Bodhisattva, please help me in my spiritual practice!

Chapter 220 Matchmaker: I don't know!

The moment Ao Peng transformed into an armored corpse, Ai Zhenren and Zhang Daoling beside him spontaneously felt a great terror. Given their temperaments, they even took out their protective treasures and aimed them at Ao Peng.

Fortunately, the two had cultivated for many years and were able to remain calm. They did not make a move immediately, but instead looked cautiously at Ao Peng.

Ao Peng laughed and said, "You two don't need to panic. This is a magic I learned from the Netherworld, belonging to the lineage of the Queen Mother of the West."

As he spoke, three illusory moons appeared behind his cold, zombie-like body.

The light of the moon made the terrifying, cold corpse seem slightly less gruesome.

This was during the Han Dynasty, when the practice of corpse liberation to become an immortal was extremely popular, far surpassing the arts of swordsmanship and alchemy.

Master Ai and Zhang Daoling put down their protective treasures with some embarrassment.

With a touch of curiosity, Zhang Daoling glanced at Ao Peng's protective armor a little longer. He saw that the venomous python was foolish, the nine-tailed fox was angry, and the green caterpillar was greedy. These strange phenomena actually disturbed his calm Dao heart, causing him to make a misjudgment and regard his own people as enemies.

After taking a closer look, Zhang Daoling said politely, "Fellow Daoist Ao's Taiyin Refinement Method is quite different from others. It seems that you have found your own unique path."

He had met cultivators who practiced the Taiyin Refinement Method before. Ordinary cultivators who practiced the Taiyin Refinement Method were unable to move their bodies within their mausoleums. At night, they would use a wisp of Taiyin Qi to allow their spirits to roam freely, like immortals among ghosts. Unlike Ao Peng before him, who had transformed into an armored corpse, serving as a tomb, he was taking his spirits on a journey.

If it weren't for the three bright, flawless moons behind Ao Peng, far surpassing the many Yin Ghost Immortals Zhang Daoling had ever seen, Zhang Daoling would have thought Ao Peng had gone astray and entered the demonic path.

Master Ai had studied this even less. If Ao Peng had come alone in this state, he would have already subdued the demon. However, after verifying the Xuan Yin Dragon Tiger Qi on Ao Peng's body, Master Ai thought for a while and realized that Ao Peng had used some secret method to regulate Yin and Yang, and could freely transform between life and death.

Therefore, the purer his yang body is, the more impure his yin body will be. The two are two sides of the same coin, complementing each other.

Thinking of this, Master Ai laughed and said, "Young friend Ao's supernatural powers and magic are truly unique, enough to establish a sect and become a teacher for ten thousand people!"

None of the three followed the conventional path of cultivation. They all created their own methods of cultivation in their own time. Therefore, they not only had no prejudice against these other schools of cultivation, but were also very curious about their essence, hoping to learn from them and improve their own paths.

Ao Peng said modestly, "My cultivation has only just begun, and I am no match for the two of you."

The two people before him, one founded the Shu Mountain Sword Cultivation Path and the other founded the Dragon Tiger Pill Path, were both true masters who established their own schools. Although Ao Peng had also found his own path of cultivation, he had not yet integrated all his powers, so he was naturally not worthy of the title of founding a school.

Master Ai thought Ao Peng was just being modest. At this moment, it was most important to take the two of them to see the core of the Sword Mountain. So, after the two of them had adapted to the Geng metal Qi here, Master Ai led them to continue climbing the Sword Mountain.

This Sword Mountain is not easy to climb. Some of the ancient divine weapons are so powerful that even Master Ai has to give way. Even though Master Ai knows the map, the three of them were still a bit disheveled after climbing it.

Ai Zhenren's clothes were torn in several places, and Zhang Daoling's Dragon Tiger Golden Body was also somewhat pale.

Several sharp strands of Geng metal Qi remained within Ao Peng's body for a long time, as if they were destined to stay there forever.

After much effort, Master Ai finally led the two to their destination.

Two longswords stood before me. These two longswords had neither guards nor scabbards. One was like a deep abyss and a clear pool, while the other was like a rainbow in the sky.

Master Ai pointed to the two divine swords and explained, "A hundred years ago, when I was drawing a map of this mountain for my disciples, I discovered these two divine swords. Unlike other weapons around here, these two divine swords seem to have been forged by this Weapon Mountain itself, naturally formed and nurtured by nature. Therefore, they are not yet perfect, lacking hilts and scabbards, yet they are extremely fierce!"

Zhang Daoling instantly understood what Master Ai meant: "You sent the two of us here to try and see if we can subdue this sword?"

Master Ai nodded decisively. Although it was a treasure of the sect, he could still distinguish between the importance of it and quelling the ghostly calamity in Chengdu.

"The two of you have the desire to subdue demons and bring peace to the world, but the Netherworld Ghost Clan will certainly not surrender easily. We, the sword cultivators of Shudu, are originally from Shu. How can we not work hard when outsiders come to help us?"

"These two divine swords have been discovered by us for a hundred years, and none of our disciples have been able to draw them. If you two can draw them, our demon-slaying mission will surely be twice as effective!"

Master Ai looked expectant, but after he finished speaking, he earnestly reminded them, "You two need to be extremely careful when you draw your swords. These divine swords are exceptionally fierce. I once lured a demon who was about to undergo the Three Calamities here, and the demon was cut in half by the divine sword as soon as it got close. Moreover, even those who cultivate the righteous path seem to find it difficult to get close to these two divine swords."

He then gazed at the two divine swords and murmured, "They are too pure."

Ao Peng recognized the origin of the two divine swords at this moment and couldn't help but whisper, "Purple Ying Green Rope!"

These two divine swords are quite famous in the real world as well.

Upon hearing that Ao Peng could name the two divine swords, Zhang Daoling and Master Ai were both delighted. "Fellow Daoist Ao, you recognize these two divine swords?"

Ao Peng laughed and said self-deprecatingly, "I know them, but they probably don't know me."

This world was created by the Supreme Dao Ancestor, and the Supreme Dao Ancestor's legacy is the most abundant. The Shu Mountain mythology happens to venerate the Supreme Dao Ancestor, so the two exist in the same world.

As Ao Peng spoke, he actually reached out to grab the two divine swords. Before he could even get close to them, a sharp sword light, like snow reflected in a clear pool or purple clouds stretching across the sky, severed Ao Peng's hand at the root, serving as a warning.

Ao Peng remained calm, conjured a ball of Kundalini fire, burned away his own corpse energy, transformed it into harmonious Qi, picked up the fallen hand, and with a few quick stitches, mended the hand back together.

Seeing that Ao Peng couldn't even lift the two divine swords, Master Ai's face showed some disappointment. "Isn't it time for these two divine swords to be born yet?"

Master Ai looked disappointed, but Ao Peng suddenly remembered something and said, "I remember that Erlang Shen Zhenjun seems to have the divine office of the River God?"

Master Ai was still curious as to why Ao Peng suddenly brought up this great deity, while Zhang Daoling beside him had already realized what was going on, clapping his hands and laughing, "So that's how it is! So the Old Man of the Moon descended to enlighten us!"