Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 489 The Water Demon God is Terrified, Who Can Discuss His Profound Understanding? (Seeking Donations and Subscriptions!)

The world changed color, and the wind and clouds surged.

Within the Five Elements Reincarnation Formation, two completely different water-elemental forces are colliding fiercely, as if a battle of the gods from ancient times has been reenacted.

"Boom!!"

Wuzhiqi's iron rod, imbued with the force to destroy everything, crashed down fiercely.

That was not a simple swing of a divine weapon, but rather as if the entire boundless ocean had been condensed into a deep and violent ribbon, a law that overturned heaven and earth.

The overwhelming force compressed the surrounding void, causing it to groan under its own weight, and fine black lines spread out like a spider web.

Wherever the iron rod passed, space distorted and energy was annihilated. It carried the supreme majesty of the demon god Shuiyu, who ruled over all waters, and was determined to crush Lucheng and the world he stood on into dust!
This power is almost a manifestation of the water-based laws of this world; it is the purest and most extreme form of violence.

"Well done!"

Lu Cheng's eyes flashed with fire, and instead of retreating, he drew his sword to meet the attack.

Centered on the Taoist's body, his entire body was surrounded by a dark blue, transparent protective magic power. His long sword pointed diagonally to the ground, and ripples of sword energy continued to spread and expand. The area covered by the sword aura became wider and wider, eventually reaching a terrifying size.

"The highest good is like water, which benefits all things without striving!" Lu Cheng murmured softly, yet his words carried a solemn Taoist air.

As his swordplay flowed, the seemingly gentle Gui Water sword light, upon contact with Wuzhiqi's destructive water power, did not directly resist, but rather quietly permeated like spring rain nourishing all things, connecting with the scattered water elemental power of heaven and earth belonging to the formation itself on the battlefield.

In a very short time, Wuzhiqi seemed to be fighting against the entire world.

In an instant, the "raging attack" and "tsunami" unleashed by Wuzhiqi seemed to be gently moved, split, and dissolved by an invisible hand!
In the Five Elements theory, water is one of the foundations. In Lu Cheng's hands, water is not only a weapon of destruction, but also the foundation for perceiving heaven and earth and manipulating the laws of nature.

"Roar!" Wuzhiqi was shocked and furious at the sight. His proud water magic and staff techniques were so easily neutralized by the opponent, and even nourished the opponent's power.

His eyes flashed with a ghostly light, and he thrust the Sea-Stabilizing Iron in his hand into the void, uttering ancient and obscure demonic divine language:

"Source of all waters, heed my command! Condensate the abyss and transform it into a prison!"

Om-!
The water elemental energy of the entire world was instantly drained and compressed, and a water elemental prison composed entirely of "Netherworld Turbid Streams" appeared out of thin air:

The pillars are a mixture of semi-liquid ice and water, each engraved with the original runes of the demon god, radiating an extreme chill that can instantly freeze and annihilate even the primordial spirit.

Time and space seemed to be imprisoned by this absolute zero ice prison. The azure immortal light around Lu Cheng fluctuated violently, and for the first time, it showed a slight sluggishness!
"What a magnificent Netherworld Abyss! No wonder you are the Water Demon God!" Lu Cheng exclaimed, his eyes suddenly sharpening.

He knew in his heart that if Wuzhiqi had used such a powerful demonic technique to restrict the opponent's movements, then his next move would inevitably be the most lethal killing move.

As expected of an ancient demon god, his ferocity and tyranny are rarely matched.

Boom!

Amidst the piercing sound of something tearing through the air, a staff shadow moved back and forth, its forward thrusts like venomous snakes shooting out, and its sweeping motions like monstrous pythons leaping into the sky.

After unleashing his powerful demonic magic, Wuzhiqi erupted like a volcano that had been dormant for a long time.

It nourishes its physical body with the laws of water and focuses on the art of unifying body and magic. It is not good at attacking enemies from a distance, and the few spells it has practiced are used to limit opponents and enhance its own advantages.

At this moment, countless sticks flashed before him, carrying a scorching heat, and a strong stench of blood rolled in.

