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Chapter 424: Inner Alchemy Swordsmanship, Breaking the Tower
The tower is nine inches high, surrounded by green light, and is exquisite and ingenious.

If you look closely, it looks like a miniature version of a real pagoda.

The Tianqing Tower is refined with the blue energy from the sky.

After the ritual is complete, the Azure Tower is integrated into the body. The Azure Qi can keep the mind clear and prevent people from going astray. Even if it is not actively used, it can resist damage to the soul. When it is sacrificed, the tower is hung on the top, and the Azure Qi in the tower hangs like tassels, protecting the whole body. It can not only defend against physical attacks, but also isolate invisible damage to the soul.

It can be considered as a multi-talented person.

The armor is an inner armor, the material is unknown. It is as thin as a cicada's wing, but it has an extremely strong protective ability. Even though Hong Chen used a flying sword to test it, he could not leave any traces on the inner armor. Although it has no other functions, it is not easy to bring one feature to the extreme. Moreover, for armor, defense is the biggest and most direct need, so why add other messy abilities?

As far as this inner armor is concerned, Hong Chen estimated that even if an earthly immortal came, it would be difficult to break it.

Immortal?

I don’t know about that. It’s really hard to guess as there is a huge realm between us.

The last formation plate depicts the "Mayfly Sword Formation". The essence of the formation plate is the same as the "Thirteen Evil Formation". You can directly activate and place the formation by investing spirit stones, which is very convenient.

But the reason why he chose this formation plate was not because of its convenience, but to comprehend the "Mayfly Sword Formation".

Life of a mayfly is like a journey in a strange place; it is born in the morning and dies in the evening.

To compare swords with mayflies is to compete for supremacy with swords.

Even if it is a mayfly that lives in the morning and dies in the evening, it still wants to enjoy itself to the fullest. Even if the life is short, it still wants to burst out with extremely brilliant sword energy.

From this we can see that the Mayfly Sword Formation may not sound loud enough, but in fact it is an ultimate killing formation.

Formation is one of the four arts of cultivation. There are many kinds of formations, covering many aspects such as attack, defense, and assistance. From the big formations for protecting the mountain to the small formations for gathering spiritual energy to assist cultivation, it is one of the most common and indispensable means on the road of cultivation.

The two formation plates, plus the basic formation skills learned in the Tushan Fox Clan, are enough for Hong Chen to master the art.

Especially the sword formation, which combined with his already accomplished sword skills, could reduce the difficulty a little.

The sacrifice and refinement of the three magic weapons consumed another three strands of merit, and a day passed quietly.

Then he also refined the Nanming Lihuo. The refining of this treasure was similar to refining a magic weapon. However, due to the extraordinary grade of the Nanming Lihuo, even with the help of merit, it took Hong Chen three days to subdue it.

Afterwards, Hong Chen took out a three-foot-long golden-winged Roc feather. The feathers looked like gold-plated feathers with a very brilliant color, and the delicate feather branches were arranged neatly. The residual pressure from the mythical beast still made people instinctively feel the danger.

There are congealed blood spots at the base of the feathers, and the scent of the Garuda is the heaviest in the blood.

He completely peeled off the blood from the feathers, then waved his long sleeves and summoned the golden eagle Garuda that had not been seen for a long time.

The Garuda that had just appeared flapped its wings excitedly and wanted to get close to him. Hong Chen smiled and patted its head, then poured the blood spots mixed with a few pills to replenish spiritual energy into Garuda's mouth.

In an instant, Garuda's bright and sharp eyes suddenly became cross-eyed, his gaze became dull, his steps staggered, and his wings tried to move but couldn't. His body, which was taller than a human, suddenly fell to the ground.

Hong Chen couldn't help but laugh out loud when he saw this.

Seeing it fall into a deep sleep, Hong Chen waved his hand and put it away.

The maximum speed that the Golden-Winged Roc Feather can bring is reduced after losing its blood, but this feather from the mythical beast is still a very good and top-grade material.

