Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 545 Dragon and Tiger Conceal the Dao and Hidden True Bones, Naturally Formed Dharma Body Knocks on the Immortal Gate (Seeking rewards and subscriptions.)
Within a desolate star in the void, in an underground demon palace, the sword intent and power of the Tongxuan Sword flowed in through the unseen connection between the two.

The intense demonic energy burst open like a giant abscess that had been punctured.

Instantly, filthy, viscous, blackish-red demonic energy sprayed out in all directions, corroding the remaining immortal spiritual energy with a sizzling sound.

Lingfengzi's agonizing, twisted demonic figure loomed within, constantly emitting piercing howls that tore at the very soul.

Clearly, what someone cut down with a single sword strike was not just one of his avatars!
"Lu Cheng! I want you dead, I want you dead!!"

Every word contained intense resentment and deep-seated madness. It could elevate an avatar to the realm of fusion, but now it was severed. The backlash was far more intense than imagined.

Ling Fengzi's originally powerful aura instantly plummeted to the bottom of the Fusion Realm. The chaotic backlash of demonic energy made it difficult for him to even maintain his figure.

No matter how enraged the demon was, its desperate roars could not penetrate the vast sea of ​​stars and reach the mountain gate of the Taiqing Sect.

Taiqing Sect, Zhengyang Peak Dao Hall.

"This sword strike was swift, ruthless, and fierce. Combined with this magical artifact, it severed nearly ten thousand years of accumulated scheming and cultivation by Lingfengzi. Lu Cheng, you should not leave the mountain lightly for the next two thousand years."

Inside the Taoist temple, the Taoist standing before them was Xuanqing Daozun.

In the Immortal Realm, cultivators at the Integration Realm are called Dao Venerables, and cultivators at the Mahayana Realm are called Dao Lords. Xuanqing Dao Venerable is the junior brother of Xuanzhenzi, the acting sect leader.

This statement was both an affirmation and a form of support. As a junior, Lu Cheng bowed his head in receptiveness, his mind clear.

Slaying a Nascent Soul elder of the Qiankun Holy Demon Sect may seem glorious, but it was actually a result of using the sect's grand formation to create far-reaching consequences.

Cultivators must know how to avert disasters and avoid calamities. They should try their best not to provoke external tribulations if possible. If they have no other choice, they should also try not to provoke enemies who are a whole realm above them.

Unfortunately, Lu Cheng failed to achieve either of these two things.

Now that such enmity has been formed, how could the combined demon lord Lingfengzi and the Qiankun Holy Demon Sect behind him let it go?

Therefore, keeping a low profile, guarding the mountain gate, and focusing on cultivation is the right path.

"You have made great strides in your cultivation and have also contributed to the defense of the mountain and the sect in today's battle. With such merits, I will bestow upon you the 'Male and Female Dragon Tiger Demon Refining Sword Scripture' on behalf of my senior brother, the sect leader."

When Xuanqing Daozun spoke in this way again, Lu Cheng Daoist was overjoyed, as he had long admired this sword scripture.

The Daoist voice was faint, and an ancient scroll, neither gold nor jade, containing the two energies of Yin and Yang, condensed from the void and slowly floated down in front of Lu Cheng.

On the scroll, two illusory figures, a dragon and a tiger, swirled and intertwined, sometimes transforming into sharp sword energy, sometimes revealing demon-subduing talismans. Their Daoist intent was innate, their sharpness concealed, making the viewer's heart flutter and feel an endless sense of dread.

At this moment, the entire Taiqing Sect, inside and outside the Dao Hall, was shaken by countless divine senses, and a clamor of voices surged up at the level of divine thought.

The "Dragon and Tiger Demon Refining Sword Scripture" is one of the supreme classics of the Taiqing Sect. It cannot be lightly passed on to cultivators who have not made great contributions to the sect and whose aptitude and temperament are exceptional.