In close combat, it's either you or me, life or death!
Lu Cheng ignored the surrounding Netherworld Abyss, focusing his sword energy and concentration on using his sword to fight the staff, parrying and striking simultaneously.

Clang clang clang clang clang...

In an instant, countless clanging explosions erupted.

Two forces, each capable of reaching "world-level" power, collided and annihilated silently in the void. The scattered fragments of magical power, like billions of shattered glass pieces, reflected bizarre and colorful colors of death.

Wuzhiqi wielded his staff, advancing fiercely and relentlessly, disregarding all else, his single strike deciding life or death.

Lu Cheng was enveloped in a transparent blue water sphere. He retreated rapidly, brandishing his sword. Although he seemed to be unleashing many fierce killing moves in the midst of a fierce battle, he remained calm and composed throughout.

As the swordplay flowed, the power, speed, and rhythm of each strike were identical, so precise that it seemed as if they had been measured.

The sudden burst of power from the two seemed to have forcibly broken through the limitations of the Five Elements Reincarnation Formation to some extent.

Therefore, they are no longer confined to one boundary, but instead travel back and forth through many five-colored realms.

The human cultivators and demon soldiers below were all swept by this invisible magical power, and they were all struck as if by a heavy hammer, with blood flowing from their mouths and noses. Those with slightly weaker cultivation were directly turned into dust!
"Water benefits all things without striving, therefore none in the world can contend with it."

Water is gentle and occupies a low position.

But when it accumulates to a certain level and erupts, it is powerful and almost irresistible; even a volcanic eruption would be submerged and covered by it.

The Netherworld Ice Prison summoned by Wuzhiqi gradually emitted a tooth-grinding groan under the pure, ever-accumulating power of water!
The solid ice shattered, the laws of nature shook, and the extreme cold that bound time and space was washed away, melted, and suppressed layer by layer by the vast power of water!
Although he maintained his offensive stance, Wuzhiqi could clearly sense that the Taoist priest opposite him was accumulating power that was gradually exceeding a certain threshold—and was about to launch a counterattack.

But he himself was completely unable to resist it.

'How is this possible? How is this possible? How is this possible? Even if his understanding of the laws of water truly surpasses mine, how could his physical cultivation be so advanced? With such a physique, is he really still a human cultivator?'

Wuzhiqi had no idea that he relied on his Origin Bloodline to cultivate and comprehend on his own, while the Taoist in front of him was hiding in the Scripture Pavilion of the Earthly Immortal Realm, studying and comprehending many Taoist books and chapters day and night.

His mastery of the Taiqing Sect's true teachings and the Xuanmen Danding Refining Secret Manual far surpassed his understanding of the laws of water.

Just as Wuzhiqi's murderous aura was waning and he was on the verge of defeat.

A sudden change occurred!

A figure, moving faster than divine sense could perceive, seemed to leap out of thin air from the cracks of space and time!

Silent and still, yet it contained the very essence of the five elements' destruction, unleashing a single sword strike.

It was none other than Daoist Kong Yan.

She didn't swoop down from the sky, nor did she crawl underground. She simply stood there, as if she had been standing there for many years, so naturally, there was no way to sense her presence.

Kong Yan's figure was ethereal and dreamlike, but her eyes were sharp as swords, containing a resolute killing intent.

In her hand were no longer ordinary magical treasures, but five sword auras that had been condensed to the extreme and shimmered with the light of different elemental attributes!

The five sword auras were not scattered, but rather followed a perfect wheel-like trajectory containing the principles of mutual restraint of the five elements, instantly annihilating each other!

The target was the barely perceptible gap in the flow of magical power in Lu Cheng, where the old forces had just dissipated and the new forces had not yet emerged.

"Disrupting the laws of Heaven and defying the order of Heaven and Earth is an unforgivable crime; behead him!"

This sword strike, with its perfect timing, angle, and magical power, is a deadly strike capable of threatening even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator with an unstable Dao heart.

The azure immortal light surging around Lu Cheng seemed to be truly shaken by these five opposing sword auras, causing a subtle yet fatal disruption!

Lin Xuance and the others, who were controlling the array flags in the distance, were horrified and let out a silent gasp. Kong Yan even had a cruel smile on her lips, as if she was about to succeed.

