I can't be a demon.

Chapter 274 Wuzhuang Temple Thousand Years Ago

Shen Lian's expression was filled with surprise and doubt. The situation at Wuzhuang Temple was stranger than he had imagined.

It is not known whether it was influenced by the 27th year of Zhenguan, but if it was true, the disaster a thousand years ago might have affected the three realms, and Zhen Yuanzi was also deeply affected.

"It's better than him being in the cave as well."

There shouldn't be too many demons entrenched in the Wuzhuang Temple today. After all, in the original work, when Zhen Yuanzi participated in Yuanshi Tianzun's explanation of Hunyuan Daoguo, he took all the disciples to Shangqingtian.

Only two Taoist boys, Qingfeng and Mingyue, were left to guard the Wuzhuang Temple.

Of course, they are Taoist children in name only, but in reality their realm should be second only to earthly immortals. Journey to the West mentions that some of them are over 1,300 years old.

When Shen Lian came into contact with Qingfeng Mingyue, his soul was unable to see through their true colors.

But according to the threat vaguely perceived by the sixth consciousness, his cultivation level is likely to be more than 20,000 years.

"Hey."

"After my soul was split and transformed into a disciple of Wuzhuang Temple, I was unable to trigger the profession of the Corpse Ginseng Fruit Tree. I felt that it was unnecessary to continue investing resources in it."

Shen Lian was slightly hesitant. Although the damage to his split soul would not harm his foundation, it would undoubtedly waste a lot of resources to repair the injury to his original spirit.

Even though the experience provided by the soul after death is rich, it is somewhat not worth it.

At this moment.

Suddenly, a strong smell of corpse gas burst out from Shen Lian's Niwan Palace. In an instant, signs of decay appeared on his flesh, blood and bones.

Even the Immortal Profound Art was unable to resist such horrific corrosiveness.

The source of the corpse gas is Wuzhuang Temple. After accepting the spiritual energy infusion, some corpse gas quietly entered the body along with the remnants of the soul.

Because the corpse qi is relatively weak, it is mixed among the strong force.

As a result, in just a moment, a wisp of corpse qi began to take over the host, multiplying like a cancer attached to the bone and beginning to occupy the internal organs.

If the corpse qi is not dealt with, the body and soul will inevitably become demonic in the long run.

Shen Lian guessed that Qingfeng Mingyue had become a ghost derived from a corpse [corpse ghost], similar to a zombie, but the corpse qi was more toxic.

He groaned and was about to use his wisdom eye ability when the lotus platform emitted a faint light.

The corpse Qi couldn't help but stagnate, and then the lotus pedestal bloomed, and immediately all the corpse Qi rushed into the lotus pedestal impatiently.

Shen Lian realized that the corpse qi had become alive and had some demonic characteristics.

The fishing magic started to operate autonomously, and he immediately created a martial art.

【Corpse Refining Method】

[Created by Shen Lian, it is a method of cultivating Qi through visualizing the breeze and bright moon, and is an entry-level martial art of Wuzhuang Temple.]

The magical power of fishing forcibly transformed the secret technique into a horizontal martial art.

Shen Lian became curious and flipped through the contents of the corpse refining method.

"It looks like an authentic Taoist technique. It shows that even though Wuzhuang Temple has been destroyed, the technique has still been preserved."

The corpse refining method may seem ordinary, but some of its contents are extremely mysterious.

Shen Lian had seldom come into contact with ancient Taoist techniques, so naturally he only had a vague understanding of them. He simply called out the career panel to master them directly.

[Whether to consume 1 point to master the corpse refining method]

"determine."

The moment Shen Lian started to learn the corpse refining technique, corpse qi surged in his Niwan Palace again.

The soul sat cross-legged, a faint smell of corpse energy emerged from between the eyebrows, and then the corpse refining method was used to control the corpse energy to flow through the blood vessels and meridians.

Shen Lian closed his eyes and felt the effect of the corpse refining method on tempering his body.

The improvement of flesh, blood and bones is insignificant, but why can the soul give birth to corpse qi? Obviously, the soul has not undergone any substantial changes.

Shen Lian had a subtle expression, but he did not stop investing points.

