Mythology

Chapter 308 The Twelve Golden Immortals Make Wedding Dresses

Jiuqu Town is located in a strange place, in a desolate mountain wilderness with no villages or shops in sight, yet there is a small town that can accommodate thousands of people.

The streets and alleys were deserted, and all the doors of the houses were wide open.

The grandfather and grandson entered Jiuqu Town without causing any disturbance. Only the houses along the way were lit with dim candlelight, but no one was in sight.

The cloth shoes made no sound at all when they stepped on the bluestone slabs.

"Was Cihang Daoren the second person to fall into the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation?"

Yang He silently followed Dao Xing Tianzun.

Dao Xing Tianzun arrived at Qinglong Pass after his disciple Wei Hu died, so it's somewhat plausible that he was affected by the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation.

Where is Cihang Daoren?
Logically, it shouldn't have appeared nearby.

Yang He was puzzled. In any case, the game between immortals was completely unfathomable. In the original work, it seemed that a calamity was used as a reason to throw all twelve Golden Immortals into the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation.

Although the Daoist Celestial Venerable no longer possesses spiritual wisdom, his instinct to ward off disasters and avoid calamities remains.

The grandfather and grandson circled the outskirts of Jiuqu Town for a long time before finally arriving at a house.

The half-closed courtyard was overgrown with weeds, and rotten dried goods were drying in the corner, while the wellhead was firmly covered with a millstone.

Dao Xing Tianzun walked straight into the courtyard.

Yang He remained outside the door alone. Bricks had fallen from the wall of the neighboring house, and bloodshot eyes peered into the hole, scrutinizing him.

"Is every house in Jiuqu Town imprisoning some kind of evil spirit?"

Even if Yang He recovers to the Guixu Realm, he will still have a hard time moving around in Jiuqu Town.

He stepped into the courtyard and found that Dao Xing Tianzun was tidying up the house, and in a short while he had pulled out most of the half-meter-high weeds.

"Grandpa, is no one home?"

Dao Xing Tianzun remained unresponsive as always, and his behavior was illogical. Even the so-called Cihang Daoren might not be genuine.

Yang He couldn't control Dao Xing Tian Zun, so he could only try his best to gain benefits. If all else failed, he would abandon the role. Well, if the corpse was preserved intact, there should be hope of playing the role again.

He strode toward the main house, and his expression changed drastically as soon as he reached the window.

A corpse was hanging from the beam of the main house.

The corpse of Cihang Daoren!!

The corpse was dressed in a plain white Taoist robe, with a peaceful face and a circle of bright red silk wrapped around its neck, as if it had been carefully dressed up.

Cihang Daoren, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals, is like a wedding dress that has been hung up.

The toes droop slightly, swaying gently in the through-draft.

"Grandson, your relatives are usually busy at the master's mansion and won't be back until later. Be careful when you go inside and don't mess up the things inside, especially that wedding dress."

"Wedding dress?"

Yang He wanted to press for more information, but Dao Xing Tianzun became speechless once again.

He was just muttering to himself.

"Wealthy families have many rules. They prepare four wedding dresses for their three daughters' marriages, and it seems that there are a total of twelve wedding dresses."

Yang He looked up in astonishment. The corpse swayed in the wind, its back facing the window.

Dao Xing Tian Zun's wound was on his abdomen, while Ci Hang Dao Ren's wound was on his back, with blood dripping from his toes.

Compared to Daoxing Tianzun, Cihang Daoren's corpse was already hollow.

The evil spirits within the body have already been born, so only the skin remains!
"Are the Three Immortal Maidens planning to refine the Twelve Golden Immortals into twelve wedding gowns?!"

Yang He felt a chill run down his spine. Looking into the winding alleys, he wondered if it was just his imagination, but he could hear footsteps echoing from afar in Jiuqu Town.

Cihang Daoren, having shed his skin, should return around dusk.

Yang He didn't know if he could rely on Dao Xing Tian Zun, an evil spirit comparable to the Twelve Golden Immortals, whose leaked aura could make his soul disappear.

