The Path to Immortality Begins with the Life-Extending Lamp

Chapter 131 The Ghostly Swordsman!

"We follow the way of Heaven, embodying the will of Heaven above and conforming to the will of Heaven below; this is the way to save the world!"

"The heavens are shattered, yin and yang are separated, and the celestial luminaries of my Heavenly Palace are about to illuminate the new world..."

When Yinghuo spoke of her mission on her near-perfect face, she always appeared as a savior bathed in holy light.

Hmm? Has she always been like this?

Li Qing turned to look at the man behind her with some doubt, as if she wanted to verify whether "Yinghuo" really had some kind of illness.

"Humph!"

Taibai snorted coldly, stepped forward with a dark expression, and urged him in a stern voice.

"What a waste of time! You think you can coax a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator to come? Yinghuo, are you crazy or am I?"

"Quickly head to the East Sea, find the puppeteer and the dragon tamer, and go to Baqiu. The chief is already waiting impatiently."

"As for him? If you dare to give him Jidu Yao, I dare to kill him with one sword!"

"The Heavenly Palace doesn't accept just anyone."

Who are the Eleven Luminaries of the Heavenly Palace?
The Sun, son of the royal family of the Southern Kingdom of Heaven, presented a coiled dragon celestial boat to the eleven celestial bodies in the Heavenly Palace, thus gaining the honor of the Eastern Lord.

Obsidian "Rahu" is a descendant of the demons of the North Sea, a genuine Yin God Realm demon bloodline. It was only through Taiyi's intervention that the Heavenly Palace Contract was reached!
Huo Yao "Yinghuo", Mu Yao "Sui Xing", Jin Yao "Taibai"...all are top-notch Yin gods.

You said you wanted to recruit puppeteers from the Yanmen Sect and dragon-raising clans from the East Sea into the Eleven Luminaries, which is still acceptable. After all, they are cultivators who have reached the end of the Purple Mansion Realm, and their vision, perseverance, and spirit are all considered to be those of powerful figures in their own right.

But you, "Yinghuo," are probably keeping a lover all the way to the Heavenly Palace!

Even someone at the lower foundation stage of the Purple Mansion realm has to be coaxed into joining an organization?
Taibai crossed his arms and coldly stared at the two people in front of him, but he felt disdain from the bottom of his heart.

"The Heavenly Palace is meant to create a new world and mend the heavens. All the celestial beings are taking such a huge risk in order to take things a step further, and that's all."

“If you continue to act recklessly, no one will tolerate you, and you won’t even be able to protect the leader.”

"Yinghuo!!"

Just as the last two words were uttered, the golden energy that filled the sky was completely absorbed and transformed into seventy-two lung-golden swords that hung in the sky. The soaring killing intent pierced through the void, causing Li Qing behind to feel as if golden needles were pricking her face, making her skin sting.

These two?
Li Qing let out a soft shout, and only a wisp of Qi was exhaled from between her lips and teeth. This Qi dissolved in mid-air and instantly condensed into a handful of dark blue Heavenly Mansion Profound Yuan Qi.

Tianfu, the first of the Southern Dipper, is the beginning of life!
As soon as this energy appeared, it grew rapidly in the wind, and in less than half a breath, it formed a protective shield of primordial energy beside the white horse.

The piercing sharpness struck this vital energy, like raindrops falling into a pond, creating ripples...

"Gentlemen, you should handle your own conflicts with the various factions. Don't let the innocent bystanders get dragged into this."

"I am but a mere cultivator at the Purple Mansion level; is there still any hope for my future path?"

Seeing the golden energy gathering and leaving a way out, Li Qing had absolutely no desire to get involved in the power struggle between these dangerous individuals.

Such an organization, with so many Yin spirits gathered together, could not possibly be solely due to the strength of its leader.

