Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 387 Demon Suppression Array, Opportunity for the Soul to Ascend (Subscribe!)

The sea breeze, carrying a salty and fishy smell, swept across the stone platform, and Lu Cheng's Taoist robe was rustling in the wind.

He strolled along the long street made of reefs and corals, followed by two female cultivators, Xiao Yuhong and Xiao Yuxue.

Both women wore hats and veils. This was unnecessary in a familiar area, but when out and about, they would try to reduce disturbances as much as possible.

There are many cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation who are good at taking yin to replenish yang and increase their magic power. Of course, there are also many cultivators who are good at taking yang to replenish yin, but the latter often do not use overly drastic methods.

Everyone arrived early, and it was still the early stage of the Ten Thousand Demons Dharma Assembly. Many True Lords and Demon Kings who were far away from here had not yet arrived. Therefore, although there were good things on the Spiritual Mirror of the Heavenly Demon Platform, there were not too many:
Pills, talismans, magic weapons, puppets, and even some other spiritual objects are needed by all the cultivators in the Jinguan Cave of Canglong Mountain. Therefore, Lu Cheng left a large amount of spirit stones to his second disciple Miao Chuyun, giving her the power to make decisions.

No matter which sect or school he joined, he had already reached the Nascent Soul stage, so Lu Cheng naturally gave more power to his disciple.

The stalls on both sides of the three people were glowing with a faint blue phosphorescent light. Magic pills and spiritual herbs were placed in the thousand-year-old clam shells, and human magic tools were hung on the dragon skeleton.

Compared to the Heavenly Demon Stage, the stalls below are more lively and prosperous. Countless humans and demon cultivators are looking forward to making a fortune through this transaction.

"Sister, speaking of which, my senior brother and I once found a big bargain with our keen eyes. We found the Pure Yang Jade Ruler on the fifth floor of the Demon Refining Pagoda at a bargain stall. We only spent 7,000 spirit stones at the time!"

What Xiao Yuxue was talking about at this moment was an encounter that she and Lu Cheng had when they attended the Eight Scenery Dharma Assembly. For them at that time, buying a top-grade fourth-level magic weapon with seven thousand spirit stones was indeed a big profit and also an opportunity.

"This string of mermaid pearls is quite unique." While chatting and laughing, Xiao Yuxue walked forward and leaned over to pick up a string of dark blue beads on the stall. As soon as her fingertips touched the warm surface of the beads, the beads suddenly burst into colorful rainbow light.

The owner behind the stall was a mermaid with a human body and a fish tail. Seeing this, he looked at Lu Cheng and the Xiao sisters and then smiled:
"Have a good eye, this is from the mouth of a trench three thousand feet deep."

"The rainbow light of this thing is not condensed, and the spiritual energy is scattered." Lu Cheng said directly, and at the same time, he flicked his fingers, and an invisible sword energy swept across the bead chain, and the rainbow light on it instantly dissipated: "It's just that it was stained with the blood of the neon fish, which caused this change."

Seeing this, the mermaid stall owner shrank back with a wry smile.

It's not that he didn't want to make a big fuss and extort money, but he didn't have the courage to do so in the face of Lu Cheng. He could trick an ordinary human cultivator, but the one in front of him was obviously a cultivator of a high level. If he really made a fuss, he wouldn't be able to withstand the inspection.

These stall owners also know that at this moment on the Wan Yao Island, there are countless True Lords and Demon Kings, who are rarely seen in normal days, strolling around.

It's fine to make money, but it's not worth it if you lose your life by mistake.

"We are wearing robes like this. Even if we find a bargain, the owner will be shocked. Let's go and transform into one. Otherwise, it will be difficult to experience the fun."

"good."

Needless to say, Xiao Yuxue, who has always been playful and noisy, and even Xiao Yuhong were in high spirits at this time.

After the three of them walked a few steps, their Taoist robes naturally changed, and they turned into three young men and women in Taoist attire with childish faces, just like a fledgling senior brother and two junior sisters strolling around the Ten Thousand Demons Island.