Furthermore, due to the sect's traditions, this sword manual was rarely passed down among the seven true disciples.

Lu Cheng had just entered the Returning to Emptiness Realm and had already obtained one of the Seven Great True Transmissions. Moreover, he had also obtained this scripture. The high regard that Xuanqing Daozun held for him was self-evident.

Lu Cheng remained calm and respectfully accepted the scroll with both hands.

While others might not know, he understood in his heart what Xuanqing Daozun meant by "rewarding multiple merits":

"More than three thousand years ago, I, along with my master Huang Longzi, my uncle Chi Shenzi, and Mie Hongzi, explored the mortal realm's immortal ruins and obtained the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Heaven-Mending Herb... This is the true reason why, in recent years, many cultivators of the Xuan generation from the Taiqing Sect, as well as many reclusive elders from various sects, have ventured into the desolate world."

The Heaven-Mending Herb is a substance created by the heavens and earth, and it is also an indispensable main ingredient in refining the Transcendental Elixir, the Heaven-Mending Pill.

Because the laws of the Immortal Realm are so strict and demanding, it is almost impossible for something capable of defying fate to naturally take shape.

Therefore, only in the mortal realm can the Heaven-Mending Ganoderma be cultivated.

A single Heaven-Mending Pill signifies a chance to start over—the accumulated cultivation of a lifetime remains, but the cultivation method can be readjusted to make up for all past mistakes and errors, and to fill all the regrets and deficiencies on the path of cultivation.

This single elixir is comparable to the true Daoist teachings of the Three Lives Asking the Dao Mountain: to live two lives and ask the Dao three times!
Such divine objects are of greater significance than any rare and precious treasures to any cultivator who embarks on the path to immortality but feels that the road ahead is flawed and their potential is about to be exhausted.

After Lu Cheng presented the Heaven-Mending Herb, the Taiqing Sect gathered the power of all the sect's alchemy masters, using secret methods and supreme divine abilities to refine this ten-thousand-year-old Heaven-Mending Herb into seven Heaven-Mending Pills, each radiant with divine light and shrouded in crimson mist.

Later, the sect leader Xuanjizi used the secret methods of heaven to determine the fate of the seven immortal pills, which were eventually bestowed upon the seven Nascent Soul cultivators in the sect who had the deepest potential and were most likely to reach the Mahayana realm.

Lu Cheng himself cultivated the Samadhi True Fire innate divine power, which could continuously refine his physical body and change his physique, so the Heaven-Mending Pill was of no use to him.

Therefore, it would be better to donate it to the sect. The sect will surely reward you. In addition, if the sect becomes strong in time, you can also benefit from its support.

Three thousand years ago, this Heaven-Mending Ganoderma was exchanged for three Taiqing Ascension Immortal Talismans, which could be used to protect Huanglongzi, Chishenzi, and Miehongzi as they ascended to the upper realm, greatly increasing their chances of success.

But this is not all the reward. This matter is the sect's top secret and must be kept hidden. Taking the Heaven-Mending Pill and undergoing a third reincarnation means that the Taiqing Sect will lose seven Nascent Soul cultivators at once. It also means that the seven Nascent Soul cultivators will attempt to break through to the Mahayana realm together.

If this matter is not kept completely hidden, once the news leaks out, countless forces, both overt and covert, will jump out to make things difficult for the Taiqing Sect.

Even Lu Cheng felt that Sect Leader Xuanzhenzi's temperament was too fierce and ruthless. Shouldn't such things be done gradually, step by step?
Fortunately, through Xuanqing Daozun's veiled praise today, Lu Cheng understood that the sect's grand plan seemed to be nearing its end, and there was no longer a need to hide it any longer.

In this wild and untamed world, the secrets of heaven are shrouded in chaos, like a vast sea of ​​mist that obscures all deductions and attempts to uncover them.

That place is also the best place for the senior cultivators of the Taiqing Sect to disperse their past cultivation, reverse their foundation, and rebuild their path.

