Killing Demons: Upgrading from Calligraphy

"Stop, from your tone, are you saying that our sect has misunderstood you?"

Calling Xiahou Shan who was about to leave, Qi Xiu spoke slowly and calmly.

"Juniors don't dare."

Even though he felt resentful, Xiahou Shan still maintained basic restraint. His face was as hard as stone, but he still turned around and answered seriously.

"Don't dare? Then tell me, the Divine Sky Sect is an ancient sect that has never been seen before. You have joined it and received its teachings. If it weren't for this disease, why did you abandon your master and join my Hunyuan Dharma Lineage?"

With a step forward, Qi Xiu appeared in front of Xiahou Shan like a phantom in an instant, his eyes, clearly black and white with a hint of purple, looked down at him from above.

That faintly dazzling gaze made this favored child of heaven with a rare physique feel timid and he lowered his head unconsciously, not daring to look directly into Qi Xiu's eyes.

But less than a breath after he lowered his head, Xiahou Shan stiffened his neck and raised his head again with a firm look in his eyes.

"Because I also want to be like Zhenjun!

Kill thousands of demons and evil cultivators, and protect our human race from worry for eternity!"

Xiahou Shan's words startled Qi Xiu, who then frowned and said:

"Is this a reason? The Shenxiao Sect is an ancient great sect that has been passed down from the Middle Ages. It has a long tradition and a powerful lineage. The supreme masters of all generations are great masters of the Yuanshen.

Is it possible that such a great sect cannot teach you?"

“The Shenxiao Sect has been passed down for several generations, but there is only one True Lord of All Laws.

I have been practicing very hard in the Shenxiao Sect over the years, but I always feel a sense of dissatisfaction in my heart, which has become a knot after being suppressed for a long time. Otherwise, I would not have been taken advantage of by the inner demon.

It was not until I met the True Lord and learned about the method he practiced that my heart suddenly surged with excitement.

I know this is the path I am looking for!

So please give me this opportunity."

As he spoke, Xiahou Shan knelt down again, wanting to give Qi Xiuxing a great gift.

"slow!"

With a thought, a breeze blocked the head that Xiahou Shan was about to take down. Qi Xiu quietly glanced at the genius in front of him who possessed a congenital Taoist body.

After examining him with the art of qi-gazing, he could confirm that what the boy had just said was true.

But if we accept him so easily, the time is still not right.

"Even if what you said is true, this sect is willing to give you a chance..."

Xiahou Shan was overjoyed when he heard Qi Xiu was willing to give him a chance. He was about to speak when Qi Xiu interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

“But opportunities are opportunities, not facts.

If you want to join my Hunyuan Dharma Lineage, there are two things you must do first."

"Please give me some advice, Master!" Xiahou Shan said seriously.

“First, you are a member of the Shenxiao Sect. If you want to join my Hunyuan Dharma Lineage, you must first seek the opinion of the Shenxiao Sect. After you have left the sect and repaid the kindness of teaching, we can then discuss the matter of becoming my disciple.

Second, if you join my Hunyuan lineage, there is one thing I want to make clear to you in advance.

To enter my door, you must be a clean and uninhabited person.

So if you insist on joining my Hunyuan Sect, I will personally dissolve all your life's cultivation and turn you back into a mortal again."

Having said this, Xiahou Shan's expression suddenly froze and his eyes became serious.

Seeing this scene, Qi Xiu raised his lips slightly and continued:

“You have a congenital disease of Dao patterns, and you must achieve the realm of Dao body before the age of eighty.

If all your cultivation is wiped out, you will have to start all over again.

You are sixty-one this year.

That is to say, you have to transform from a mortal with no cultivation to a great Taoist within 19 years.

I think you know very well whether this is possible or not."

Qi Xiu's words were very clear. Even if Xiahou Shan could successfully withdraw from the Shenxiao Sect, he would need to give up all his cultivation before joining the Hunyuan Sect. This would be tantamount to seeking death for him who suffered from the congenital Dao pattern disease.

Hearing this, Xiahou Shan couldn't help but fall silent.

"You are extremely talented. If you stay in Shenxiao Sect for another twenty years, you may still have a chance to break through and achieve Dao Body. Don't ruin this great path because of a momentary impulse. Go back."

After muttering softly, Qi Xiu turned around and prepared to return to the mountain gate, but just as he turned around, he heard a noise behind him.

His expression changed slightly, and Qi Xiu turned around with a complicated look to look at Xiahou Shan who was bowing to the ground with his head.

"You... don't even want your life anymore?"

Xiahou Shan slowly raised his head, with dirt still on his forehead, and looked determined. He took a deep breath and uttered eight words:

"If I hear the truth in the morning, I can die in the evening."

Hearing this, Qi Xiu looked stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head:

"You're dead, why are you still smelling shit..."

……

Half a month later.

Inside the main hall of Hunyuan Sect.

