Chapter 413: Gu Qie’s Way, I Am the Only One

"Ming!"

Above the gray sky of the ancient domain, a strange bird with tumors all over its body and sparse feathers suddenly raised its head and let out a scream.

Immediately afterwards, a sword light came out from the belly of this huge monster bird.

The torn wound caused the strange bird to struggle continuously in pain.

So it could only stabilize its body while slowly descending.

Not long after the wound on the abdomen appeared, a ferocious fox head poked out from the wound.

But the fox demon is in a very miserable state now.

Not only did a sword scar deep enough to see the bone appear on his head.

His eyes were filled with fear, as if he was avoiding something.

But before the fox could escape, a powerful suction force pulled it back.

After a while, the strange bird, which had been struggling, calmed down.

Immediately afterwards, the ruptured wound on the abdomen began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

As the strange bird took off again, it continued to fly along the predetermined route.

Everything seemed to have returned to normal.

However, all this is just appearance.

The belly of He, the strange bird of Daqian Mountain.

"Master, is this the end?"

The little white deer looked at Lu Chen, who had severely injured the Fox Venerable with a sword and then sealed him with a mysterious little bell, with stars in his eyes.

That's called worship.

As for those other mountain masters.

These mountain masters were not taken seriously by the little white deer from the very beginning.

After all, during the period when Lu Chen was in seclusion, she was the unnamed master of Biyou Mountain.

Could these mountain masters cause trouble to her powerful master? Of course it was impossible.

The actual situation was similar to what the little white deer thought.

Although those mountain masters felt the murderous intent from Lu Chen.

But they were confined in He's stomach, and couldn't even use their greatest reliance, the Law of Heaven and Earth.

Without Fa Tian Xiang Di, these mountain masters who were at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage were as weak as rookies in front of Lu Chen.

Lu Chen didn't do anything deliberately.

Just by unleashing the Samadhi True Fire, they were burned one by one in the flames, and their souls were shattered.

If He hadn't taken him to the place where the 'Jiao Lord' was passed down.

Lu Chen could even burn to death the strange bird that was carrying him.

Because he saw it very early.

He looks like a living thing on the surface, but it is actually just a special ancient magic weapon.

It's just a body, but without a soul.

This ancient magic weapon that retains the characteristics of a living being is a unique refining technique of the ancient Nine Realms.

From ancient times to monks who have just started practicing, basically everyone can master one or two things. It is not considered a secret technique.

Lu Chen speculated that the so-called 'Jiao Lord' was also a product similar to He to a large extent.

It is nothing more than a heritage machine with great power but no soul.

Lu Chen even saw some traces of the 'Nine-Star Locking Technique' in Zhong He's refining technique.

In other words, it is the source of the secret technique of Jiuyao Locking.

Although the two are different in form, they are very similar in essence.

It is possible that this is the Nine-Star Locking Technique that was specifically used to seal and capture Gu Qie.

It is what the immortals have studied from the ancient methods.

Learning foreigners' advanced skills in order to defeat them is nothing more than this.

Lu Chen looked at the Fox Venerable who was seriously injured by his sword and directly locked up in the Soul-Suppressing Bell, and lowered his head to observe him.

Although Lu Chen has killed many ancient monks so far.

Maybe not many were caught alive.

There is one inside the Soul-Calming Bell right now.

As for the previous tenant of the Zhenxian Bell, he had been completely refined by Lu Chen not long ago and became the nourishment of the Zhenhun Bell.

This time, Lu Chen was not going to feed the Fox Venerable to the Soul-Calming Bell.

After all, compared to the Soul-Calming Bell, the Immortal Sword that had just awakened undoubtedly needed more "nutrition".

And before that, Lu Chen still needed to ask some questions from Fox Venerable.

"Little White Deer, stay here first. If anything happens, notify me directly."

"Oh well."

After finishing the explanation, Lu Chen also entered the Soul-Suppressing Bell.

Only the little white deer was left outside the soul-calming bell, staring at each other with wide eyes.

Inside the Soul-Calming Bell.

At this time, Fox Venerable had long lost the arrogance he had when he first appeared.

Her limbs were bound by chains that appeared from nowhere in the Soul-Calming Bell.

There was even a deep sword wound on his forehead.

If it was just an ordinary sword wound, Fox Venerable would not take it seriously at all.

After all, to the great mountain masters of Daqian Mountain, the physical body is just a shell that can be replaced at any time.

Just finding a good body is not an easy thing.

Therefore, Venerable Fox is very satisfied with his current physical body, and he takes good care of it on a daily basis, for fear of bumping into it.