.........

Deep within the Taiyue Peak of the Taiqing Sect lies the Nine Mysteries Condensing Truth Cave Heaven.

This place is the top-level Daoist temple of the Taiqing Sect. The immortal spiritual energy is so dense that it is almost liquefied. It transforms into a seven-colored hazy glow that slowly flows across the cave's dome, while the ground condenses into a milky white spiritual spring that gurgles and surges.

Lu Cheng, dressed in a plain white Taoist robe, sat cross-legged on the altar, his expression serene. With each breath, he drew upon the spiritual energy of immortals within a thousand miles, forming a massive vortex of spiritual energy that continuously flowed into his body.

Because of the "Male and Female Dragon and Tiger Refining Demon Sword Scripture", I was reminded of the Heaven-Mending Ganoderma that grew into a human form three thousand years ago.

Lu Cheng originally intended to entrust her to his disciple Miao Chuyun to cultivate Taoism, hoping to teach her Taoist scriptures and persuade her to undergo a second cultivation, so that she could obtain a new body and avoid damaging her five virtues and diminishing her own destiny.

Unexpectedly, this spirit-possessed Heaven-Mending Herb was wild and untamed. Even an obedient disciple like Miao Chuyun tried every trick in the book but failed to subdue it. In the end, he could only inform his master.

Lu Cheng stepped forward and had a deep conversation with the woman named Zhi. She said, "I'll let you reincarnate and give you my Zhi body, but I want to be reborn as a human and live a free and unrestrained life."

"Don't you want to cultivate the Tao, achieve immortality, become an ancestor, and live forever?"

“I have been trapped in that herb garden for thousands of years, and I’ve been cultivating for so long that I want to die. I just want to be a human being and live a happy life.”

"..."

We may end up being trapped by things we cannot obtain in this life.

A mortal with a physical body desires to cultivate immortality, while a born immortal being only wants to live a simple, happy life.

So, who is right?
In the end, Lu Cheng granted Zhi Nu's wish, sparing no effort to expend immense magical power to help her reincarnate and be reborn. He watched her being born, watched her grow into an adult, watched her marry, watched her live a harmonious and loving life with her husband, and watched her grow old with him.

When Zhi Nu was about to die of old age, Daoist Lu Cheng appeared before her once again and asked her if she had any regrets.
"So, you really are someone else!?"

"I thought that the first half of my life, both yours and mine, was a very long nightmare. Now that you've appeared, it seems like I'm about to die."

A lifetime of busyness, surrounded by children and grandchildren, husband and wife together in death, returning home in a grand dream. Let me sleep forever.

For Lu Cheng, Zhi Nu's life was nothing more than a fleeting thought.

Soon, the Taoist regained the tranquility required for cultivation. He did not blame himself for his distraction; instead, his Taoist concentration became even purer.
"You have your life, I have mine, and my journey is far from over... Even if I am but an ant trying to look up at the vastness of the world, I will still go and see where the end is!"

Lu Cheng's primary cultivation method was still the "Mysterious Heaven Divine Art," which seized the essence of heaven and earth. This art was also known as the "Taoist Transformation and Ascension Technique," and it truly possessed profound mysteries that pointed directly to the Great Dao.

After advancing to the Void Returning Realm, the Mysterious Heaven Divine Art is divided into thirty-six levels of transformation. Lu Cheng has been cultivating in the mortal world for three thousand years and has repeatedly deduced the thirty-six levels of challenges.

Each transformation requires drawing upon the primordial essence of an ancient true spirit or even a primordial god or demon, integrating it into one's own body, subduing and controlling it, refining it into one's own, and studying its form, supernatural powers, and even the true meaning of its laws.

Most importantly, each refining and fusion is a tempering, purification and transformation of one's own life essence.

