Chapter 137: No Door to the Great Road, No Way to the Void

Chapter 137: No Door to the Great Road, No Way to the Void

Chapter 137: No Door to the Great Road, No Way to the Void (Subscription Request)
This was the first time Xu Qing had used the Xiantian Finger against an enemy since he had practiced it. This was because using this finger would consume his own vital energy, so he would not use it unless it was absolutely necessary.

He had simulated the power of this finger countless times in his mind.

When it is really used, one forgets how powerful the innate finger is.

Point it out.

"The clouds are in the blue sky and the water is in the bottle."

He seemed to be in such a state at the moment. His mind was clear and his soul's perception was constantly spreading. Everything around him was reflected in the still mirror in his heart.

And everything in the outside world slowed down at this moment.

At this moment, even though the man in the straw raincoat realized where Xu Qing's finger came from, he still couldn't stop. He grabbed it and there was no way back.

Just like a dam bursting, the air around him was highly concentrated in his grab, extremely condensed, forming a terrifying eagle claw shape, and suddenly pointed towards Xu Qing.

The air within several feet around Xu Qing and the man in straw raincoat suddenly became completely gone, completely swept away by the strong force created by the two.

The claws and fingers touched each other, which was extremely terrifying.

boom!
The energy collided.

The man in the straw raincoat felt his blood boiling and he immediately used his sect's method of releasing energy, taking root on the ground, to release the terrifying energy that had penetrated into his body to his feet.

During this process, the destructive power of the Xiantian Finger was so bizarre that it sent flames through his meridians and burned his internal organs.

Almost without thinking, he flew backwards, fell into the black water lake, and dived to the bottom of the water.

All he saw was a white line of water on the lake, which quickly disappeared from Xu Qing's sight.

Xu Qing looked at the ground where the man in the straw raincoat had lost his strength just now. There was a vortex-like pit formed on the ground with traces of burns from fire.

Wow!
Xu Qing spat out a mouthful of blood and held his knees with both hands.

After spitting out this mouthful of blood, I felt much more relaxed.

Xu Qing quickly took out a handful of Qi and blood replenishing pills, stuffed them into his mouth, and chanted the thunder sound. At this time, the Purple Star in the sea of ​​consciousness dimmed a lot, and even the practice of the Golden Light Mantra had regressed, and the Qi and blood weakened.

Funny enough, his injuries were not caused by the man in the straw raincoat, but because his body could not withstand the explosive force of the innate finger.

The moment the Xiantian Finger was released, all his energy and spirit were drained away. At the same time, an indescribable tremor emanated from his bone marrow, shaking his muscles, bones, blood, flesh and internal organs. As a result, his body was overloaded and he suffered internal injuries.

As the thunder roared, Xu Qing's injuries healed and his energy and blood recovered a lot.

But it will obviously take some time to recover to its heyday.

As for the life force consumed by the innate finger, it may be difficult to make up for it for the time being.

Fortunately, he is in the golden stage of physical development and has sufficient vitality, so this loss will not have a particularly big impact.

"If I use this thing a few more times, my life will be shortened." Xu Qing was secretly shocked. Fortunately, shortening his life span did not have much impact on him at the moment.

The thunder stopped and Xu Qing looked around.

This is a relatively remote corner outside the city, on the shore of the lake, and there are hardly any people here.

but……

He subconsciously looked at the shadow of a big willow tree not far away, where an old man was leaning on a cane, looking at him quietly.

"I'm Xu Qing, a junior. Nice to meet you, Lord Fang." Xu Qing was shocked. He had no idea when the old man came, let alone whether Lord Fang came when he was fighting with the man in the straw raincoat. If it was at that time, wouldn't he have heard the man in the straw raincoat saying that his Jiangning Xu family had the blood of the Luo Sect?
Even though Xu Qing was well-known in Jiangzuo and played around with the Jiangning gentry while chatting and laughing, he couldn't help sweating profusely when he saw Lord Fang appear silently.

The pleasure of defeating the distracted mind of the Luo Sect leader, the world's top Taoist master, also disappeared in an instant.

"never mind?"

"Ah."

"Then I'll go back." Elder Fang turned around with his crutches and slowly walked towards the city wall.

Xu Qing bowed and watched the old senior go away.

He was soon stunned.

Lord Fang actually walked directly into the city wall and disappeared.

"Was he a spirit just now?" Xu Qing couldn't believe it.

Because he just saw the old man appear, and he didn't realize that the other party appeared in the form of his spirit.

"It's not that I didn't realize it, but I couldn't sense it at all. I couldn't even think of judging whether the other party was manifesting his spirit."

