Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 345 Dharma Body
On the banks of the Luo River.

With the destruction of the "Dragon Formation" and hundreds of ghosts breaking into the city, this bustling area of ​​Luojing City has long been a mess.

The officers and soldiers of the imperial court originally wanted to maintain order and arranged for the orderly evacuation of the people by the river.

But when they saw the huge gap in the city wall, saw the hideous appearance of the ghosts, and saw that many practitioners with great powers were vulnerable to these ghosts, they also panicked and followed the common people, exclaiming Run around.

"If hell really exists, it should look like this."

Looking at the corpses and blood stains on the ground, smelling the fishy smell in the air, and listening to the continuous screams and ghost howls, Su Xiao thought silently.

When the disaster happened, the accompanying Jiange elders planned to take the disciples back to the sect immediately.

But Su Xiao rejected the elder's proposal and chose to stay in Luojing City.

the reason is simple.

Su Xiao's saber is called "Three Foot Sword"; Su Xiaoxiu's sword technique is called "Ping Tian Jian Jue".

Both are taken from "the three-foot sword in the box on the back, it is the sky and shows the injustice."

That is to walk the way for the sky, help the weak, and when the road is uneven, draw your sword to help.

As we all know, all high-grade martial arts contain the true meaning of Dao, and only by comprehending it, penetrating it, and mastering it can the full power of high-grade martial arts be brought into play.

And Su Xiao's master, Xu Man, the master of the Jiange Pavilion, once taught him: "The best way to understand the true meaning of the Dao lies in the 'unity of knowledge and action'."

That is to say, for the true meaning of the Dao, one needs not only to have a clear mind, but also to put it into action.

Because of this, as a true "sword idiot", when Su Xiao saw the panic-stricken common people in front of the ghosts, he knew that this was his chance to practice the Tao in his heart.

So today, instead of taking out his usual wooden sword, he summoned his natal sword "Three-foot Sword" and stood in front of a group of menacing ghosts.

"Go away, I'll stop them!" He shouted to the frightened people beside him.

At the same time, on the edge of the "Three-foot Sword", the haze suddenly rose, shining brightly.

At first glance, it looks like a dream, but it is actually murderous.

This is the second form of "Ping Tian Jian Jue", "Cang Yan".

In the Lantern Festival competition at the beginning of the year, Jiange disciple Qi Yuanshan used this move against Shi Xiaohan.

It's just that Qi Yuanshan's understanding of "Ping Tian Jian Jue" was not in place, so Shi Xiaohan found a loophole and defeated him with "Colorful Clouds and Light Rain Sword".

But now, in Su Xiao's hands, "Cangyan" has displayed its true power.

I saw the haze scattered in all directions, turning into a tumbling sea of ​​clouds and waves, enveloping the masculine and strong sword energy, drowning all the ghosts in front.

Although there were many ghosts who invaded Luojing City, except for the "ghost servants" of the Mangshan Ghost King, most of them were mobs who did not exceed the level of "wild ghosts".

Therefore, when the haze dissipated on Su Xiao's sword, the number of ghosts in front of him instantly decreased by half, turning into black ashes all over the ground.

Compared with these ordinary ghosts, Mangshan Ghost King's "ghost servants" are more difficult to deal with.

The means that monks usually use to deal with ghosts - such as metals with flaming yang attributes, such as ghost-killing talismans that can borrow the power of the sun, moon and stars... are not effective on the "ghost servants".

In addition, the Mangshan Ghost King is a picky "collector" - the practitioners who can enter its eyes and be made into "ghost attendants" by him are either talented, have special constitutions, or possess unique skills.

So even a young genius like Su Xiao still finds it extremely difficult to face the "ghost attendants" of the Mangshan Ghost King.

After Su Xiao killed these ghosts, three figures wearing black clothes and black cloth masks stepped on the black ash on the ground and came straight to him.

Unlike ordinary ghosts——

Ordinary ghosts want to take advantage of the perfect opportunity when the "Tianlong Formation" is destroyed by the ghosts of Mangshan Mountain, and enter Luojing City to hunt for prey.Their main target is naturally unarmed civilians.

But these black-clothed masked figures clearly targeted the practitioners in the crowd, and were indifferent to ordinary people.

The aura on them was majestic, sinister, and suffocating, which also made Su Xiao's gaze involuntarily become dignified.

The three of them waved their hands together and summoned their natal swords.

Their movements are extremely neat, even the angles of raising their hands are exactly the same—like soldiers who have been trained in the army for many years and are like two puppets held by the same puppeteer.

In addition, behind the person in the center, a translucent phantom several feet high appeared.

