The Ascension of the Evil Path: Starting from Refining Gu

Inside the mountain, that is, the world inside the Taoist instrument, a crack was also torn.

The original name of this treasure is "Jiuzhuan Mountain" and it comes from the Jiuzhuan Hall. The other six Taoist artifacts also come from a major sect, five of which are Taoist and two are Buddhist.

The inner worlds of the seven Taoist artifacts intersected with each other. Liu Feng and his six senior brothers came in, as if walking through layer upon layer of curtains, through curtains of fire, thunder, and insects... and came straight to a confined space where underground fire was surging.

In the center of the underground fire, the seven-colored chains that bound the old monk and the magic sword that pierced his body were all dissipating.

Where the old monk sat, a golden lotus blossomed in a pool of fire.

Xiangmu and Kongyin, the two oldest disciples, stepped forward first to kneel. The rest of the disciples, including Liu Feng, were excited and bowed their heads forward.

Each of the seven of them had received too much favor from the old monk, especially Liu Feng, who had been reincarnated many times.

A force of Buddha held back the two disciples who were about to kneel down. The old monk's face was covered with cracks, as was his entire body.

This old monk, whose body was forcibly dismembered by the power of Buddha and whose facial features could not be seen clearly, was none other than Tanye Buddha.

"Please sit down." Tan Ye said calmly, and waved his hand, and seven golden lotuses bloomed in front of him.

Liu Feng and the others put away the sadness in their eyes and sat on the golden lotus. They suddenly felt the Buddhist sounds pouring into the spiritual sea, as if tens of thousands of monks were preaching. Tens of thousands of Buddhist sounds overlapped, and with every breath, a huge amount of Buddhist insights were sent into the spiritual sea.

Only those with a soul strong enough to reach the level of a quasi-leader can endure this level of preaching.

The eldest senior brother Xiangmu, whose face was like a dead tree, looked at his master with a bitter face and asked tentatively: "Disciple dares to ask Master... Can you still live?"

Looking at the seven pairs of eyes, Tanye smiled and shook his head, then nodded slightly.

"They divided up the master's spirit, soul and essence, and their bodies were refined into empty shells. They can no longer survive."

"However, anyone who takes even a little bit from the master will have a cause and effect relationship with the master, and will be planted with demons in their hearts by the master."

Tanye's voice sounded tired and old, but so firm that no one could doubt it.

The "they" he mentioned were not ordinary people, they were all at the level of cult leaders, but they still fell into the trap without knowing it, or they realized it too late and could do nothing about it.

The seven disciples were cheered up. From the Buddhist insights that poured into their spiritual seas, they knew that their master Tanye had realized many great principles, at least eight of which were mature.

Among them, the three paths of salvation, cause and effect, and inner demons have the most insights, which are different from other avenues and are elusive.

Even with these three obstacles, even those at the same level as the leaders, and even those from older generations who were hostile to him, still fell into his trap.

Liu Feng has Daoxuzi's memories. He doesn't know much about cause and effect and salvation, but he has some insights into the Great Way of the Heart Demon.

“Once the inner demon is formed, as long as the host is not dead, the one who planted the inner demon will not be considered truly dead, and can take advantage of the opportunity to enter and occupy the host’s body and soul.

"Let's take a step back. Even if the host dies, as long as his obsession is not dissipated, the one who planted the inner demon will still exist in his obsession and will not completely disappear."

Thinking of this, Liu Feng remembered his experience in the inner world of Tao Shiyu's previous life. After the death of Ke Qianrou, this woman's obsession in her previous life had not dissipated, and Tan Ye appeared in her obsession illusion.

With such a mysterious and unpredictable avenue, and the cooperation of cause and effect and salvation, even if one falls into a complete disadvantage, it is not impossible for one to turn around and plot against the seven leaders.

Based on this reasoning, as long as they, the disciples, are strong enough to suppress those leaders, or severely injure them in a fight, their master Tanye may be able to take their place.

"There are far more than seven people who have taken my divine essence and vitality. There are also some younger ones... After you go to the outer world, I may be able to help you."

"Put this aside for now. I have seen the road to heaven at least twenty times from other masters in my master's body. I think what I know will be useful for you in the future."