As Lu Cheng delved deeper into the essence of the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Mysterious Heaven Divine Art and practiced diligently, he gradually and clearly felt the changes within himself:
The most significant improvement is the subtle yet powerful enhancement of one's innate aptitude.

When Lu Cheng first entered the path of cultivation, he possessed above-average aptitude. Despite his remarkable encounters, his path was often fraught with obstacles. However, after achieving minor success in cultivating the "Mysterious Heaven Divine Art," his Dao body was gradually rebuilt. Especially after his ascension, this transformation gradually shifted from quantitative to qualitative.

Each ancient true spirit and illusory image of gods and demons solidifies within the body. Each time the operation of these exquisite magical powers is successfully simulated, the meridians, bones, dantian, primordial spirit, and even every wisp of original imprint that constitutes the primordial spirit within the Daoist body undergo mysterious optimization and reconstruction.

It's as if an invisible master craftsman is constantly sculpting a piece of raw jade, removing impurities, perfecting its structure, clearing blockages, and imbuing it with spirituality.

In the past, it took a great deal of magical power to barely open the subtle acupoints, but now they can be opened naturally with a single thought.
What used to take months of deep thought to grasp even a sliver of the profound essence of magic, now requires only a slight mental movement to achieve sudden enlightenment.

The righteous path of profound arts inherently has the effect of being difficult at first and then easy later. It doesn't mean that the speed of cultivating Nascent Soul magic power is faster than that of cultivating Infant magic power. Rather, the speed of magic power cultivation at the Nascent Soul stage is far greater than that at the normal Nascent Soul stage, and it gets faster and faster the more you practice.

Lu Cheng already had a solid foundation. As his innate talent gradually underwent a qualitative change, he gradually achieved mastery of the legendary innate Dao Body. He truly felt that his cultivation speed in the Void Returning Realm was even faster than that in the Divine Transformation Realm, which was quite terrifying!
"This is because my human bloodline has been continuously evolved and improved, absorbing the essence of the true spirit bloodline suppressed by the Xuan Tian Divine Art."

According to Daoist scriptures, the oldest 'human' was named Pan. He was a primordial god-demon being. After countless eons, Pan slew three thousand gods and demons, creating heaven and earth. His primordial spirit split into three, and the three were named Qing, who is also the Dao Ancestor.

The essence of Taoist transformation and ascension techniques is to allow cultivators to return to their original state. However, to achieve this goal, even seventy-two or seventy-three transformations might not be possible, but it can still elevate one to a very high level.

No matter how advanced the cultivation technique, it can only elevate a cultivator to a relative level, but it can never lead them to a relative endpoint…

The chaotic vortex in the dantian, formed by the power of returning to the void, is now operating at a speed far exceeding its peak in any previous period. It no longer passively absorbs external spiritual energy; instead, it resembles a massive gravitational core with its own sentience, devouring everything in its path.

The immortal spirit mist sea within the Nine Profound Condensation Cave, formed from the earth's dragon energy and the pure spirit of the heavens, is being drawn into, devoured, and refined by the vortex at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The vast and pure immortal spiritual power was rapidly transformed, compressed, and purified by the vortex, turning into an incomparably refined and dazzling Void Returning Power, which flowed into the vast sea of ​​power deep within the Purple Mansion, which was like the embryonic breath of the universe.

The plane of that sea of ​​magical power was rising steadily and rapidly at an unprecedented speed. Every breath of increased magical power was equivalent to several years of hard work by a Nascent Soul cultivator.

What ordinary cultivators at the Void Returning stage would take decades or even centuries to perceive as subtle changes in their magical power was, to him, like witnessing a surging river.

This is not a case of forcing growth, but rather a natural outcome resulting from the leap in the essence of life. The perfect Dao body and the constantly nourished and strengthened innate primordial spirit provide immeasurable capacity and refining efficiency for the expansion of one's magical power.