Although it is not known whether this feather came from the first golden-winged Roc in the world, its pure color and its irresistible pressure may lead to it being used as one of the materials for recasting the flying sword, and the final product may also inherit its extreme speed.

The Golden-Winged Roc's extreme speed is very famous, and it is even said that it is the fastest in the Three Realms, and is even as fast as the Golden Crow's transformation into a rainbow.

If a flying sword could have the speed of a roc, it would be of great use for killing, traveling, or escaping.

Putting away the feather, Hong Chen flipped his palm, and the sun, moon and five-star wheel floated up and down in his palm.

With a gentle push, this set of magic weapons passed through the white gauze in the room and flew to Huaying who was practicing.

Sensing the aura of the magic weapon, Huaying opened her eyes and watched curiously. Hong Chen's voice rang in her mind. After listening, she reached out to take the magic weapon, then turned around and bowed three times to where Hong Chen was.

Putting his hands down, Hong Chen did two things at once. On the one hand, he initially refined the remaining ninety-five magic weapons in the storage ring to ensure that they would not be too obscure when needed. On the other hand, he concentrated most of his energy on comprehending the second half of "Swordsmanship".

The external alchemy flying sword technique is a method that combines the art of refining weapons with the art of swordsmanship. Its threshold is not high and its upper limit is not low. As the practitioner's swordsmanship level and refining weapons skills improve, as long as there are good enough materials, it will always be able to demonstrate its value.

In other words, the Waidan Flying Sword Technique is not a magic spell, but a broad way of thinking, an unchanging principle. It is a technique to protect practitioners from external harm during their long career of practicing and realizing the Tao.

As for the inner alchemy swordsmanship in the second half, it is more inclined towards the practitioner's own inner world.

There are two types of Taoist swordsmanship.

First, use the body as a furnace, lung qi condense gold, heart fire forge, kidney water cast, spleen earth nourish, liver wood as a fetus, and refine into a "flying sword". This "flying sword" is called a sword, but in fact it is qi, which is refined by integrating essence, qi, spirit and the five elements. As long as there is a breath, the sword qi will not stop, and the sword way will not die.

Second, conquer the heart, realize the true nature, combine the inner alchemy flying sword, and refine the invisible sword of Tao. This sword is not a weapon, but a sword of the heart and wisdom, which can cut off all distracting thoughts such as troubles, greed, anger, lust, etc., just like splitting mountains and rocks, cutting through thorns and brambles, making the heart of Tao clear and the path of Tao clear, without being trapped in external affairs, external objects or inner demons.

The Dao Sword is the sword of the soul. The inner cultivation becomes the Dao, and the outer cultivation becomes the sword. A fool kills himself with it, while a saint flies away with it. From this, we can see that the content and difficulty of the second half are indeed far greater than the first half.

While Hong Chen was in seclusion, the usually quiet Shushan Sect encountered some troubles.

A ball of eerie, evil, yet powerful demonic energy fell from the sky to the human world, landed on the Shushan Demon Locking Tower, and transformed into a human form.

He is tall and slender, with two horns on his head, red hair like fire, a very conspicuous devil mark between his eyebrows, a lonely and cold look in his eyes, a domineering temperament, and an air of arrogance.

The supreme ruler of the demon world, Chonglou!
Chonglou is one of the most powerful men in this world, with extraordinary strength. He used his magic weapon "Flame Wave Blood Blade" that has the power to travel through space to break through the passage between the demon world and the human world and descended silently. No one in the Shushan School seemed to notice it.

Standing on the top of the Demon Locking Tower, Chonglou swung the bloody blade to break open the Demon Locking Tower, but his goal was not to suppress the demons in the Demon Locking Tower, but to find the sword of his old rival.

The sword of Zhaodan refined by the Emperor of Heaven fell into the human world because Fei Peng was demoted, and now it has become the sword that suppresses demons in Mount Shu.

However, after several fruitless searches, Chonglou noticed a magic sword sealed at the top of the tower, which actually carried the aura of his old rival.

This is a magic sword that has been in the Demon Locking Tower for more than a thousand years and has been used by more than twenty generations of Shushan leaders.

