Killing Demons: Upgrading from Calligraphy

"Senior Yue Hai, we meet again."

Inside the Heavenly Prison of the Protectorate, Yue Hai Zhen Venerable, whose cultivation was suppressed by the Seven-Colored Bodhi Buckle and whose spirit was pierced by 108 soul-locking golden threads, sat cross-legged on the dry grass with a sullen look on his face.

Even if he became a prisoner.

The cool and otherworldly aura of this True Spirit was still moving, as if he was a fairy from the Guanghan Palace who was punished to be sent down to the mortal world.

With slightly messy black hair falling on his cheeks, Yue Hai Zhen Zun raised his eyes to glance at Qi Xiu in front of him, then slowly closed his eyes.

“If Song Baiyi hadn’t turned against me at the last minute, you youngsters wouldn’t be able to defeat me.

But defeat is defeat, and I have no intention of saying more.

If you come to humiliate me, then you can start now.

But if you are here to ask for a way to return to the afterlife, please don’t open your mouth.”

Knowing very well the purpose of Qi Xiu and Hu Tianzong coming to see him, Yue Hai Zhen Zun, who no longer had the Phoenix inheritance to heal his old illness, spoke in a cold tone.

She was at the end of her rope now.

Unable to heal the old wounds on his body, even if he returned to the afterlife, he would only be able to survive for a few more years.

There is no difference between dying here and dying in the afterlife.

As a true Yuanshen, although she was no match for Song Baiyi, the other party could only suppress her.

It is impossible to find a way to return to the afterlife from her mind.

Moreover, she also believed that Qi Xiu and Hu Tianzong would never tell the Supreme Protector of the Tang Dynasty that they were people from later generations.

“Senior Yue Hai has been planning for a thousand years, planning the overall situation, and he did not hesitate to secretly harm the geniuses of several ancient sects and powerful families, set up a large formation, and returned to this prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Isn’t it because of the old illness in your body?

If I can heal your wounds, in exchange, can you give us the method to return to the afterlife?"

From Song Baiyi, Qi Xiu has learned the reason why Yue Hai Zhen Zun is so eager to obtain the Phoenix Emperor's inheritance.

It was precisely because he had this handle that he dared to come and see this Yuanshen Zhenzun.

"Just you?"

With a sneer, Yue Hai Zhen Zun opened his eyes and looked at Qi Xiu with a look full of disdain.

Could it be that he thinks he is invincible just because he has inherited the true dragon's legacy?

If only her injuries could be healed so easily.

There is no need to spend so much time and effort planning for a thousand years, taking the risk of being liquidated by the Taoist Alliance, and coming to this prosperous Tang Dynasty.

"I really can't do it, but it shouldn't be a difficult task for the Imperial Medical Bureau of the Tang Dynasty."

As soon as Qi Xiu said this, Yue Hai Zhen Zun's expression suddenly changed.

"Can you ask the Imperial Medical Bureau of the Tang Dynasty to help? What a joke!"

His tone was questioning, but Yue Hai Zhen Zun's gaze was on Qi Xiu, his eyes flashing with strange colors.

"Of course I don't have the face to do so, but if the Great Protector of the Tang Dynasty asks for it, I'm sure the Imperial Medical Bureau will give him this face." Qi Xiu said slowly.

His pupils suddenly constricted, and thinking of Song Baiyi's attitude when he heard that Qi Xiu was from the True Dragon clan, Yue Hai Zhenzun's expression moved slightly.

If so, what this young man said might not be false...

Noticing the change in Yue Hai Zhen Zun's expression, Qi Xiu chuckled in his heart and then hurriedly said:

“As far as I know, Song Baiyi has reported to the Xuandusi and wants to put you, an illegal resident, into the Wubian Prison for repression.

So Senior Yue Hai had better make a decision quickly, otherwise if you delay for too long, even if the people from the Imperial Medical Bureau come, they will be too late."

Qi Xiu's speech rhythm was very tight.

On the one hand, he made Yue Hai Zhen Zun's heart beat, but on the other hand, he didn't give her time to think carefully.

It just captured her state of being already in despair, but now suddenly feeling hopeful.

Yuanshen Zhenzun's thoughts turned thousands of times, flashing thousands of times in an instant. Originally, Qi Xiu's tricks were nothing but a show of force in front of Yuehai Zhenzun.

But now her cultivation was suppressed by the Seven-Colored Bodhi Buckle, and her soul was pierced by the Soul-Locking Golden Thread.

Thoughts are dormant and cannot function.

His thinking ability had already fallen to the bottom, and after learning that there was no hope of recovery, he became mentally depressed. This was clearly his worst moment.

Even so, Qi Xiu was not sure he could convince this True Spirit Master.

I watched as the prison gradually fell into a dead silence.

Although Yuehai Zhenzun looked hesitant, he never spoke, and it was obvious that he was still hesitating and thinking.