But at the moment, Fox Venerable couldn't care less about so many things.

Because at that moment, she deeply felt the thing called death.

That strange swordsman was definitely not from Daqian Mountain.

His swordsmanship, his fire, and even the small bell that imprisoned him.

There is weirdness inside and out.

It is incompatible with the methods of the ancients.

It was more like the methods used by the immortal cultivators in the immortal cultivation world they invaded not long ago.

How did a cultivator come to their ancient world? How many people like Lu Chen are there? For a moment, Fox Venerable's mind was in a mess.

The threat of death and a strange and powerful immortal cultivator.

Telling her everything.

If she can't come up with something that the other party is interested in.

I might die here completely.

Just as Fox Venerable was lost in thought, a figure appeared in front of her.

Seeing Lu Chen reappear, Fox Venerable begged for mercy without caring about the face of the Great Mountain Lord: "Let me go, let me go, I know many secrets of the Great Thousand Mountains, and I have many treasures."

"As long as you can let me go, I can give you all these things. I can even sign an ancient contract with you and become your slave and maid, and never betray you."

It sounded like Fox Venerable was so eager to demonstrate his worth as soon as they met.

Lu Chen was not moved at all.

After so many contacts, Lu Chen already knew clearly what kind of group the ancient monks were.

No matter how nicely they say things, their twisted hearts will always reveal the dark side of their human nature at the right time.

There is no trust in this group of people.

"If you want to negotiate with me, you'd better show your true self first."

As he spoke, Lu Chen waved his hand.

Then the chains wrapped around the Fox Venerable were immediately embedded into his body.

Not long after, amid the screams of Fox Venerable.

An old man with a big head and a small body, with a tumor on his forehead, was dragged out by Lu Chen.

Looking at the short, ugly old man in front of him.

Even though Lu Chen was knowledgeable and experienced, he couldn't help but marvel in his heart.

This group of ancient monks are really more playful than the other.

In the past, there were the masters of the Daqian Mountains, each of whom had transformed himself into something neither human nor ghost.

First there was the Fox Venerable, who turned from a man into a woman, and then a man into a fox.

This is not a gender anymore, it's even a change of species.

Although Lu Chen had used the Green Lotus Pupil to vaguely see the true appearance of Fox Venerable since their first meeting.

But he didn't look at it for long at that time, and he didn't want to alert the Fox Master in advance.

Lu Chen had not yet seen through his true identity.

I just knew that this guy was completely different from what he appeared to be.

However, Lu Chen didn't expect this difference to be so different.

But when I think about this ugly and short old man, I realize that he actually has a bunch of handsome mistresses behind his back.

Lu Chen couldn't help but feel a little weird.

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At this moment, the Fox Venerable, whose true form was revealed by Lu Chen, felt what panic was for the first time.

He covered his face with his hands, as if he didn't want others to see his true appearance.

This respect is quite different from other monks in Daqian Mountain.

The other Daqian Mountains all focus on cultivating the true spirit and regard the superficial appearance of the skin as nothing.

When it comes to Fox Venerable, it seems to be just the opposite.

He seemed to value appearances more than his true spirit.

Such an alien being could actually cultivate to become the master of the mountain in the Great Thousand Mountains. I think he must have some unique qualities.

Without wasting too much time, Lu Chen raised his hand.

The next second, Fox Venerable only felt that his true spirit seemed to be placed in a hot alchemy furnace.

There was clearly no flame around.

But the horrible heat burned it and caused it to scream repeatedly.

At this point, Fox Venerable no longer cared about "dying in the light".

Keep begging Lu Chen for mercy.

However, Lu Chen remained unmoved and continued to use the art of creation.

During this process, Lu Chen discovered something strange.

Deep in the true spirit of Fox Master, something seemed to be missing.

Fox Venerable himself was not aware of this thing, but Lu Chen, who refined it, saw it all.

Although Lu Chen didn't know what was missing for the time being.

But I think this thing is the biggest difference between ancient monks and immortal cultivators.

After a moment, the refining was completed.

Lu Chen directly controlled the group of true spirit fragments and began to watch the memories of Fox Venerable.

The past of Fox Venerable is not complicated.

The newly born Fox Venerable was abandoned in the wilderness by his parents early on because of his strange appearance.

However, it was not destined to die. For some reason, a wild fox found it and did not treat it as food, but adopted it instead.

Lu Chen took a closer look and discovered the clue.

The most distinctive feature of Fox Venerable is the tumor on his forehead.

