was indifferent. The two clear eyes under her cloud-like eyebrows were the most moving. Her gaze was like a cloud of mist when it moved around, very charming. At this moment, the wide sleeves of her Taoist robe were gathered in front of her, and she suddenly smiled, just like the sea of ​​clouds on the horizon, illuminated by a ray of sunlight, and stretching out.

This female cultivator seemed to be charming in her every move. If a person with a weak will met her, he would probably be shaken on the spot.

Lu Cheng has been practicing Taoism for many years and is very experienced. He has also seen many beauties in the world. When he saw a female cultivator with this kind of temperament, he knew that this woman must have practiced the art of seduction.

From ancient times to the present, countless cultivators in the world of Tongxuan cultivation have died unjustly at the hands of such women because they could not resist the temptation of beauty.

This kind of thing happened in the past, it still happens now, and it will happen again in the future.

"It is a great honor for the Tianzong couple to come to our small gathering at Fenglou. However, I apologize for not being able to come and welcome you due to my duties."

The female cultivator who practiced the charm technique was the current master of Shuangxiu Mansion, Shen Liuyue.

Shuang Xiu Mansion is ranked as one of the sixteen evil sects in the world for its technique of dual cultivation of charm, but in fact, this sect is not dominated by female cultivators, it’s just that the proportion of female cultivators is relatively high, including all Qiankun cultivators.

This sect has been attached to Beichen Sword Sect for nearly a thousand years, and has also acquired some impressive sword-cultivation skills. It is particularly good at combining the swords of two Taoist partners to double their power.

But the Qigong method of Shuang Xiu Mansion is ultimately based on the dual cultivation technique. Although the dual cultivation method is a great way, it is also a dangerous method of planting lotus in fire, transforming consciousness into wisdom, and somersaulting on the tip of a needle. It cannot be done by people without great courage and perseverance.

However, there are few cultivators like that, so over the past thousand years, the Shuangxiu Mansion has occasionally seen a few palace masters whose magical powers are not inferior to those of the eight orthodox religions and the four demonic sects. However, after these people died, the entire sect quickly weakened again, and the new palace master who took over still had to survive in the cracks between various forces, just like the current Palace Master Shen Liuyue.

Of course, this is how Lu Cheng and the Xiao sisters see it from their own standpoints. From the perspective of the vast majority of cultivators in the Tongxuan Realm, the Shuangxiu Mansion is a behemoth with a profound Taoist heritage and a strong foundation.

The disciples of the sect can build foundation, condense the evil spirit, refine the qi, and form the elixir by practicing dual cultivation and enjoying pleasure, and they can directly achieve immortality. I don’t know how many cultivators who don’t know the inside story are envious of them.

The Yin-Yang Ceremony was held in Kunwu Palace every year, so it was also called Fenglou Small Meeting, which was inspired by the fact that the phoenix would only roost on the Wutong tree.

During this grand ceremony, Shuangxiu Mansion will auction off the latest classics and skills that have been developed in the mansion over the past hundred years.

In the past, Huang Longzi and Madam Baoxiang participated in this Fenglou gathering. Madam Baoxiang was able to cultivate the golden elixir and benefited greatly from the dual cultivation techniques.

"During this ceremony, the Three Fairy Islands in the East China Sea sent 24 thousand-year-old pearls from the East China Sea. If you use them on your body, your skin will be as smooth as jade and you will always be young. The two ladies must not miss this opportunity. You must also bring one back for Sister Baoxiang."

Even though Lu Cheng was listening to the conversation between Shen Liuyue and the Xiao sisters, he did not comment.

The twenty-four thousand-year-old pearls in the East China Sea are obviously extremely powerful treasures. If they fall into the hands of a weapon refining master and are transformed into the twenty-four heavens, they will be precious treasures regardless of whether they are in the Taoist, Buddhist, or demonic lineage.

Now, these female fairies are preparing to grind it into powder for internal and external use.

The four of them exchanged a few polite words with each other, and then Lu Cheng and the Xiao sisters entered the second floor of Kunwu under the guidance of the Taoist boy.

"This Palace Master Shen really knows how to do business. If the twenty-four East Sea thousand-year-old pearls were sold together, they would only be sold for the price of a sixth-tier magic weapon at most. But if she sells them separately like this, it is not unusual for the price to triple or quadruple."

Xiao Yuhong and Lu Cheng were chatting and laughing softly, their eyes full of smiles.

Lu Cheng smiled and replied: "At least we should let Master's Wife, you and my younger sister all have one."

Among the hundred arts of cultivating immortality, alchemy and robbery cultivation are the most profitable, but in fact, the real way to make money is not in the hundred arts of cultivating immortality. As long as a cultivator still makes money with his own brain, physical strength, and time, they can never compare with running a family or a sect.

