Killing Demons: Upgrading from Calligraphy

"Hey, I'm an acquaintance."

Noticing the golden copper plates all over the sky and the luxurious vision of golden light stretching for thousands of miles, Dongfang Qing raised his eyebrows and immediately knew who the money tree that Qi Xiu mentioned was.

"Dongfang, you are here too?

There are rumors out there that you two broke up, but it seems like it’s just a rumor.”

Still dressed in the appearance of a businessman covered in jewels and precious stones, the True God of Wealth Shen Wansan descended from the clouds with a laugh and bowed to Dongfang Qing and Qi Xiu.

"You want to be the financial backer of Hunyuan Sect? You are not making any shrewd calculations, are you?"

Dongfang Qing looked up and down at Shen Wansan in front of him with suspicion.

Shen Wansan was a wealthy businessman of the time. The Shen's Wanhuo Store he ran was spread throughout the entire Middle-earth. If the Taoist Alliance had not prohibited it, he would have wanted to expand his business to the Shiwan Mountains, or even beyond the borders.

Don't be fooled by the smiling face of this person, he doesn't look very smart.

But how could someone who can run such a huge business be a simple-minded person?

Only those of them who are familiar with him know how cunning and wise he is.

Therefore, after knowing that the financial backer of Hunyuan Sect was Shen Wansan, Dongfang Qing subconsciously became alert, because this grandson never does business at a loss.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you saying? Brother Qi and I hit it off right away. We met each other too late. We have a very good relationship.

Brother Qi has now set up his own business and this is when he needs support.

Mr. Shen has nothing else but some spare money.

Although I can’t help much, I can still provide some support.”

Shen Wansan waved his hands repeatedly and spoke in a high-sounding manner, but the fact that a mere Yuanshen Zhenzun and Qi Xiu were so close to each other aroused Dongfang Qing's suspicion.

As the gaze of the Divine Sky Sect's supreme leader became increasingly hostile, the smile on Shen Wansan's face became increasingly stiff.

"Okay, to be honest, I am willing to invest in Hunyuan Sect, not only because I have a good relationship with Brother Qi, but also because he helped me with some very important things before."

Under Dongfang Qing's powerful scrutiny, Shen Wansan could only shrug his neck and say what happened:

“What’s more, I am very optimistic about Brother Qi.

At such a young age, he has become the number one True Lord in the world and also served as the Taoist Alliance's messenger. I think it is a nine out of ten chance that he will achieve Yuanshen Zhenzun and become one of the Twelve Lords in the future.

When a person like this sets up a sect, I will naturally lend a hand, contributing money and manpower.

This is called investment, you know."

"Oh, you have some good sense."

After receiving a satisfactory answer, Dongfang Qing's gaze finally calmed down, and he turned to Qi Xiu and said:

"This old guy is very rich. Since he is willing to invest, you must not be polite to him.

He can support the Dao League, let alone your Hunyuan Sect."

"Is this okay?" Qi Xiu smiled gently, a hint of hesitation on his face.

“There’s nothing wrong with it. Others may not know it, but I have seen it in some ancient books within the sect.

It is rumored that the Shen family has a great artifact passed down from generation to generation, called: Cornucopia.

It is said that this treasure is an innate divine tool for wealth. It is extremely powerful and has the supreme power to create hundreds of treasures and swallow up the sea of ​​money.

The reason why the Shen family was able to build up this Wanhuohang business that spread all over the Middle-earth was because of this artifact, am I right?"

Facing Dongfang Qing's suggestive gaze, Shen Wansan just smiled and clasped his hands together without commenting.

Neither deny nor admit it.

In fact, many people in the Taoist Alliance know the inside story that the Shen family owns the magical artifact "Cornucopia".

It’s just that the successive heads of the Shen family have provided huge financial support to the Taoist Alliance. Although they are not included in the twelve attendance lists, the Taoist Alliance has expressed its protection for the Shen family both openly and privately.

So even if people knew that the Shen family had this treasure, no one would have any bad thoughts about it.

Unless he can take on the entire Taoist Alliance!

“He’s wrong, the one from the Shen family is not the [Cornucopia].

The real [Cornucopia] was shattered by the True Dragon Clan in ancient times.

The fat man's hand should be the acquired artifact made by the later Zhenzun using the fragments of the cornucopia - the Five-way Wealth God Seal. "The voice of Xu Zhitian of Feixian Pot sounded in Qi Xiu's ears.

As a divine tool of the Xiantian Great Dao, he has experienced almost every era from the Tianhuang Era to the present, so he knows many secrets that others do not know or have been forgotten by history.

Qi Xiu silently remembered the secret mentioned by Xu Zhitian in his heart, but did not say it out loud.

