Chapter 338: Immortality, is it so inconvenient?

Gu Yanwu's Confucianism and Taoism, blessed by the Ming Dynasty's remaining good fortune, unleashed a power that was beyond Cao Jie's expectations.

At least, without the support of the Divine Dynasty's fortune, all the Confucianists that Cao Jie knew, even Zong Ze, would find it difficult to display such magical powers.

And the practitioners of Confucianism and Taoism are most in line with the destiny of the Divine Dynasty. If the Great Wei were to gain a foothold in this world, with Gu Yanwu's talent, the power that would be unleashed would be simply unimaginable.

The founder of Qing studies is not someone who gained his fame in vain.

However, the luck that empowered him with Confucian and Taoist supernatural powers was just like a duckweed without roots and a tree without roots. It would be reduced every time it was used.

This is all the luck and protection that Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty had accumulated over two hundred years.

More importantly, with the frequent occurrence of strange phenomena this time, it has become somewhat difficult for anti-Qing forces to develop secretly.

This incident will certainly attract the attention of the whole world, especially Mount Emei in Shu.

Emei is about to open its doors and dominate the world. How can it allow such a change?

Cao Jie pondered for a while and decided to increase the force value of the anti-Qing. It doesn't matter if you can't beat those old monsters who have been reborn for who knows how many lives. Anyway, they cherish their feathers and will never go down in person and provoke the karma of the world.

As long as you can beat those thugs and minions, that's enough.

How to improve combat power?

The Divine Dynasty’s seal of authority cannot be used.

Martial arts training takes time.

Although the Shushan cultivation method can lead to immortality, that kind of righteous practice has both advantages and disadvantages.

Those who practice Taoism must behave uprightly, maintain a pure mind, and not do things that are greedy, ignorant, stupid, evil, involve indiscriminate killing, or are bigoted. They must not have false or evil thoughts. Even if they temporarily go astray, there will be a day when they will achieve the right result and ascend to heaven.

Even if one pursues freedom and lives a carefree life in the mortal world and does not want to ascend to heaven and be controlled by the emperor, as long as one avoids the 49 heavenly tribulations in the mortal world, one can become a carefree immortal and play freely.

In this worldview, as long as a person has not committed an unforgivable crime, he or she will have the opportunity to reincarnate.

But these seemingly simple training conditions are too harsh for Cao Jie.

He prefers the kind of immortal cultivation world where resources are plundered, filled with greed and chaos, and a food chain-style world where people fight to the death.

When mortals cultivate immortality, they only consider resources.

There are too many conditions required to cultivate immortality in Mount Shu.

Not only should one have no desires and no demands, but also maintain one's virginity, refrain from killing, let go of all obsessions, and abandon human nature. How can one become an immortal?

How could cultivating immortality be so inconvenient?

"We still need to learn how to fight. The Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon Kung Fu needs to be passed down. We also need to make use of the unorthodox techniques."

"Oh, right, magic weapons. We must collect a large number of magic weapons from this world. One Emperor's Seal is not enough..."

"At worst, I can use my so-called good deeds to repay Guangchengzi and the immortals in the sky in the future."

"Only by seizing the present can there be a future."

"We can't even stand straight now, how can we talk about the future?"

In the Shushan world, the strength of a fighter depends on the power of his magic weapon.

It doesn't matter if your realm is low. If you try to refine a magical weapon, even senior masters will retreat.

The masters of Taoism practice the righteous way to immortality, not the unorthodox ways of fighting and killing.

"This is a great kindness to us Liangshan. In terms of longevity, we are far inferior, but in terms of fighting... hehe..."

Even though Jiangnan had experienced decades of turmoil, including the Ten Days of Yangzhou and the Three Massacres of Jiading, it quickly recovered after a few years of pacification.

In the south of the Yangtze River, Mount Jiuhua is where the Emei Sect leader Miaoyi Zhenren Qi Shuming’s villa is located, and Mount Huangshan is where Master Canxia practiced seclusion.