Through diligent study and secluded cultivation, his magical power has increased dramatically. This brief description is insufficient to even begin to capture a fraction of the growth in Lu Cheng Daoist's magical power.

However, Lu Cheng's seclusion was by no means solely about piling up magical power.

The study and practice of the "Male and Female Dragon and Tiger Demon Refining Sword Scripture" is precisely the tempering and application of that vast and boundless magical power.

On the Yin-Yang altar, Lu Cheng formed the "Dragon and Tiger Heavenly Seal" with his hands in front of his chest. His left fingertips slightly raised, drawing upon a wisp of supremely Yang and powerful Taiqing Immortal Light, which twisted and roared, transforming into a miniature divine dragon, only an inch long, its body cast from platinum. Its scales and claws flew, its eyes flashed like lightning, containing a righteous sharpness capable of severing all demonic influences and evil spirits. His right palm pressed down, drawing upon a stream of supremely Yin and gentle Xuanming Jade Qi, its nature dark and profound, transforming into a black-gold tiger of the same size, its muscles bulging, its low roar like thunder, radiating a ferocious aura capable of devouring the abyss of all demons.

This dragon and tiger form the foundation of the Daoist teachings of the "Male and Female Dragon and Tiger Demon Refining Sword Scripture"—the Yin-Yang Sword Qi of the Dragon and Tiger.

"So that's how it is. So this is what the Dragon Tiger Demon Refining Sword Scripture means. In that case, all my understanding over the past three thousand years has been wrong."

Lu Cheng had always thought that this sword manual was an extremely profound technique of combining two swords, which could only be performed by one person and was extremely powerful in refining demons and protecting the Dao.

It now appears that this part does exist in the "Male and Female Dragon and Tiger Demon Refining Sword Scripture," but its true meaning and essence are completely different from Lu Cheng's understanding.

This sword manual inherits the ancient sword way, which differs from the sword way of today:
Sword energy and thunderous sound, sword light splitting, sword heart clearing, sword refining into threads, sword intent forming momentum, one sword breaking all laws, etc., are all completely different approaches.

It has only three realms from beginning to end: man and sword as one, man and sword as separate, and man and sword as divine.

When man and sword are in harmony, that is the state of man and sword becoming one.

The cultivator and the flying sword become one. A true sword cultivator's protective power is as strong as the offensive power of the flying sword, because as long as the sword's edge points, no amount of the enemy's Taoist arts or magical treasures can pass through the flying sword's crisscrossing path.

This is also a part of the sword techniques in the current cultivation world, but it stops there.

When man and sword are separated, man gains the sword's power and ferocity, while sword gains man's spirit.

After the man and the sword become one, they must separate again, but each must retain some of the other's characteristics. The man gains the sword's power and the man's heart becomes the sword's heart. When a cultivator reaches this state, he can break most of the world's inner demons, curses, and strange evil spells.

At the same time, the natal flying sword develops spirituality, and even when cultivated to a certain level, the natal flying sword can assist cultivators in absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and assist sword cultivators in their cultivation.

The Human Sword God is when one's natal flying sword transforms into another self, and the self transforms into another flying sword. Not only is offensive and killing power enhanced, but the speed of cultivation is also increased, surpassing many secret techniques.

The "Male and Female Dragon and Tiger Demon-Refining Sword Scripture" refers to the relationship between a human and a flying sword.

"The ancient sword immortal techniques are not as extensive as those of today's sword immortal techniques, but if one cultivates them to their peak, they are truly profound and mysterious."

"Alas, it seems I've only just begun to grasp the basics of both the 'Man and Sword Separation' and 'Man and Sword God' realms."

Thinking of this, Lu Cheng opened his mouth and spat out the two natal flying swords nurtured within his Purple Mansion: one was the Heavenly Escape Five Elements Flying Sword, and the other was the Boundless Blood Sea Flying Sword.

One of the flying swords was dark red, and the other was crystal clear. Both of them spun in the air, instinctively absorbing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth.

