sinovels Chapter 50 Intercalation Method
Chapter 50 Intercalation Method
The night was dark.
Li Rulong had already achieved perfect enlightenment and stopped cultivating. He sat cross-legged, seemingly enjoying this rare tranquility.
Beside him lay a secret book.
This secret book is quite ancient, with some damage at the corners, and the words "intercalation" are visible where it is not covered.
"Fellow Daoist, you have an elegant interest!"
suddenly!
A gentle breeze stirred, and a hidden spring surged. A man entered the tent—it was Luo Dacheng!
Clang!
The Dingjun Sword was drawn and landed directly on Luo Dacheng's brow, leaving a bloody mark.
"No...you are not him!"
Li Rulong looked at Luo Dacheng, his expression suddenly changing: "Who are you?"
He did not call for the other monks to guard him, because it was unnecessary.
Moreover, this is the variable he was hoping for!
Luo Dacheng stood with his hands behind his back, looking around with great interest: "Fellow Daoist, you've even sealed off the area? Not bad, not bad..."
Give me a reason not to kill you.
Li Rulong snorted coldly.
"That slovenly Taoist priest!"
Luo Dacheng smiled slightly and uttered a name that made Li Rulong's pupils shrink.
"You... are one of your people, senior?"
Li Rulong was somewhat surprised. Was this still the same Luo Dacheng who was so lustful?
Or perhaps his original lustful nature was just a facade?
"As expected... I made the right bet."
Fang Qing, who was manipulating everything on Jade Island, was secretly delighted: 'The slovenly Taoist priest's contact with Li Rulong was indeed for a purpose... most likely to keep him alive!'
Because of the current situation, both the Pu family patriarch and the Black Gu Sect's Purple Mansion want Li Rulong dead!
A dead person is of no value whatsoever.
The mysterious appearance of the Purple Mansion is a variable!
"Damn it, all those scheming schemers are giving up... Have they no shame?"
Fang Qing thought to himself, knowing full well how dangerous it was to get involved in this kind of Purple Mansion Formation.
But he wasn't afraid at all. "Go ahead and try to travel between the two worlds and kill me!"
Besides, it's Luo Dacheng who's taking the risk! What does it have to do with Fang Qing?
Knowing the danger of this situation, and with even Purple Mansion cultivators involved, he came here. If he could implicate the Tianshui Luo family, that would be even more wonderful.
"No... I simply do not wish to see fellow practitioners who strive to save the world and bring peace to the people die at the hands of petty villains."
Fang Qing manipulated Luo Dacheng into speaking frankly: "I wonder what the chances are of surviving your current plans?"
Li Rulong gave a bitter laugh: "With the Purple Mansion Divine Power watching, it's rare to even get half of it right... I'm only grateful to the senior for intervening and covering up the secret for me."
"What a coincidence, I didn't hide any secrets from Luo Dacheng at all..."
Fang Qing smiled inwardly: "What's the difficulty?"
Li Rulong pondered for a moment. At this moment, he was truly fearless and would grasp at every straw to save him. He laid his cards on the table: "The people on the cliff completely ignore me. Therefore, the only ones who want me dead are the patriarch of the Pu family and the patriarch of the Black Gu Sect. These are two Purple Mansion cultivators... If I escape this calamity, there will definitely be Purple Mansion cultivators blocking my way. Senior can block one for me, but there is another one... which is very troublesome."
Fang Qing pondered for a moment: "Is the Luo family of Tianshui enough to warrant the attention of the Purple Mansion?"
"Cultivators at the Dao Foundation stage are barely qualified to be lackeys of the Purple Mansion Sect... It doesn't really matter whether there are one more or one less."
Li Rulong quickly devised a plan: "To lure away the Purple Mansion cultivators, we must obtain secrets and spiritual items of the Purple Mansion level..."
"I understand. I wish you success, fellow Daoist."
Fang Qing understood and manipulated Luo Dacheng to leave.
In his heart, a plan was vaguely forming, which might actually create a glimmer of hope for Li Rulong.
Even if it fails, it will only mean the death of Luo Dacheng.
"It's time to verify the significance of the 'Great Sun Purple Qi' in this realm."
"Luo Dacheng meeting Li Rulong is a storm brewing. He didn't have 'foreseen everything,' and even if he had a legitimate reason, it would still attract the attention of the Purple Mansion... And what if he had an extra treasure on him? The thought is quite exciting."
Fang Qing then thought of himself. Although he possessed the "Great Sun Purple Qi", he was protected by the "As If in the Calculation" technique and never fell into the Purple Mansion Calculation.
That's why, otherwise he would have died countless times.
But Luo Dacheng obviously wouldn't be like him.
"Three days later? Just in time to reach the Luo family's camp..."
……
Inside the camp.
Seeing Luo Dacheng leave, a trace of pain appeared in Li Rulong's eyes. He picked up the secret book again: "Why is this? I clearly... I clearly decided to give up..."
Under the moonlight, the two characters "置闰" (intercalation) appeared particularly bright.
……
Two days passed quickly.
night.
Inside the camp.
Li Rulong, seated at the head of the table, raised his cup and laughed, "Let's drink tonight! Tomorrow at sunrise, it will be the time for this general to duel with Zhao Wuxu. All of you, just wait for the good news..."
He is hosting a banquet tonight, inviting all the mortal generals and fellow Daoists.
The banquet was lively and bustling with toasts and laughter.
Only Guo Tianhong looked at her elder brother with concern: "Brother... Zhao Wuxu is said to be a sword cultivator as well, not easy to deal with. Is this... too much of an overconfidence?"
"It's alright..."
Li Rulong held an ancient scroll in his hand and suddenly raised his hand.
A flash of sword light cleaved through the tent, revealing a crescent moon in the sky.