It is unrealistic to go to Mount Jiuhua to get treasure.

Well, for those in the south of the Yangtze River, the only treasure hunt is in Yandang Mountain.

There is a monster called Gun in Yandang Mountain, and the monster is suppressed by Yu Ding. It is not too far away, so it is a perfect place to go.

Besides, it would be convenient for him to introduce Gu Yanwu to Chen Jinnan.

Although on Earth it is not far from Nanzhili via Lin'an to Yandang Mountain, this world is not like Earth after all. Its area is ten times larger. With the old scholar Gu Yanwu holding back, it took half a month to reach Lin'an.

With the help of the heroes of Liangshan, the Tiandihui has taken root among the people and its strength is now far greater than before.

Cao Jie lingered for three days, then went east along the Qiantang River and ran towards Yandang Mountain along the coastline.

On the first day, on the coast of the East China Sea, as the sun was setting, Cao Jie suddenly noticed a strange light appearing on the coast, as if a treasure had come into the world.

"Why is there still a ghostly aura? No... this is not pure ghostly aura, but demonic aura... the Yin Demon!"

Cao Jie stood on the beach, and the surrounding atmosphere could not be hidden from his perception.

However, he did not say anything and just pretended not to know.

It was obvious that some bad guys had set a trap using the strange light as bait.

No matter who he is, if he really regards him as prey, he wouldn't mind letting him have a taste of the mighty Heavenly Dragon.

When Cao Jie thought of this, he pretended to be a unknown young man who had just started out.

At this time, the sun has set in the west, the waves on the East China Sea have calmed down, the moon is above the treetops, and the surrounding scenery is mysterious and beautiful.

When I lowered my head, the sand on the ground seemed to be rising up slowly, just like a sea crocodile laying eggs and growing out of its shell. In just a moment, the sand rose to a height of three feet, then suddenly fell down to the same level as the ground, returning to its original state without any trace of height difference.

Then, about four or five feet away, another area of ​​sea sand arched up in the same way as before, then fell down and appeared somewhere else.

After three consecutive rises and falls, a hissing sound suddenly occurred, and the sea sand at the arched place seen before suddenly flew around automatically, as if some force was blowing underground, evenly and quickly, and a four-foot deep hole appeared in the blink of an eye.

The hole was unexpectedly deep and unfathomable. Suddenly, a mass of green, fuzzy things like weeds rose up rapidly and reached the ground in an instant, revealing its head first and then its entire body.

This thing is a monster that looks neither human nor human, with a head full of green hair and a pair of round, red eyes that are as small as beans and sparkling.

The nose is collapsed and looks almost like a skull.

A square mouth protruding like a monkey, with blood-red lips curled upwards, revealing a mouthful of sharp hooked teeth.

It has a small head and a big body, its body is as white as powder, its upper part is fat, its hands and feet are like bird claws, long and thin, and its appearance is very bloated.

"Hey, this is the Yin Demon, the Yin energy is quite strong... It's a pity that the refining method is wrong and the good materials are wasted!"

Before Cao Jie could finish his thought, he slashed out in the air with his sword.

Who knew that thing was so stubborn and yet so powerful. Seeing the invisible blade coming and drilling into the ground, it didn't hurt it at all.

At the same time, four monsters also appeared from the nearby places. They also moved quickly and silently, and surrounded Cao Jie.

Cao Jie intended to lure out the hidden demon, and did not use the Great Power Heavenly Dragon, but only used ordinary martial arts to attack. Although his physical martial arts strength was strong, his escape method was slightly insufficient, and he did not want to alert the enemy and let him escape.

These five evil monsters are all tangible but intangible. They cannot be hurt by fists or feet. Only the sword energy can force them to stay away.