The Heavenly Mansion Rejuvenating Elixir Master of the Taiyue Shangxing Sect is only half a step away from the Yang God realm. Isn't that powerful enough? Then isn't Taiyue Shang just so-so?

Each of these Yin spirits is an unparalleled seed of the Dao, and none of them will bow down or submit to the others!

There is only one possibility that could bring together such irreconcilable Yin spirits.

That is a huge benefit, so huge that all the Yin Gods are willing to temporarily give way, so huge that Li Qing would be crushed to pieces if he stood up!
Seeing the slight chill creeping onto the peerless face of "Yinghuo" and the increasing coldness in "Taibai's" eyes, Li Qing, to avoid being impolite, cupped his hands and turned to take his leave.

He threw Jidu Ziyao forward, spurred his horse, and leaped across the barrier between the Taibai Sword Realm and the mortal world, landing once again in the southeastern part of the capital.

The horse's hooves pounded the ground. Looking back, all that could be seen was the dimly lit street outside the mansion, with only a few archways and streetlights every few dozen feet. There was no trace of the bright, daylight-like spiritual light that had shone within the Chang Geng Sword Realm just moments before.
"As expected, this is the second Yin God, capable of spitting out swords to create a domain, forming its own world?"

Li Qing murmured something, pulled out the riding whip hanging on the saddle, gave it a light tap, and prepared to retreat.

But to everyone's surprise, at that very moment, a sneer arose from the previously vanished, boundless sword realm, as if mocking the overestimation of the power of this small Purple Mansion.

Immediately following, a towering Taibai sword light descended from the night sky.

Boom...

Like a thunderclap in the dark, the seven or eight pavilions at the Donglai Archway collapsed instantly, splitting in two. The broken ends of the collapsed buildings looked as if they had been cut with a knife.

After a few breaths of silence, the panicked cries and wails suddenly arose. The common people who had been crushed under the stone blocks and wooden planks screamed pitifully, and the children who were stunned cried out in fear.

In the blink of an eye, the house collapsed, and disaster struck from the sky!

The governor and prefect, who were far away in the very center of the capital, the old magistrate in the Imperial Library, a third-realm national scholar, several second-realm scholars, and a great cultivator of the Purple Mansion all rose up at the same time and instantly transformed into five or six streams of light.

That energy... Could it be that a Yin Spirit True Person has made a move in the city?
But this is the capital of the Southern Kingdom, not a battlefield for them to play on!

The light from all four sides had not yet fallen.

A soft laugh rang out from within the Void Sword Realm, and the second sword, which was about to fall and kill "Ji Du," was blocked by a paper umbrella.

"Taibai, are you provoking me?"

As Yinghuo's pupils shifted, in that single glance, her eyes, which were as clear as spring pears reflected in water, suddenly split into a pair of silvery-white double pupils.

As Yinghuo raised her finger, pure celestial light pierced through the sword realm in the blink of an eye.

As she flicked her fingertips, the blue-green umbrella suddenly unfolded, blooming like a jade flower in an instant, its endless celestial light illuminating the world and completely shattering the golden "Tai Bai" Tai Bai Chang Geng magic!
Among the Five Directions and Five Luminaries, she is revered as the leader solely because of her divine powers and magical abilities.

With this cold question, the cyan umbrella ribs closed, surrounded by luminous fairy light. As "Yinghuo" waved his sleeve, even though the "Taibai" sword light moved and darted like a fleeting shadow, it was only a matter of the umbrella ribs smashing down. In an instant, a large hole was torn in the Chang Geng Sword Realm, which was like a cage of sword energy.

The path to ascension is also the great path to immortality!
Yinghuo hooked the umbrella handle and took a step forward. The entire Sword Realm could no longer find her figure. Taibai intuitively felt the void in the Sword Realm tremble. He raised his eyebrows and looked up, only to see that the fairy-like figure had already been standing behind him at some point.

The Feathered Heavenly Umbrella, having finished its attack, swung horizontally across the back of the Taibai Sword Lord, causing him to stumble and nearly fall to the ground.