This is the most significant characteristic of the distinction between human and sword realms, which can assist the sword master in cultivation and accumulation of magical power.

"Please show yourself, fellow Daoist."

With a command from Daoist Lu Cheng, the dark red Boundless Blood Sea Flying Sword spun in mid-air and transformed into a cultivator dressed in a blood-red robe, with the same appearance as Lu Cheng, who sat on the altar opposite him.

This is not because Lu Cheng has reached the realm of the Human Sword God, but because the Boundless Blood Sea Flying Sword was originally an external avatar. He simply used his three thousand years of magical power and the "Heavenly Demon Sword Scripture" method to forge himself into a flying sword.

"It seems that, although it is different from what we expected, this sword manual is surprisingly suitable for us. As long as we practice diligently, it will not be difficult to make progress."

"good!"

Once a decision is made, what follows is a long and arduous journey of perseverance.

Deep within the Taiyue Peak of the Taiqing Sect, within the Nine Mysteries Condensing Truth Cave Heaven.

"Yin and Yang separate, dragon and tiger appear, demons are refined and the Dao is protected, the sword soul is formed." Lu Cheng chanted the incantation, his Daoist voice resounding.

Driven by his thoughts, the Void Returning Power within his body, which surged like a vast celestial river, was precisely guided and diverted by two invisible giant sluices. Streams of pure and powerful magical power, following the supreme secret techniques of the Sword Scripture, began to flow steadily and orderly into the Yin-Yang Sword Qi of the Dragon and Tiger.

In an instant, the yin and yang of heaven and earth shifted, causing the winds and clouds to surge.

The tiny white dragon let out a clear and melodious roar, its body rapidly expanding until it was about ten feet long. Its entire body was surrounded by incomparably sharp platinum sword energy, and each dragon scale was like a miniature flying sword, cutting through the surrounding void with a hissing sound as if it could not bear the weight.

It circled around Lu City, its sword energy crisscrossing. Wherever it passed, countless deep marks silently appeared on the rock walls of the cave, which were as solid as refined gold, as if it had been eroded by the invisible aftershocks of the sword energy.

At the same time, the black tiger let out a soul-shaking roar, its body swelling in the wind, transforming into a ten-foot-tall demonic tiger.

Its entire body was dark, its fangs were ferocious, and what swirled around it was not ordinary demonic energy, but a highly condensed demonic aura.

This malevolent energy was like a tangible black and red blood flame, radiating a terrifying pressure that caused all things to wither and all demons to bow down.

The tiger slightly raised its claws, the tips slicing through the air, leaving behind dark, lingering marks that emanated a power that could cut, corrode, and destroy all defenses.

A dragon and a tiger, one yang and one yin, one righteous and one malevolent, swirled and surged around Lu City, their speed increasing rapidly.

The roars of dragons and tigers echoed each other, forming a strange resonance of Daoist sounds that reverberated throughout the Nine Profound Condensation Cave. The platinum sword energy on the dragon's body and the demonic energy on the tiger's body began to collide, merge, and annihilate each other fiercely.

This is not internal strife, but the Yin-Yang Refining True Technique recorded in the Sword Manual.

Using his own divine sense and magical power as fuel, he repeatedly tempered and refined the extremely yang and strong dragon energy and the extremely yin and evil tiger energy. On the edge of destruction and rebirth, he separated the false from the true and finally condensed the Dragon-Tiger Demon Refining True Qi, which belonged only to Lu Cheng and was powerful enough to slay all the evil demons in the heavens.

Each bite and claw of the dragon-shaped sword energy diminishes the mixed demonic and sinister nature within the malevolent energy; while each counterattack and devouring attack of the tiger-shaped malevolent energy erodes and refines the excessive fierceness and irritability within the sword energy.