A powerful Taoist master can use objects to manifest his soul, and Xu Qing could only think of one word to describe Elder Fang's situation just now: "using the false to cultivate the true."

"Aren't these all ghost fairies?" Xu Qing was surprised.

He felt that the terror revealed by the old man just now was even more exaggerated than the Red Moon Zen Master described by Yan Kong.

If he still had hope of catching up with the Luo Sect leader's cultivation level, then the realm that Elder Fang had just displayed made Xu Qing unable to figure out how he could catch up for the time being.

He vaguely felt that people like the Luo Sect Leader and the Golden Centipede Dharma King were not as good as Elder Fang because they could separate their spirits after practicing to the point of possession.

Possessing a body and splitting the soul may seem like an additional means of preserving one's life, but the soul will also become incomplete. Even if there are several bodies of internal organs training masters as backup, the foundation of the soul will ultimately be damaged.

In Xu Qing's view, whether it is the spirit or the martial arts practice, the key is to achieve perfection in the alchemy.

If it is the perfection of cultivating both sex and life, it would naturally be better.

In any case, perfecting one's own cultivation is more meaningful for practice than cultivating a few powerful and strange magical powers.

However, the Luo Cult's main business is rebellion, and although distraction has disadvantages, it also makes the Luo Cult's leader and others more mysterious and difficult to catch.

All I can say is that distraction is not conducive to personal practice, but is beneficial to one's career.

"Master Chongyang's Xiantian Finger and the Great Zen Temple's One Finger Zen are both top finger skills in the world. Even Master Hongyue's Vajra Body Protection Divine Skill was broken by the One Finger Zen. I wonder which one is more powerful between the two."

The Buddhist One Finger Zen is known as "the great way has no door, the void has no road" and when it is practiced to a high level, it is said to have the power to bring the dead back to life.

"I wonder if this innate finger, when practiced to a high level, can also have the effect of healing wounds." Xu Qing looked at the burn marks in the pit formed when the man in the straw raincoat removed the power of the innate finger.

This is caused by abundant Yang energy.

If used properly, it might have a healing effect.

"Unfortunately, with my current level of medical knowledge, I am still unable to comprehend this mystery."

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In Jinguang Temple, Yan Kong touched the ground with one finger and held up his whole body upside down. The finger that touched the ground was covered with scary scarlet hair, which was very terrifying.

After a long time, he landed on his feet and stood up again. He then wrapped his palms with white cloth. Except for the finger just now, his palms and the other four fingers were covered with light red fuzz.

"The One Finger Zen of the Great Zen Temple and the Xiantian Finger of Quanzhen Dao are both superior uses of Xiantian Gangqi. I used the One Finger Zen to generate Xiantian Gangqi and temporarily sealed the ominous aura in my palm. Unfortunately, it cannot completely eliminate it."

Yan Kong sighed softly.

The Great Way has no gate, the void leads to a dead end.

How far can he go next?

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...

"Master, there seems to be a big fish." The disciple of Zhengang Sect pointed excitedly at the lake in front of him.

It turned out that Gu Wuji was recuperating in a villa outside the Duke of Wei's Mansion. Now, with the help of the medicine provided by the Duke of Wei's Mansion, he had just recovered and was eager to get going, so he took his disciples out to fish.

He knew that Xu Qing was preparing for his wedding in Tianjing City, so he was not afraid of meeting him.

Besides, there were few people in Yingtian Prefecture who could be his opponent, except Xu Qing. Although he lost the battle with Yan Kong that day, he also gained precious martial arts experience that could only be obtained in a life-and-death battle. The degree of unity of soul and body became deeper, and he gradually comprehended the more profound martial arts theory of his sect's Tiangang Wuji Gong.

He has agreed to formally join the Duke of Wei's Mansion, firstly to repay his gratitude, and secondly to use the power of the Duke of Wei's Mansion to find the incomplete part of his sect's Tiangang Wuji Gong.

To be precise, there are two incomplete parts of Tiangang Wuji Gong, one is the "Xiantian Finger" of Quanzhen Taoism, and the other is the "Chun Yang Gong".

The Xiantian Finger was originally in the hands of Chongyang Zhenren, the founder of the Northern School of Quanzhen Taoism, while the Chunyang Gong was in the hands of Ziyang Zhenren, the founder of the Southern School of Quanzhen Taoism.

Both of these unique skills have been lost in the world.

Only by completing the two unique skills can the Tiangang Wuji Gong be complete and become an unparalleled skill that is on par with the highest secret books of holy places such as the Dachan Temple and Tianshi Dao.