The woman wore a colorful embroidered robe like a fairy's garment, surrounded by celestial light and fluttering feathers. Holding an umbrella with celestial feathers as its pages, she struck three times, causing all the magic to condense into pure precious light, creating dense ripples in the void within this sword realm.

The clash between the two was instantaneous!
In the pitch-black night sky, a six-foot-long golden sword fell to the ground. Its chilling sword intent instantly created spiderweb-like cracks in the ground in front of the East Mansion Market.

Jin Yao "Tai Bai" was expelled from the Sword Realm. He flicked his right finger to lift the magic sword, snorted coldly, and was about to leave.

He was indeed no match for Mars, but he was simply dissatisfied with the woman's mad preaching.

Yinghuo descended from the night sky with an umbrella, her face not looking too good.

The eleven celestial luminaries are like the stars in the Milky Way, none of them can dominate or completely control the others.

This kind of fight, which started over a mere disagreement, is not the first time!

“Your actions are becoming increasingly outrageous, Lu Chibai.”

Leng Ran frowned, glanced at the departing figure, and then bent down to pick up the discarded Jidu Ziyao, wiping away the remaining ashes.

Just now, Taibai struck Li Qing on the back with his sword. In an instant, the white horse was torn apart, and the entire neighborhood was cut in two.

In less than half a breath, the second sword was unleashed. If she hadn't stopped it in time, the Ghost Gentleman's life would have been in grave danger!

"Humph."

"When I entered the Heavenly Palace, I received the great divine power of 'Yin-Yang Reversal' from Tianyi and was given the title of Taibai Jinyao after receiving a 'Demon Seed Seal' from Rahu."

"A member of the Li family of the Southern Dynasties entered the Heavenly Palace and fought Rahu for one hundred and eighty rounds before presenting a coiled dragon celestial boat, named after the sun and its celestial bodies!"

"You're the one who found Chenxing, and Jupiter only listens to you. Humph, Rahu and the Sun have long been unhappy about this..."

Jin Yao "Tai Bai" glanced around at the gazes coming from all directions, and sneered. He didn't mind telling this goddess of the Feathered Path her likes and dislikes.

"You're making a mountain out of a molehill, Yinghuo! Everyone among the celestial bodies hates your foolish preaching of the Ascension Path. Remember, everyone."

For him, the position of the Eleven Luminaries could be given to anyone, but never to the weak!
Is the killing star "Ketu" located below the Purple Palace?
What a joke. Cries and wails rose from the ruins of the collapsed houses all around. Amidst the chaos and commotion, two mysterious Yin spirits, their identities unknown, engaged in a battle of magic.

This made the governor and his deputy of Guihua Prefecture feel uneasy. They each raised their talismans and magical implements, ready to step forward and negotiate...

But what about the victim who suffered a blow from Taibai's sword?
The white horse, which had been obediently trotting its hooves and waiting for its master's signal, now lay with only its head, eyes wide open, and half of its tail in front of the market. The paper hat that had covered its eyes and concealed its fear had also fallen to the side.

There wasn't even a trace of blood on the ground; everything on the white horse had been swallowed up by the unexpected sharpness of that sword.

Only the dead horse remains here; there is no trace of the Taoist priest!

"Cough cough cough..."

"Tiangong Jinyao - Taibai Jun?"

In a dilapidated thatched temple on the outskirts of the capital, Li Qing collapsed in a corner. The doors and windows were tightly shut, and the temple was surrounded by dark, rainy, and ghostly places, cutting off the outside world and daylight. The primordial yin energy dissipated in the air, making it even colder. Only the Southern Dipper Life-Extending Spirit Lamp emitted a dim, clear light.

Fresh blood dripped down the robe of the True Immortal, and the terrifying Gengjin sword energy invaded his meridians and bone marrow, constantly pricking Li Qing's nerves.