"We're already in Jiuqu Town, and I'm a little unwilling to die and go back to the main world."

His cultivation level had already reached the peak of the Core Formation stage; he was only waiting for the three ghosts to reach their bottlenecks before he could naturally ascend to the Embryo Transformation stage. He had advanced three realms in less than half a day. "If I weren't alive, could I stay in Nine Bends Town for an extended period?"

Yang He's eyes flickered, and a bold idea formed in his mind.

Or perhaps try… a recovery?
My current physique is more human-like, so even if I cultivate to the Tribulation Transcending Realm, I will never be able to match the Ghost Immortal. So I might as well be more extreme.

The revival method in the main world was simply a case of going mad three thousand years ago.

But no problem.

Yang He has the power of the Heavenly Venerable to save his life; logically, his organs should transform into ghosts without harming his life, and the three ghosts shouldn't turn against him. Perhaps it will succeed!

"We're no longer human. Anyway, all of you twelve Golden Immortals are evil spirits."

He sat cross-legged with his back against the wall, and the three ghosts became extremely excited.

Yang He carefully reviewed the revival method and discovered that it was entirely possible to abandon three organs at the same time: the Pupil Ghost occupying the eyes, the Power Ghost occupying the limbs, and the Nuo Xiang Ghost occupying the spine.

Yin energy enveloped the three organs, causing their vitality to gradually fade.

Yang He gritted his teeth and guided the three ghosts to gnaw on his organs.

After tidying up the courtyard, Dao Xing Tianzun belatedly noticed Yang He. "Grandson, are you hungry again? It's alright, eat more."

Yang He's heart stopped beating, and his cultivation broke through to the Embryo Transformation Realm.

.........

Outside Qinglong Pass.

Zhang Guifang led the remaining soldiers through the mountains.

He couldn't suppress his resentment. At its peak, the 20,000 elite troops had dwindled to less than 100, entirely because the Shang Dynasty had offered no support.

"Shen Gongbao!!!"

"I have been guarding Qinglong Pass for months as you instructed, and what about you? Does the Great Shang Dynasty intend to treat us as disposable pawns?"

Zhang Guifang squeezed out the words through clenched teeth, her gaze fixed on the half-head floating in front of her.

Shen Gongbao danced around Zhang Guifang, the pearl on the tip of his tongue emitting light, concealing their presence from Xi Zhou.

"Shen Gongbao, the Western Zhou army is currently resting and recuperating at Qinglong Pass and will not pursue us any further. Let us part ways!"

A flicker of apprehension crossed Zhang Guifang's eyes; she didn't want to get entangled with Shen Gongbao.

He spurred his horse and led his soldiers onto a side road.

"Alas, I have come on the orders of Emperor Xin!"

"Fellow Daoist, please stay!!!"

Shen Gongbao quickly stepped in front of Zhang Guifang, saying, "General Zhang, you may not know this, but the Western Zhou is now a trapped beast. Even if the entire Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect were to be sent to Qinglong Pass, they would surely perish."

"Shen Gongbao, speak your mind."

Zhang Guifang dared not disobey the orders of the Shang Dynasty. It is said that Emperor Xin received assistance from the Jie Sect, and there were more than one or two immortals in Chaoge City.

Shen Gongbao shook his head and said, "General Zhang, I want you to go to a small mountain town to find someone who was originally your deputy general."

"A mountain town?"

"I've lived in Qinglong Pass for twenty years, how come I didn't know there were towns nearby?"

"Nine Bends Town is the transformed site of the Daoist temple of the Three Immortals."

Zhang Guifang said coldly, "How can a mere mortal force his way into a Taoist temple? Shen Gongbao, are you trying to trick me into going to my death?"

“I will accompany you, and Prince Yin Jiao has already set off on his way. There are countless true disciples of the Jie Sect, and even the immortals will be paying attention.”

Zhang Guifang was still hesitating when Shen Gongbao added something.

“General Zhang, you can wait here until Prince Yin Jiao departs for Jiuqu Town, but I cannot guarantee that it will not delay military operations.”

"Walk!!"

(End of this chapter)