Longzang

Chapter 1010 One Immortal, Three Ways to Eat

The blazing sun in the sky continued for several more breaths before turning from incandescent white to bright yellow, then from yellow to red, and finally slowly transforming into billowing smoke that tumbled and rose high into the sky like a giant mushroom.

The Kingdom of Ji returned to darkness, but hundreds of millions of people witnessed the sun rising from midnight, which shocked them beyond measure, yet also filled them with inexplicable excitement.

At this time, the people are suffering greatly and are all hoping for a calamity to descend from the heavens. Any unusual phenomenon in the heavens and earth is a sign of hope.

Prince Ji stood before the steps, watching the sun slowly fade away in the sky, completely forgetting the cold weather. He hadn't even had time to put on his shoes when he ran out, and his feet were already numb from the cold stone steps.

He even forgot to issue an edict ordering the Imperial Astronomical Bureau to interpret the celestial signs.

At this moment, on the Ji State Observatory, the elderly Imperial Observatory Director, dressed in disheveled clothes, jogged to the highest point of the observatory, only to find that the star official on duty that night had collapsed and was still alive, his body still warm.

The old supervisor did not touch the corpse, but instead walked around the entire observation platform. He then discovered that the duty star official seemed to have discovered something and attempted to divine the secrets of heaven, but to no avail.

Da Tang, the capital city.

It is said that Emperor Jing was startled several times in one night and could hardly sleep at all, as he had nightmares every time he closed his eyes.

The Regent's Palace was not peaceful either. Prince Jin of Da Tang studied by lamplight until dawn. The palace had strict rules, and since the Regent did not sleep, most of the servants had to be on duty. As a result, many people saw a faint white light in the distance.

……

Wei Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, slowly returning to his original position. However, the county government office was completely gone, and the unrelated people inside had been moved to various places in an instant, without him even noticing.

Wei Yuan felt that his posture was perfect at this moment, and the last bit of sunlight in the sky illuminated the outline of his face perfectly.

After landing, one should put one's hands behind one's back and look up at the sky, waiting for any possible variables, before slowly withdrawing one's gaze—perfect.

After displaying composure and calmness, Wei Yuan's Dao heart became clear.

Once the calamity was over, Wei Yuan felt as if he had come back to life.

At that time, the die was cast, and Wei Yuan had already planned countless times. When the opportunity arose and karma was triggered, he immediately launched a counterattack without needing to think. Looking back now, he finds several aspects difficult to understand.

Wei Yuan then moved closer to the wealthy old man, scanning the surroundings with his divine sense to make sure no one was eavesdropping, before lowering his voice to ask, "You must be the Palace Master of the Sword Palace, right? I'd like to ask you something. Why didn't that Six Wonders in the sky dodge just now?"

"Didn't you use your resentment and the great karma of fate to bind him?" The wealthy man was also taken aback.

Wei Yuan whispered, "Lock up an immortal? How could this junior possibly have that ability?"

"So, there's someone else behind this!"

"Wasn't it you who did it?"

The wealthy old man glared at her with his small eyes: "I'm an old man who's almost out of breath, and I'm still bleeding in several places! It's been going on for several hours, and no one cares or even asks about it."

Wei Yuan then noticed that the wealthy man's clothes were also stained with blood.

Wei Yuan frantically searched for medicine, only to find that the medicine he carried was all for Dharma Aspects and couldn't heal an immortal's injuries. At this moment, the Sword Palace Master grabbed Wei Yuan and said, "Never mind that for now, let's go!"

Wei Yuan was currently devoid of any luck, truly the most undeserving chosen one in history. Hearing the wealthy man's words, he trembled: "There are still enemies?"

"What enemies? Liu Miao is dead, there are no enemies left. Let's go collect the corpses!"

Wei Yuan then understood. He had just watched as Liu Miao's corpse was dragged into the void abyss, an abyss that terrified him and kept him at bay. Now it seemed that it was the immortals who could freely roam the places Wei Yuan dared not go.

However, before the two could move, a young cultivator walked in through the courtyard gate, carrying a boy's corpse in his hands. He casually tossed it to Wei Yuan and said, "By the time you two remember, there will be nothing left. I've made some arrangements over there in the abyss, laid some bait, and made them think that the Six Wonders Remains are still sinking. That should hold them off for a while, but not for long. Come with me!"

The Sword Palace Master asked, "Where to?"

The young cultivator's eyes widened, and he said, "Six Wonders' cave dwelling! Boss Bai, you are so wealthy and generous. We miscellaneous immortals have to rely on picking up trash to survive."

The wealthy man immediately said, "Let's go, hurry up! I'm injured, and my mind isn't quite right!"