After 12 points were consumed, the corpse refining method was successfully completed, the corpse energy nurtured by the soul surged, and a vague spiritual pattern appeared between the eyebrows.

"Immortal bone?!!"

"The immortal bone born from the soul?"

Shen Lian was not mistaken, the spiritual pattern between Yuanshen’s eyebrows was the prototype of immortal bone.

However, the slight difference is that compared to the four fairy bones he had come into contact with before, the spiritual pattern on the center of his soul's eyebrows is more illusory.

The unknown sage bone quietly repairs the unhealed damage of the soul.

"I have to admit it."

"Even if the ancient Taoist exercises are not suitable for later generations, they are indeed extremely mysterious. Even if they are modified into horizontal training, they are still the same."

[Whether to consume 1 point to combine the Immortal Mystical Art and the Corpse Refining Technique]

"determine."

Shen Lian licked his lips. After the corpse refining technique was integrated into the Immortal Profound Art, the qi and blood circulated throughout his body, naturally nourishing his soul.

"The dual cultivation of sex and life is the great road to heaven thousands of years ago."

What is the dual cultivation of sex and life?

It refers to the cultivation of body and soul at the same time. The corpse refining method can temper the body and soul at the same time.

Wuzhuang Temple can definitely be called the number one gate in the mortal world thousands of years ago. Even though it has become a den of demons, the Taoist tradition still abides by the rules.

Shen Lian couldn't help but look eager.

It is just a method of training Qi, and the Immortal Profound Art has not undergone any qualitative change at all, but the connection between the body and soul is indeed becoming inseparable.

You know, the strength of his body and soul is highly inconsistent.

It is no exaggeration to say that the strength of the physical body is at least twenty to thirty times that of the soul.

It is true that there were no problems before, but there will definitely be disadvantages if you continue to be promoted.

“If I can obtain the complete Taoist heritage of Wuzhuang Temple, not only can the Immortal Mysterious Art be transformed six times, but it can also make up for the deficiencies in my cultivation.”

After hesitating for a moment, Shen Lian reached out and touched his forehead.

The Purple Mansion Tempering Technique was used again.

Immediately, a sharp pain came from the original spirit, and another soul was gestating.

The unknown immortal bone released a warm current, nourishing the severely injured Yuanshen. At the same time, the soul was also affected by the unknown immortal bone, becoming more resilient. "It may not be enough for the soul to go to Wuzhuang Temple alone. After making sufficient preparations, I have to go to the cave in person if necessary..."

Shen Lian gritted his teeth and cleanly cut off one third of his soul.

Hundreds of kilograms of medicinal wine turned into a continuous source of nutrients to flush the original spirit, while the split soul quietly drilled into the tree hole and once again settled in the second body.

Compared to the last time, the split soul exudes a faint corpse aura.

Shen Lian felt that his split soul had encountered the breeze and the moon again. Even if it was still unable to withstand the erosion of the spiritual energy, it should not be completely without spiritual roots.

The split soul moved into the second body, and perception gradually recovered.

"what?"

“Something is wrong!!!”

Shen Lian frowned tightly, and then noticed that the second body was not underground, but hanging high on the branch of the ginseng fruit tree.

The ginseng fruit tree is upside down!!!

He didn't know when the ginseng fruit tree was turned upside down, but now the grafted peach branches were buried deep underground, while the roots of the ginseng fruit tree were on the surface.

And because the grafted trees account for 70% of the ginseng fruit trees and 30% of the peach trees, it is impossible to see any clues from the ground.

The second body that the split soul resided in opened its eyes.

The Wuzhuang Temple that came into view was completely different from before.

The temple is not at all dilapidated, nor is it deserted anymore. One can see hundreds of Taoists busy at work inside the Wuzhuang Temple.

Taoists have different appearances, and many of them are born as demons, but they have no demonic aura.

"Is it the same as Lion Camel Ridge?"

"There are two worlds, one inside and one outside? Every time the ginseng fruit tree turns upside down, Wuzhuang Temple will switch between the two worlds?!"

Shen Lian kept looking at Wuzhuang Temple, and the doubts in his heart grew more and more.