The appearance of this phantom is a tall deity with three heads and six arms. He is wearing golden armor, holding bows, arrows, swords and other weapons in his hands, and looks fierce.

"This guy can actually use 'Faxiang'!" Seeing this scene, Su Xiao was quite astonished, and the pressure in his heart doubled.

In Dahuang's practice system, when monks knock on the "Fengdu Gate" and enter the sixth realm, their understanding of "Tao" will be presented in the form of "Dharma".

The forms of "faxiang" are various - it can be mountains and seas, the sun, moon and stars, birds, beasts, insects and fish, or a certain immortal above the nine heavens.

The fact that the enemy in front of him can display the "Dharma Aspect" undoubtedly proves that he possesses the strength of a monk in the sixth realm.

In addition, the appearance of this person's "Faxiang" gave Su Xiao a very familiar feeling.

Su Xiao pondered for a moment, and suddenly realized that this tall god with three heads and six arms was the "Huodexing Lord" who served beside the "Taishang Haotian Jade Emperor God" in myths and legends!
"My father's Dharma Aspect is also 'Huode Xingjun'." Seeing this scene, Su Xiao's mood was extremely complicated.

He still remembers that many years ago, before his father Su Hao went to Luojing City, he used to proudly show off in front of him that he not only successfully broke through the sixth realm, but also possessed the powerful Dharma Aspect of "Huode Xingjun".

However, after that parting, his father unfortunately died in the mission of "Shenji Battalion".

Father and son are separated forever.

"If father is still alive," Su Xiao couldn't help thinking silently, "he must have looked like this when he was fighting people."

Although he had a lot of thoughts in his mind, his movement of swinging the sword was not vague at all.

After day after day of hard training on the top of Jiange Mountain, he has already mastered the first five moves of "Ping Tian Jian Jue" - this sword skill that is difficult to learn in the eyes of others, but to Su Xiao It's muscle memory.

But today, when he stepped forward and stood in front of Luo Jing's common people, he felt that his sword skills were advancing by leaps and bounds at a speed visible to the naked eye, becoming more and more proficient.

Even the sixth form of "Dust Dust" in "Ping Tian Jian Jue", which was stuck in the bottleneck, showed faint signs of breakthrough at this moment.

In this regard, Su Xiao couldn't help sighing, Master is right - putting it into action is indeed the best way to comprehend the true meaning of the Dao.

But his enemies were not vegetarian either.

Especially the black-clothed figure in the center, who can not only use the "dharma body", but also masters exquisite swordsmanship.

His swordsmanship is wide open and closed, simple and clumsy, and seems to move slowly, but he can always predict Su Xiao's moves in advance and respond accordingly.

The battle with this person always makes Su Xiao recall the scene of his father practicing sword with him when he was young——

At that time, Su Xiao was still an ignorant kid.

Whenever he learns a new move, he always rushes to show off in front of his father.And his father always praised him for his "improvement" with a smile, while parrying his sword moves effortlessly, which disappointed him very much.

In an instant, Su Xiao had fought several rounds with the three masked men in black.

The men in black clearly had the upper hand.

Several scars appeared on Su Xiao's body, and his plain cloth shirt was soaked with bright red blood, and he also felt that his physical strength and true energy were being consumed rapidly.

But he still had a firm gaze and didn't take a step back.

The rapid progress of swordsmanship made Su Xiao happy.

He felt that if he persisted here for a while longer, his comprehension of "Ping Tian Jian Jue" would definitely be improved to a higher level.

However, at this moment, an accident happened.

Su Xiao's fierce sword energy inadvertently pierced the mask of the man in black in the middle.

When he saw the face of the man in black clearly, Su Xiao stayed where he was, his mind went blank, and he almost forgot to dodge the opponent's attack.

"Father!" He couldn't help exclaiming.

The appearance of this man in black is exactly the same as that of his father who died in the mission - Su Hao, the leader of the "Shenji Battalion" of the previous generation of the Daqi Dynasty!
But the man in black was indifferent to Su Xiao's shout - his eyes were empty and lifeless, like a dead body without a soul.

He raised his long sword again, and slashed at Su Xiao mercilessly.

Su Xiao had a sore nose, gritted his teeth, restrained his emotions, and raised his sword to block.

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Luojing City, Lirenfang.

Before becoming a "ghost attendant", Hu Yun was also a sixth-level monk, so he naturally had his own "dharma appearance".

After the first round of confrontation, Hu Yun has fully felt that although Zhao Yan looks like a monk who has just entered the fifth realm, her real combat power cannot be underestimated.

Plus she has a helper.

Therefore, when Gu Xu used the "bright candle", Hu Yun didn't hold back any longer, and summoned his own Dharma image without hesitation.