Otherwise, with the incomplete Tiangang Wuji Gong in his hands, he would not even be able to compare with the Great Power Tianlong Bodhisattva Sutra.

He was awakened from his reverie when he heard his disciple's words.

"Be careful." When Gu Wuji spoke, it was already too late.

One of his disciples was leaning against the shore, when he saw the water surface break open and a man in a straw raincoat appeared. He grabbed his disciple, and in the blink of an eye, his disciple's complexion visibly withered.

"An evil method of sucking people's blood." Gu Wuji recognized at a glance that this was a powerful cult monster.

His eyes sparkled and he slapped the straw raincoat man on the top of his head.

This palm seemed ordinary and the energy and blood were restrained, but it made the man in the straw raincoat's expression change slightly, and he had to drop the Zhengangmen disciple in his hand.

"An expert in internal training who has achieved unity of body and soul."

The close range killing power of an expert in internal organ training who mainly practices spiritual arts and also practices martial arts cannot be compared with that of a martial arts expert who has achieved unity of body and soul.

The man in the straw raincoat never expected that just by capturing a random person in order to heal his wounds, he would provoke such a person.

This was also because after Gu Wuji's life-and-death battle, his soul and flesh had become more deeply integrated, his qi and blood were restrained. In addition, the man in the straw raincoat was only a distraction of the Luo Sect's leader, and he had just suffered internal injuries, so he was unable to sense the terrifying qi and blood contained in Gu Wuji's body.

It's too late to regret now.

The man in the straw raincoat snapped his five fingers, and five terrible explosions occurred in succession.

It turned out that with the flick of his fingers, he generated five strange forces, which met the ancient Wuji's Wuji Palm.

With a combination of attack and defense, Gu Wuji's palm power was removed.

Gu Wuji was greatly shocked.

He asked himself, apart from Xu Qing, several masters of internal organ training in Duke Wei's Mansion, and the Five Ghosts of Zhongshan in Yingtian Prefecture, who made him deeply fearful, none of the people he met recently were anyone he could take seriously.

I didn’t expect that I would meet my most formidable enemy in my life at this remote lakeside.

In the blink of an eye, the man in the straw raincoat turned into a whirlwind and fought head-on with Gu Wuji for several rounds. Both sides exhausted their strength and dust flew everywhere.

All the disciples of Zhengang Sect were stunned.

They had been following the sect leader from north to south, making rapid progress and conquering more than a dozen mountain gates. They had already developed an arrogant and presumptuous nature.

But ever since the sect leader met Xu Qing, masters from all over the world have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

First it was old monk Yan Kong, then the Five Ghosts of Zhongshan and several priests in the Mansion of Duke Wei. Now, even when he is fishing, he may encounter masters who are so skilled that they can't compete with the sect leader for a while.

Could it be that the Zhen Gang Sect is really a frog in a well? "There are too many masters in Nanzhili." The disciples wanted to persuade the sect leader to return to the north.

It feels good to bully the weak ones, and it feels good all the time if you keep bullying the weak ones.

Although Nanzhili is prosperous and has many masters, it is not suitable for martial arts losers like them.

Seeing how terrifying the man in the straw raincoat was, the disciples stopped even the flattering words that they usually blurt out.

"Tian Gang Wu Ji!"

Gu Wuji's blood and energy burst out, and he took mysterious steps, quickly and slowly meeting the straw raincoat man's strange move.

The man in the straw raincoat was secretly shocked and angry, "It's Quanzhen Taoism again."

In fact, the Luo Sect has a deep hatred with the Quanzhen Taoism.

When Quanzhen Taoism was flourishing, it was known as the largest sect in the world, and even the Luo Sect was suppressed to the point where it could not raise its head.

The key point is that Wang Chongyang was extremely hateful. Not only did he defeat all the masters of the Luo Sect at that time, he also debated with a group of high-level Luo Sect members at the Luo Sect's headquarters. After seven days and seven nights, several high-level Luo Sect members died of exhaustion because they had exhausted all their efforts but still lost the debate.

For the Luo sect, having their own doctrines refuted was far more serious than having their Taoism and martial arts defeated by human hands.

After that debate, Luojiao almost collapsed and it took nearly a hundred years to recover.

And they learned their lessons, no longer trying to attract attention by being powerful, and instead focused on developing branches to serve as secular minions.

This is also the reason why successive leaders of the Luo Sect liked to practice the art of splitting the spirit.

With the main sect as the main body, many branches and small sects have developed. As the leader, he also likes to practice splitting the spirit to share the risk.