Hu Tianzong, who was standing by, was about to speak when he saw this, but was stopped by Qi Xiu who shook his head slightly.

The time is almost right. If I push too hard, it might backfire and she might notice the problem.

A full quarter of an hour passed.

The time that was not long seemed to pass by in the eyes of Qi Xiu and Hu Tianzong by the second.

"If it is really as you said, I can make this deal with you."

Qi Xiu and Hu Tianzong breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that True Master Yue Hai was willing to compromise. They were also worried that True Master Yuan Shen would get stuck in a dead end and would rather be suppressed in the boundless prison and die alone than to stay with them in the Tang Dynasty.

"However, you must heal my wounds first, and then I will give you the method to return to the afterlife."

After a slight pause, Master Yue Hai immediately put forward his conditions.

After all, he is a true soul who has lived for thousands of years. Even if he is in such a desperate situation, he will not allow himself to be slaughtered. His thousands of years of experience are not in vain.

"I cured you, but you regret it, what if I cure you?"

Frowning, Hu Tianzong shook his head in objection. As a genius who was almost refined into the formation by Yuehai Zhenzun, he had no good feelings or trust towards this Yuanshen Zhenzun.

Even if I didn't rely on her to return to the afterlife.

He would directly suggest to Qi Xiu that Song Baiyi should just chop the old woman to death.

"Then please go ahead, both of you."

After taking a glance at Hu Tianzong, Yue Hai Zhen Zun showed no intention of giving in. He closed his eyes and said no more.

"This old woman..."

Biting his cheek and looking at Yue Hai Zhen Zun's face that looked like she deserved a beating, Hu Tianzong really wanted to go up and give her two slaps in the face.

Raising his hand to signal Hu Tianzong to calm down, Qi Xiu looked at Yue Hai Zhen Zun, whose eyes were closed and expression was indifferent, and said after a moment of silence:

“We are unwilling to cure you first, but if we ask Senior Yue Hai to take out the method first, I’m sure you will not allow it.

How about this, we both take a step back and find a compromise?"

Opening his eyelids a little, Yue Hai Zhen Zun's pupils moved slightly:

"What's the compromise?"

“Give us half of the method to return to the afterlife first, and after we cure you, give us the other half.

This way, neither you nor I will suffer any loss, how about that? "

Upon hearing Qi Xiu's proposal, Hu Tianzong frowned slightly. He was about to speak, but seeing Qi Xiu's calm and confident expression, he closed his mouth again and chose to believe this Taoist Master Zhenlong.

"Oh, sure, that's a good idea."

With a slight smile on his lips, he heard that this was apparently a method that was more beneficial to him. After thinking about it, Yue Hai Zhen Zun nodded and agreed.

The method of returning to the afterlife is neither difficult nor easy.

But that method is completely different from the Taoist tradition of later generations.

Let alone half, even if you know 90%, it is difficult to deduce the remaining 10%.

So in her opinion, giving half and giving nothing are basically the same.

In that case, why not agree to it?

"Okay then, it's settled."

With mutual consent, Yuehai Zhenzun then told Qi Xiu word by word half of the method to return to the afterlife.

"Well, do you want me to say it again?"

Looking at Qi Xiu who was meditating with his eyes closed, Yue Hai Zhen Zun asked very considerately.

After memorizing this half of the method word for word, Qi Xiu let out a long sigh and bowed to Yue Hai Zhen Zun:

"No need, I have memorized this method, Lao Hu, let's go."

"Bring the people from the Imperial Medical Bureau here as soon as possible. I will be waiting for you here."

Boom——

The gate of the sky prison was closed tightly, stirring up yellow fog and dust on the ground.

On the way back to the Protectorate, Hu Tianzong looked at Qi Xiu, who looked calm, and couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Should we really go find Protector Song and ask the Imperial Medical Bureau to come and save this old woman?"

Glancing sideways at Hu Tianzong who was a little anxious and angry, Qi Xiu stopped pretending and laughed:

"Of course not. You and I were banished here for no reason and almost died because you cured her. Who should we ask to settle the score?"

"Then you..." After Qi Xiu said this, Hu Tianzong was a little confused.

“Zhenzun Yuehai believes that half of the method is useless, but she may not know that I have some understanding in the deduction of the method.

With this half of the Dharma as a foundation, I have my own way to deduce the Dharma of the whole article."

It was not until this moment that Qi Xiu revealed his true purpose.

From the moment he stepped into the Heavenly Prison and met Yuehai Zhenzun.

He never thought about really cooperating with Yue Hai Zhen Zun.

All of these are just preparations and cover-ups, and the ultimate goal is to make Yue Hai Zhen Zun think that they really want to cooperate.

Aim high and get medium, and you will get this half of the Dharma from him.

"Huh? I see. I thought you were really going to cure this old woman."

Patting his chest lightly, Hu Tianzong laughed:

"In that case, she can only watch us return to the afterlife while she spends the rest of her life in the Boundless Prison."