Bai Qingfeng stood beside Qi Xiu with a smile on his face, looking at Xiahou Shan who was kneeling on the ground in a plain robe, and sighed in his heart.

It’s great, there’s finally one more person breathing on this mountain.

"Xiahou Shan, since you sincerely want to become my disciple, our sect will accept you today." Looking at Xiahou Shan who rushed back after completing the withdrawal ceremony, Qi Xiu had a strange expression on his face. He always felt that Xiahou Shan's arrival didn't seem that simple, but since things had come to this point, he could only go with the flow.

"Thank you, Master...Oh no, Master!"

With a look of joy on his face, Xiahou Shan kowtowed respectfully to Qi Xiuxing.

"Don't be so hasty to call me Master, let me explain the rules of our sect to you first.

Although our Hunyuan Sect is a newly established one.

But there are three rules of the sect, please listen carefully.

First: Upholding the Righteous Way

"Have a righteous heart and your glory will last forever.

Disciples of our sect should take upholding the orthodoxy as their foundation and defending the doctrine as their responsibility.

If I encounter an evil spirit, I must draw my sword and fight it, protect the peace of the people, and uphold the righteous path of the world, even if I die without regrets. "

Second: Compassion

“Be compassionate and kind.

Lend a helping hand to the weak and have compassion on the suffering.

Do not bully the weak, do not kill innocent people, be kind and do chivalrous things, and promote righteousness. "

Third: Respect teachers, unity and friendship

"Respecting teachers and respecting morality is the foundation of a sect; unity and friendship are the source of a sect's prosperity.

A teacher is someone who imparts knowledge and resolves doubts. Students should respect and follow him.

Fellow disciples should help each other, work together and create the glory of the sect."

Slowly reciting the three rules of the sect, Qi Xiu tilted his head slightly and gave Bai Qingfeng a thumbs up, who smiled helplessly.

Although he is the supreme leader and founder of the Hunyuan Sect.

But this was his first time to be a headmaster and he was not familiar with the job.

Therefore, Bai Qingfeng is responsible for many trivial matters within the sect.

He gave the core points of these three rules, and the specific polishing was also done by Bai Qingfeng.

Listening to Qi Xiu's recitation of the sect rules, Xiahou Shan's face became solemn, and he responded in a deep voice:

"Master, I will remember what you said in my heart. If I disobey you, my heart will be shattered and I will die!"

“Well, it’s good that you have this awareness.

There is another thing you need to know. My Hunyuan lineage is different from other Taoist lines.

The method of practice was created by me personally.

Therefore, anyone who practices my Hunyuan method.

No one can surpass me in this life.

In other words, in this life, you can only learn from me and become me, but you can never surpass me.

Are you still willing to embark on this path?"

Looking at Xiahou Shan with a serious gaze, Qi Xiu pointed out the biggest drawback of the Hunyuan lineage.

Because this "Hunyuan Wanshi Zhenjing" is a way of practicing by borrowing methods.

Therefore, he is the source of the methods practiced by the cultivators of the Hunyuan lineage.

This also means that even if there are disciples whose talents and wisdom far exceed his, they cannot surpass him, the source and ancestor, and achieve higher achievements.

"I am willing!"

To Qi Xiu's surprise, Xiahou Shan, who he thought would think about it, did not hesitate at all and agreed directly.

"Don't think about it anymore?"

Xiahou Shan's straightforwardness made Qi Xiu feel that he had not thought it through.

"Headmaster."

At this time, Bai Qingfeng beside Qi Xiu suddenly spoke. He smiled faintly and said slowly:

"Being you is the greatest honor for us."

When Bai Qingfeng said this, Qi Xiu's eyes suddenly changed, and he smiled and said:

"Yes, yes, it's my fault."

The True Lord of All Things!

The first True Lord of the contemporary human race!

He is also the True Lord with the most brilliant military achievements in the recorded history of the human race!

The realm of the primordial spirit is illusory and unattainable for 99% of the cultivators.

But if you can become a Taoist master like Qi Xiu.

That is enough to make any monk feel that his life is fulfilled!

Xiahou Shan has made up his mind, and Qi Xiu is quite satisfied with this man who possesses an innate Taoist body and a strong Taoist heart.

So after Bai Qingfeng, Xiahou Shan also became his disciple.

"Bear with it, it won't hurt, but it will be a little uncomfortable."

After accepting Xiahou Shan, Qi Xiu stood up, walked in front of him, and put his hand on his forehead.

If you want to enter the Hunyuan Dharma lineage, you must give up all your cultivation. He didn't say this to scare Xiahou Shan.

Compared to his genuine [Hunyuan].

Other monks who practice the Hun Yuan method must reset themselves to "zero".

The disadvantage of using borrowed methods to practice cultivation is that it will conflict with the cultivation that the cultivator has originally cultivated.

