Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 76 Group Cultivation Attack View (Part )

Normally speaking, ten cultivators in the middle and late stages of Qi training holding formation flags and setting up a formation can already compete with the foundation-building cultivators.

In order to be on the safe side, Xuanyin, Chiming, Qingyang and Bishui brought all the elite children of their respective families and formed a formation of more than 40 people. Including the four brothers, there were eight foundation-building cultivators in total.

Eight against one, how can we not win?
But who could have thought that Lu Cheng's sword intent was in full swing, his sword heart was clear, and he killed people with the sword. The whole process was long, but when the sword fight was over and the young Taoist flew back with the sword light around him, the wine was not yet warm.

The remaining descendants of the four families were pinned down by Lu Cheng's sword intent, and their thoughts were slowed down. No one thought of fleeing. Of course, even if they chose to do so, they would only be killed on the spot by the gods, heavenly soldiers and a group of war ghosts.

"Mumble, huh."

After waiting for a while and drinking a glass of warm wine, he exhaled a long breath of white air in the night, and Lu Cheng's murderous intent and murderous aura gradually dissipated.

The more you drink wine, the warmer you feel. It is indeed a good drink to relieve fatigue after a day of hard work. Lu Cheng did not drink alcohol in his previous life, but in this life, after practicing Taoism and exercising his magic power, alcohol has no harm to his body, so he might as well give it a try.

"Guanzhu."

At this time, confirming that the place was safe, He Lan, who had been ordered to hide by Lu Cheng before, came with a group of maids and militiamen from the temple to clean up the courtyard and deal with the aftermath.

"Those four are all great cultivators with abundant spiritual energy in their bodies. Remember to bury them deeper, so as not to burn my fruit trees to death."

In the secular world, a cultivator who has established his foundation is already a great cultivator. Before Lu Cheng arrived in Shiyuan County, the cultivators with the strongest magical powers in the local area were from the four families of Li, Tu, Zou, and You.

"I am Yang Wenji from the Yang family. I beg the master to spare our lives for the sake of God's mercy. The four families of Cao, Yang, Zhou and Liu are willing to serve the master as slaves in the temple."

At this moment, among those cultivators who originally dared not move, a middle-aged man suddenly jumped out and spoke these words fluently.

He was sweating all over, but in order to avoid feeding the fruit trees, someone had to come out.

What's more, Yang Wenzhi knew very well in his heart that although the four families enjoyed wealth and honor by doing this kind of calamity cultivation, they would also cause endless disasters. While the four family heads were alive, they naturally had nothing to fear. Even if they were no longer alive, there were many cultivators in the late stage of Qi training in the family who could support them for a hundred years.

Who could have thought that today they would meet the Lord of the Red Heart Monastery, the four heads of the family, and all the elites of the Cao, Yang, Zhou, and Liu families would be defeated here. If they did not think clearly and seize the opportunity, when the news of what happened here spread, the former enemies would come to the door, and all the men of the four families would be killed. The women would suffer what kind of humiliation, and they might even have their souls extracted and tortured day and night.

"The premise of not bringing harm to your family is that you should not bring benefits to your family. You are in cahoots with each other and have killed countless people over the years. Do you want to come to my Chixin Temple to be a slave? My Chixin Temple doesn't have such a big place."

Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng glanced at Yang Wenzhi and instantly understood his thoughts. He also admired his quick wit.

"Please have mercy on me, Master. Please have mercy on me, Master."

After Yang Wenzhi's thoughts were revealed, he dared not say anything more and could only kowtow.

"Please have mercy, Master."

Following his lead, the others also knelt down and kowtowed.

"Master, these people are all practicing the Dao and Dharmakaya and have magical powers. If we can control them, it will be very beneficial to the management of the temple both inside and outside."

Seeing this situation, He Lan also offered some advice.

Apart from other things, the monks have magical powers, which are infinitely more powerful than ordinary people. Moreover, they are far more capable than ordinary people in maintaining spiritual fields, ponds, orchards, and even spiritual medicine fields.

Hearing this, Lu Cheng pointed at Yang Wenji, who was at the front of the group, and said to He Lan:
"This person is in the late stage of Qi training, and his mind and courage are quite impressive. If it weren't for what happened today, he would have a high chance of becoming a foundation-building cultivator in the future. Are you sure you can suppress him?"

"I just want the temple to develop and prosper. I don't want anything else." He Lan said.

"Well, then, give them a chance to live."

Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng waved his hand and released five-colored sword energy, which fell on the kneeling Tribulation Cultivators and attacked their Dantian with his sword.

No one dared to resist, so everyone let out a low cry, their Dantian was damaged, and most of their magic power dissipated.