In this almost violent clash of Yin and Yang, and the struggle between dragon and tiger, pure and imprinted particles of true energy, containing the imprint of the laws of dragon and tiger, are refined out. They are chaotic in color, neither gold nor jade, but in their subtle details they flow with the power of the divine dragon protecting the way and the evil of the fierce tiger destroying demons.

With each additional grain of Dragon-Tiger Demon-Refining True Qi that Lu Cheng condensed, he felt his "Heart Sword" grow brighter, and a sharp aura that could overcome all laws and demons slowly gestated and grew stronger within his body.

Normally, the combined refining of the Dragon and Tiger Demonic True Qi involves the cultivator choosing one of the Yin and Yang Dragon and Tiger based on the nature of their own magical power, and then using their own divine sense, magical power, and natal flying sword to cultivate, refine, attack, and overcome on their own.

However, this sword manual has been passed down in the Taiqing Sect for many years, and the practitioners are all highly talented individuals. Several different cultivation methods have long been proposed by the cultivators.

Lu Cheng chose the most perilous and difficult method, one that had been proposed by predecessors but which almost no one dared to actually begin practicing.

He combined his two natal flying swords to refine the Dragon-Tiger Demonic True Qi, and then used the two natal flying swords to hone and refine himself.

Unless one is a cultivator whose life cultivation has reached an extremely high level, such cultivation is almost tantamount to suicide.

There is no time to practice.

Immersed in the infinite optimization of one's own Daoist foundation through the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Mysterious Heaven, and intoxicated by the destruction and rebirth brought about by each tempering of the Dragon-Tiger Refining Demon True Qi.

Lu Cheng's spiritual power increased rapidly day by day, and his understanding of the Taoist methods he cultivated also advanced by leaps and bounds.

The Mysterious Heaven refines flesh and blood, the Sword Scripture nourishes the Dao embryo.

The two great Daoist scriptures mutually reinforced each other, forming a perfect closed loop. The once-mastered Xuan Tian Twenty-Four Transformations Divine Demon Origin Imprint underwent another transformation under the catalysis of the Returning to Emptiness Thirty-Six Transformations technique and the influence of higher-dimensional laws of heaven and earth.

Lu Cheng, who was sitting cross-legged, had a slight thought.

"Roar."

"Huh."

"Roar."... Twenty-four distinct yet equally soul-stirring roars exploded at the level of divine consciousness.

Twenty-four towering, illusory figures of gods and demons suddenly appeared in the void behind him.

The twenty-four gods and demons, each with a different posture and a mighty divine power, were no longer mere projections of power. Their phantoms revealed a more refined, more vivid, and even faintly carried a trace of their own original aura.

The immense magical power contained within Lu Cheng's body was drawn in by these twenty-four illusory divine and demonic figures, flowing into their forms like rivers flowing into the sea, refining them into something even more solid. In the eyes of each illusory divine and demonic figure, a glimmer of Lu Cheng's calm and insightful observation of the essence of the universe seemed to ignite.

This is a sign that the original imprint of gods and demons has been deeply awakened, approaching the "true form of gods and demons".

As the last wisp of magic power was injected into the illusory figure, Lu Cheng felt as if his own magic power had undergone another qualitative transformation and sublimation.

The feeling that he could manipulate the vast primordial energy of heaven and earth and stir up the tides of laws with every gesture became increasingly clear to him. He understood that his comprehension of the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Profound Heaven Divine Art had naturally led him to a higher level of mastery.

"Hoo..." He exhaled a long breath of white air as condensed as ice, and the immortal spiritual energy in the cave formed a huge spiritual energy tornado, which lasted for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before gradually subsiding.

Lu Cheng slowly opened his eyes, the thirty-six transformations of the Profound Heaven Divine Art unfolding with each step, each step a new level. The Male and Female Dragon-Tiger Demon-Refining Sword Scripture, two swords shattering all evil. This path of cultivating both scriptures simultaneously was propelling him towards an unprecedented realm.

(End of this chapter)