The three of them wandered around for a few days and did identify a few spiritual objects and magical instruments covered in dust, but their total value added up to no more than 18,000 spirit stones. For the three of them, it could only be considered a leisurely stroll.

During this process, the three of them also met Master Feng Dong who was also out for fun. She picked up a sixth-rank mid-grade Xuanbing Flying Sword. It was unknown which Master's treasure it was, but it fell into the deep sea and was obtained by an octopus monster who had just awakened his intelligence.

The fourth-order octopus monster couldn't talk, and was wandering around the edge of the stall holding the broken sword. It was encountered by True Lord Feng Dong, who exchanged the flying sword for several bottles of elixirs. After refining away the filth, he realized that it was a sixth-order Mysterious Ice Flying Sword.

When he turned around to look for the fourth-order octopus monster, the fish was no longer in sight. The octopus monster thought it had made a great bargain, exchanging a rusty sword for several large bottles of magic power-increasing pills, which could save it a hundred years of hard training.

Many times, transactions between sea demon cultivators and mainland cultivators are like this. Both parties think they have made a great bargain, and in fact they have really made a great bargain.

After returning to Tianyaotai and waiting for a few days, the various high-quality treasures on the Lingguang Mirror increased. Miao Chuyun decided to buy some elixirs and talismans, which were needed to increase mana, heal injuries, or fight. Miao Chuyun only bought one bottle of sixth-level elixir to increase mana, as he would not lose money on this kind of transaction.

In addition to elixirs and talismans, cultivators also need magic weapons and puppets. As long as the price is right, there is no problem buying as many fifth- or sixth-level puppets as possible. They can use them to protect themselves, and when they reach a higher level, they can give them to their disciples.

Of course, this is actually not easy to do. The damage rate of high-level puppets is very high, much higher than that of magic weapons of the same level. Therefore, high-level puppets have always been in short supply in the world of immortal cultivation, but they are also difficult to refine.

As for magic weapons, even Lu Cheng lacks a sixth-rank defensive magic weapon. He is a physical cultivator and is proficient in swordsmanship that combines man and sword. His self-protection ability is already very strong, but it would of course be better if he had a top-grade armor to protect himself, but such treasures are hard to come by.

On this day, it was almost dusk.

The dark clouds on the dome of Ten Thousand Demons Island suddenly dissipated, and frost condensed out of thin air all over the sky. A biting cold wind swept across the sea, freezing the turbid waves that were thousands of feet high into ice sculptures in an instant.

Before the many True Lords and Demon Kings present could react, a clear cry seemed to come from the sky above, ice crystals fell like rain, and the Frost-Winged Ice Phoenix stretched out its hundred-foot-long body and broke through the clouds, revealing an incredibly gorgeous figure. Its feathers were glowing with the cold light of the moon, and ice snow patterns were faintly flickering in the icy mist trailed by its tail.

Wherever this ice phoenix passed, a thousand miles of ice formed between the sea and the sky, which was incredibly beautiful. Around it, huge dragons followed and danced, but they did not look like dragons at this time. Instead, they looked more like guard dogs.

"The sixth-stage late stage, the demon king Ice Phoenix, has finally arrived... Fellow Daoist Gu, this Ice Phoenix has so many dragon kings admiring it, but its followers are not easy to deal with."

Lu Cheng came to Gu Yunge's side and transmitted his thoughts with his spiritual consciousness. At this distance between them, even a Yuanshen cultivator would find it difficult to detect their conversation silently.

"Dragons are naturally lustful and can discover the beauty of all living things. As long as they are beautiful creatures, no matter their species, they have no taboos and will definitely take them into the Dragon Palace.

But this Ice Phoenix is ​​of noble character and has profound magical powers. Over the years, I don't know how many Dragon Kings she has offended. Ten or a hundred years is fine, but after thousands of years, although this monster still has some Dragon Kings following her, there is no one who is willing to fight for her."