Master Huang Longzi and his disciple Lu Cheng successively took charge of the Western Demon Sect. In a sense, the private treasury of this sect belonged to the two of them, which was a sum that alchemists and calamity cultivators could never earn in their entire lives.

"I asked you to buy one more and take it to your sister Yuzhen, so that you won't be kicked out of the room and make me feel sad."

Xiao Yuhong made a rare joke, leaving Lu Cheng speechless.

Inside Kunwu Palace, the light was as bright as day, and the walls were inlaid with huge pearls that emitted a soft glow.

In this bright space, a stone platform is placed in the center of the seventh floor, with dozens of chairs placed around the four corners. More than a dozen senior cultivators are already sitting quietly.

These monks were dressed in robes of various colors. Some closed their eyes to rest, while others calmly flipped through the jade slips in their hands. Some of them chose to wear masks and some chose not to, but each of them had a strong aura of magical power.

The monks either sat in deep thought or talked in low voices with those around them. Occasionally, a few discussions about their experiences in cultivation could be heard, but it did not seem noisy.

This grand ceremony was not only a way for Shuang Xiu Mansion to make friends with other practitioners, but also an important source of income. The treasures auctioned on the altar were often worth millions of spirit stones.

The Xiao sisters were on Lu Cheng's left and right, and the three of them sat together. After looking around at first, they closed their eyes and rested.

With the current momentum of the Western Demon Cult and Lu Cheng, they should have received a higher level of reception, but Shuangxiu Mansion is a sect that depends on Beichen Sword Sect. The previous leader of Beichen Sword Sect, Fei Hanyu, died at the hands of Lu Cheng only a few years ago. It was already a great effort that Shen Liuyue dared to receive Lu Cheng and his wife.

If it weren't for this Dharma Assembly, which is also a rare occasion that gathers high-level cultivators from the Tongxuan cultivation world, Lu Cheng might not have come. Although he is not afraid, it is not a good thing to be ambushed and killed by the Beichen Sword Sect all the time.

After waiting for less than half an hour, Lu Cheng suddenly sensed a familiar consciousness. He opened his eyes and looked in that direction, only to see his old friend looking into his eyes.

Gu Qinghong, the most outstanding disciple of the Eight Views in his generation, was dressed in a white Taoist robe, looking as relaxed and elegant as he was in the past, overlooking the clear stream.

When the two sides met for the first time, Lu Cheng was still a foundation-building cultivator participating in the Eight Scenic Spots Dharma Assembly hosted by the Eight Scenic Spots. In the blink of an eye, more than two hundred years have passed.

Gu Qinghong nodded slightly to Lu Cheng, and was seen by a blue-robed monk who followed her. The monk smiled and asked Gu Qinghong something, but the nun shook her head and said no.

"Ok?"

When Lu Cheng saw the blue-robed monk, he was slightly surprised, because the feeling this person gave him was similar to those Yuanying Zhenjun realm monks in the Dingzhang world.

In recent years, the number of Yuanying Zhenjun realm cultivators in the Tongxuan cultivation world has increased significantly, but the cultivators attending the Fenglou meeting are still mainly Jindan Zhenren realm cultivators.

This blue-robed monk has an aura of power among this group of Jindan Zhenren that overwhelms them all.

"The Eight Landscapes are really resourceful. I didn't expect that they have already contacted the Yuanying cultivators of the human race outside the realm. I just don't know which of the Nine Realms they are from."

Taoist Huang Longzi has a strong character, but he has also prepared a backup plan for his wife and daughter, the Golden Boat for Deliverance, so that Lu Cheng can take them away from this world when things get out of hand.

The Eight-viewing Master Tongxuan is proficient in the Book of Changes. He is able to contact the foreign sects and even attract foreign aid. Lu Cheng is not surprised, but he may have to pay some price for this:
The fact that Gu Qinghong and the blue-robed monk participated in the Yin-Yang Ceremony together speaks out some information.

The blue-robed monk had a young face, but his eyes revealed a sense of vicissitudes. Lu Cheng had seen several such monks when he was in the Dingzhang World. They should be Yuanying Zhenjun who had practiced for thousands of years and had even gone through a tribulation once.

It might be a bit unfair to Gu Qinghong, a gifted girl of heaven, to let her Nascent Soul Seed marry the other party.

But on the other hand, if the other party were to join this great catastrophe that had nothing to do with them, and even drag the entire sect behind them, it would not be worth it for the blue-robed monk.

Transactions and exchanges like this are bound to involve many aspects and angles, and even if you are involved you may not be able to figure it out.

Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Shen Liuyue from Shuang Xiu Mansion broke the silence and spoke first:

"My fellow Taoists, the time is almost up. I think we should start this Dharma Assembly from now on. The Dharma Assembly rules are clearly written on the invitation letter. Please follow the rules of this government."

(End of this chapter)