And this tumor seemed to contain some kind of power.

So much so that even when the Fox Venerable was still an infant, he took the initiative to bewitch the wild fox.

In the following memories, the life experience of Fox Venerable gradually became distorted.

Because he had been living with foxes since he was a child, Fox Venerable also considered himself a fox.

By chance, Fox Venerable was discovered by a monk from Daqian Mountain.

The other party originally only came to capture some wild fox demons to make alchemy, but unexpectedly they discovered the Fox Venerable.

When the monk from Daqian Mountain saw this monster with a human face and a fox heart, he immediately became interested.

So they brought him back to the cave, locked him up with other animals, and kept him in a pen.

It can only be said that the other party's behavioral logic is consistent with Lu Chen's stereotype of ancient monks.

If nothing unexpected happens, Fox Venerable should be treated as a rare and exotic creature and locked in a cage until he dies of old age.

And just fifteen years after Fox Venerable was brought to Daqian Mountain.

The monk from Daqian Mountain who brought him back disappeared mysteriously.

Although Fox Venerable has not received any systematic education over the years.

However, he also observed the monk's training process many times.

He also gradually mastered his own 'natural powers'.

That’s right, in Lu Chen’s opinion, the tumor on Fox Venerable’s forehead.

It is the ancient world version of innate magical power.

With the help of his innate magical power, Fox Venerable controlled the other animals in the cave and released himself.

Then, Fox Venerable directly took over the cave and completely occupied it.

He borrowed the resources in this cave and officially embarked on the path of cultivation.

In the years that followed, Fox Venerable relied on his unique talent and his outstanding talent for cultivation.

Although he encountered crises many times, he was able to overcome them all in the end and eventually became the great master of Daqian Mountain.

And Lu Chen finally saw what he wanted in this part of the memory.

One is how Fox Venerable broke through to the Spirit Transformation Stage at that time.

The second is where are all those ancient incarnations of the Mahayana period who are comparable to those in the Daqian Mountains.

There are not many scenes of Fox Reverend’s breakthrough to the divine level, and many of them seem to be affected by some kind of force.

This resulted in a lot of missing parts in his memory.

Lu Chen only saw that the other party was similar to himself and entered the ancient domain.

After coming out of the ancient domain, the other party became a mountain lord in the Spirit Transformation Stage.

As for what happened in the ancient domain, Lu Chen had no way of knowing.

Although the memories of Fox Venerable after he became the Lord of the Mountain are complete, they are not very useful.

The only useful thing among them was that it had once entered the core area of ​​Daqian Mountain.

What made Lu Chen speechless was that Lu Chen only knew where this place was, but he had no idea what happened after Fox Venerable went in.

I think these two missing memories are the most crucial parts of Gu Qie's lineage.

"I thought I would gain something, but it turned out to be just a blur and I couldn't see the real thing."

After feeling regretful, Lu Chen immediately prepared to throw the fragments of the true spirit refined by Fox Venerable to the Sword of Immortality.

Just halfway through throwing it, Lu Chen seemed to think of something and suddenly observed the true spirit fragment in his hand.

After a moment, he seemed to understand something and suddenly realized.

"I see. The so-called fake power is essentially just a bunch of meat animals helping Gu Qie to practice."

"The other party lent power to the cultivators below. When these cultivators used this power, they seemed unable to practice. In fact, it was only because most of the results of their practice were taken away by Gu Qie above."

"No wonder, no wonder these ancient monks don't care about the death of their subordinates, and no wonder they can train a large number of monks so easily."

"In essence, these monks are nothing more than their slaves. All the fruits of their cultivation will be taken away by them at a certain time."

"After receiving the rewards, in order to encourage them to keep working hard, the ancients would give these guys some of their own successes."

"What a way of sucking the marrow out of the bones. These guys really use the word 'exploitation' to the fullest extent."

Lu Chen looked at the fragment of the true spirit in his hand and couldn't help but sigh.

He had been wondering before what was missing from the fragments of Fox Lord's true spirit.

Later, Lu Chen discovered that what was missing was the most precious thing for a cultivator.

That is the understanding of the great Dao in the cultivator's true spirit.

And this is also the fundamental reason why Gu Qie has always believed that they can only become stronger through devouring or receiving gifts from Gu Qie.

From the beginning, they were not unable to practice.

However, all their success in cultivation was taken away by Gu Qie, who had bestowed them with power.

The vast ancient Nine Realms seemed prosperous, with cultivators everywhere.

In fact, these monks were nothing more than walking animals kept in captivity by the ancients.

(End of this chapter)