When we discover beautiful things, our first reaction is to try hard to get them. If we cannot get them, we would rather admire them from afar and destroy them after a long time.

This is the nature of creatures like dragons. Gu Yunge has coveted Bingfeng's blood and sweat for many years. Naturally, he has already investigated this information clearly long ago and is sure that the overseas dragons will never become an obstacle to him.

After the huge ice phoenix landed near the Heavenly Demon Platform, the silver light changed, and when it walked out again, it was a silver-robed female cultivator with elegant features, skin as white as snow, and incomparable beauty. The peerless grace of this demon made some nearby Jindan cultivators and Jindan Zhenren's hearts beat fast, and there was a bit of obsession in their expressions. Those Yuanying Zhenjun and sixth-level demon kings were slightly better, but there was more or less a bit of fiery intent in their eyes.

Lu Cheng had seen many beauties, but the only one as stunningly beautiful as her was the Taoist Jin Ling in the Jiuli Cauldron. Even the Xiao sisters were inferior to her. Xue Yuzhen was even inferior to the Xiao sisters in appearance, but she was favored by Taoist Lu Cheng because of her extraordinary figure.

The Ice Phoenix Demon King was the last one to arrive at the Ten Thousand Demons Assembly, so with her arrival, the high-quality spiritual objects in the spiritual mirror of the Heavenly Demon Platform gradually increased. They were not brought up before in order to be able to sell them at a better price when there were many cultivators. Now, if they were to wait for the finale, it was very likely that many cultivators would run out of their spirit stones and spiritual objects.

"Sixth-level top-grade Wanhua Void Talisman, sixth-level top-grade defensive magic weapon Hunyuan Diagram."

As Lu Cheng was thinking, he found two treasures on the spiritual mirror that were quite to his liking, one was a talisman and the other was a sixth-level defensive magic weapon.

There is no need to say much about the Hunyuan Diagram. It can be transformed into a Hunyuan Magic Shield by borrowing the treasure to protect oneself. As long as the cultivator has enough magic power, it is a bit exaggerated to say that he is immune to all magic and difficult to be hurt by all magic. But even if facing an attack from a Yuanshen cultivator, there is a chance to survive. In front of cultivators of the same level, as long as the magic weapon is activated, there is no possibility of being killed in a short time. The only disadvantage is that the mana consumption is a little more.

The Wanhua Void Talisman is no longer a one-time spell, but a treasure talisman that can be used six times. After activation, the cultivator can escape into the void for a certain period of time and is difficult to be locked by the divine consciousness. Unless the opponent has cultivated a very powerful spiritual pupil ability, it is almost only you who can attack others and no one can attack you. The disadvantage is that it takes a certain amount of time to activate the talisman during the battle.

"Both of these treasures are extremely good, but they are also really valuable. Even if they were sold at other times, they would not be sold at the current price."

Although the two treasures on the Lingguang Mirror still exist, their prices continue to rise. When the price reaches a number that satisfies the seller, the transaction will be completed. The feeling that the treasure may be lost at any time also makes it more difficult for the monks who want to buy it to remain rational and calm.

After all, this kind of sixth-tier treasure can already become the foundation of a Nascent Soul sect, and it is hard to come by.

"...I'd better put all my efforts into buying the Wanhua Void Talisman. The biggest problem with this treasure is that the cultivator may be killed by the enemy before it is activated. However, my Xuantian Transformation has been cultivated to the ninth level. Even if a Yuanshen cultivator attacks, except for the strongest ones in this world, it is difficult for them to completely kill me before I activate the talisman. Once this talisman is activated, there is even a chance that some cultivators can escape from the Yuanshen cultivators, which is consistent with my attack habits."

One hundred years ago, Lu Cheng and his disciples fought against the Heavenly Fire Disaster, and once climbed to the top of Haiyuan City's Monster Hunting List. But today, one hundred years later, because of his excessive spending, although the Canglong Mountain Spirit Stone Mine has income every year, it has dropped greatly.

