Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 381: The Devil's Algorithm, the Battle of Yi Suan

Inside the pagoda with black and gold patterns, dim light shines through the hollow window lattices, casting mottled shadows.

On the fifth floor of the pagoda, the broken body of the Skyfire Boy with three heads and six arms was tied up and hung up with talisman chains.

The tadpole-shaped Taoist inscriptions floating on the tower wall glowed faintly, suppressing the red demonic fire that filled the air until only scattered sparks remained.

In the void, a gaze was looking down at him.

This seemed to create some kind of stimulation, and at this moment, the tower suddenly shook violently.

The bloodshot pupils in the center of the Skyfire Boy’s head suddenly opened, he looked up to the sky and roared, with lava-like patterns on his six arms emitting dark red light.

"Damn you, let me go!"

"One day, I will tear down this broken tower of yours!"

Buzz buzz buzz... clang, clang, clang, clang.

Three of the talisman chains that bound the Skyfire Boy broke one after another, and rays of fire spread out from his body, weaving a blood-red spider web in the void, impacting the pagoda so much that it shook continuously.

"Be careful, he is actually burning his own essence!" Xiao Yuhong flipped his palm and summoned the power of the Demon Refining Heart Sutra. The scriptures on the walls of the tower broke through the walls, dancing in the wind, and fell on the demonic light and flames around the Sky Fire Boy, suppressing him again.

The Demon Refining Pagoda is extremely mysterious, and the Demon Refining Heart Sutra is also extremely effective in restraining demons and evil creatures. Sisters Xiao Yuhong and Xiao Yuxue can even rely on the original aura of different demons at different levels to conflict with each other and consume each other, making it harder for them to escape.

But for a man like Skyfire Boy, who has great magical powers and has just been recruited, his fierceness has not changed. It's just that he is fighting hard alone, but I'm afraid that he will make the demons on other floors want to escape, and work together to fight, then it is really possible to destroy the entire Demon Refining Pagoda.

Fortunately, the monsters in the tower were like crabs in a fisherman's bamboo cage, entangled and pulled each other, and none of them wanted to let the other out before them.

As long as one stays in this tower for a long time, under the operation of the Xiao sisters, the demonic energy in the tower will be restrained and dissipated, and the demons in the tower will become weaker and weaker, and it will be less and less likely to escape.

"Yuxue, open the Xun position array."

"Yuhong, the transformation from Li fire to Kan water."

Not only did the Xiao sisters take Lu Cheng's Taoist books for reference, Lu Cheng was also very familiar with the Demon Refining Heart Sutra created by the two sisters. In addition, he was in a high position and his ability in fighting was far superior to that of the two sisters, so he did not hesitate at all when the Xiao sisters changed their spells.

As the spells changed, the situation in the pagoda changed abruptly. The positive energy of Qianyang that had suppressed the demons suddenly turned into a cold current of extreme yin. The red flame that the Heavenly Fire Boy was about to condense was instantly frozen, and the five-colored words flying in the sky were colorful and mysterious.

Just by relying on his own changes, he was able to suppress the madness of the Skyfire Boy.

During this process, Lu Cheng also saw a lot of things.

"So that's what's going on. I'm afraid this trip of ours will bring us disaster."

Inside the valley of Yandang Mountain, a great victory had just been won, in which demons were slain and many fire ants were killed. The group of cultivators were in high spirits and were drinking and chatting happily in the valley.

Miao Chuyun, Shi Sheng, Yun Huang'er, Yuwen Zheng, Wu Lingjun and others were originally gathering with other practitioners when they suddenly received spiritual talismans. They apologized and returned to the caves they had carved out of the wall in Yandang Mountain.

"Meet the Master."

"Meet the true king."

The way disciples and their fellow disciples bowed was of course different. Inside the cave, these people stood on the left and right.

Taoist Lu Cheng sat high on the central platform, Madam Xiao Yuhong sat on his left, and Madam Xiao Yuxue sat on his right. They all had a faint trace of magical power, and it was obvious that they had just practiced their profound skills.

"What do you think of today's victory?"

"...Master, are you referring to the Skyfire Demon from today?"

Everyone present understood Taoist Lu Cheng's character, and of course knew that he was not asking everyone to come and sing his praises.

Among all the cultivators, Miao Chuyun had the best comprehension, so she was the first to react and asked this question.

"That's right. Spirit insects are dull-witted. Even sixth-level spirit insects often don't have their intelligence opened. I originally thought that the fire ant swarms in this Fiery Realm were the same. I never thought that they had actually developed into a tribe."

"This, can't be!"

All the cultivators present were somewhat frightened by Lu Cheng's judgment.

If they have no wisdom, then even if they have the power of a seventh-order spirit, there is nothing to be afraid of. But if this judgment is correct, the swarm of gold-gnawing fire ants already possess wisdom, then the Demon Ancestor who lives in the sky is a cultivator at the seventh-order spirit realm.

