Chapter 404: The beginning of the journey, giving away treasures, knowing the cause and effect, and slaying the evil with one sword

When it was bright in the sky, Wang Yansheng stretched out his fingers, puffed up his cheeks and blew hard. The bean-sized flame on his fingers rose a few times in the wind. He flicked his hand casually, and the flame fell to the ground, burning a little black, and then went out.

Seeing Wang Yansheng looking a little dejected, Gu Qingyuan smiled and said, "You have only been practicing Taoism for half a night, and it is already rare that you can calm the wind and attract fire. Could it be that you learned it last night and can attract an endless sea of ​​fire today? Is this how I taught you? All those lessons were learned in vain?"

Wang Yansheng quickly straightened his chest and said, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. I understand that it is you who is anxious."

"It's good that you understand," Gu Qingyuan looked at him. His anger had subsided after half a night, and his red skin had returned to its white color. "Let's make a gentleman's agreement for now, okay?"

"Sir, please speak."

Gu Qingyuan held up three fingers and said, "Three years. I want you to not learn any other magic within three years. You can only practice this method of blowing wind and pushing fire. Are you willing?"

"Sir, you must have a deep meaning. I will remember this. Even if there is a great magic method in front of you, or even if your superb supernatural powers are abandoned by the wayside, Yansheng will not even look at you." Wang Yansheng said in a sonorous tone, without any complaints.

"Okay, the preaching is done, and you should go home and prepare. If you sneak out, be careful of your parents' punishment. You and I will set off in two days, so don't delay." Gu Qingyuan nodded with satisfaction and then sent him away.

Two days passed in a flash.

"Where are we going, sir?"

Wang Yansheng no longer felt melancholy about being separated from his parents. He walked along the mountain path, curious about everything he saw.

"There is no purpose. The result of this trip is not important. The process is important. Seeing some scenery." Seeing Wang Yansheng was a little disappointed, Gu Qingyuan smiled and said, "What else do you think it is? I will take out a flying sword and carry you across thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and kill the evil dragon with a sword. I will use magic to eliminate evil and promote good and punish evil?"

"Or do you want to go out and encounter natural treasures, divine soldiers descend from the sky, and then attract a few waves of people to fight, rescue one or two villages, and weak women, and show your chivalrous reputation?"

He shook his head: "The journey is difficult, and boredom is the norm. Sitting or standing is all cultivation. Don't dream of being a hero. The life and death in the cultivation world is more ordinary than you think. The distinction between good and evil is not too clear. You have to learn all these."

Before Gu Qingyuan could finish his words, a streak of light flashed above his head, and a woman with her clothes off fell down, rolling over. She shook out a magic weapon in her arms, which was in the shape of a moon pearl.

"Fellow Daoist, help me. I am Liao Ying from Niegu Mountain. There are demon cultivators chasing me, trying to steal my magic weapons and skills. I beg you to save me. I only want to save my life. In return for your kindness, I am willing to offer you my magical treasure."

After speaking hastily, Liao Ying bowed and knelt. Her hair was disheveled, and her long black hair hung by her ears, soaked with sweat and stuck to her face. Her clothes were disheveled and covered in dust, but because of her good looks, she looked so miserable that people felt pity for her.

The young man did not look at Liao Ying, but just looked at his mentor with a strange expression. The lingering words of "divine soldiers will descend upon you when you go out" were still ringing in his ears, and the woman came forward to deliver the spiritual treasure.

Gu Qingyuan glanced at the woman. She was blinded by the aura of disaster and was about to face disaster. It was not her intention to cause such a scene. It was probably the work of some mastermind behind the scenes.

Taking another look at the magic weapon that was shaken out, the quality was acceptable, but Gu Qingyuan counted with his fingers in his heart and found that there was a cause and effect hidden in this spiritual treasure. The treasure was easy to receive, but it was a little hot. He needed to go to the northwest of Niegu Mountain 800 miles away in the future. There was a group of bear spirits there, and the leader was in the realm of soul refinement, called the Black Wind King. If he received the treasure, he would be the enemy of the cause and effect entangled with them, and in the Daoxing Tribulation, the process was greatly accelerated. It was estimated that there would be trouble in half a month. He sneered, and this move was not meant for Wang Yansheng, but for himself. It was probably some scattered immortal who didn't know his roots and came to test the strength of Tianmingzi's guide. Those powerful people knew some of Gu Qingyuan's details and would not have such calculations.

