Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 521: Qinghuang Great Witch Ceremony

【Life and Death Are Impermanent】

Chu Tai separated part of his mind and focused it on the newly formed fragment of the Tao Fruit.

Its ability is just like its name, which is simply the impermanence of life and death.

It corresponds to the concepts of birth, aging, illness and death. Expanding it, it corresponds to the four concepts of fertility, aging, illness and death.

Different from the boundless vitality contained in the Qingnang Daoguo fragment system, the concept of reproduction corresponding to [Life and Death Are Impermanent] is more about the process of transformation of death into vitality, or the breath of death hidden in life.

In essence, the concept of fertility, which is based on the impermanence of life and death, is a derivative of death.

But this does not make the power of this Dao Fruit fragment extremely strong.

In Chu Tai's perception, the fragment of the Tao fruit of "Impermanence of Life and Death" which is a combination of the four concepts of birth, aging, sickness and death can affect all cultivators who have not entered the third level.

In this respect, it is consistent with the characteristics of the bones on the altar.

It was born at the third level, but it has lost its essence. It can only affect the fourth level and interfere with the fifth level cultivators.

At the same time, this kind of power that comes entirely from death is also very consistent with the power system corresponding to this skeleton, or it can be said that the information contained in this skeleton just fills in the last flaw of the fruit fragment of [Impermanence of Life and Death] that Chu Tai possesses.

After slightly activating a little bit of the power of [Impermanence of Life and Death], when Chu Tai looked at the skeleton again, he could see that this guy was indeed trying to come out of the state of death.

'Unfortunately, the spirit of this skeleton has long been destroyed. The vitality in it is just the product of countless lives sacrificed again and again around it. Lu Qing is just a new sacrifice.'

With a slight sigh, Chu Tai was about to walk out of the darkness, but suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Wait, it should have been a long time since this place was sealed. The long time should have erased the spirit of this unsealed and leaky skeleton. Why has it been able to persist until now?"

The first person Chu Tai thought of was the great witch priest in the Northern Wilderness who had preserved his remaining soul with the help of the ancient golden bell and had survived from the late Saint King era to the present.

"Is there anyone secretly worshipping this skeleton?"

Chu Tai looked around. [Impermanence of Life and Death] brought him control over "birth, aging, sickness and death". It was a different power from "fate", but there was a certain overlap in the subtle details. Chu Tai used the two powers to observe carefully and soon discovered that there were certain problems with the layout of the surroundings.

In particular, among the skeletons surrounding the altar, many had died no more than a hundred years ago.

"So, the last sacrifice was a hundred years ago..."

Startled, Chu Tai hurriedly fled in all directions, but suddenly, sounds like the cries of crows were heard all around him.

Then, two bird shadows, one blue and one yellow, appeared in the air, chirping in the direction of Chu Tai. The previous crow-like cry came from the shadows of these two divine birds.

Chu Tai observed the two's appearances, his face slightly solemn: "Green egret, yellow egret..."

These are two extinct birds and are often confused with bluebirds and yellowbirds, but their meanings are different. Bluebirds and yellowbirds are essentially birds that symbolize decline and death.

In the ancient times of the Holy Kings, there was even a legend that these two kinds of birds were the embodiment of the power that would cause the Holy Kings to have problems on their path and decline.

Now, although the two phantoms of divine birds that appeared in front of Chu Tai were not as powerful as the legend said, their chirping still brought about the laws of death and decay, and exerted an influence on Chu Tai.

"If it was before, I would have needed to think about it, but now it's a coincidence." Looking at the falling power, Chu Tai's mind moved, and he increased the mobilization of the power of [Life and Death Impermanence]. Death and decay passed by him, and he reached out to grab Lu Qing.

But the skeleton on the altar moved even faster. It directly merged into Lu Qing's body and began to devour his flesh and blood.

Due to the severe pain and Chu Tai's help, Lu Qing barely regained some consciousness and asked Chu Tai for help.

"Quickly abandon your physical body and enter this lotus seed."

Chu Tai opened one hand, in which a jade lotus seed was suspended. Lu Qing also knew the importance of the matter, and with the help of Chu Tai, he immediately abandoned his physical body, and his incomplete soul escaped into the lotus seed.

At the same time, Chu Tai took advantage of the situation and used the power of [Unpredictable Life and Death].

"It is impolite not to return the favor. Since it has already disappeared, why should I come back again?"

The soul's abandonment of the body symbolizes the coming of death. Chu Tai's attack is equivalent to complying with the laws of the operation of heaven and earth, and its power is three times stronger than normal.

The spirit within the bones was originally trying to sustain its own existence with the help of the vitality in Lu Qing's body. Now that the body has disappeared and death is everywhere, the bones are merging with it, which in turn further increases the essence of its death.

Lu Qing's body immediately turned into dry bones and fell under the altar, while the skeleton was suspended in the air, confronting Chu Tai.

"Interesting, it was my power that gave you the opportunity to kill me. It was time and fate. I am indeed powerless to resist the destiny left by the Saint Kings."

Chu Tai was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the spiritual being had the ability to communicate. It cast spells to control the forces of death and decay around it little by little, while asking questions to buy more time.

"May I ask which great wizard you are from the Saint King Jing era?"

"Saint King Jing, I didn't expect that there are still people who remember your majesty..."

The skeleton trembled slightly, seeming to be somewhat relieved, and also somewhat nostalgic, and its attitude towards Chu Tai also became much better.

"My original identity has lost its meaning as the era of the Holy King has passed away. According to the old rules, you can call me the Great Priest Qinghuang, or just call me Qinghuang."

"Is it because of the two sacred birds, the egret and the yellow pheasant?"

"Yes, after His Majesty passed away, I began to worship the divine bird that was transformed from his remaining decaying fate, continuing the afterglow of the Saint King Jing era."

"I have always been a little puzzled. The saint kings of the past were all very powerful. Why did they disappear and abdicate?"

Chu Tai took the opportunity to ask a question that he had been curious about for a long time.

The Great Qinghuang Wuji did not hide it and said bluntly: "Some of them returned to Daluo Heaven, such as Saint King Xi, Saint King Nong, Saint King Wa, etc., all belong to this category."

"The second is to cut off certain paths and completely destroy them, causing their own paths to suffer backlash. For example, those saint kings who cut off the inhuman cultivation system later on are typical examples."

"Finally, there are some who are greedy and ignorant of the law. If they hadn't stabbed me in the back, if they hadn't known how to restrain themselves..."

At this point, the aura of the Great Qinghuang Shaman Priest became extremely unstable, and the aura of death and decay continued to spread outward. It was obvious that the demise of Saint King Jing was most likely due to this reason.

(End of this chapter)