Mythology

Chapter 352 Shen Gongbao truly deserves to die!

The elephant-headed Taoist priest was merely a consumable item derived from serving the Seven Immortals.

Although he was called a disciple by the Seven Immortals, he was more like a cordyceps, destined to become nourishment for the Jie Sect's seed when the time came.

Yang He's idea was good; low-quality consumables were destined to go unnoticed.

Even if a few of the seeds of the Jiejiao sect were to mysteriously disappear, it wouldn't warrant such a large-scale commotion.

However, in practice, Yang Hecai discovered that it was almost impossible to bring the Jiejiao Dao seed to maturity. The inferior Xiangshou Daoist was simply unable to withstand the baptism of Yin energy, and would lose his life if he was not careful.

He slightly intensified the yin energy, and the elephant-headed Taoist priest's facial features became distorted.

The skin and flesh swelled up little by little.

boom!
The elephant-headed Taoist priest turned into minced meat, and the resulting seed of the Jie Sect was only the size of a fingernail.

The Spirit Tooth Fairy showed no reaction. It was collected by the Elephant Head Taoist from the inner sect, and the medicinal power contained within it was estimated to be less than half a percent.

A faint medicinal fragrance filled the air, and soon inner sect Taoist priests arrived.

"Could it be that the only way to steal the Dao Seed is from Lingya Xian?"

Yang He cursed under his breath, then disappeared into the nearby Elephant Head Taoist. He was of similarly low quality, and it was already a blessing that he had reached the Core Formation stage.

While collecting the seeds of the Jie Sect, the inner sect Taoist priests subtly scanned their surroundings with their divine sense.

Yang He focused his gaze on the other man's ferocious face and quickly recognized him as a disciple of the Jie Sect's One Qi Immortal, whose name seemed to be... Yu Hua.

Yu Hua also has an elephant-headed human body and retains the intelligence he had in his previous life.

His cultivation level even improved slightly.

Yang He watched Yu Hua leave, his brows furrowed. "The cultivators of the two sects in Jiuqu Town may have already been reduced to serving as disciples of the Seven Immortals."

“Spirit Tooth Fairy might not notice anything unusual, but there are just too many lackeys.”

Yang He scanned the panel, and the frequency of his spiritual vision growth gradually slowed down.

This situation is definitely not a good thing. It can only mean that there will be no more dramatic changes to the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation, and the arrival of the Tongtian Sect Master will be within ten days.

Once the sage appears, the contest between himself and the Taoist Ran Deng will begin.

"Giving up is out of the question, so let's try being more aggressive."

Yang He's cultivation had recovered, and he planned to venture deeper into the city to risk finding a high-quality elephant-headed Taoist priest. At worst, he would die and his cultivation would vanish, so there would be no loss.

He controlled the elephant-headed Taoist priest and slowly moved towards the direction of the Spirit Tooth Immortal.

It only went a few meters.

The surrounding corals opened their eyes and stared intently at Yang He. If he took another step, he would likely trigger a taboo in the dojo.

"Damn it, why make so many rules?"

"Since you have already mass-produced the Dao Seeds of the Jie Sect, why not share some with everyone? After all, it's not good for ordinary cultivators to eat too much of this stuff."

Yang He felt a headache coming on and turned back to the outer perimeter.

As he pondered, he noticed the karmic fire within the Niwan Palace. This karmic fire contained the contents of the Twenty-Four Heavens, and its burning speed was slightly slower in the world of legends, with billowing smoke constantly spreading outwards.

The twelve Sea-Stabilizing Pearls surrounded the karmic fire, counteracting the burning sensation caused by the incineration.

Yang He's expression was subtle. Before Yu Hua arrived to check, he turned into an alley and then randomly entered an empty coral cave.

He sat cross-legged, observing the rising karmic fire.

"Burning at the stake."

Suddenly, a mundane cultivation technique appeared in Yang He's mind, called the "Fire Accumulation Heart Mantra," which he had obtained from Ma Shan's Five Lights Temple.