After fighting for a while, Cao Jie found a flaw. The five strange mouths opened at the same time, and hundreds of thin white mists as thin as gossamer spurted out from between the teeth.

This is insidious, anyone who is struck by it will immediately become numb and fall to the ground.

Cao Jie snorted coldly. The time was ripe. He had already discovered the man's hiding place and immediately launched a killing move.

These five evil spirits are the ghosts of rotting corpses that have decayed for thousands of years, and are fused and refined with the poisonous gas condensed from the underground. They are tangible but intangible, and cannot be harmed by ordinary flying swords or weapons. They have endless uses.

But Cao Jie practiced the Five Ghosts Technique and was very familiar with this kind of ghosts.

The sword energy flashed among the five ghosts, and the five demons could not do anything to him. Then they slashed the monster hiding in the corner with the sword, and then kicked him twice, breaking his legs into pieces.

This demon had a pair of green eyes staring at him. He was skinny and bony. Even though his body was seriously injured, he was still muttering to himself, as if he was about to release evil magic.

Cao Jie slapped the demon with a slap. Even though he had a body of iron and steel, he only needed a little force to break half of his teeth. The demon then fell silent.

"Tell me! Your name, gender, and origin. Don't wait until I turn you into five ghosts, unable to live or die. Tell me the truth now, and you may be reincarnated..."

The monsters also know these methods. People who practice cultivation are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of not being able to die.

Look at Cao Jie's cold and ruthless face again, and the coldness revealed in his eyes.

Immediately, he thought through the pros and cons, knowing that he would surely die today. In order to avoid the pain of soul refining, he could only tell everyone his origins and his master.

It turned out that this monster was Yan Shi, the master of the Sky Hole in the Jinxing Gorge of the South China Sea, the demon god of a hundred desires, who specialized in collecting and replenishing energy and practicing evil methods.

Originally, he practiced in the Tianyin Sect together with the demon corpse Gu Chen from Lingyu Cliff of Mangcang Mountain.

Ever since the leader of the Tianyin Sect was punished by heaven, the demon corpse Gu Chen was killed by Changmei Zhenren, his soul was imprisoned, and all his fellow demons were killed by Changmei Zhenren. Only Yan Shi escaped and fled to the South China Sea to hide.

Knowing that Taoist Priest Changmei had achieved enlightenment and ascended to heaven, his disciples, all of whom had profound Taoist skills, dared not easily go to the Middle-earth to cause trouble, so they practiced in the sea using biological essence.

There were originally five evil spirits lurking at the bottom of the hole, often going out to sea to harm merchants on ships. These evil spirits were several dead bodies buried in a cave by the sea. When they died, their qi had not yet died. The place where they were buried was also full of earth qi. In addition, due to tidal erosion, the valley turned into the sea, and the bodies gradually sank into the ground. Over time, the sea water receded, and the valley was exposed to the sea again.

Although these things have become evil spirits, their skeletons are buried by a huge amount of sea sand and cannot come out of the ground. After several years, the skeletons cannot withstand the erosion of the underground evil wind. Although they have disappeared, the remaining energy of the corpses is condensed by the poor yin and merges with the underground evil energy. They grow and decline with each other, gradually condensing into demons, breaking out of the ground and harming living beings.

Yan Shi lived in seclusion in Aina Cave because of its dangerous and secluded situation, and accidentally encountered these five evil spirits.

He knew that if these things could be refined into physical entities, they would be enough to roam the world and do whatever he wanted. So he used magic and took great pains to subdue these five demons, and then used his blood and sweat to refine them into his five incarnations.

After practicing for many years, unfortunately, he lacks true yang and is still in form but without substance.

Ordinary flying swords and magic weapons cannot restrain it. After all, it is a flaw in the perfection and it is difficult to fulfill the desire for revenge.

In recent years, I have heard that after the Heavenly Fox Lady Baoxiang died, she relied on the help of the three immortals to refine her Dharma body for the second time, and it seems that she is about to complete her practice. If we can get the Yuandan refined by the Heavenly Fox and use the magic to refine it, we can achieve both body and spirit.