That Venerable Taibai really wants to kill him!
The towering sword light did not pause at all, and fiercely tore through the Linglong Cloud and Rain Domain. The Heavenly Mansion Profound Yuan Qi seemed as thin as window paper in front of it. It only held its position for a moment on the Big Dipper Yao Guang hanging from the Seven Star Lotus Crown before the sword energy struck Li Qing directly on the back.

He has many methods and spells, but in this critical moment of life and death, what use are all his life-saving methods and spells?

If it weren't for the heavy protective energy he had cultivated over a long period of time, the Seven Star Crown that "Yinghuo" had just given him that barely blocked the attack, and the fact that the ghost spine transplanted from the great ghost of the Sun Wandering Realm was strong enough, the hideous sword wound on Li Qing's back would have been enough to cut him in two!

“What a magnificent celestial palace, what magnificent celestial bodies!”

"Today it's the Ghostly Taoist, tomorrow it's Lord Taibai; it always shows that I'm just someone who can be easily manipulated!"

Behind Li Qing, the pale ghost spine resembled a skeletal dragon, with flesh and blood intertwined and bones clearly defined. The exposed pale skeleton writhed with his breath, and a vast yin energy was born from the ghost spine, as cold and serene as moonlight.

The divine intent emanating from You Tian distorted the void behind him, and a torrent of black water surged up, completely staining this dilapidated structure.

"I really didn't want it to come to this."

He endured the excruciating pain and hissed softly. With a grasping motion of his right palm, he lifted up a dark blue wooden calf.

In this dark thatched hut, relying on the dim life-extending lamp, one could vaguely see the dust that had accumulated inside. Li Qing, pale-faced, leaned against a corner of the wall, and the yin blood that had gathered on the floor was almost like a pool of blood.

Linglong Chang, standing to the side, stared at the Dao Lord with a deathly pale face, and at the twisted black water vortex behind him.

At this moment, Linglong dared not be arrogant in the slightest; she could distinguish between what was important and what was urgent.

With just two steps forward, Linglong knelt down beside the Dao Master, unfolded the scroll of the Thousand-Eyed Human Skin Paper that she treasured, and handed it to her master.

"My lord, you..."

She was worried, but even more so, she was terrified. She had witnessed the Demon Mother's rampage and knew of her horror and cruelty.

But at this moment, what her husband is about to do is probably even more extreme!
"What time is it now?" Li Qing's voice was no longer as clear as before, sounding somewhat hoarse.

"It's almost 7:00 PM!"

Linglong was a little nervous. She seemed to know what Li Jun was going to do. She picked up a handkerchief and wanted to wipe the dust off Li Qing's face. When the time came, she wanted to show her loyalty first.

Before the silk could even touch Li Qing's forehead, he immediately stopped her with a cold rebuke.

"Don't move."

Li Qing finally couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and yell at this scoundrel, but his hands didn't stop moving at all.

He held up the wooden box, which was gradually turning blood red, with one hand, and touched the human skin paper with the other, and began to draw.

[The Heavenly Palace, Venus Taibai, a Daoist spirit born from the Chang Geng Sword Realm, with black hair flowing down his shoulders and eyes like cold swords, seemingly from the Qingqiu Plain of Western Shu, possessing the body of a young white-golden sword immortal...]

Moreover, when Li Qing stirred the sword energy remaining in the wound, a portrait of a black-haired man slowly appeared on the human skin paper.

But that's not all. Li Qing then touched the wound on the back and drew a drop of blood essence stained with sword intent.

This blood is stained with the karma of that sword strike, but in the hands of witches, gods, and prophetic lineages, it can be a cursed object!
A drop of crimson blood was drawn onto the scroll, and a faint red glow immediately spread out. In the blink of an eye, the entire human skin paper was stained with blood, but the image of the sword immortal outlined in black ink became even more vivid.
"I cannot avoid the covetousness of Yin Gods! I can endure the disrespect and insults of the Yin God Sword Lord... because they are Yin God True Persons who have transcended the world!"