In addition, although there are many treasures at the Ten Thousand Demons Conference, some of them are overpriced. Even if Lu Cheng used all his strength to bid for the sixth-grade top-grade Wanhua Void Talisman, the remaining demon hunting merits and spirit stones might not be enough to purchase the sixth-grade defensive magic weapon Hunyuan Diagram, not to mention that other people also need to buy spiritual objects to supplement their practice.

After several rounds of bidding, Lu Cheng successfully purchased the Wanhua Void Talisman, and then followed the bidding for the Hunyuan Diagram for a few rounds. After finding that the price was too high, he stopped bidding. After all, this was not the treasure he needed most.

At this moment, Xiao Yuxue suddenly whispered:
"Brother, come quickly and help us look at this book." Lu Cheng moved over, and under the guidance of Xiao Yuxue, he saw a Taoist book on formations: The Demon-Suppressing Formation Diagram.

This type of Taoist book is usually relatively cheap among items of the same rank. After all, the original owner must have read it, so the loss is minimal when it is sold. However, the starting price of this Demon-Suppressing Array Map is extremely high, and there are actually people bidding for it.

"A sixth-level upper-grade, incomplete scripture? If this book is complete, it might be a seventh-level lineage inheritance?"

The first few pages of the scripture were covered by interleaf pages, but when Lu Cheng clicked on them, he could still see that this was an extremely profound classic, and the most important thing was that it was in line with the method practiced by the Xiao sisters.

The Xiao sisters achieved enlightenment with Lu Cheng's Ghost Infant Pill, and started to refine a Seven Treasures Demon Refining Pagoda from the Purple Mansion Realm. In order to train their two daughters to refine this treasure, Huang Longzi and his wife almost emptied their family fortune. However, the Xiao sisters also worked hard and made great achievements based on the foundation laid by their father. The Demon Refining Pagoda was almost invincible when they were at a similar realm.

It's just that for treasures of this kind, the higher the level, the more difficult it becomes to refine. Huang Longzi and his wife have done their best to help the Xiao sisters refine the Demon Refining Pagoda to the fifth level. After all, they themselves also need to practice.

But after the Xiao sisters cultivated their Dharmakāya and Nascent Soul, they continuously absorbed demons into the Demon Refining Pagoda and borrowed their magical powers to refine their own natal magic treasures. They even created the Demon Refining Heart Sutra in a different way.

Although the two sisters are only at the Nascent Soul stage now, they are not necessarily afraid of demons and monsters in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. They are extremely powerful. The most important thing is that Lu Cheng vaguely feels that the Xiao sisters are already on the path of Taoism with the help of the Demon Refining Pagoda and the Demon Refining Heart Sutra, and in the future they may be able to cultivate their souls and ascend to the upper realms.

"With Yuhong and Yuxue's aptitude, it would have been extremely difficult for them to cultivate to become immortals and ascend to heaven. Without a great opportunity, it would have been almost impossible. But in this life, they offered sacrifices to the Demon Refining Pagoda, created the Demon Refining Heart Sutra, suppressed demons and exorcised monsters for thousands of years, and established merits, which earned them the favor of heaven. In the future, they will be able to overcome the calamity and rebuild, and then give up the Demon Refining Pagoda, leaving behind the Heart Sutra. With such merits and their own magic power, it will not be difficult for them to ascend to the upper realm.

But I can't tell them out loud, I can only push them indirectly, otherwise even just one word may ruin their luck."

Suddenly, Lu Cheng's face changed, and he found a shadow emerging on the spiritual mirror in front of him. This shadow turned out to be a peerless female cultivator in silver robes, who was the Ice Phoenix Demon King.

"You guys have been bidding the price to buy my Demon Suppression Array?"

“I didn’t expect that the demon king would come in person. I am the Taoist Lucheng from the Jinguang Cave in Canglong Mountain. These people are all my wives, concubines and disciples.”

Lu Cheng looked calm as he stepped forward and said this.

"Oh, are you the Jie Fa Great True Lord? I have heard of your name over the years when I was cultivating in the outer sea. You are quite good."