"I am going to retreat and deduce the method. I don't know when I can succeed.

During my retreat, I would like you to help me find these things."

Handing a note to Hu Tianzong, Qi Xiu said slowly.

Hu Tianzong was cheerful and outgoing, a real social stunner. They had only lived in the Protectorate for less than three days, but they had already become familiar with many people in the mansion.

Written on this piece of paper are some large volumes of classic books on the Taoist school of thunder magic.

Since we have come to this prosperous Tang Dynasty by chance, it would be a wasted trip if we don’t bring back some local specialties.

He himself was practicing the "Hunyuan Wanfa Xianjing" and did not have much need for a large volume of the true scriptures.

However, if we can obtain some thunder magic traditions from the Tang Dynasty, it will be of great help to the Shenxiao Sect.

I don’t know if it’s my illusion or some kind of omen.

Now, whenever I think of the Shenxiao Sect, I always feel an inexplicable throbbing in my heart, accompanied by an indescribable sense of separation, an inexplicable...uncomfortable feeling.

"It just so happens that I found a bookstore in the East Market yesterday, called Wendao Bookstore.

It is a bookstore officially opened by the Tang Dynasty, and the books sold there are all large volumes of the Taoist Scriptures level.

In later generations, they are treasures enough to establish a school of thought.

Alas, if we really say that the Tang Dynasty was truly a supreme heyday with influence from all over the world, this ancient city that never sleeps alone has accumulated wealth far beyond that of later generations.

I really want to go and see Chang'an City, which Song Duhu called the source of all the ways."

During the past few days in the Protectorate, Hu Tianzong heard a lot of records about the prosperous Tang Dynasty from top to bottom.

I am becoming more and more curious and yearning about this legendary era.

But they are people from later generations after all, and they don’t know how much time has passed in the later generations after crossing such a long river of time.

In his eagerness to return home, he had no time to see the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

“Maybe there will be another chance in the future.”

After separating from Hu Tianzong, Qi Xiu went straight back to the Protectorate.

Although this government office is just an ordinary building, the entire ancient city that never sleeps is actually shrouded in a huge divine forbidden formation.

In this huge ancient city, there is no other cultivator except Song Baiyi and the Hundred Battles Camp under his command.

Therefore, it is still very safe to meditate in the Protectorate.

After returning to the Protectorate, Qi Xiu came to a separate house that Song Baiyi had prepared for him. He casually cast out hundreds of [Suppressing Talismans], which he had prepared in advance.

In terms of pure combat power, the true dragon's body is not inferior to the original body.

Even when faced with some extremely dangerous situations, they may become even more tenacious.

But if we talk about the richness of his methods, then the original deity, who is known as the True Lord of Hunyuan Wanfa, is more adept at it.

After sealing the entire building with a talisman to ensure that his aura would not leak out, Qi Xiu's eyes flickered.

The next moment!

The body shape changed and the soul underwent a major transformation.

The body of the true dragon was hidden in the darkness above the true dragon mark in the body, and Qi Xiu regained his original true body.

She wore a wide robe with long sleeves, and was fair and pretty.

Looking at his original appearance in the mirror, Qi Xiu felt inexplicably dazed. At the same time, an indescribable feeling of weakness in his body made him smile helplessly.

The true dragon's body actually looks the same as his original true body.

Just because of the breath of the real dragon, the face of the real dragon body appears more majestic and steady, even a little aggressive, making people dare not look directly at it.

The physique of a true dragon is strong and domineering, unparalleled.

Qi Xiu's original Hunyuan Wanfa Immortal Body is also the only supreme physique in the world.

But in terms of thick blood and strong physique, it cannot be compared with the body of a real dragon.

It's like being used to using a broad-bladed, thick-backed broadsword, and then switching to a fine, light long sword; you'll naturally feel a little strange.

Fortunately, Qi Xiu quickly got used to this awkward feeling.

"The next step is to complete that half of the method."

With his hands in the air, he pinched the Hunyuan Seal. A flash of snow-white mirror light appeared on Qi Xiu's forehead and turned into the Haotian Mirror standing above his head. Then, a surging and boundless sea of ​​red fire suddenly opened up behind him, revealing a strange and enchanting world of cave heaven.

It is the small world method of the Hunyuan lineage, the Hunyuan Palace!

Being in the Protectorate with Song Baiyi, the True Spirit, by his side, Qi Xiu could not call for the arrival of Hunyuan Palace with great fanfare.

He could only change his method and throw himself into Hunyuan Palace.

The endless red lotus fire burned continuously, and the red lotus seed of the fire was shining golden and red, peaceful and calm, as if it had adapted to the environment of the Hunyuan Palace.

Sitting cross-legged under the Haotian Mirror, Qi Xiu took a deep breath, slowly raised his right hand, and a cloud seal talisman that was ancient and simple, but exuded the power to command the world, slowly emerged in the palm of his hand!

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