The moon, like a hook, casts a cool, clear light.
"Gentlemen... what do you think of this month?"
Li Rulong drank a cup of wine and asked the question casually.
"The moon is like water, how wonderful!"
Lady Myogi replied gently.
"The moon has four phases: Heart, Extended Net, Net, and Danger. Heart represents the rising moon, Extended Net represents the full and flawless moon, and Net represents the flickering and incomplete moon... This phase belongs to the [Net Moon]!"
Li Rulong slowly said, "【Bi Yue】 signifies that the border troops invade the country and hunt down enemies across the land... In ancient times, there was a great demon saint named 'Bi Yue Wu' who could devour gold and fire. Later, he was reincarnated as a great king of the Hu people, vying for control of the Central Plains..."
Such secrets of cultivation were rarely heard by independent cultivators, and they were all completely absorbed, even putting down their cups and saucers.
Guo Tianhong, for some reason, suddenly felt that this older brother was a complete stranger.
"At that time, Kangjin, one of the twelve [Yearly Stewards], descended to the mortal realm to stop it, but was killed by Biyue. From then on, the Biyue lineage could govern the Kangjin lineage..."
Li Rulong continued his story, but his voice became increasingly strange.
At this moment, many cultivators had already sensed that the atmosphere was not good. Some wanted to escape, but they found that a formation had been set up inside the tent at some point!
"Ah...it's the Golden Dragon Boundary-Stabilizing Array!"
"General... what are you going to do?"
The group of independent cultivators exchanged uneasy glances.
"Back then, the great king of the Hu people vied for supremacy in the Central Plains and dominated for a time, but was ultimately defeated... In his desperate situation, he sacrificed all his subordinates, followers, and his closest and dearest relatives... and ascended to the position of [Bi Yue]... From then on, this ritual was left between heaven and earth."
"Those who follow this example in later generations can invoke the power of the [Bi Yue]... and alter the established order! This is the 'Intercalation Method'!"
Li Rulong laughed.
The cultivators present were all utterly shocked.
Once a cultivation method for absorbing qi is chosen, it cannot be changed. Even purifying magical power requires a spiritual substance like "Heaven-Given Water".
But unexpectedly, there was a way to change the orthodox tradition!
It just sounds eerie and bloody!
"My dearest and dearest..."
Guo Tianhong stared at Li Rulong with disbelief in her eyes.
Puff puff!
At that moment, the Dingjun Sword was suddenly drawn!
Swords and blades clashed and flashed, and in an instant, all of Li Rulong's trusted men and ordinary generals were beheaded!
Then... came the rogue cultivators who followed him.
"Li Rulong, you'll die a horrible death!"
Lady Miaoyi's face turned deathly pale. She formed hand seals, but an incredibly sharp energy pierced through her chest. She cursed, "The Pu family... will not let you go."
"You really are a spy for the Pu family."
Li Rulong was, after all, a cultivator at the peak of Qi cultivation and a swordsman. With a flying sword in hand, he was truly unstoppable, killing everyone in the tent.
At the banquet, the dishes were in disarray, and blood flowed freely!
Compared to the previous joyous banquet, it was like a ghost town!
Above the sky, the crescent moon shone even brighter, as if rays of moonlight were falling and transforming into rituals.
An ancient ritual that has always existed between heaven and earth has been activated!
Suddenly, a scene of wind, rain, frost, and snow appeared within the camp.
The camp seemed to have transformed into a frozen pool, where a moon's shadow fell, illuminating Li Rulong.
Do not!
That's not illumination, that's devouring!
Imitating the ancient ability of the [Bi Yue] to swallow gold, [Bi Yue] swallows [Kang Jin]!
Li Rulong's face showed a hint of pain as he looked at his hands and noticed that several golden scales had appeared on the back of his hands.
[Bi Yue] loves the demon race and has switched to cultivating [Bi Yue], so naturally he needs to transform into a demon!
Even Fang Qing didn't expect Li Rulong to pull off such a big trick!
He still thought Li Rulong was a great hero, a true hero!
It can only be said that in the face of life and death, amidst turbulent times, the true nature of a cultivator is revealed!
Forcibly altering one's own foundation is as painful as being cut into a thousand pieces, but Li Rulong's back remains ramrod straight.
He silently gazed at the last person in the tent, who was also his dearest and most beloved person—Guo Tianhong!
"Big brother... are you really... still the big brother?"
Guo Tianhong did not resist, perhaps because her magical powers were weak, or perhaps because she had lost all hope.
"I'm sorry, but from now on, I will only live for myself!"
Li Rulong reached out with his right hand, grabbed Guo Tianhong's chest, and pulled out a bright red heart.
Two lines of clear tears flowed down Li Rulong's face without him even realizing it.
The moon's reflection in the cold pool suddenly intensified, enveloping Li Rulong within it, while the bright moon in the sky shone brilliantly.
Gold comes from the moon, and demons come from human life.
Intercalation method – now complete!
……
The moon sets and the sun rises.
The interaction of the sun's and moon's essence between heaven and earth is the perfect time for cultivators to strive.
A sword light emanated from Yulin County, landing before the military camp and revealing one of the figures: Zhao Wuxu. "Li Rulong... the duel has begun! You..."
He should have been full of pride and joy, and after this, he would have even greater hope of establishing a foundation in Taoism.
But Zhao Wuxu soon realized something was wrong.
Whoosh!
Amidst a fierce storm of wind, rain, frost, and snow, a figure suddenly appeared.
His body was covered in golden scales, and he had two small horns on his head. He was none other than Li Rulong, who had transformed into a half-demon!
[Bi Yue] A sudden burst of brilliance!
"Oh no! This person is my nemesis!"
A thought flashed through Zhao Wuxu's mind, and he suddenly felt a sense of impending doom.