The projected Ice Phoenix Demon King looked at Lu Cheng for a moment and said this.

Because of his natural spiritual nature, the Ice Phoenix Demon King had some conflicts with the gold-gnawing fire ant demons in the Nine Heavens Gangqi.

But intimidated by the power of the Holy Ancestor of Fiery Flame, he had no choice but to give in.

"This Demon Suppression Atlas was originally a seventh-level soul inheritance, divided into four parts: spells, swordsmanship, skills, and formation diagrams. Although you have spent some resources, it is not a loss to obtain this Demon Suppression Formation Diagram. If you can collect all four inheritances in the future, you can restore the Taoist tradition of the old demon-suppressing old man."

The transaction was finally successfully completed, and the projection of the Ice Phoenix Demon King also dissipated and disappeared.

Next, Lu Cheng and others purchased two infant-nourishing pills and a talisman for avoiding disasters, which they prepared for Wu Lingjun, Shi Sheng, Yun Huanger and others respectively.

Although the cultivators had accumulated a lot, after consuming so much resources, there were not many monster hunting merits and spirit stones left.

After the Ten Thousand Demons Dharma Assembly, many human cultivators returned to Haiyuan City. Because of their large numbers and great momentum, there would naturally be no more conflicts, unless there were internal grudges between the human cultivators and the demon cultivators.

Half a year later, in the Jinguan Cave in Canglong Mountain.

It is quiet and secluded here, as if isolated from the world.

The walls of the cave were gleaming with a faint golden light. Lu Cheng sat high on the platform with his eyes closed and his body upright, immersed in the practice of breathing and qigong.

He has the cultivation of Xuantian Nine Changes and the Nascent Soul phenomenon of Nine Breaths to Subdue Qi, so the growth of his magic power has been extremely rapid.

For a normal Nascent Soul cultivator, it takes one hundred years for the best aptitude to break through one level of mana, and it is also normal for those with inferior aptitude to break through one level of mana in two to three hundred years. After Lu Cheng was promoted to the Nascent Soul stage, he had already reached the middle stage of the Nascent Soul in more than two hundred years. What he practiced was the most powerful dual cultivation of magic and body.

At this moment, Lu Cheng's breath was long and steady, and every time he inhaled, it seemed that he could absorb the spiritual energy in the cave into his body.

As time went by, nine translucent air columns changed and gathered like nine spiritual dragons and poured into the Taoist's body. Then, Lu Cheng felt that the magic power in his body was growing almost instinctively, and his every breath was almost synchronized with the world.

As the spiritual energy circulated and refined in his meridians, Lu Cheng could clearly feel that his magic power was improving bit by bit.

His mind was clear as he guided the spiritual energy along the Xuantian Transformation system, passing through each acupuncture point. Every time he passed through one acupuncture point, it was like a tempering of his body. In this process, some blood impurities were slowly discharged from the body, and the whole body became lighter and purer.

At this moment, outside the Golden Light Cave, there was a ray of spiritual light flickering unsteadily. Lu Cheng sensed it and slowly stopped his practice. He stretched out his hand and summoned a communication talisman into his hand.

A moment later, a shadow quickly escaped from the cave.

In the darkness of night, on Canglong Mountain.

Two figures of light were chasing each other. After a while, the light in front gradually slowed down, and a loud laugh was heard from among them:
"My dear friend Lu, your magical power is improving rapidly. You can expect to achieve immortality."

After the escaping light in front landed, it turned around and turned out to be Gu Yunge, the leader of Changle League, one of the three major independent cultivation forces in Haiyuan City.

He looked just like he did a hundred years ago, with a ruddy complexion and a body as strong as an iron tower. After four thousand years of practicing Taoism, his whole body still radiated a strong vitality from the inside out.

Just looking at him, Lu Cheng's mind naturally recalled the following passage from "Luo Fu Cui Xu Yin": "Don't say you met an immortal among the flowers, just exchange the golden comb for tiles. The tree roots have rotted and the leaves are green, the waves in the sea of ​​qi are rolling and death is as fast as an arrow."