About three levels of magic power were cut off from the ninth level of Qi training. The lower the magic power, the less was cut off. However, none of these people was below the middle stage of Qi training.

Lu Cheng's sword caused them to lose mana and damage their Dantian, almost cutting off the possibility of building a foundation for Taoism in the future. Of course, it was not completely cut off, but it was very difficult.

Because at this time, Chixin Temple did not need so many late-stage Qi training monks as spiritual husbands.

"You can bring your family members to live in Ishihara County, but unless you are willing to be slaves in the temple, the rest will have their dantians exposed and their property confiscated. If you are willing, each family can select five people to do this."

"Manager He, you can go to the God Palace and take out the statue of the God. These people will be under your management from now on."

The four families of Cao, Yang, Zhou and Liu started out by robbing cultivators and did terribly evil things, but being a family of immortal cultivators reduced to mortals and having their path to the Tao cut off was already a severe punishment.

No matter where in the world, the main culprit will be killed and the accomplices will be given lighter punishments. This punishment is justified, so Lu Cheng took on this responsibility.

These slaves with magical powers can make Chixin Temple more prosperous.

Their families are all in Shiyuan County, so the possibility of rebellion and escape is relatively small, and even if all their wealth is gone, they still pass on the skills, and their unborn children will not be implicated. Decades later, the Cao, Yang, Zhou and Liu families can still become the immortal cultivation families in Shiyuan County, and this time they are really legitimate cultivator families with a clean foundation.

It’s not a blessing in disguise, but it’s acceptable.

He Lan followed the order of the temple master and went to the Temple of the Red Heart God to ask for the third-rank low-grade Shinto magic weapon, the lightning-struck peach wood statue of the Red Heart God.

The past eight years have been the eight years since the Red-Hearted God appeared in the spotlight. Many local people in Ishihara County still remember what kind of life they lived eight years ago. They do not think that having enough food and clothing and a safe environment are what they deserve and should come naturally.

They simply believed that it was the Taoist guardian god who had descended to save everyone with his divine power, so they worshipped and believed in it fanatically.

After the trip to the City That Never Sleeps, Lu Cheng already knew that the Tang Dynasty worshipped Taoism but few people practiced divine arts. It seemed that there was some conflict between the two lines of practice. Therefore, Taoist practitioners only practiced some minor divine arts to harmonize themselves, and no large sect focused on the practice of divine arts.

There are inherent defects in the divine law, and practicing too much of it is undoubtedly a deviation from the path. The top sects are like this, and no one in the middle and lower levels of the Tongxuan Realm practices divine law. Moreover, after the ancient catastrophe era, many Taoist chapters and classics were lost, and most cultivators had no way to practice. The predecessor Lu Cheng could remember a lot of related classics because he was born in Huoyun Cave Mansion.

As his own practice deepened, Lu Cheng gradually felt that when he was practicing Qi or even at the foundation-building stage, his own divine will was constantly contaminated by Chi Jun's charm, burning away impurities and making it pure. This was of course a good thing.

However, after cultivating to a higher level of Taoism, Chi Jun's spirit - is also not-self. Appropriate cultivation in the early stage can assist progress, but too much influence will become an obstacle to one's own path in the future.

At that time, it would be much more difficult to realize one's true nature than for a cultivator who did not practice divine techniques at all, perhaps even several times more difficult!
Just like the leader of the Gu God Sect, the founder of Yinshan Mountain in Moyun Cave, how could he not be proficient in divine magic?
A true cultivator is already standing at a high position, and one thought of their cultivation is equivalent to years of hard work by a cultivator of a lower level.

It is definitely much more proficient than the current Lu Cheng, but the Yinshan Patriarch only uses incense and sacrifices to worship the magic to assist himself in raising millions of demon soldiers. This is very telling. The magic is not so easy to practice.

He Lan, originally a country woman, is now an old widow. Because of the chance, she has taken care of the abbot of Chixin Temple for eight years. Now she holds the lightning-struck peach wood statue of Chijun, which is protected by forty-nine heavenly soldiers and generals. Even if any foundation-building cultivator is not clear-headed and attacks, the divine power in the statue can defend against it until Lu Cheng arrives on his sword.

This is the Shinto lineage.

Yang Wenzhi selected five people from each of the four families of Cao, Yang, Zhou and Liu to follow the steward He Lan to persuade the four monks to surrender.

That night, there were cries and requests, feuds, people fleeing in all directions, and brothers fighting each other. But the final result was that most of the people from the four families were included in the household registration of Ishihara County, and there were many slaves with magical powers in the Chixin Temple. The money accumulated by the four families over the years filled the Taoist temple's already very full treasury.