"It's just your bad timing. I just finished talking and you rushed to give me the treasure. Isn't that a slap in my face?"

Gu Qingyuan calculated with his fingers and found out that the person behind the scenes manipulating the chess pieces was a fairy lady who had left a legacy on Niegu Mountain, which was obtained by Liao Ying. The fairy lady was not a good person either. She had a group of fox demons and female ghosts under her control. They specialized in seducing the souls of passers-by and swallowing their yang energy. She was no different from Liao Ying, and was also blinded by the aura of calamity and was about to face calamity.

He then grabbed Wang Yansheng, and the two of them turned into rainbow light and fled under Liao Ying's astonished gaze. At the same time, an undetectable sword light rushed towards the mountains and seas.

In Boyue Cave on Yaozi Mountain, Fairy Caijiu stopped counting the rewards and was a little confused: I went through so much trouble to get the information about Tianmingzi, and I wanted to use him to get rid of my mortal enemy, but how come my plan suddenly failed?

Her mortal enemy was none other than the Black Wind King. Fairy Caijiu's master, Taoist Xia, was also a powerful figure. In his heyday, he commanded the demons and ghosts in the nine caves and eight caves, and often required the nearby villages to sacrifice boys and girls to refine magic weapons. However, the good times did not last long, as the Black Wind King came to the mountains.

However, the black bear demon was a person who admired Buddhism, and was irreconcilable with the evil cultivators of the lineage of Fairy Caijiu. When he saw the blood and tears of the living sacrifice, he immediately took action and broke the immortal foundation of Taoist Xia, shattering his immortal path. He himself was also seriously injured and fell into the state of refining the spirit.

Taoist Xia died of depression, leaving behind his magic weapon, the Crimson Jade Pearl, which was used to store cause and effect, and only wished to destroy the black bear demon. Fairy Caijiu accidentally learned about Tianmingzi's news, and then sent the Crimson Jade Pearl to Niegu Mountain, which brought about the disaster of Liao Ying, and she was just waiting to use Liao Ying to deliver the treasure to Tianmingzi.

"I still have to go take a look at the Black Bear Demon. If I run into the Son of Heaven, I can just flatter him a few times and use the words of slaying demons to trap him. Not only will I get the remains of the Black Bear Demon, but I can also borrow the luck of the Son of Heaven to replenish myself, killing two birds with one stone."

Fairy Caijiu put down the bone bowl in her hand, which contained a human heart and liver. The method she practiced was a bit evil, and required her to drink human blood and swallow hearts and livers for thirty days every month, otherwise she would be in danger of going astray.

Now she was blinded by disaster, stepping into it step by step. She only felt that money was tempting and profit was the most important thing. She lost her composure and had no idea of ​​the danger behind it. Disaster was approaching her without her knowing it, and she hurriedly got up and walked out.

Suddenly, there was a sound of sword ringing, and Fairy Caijiu froze. She felt a chill in her chest and a little winded. The magic weapons on her body fell to the ground. She didn't even use the magic weapon she was most proud of in her life, the Nine Infants Mother and Child Buckle made from a baby less than three days old. She was already dead.

"I... am dead? Who did it?"

This was her last thought, and then an endless wave of darkness drowned her remaining consciousness.

Gu Qingyuan took a look at the returning Zhuxian sword energy, turned around and said to Wang Yansheng: "This kind of rushing business is full of pitfalls and big troubles. Your master is powerless and doesn't want to get involved. The best thing he can do is to run away. If you encounter similar things in the future, you need to think more carefully."

After saying this, he took a few deep breaths, indicating that after using up the rainbow transformation technique, it was difficult for him, a shallow cultivator, to sustain it.

Wang Yansheng nodded blankly, and couldn't help but think of the scene when he was led into the Tao by his mentor.

Is this true? I have read a lot of books, please don’t lie to me!
(End of this chapter)