This five-yin magic cube can achieve great success.

You no longer have to live in seclusion at the ends of the earth.

So, they came from the South China Sea.

However, he was well aware of the power of the Three Immortals of the East China Sea and Emei, so he did not dare to go to Huangshan easily to steal the inner elixir of Madam Baoxiang, who had a very good relationship with Emei.

So they settled down on the coast of the East China Sea, waiting for the opportunity.

Unfortunately, I met Cao Jie.

He was not setting a trap, but he accidentally leaked the magic light while refining the magic weapon, which was sensed by Cao Jie.

It's destined to be such a hardship.

After killing Yan Shi and sealing the Five Yin Demons, Cao Jie sighed in grief. He didn't expect that he would get a great treasure just when he was about to go treasure hunting.

If these Five Yin Demons fall into the hands of other righteous people, they will be useless except for being destroyed.

But Cao Jie is different. He has mastered the Five Ghost Techniques to perfection, and also obtained the methods of refining corpses and ghosts in the world of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, both of which are methods of protecting the righteous path.

Catching ghosts, refining ghosts, summoning corpses, and refining corpses, although these are side doors, they are the most effective in protecting the Tao.

As for affecting ascension, one will not be able to achieve immortality.

Cao Jie had no interest in the fairyland at all.

Besides, cultivating immortality is not such an inconvenient thing!

Longevity requires not only living long, but also being able to live long.

The method of protecting the Dao is the most important one.

It took some time to refine it, and although it could not be completed temporarily due to the lack of true yang, it eliminated the hideous and terrifying appearance of the Yin Demon, restored its original source, and formed five balls of black smoke.

This is how he performed the Five Ghosts Moving Technique. Although it was still eerie, it was not so sinister and scary that people could tell it was an evil method at first glance.

I did not continue to perform the ritual. I obtained this Yin Demon and performed the ritual for the second set of Five Ghosts just for fun. It was not worth spending more time on it.

It's not worth delaying the plan.

After sealing the five evil spirits, Cao Jie continued to head towards Yandang Mountain.

At this time, the leaders of all the righteous factions had already found out most of the unusual changes in the mortal world.

Chen Jinnan's "Anti-Qing and Restoration of Ming" Tiandihui was nothing in their eyes, and Gu Yanwu's conversion to Taoism through Confucianism was also nothing in their eyes.

Even those martial artists with mysterious origins are nothing.

After all, they are all mortals and cannot be shaken in the slightest.

The real source of the catastrophe is what they are concerned about.

The Buddhist nun Udumbara calculated for seven days but found nothing, so she went to look for the Three Immortals of the East China Sea.

Qi Shuming and Xuan Zhenzi, one of the three immortals, worked together to deduce using the Zhoutian Yishu, but the way of heaven was hazy, the secrets of heaven were confusing, everything was seeming to be true and false, not as clear as before.

Everyone looked at each other.

The way of heaven has changed!

Not to mention Udumbara Ni, even the head of Emei and the Three Immortals of the East China Sea were all worried. They had no choice but to implement the plan left by Changmei Zhenren.

With such a big change, the bosses are worried and need to make long-term plans.

Therefore, Qi Xiaer, the second daughter of Qi Shuming, the head of Emei and Youtan's most valued disciple, could only get a few magic weapons and go to Yandang Mountain to practice alone.

According to the original novel, Youtan protected Qi Xiaer for a long time until Madam Baoxiang, the Heavenly Fox, survived the tribulation. Then he left Yandang Mountain and left behind the Nine Heavenly Dragon Subduing Demon Swords to suppress the Gun monster at the bottom of Yandang Lake.

Now, this second-generation immortal lady has to leave Youtan alone and go to Yandang Mountain to look for her opportunity.

(End of this chapter)