But this man wanted to kill me, to treat me like a stray dog ​​on the roadside, to kill me at will!

As Li Qing focused his mind, the Taibai sword energy that had invaded his meridians became even more violent, surging wildly throughout his inner body, making the ruptured flesh on his back appear even more grotesque.

He couldn't swallow the resentment in his heart, and the lingering hatred intensified!

But he was waiting; he was waiting for the right opportunity.

An opportunity to turn the tables on your enemy!

Even though the Cloud Rain Realm and the Netherworld Ghost Realm shrouded the wooden house at the same time, cracks still appeared on the box in Li Qing's hand on its own.

His current state of mind aligns perfectly with the teachings of the Eternal Regret Ghost Scissors.

I hate, I hate, I hate that I cannot kill all the enemies in the world! I resent, I resent that I cannot take all the heads of all kinds of people!
The ghostly hair, filled with countless resentments, climbed up Li Qing's right arm, and a strong smell of blood filled the air.

Gradually, even the Southern Dipper Longevity Lamp in the dim wooden house dimmed to the point of almost going out.

Strands of ghostly hair hung down from the void, dripping with evil blood from the damp strands. The blood demon's skull, limbs, and torso slowly emerged from the ghostly blood.

"..."

This is the time.

Ripples spread across the deepest part of the Netherworld, and a pair of flawless jade hands emerged from the twisted vortex.

The jade-like ghostly hands embraced Li Qing on either side, protecting him within them. The twisted magical intent instantly dispelled the long-lasting ghostly hair that permeated the entire wooden house's ghostly aura.

The Demon Mother has arrived!

The three ghost realms began to overlap. Linglong Chang's Yin Yu Peeling Skin Domain was annihilated in an instant, replaced by the You Tian Ming Domain, which resembled black water, and the Chang Hen Gui Xue Domain, whose black hair was stained with blood. The two began to overlap in contradiction.

Linglong Chang's face turned deathly pale. She retreated in horror, but suddenly stumbled and almost fell. Looking down, she saw a mutilated demon head with its mouth open and closed, looking vicious and ready to tear it apart.

She retreated in increasing fear!
But what terrified her was that the wooden house seemed to have no boundaries; she retreated, she kept retreating.

But all around were the writhing limbs of blood demons, and more and more ghostly hairs dripping with evil blood from the sky. In the boundless underworld, there was no end to despair...

And, in the eastern part of the prefecture.

The two Yin spirits were wary of each other, while simultaneously confronting the Prefect of Guihua, the Prefectural Magistrate, the Assistant Prefect, and others.

"Hmph! I was just passing by, what are you going to do about it?"

Taibai snorted coldly, but did not want to linger here any longer. He had no interest in playing the game of finding immortal seedlings with Yinghuo here.

Just as he lifted his right foot.

Instantly, a chilling coldness crept up from my back to the top of my head.

It was as if... he was about to die!
Having reached his level, there is a natural connection between heaven and man. How could Taibai not know what had happened? In an instant, he drew Taibai and filled all the myriad orifices of the heavens, revealing the sharpness of all 365 sword bones in his body.

What tricks would a prefectural governor really dare to play?
Taibai's brow furrowed coldly. He raised his magic sword and turned to slash at the Osmanthus Prefecture Prefect, who was at the National Scholar Realm.

suddenly!

A strange red line appeared in the void, or rather, it appeared in his field of vision.

"Crunch...crunch!"

Before "Taibai" could utter the words he wanted to say, a terrifying crack suddenly appeared on his neck, and only intermittent cracking sounds came from his throat.

Immediately afterward, as Taibai's foot fell, his entire head slumped down, his cervical vertebrae broken, his throat shattered, now only half a piece of flesh held together...

(End of this chapter)