When Jiang Mi put on his pajamas and opened the door, the stars were dim outside, the cold wind was bone-chilling, and it looked like snow was falling. The fairy in red was standing in his yard, looking up at the night sky, her clothes fluttering, with a distant smile on her face that he couldn't understand, as if she was going to take off on the wind and return to heaven in the next second.
"Fairy." He heard himself shouting, and for some reason there was a tremor in his voice.
The girl came back to her senses, her eyes shifted from the sky to him, and she smiled meaningfully: "Are you willing to come out?"
Her eyes seemed to be filled with water, sparkling under the moonlight.
Jiang Mi's heart skipped a few beats. He didn't understand her hidden meaning and thought that he had made her angry because he took too long to get dressed. He was about to apologize when he heard her continue -
"Go change into the clothes I bought and get ready to go."
Maybe because it was bought in Wuguang City, the clothes she gave him were very similar in shape to the disciples' clothes of Wanjian Mountain Sect, both were short robes with round collars and narrow sleeves. However, hers was white, while Wanjian Mountain's was black.
When he came out after changing, the girl had already summoned the sword, which was like a pool of autumn water, dazzling with green light and chilling with cold air. A huge blood-red bead was inlaid on the hilt, and a green dragon coiled around it, looking lifelike.
"Come up," she hooked her finger at the man, "It's a bit far this time, hold on to my shoulders if you're scared."
Jiang Mi walked up to her obediently, his Adam's apple rolling, and gently placed his hands on her shoulders.
The two of them rode on their swords and soared up like a light cloud. The warmth from the girl through a layer of gauze flowed into his heart from his fingertips, and he felt an inexplicable sense of security.
The flying sword looked like a silver rainbow from a distance, breaking through the clouds and crossing the sky. After a while, it crossed the Ten Thousand Swords Mountain and arrived above the Demon Realm. The Demon Realm was full of netherworld energy. Inhaling a small amount would damage one's cultivation, while inhaling a large amount would cause one to fall into the devil. However, it was not harmful to the fallen demon and could enhance their skills.
"I am now casting a spiritual shield. Stay close to me and don't leave the shield. I guarantee you will be fine."
Jiang Mi was afraid when he saw the black air below them, but when he heard her say that, he suddenly felt relieved.
——If the fairy says it’s okay, then it must be okay.
Yao Yue felt him sticking to her back, and without hesitation, she flew into the black fog with a golden light. No matter how violent the black wind was, the two of them were not affected at all in the spiritual cover, and they flew very fast. In a short while, they went deep into the heart of the demon domain and arrived above the Soul Devouring Tower.
The Six Desires Heavenly Demon has used the Soul Devouring Tower as a cave for many years, and his Taoism is unfathomable. If you want to enter the secret realm at the top of the tower to obtain the Heavenly Star Scripture, you must pass him. And no one in Qianyuan Continent has obtained the Heavenly Star Scripture for a thousand years.
Yao Yue was a brave young man who was not afraid of tigers. She felt that since she was a star official, she could do things that others could not. Moreover, in the five years since she came out of the mountain, everything went smoothly except for the sword breaking the sky. In the first year, she made a big fuss in the Hehuan Sect and killed Chilong to forge a sword; in the second year, she won the sect competition in one fell swoop, and her realm was promoted to the Yuhua realm. She was also ranked in the top five in the Langya Immortal List; in the third year, she founded the Quanxing Sect, drove away the Jingtao Sect of Yunmozhou, and became an immortal official of Yunmozhou. After that, the sect grew stronger and stronger. In just five years, she accomplished what others could not achieve in their lifetime. It was normal for her to be a little arrogant.
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The Soul Devouring Tower was not very high, and there were graves all around. There were no demon cultivators, not even a single unconscious demon. The weather was gloomy, and snowflakes as big as goose palms were flying down. At this moment of silence, even the sound of snowflakes falling to the ground seemed to be audible.
The tower door was not locked, so she led Jiang Mi and walked in slowly. Looking up, she saw a thick black fog that was within reach, but she couldn't see the top floor. Then a strange smell came with the wind, and she could hear a faint sound of breathing. Yao Yue's expression was stern, and she whispered to the man, "Stand behind me."