He took two quick steps, then suddenly stopped and turned to look at the young cultivator. The young cultivator remained standing still.

Seeing the Palace Master of Sword Palace stop, the young cultivator slowly said, "I would like to ask, Palace Master, are you... badly injured?"

Bai Kaishui casually took out a red jade thumb ring, making sure the young cultivator could see it clearly, and then put it on his left thumb, smiling as he said, "The injury is indeed quite serious, but the Sword Palace has a long history, and our ancestors left behind many things. Just one of them is enough to save my life."

The young cultivator's killing intent vanished, and he smiled, "Since that's the case, why don't we make some money together?"

The Sword Palace Master flicked his sleeves: "Let's go!"

The two immortals vanished from their spot. Wei Yuan, dragging the corpse of Immortal Lord Liu Miao in his hands, was momentarily at a loss as to where to put it. As for Immortal Lord Liu Miao's cave dwelling, Wei Yuan had never had any particular interest in it.

Wealth is merely an external thing, and Wei Yuan no longer cares about money. After all, aside from the celestial artifacts passed down from his ancestors, few immortals could rival Wei Yuan's wealth, especially given his possession of the Azure Netherworld. At this moment, Zhang Sheng also woke up. He pointed, and eight celestial swords flew out, drawing an array on the ground, indicating that Wei Yuan should place the corpse of the Six Mystic Immortals inside first. The array would isolate the flow of energy and cause and effect before considering anything else. A celestial remains is extremely precious and must be handled with care.

As for how to handle it, they would have to go back to the Taichu Palace to check the records. Neither of them expected to get their hands on the remains of an immortal.

The two had just finished their work when suddenly the world around them shifted, and in an instant they were transported from the ruins of the county government office to a gloomy, dark, and poisonous land littered with white bones. All the trees here were charred and twisted, and many bones had simply grown together with the trees.

A thin mist permeated the entire area, and Wei Yuan sensed nothing amiss. Zhang Sheng, however, swayed, her face gradually turning pale. The Sword Palace Master unleashed a sword aura that swirled around Zhang Sheng like a small bird, effectively blocking out the mist and allowing her to recover.

"This place can naturally absorb the three souls and seven spirits. If Yu Jing stays here for too long, his soul will be consumed and he will die. You are still seriously injured and cannot withstand this kind of erosion. Be careful after you go in, and be sure not to touch anything inside. Originally, you should not have come, but I think it would be of great benefit to you to take a look at the immortal's cave, so I brought you here anyway."

"Look, every immortal's cave is a manifestation of his Great Dao authority, as if this Great Dao is laid out directly before you..." The Sword Palace Master rambled on, giving instructions.

In the middle of the poisonous land, there was a small stone house, which was not symmetrical or neat in any way. Wei Yuan just looked at it and tried to memorize the shape of the stone house. Suddenly, he felt a little itchy on his face and two fleshy buds grew out of it!
However, Wei Yuan's physical body was incredibly strong. Sensing something amiss, he severed the flesh buds on his own. A grayish oily liquid then appeared on his face, killing and expelling all the affected tissues. Suddenly, a few stones fell from a corner of the stone house with a crash, indicating that the curse had been broken.

Even the young cultivator couldn't help but glance at Wei Yuan and said, "You broke the Six Wonders' arrangement just by relying on physical backlash? Your physical body, tsk tsk! If you were a descendant of my Zhao Li clan, and a girl, I would teach you immortal techniques, and you would surely be able to establish a clan in three generations and a nation in ten!"

Wei Yuan was also taken aback. The methods of immortals were indeed terrifying. To be able to cast a curse on an inconspicuous stone house by relying on its shape and natural lines was truly impossible to defend against. At the same time, Wei Yuan became more wary of the young cultivator. If an immortal were to use underhanded tactics, even a rooster laying an egg would be commonplace.

The four entered the stone house, and their surroundings shifted again, as they were transported to an underground palace.

The underground palace was quite large, with 360 skull lamps hanging from the ceiling, illuminated by the dim light in the eye sockets. The nearby lamps seemed to move with the four people's footsteps, as if watching them.

The ground was covered with countless corpses, all of which were as thin as paper, as if they were in a painting, and were laid out on the ground by some supernatural means.

The underground palace has alchemy rooms, array chambers, and a place to store scriptures, all of which are common features of cave dwellings.

The entire cave was devoid of both living beings and creatures. Most of the pills in the alchemy chamber were made from corpse material, yin energy, and resentment, rendering them utterly useless to Wei Yuan. The young cultivator and the Sword Palace Master were also useless, but the young cultivator took the entire alchemy chamber, saying that this could be considered a path to enlightenment, allowing him to directly reach the peak of the Imperial Realm, and that he could exchange it for something.