With the financial support of Shen Wansan, the True God of Wealth, the Hunyuan Sect gradually gained momentum. After all, for a sect to operate, it would cost a lot of money to purchase various supplies.

Although Qi Xiu had saved a lot of money before, that was only for personal use.

Compared to maintaining a sect, it is somewhat insignificant.

After one hundred founding disciples returned to the sect, Qi Xiu immediately began to make arrangements for their formal training.

After nine years of training, these children are only in their teens, but most of them have matured in mind and sophisticated in character. Apart from factors affecting their physique and talent, now is a good time for them to practice.

So after briefly taking these children to learn about the sect.

Qi Xiu then unfolded the Hunyuan Palace and took these children and their external incarnations into it.

Now that the catastrophe has begun, the most lacking thing is time.

Although the cultivation path of the Hunyuan lineage is different from that of other Taoist lineages, it also takes time to consolidate the foundation. The flow rate in the Hunyuan Palace is different from that in the outside world, which is just right to gain time difference for these children's development and growth.

After settling the one hundred founding disciples, Qi Xiu himself was not idle either.

The "Hunyuan Wanshi Zhenjing" is still a preliminary version. It can be used to enter the Tao or get stained with blood, but it is a little unrealistic to use it to achieve the realm of the Taoist body.

While the situation in Middle-earth is still stable and no major crisis has erupted, we should take advantage of the fact that

He wanted to take advantage of this period of time to organize and deduce the contents of the Dao Body chapter of the Hunyuan Wanshi Zhenjing as soon as possible.

After all, his first disciple, Xiahou Shan, only has nineteen years left.

……

Five years passed in the blink of an eye.

In the Hunyuan Palace, the one hundred disciples sat cross-legged on a white jade square, each of them with a solemn expression and a long breath. All around them were the Hunyuan Qi that seemed to be there and not there, real and illusory, which was constantly inhaled and exhaled with every breath.

Beside these founding disciples, their incarnations with different appearances stood aside, holding a thin black ruler in their hands.

However, some young boys and girls did not practice qigong correctly, which allowed them to have distracting thoughts and cause trouble.

A blow from the ruler immediately helped him to gather his mind, calm his chaotic emotions, and get back on the right track.

“If I had received such treatment when I was practicing, I would have been able to glimpse the great way of the soul now.” On a green lotus leaf, Qi Xiu slightly opened his eyes, looked at the disciples who were practicing hard below, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

“Can you be like them?”

The tiny figure transformed by Xu Zhitian stood on Qi Xiu's shoulder and stroked his long beard:

“These little guys have inferior aptitudes. If they had not entered your Hunyuan Dharma Lineage, they would not be able to achieve enlightenment even if they practiced for a hundred years.

And as long as you are like a mountain, they will never be able to surpass you.

For them, they just need to follow in your footsteps, and the lowest achievement in the future will be to become a Taoist master.

They are all top-notch True Lords like you. This has already broken their original fate of dust.

And you are a person who seeks the truth, a person who explores new things, and a person who follows destiny.

With all the blessings of fate, if you don’t suffer, then who will? I think you have suffered less.”

Shaking his head and waving his hands at Qi Xiu, Xu Zhitian continued:

“Also, I have almost finished investigating the unusual movement outside the domain.

Judging from the technique used to make the sword mark outside the domain, it is indeed very similar to that of my old friend."

As soon as Xu Zhitian said this, Qi Xiu's eyes suddenly focused.

Five years ago, it was Xu Zhitian who told him that he sensed the aura of his old friend.

He was shocked by the news.

After all, that amazing swordsman lived in the recent ancient times. If he were alive today, he would have to be tens of thousands of years old.

And in the intentional or unintentional conversations with Dongfang Qing and Shen Wansan, he discovered that neither the human true masters nor the Taoist Alliance knew about this matter.

In this way, the matter seems a bit strange.

So at Xu Zhitian's suggestion, Qi Xiu did not tell this matter, but asked Xu Zhitian to go outside the domain first to check whether the source of the aura was his old friend.

Now the answer is out.

"But they are not exactly the same. It is not ruled out that someone has inherited his legacy and imitated him." Xu Zhitian spoke with heavy breathing, leaving Qi Xiu speechless for a moment.

"Can't you just say it all in one breath?" Qi Xiu said helplessly.

"This is just a possibility. My old friend is extremely mysterious and has great abilities. Even I don't know what cards he has up his sleeve.

That year he traveled far away and disappeared without a trace.

It was rumored that he felt he could not survive the next great catastrophe of his soul.

So he left the country to look for a way to overcome the tribulation.