Although the appearance seems prosperous, the foundation is actually rotten. The last sentence describes the unstable Qi during the practice, which is like the line between life and death, emphasizing the difficulty and importance of practice.

Although Gu Yunge had been using magic wine to harmonize his own qi and blood, his foundation had begun to collapse. No matter how much he harmonized it, it was difficult to even maintain it.

"Half a year ago, during the Ten Thousand Demons Conference, Fellow Daoist Lu had a deal with the Ice Phoenix Demon King. After that, Fellow Daoist has not contacted me again. Could it be that you regretted your promise?"

"I only made a fair deal with the Ice Phoenix Demon King. She didn't give me any benefits, and I didn't take any money from her. As for the half-year lack of contact, isn't it normal for cultivators at our level to practice for half a year? Master Gu, your mind has begun to become distracted. If you don't take action, most of your mind and power will be used to fight against the natural aging of your body. Once you exceed the limit, even if you get the spiritual objects you need, you may not be able to break through again."

For a cultivator in the Qi training stage, if he fails to establish a foundation before the age of sixty, there is no hope for his life. In fact, the same is true for most cultivators in the later stages. There are restrictions on the best time to break through. It’s just that in the later stages, there are more methods of conditioning and making up for it, and there is more room for maneuver, so it seems that it is no longer so absolute.

However, the breakthrough of Nascent Soul to Primordial Spirit is almost the pinnacle of Taoism practice in this world. Many methods of recuperation and compensation are becoming less and less as the realm improves.

Lu Cheng's direct words made Gu Yunge angry at first, but he suppressed his anger the next moment because he knew that there was nothing wrong with what Lu Cheng said.

"The Xuanming Sea War is about to begin. The five factions of Haiyuan City have made most of the demon kings in other seas willing to wait and see through alliances. As long as Haiyuan City suppresses the Xuanming Sea, it can connect to occupy the large island Rover on the sea, greatly expanding the living space of the human race.

We don't need to accompany them to the end. As long as we get through the early stages of the war, and when we get close to the Ice Phoenix King, we can attack together and kill the Ice Phoenix. "

When he said this, Gu Yunge clenched his five fingers uncontrollably, killed the Ice Phoenix, and used her blood and sweat to mix the Yin-Yang Transformation Wine, so as to break through the Yuanshen realm and increase his lifespan by a thousand years. Then, through the Ice Phoenix's innate ability to sense space, he traveled through the seven realms to find the space-time rift between the mortal world and the upper realm. If successful, he could avoid the calamity of ascension and get a glimpse of the road to immortality!
"I want his body, and half of the profits from the sale of the Changle League's assets."

"Of course, this is what we have agreed on before. However, you are still young, Mr. Lu, are you really not considering taking over the Changle League? It doesn't require much thought. With your power as the Great True Lord Jie Fa, you can also benefit a lot from being a behind-the-scenes owner, which is much better than selling everything."

Gu Yun Ge himself does not have much time left to live, and he does not plan to cultivate his magic power anymore. Even if he succeeds in breaking through the soul realm, it will be impossible for him to cultivate to the ninth level of the soul and ascend normally in the remaining thousand years of his life. But Lu Cheng's situation is different. His path is smooth, and he has a good chance of ascending in the future with his own magic power.

It is not very safe to sneak through the space-time rift between the mortal world and the upper world and ascend to heaven. Gu Yunge has no other way to go and this is the only way to survive.

Lu Cheng did not answer him, but just turned sideways and looked at the sky.

The greatest benefit of establishing a sect is to become a patriarch and obtain sacrifices and luck support from the lower realm after ascending to the upper realm. This is one of the very few methods that can actually increase the luck of cultivators. Countless cultivators cannot go any further after reaching a certain bottleneck, and are mostly trapped here. But what Lu Cheng has to do is to protect the Tongxuan Dharma Realm. If this is accomplished, how can the luck of one realm be compared with the luck of another sect?
(End of this chapter)