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Zheng exclaimed in surprise.

“I had a vague feeling that something was amiss. Although this Heavenly Fire Tribulation was extremely violent, it would not leave the cultivators of the five sects in Haiyuan City completely helpless. They could always control those within their sphere of influence. Why would millions of people die every time?
But if that ant ancestor is a seventh-level soul cultivator, then all this makes sense. They dispatched elite soldiers from various sects to me, and they were also roasting me on the fire, while testing whether there really was a soul sect behind us.

If there is, then you should know the taboos.”

As Lu Cheng spoke, he stretched out his hand and counted quickly with his five fingers, then withdrew his hand after a moment to assist in his own deduction.

"Just to take into account the will of a spirit, tens of millions of people have to die every few hundred years?" Xiao Yuxue asked with some disbelief.

"Those Yuanshen ancestors only care about their own cultivation and want to ascend to heaven as soon as possible. They don't care about the lives of ordinary people?" Shi Sheng said angrily. Among the many disciples in Lu Cheng, this boy has the most kind and honest character, but at this moment he is also the most annoyed and angry.

"Brother Lu, this time, after you, the cultivators from the five sects and even many scattered True Lords have gathered their forces to put out the Heavenly Fire Disaster."

Wu Lingjun asked this after a brief thought.

“If my guess is correct, the Five Sects’ True Lords probably won’t bring many people with them, and won’t be far from Haiyuan City. They will only extinguish some small-scale Heavenly Fire Disasters. The ones who will really fight to the death are those Nascent Soul cultivators and Loose Immortals from all walks of life who have come here.”

Haiyuan City still wanted to reduce its own damage, but it could not do so at the cost of more casualties among the Five Sects' True Lords.

"Master, what should we do next? Should we retreat to Haiyuan City now?" Yuwen Zheng felt terrified when he thought of a primordial spirit insect ancestor staring at him coldly above the sky, and asked this.

Retreating to Haiyuan City at this time, even if the seventh-level gold-gnawing fire ants really attack, it is impossible to destroy Haiyuan City, this is undoubtedly the safest approach. After Yuwen Zheng's words, there was a long silence.

Finally, after a cup of tea, under the gaze of the cultivators in the cave, Lu Cheng slowly opened his eyes and said calmly:
"It has come to this, the root of the disaster has been planted. Behind the gold-gnawing fire ants is the Fiery Saint Ancestor, and behind the overseas monsters is no demon clan great saint? It would be better to hide the yin and yang and take advantage of the fire!"

That night, Lu Cheng sent Shi Sheng, Yun Huang'er, Yuwen Zheng, Wu Lingjun and others out to gather intelligence in order to verify his guess.

Only the second disciple Miao Chuyun was left in Yandang Mountain to train the five sects of cultivators. At the same time, Lu Cheng continued to deduce the Heavenly Demon Algorithm and moved these people around.

Less than half a month had passed when Shi Sheng, Yun Huang'er, Yuwen Zheng, Wu Lingjun and others returned one after another.

The news brought back was not much different from what Lu Cheng had guessed. The True Lord cultivators from the five sects in Haiyuan City indeed brought very few people with them, and they did not go far away from Haiyuan City. On the contrary, those True Lord cultivators who came to Haiyuan City from other realms did not know the pros and cons, and went further and further away for the sake of hunting monsters for merit.

However, they have completely forgotten that in this world, things that do not require a deep background but can quickly bring huge benefits often hide greater dangers.

"According to my investigation, the skyfire disasters around Haiyuan City seem to be more frequent during this period, and in the past half month alone, four True Lords have died in the skyfire disasters."

Shi Sheng held up a Taoist hat and bowed to Taoist Lu Cheng and said this.

"It's already five. Three days ago, Master Yuanfeng died in battle outside Yuhe City." Yuwen Zheng added with a grim expression.

His lifelong pursuit was to achieve the Nascent Soul stage, but now it seemed that even if he cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage, he would not be able to enjoy a thousand years of immortal bliss.

"I understand why the five sects of Haiyuan City concealed the danger even though they suffered heavy casualties among their Yuanying True Lords. The Gold-gnawing Fire Ants are also high-level spiritual creatures, and the cultivators of the Fiery Law Realm are even more familiar with their mysteries. However, it is too late to hide from these vicious insects on ordinary days. They only frequently appear in the mortal world during the Heavenly Fire Disaster, so there is no need to risk going to the Nine Heavens to hunt them."

Yun Huang'er's supplement further improved Lu Cheng's inference.

At other times, fifth- and sixth-level spiritual objects are not so easy to obtain, so the five sects of Haiyuan City took advantage of the situation. They could not only investigate the forces behind Lu Cheng and others, but also obtain a large amount of resources.

As for the monster hunting merits in Haiyuan City, although they can be used to exchange for many spiritual objects, many monks also use them to exchange for Taoist books and classics, which are extremely low-cost treasures.

Although this approach is cruel, it really kills several birds with one stone.