Since he never returned afterwards, it was believed that he had failed to overcome the calamity and died.

But I still don’t believe that he will die from the fate of his soul.”

Speaking of his old friend, Xu Zhitian also sighed, and he always remained skeptical about the almost inexplicable cause of his death.

Especially this time, he suddenly felt the aura of his attack, which confirmed his doubts.

"The aura of this person's attack is about 70% similar to his, but lacks 30% of the charm.

But even so, he can still dominate the world.

Only humans can learn his skills. Do you know of any true masters who are good at this among humans?"

“There are a few Sword Dao True Lords in the human race, and the current leader of the Dao Alliance is a Sword Dao True Lord. However, these True Lords are obviously not the old friend you mentioned, otherwise he would have been recognized long ago.

As for the other human sword masters..."

With a slight frown, Qi Xiu searched through the vast amount of information in his mind. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and the shadow of an ancient, simple, three-foot-long sword emerged.

"Have it!"

"Yes?"

"There is a mysterious being in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and those demons all call him Mr. Li.

This man has a strange origin and terrifying methods. He can suppress all the monsters and demons in the Hundred Thousand Mountains and command them at his command.

At that time, Gao Tianxiong, the governor of Yunnan and Sichuan, used the land of an entire province to sacrifice demons to practice the "Nine Deaths Immortal Heavenly Art" and live a new life.

According to him, this "Nine Deaths and Immortality Heavenly Art" was obtained by chance from the hands of demons when he went deep into the Ten Thousand Mountains for a bloody battle, and those demons dug up the cenotaph of a mysterious being..."

"You mean..."

Hearing what Qi Xiu said, Xu Zhitian frowned slightly:

“My old friend left behind his Taoist heritage in the form of a cenotaph in the Shiwan Mountains, but it was destroyed by demons and later obtained by a cultivator of the human race by chance.

After this person succeeded in cultivation, he became the supreme being of the Hundred Thousand Mountains."

"This is the only explanation that makes sense," Qi Xiu said.

"Well, if that's true, it does make sense. After all, my old friend has an unconventional personality. He does things in a seemingly casual way, but there are hidden mysteries behind them.

He did not leave the Taoist heritage in Middle-earth, but instead placed it in the Ten Thousand Mountains where demons gathered.

It may have some special purpose.”

Xu Zhitian nodded and said:

“But why did the person who inherited his legacy not return to the human race, but instead became a giant in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and even commanded the demons to counterattack the human race? What story is there is really curious.

But at the moment, he should still be protecting the human race."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Qi Xiu was stunned when he heard that and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"I went to the place where the aura burst out, and the entire starry sky there had been annihilated and wiped out completely.

Only a sword mark remained there.

Combined with this person's sudden move.

I guess that there must be an alien race from outside the domain preparing to invade Tianyuan's world and he noticed it, so he took action to destroy it, and even left that sword mark to deter other alien races from outside the domain. "

"What? Aliens from foreign countries have arrived?" Compared to the appearance of the successor of the amazing sword immortal, the news of the appearance of aliens from foreign countries made Qi Xiu feel even heavier.

It has only been more than ten years since the catastrophe began, and there are already alien races from outside the domain preparing to invade the Tianyuan world.

This was much faster than he expected.

“It’s probably just an isolated case. Although the Heavenly Dao has begun to fade away, it’s not this fast.

I think this alien race from outside the domain who came here should have the idea of ​​striking first and gaining the upper hand, and want to break into the Tianyuan world first and gain the upper hand.

I just didn't expect that I didn't get the upper hand, but bumped into the tip of the sword instead." Xu Zhitian laughed.

"But this is obviously a bad sign." Qi Xiu tapped his knees with his fingers, frowned slightly, and looked thoughtful.

The catastrophe begins, and the protagonists of heaven and earth are re-elected.

Alien races from outside the realm are coming in droves.

As the original ancestral land, Tianyuan Realm will sooner or later turn into a scorched earth battlefield. This is a trajectory that no one can change.

But whether it is the calculations of the Taoist Alliance or the records in historical materials.

After the catastrophe begins, it will take at least hundreds of years for the Heavenly Dao to completely disappear. Only then can the alien races from outside the heavens enter the Tianyuan realm to compete with the human race for the new round of protagonist position in heaven and earth.

But now, only more than ten years have passed, and some alien races can no longer suppress the urge in their hearts and are heading straight for the Tianyuan world.

Although he had been killed by the extremely mysterious Mr. Li.

But this also reveals a message that is not good for the human race.

The desire of the alien races in the heavens for the Tianyuan world and for the protagonist of heaven and earth is far more crazy and extreme than the previous catastrophe!

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