Once the two forces collide, the result will be severe damage at best, and death at worst.

This is also the reason why Qi Xiu personally selected one hundred founding disciples, because his original intention was to select a group of innocent people with sincere hearts and minds who have not been contaminated by the corrupt world.

This way you can avoid the pain of transforming your energy and also shape your character and temperament.

As for cultivators like Xiahou Shan who already have strong cultivation base, Qi Xiu can only take action personally to dissolve the cultivation base in his body.

"You have already left the Shenxiao Sect. Although Sect Leader Dongfang is kind and righteous and has not abolished your thunder magic, it is still unacceptable.

Now I will dissolve the cultivation in your body for you, and you will become a mortal temporarily.

But with your innate Taoist aptitude, as long as you start practicing the Hun Yuan method, your progress will be faster than your practice of the Thunder Method."

As he spoke, the five fingers of Qi Xiu's right hand, which were pressed on Xiahou Shan's forehead, began to slowly emit a vast array of colorful energy.

These Hunyuan Qi flowed into his body from Xiahou Shan’s Tianling acupoint.

All of a sudden!

Xiahou Shan only felt as if an unstoppable flood surged into his body, sweeping away all the skills he had worked so hard to build up wherever it passed. An indescribable feeling of weakness and fatigue gradually grew in his body.

In the outside world, colorful energy was gushing out from Xiahou Shan's seven orifices at this moment, and wisps of the purest lightning were forced out from the 480 million pores all over his body.

The process of dissolving the power was not long. In less than a quarter of an hour, Qi Xiu released his right hand.

Xiahou Shan, who seemed to have been drained of all his strength, struggled to hold on to his body, with white smoke rising from his entire body, as if he had just crawled out of boiling water.

The biggest change is the cloud-patterned birthmark on his face.

The birthmark formed by the innate Taoist pattern has turned light red as Xiahou Shan's cultivation has gradually improved. When he achieves a Taoist body, this mark will completely disappear, and the mystery of the innate Taoist body will be perfectly controlled by him.

But now all my cultivation has been transformed.

Xiahou Shan also worked hard for decades, but overnight he was back to the time before liberation. The light red birthmark on his face directly changed to its original bright red, which looked extremely eye-catching.

Looking at Xiahou Shan, who was trying hard to suppress his discomfort and whose body was trembling slightly, Qi Xiu shook his head helplessly.

This was why he was unwilling to accept the child before.

Although there is no physical pain when your power is being dissolved, the feeling of your power gradually dissipating is like it is being pulled away from your body.

The ever-expanding and increasingly intense feeling of emptiness creates a mental discomfort that is completely different from pain.

It is unbearable and may even cause irreversible mental trauma.

But the child seemed to be able to bear it... Noticing Xiahou Shan's gradually relaxing expression, Qi Xiu nodded slightly, then took out the "Hunyuan Wanshi Zhenjing" from his arms and handed it over.

"This is our sect's 'Hunyuan Wanshi Zhenjing'. Go back and study it first. If there is anything you don't understand, you can ask your Senior Brother Qingfeng."

After taking the huge volume of scriptures handed over by Qi Xiu, Xiahou Shan couldn't help but show a hint of joy on his weak and pale face.

"The disciple understands."

"Okay, let's go back and rest."

Bai Qingfeng took the weak Xiahou Shan down to rest, and Qi Xiu stayed alone in the sect master's hall. After a moment, he slowly pinched the magic formula and opened his mouth to lightly exhale a breath of colorful clouds and mist.

I saw one after another incarnations of the body walking out of the clouds.

"My fellow Taoists, the important task of finding the founding disciples falls on your shoulders." Qi Xiu raised his hand and bowed to the incarnations outside his body, and said softly.

"You are too polite, fellow Daoist. You and I are of the same origin. We will do our best to bring back the right person as soon as possible." He replied softly, and then the one hundred incarnations turned into rainbows and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

……

In the outer space that was as dark and vast as an endless abyss, a heart-pounding silence spread.

A huge and dark shadowy world, like a black hole that swallows all light, is approaching the Tianyuan world at a terrifying speed.

This shadowy world seems like a cosmic nightmare, with blurred and strange outlines, exuding a dark atmosphere that makes people's souls tremble.

Countless beings have entered this shadowy world, their figures hidden in the darkness, revealing only a pair of blood-red eyes.

These blood-red eyes flashed with greed and madness, like the burning fire of hell.

They stared intently at the Tianyuan world in the distance, their eyes filled with desire and possessiveness for the new world.

Every glance was like a sharp blade, as if it wanted to cut the Tianyuan world into pieces and then devour everything in it.

The starry sky surrounding the shadow world seemed to be distorted by its darkness, and the light of the stars appeared so faint and powerless against its backdrop.

The self-measurement catastrophe begins, and the way of heaven binds itself.

There is no protection from heaven.

The first alien race from outside the universe!

It's coming!

……