Before Jiang Mi could nod, a terrifying figure appeared in front of the two of them.
A skeleton with red fur on its body was five or six feet long, but its arms were longer than the monster's body. Its hands were like bird claws, thin and long. Two balls of green fire lit up where its empty eyeballs had been. The green fire flashed, and it jumped up faster than an arrow, howling like a wolf, stretching out its two bird claws, and leaping up to a height of about three to five feet, grabbing the two men's heads.
Yao Yue did not move, and the Fushui Sword came out of its sheath with a "clang" sound. A beam of green light shone brightly and went straight for the head of the skeleton monster. But the monster was extremely agile and grabbed the slightly protruding rock on the stone wall and turned in a different direction, disappearing into the black fog.
Jiang Mi had lived in the village for twenty years and had never seen such a horrible thing. Suddenly, he heard the breathing sound behind his head. It was getting closer and closer. He turned around suddenly and was scared to death.
The skeleton was standing behind him, with its bones all white and jagged, and two long bird-claw-like hands stretched out as if ready to pounce!
In a flash, someone pulled him back, and with a magical power on his fingertips, he shook the monster away! It lost its balance and leaned back, and the Fushui Sword that had been waiting for a long time chopped off its head without hesitation.
When Jiang Mi came to his senses, he saw that he was hugging the girl's arm tightly, almost sticking to her. His face flushed, and he quickly let go of his hand, but she held it back: "Come closer. The thing behind is much more powerful than this monster."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone in the black fog burst into laughter.
"Amitabha, I haven't seen a living person in this Soul Devouring Tower for a long time."
The black fog suddenly dispersed, and an old monk was seen, wearing a blazing cassock and a pair of hemp shoes on his bare feet, standing far away under the ever-burning lamps next to several Buddha statues. He was six feet tall, with a face like cinnabar, rabbit ears and eagle cheeks, holding a Zen stick in his right hand and twisting a string of black Buddhist beads in his left hand.
Yao Yue took a closer look and saw that the demonic energy and spiritual energy around this person were mixed like a torrent, and his aura was comparable to that of the Sword Master on Wanjian Mountain. She couldn't even tell what realm this person was in, and she knew something was wrong.
This old monk might have reached the immortal realm.
Since ancient times, there have been numerous geniuses in practicing Taoism. Most of them are stuck in the realm of enlightenment for the rest of their lives. Only the most geniuses can reach the realm of immortality, while there are only a handful of people who can reach the higher realm of immortality in a thousand years. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are immortals on earth.
There is one Sword Master, and the one in front of him is another.
"The Six Desires Demon." Yao Yue held Fu Shui in her hand and looked at him warily.
"My Buddhist name is Ku Ming. This name given to me by the outside world is really not nice." The man laughed. "Are you two here to ask for the Heavenly Star Scripture?"
"yes."
"To be honest, the Heavenly Star Scripture was placed here by Taiyi Immortal Venerable for me to guard. If you want to enter the secret realm, you must first pass this test."
Having said this, Yao Yue was too lazy to say any more to him. She swung her sword and charged forward like an arrow.
Seeing this, the old monk shook his head calmly: "I haven't finished talking yet, you are too impatient." He raised his bowl-thick Zen stick and turned over, and the end of the stick suddenly swept across her body, bringing a red wind to sweep her lower body. Yao Yue jumped up several feet high, and the sword flashed and pointed directly at his neck, but was blocked by the tin ring on the top of the Zen stick!
Her Fushui Sword has the ability to cut gold and jade. On the weapon list, only the Imperial Heavenly Sword can surpass her. The Six Desires Heavenly Demon only used an ordinary iron Zen staff. The fact that he could take her Fushui Sword only showed that his magic power was far superior to hers...
Her palms felt numb from the shock, and she knew she couldn't hold back any more strength, so she immediately used her most powerful killer move - Sky-crack Flowing Light.
This move was learned when she killed Chilong. It was as fast as lightning in the sky, with the force of thunder and lightning, and it was unstoppable. The Fushui Sword was made of water, and because it was made of Chilong, which could summon wind and rain, it was very suitable for this move. She stretched out the sword in her hand diagonally, and suddenly it changed three times in a row, emitting dazzling lightning, and the tip of the sword turned into countless shadows, pointing at the man's heart with unstoppable force, wanting to kill him.