Tan Ye spoke again, his tone remained calm, but what he mentioned was that he had plotted against no less than twenty leaders, all of whom had been to the place of ascension.

The seven disciples were shocked and realized that their master's path was different from that of ordinary leaders. Maybe he was not as good as other older leaders in direct combat, but when it came to scheming, he was probably unmatched in the world.

Next, an illusion appeared in their spiritual sea.

The first thing that appears is the sea of ​​suffering, which is boundless and far beyond the reach of its tributaries.

The illusion disappeared, and the scene turned to the center of the Sea of ​​Bitterness. The water turned pure white, and it was a pure white sea.

One by one, the leaders with different auras walked to the pure white sea. Some lost themselves, some went mad and turned back to the sea of ​​suffering, some fell back into nothingness, and some sat cross-legged in the sea.

Twenty-two figures came one after another, and only two of them walked into the center of the pure white sea. They sat cross-legged as if they were gaining enlightenment, or as if they were fighting with someone in the air. One of them had a distorted face, and the other soared into the sky.

The last person who rushed towards the sky seemed to have crossed hundreds of thousands of years in a short period of time. He aged extremely quickly and finally turned into ashes.

The illusion ended at this point, and Liu Feng suddenly realized something.

The six brothers had no idea what was going on, as they were only at the quasi-leader level. Although they were confident that they could go one step further, after seeing the fate of more than 20 leaders in the illusion, they would never dare to say that they could accomplish anything.

It turns out that the road to heaven is not a real road. It is like a battle in the air, and requires the soul to walk this road.

As for the leader who soared into the sky, it was unknown whether he won the battle of spirits and souls or tried to force his way in after being defeated.

The seven people withdrew their minds from the deduction of the illusion and looked at the master in front of them. They saw that the body had more cracks and the flesh was shattered and disintegrated.

Knowing that their master might come back to life, they still couldn't help but feel sad when they saw him slowly turn into ashes.

Tan Ye looked at the seven disciples one by one and fixed his gaze on Liu Feng, because in the corner of the future scene he foresaw, only Liu Feng appeared in the pure white sea.

The reason why he didn't say it clearly was simply because he didn't want to disappoint the other six disciples.

Furthermore, the future that is predicted may not actually happen, and the other six people may also ascend to heaven.

"Your Dharma name in this life is Chan Du, so I will call you that... Chan Du, there is something else I need you to do."

Hearing the master calling out Liu Feng's name, Xiangmu, Kongyin and the other six senior brothers understood what he meant. After clasping their hands together and bowing, they walked out of the sealed space first.

Looking at his master's disintegrating body and soul, Liu Feng nodded without hesitation.

The golden lotus Buddha light beneath his seat became brighter, and among the many great insights, more insights of "universal salvation" appeared.

Tan Ye said solemnly: "The heaven and earth will fall, and all living beings will die, but the thoughts of all living beings will not disperse. What your master wants you to do is to save all living beings before the great catastrophe falls."

"Save all living beings?" Liu Feng was not surprised by the previous words, but was a little surprised by the last three words.

He was not interested in spending time and effort to save all living beings. He thought that even if the master had a compassionate heart to save the world, he would not delay his disciples' practice for this.

Asking him to save all living beings must have some deep meaning, and it must be helpful for his spiritual practice and even his ascension to heaven.

As expected, Tanye explained: "The thoughts of all living beings can create immortals and Buddhas, and distracting thoughts and resentful thoughts can also pollute the minds of immortals and Buddhas. If the thoughts of all living beings are united, no one can stop them."

"Zen will save you and all living beings, and it will carry the thoughts of all living beings. They will also save you in return and help you on the road to heaven. Only in this way can there be a glimmer of possibility of success. Otherwise... it is too difficult..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Feng suddenly realized that since it was about ascending to heaven, the master's incarnation gave him the Samsara Stone, perhaps he had long wanted him to save all living beings.

But now all living beings are unable to give birth to offspring, and all will die at the end of their lifespan. He wants to save all living beings, and wants them to believe in him and place their obsession on him. At least he has to save people before their spirits dissipate. The best way is to save the living.