The temple keeper inside would suffer the torment of being burned at the stake every now and then, relying entirely on the Fire Accumulation Mantra to resist it. At the same time, he could use this to temper his physical body, although the success would only transform him into a living immortal.

Yang He realized that burning at the stake was closely related to karmic retribution.

Ma Shan's purpose in establishing the Wuguang Temple was most likely to cultivate righteous fire, and of course, to raise living immortals, but it opened up new ideas for Yang He.

With a thought, Yang He used the lingering warmth of the karmic fire to entangle the elephant-headed Taoist.

A sizzling sound that made your teeth ache was heard, and the residual heat of the karmic fire traveled along the meridians, causing flesh and blood to char wherever it passed.

The internal organs felt as if they were being branded with a hot iron, their surfaces rapidly carbonized, yet they barely managed to maintain their functions under the nourishment of yin energy.

The elephant-headed Taoist priest was foaming at the mouth and his whole body was convulsing.

Yang He could clearly feel that the Accumulated Fire Heart Mantra was indeed miraculous. His flesh and bones became denser during the fire torture, and fine lines could be seen emerging, reflecting a faint rocky luster.

But the cost is that life is slipping away rapidly.

The Taoist priest with the elephant head didn't have much lifespan to begin with, and now it's dissipating at a visible rate. He'll die in two or three days at most.

That's enough!

Yang He was not surprised but delighted, as the residual heat of the karmic fire flowed into the body of the elephant-headed Taoist.

The burning of the Fire Accumulation Heart Mantra and the nourishment of Yin energy reached a delicate balance, and his realm quickly broke through the Embryo Transformation Realm. In a short period of time, he approached the Concentration Realm, and Yin energy gathered more and more towards the cave.

The spiritual light of the Dao seed within the Niwan Palace also grew rapidly!
"Hahaha."

Yang He didn't care about anything else. The skin of the elephant-headed Taoist gradually cracked, and the Yin energy he carried reached the Concentration Realm, yet he still soared into the sky.

Only when he reached the Primordial Chaos Realm did he show some signs of collapse.

The elephant-headed Taoist's body was riddled with holes and engulfed in flames.

"At this rate, a mature seed of the Jie Sect can be spawned in a single day!"

"Of course, the elephant-headed Taoist priest would die suddenly within a day."

At this moment.

"Ok?"

Yang He opened his eyes and noticed footsteps approaching from afar outside the cave. Heavy breathing drowned out the sound of the wind and carried a fishy stench.

Yu Hua's tall figure stood at the cave entrance, his trunk extending into the cave.

"Who are you?!!"

He let out a low shout and immediately noticed the strangeness of the elephant-headed Taoist priest. There was clearly an unfamiliar yin energy hidden in his Niwan Palace.

This person intends to facilitate the maturation of the Dao seed; his intention is very clear.

"How dare you! The Spirit Tooth Immortal is stationed right here, and you, a little thief, dare to steal heavenly secrets? Do you think you can bring out the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation?"

Yu Hua grabbed at the elephant-headed Taoist's head, his arm covered in bluish-purple veins. Boom.

Yang He released yin energy to block it, and the ground was covered with a layer of frost.

"Shen Gongbao? You...you're still alive?"

Yu Hua's eyes widened, even though he was constantly being taught by Lingya Xian, which caused countless distracting thoughts to arise in his mind.

He still hadn't forgotten that it was Shen Gongbao who killed Yi Qi Xian.

"hey-hey."

Yang He had no intention of maneuvering and deliberately broke the balance of the Fire Accumulation Mantra, causing the elephant-headed Taoist to explode without warning.

"Fellow Taoist, please stay!"

Yu Hua instinctively backed down, and then saw Yang He's yin energy dissipate.

Your character, the Ghost Immortal, has died; the story has ended.