Hu Yun's portrait is a tall peach blossom tree.

Lush branches and leaves, fresh flowers.

Its vigorous appearance is particularly abrupt in this messy city of Luojing.

As soon as this peach blossom tree appeared, Hu Yun's aura rose steadily, as if breaking through a realm in an instant, which made Gu Xu and Zhao Yan feel tremendous pressure.

They faintly felt that the movement of the true essence in their bodies became a little unsmooth, and the process of performing moves became a little sluggish.

This is the power of the dharma body - it can not only improve the combat effectiveness of monks in a short period of time, but also suppress the enemy at the level of Taoism.

As long as the "Tao" comprehended by the other party is different from his own, he will be restrained by the Dharma Body, and the strength of the true essence and the speed of casting spells will be greatly reduced.

Fortunately, Gu Xu's "Seven Forms of Burning Heaven" has the power to break the rules.

Hu Yun's dharma body may be able to suppress ordinary low-level monks to the point of being helpless, but for Gu Xu and Zhao Yan, it is only equivalent to a weight-bearing training-it has a certain impact, but it is not fatal.

With the help of the strengthening power of "Bright Candle", Zhao Yan waved her wings and soared into the sky.

Thousands of golden-red rays of light burst out from the tip of her spear in an instant, completely dispelling the haze in the alley.

Just like Chu Yang was born in the remnant night, Phoenix was born in dead ashes.

Her black hair fluttered in the wind, her eyes were as sharp as lightning, and she looked proud, flamboyant, and magnificent.

Then, she held the gun in both hands, ignored the peach blossom tree, and swooped straight towards Hu Yun's position.

Her bright red dress was blurred with the dazzling fire, like a meteor falling from the sky.

Facing Zhao Yan's fierce offensive, Hu Yun chose to dodge to the side without thinking, temporarily avoiding his sharp edge.

Zhao Yan's shot was fierce and domineering.Even if he has the dharma body, Hu Yun doesn't want to confront her head-on.

But at this moment, Gu Xu made a move.

His eyes turned indigo blue, and the "astrolabe" in his hand also glowed silver.

Several black ripples appeared in the air.

The space in the alley seems to be suddenly dislocated——

Hu Yun felt that he had clearly taken a step to the side, but when he looked down, he found that he was still in the same place.

Seeing Hu Yun's confused expression, Gu Xu slightly raised the corners of his mouth and smiled faintly.

This is another use of the authority of "Qian Kun".

Use space dislocation to confuse the enemy, interfere with the enemy, and let the enemy spontaneously accept the move without knowing it.

It's just that because his cultivation base is still shallow, he can only control a small space within a few meters, and this move consumes a lot of real energy, so he can't use it multiple times in a short period of time.

The moment Zhao Yan's spear was about to hit Hu Yun's head, Hu Yun immediately raised his knife to block, the gun collided with the knife, sparks shot up suddenly, and there was a crisp "clang" sound.

The fire light from the tip of the gun faded, and so did the phantom shadow of the peach blossom tree.

Hu Yun still stood firmly on the spot, but his feet sank into the ground, creating two potholes on the bluestone slab.

Obviously, it was not easy for him to accept this trick.

"Gu... Gu Xu, have you broken through the fourth realm?" Shi Xiaohan lay limply on Gu Xu's back, glanced at the gleaming silver "astrolabe" in his hand, and asked in a weak voice.

"Yes," Gu Xu replied in a relaxed tone, "I found a suitable natal object in the imperial treasury, and I broke through the realm by the way."

Shi Xiaohan bit his lips lightly, stopped talking, and sighed silently in his heart: This guy's advancement speed is frighteningly fast, and I don't know if I will have a chance to catch up in this life.

Then she tilted her head and glanced at Zhao Yan, who was standing in the air in a fluttering red dress.

Whether it's her amazing cultivation, superb martial arts, glamorous appearance, graceful figure... especially the size of her breasts, this handsome young woman makes Shi Xiaohan very envious.

Zhao Yan was able to fight side by side with Gu Xu, cooperate tacitly, and face powerful enemies together, without being overshadowed by his light in the slightest.

But she herself was foolishly tricked into entering the formation, and she could only wait for him to save her with a weak posture of letting others slaughter her.

Thinking of this, Shi Xiaohan couldn't help but bury his face on Gu Xu's shoulder, feeling a little ashamed and sour.

So Shi Nvxia secretly vowed that when all this settles down, she will go to closed doors to practice, practice sword skills hard, and never be lazy... Otherwise, if Gu Xu leaves too far behind in terms of cultivation, what will she do in the future? Shuangxia", "Ghost Killing Partner"?
(End of this chapter)