Moreover, sending powerful figures out of the sect to develop branches can also reduce internal friction among the sect.

In fact, for the founder of Quanzhen Taoism, Chongyang, the conflict with Luojiao did not leave much impression in his life.

Because the object of the debate between the Chongyang Patriarch was not only Luojiao, but also all the famous Taoist schools. Otherwise, he would not have mastered the essence of the three schools of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism.

Therefore, Master Chongyang did not deliberately target the Luo Sect.

But after a few incidents, the later disciples of Quanzhen Taoism were not up to the task and were defeated in debates with the high monks of Tantric Buddhism. From then on, the sect never recovered and its main sect disappeared into the dust of history. However, in the world today, there are still many remnants of Quanzhen Taoism, but they are far from the glory of the former greatest sect in the world.

The man in the straw raincoat did not know Gu Wuji's strength, but his current state was not suitable for a long fight. After more than a dozen rounds, the man in the straw raincoat knew that there was no possibility of determining the winner in such a short time. After a hard palm fight with Gu Wuji, the man flew backwards and landed on a rock not far away, standing in the air as if riding the wind.

Gu Wuji crushed the ground, causing dust to rise, and he spat out a breath of blood.

A true master will not fall into the same trap twice.

Ever since that fight with Xu Qing, in which he endured the injuries and suffered psychological trauma, Gu Wuji has become much more down-to-earth.

The blood that should be spit out must be spit out, otherwise you will be the one who suffers in the end.

Fortunately, he was protected by the dust and smoke, so his disciples didn't notice it.

This was also the method that Gu Wuji had anticipated in advance, and it came in handy this time.

The enemy is the best teacher.

Putting aside Xu Gongming's character and talent, Gu Wuji now deeply agrees with his theory of governing the country and being useful to the world.

The man in the straw raincoat stepped on the rock, calmed his blood, and said with a smile: "You are Mr. Gu Wuji from the Zhengang Sect, right? I have always heard of your great name. I am very lucky to meet you today."

Gu Wuji just revealed his martial arts background. After the man in the straw raincoat recognized him, he quickly combined the information he had obtained and guessed the other party's identity.

Gu Wuji now hates the man in straw raincoat even more. The other party has pointed out his background, but he knows nothing about the identity of the man in straw raincoat. Wouldn't this make him look bad in front of his disciples?
Do you still want to save the face of this sect leader?

At this moment, in Gu Wuji's heart, Xu Gongming was not as hateful as the man in the straw raincoat in front of him.

"You evil demon, don't even think about making friends with me. All disciples, listen to my orders and help me take down this demon."

Gu Wuji scolded.

The man in straw raincoat: “…”

He originally wanted to make friends with Gu Wuji and get to know him.

How come this guy doesn't play by the rules of the underworld at all?

Just because I hurt one of his disciples?
So what? Haven’t you heard how much Gu Wuji of Zhengang Sect loves his disciples?

But when he saw Gu Wuji condensing his energy and blood again, he sighed and had to give up.

The man in the straw raincoat threw a marble and it fell to the ground.

boom!
Immediately, a gloomy black fog emerged.

Amid the smoke, the disciples of Zhengang Sect did not dare to act rashly. They all breathed a sigh of relief and gathered around Gu Wuji, looking loyal and protective of their sect leader.

Afraid that he would be too late and be sent by the sect leader to hunt down the monster!

When Gu Wuji saw the man in the straw raincoat leave, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He was afraid of losing. Although he felt that he was evenly matched with the man in the straw raincoat this time, and he even had some inexplicable advantage, it is better to be safe than sorry!

"Master is right. Even if I practice dirty tricks, I can only compete with the heroes of the world." Gu Wuji couldn't help but feel a little bored. He naturally missed the days when he went south from northern Zhili and bullied the weak all the way.

"Master, what shall we do next?"

"Don't tell anyone about what happened today."

Gu Wuji felt a little embarrassed.

If word gets out that he could encounter unknown masters just when he goes out to fish, instead of fighting on equal terms, how could the Zhengang Sect still maintain its reputation?

He also thought that Xu Gongming had been so popular recently, and maybe this master came for Xu Gongming. If the news got out, Xu Gongming might be on guard.

He was a meticulous person. When he thought of this, he couldn't help but regret that he was too concerned about his reputation and should have chatted with the other party.

The disciples were heartless and returned to the villa with Gu Wuji. As for the disciple whose blood and energy had just been sucked by the man in straw raincoat, they were carried back directly.

On the way, everyone started talking and laughing again, bragging about how powerful the Sect Master was just now, scaring the monster away, and saying that the Sect Master was low-key and modest, and actually didn't let them spread the news...