According to legend, when the Shushan Immortal Sword Sect was passed down to the third generation, a magic sword wreaked havoc in the world. It could swing the sword and kill people without the need for a person to wield it. People in the martial arts world were afraid of it, but also yearned for it. However, in the end, all those who wanted to seize the magic sword were killed by it.

However, the more people died, the more people coveted the magic sword. In this vicious cycle, the unrest continued for a long time.

It was not until the third generation leader of the Shushan Sect heard about it that he came down the mountain and subdued him.

And because the magic sword is not a living monster, it cannot be restrained by the Demon Locking Tower. Therefore, the Shushan School can only seal it on the top of the Demon Locking Tower.

More than a hundred years ago, the magic sword broke the seal and escaped from the tower. After several hardships, it returned to Mount Shu and has been sealed on the top of the Demon Locking Tower ever since.

Chonglou was delighted and immediately used his magic power to unseal the magic sword.

Soon, the magic sword successfully came out of the tower.

At this time, a large number of suppressed demons took the opportunity to rush out of the Demon Locking Tower, thus attracting the attention of Shushan.

Chonglou was indifferent to this. He took the magic sword and left in a swagger.

At this time, Xu Changqing, who had left Tang Xuejian with the prophecy of the true emperor, had also returned to Shushan. When he was about to fly after him, the head of Shushan, Qingwei, stopped him and ordered him and his fellow disciples to subdue the demon that had left the tower. Then, Qingwei chased after it himself.

The Shushan disciples used sword formations, magic nets or magic gourds to subdue the monsters, but because there were too many monsters, many of them still escaped.

Qingwei stopped Chonglou after a chase.

Just as Chonglou was about to take action, Qingwei said, "I am not here to stop you, nor do I want to take back the magic sword."

Chonglou snorted: "Even if you want to do it, I'm afraid you don't have the ability!"

Qing smiled and said, “The Demon Lord came from afar and took out the Demon Sword. What he did was nothing more than General Fei Peng, the strongest man in the God Realm.”

"I have been waiting in the Demon Realm for three days, but Fei Peng has not made any move. I am getting very impatient now!"

"General Fei Peng has now become a mortal. It is not easy for him to regain his former strength. The Demon Lord's efforts to force him may only backfire."

Chonglou frowned: "Say what you want to say quickly, otherwise I will lose my patience again."

"Hahaha, good! Shushan has no right to interfere in the feud between the Demon Lord and General Fei Peng, but now there is a matter concerning the life and death of the common people that requires General Fei Peng's help. I know that the Demon Lord does not care about the affairs of the world, but the devil also has his own way. The Demon Lord might as well wait for three hundred days. After three hundred days, I guarantee that General Fei Peng will definitely show up, and the Demon Lord does not need to try every possible means like he is doing now, but with little result."

After a conversation, Qingwei and Chonglou made a gentleman's agreement for three hundred days.

Chonglou left with the magic sword, while Qingwei returned to Shushan and worked together with the four elders to temporarily suppress the broken Demon Locking Tower.

After discussion among the Shushan elders, Xu Changqing was sent down the mountain by the leader Qingwei, and his goal was to find Jingtian.

After Xu Changqing left, Taoist Qingwei returned to his residence, his soul left his body, and in an instant he arrived at Yong'an Pawnshop in Yuzhou City.

At this moment, Hong Chen felt something in his heart. His body did not move, but his spirit also left his body and stood in mid-air.

Qingwei was startled for a moment, turned around and looked even more surprised. Then he bowed first and said, "I am Qingwei, a humble Taoist, and I am honored to meet you, Taoist friend."

Hong Chen smiled and nodded, and replied: "Tushan Hongchen, I meet the head of Shushan."

Hearing this, Qingwei couldn't help but tremble in his eyes, feeling both shocked and suspicious.

Hong Chen saw his doubts, but this was not the right time, so he said, "I am still in retreat, please do as you please, Taoist Qingwei."

"Okay, please come in, fellow Daoist!" Qingwei nodded and watched Hong Chen's soul return.

After a long silence, he fell towards the room where Jingtian was.

(End of this chapter)