The array room and the scripture repository were unremarkable; it seemed that the Six Wonders Immortal Lord had encountered some problem in his cultivation and had switched to the path of corpse puppets. It appeared that after collecting enough vengeful spirits and resentment, he planned to refine himself into an immortal corpse.

The young cultivator was quite considerate, explaining some basic knowledge about immortals to Wei Yuan along the way. The so-called "immortal corpse" wasn't actually a corpse, but rather the complete separation of the primordial spirit, the mental world, and the physical body, with the physical body being refined into a puppet-like artifact. This path was somewhat similar to the ghost immortals of ancient times, possessing special methods, but also having a major flaw: the path to immortality essentially ended there, making further progress difficult.

Immortal Zhao Li and the Palace Master of the Sword Palace were no ordinary immortals. After walking around, they could tell that Immortal Lord Liu Miao had later switched to cultivating as a corpse puppet and had paid a heavy price for it. There was nothing of value in the entire cave. The truly precious treasures had probably been exchanged for cultivation paths, as well as cultivation tools and elixirs.

The most valuable items in the cave were the eight golden corpses, each possessing a mid-stage Imperial Realm cultivation level. These were likely Liu Miao's trump card. However, Liu Miao was extremely unlucky; they were used to block a single shot from Wei Yuan's "Billions of Fortune" attack, and the eight golden corpses were never even used.

After circling the cave, the four returned to its center. Zhao Li Xianren drew three circles on the ground and said, "Liu Miao is indeed quite poor. Alas, a disgrace to immortals. I suppose his fortune was taken away by those behind the scenes back then. Now, he only has three things worth something: eight golden corpses, but since they are not controlled by Liu Miao himself, their power will be greatly reduced. However, they are good ingredients for refining pills."

The second is the Six Wonders Immortal Heaven Main Realm, which is the poisonous dead land we are currently in. It is an Immortal Heaven after all, more than enough to be a main cave heaven, but the cave heaven has a strong odor, which is not easy to deal with.

The third one is the remains of the immortal Liu Miao. Let's all share it!

The Sword Palace Master coughed and said, "My Sword Palace is quite wealthy. Without being immodest, we are richer than two or three Zhao Kingdoms. Since we're going to divide it, I'll stand with Wei Yuan, and we'll both be counted as one share. You can choose the smaller one."

Zhao Li Xianren snorted: "Old fox, stealing my lines! Even if you are the Palace Master of the Sword Palace, don't expect me to give you face! Don't you even think about how he got this hundred million luck, and how he knows that having a hundred million luck can kill an immortal?"

The Sword Palace Master snorted: "Without me, no matter how much luck others have, it's all in vain."

"You were already in my calculations, you wouldn't fail to come!"

"Wow, what a boastful person! Could it be that Zhao Li's supernatural abilities also include blowing a conch shell?"

……

As the two immortals were bickering, Wei Yuan remembered something and asked, "Where are his main spirit and soul?"

The primordial spirit and soul are somewhat similar to the Dharma body, and Wei Yuan felt that the shadow in the moon would probably like this. However, collecting the souls of immortals was far beyond Wei Yuan's current capabilities, so he hadn't considered it at the time. Now that the two immortals were present, and everyone was sitting down to divide the spoils, Wei Yuan asked this question.

The young cultivator said, "Liu Miao's cultivation of this method incurred the wrath of Heaven and the resentment of Man, accumulating immense karma. His primordial spirit and soul should not be touched. Therefore, I only retrieved his remains, without disturbing his soul, allowing it to sink into the abyss on its own."

As Wei Yuan listened, a sudden wave of emotion washed over him. Liu Miao had once been an immortal, her actions unpredictable and mysterious, and she had even managed to intimidate Wei Yuan back then. Who would have thought she would suddenly perish, and after her death, everything she possessed would be divided among the immortals, even her primordial spirit and soul were seriously discussed, only spared because they were considered too impure.

It's tragic that even an immortal would end up like this.

Zhang Sheng, who had been silent until now, said, "The remains of the immortal Liu Miao are very useful to us. If you two seniors are willing, could you please bestow them upon us?"

The Palace Master of the Sword Palace readily agreed and said to the young cultivator, "No problem, we'll include the immortal's remains in this batch. You can choose something else."

The young cultivator looked at Zhang Sheng, then at the Sword Palace Master, smiled slightly, and said, "Of course. However, there are three ways to prepare the remains of an immortal, and I will explain them to you one by one."

　PS: Today's little roll

　　
　
(End of this chapter)