While Gu Wuji was feeling elated, he was also very tired of his disciples' flattery.

"I can't pass on my skills to them. I still have to find a successor with excellent aptitude and comprehension." Gu Wuji couldn't help but think of Xu Qing.

Then he thought of the two times he had suffered at the hands of Xu Qing, and he couldn't help but feel full of hatred.

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...

Xu Qing naturally had no idea of ​​Gu Wuji's mixed feelings of love and hate towards him. He returned to the small courtyard where he had been before, and Danxi Weng was still there. When he saw Xu Qing's expression, he was shocked, "What happened? You actually hurt your vitality."

Xu Qing couldn't help but admire the old man's ability to read qi.

He whispered, "It's okay, don't tell her, lest she worry."

She is naturally Feng Wu.

Danxi Weng nodded, then hesitated for a moment, reluctantly took out a small jade bottle, uncorked it, and inside lay a ginseng beard, "You're lucky, kid."

Xu Qing took the vial, sniffed it, and then put the cork back into the bottle. He asked in surprise, "Is this the root of the Five-Turned Spiritual Ginseng?"

"You know what's good. I originally intended to give it to you as a wedding gift." Danxi Weng stroked his beard.

Xu Qing quickly bowed: "Thank you very much."

Danxi Weng glanced inside the house, hesitated, and said, "You take care of yourself."

After saying this, he floated away.

Xu Qing knew that Danxi Weng thought he was a philanderer, but he didn't want to tell him Su Lianqing's true identity in detail to avoid unnecessary trouble.

If it's just a misunderstanding, it saves you the trouble of explanation.

And although they have temporarily repelled the straw raincoat men, a big problem remains.

How should we deal with the relationship with Luo Jiao next?

Xu Qing had a headache.

He came to the bedroom and saw that the gold needles on Su Lianqing's head and arms had been removed by Danxi Weng, and her complexion had improved.

Su Lianqing saw Xu Qing coming in and asked hurriedly, "Was it the Golden Centipede Dharma King's clone that was secretly spying on us just now?"

Xu Qing nodded and recounted his experience in detail, but did not mention anything about Lord Fang.

Su Lianqing looked solemn, "You are really amazing that you were able to defeat the incarnation of the King of Light, the man in the straw raincoat. But..."

She pondered for a moment and continued, "Sir, what are you going to do with Luo Jiao next?"

Xu Qing: "I don't think he has strong killing intent. He may want to cooperate with me, but he wants the initiative. That's why I took action directly. How do you think we should deal with the rest?"

Su Lianqing: "In my opinion, the leader is a man who cherishes his life when doing great things. After you defeated his Ming Wang incarnation, he must be very afraid of you. For a while, he will not come to trouble you. Why don't you just marry the mistress in peace?"

Xu Qing nodded: "Practicing the spirit of distraction reflects the lack of confidence in one's heart. For practitioners like us, it is the right way to be brave and diligent and to move forward courageously. Such people, even if they are powerful, are just rats."

Regardless of whether the other party is true or not, first show strategic contempt for him.

Of course, if he actually encounters this situation, Xu Qing will have to be as cautious as possible.

Su Lianqing: "This time it is my incompetence that has caused trouble for you, sir."

Xu Qing pondered and said, "Is there any powerful and quick-learning Taoist technique in the Luo Sect or the Lotus Sect?"

Su Lianqing hesitated for a moment and said, "There is a technique called the Absolute Yin Ghost Hand."

"Is it difficult for you to practice? Or are there other side effects?" Xu Qing asked directly.

He felt that Su Lianqing's strength should be strengthened so that she could play a greater role.

Su Lianqing: "It's difficult for me, but not for you. I just need to absorb the Yin ghost energy in the mass grave and refine it into the relevant meridians in my palm. But during the practice, I need a martial arts master like you to protect my heart meridians with Yang Qi and blood."

"You didn't tell me before, were you afraid of bothering me?"

"Ah."

"You are doing things for me, so this little trouble is nothing. When you have recovered, I will help you practice this Taoist art of the Absolute Yin Ghost Hand."

Xu Qing immediately decided on this matter, and then took advantage of the situation to move his Qi and blood here, refining the ginseng whisker of the Five-bend Spiritual Ginseng given to him by Danxi Weng.

After a while, I felt refreshed and energetic, and my whole body felt light.

He couldn't help but feel more yearning for the powerful elixir.

No wonder powerful practitioners all like to refine Qi and take medicine. This is indeed the path of practice that leads directly to the great way.

(End of this chapter)