In another two thousand five hundred years at most, all creatures below the level of immortals and Buddhas will die of exhausted lifespans. This is for the ninth realm. If they move to the eighth realm or even below the eighth realm, the lifespan will be even shorter.

All in all, he only had a thousand years to save all living beings, because the Ninth Realm was a minority after all. Even so, he was destined to be unable to save all, so he could only do his best. When he wanted to ask other questions, Liu Feng sensed that the spirit and soul in front of him had dissipated, and all he could see was the body that was slowly turning into ashes.

In fact, he also wanted to ask his master for advice on how to create another world and even reshape the possibility of reincarnation.

The golden lotuses collapsed, the Buddhist music that was pouring into the spiritual sea stopped, Liu Feng stood up, and realized that the suppressed Taoist weapon was about to break free from the forbidden magic.

The fire in the surrounding area surged again, and the torn gap was healing.

Liu Feng snorted coldly, he had no intention of fighting to the death with several Taoist weapons. If he really wanted to use all his strength, he would be promoted to the level of a leader. One day he would compete with the owners of these Taoist weapons in Tianwai Tian.

His body shook, revealing eight arms, and as he flipped his palm, the Seal of Destruction and the Divine Light of Breaking the Void swept across the area.

He stomped his feet hard and flew out of the world inside the Taoist weapon along the crack.

There was thick fog outside, the Buddha's sound and light were no longer visible, and the shadows of thousands of mountains reappeared.

More and more cultivators gathered, now exceeding half a million. Insect temples were suspended in the air. As the cultivators watched, a beam of magic light broke through the barrier of the Taoist weapon's light and flew right in front of them.

The demon body Liu Feng joined up with the six brothers who were waiting outside, and looked at some of the cultivators who had subsequently joined him.

As his inner world opened up, two pieces of blood mud and a large amount of immortal essence and blood flew out, flying towards the two quasi-leaders who came to help and the many other cultivators.

The so-called way of universal salvation is also the way of people's hearts. Winning people's hearts is not just empty talk, but benefits must be offered. No matter whether they are his direct descendants or those who come to him later, they can all be the first batch of creatures to be saved.

"Walk."

At a command, all the insect temples fell into the clouds below with him.

As the Insect Temple moved, 500,000 people nearby, as well as the survivors farther away, all followed the Insect Temple's Buddha light and flew away.

Six senior brothers flew beside him and communicated with Liu Feng.

"Chandu, now that we have finished our business here, we should go to the Heaven Beyond Heaven sooner rather than later. We plan to set off now."

"My fellow brothers, my clone will stay in the virtual world for a while to complete the tasks assigned by our master. My dirty body will go to the outer world with you brothers."

Liu Feng had two filthy bodies, and just destroyed one of his evil bodies, leaving only his angry body.

Densely packed figures moved downwards, and within half a day, they located one Insect Temple after another and easily descended to the seventh level of Eternal Heaven. However, after all, there were more than 300,000 fewer cultivators than when they came here.

After leaving the fog, Xiangmu, Kongyin and the other six people nodded to Liu Feng and did not go down anymore. Instead, they flew towards the Chaos Sky, wanting to take the Chaos Sky and Hunxianze to go to nothingness.

Liu Feng took a second step forward angrily, waved to Lu Yao and Liu Xiaoxiao, and the three followed.

The demon's clone moved his mind, and Chong Miao led the remaining monks to fly back to the seven regions of the virtual world. In the next few hundred years, he would dispatch his subordinates to gather living beings.

There were misty clouds in the distance, and elders from the Three Body Sect and the Eternal Night Palace were watching. The Demonic Body Liu Feng ignored them and looked back, seeing only four people left: Jing Ling, Cao Tianshi, Qiao Bei, and Ouyang Shuiling.

He has made arrangements for those who can be taken to the Heaven Beyond Heaven or have enough potential. For example, Zhou Wan was placed in Hunxianze for training. She has plenty of blood mud from the mud pool in the land of reincarnation. Whether she can become a leader depends entirely on her luck.

As for the four people behind him, two of them are truly friends with him, and two are just slackers who want to take advantage of him all day long. Their qualifications and potential are destined to not be able to make it to the last step.

