Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One
Chapter 201 - 171: The Dragon-Slaying Emperor!

Chapter 201: Chapter 171: The Dragon-Slaying Emperor!

Pei Yuanjing immediately inserted the Immortal Slaying Sword into the Four Red Suns Formation, and then violently pulled it out again. With a sweep of the sword towards the people in front of him, including Li Ping’an, Mahaparinirvana, the Monk Who Broke Precepts, Cen Fuda to his left, Iron Staff Wang Lang, and a crowd of Idle Followers, troublemakers, and servants, countless Fire Swords charged with the Sword Qi of the Immortal Slaying Sword flew out from the center of the formation, hurtling towards the living individuals surrounding it with great speed. The scene resembled a burst of fireworks, except that while fireworks vanished into the sky, the Fire Swords spread out in all directions, aiming to take lives!

"Ah!"

Li Ping’an heard several screams and looked towards their source, finding to his horror that Cen Fuda and Iron Staff Wang Lang, who had been trapped in the ring of fire, along with the crowd of Idle Followers, troublemakers, and servants, were now filled with Fire Swords. Their bodies ignited rapidly, and within moments, they all turned into a heap of black, curled bones.

"This bastard Pei Yuanjing, does he even want to kill me?"

Watching the earth-shattering, inhumane Raging Fire Scorches the Heavens unleashed by Pei Yuanjing, Xie Wenren, hidden in the shadows, didn’t know what to do. With his current Cultivation, he had no means of defense. At this moment, he somewhat regretted coming to the Fallen Dragon Pit, digging his own grave!

"Damn it! This bastard has killed Cen Fuda, my witness! Even if I manage to survive today, I’ll have no way to clear things up! Pei Yuanjing, you animal!"

When Li Ping’an looked at Pei Yuanjing again, he noticed that he was now disheveled, with bloodshot eyes, a dark glabella, murkiness in the corners of his eyes, and an expression that was both fierce and savage, far from the Immortal-like appearance he had when they first met.

"He’s... about to turn into a demon!"

Li Ping’an suddenly remembered the Cultivation taboo he had read about when he first began learning the Thunder Technique:

To achieve the Unity of Heaven and Man, one must base their practice on Inner Cultivation, with sincerity at the core, to receive enlightenment from heaven, practicing the fundamental principle of the Zong Sect, "Cultivate within to project outward."

Those who practice may initially hear of the Dao, yet due to heavy karma and scant fortune, face all kinds of demonic tribulations, thus altering their initial resolve.

The meaning was that no matter how powerful any Spell or Thunder Technique or any other Technique might be, ultimately, they are Side Techniques. One must not, because of anger, revenge, or any other emotion, deliberately pursue power and learn Side Techniques, or deliberately focus on the height of one’s Realm. Once one learns these due to such reasons, they will forget their initial purpose of seeking the Dao, and that can lead to possession by the devil.

This is what is known as demonic tribulation, inner demons, falling into demonhood, being possessed by the devil.

Even if the body suffers no sickness or death, standing tall between heaven and earth, embracing yin and yang in life, one should avoid becoming a ghost. Humans cultivate to become Immortals, and Immortals ascend to become celestial beings!

The meaning is to not belittle oneself. Mainly pursue the Dao, and view cultivating Techniques as secondary. Prioritize the Dao over Techniques. No Technique, however strong, compares to stepping onto the great Dao.

If a Cultivator only seeks the power of Techniques, only chasing after the high and low of Realms, forgetting their own "Dao" and losing sight of the essence, ultimately, they will fall into the ranks of those with great mana but plagued by inner demons, always walking the "Ghost Path."

Therefore, whether human, demon, Immortal, or Buddha, forgetting one’s true heart will lead to falling into demonhood.

I, myself, was at one point obsessed with the pursuit of powerful Techniques, and in my haste to advance my Cultivation, nearly fell into demonhood. That’s why I’ve been deliberately controlling the progress of my Cultivation.

Moreover, Pei Yuanjing has always sought to improve his Realm through battle. This time, he even wanted to break through both the Guxuan Realm and the mysterious heart realm in a single battle, coupled with emotions like hatred, anger, and arrogance, deliberately pursuing the height of Cultivation and the power of Techniques, with the ultimate goal of killing!

Pei Yuanjing is now dominated by the three poisons of greed, hatred, and ignorance, and his indiscriminate killing indicates that he’s on the verge of falling into demonhood!

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Li Ping’an had never seen what a true demon looked like, but he knew that a demon could never be good, especially one on the brink of attaining the Realm of a Terrestrial Immortal. From the beginning of his battle with Pei Yuanjing up to now, Li Ping’an finally felt fear.

Countless Fire Swords filled with the Sword Qi of the Immortal Slaying Sword swarmed the skies, covering the entire sky above the Fallen Dragon Pit, descending en masse, threatening to completely burn down the remaining half of the residential area on the left side of the pit.

"Brother, I started fighting with him and soon found that I couldn’t beat him. What should we do now?"

Mahaparinirvana stood in front of Li Ping’an, desperately blocking the incoming Fire Swords and anxiously asked.

"..."

Li Ping’an did not immediately respond, glancing silently at the Great Sage Life-Protecting Talisman hidden in his sleeve before replying in despair,

"Wait..."

Li Ping’an hadn’t even voiced the word "die" when suddenly, a thunderous roar emanated from the entire sky above the Fallen Dragon Pit, followed by a rain of blood and gusts of fishy wind around them.

"He... has arrived..."

Li Ping’an’s tense heart instantly relaxed because he understood that he and Mahaparinirvana had been saved!

"Who has arrived?"

Mahaparinirvana looked around in confusion, noting to his astonishment that the blood rain was actually extinguishing Pei Yuanjing’s Blood Swords.

Not only did it break Pei Yuanjing’s Raging Fire Scorches the Heavens, but it also easily broke through Pei Yuanjing’s enhanced Four Red Suns Formation powered by the burning of essence blood.

What was strangest was that the blood rain would disappear on its own after falling on one’s body!

"Hm?"

Pei Yuanjing narrowed his eyes and questioned Li Ping’an,

"What kind of ghostly trick are you playing now? Are you stubbornly resisting?"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Li Ping’an was no longer panicked at this point. The Spiritual Essence was about to be fully absorbed, and his greatest aid in the Fallen Dragon Pit in Chang’an was about to arrive!

"You little beast! I told you earlier that there are ghosts in this Fallen Dragon Pit. I kindly suggested you leave, but you wouldn’t listen. Now even if you want to, it’s too late!"