However, just as the Five Elements Destruction Sword was about to touch Lu Cheng's body...

Lu Cheng's eyes suddenly calmed down.

That wasn't a forced composure born of panic, but rather a calm and collected confidence. It was as if this deadly sword strike was nothing more than a wisp of wind disturbing one's peaceful slumber.

"The Great Dao is fifty, the Heavenly Evolution is forty-nine. This sword of mine is called Heavenly Escape." His voice was not loud, but it clearly drowned out the roar of the sword light rushing in.

hum!
The azure celestial light surrounding Lu Cheng was not disrupted or collapsed by the sword aura; instead, it collapsed and condensed in an instant, and then burst forth in a flash.

Thunder is a different element from metal, therefore water generates thunder.

Mysterious Heavenly Divine Skill, Five Elements Thunder Sword!
The Five Elements Sword Aura that attacked was originally a destructive sword move launched according to the principle of mutual restraint.

Its quality, nurtured by Daoist Kongji for ten thousand years and refined with countless treasures, has long since reached the level of a superior seventh-grade flying sword, only half a step away from the peak of the seventh-grade flying sword.

Even if it's not the most powerful flying sword in the mortal realm, it's probably not far off.

But just before it was about to pierce Lu Cheng's body, the Five Elements Flying Sword, enveloped in the Purple Gang Profound Fiend Divine Light, slashed fiercely at the spine of the Five Elements Sword Fiend.

The Five Elements Sword Demon has no physical form, but it always condenses into a sword body just before killing its target to break through the defenses, which creates a weakness.

In terms of the quality of magical artifacts, the Five Elements Sword Demon is superior to the Five Elements Flying Sword, but in terms of swordsmanship and combat, Kong Yan and Lu Cheng are at least two major realms apart.

Clang!
The Five Elements Sword's power was insufficient to reach the sword's spine, and it was struck hard at this moment, letting out a mournful cry as its power could no longer be sustained.

Almost simultaneously, Lu Cheng's body shone with the Gui Water Immortal Light, which quickly transformed into the Five Elements Immortal Light, a divine power of transformation. Then, Lu Cheng unleashed the Innate Qi Great Capture, which enveloped the Five Elements Sword Fiend.

Furthermore, Lu Cheng simultaneously delivered a powerful kick to Wuzhiqi's chest. Since he had to kill the little peacock first, he simply didn't have the strength to kill this water monkey.

However, once Lu Cheng had mastered the fifteenth level of the Profound Heaven Divine Art, his pure physical strength was enough to overwhelm the water monkey with a single full-force kick.

The five elements of immortal energy transformed into a continuous curtain of light, converging into divine light. With a single sweep, it descended, causing the damaged five elements sword energy to swirl back and forth, striking the five-colored light curtain and creating ripples. Upon closer inspection, the light curtain was composed of countless fragmented sword shadows, possessing the ability to dissolve primordial energy. Furthermore, the sweeping motion was as heavy as a mountain, sometimes twisting or sticking. In fact, this high-grade seventh-rank flying sword was suppressed under Lu Cheng's palm with a single wave of his hand.

Just as Kong Yan was shaken to her core by this completely incomprehensible sight and revealed a fatal flaw.

Lu Cheng's Five Elements Flying Sword, enveloped in the purple aura of the Xuan Sha Divine Light, stabbed fiercely between her eyebrows.

when.

It wasn't that Kong Yan's physical body was harder and more solid than divine iron, but rather that a golden light shield suddenly emanated from her body.

A seventh-grade superior Buddhist protective spiritual treasure, and it's a very special type that can be infused with magical power by others.

There aren't many high-grade seventh-tier defensive magic treasures in the mortal realm, but given Kong Ji Dao Ren's status and abilities, he could naturally acquire one. Since Kong Ji Dao Ren was nearly invincible in the mortal realm, this magical treasure naturally ended up in his daughter's possession.

Lu Cheng had previously fought and killed many enemies in the battle, defeating four demon gods. Those demon gods either lacked protective magic treasures or their protective magic treasures were not as sturdy as their own physical bodies.

There would be no obstacles in nature, but things are different here.