But he has followed her until today, and even if she can't help in the future, he won't abandon her. He will just take some of the spiritual creatures from his own home to cultivate.

Seeing that Liu Feng rarely showed a sentimental look, he looked quite kind. Cao Tianshi and Jing Ling responded with a smile, Qiao Bei opened his mouth to speak, and Ouyang Shuiling couldn't help but stretch out her little hand, wanting to take the opportunity to ask for some benefits.

"Follow me to practice on the island in the sea of ​​delusion."

Glancing sideways at the two gluttons, Liu Feng flicked his sleeves, picked up the four of them, and flew towards the colorful sea hanging in the chaotic sky.

In the following period of time, he gained enlightenment with the help of the fragments of the land of reincarnation in the Sea of ​​Delusion. Together with the remains and blood mud including Daoxuzi's head, these were enough to push him to take the next half step, and there would be no surprise that he would achieve the level of a sect leader.

During this period, in addition to gathering the remaining living beings in the virtual world, he will also wait for the arrival of his old friend, the Taoist Xuandu, who is currently living in the great world.

……

Time passed, and another five hundred years passed.

Far away from the chaotic sky of the virtual world, the distance to the vast universe is unknown.

The dark sky was riddled with holes like a rag, and virtual world fragments of varying sizes fell so frequently that they occurred every year.

The fragments of the virtual world brought with them foul air, and even evil things and evil spirits, so that 99% of the current world has become a "forbidden land", which is even more dangerous than the forbidden land that once terrified ordinary cultivators.

In such a world, cultivators are in danger of death, and ordinary people will have no chance of survival unless they enter the inner world of powerful cultivators.

The sky was dark and the earth was gloomy. Evil spirits and polluted human figures were everywhere on the land. The rare cultivators flying by were almost all half-dead corpses.

One of the fifteen continents, within the territory of Tianmangzhou.

In a rare secret place that has not been completely polluted, in front of an exit of a swamp, the eight-headed half-gu, half-demon Bai Ze was lying on the ground, with dozens of monsters parasitizing on his body.

A large number of evil spirits were approaching from all directions and were attracted by the flesh-and-blood Bai Ze.

Before the horde of evil spirits could get close, among the dozens of monsters parasitizing Bai Ze, a monster that transformed into a human form opened its mouth and spewed out a thick demonic aura.

The demonic energy manifested as a rain of arrows, whistling across the group of evil spirits.

"Bang bang..." The swamp suddenly shook violently.

The group of evil spirits here have not been killed yet, and from the depths of the turbid air in the distance, deformed bodies over forty thousand feet in size are crawling towards them.

The eight old Bai Zes were horrified and turned to look at the humanoid evil spirit, whose face was Yun Meng.

Yunmeng's clones left the great world, and they never thought that Yunmeng would come back. However, after coming back, Yunmeng became a monster controlled by humans, and it was suspected that she was driven by the powerful people in the virtual world to do things in the great world.

But no matter what, this master is always stronger than them, and it is better to have some life drained away by the master than to be eaten by evil spirits.

Yunmeng, wrapped in a black robe, had a gloomy face and a cold expression, completely different from the Yunmeng of the past.

She was filled with resentment, and when she saw more than forty evil spirits in the ninth realm approaching, she put on a gloomy face and mobilized her other incarnations. Dozens of monsters broke away from Bai Ze's demon body and flew towards the thousand-foot-tall evil spirits.

"You beasts, you beasts, all of you should be killed."

"The one with the surname Liu is a beast, and the immortal old man in Xuandu is also a beast. Instead of staying in the secret realm, they walked around doing good deeds. I have been searching for him for five hundred years but still haven't found him."

Yun Meng kept cursing in his heart, and another monster flew out from the exit of the secret realm behind him.

All the monsters here are her incarnations. Those monsters that enter the secret realm to investigate have made a wasted trip, as there is still no trace of the Taoist Xuan Du here.

Over the years, she has visited several possible places mentioned by Liu Feng, and has also searched other unrelated secret places one by one.

To this day, she has only heard rumors that the Taoist Xuandu travels around to pick up living people, but he has never caught the immortal old man.

(End of this chapter)