But Lu Cheng didn't care about these. He just practiced wholeheartedly, cultivating his own five elements magic power, and felt the magic power growing deeper and deeper.

During the circulation of the energy in the five internal organs, Lu Cheng discovered that his soul, which had been somewhat out of harmony with his body, was gradually becoming harmonious with his body.

This discovery made the Taoist break out in a cold sweat:
"Fortunately, I didn't return to Huoyun Cave Mansion in the past few years. Otherwise, I'm afraid that a Jindan Zhenren cultivator would be able to see through this kind of soul-body disharmony at a glance."

The disciple of True Man Chishenzi had his body taken away by an evil cultivator?

I'm afraid that I won't even have the chance to say a word of explanation before I'll be killed by the flying sword.

Lu Cheng had already thought about it in his mind that in this world where Taoism is practiced, even if the art of possessing another's body is uncommon, it probably does exist.

Now that he has built his own five elements foundation, he can feel that his soul and body are gradually merging into a perfect fusion. This is the wonderful technique of tempering the body with the Great Five Elements True Fire.

Of course, this effect should also be achieved during the process of Five Elements Divine Sword Heavenly Dao Foundation Building, Yi Jin Cleansing and Marrow Cleansing, but that was a one-time whole bundle. When seen by True Man Chi Shen Zi, he might have thought that his disciple had been away for many years and had his soul hurt during the fight with evil cultivators.

The Jiuning Cave spiritual vein, the four robbery families of Cao, Yang, Zhou and Liu were wiped out overnight.

This incident caused quite a stir among the monks who moved to the local area.

When they knew that the people of the four families were not extinct and many of them moved to Chixin Temple and Ishihara County, many monks came to them crying. Lu Cheng only received the first pair of orphans and their widowed mother.

"My husband was approached by the Yang family because he found a magical herb. They tried to buy it at a low price, but he refused to sell it, so they beat him to death. My son has been without a father since he was a child!"

The woman cried and spoke, wanting Lu Cheng to do justice for her.

After a while, the Yang family monks who had committed the crime walked into the house with iron chains.

The woman and the child in her arms saw these people and gnashed their teeth in hatred.

"The heads of the four families, Cao, Yang, Zhou and Liu, have all been killed by me. These people have been doing hard labor in my Taoist temple for thirty years. Killing people is not enough. If you two want to take revenge, I will not stop you. You can kill them at will."

"But afterwards, you and your son will also be required to wear torture instruments and serve hard labor for thirty years in this temple. This is the price of your revenge."

No matter how great the sin was, there was no reason for people to pay for it endlessly. However, Lu Cheng still gave the mother and son a choice.

When the Yang family monks heard this, they trembled in fear. They thought it was better to live a miserable life than to die. However, no one resisted.

"...I understand. The temple master's decision is indeed fair. Now that things have come to this, I have nothing more to say. Let these people spend the rest of their lives atone for the evil deeds they have committed."

Having said that, the woman took her eager son away.

"Pooh"

When she reached the Yang family cultivators, the woman spat on one of them. Then, as if she had put down some kind of burden, she walked away with ease.

"Manager He, send a thousand spirit stones to the mother and son, but tell them not to make it public. This is the only case. If something like this happens again, you will be responsible for handling it."

"As you command, sir."

Lucheng has no intention of making Chixinguan the local standard of conduct.

However, Chixinguan naturally became the standard of conduct in the local spiritual community.

The monks naturally take the Chixin Temple's standards of conduct as their own standards of conduct. Those who exceed this limit are evil heretics, and those who are within this standard consider themselves to be righteous monks.

Back then, Lu Cheng was just a cultivator in the Qi Condensation Stage, and his influence was relatively limited. Now, he is already a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, and is considered a high-level cultivator in this border area of ​​Southern Xinjiang Prefecture. Naturally, the impact of his actions is growing.

He protected the country and the people, and maintained peace in the area. Especially under his rule, the population of Ishihara County grew and the economy prospered. Every household had enough food to eat, children had books to read, the elderly had care, and adults had jobs.

Any county magistrate who comes here is guaranteed to be promoted and transferred within a few years. This poor, mountainous and remote place that everyone avoided in the past has now become a position that many people are vying for, and it is impossible to be transferred to without deep connections.

When you come here to be a county magistrate, you basically don't have to take care of anything. The people are simple and honest, taxes are increased, and there are no constraints from village elders. It is a hundred times easier to achieve political achievements than in other places.

But precisely because everything was relatively good, more and more people from the surrounding counties gathered in Ishihara County, which naturally infringed on the interests of those local families. However, they were afraid of the fate of the Li, Tu, Zou, and You families, as well as the existence of that Taoist priest, so they endured it.

(End of this chapter)