After severing the Five Elements Sword Fiend, Lu Cheng's natal flying sword also suffered a significant loss of power. If he were to strike a seventh-grade high-level defensive spiritual treasure again, it would be a matter of more than just one or two strikes.

When did you find me!?

Kong Yan was terrified and instinctively used her divine sense to communicate.

She used the Five Elements Sword Demon to hide in the void before unleashing her sword.

Because almost everything in the world is born from the Five Elements, almost no one can detect her in advance. In addition, the Five Elements Sword's power is extremely rare.

Therefore, when Kong Yan and Wuzhiqi work together, they can almost kill a late-stage seventh-order cultivator. Judging from their tacit cooperation, they must have had successful experience before.

However, Kong Yan should never have used this technique in front of Lu Cheng. Both the familiarity with her Fiery Eyes and the Five Elements Concealment technique allowed Lu Cheng to discover her immediately and calmly make his move.

At this moment, Lu Cheng did not make any extra moves. Kong Yan transmitted her thoughts to him, and Lu Cheng used the Refining Spirit Technique to directly counterattack with his divine sense, causing Kong Yan's mind to collapse and freeze on the spot.

Then he summoned back the Five Elements Flying Swords and unleashed them once more.

The Purple罡玄煞雷光剑术 (Purple罡 Mysterious Fiend Thunder Light Sword Technique) is formed from the Qi of the Five Great Thunder Demons. Its nature is as fierce as the sun in the sky, and its power is as vast as the Milky Way pouring down. When this thunder appears in the world, purple lightning tears the sky, and mysterious light illuminates the darkness. In the midst of the ten thousand feet of thunderous light, demons are beheaded, and all evil vanishes. Wherever the Thunder Light Sword Technique reaches, it is as if celestial beings are executing criminals, cleansing the universe, and all demons and monsters are reduced to ashes and annihilated.

This sword strike no longer contained any sword techniques. It was as if it were merely a glimmer of light at the beginning of chaos, embodying the most fundamental truths of birth and death of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements.

The sword light traced an arc beyond comprehension.

The towering wall of water that Wuzhiqi had erected with the Dinghai Divine Iron was instantly cleaved through!
The golden protective light surrounding Kong Yan was growing brighter and brighter, seemingly piercing through time and space.

'A protective magic artifact left by Daoist Kongji for his beloved daughter? It will automatically escape with its owner once a certain level of use is reached? These second-generation immortals are truly extravagant.'

Clang clang clang clang... In an instant, countless swords were slashed.

Wuzhiqi's right chest was almost crushed by Lu Cheng's foot, and his domineering and murderous aura was almost completely extinguished.

Lacking both courage and magical power, they could no longer directly confront Daoist Lu Cheng. All they could do was hope that the seventh-tier Buddhist treasure would allow them to leave with their young lady as soon as possible.

However, it is counterproductive.

laugh--!
A soft tearing sound rang out, yet it resonated deep within the souls of all those who were watching this battle.

The look of shock and disbelief in Kong Yan Daoren's eyes was forcibly frozen in time.

Her stunningly beautiful body was pierced through her defensive magic treasure by the sword light that flowed with purple lightning, passing right through her dantian!

Immediately afterwards, Lu Cheng reached out his five-colored hand, grabbed it in his palm, and made it impossible for him to break free.

"Ahhhh!"

On the other side, Wuzhiqi's roar was filled with disbelief and deep-seated fear. He was terrified at the sight of Kong Yan being captured.

The sword light that pierced through Kong Yan still had momentum. In the instant he swung his iron rod with all his might to block, it touched a spot on the divine iron body that the rod could not reach with a light touch.

However, Wuzhiqi's staff technique had already been cleanly and decisively broken by Lu Cheng.

when!
The crisp impact sounded like a deafening roar as if the heavens and earth were collapsing.

On the indestructible Dinghai Divine Iron, Wuzhiqi's most prized treasure, which he was so proud of and which was powerful enough to stabilize the seas and mountains, a fine yet incredibly clear white mark appeared!
An indescribable destructive force rebounded along the divine iron, causing him excruciating pain and shattering his arm that was gripping the iron.