At the critical moment, the rosary in the old monk's hand suddenly flew up and was put on the Fu Shui sword. The sword light went out in an instant, and her hand holding the sword also softened. It was as if all the spiritual energy in her body was drained, and she couldn't use any magic power at all!
"Your sword is just like you, with too much killing intent. Today I will teach you a lesson."
Her Fushui Sword is known as the evil sword because the Chilong is extremely resentful and will not stop until it bleeds when faced with murderous intent.
The old monk raised his finger, and the rosary beads scattered from the Fu Shui sword. The next second, they gathered at her neck and tightly clamped it!
The long sword fell to the ground with a clang. Yao Yue hurriedly tried to pry the beads apart with her hands, but the beads became tighter and tighter. Her knees went weak and she fell to the ground, gasping for breath!
"Fairy!" Jiang Mi exclaimed and stepped forward to support her, helping her to break the string of beads, but he couldn't get it off. He was extremely anxious and knelt down in front of the old monk, kowtowed, "Master, spare my life! Please let the fairy go!"
Ku Ming looked at him for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "At the end of my life, I can still find a piece of unpolished jade. It's really fate."
——If you want to learn the Six Desires Heavenly Skills, you have to start from a low level and build a solid foundation to avoid hurting yourself. And those who dare to come to this Soul Devouring Tower are at least above the Enlightenment Realm, not to mention that those people think highly of their own skills, so there is no possibility of passing on skills.
Seeing Jiang Mi's extraordinary talent and his disregard for his own safety in pleading for others, Ku Ming liked him more and more. He slowly helped him up from the ground and said, "You are a kind-hearted kid with good talent. How about you become my disciple and inherit my Six Desires Heavenly Skill?"
——The various heavens mentioned in Buddhism are distributed in the Desire Realm, the Form Realm, and the Formless Realm. The Desire Realm is divided into six heavens, corresponding to the six desires of the seven emotions and six desires, and this merit originates from this.
Yao Yue grabbed the rosary and shook her head at him: "Don't listen to him... He is a demon cultivator..."
"Demon cultivator?" The old monk laughed strangely, "My technique is to transform demonic energy, not demon cultivator. Even if it is demon cultivator, so what? Even if the righteous cultivators reach the immortal realm, how many of them can truly ascend?"
Those who want to ascend to the immortal realm must survive the thunder tribulation and be recognized by the heavens before they can ascend. In the tens of thousands of years of Qianyuan Continent, there have been very few people who have ascended, and in the past thousand years, no one has succeeded in ascending. Ku Ming's life span is coming to an end, and he knows that he cannot ascend, so he just wants to ensure that this legacy will not be lost.
Seeing that Jiang Mi did not express his opinion, Ku Ming continued: "If you agree, I will let this girl go now."
"I promise! I promise!" Jiang Mi didn't even hesitate. He nodded repeatedly and begged by pulling the corner of his cassock, "Master, please spare the fairy!"
The old monk laughed loudly and immediately took back the string of beads with a hook of his finger: "Okay, good disciple."
Yao Yue felt relaxed, but her meridians seemed to be blocked by a stronger spiritual energy, and her limbs became weak and she couldn't stand up at all. Fortunately, Jiang Mi came over to help her, and she stood up shakily.
"Fairy, are you okay?" The young man's brown eyes were full of worry, and even the hand that was holding her was shaking.
She shook her head, and before she could speak, the old monk spoke first: "She's fine, I just sealed her meridians temporarily because I was afraid she would bully you later. You kid, you're not so devoted to her without even knowing her name, are you?"
Jiang Mi's face turned pale and he looked at her silently, his eyes misty but without any hint of blame.
The girl was originally afraid that he would get killed if he went out to spread the news, and since they would hardly have any contact in the future, there was no need to leave her name. But just now, she saw him sweating profusely because of her, and now he showed this expression, her heart felt like someone was holding it, and it trembled suddenly.
"My name is Baili Yaoyue, so you can just call me Yaoyue from now on."