"It's probably not easy to enlighten a spirit insect. The little fool in your Master's Tower must be a treasure of their clan. This fire disaster is aimed at me."

At this moment, Lu Cheng and his group were stationed in a forest.

During these days, Lu Cheng no longer cared about the loss of energy and effort caused by the Heavenly Demon Algorithm, and used this great method to frequently seek good fortune and avoid danger.

No one understood why Master Lu took everyone to fly back and forth like this, making turns and even escaping back and forth, but they didn't know that if it weren't for Lu Cheng's efforts to avoid danger, the fire disaster that burned and killed several Masters would have fallen on their heads long ago.

There are few monsters that are good at easy calculations, and the spiritual insects are dull-witted. The attainments of the Holy Ancestor of Fiery Fire in this area are probably not better than Lu Cheng's.

Lu Cheng led the cultivators in many twists and turns, even traveling back and forth, but there were still many heavenly fire disasters to be eliminated. The advanced method of Yi Suan was to choose a path that best suited the cultivator's own interests among countless possible futures.

Inside the cave, a bronze incense burner was emitting curls of green smoke.

A Taoist priest sat cross-legged on a brocade cushion, his five fingers clasped on his knees, his whole body's Qi in harmony with the earth's spiritual meridians.

A ray of night light slanted in from the crack in the stone mansion, making Lu Cheng's eyes and eyebrows look like they were soaked in frost and snow.

He closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing for a moment, then suddenly put his fingers together to draw a mysterious trajectory in the air.

The cave suddenly became dark, with only the stars flickering inside, as if the entire sky had been moved into this small space.

"The heavenly fire disaster starts from Tan Lang and ends with Teng Snake." Lu Cheng murmured, pinching his five fingers rapidly.

Every time he pinched it, it seemed as if a star fell from the stone cave, splashing light.

The spiritual tea in the teacup on the right moved without wind, creating tiny ripples, and the surface of the water seemed to reflect the turbulence of the stars.

Suddenly, golden red vertical lines appeared between Lu Cheng's eyebrows. He had pushed the Heavenly Demon Algorithm to its limit, and fine beads of sweat oozed out of his pores, damaging his heart and blood.

All of a sudden, thousands of illusions appeared before my eyes: red ants gnawing at the veins of the earth, flowing fire burning the city, and countless lives turned into charred bones in the sea of ​​fire. The picture suddenly shattered, and then reorganized into the "Earth Fire Ming Yi" in the hexagram.

"No!" Lu Cheng suddenly opened his eyes, flames flashed in his eyes, and he was already using the Fire Pupil and Golden Eyes Technique.

Golden light comes in, illuminating everything.

The star map within the cave was spinning wildly, forming a vortex of light, as if uttering a wail as if it could not bear the heavy burden.

Lu Cheng's face gradually turned pale and scary, but he seemed unaware. In a trance, he caught a glimpse of a clue - at the intersection of the veins of Yandang Mountain, there was a faint red light flickering like a snake.

"Cough cough." The Taoist suddenly coughed violently, and the star map in front of him shattered.

Only in the afterglow of the star map, the scorch marks of the Heavenly Demon Seal Script could be vaguely seen. Lu Cheng had never used the Heavenly Demon Algorithm in this way, but he had never deduced and refined this method to the point where he had done it today.

Half a year later, after suffering heavy casualties, the Yuanying True Lords of Haiyuan City finally realized once again the horror of the Heavenly Fire Tribulation.

Apart from the invasion of sea monsters, there is probably no other monster hunting mission that would result in such heavy casualties among Nascent Soul cultivators.

The enthusiasm caused by the huge reward gradually faded. As I said before, there were too many choices for cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage. If they wanted to gain merit in hunting monsters, they could take on other safer tasks.

However, during the past six months, only the team led by Lu Zhenjun in the Jinguan Cave of Canglong Mountain won every battle. It seemed that every time he could choose the best route, extinguish the sky fire catastrophe and retreat, and the danger of killing many Nascent Soul cultivators never found them.

This made the monks from the five sects of Haiyuan City think more:
The reason why Master Lu took on this matter without hesitation was either because he really didn't know the inside story, or he knew the inside story but still didn't care. If it was the latter, then this matter would be interesting.

You should know that even within the Yuanshen sect, there are differences in strength, but sects of this level will not easily engage in disputes unless a great catastrophe of heaven and earth comes. They have all the necessary things for cultivation. Disciples in the sect go out to gain experience, more for the sake of experience itself. The ancestors of the sect all practice Taoism in order to break through the realm and ascend. The path to immortality is right before their eyes, so they can naturally let go of the ordinary right and wrong and grudges.

As for why the Yuanshen ancestors took action one after another during the great catastrophe of heaven and earth, it was because they wanted to use heaven and earth as a raft to accomplish the art of breaking the catastrophe and ascending to heaven, but it was very different from ordinary times.

(End of this chapter)