Let's just say that Wuzhuang Temple, where the roots of the ginseng fruit trees are pointing upwards, is the [surface world]. He didn't see anything unusual in the surface world.

The demonic aura is gone, and all the Taoists are emitting pure...spiritual energy?
Whoosh whoosh.

A Taoist priest rode a flying sword and flashed by, creating a gust of wind that swept across.

Two people were playing chess in the corner. It seemed that the chess pieces weighed a thousand pounds. Every step they took caused the ground to shake, and most of their skills were consumed.

When Shen Lian witnessed their methods, he realized that they were not ordinary people. Perhaps they were the earth immortals above the land immortals in the legend.

of course.

Ancient monks tended to comprehend the Way of Heaven, and in terms of strength they were definitely not as good as monks of later generations.

In order to protect themselves, the monks of later generations did not care about the foundation of the Tao at all. Even if it meant becoming demons, they would not hesitate to go a step further and completely deviate from the Tao.

"Huh? There are ginseng fruit creatures. That's strange."

Shen Lian came back to his senses and noticed two Taoist children appearing under the tree.

Qingfeng Mingyue covered her mouth and laughed, holding the golden staff and pointing at the ginseng fruit that was transformed from the second body. The two could not see any signs of damage to their bodies and souls.

"Let Master take a look at me soon. Maybe I can be accepted as a Taoist child in Wuzhuang Temple."

"Yeah."

"This way, you and I will have a lot less trouble, and the [Fruit Tasting Conference] in a while won't be in a hurry and cause trouble."

Mingyue hurriedly ran to the mansion in the back mountain of Wuzhuang Temple, leaving Qingfeng alone to guard it.

Soon, the strangeness of the ginseng fruit tree attracted the attention of a large number of disciples, and one after another, the earthly immortals came to the foot of the tree to observe with their spiritual light.

"It may take a living being a thousand years to find a ginseng fruit."

"Don't even mention a thousand years. I've been in Wuzhuang Temple for three thousand years, and this is the first time I've seen it."

"What a good sign! A blessing will appear before the Fruit Tasting Conference!"

"Hahaha, indeed!"

.........

Shen Lian didn't understand the situation in the surface world and just looked around silently.

"Is Zhen Yuanzi in Wuzhuang Temple? That's impossible. Why are the two worlds in the cave so different? They are like heaven and earth."

Shen Lian suddenly had a terrifying thought.

Before he could investigate further, Mingyue's voice rang out.

"Master is here!"

The rhythm of Tao is born naturally, and lotus flowers bloom along the way.

Zhen Yuanzi was tall, dressed in a long green robe. He had an ethereal temperament like a fairy, and his sleeves were extremely wide, as if the world could be contained in his sleeves.

With a flick of his sleeves, he arrived next to the ginseng fruit tree in a few breaths.

Because his body was three meters long, it was just level with the ginseng fruit that the second body had transformed into, and the spiritual pattern between his eyebrows flashed with endless Taoist light.

Zhen Yuanzi glanced at the second body and shook his head, "What a pity."

"Although he has intelligence, his spiritual roots are too low to enter the Immortal Sect."

Mingyue asked unwillingly: "Master, you are a person with great magical powers, can't you enlighten it into a spirit? After all, ginseng fruit is rare for living beings."

"No, no, no."

Zhen Yuanzi looked around and said, "If its aptitude is sufficient, it can be considered as having the fate of becoming an immortal. Naturally, your master will not hesitate to enlighten it."

“If I don’t consider spiritual roots and aptitude, wouldn’t I have to accept all the common people who come to me to seek the truth as my disciples?”

"Mingyue, wipe out the ginseng fruit's intelligence before it becomes a spirit."

Mingyue nodded and knocked the ginseng fruit with the golden staff.

Just before the golden staff was about to touch Shen Lian, the split soul quietly returned to Shen Lian's real body. Zhen Yuanzi showed an incredible expression when he saw this.

"Strange thing."

"I hope it won't affect the upcoming fruit tasting conference."

"I have been preparing for a hundred years. It just so happens that Jin Chanzi said that he would return to the Tang Dynasty in the 27th year of Zhenguan. He invited them to gather with friends in the Heavenly Palace to discuss the Dao."

(End of this chapter)