The fundamental principles of the Dao, originating from the source of water, were fiercely imprinted, torn apart, and destroyed by a more domineering and far-reaching sword intent!
"Pfft—!" Wuzhiqi's enormous demon body trembled violently, spitting out the blood of the golden-blue demon god, and his aura weakened rapidly like a punctured balloon.

The look in his eyes when he looked at Lu Cheng no longer held any of the domineering aura of the Water God, but was filled with extreme fear as if he had seen a ghost.

The Water God launched a surprise attack from the front, and Kong Yan, wielding the Five Elements Sword, struck unexpectedly, but in the blink of an eye... one was captured and the other was seriously injured!

Lu Cheng Daoist stood in the void, his body shimmering with immortal light, his five elements Daoist rhyme contained within, as if the earth-shattering battle that had just taken place had never happened.

His gaze swept calmly over the heavily injured and weakened Water God Wuzhiqi, as if brushing past dust.

"A descendant of Kong Ji, nothing more than this." The calm words drifted on the wind: "Water Demon God, you should go with her too."

Seeing the terrifying Taoist flying towards him, Wuzhiqi's bloodshot pupils shrank sharply. He could no longer care about the dignity of the demon god or the Dinghai Divine Iron. Only one thought remained in his mind—escape!
...

Wuzhiqi's enormous demonic body, enveloped in the crumbling clouds, transformed into a streak of light and fled into the distance as if on the verge of death.

The aquatic demon god's majesty vanished, leaving only the drive of survival.

Lu Cheng observed from behind for a moment but did not pursue.

If a demon god who is in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm cultivates both body and magic, and is determined to escape, burning his essence and blood at all costs, even he would need to expend considerable magic power and time to entangle and hunt him down.

At this moment, the entire Tongxuan Dharma Realm, from the nine heavens to the ten earths, was filled with a fierce and turbulent atmosphere of killing and warfare. The battlefield below, where cultivators and demon soldiers fought, was filled with blood and gore, and there were constant deaths and injuries.

Wuzhiqi has lost his courage and his injuries are difficult to heal; he will not be able to gain any real power in a short time.

In contrast, those more vast and majestic figures of demon gods high in the sky, radiating a cold and scrutinizing will, are the true key to this battlefield.

Lu Cheng Daoist slowly raised his head, his gaze piercing through the light barrier of the shattered Five Elements Reincarnation Grand Array, like two solid, sharp sword lights, stabbing towards the cosmic space beyond the Nine Heavens where the demonic aura was most intense.

At the same moment, in that direction, the Yinglong Demon God stood proudly atop the giant demon ship.

It has now revealed its true form, its dragon body winding and covered with black scales that seem to be forged from fragments of stars. Its dragon horns are as rugged as ancient mountains, and its wide and unparalleled wings gently spread out, each slight tremor causing silent ripples in the surrounding void laws.

Beside him stood three demon gods, each with a different form but equally terrifying aura, flanking him in the void: Nine-Tailed Fox, Bifang, and Xiangliu.

Previously, the four demon gods had joined forces to charge into the formation, thinking they could easily crush this mere human cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage.

Wuzhiqi is a powerful demon god known for his ability to control water. He wields the Sea-Stabilizing Iron and can be described as a fierce god in close combat.

They had anticipated that Lu Cheng might have some means to hold out for a while, and even guessed that he would rely on the great formation to avoid the enemy's advance.

However, what actually happened made these mid-level demon gods, who had looked down on countless broken realms for tens of thousands of years and regarded human lives as worthless, feel a long-lost, almost forgotten chill.

The previous four sword duels, as well as the one between Wuzhiqi and Kong Yan... Although the whole process also involved fighting with magic and swords, the Dao realm that Lu Cheng displayed—effortless mastery, using the Five Elements Dao to evolve all laws and overcome all things—had exceeded their upper limit of understanding the concept of "human race primordial spirit."

Especially Wuzhiqi's defeat and escape at the end, this battle can be described as a complete rout!

"Roar!" A low, suppressed dragon roar, filled with shock and anger, came from Yinglong's mouth. When Lu Cheng's figure was reflected in those cold, golden vertical pupils for the first time, it was no longer the previous look-down and indifference, but full of scrutiny and a trace of... solemnity.

He revealed his true form because he had intended to save Kong Yan, but he was too slow.

Given Yinglong's personality, he should have launched a strong attack to rescue Kong Yan, but for some reason, he did not fly away to make a move this time.

The nine-tailed fox spirit, in the form of a female cultivator, spoke with an undisguised astonishment in her charming voice, conveying her thoughts through demonic power:
"This fiend's magical swordsmanship has actually reached such a level? Wuzhiqi's water-based magical power is pure and profound, even the Five Elements Divine Lord once praised it, yet he used the principle of 'the highest good is like water' to borrow the opponent's strength and wear it down to the point of collapse? And that last lightning sword technique... was even more ferocious than I imagined!"

The red-robed Taoist, transformed from Bifang, was surrounded by violently churning azure flames that emitted a sharp, scraping sound, filled with resentful ferocity.

"Now that the Princess is at someone else's mercy, what should we do? How can we explain this to the Divine Lord?"

"Water element, thunder magic, swordsmanship, the five elements' mutual generation and restraint... this person seems to be omnipotent and invincible. Observing his breaking formations and slaying demons, I see profound magical power and a solid foundation in his Dao, which is definitely not a temporary magical power obtained through desperate methods. This person has become the core of human cultivators in the Tongxuan Dharma Realm, and must not be regarded as an ordinary cultivator anymore. If we allow him to defeat us one by one, the consequences will be unpredictable!"

The gazes of the four mid-level demon gods, Yinglong, Jiuwei, Bifang, and Xiangliu, rapidly converged and clashed in the void. Countless years of combat experience led them to a certain consensus in an instant:

This human Taoist before them has become a major threat; his individual combat prowess has already shown the ability to threaten any one of them.

After a brief silence, Yinglong's divine will descended once more, filled with unquestionable majesty and decisiveness:

"This person is indeed a variable in this world. His magical power and swordsmanship have all transcended the mortal realm, and he is close to the pinnacle of this world's mortal realm. However, we are favored by the Heavenly Dao of Ten Thousand Demons and hold the destiny of this world in our hands. How could we fear the power of one person alone?"

Yinglong's gaze swept across the battlefield below, where the two races were still locked in fierce combat, and a newfound sense of dominance rekindled in his eyes:
"Though his body is strong, his foundation lies in this battlefield, in this mortal realm!"

"Slaying this fiend will not be accomplished in a short time. Forcing a direct confrontation and sword fight with him, even if successful, would likely deplete our clan's strength... Issue my decree!"

The enormous dragon wings suddenly spread out, obscuring a large portion of the starry sky:

"Bifang! Draw the True Yang Fire from the west, burn away thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, crush their morale, slaughter their low-level cultivators, and cut off their wings!"

"Nine-Tailed Fox! Using the method of chaotic desires in the mortal world, it targets the elite of the human race in the Eastern Region, using boundless evil power to erode their formation, disrupt their minds, and confuse their cultivation foundation!"

"Xiang Liu! You came from the south, severing all life and releasing ancient poison, turning the southern battlefield into a barren wasteland!"

"I will descend from the heavens, waiting for you to shatter their formation, exhaust their power, and unleash the mighty army of ten thousand demons to press upon us! At that time, we will combine our strength to crush this fiend—with a righteous army, with the force of thunder and lightning! Even if he possesses extraordinary abilities, before the collapse of the formation and the collapse of the overall situation, he will only face death!"

"The Heavenly Army will surely prevail! Avoid their strongest points and strike at their foundation! This is the best strategy!"

"We will obey Your Majesty's decree!" The three demons, Nine-Tailed Fox, Bifang, and Xiangliu, bowed their heads in unison.

At this very moment, within the Five Elements Reincarnation Grand Array of the Tongxuan Realm, the fierce battle between the human and demon races continues. Apart from having the advantage of terrain, the human cultivators are at a great disadvantage in terms of both numbers and cultivation level. However, many cultivators are fighting a desperate battle with their backs against the wall.

Because the world they inhabit is fertile ground for the demon race, it's better for human cultivators in the Tongxuan Realm to fight to the death than to entrust their lives to the demons.

Kneeling down to beg for surrender, does that mean the demon god doesn't eat people anymore?

(End of this chapter)