Yang He chose the most time-efficient way to die, letting the Yin energy dissipate into the world, so that he could almost seamlessly recreate the role.

Yu Hua looked around, his face turning extremely ugly.

Shen Gongbao disappeared without a trace, and the Dao Seed, which was at least four-tenths mature, also vanished, followed by excruciating pain that felt like his body and soul were about to be torn apart.

Buzz~~~
"Master, I know I was wrong!"

Yu Hua knelt down and kowtowed violently, his head becoming a bloody mess.

Lingya Xian's eyelids twitched slightly, but she was not fully awake.

Yu Hua collapsed to the ground with a sigh of relief, his chest heaving violently, and the cracked skull revealed the spiritual light emanating from the Dao seed.

After an unknown amount of time, someone arrived at the cave.

"Junior Brother Yu Hua."

Yu Hua came to his senses and saw a figure over three meters tall standing in front of him.

"Brother Du... Du'e?"

Yu Hua's voice trembled. The newcomer was none other than Lingya Xian's eldest disciple, who was once the wandering immortal Du'e Zhenren of West Kunlun.

Master Du'e's turbid elephant-like eyes scrutinized Yu Hua, "Speak, who stole the Dao Seed?"

“Shen Gongbao!” Yu Hua hurriedly explained, fearing that Master Du’e would stomp on him, “When Junior Brother found out, Shen Gongbao was carrying the Dao Seed, and then… then he disappeared.”

Du'e Zhenren's trunk wrapped around Yu Hua's neck. "How could anyone escape the divine sense of Lingya Xianshi? Shen Gongbao is just a mere mortal in the Integration Realm, neither human nor immortal."

"Junior brother wouldn't dare lie!" Yu Hua struggled, "It really is Shen Gongbao!!"

What did he say?

"Fellow Daoist, please wait."

Upon hearing these words, Master Du'e inexplicably felt a pang of fear in his heart.

In his moment of distraction, Master Du'e nearly crushed Yu Hua to death, until another surge of yin energy appeared in the next block, causing him to shake off Yu Hua.

"You little thief!!!"

Master Du'e opened his mouth and spat out a gust of yin wind, which carried him into the air.

From a distance, he could see another elephant-headed Taoist priest swallowing yin energy, thick smoke and dust billowing from his pores, and waves of heat sweeping out.

"damn it!"

Master Du'e increased his escape speed, but dared not awaken Immortal Lingya.

Unlike other cultivators, he regarded the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation as a chance to become an immortal, hoping to take the opportunity to become a disciple of Lingya Immortal, believing that with the backing of a sage, he could surely obtain the supreme lineage inheritance.

Master Du'e has always longed to become a disciple of both religions.

The reason for taking Li Jing of Chentang Pass as a disciple was because he had foreseen that Li Jing's descendants would all be destined to be among the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect. However, he never expected that Li Jing would die unexpectedly at the hands of his own third son, Nezha.

"Shen Gongbao, don't you dare harm me!!!"

dong dong dong.

The True Man of Du'e landed with a thud, causing the Coral Cave to tremble.

He rushed into the cave in three strides. The elephant-headed Taoist priest was surrounded by surging Yin energy, and the spiritual light between his eyebrows had grown several times stronger.

"Shen Gongbao, you're asking for death!!"

With a flick of his elephant trunk, the Yin energy instantly solidified.

"Fellow Daoist Du'e, how have you been?"

The elephant-headed Taoist grinned, but his voice clearly belonged to someone else.

Even more bizarrely, despite being exposed, the other party showed no panic whatsoever, instead calmly continuing to inhale and exhale yin energy.

The alarm bells rang loudly in the heart of the True Man Du'e.

Something's not right! How dare someone at the Integration Realm be so composed in front of a True Immortal like myself?
"Fellow Taoist, please stay."

Under the incredulous gaze of Master Du'e, Shen Gongbao's Yin energy exploded once more, revealing an aura that clearly indicated his soul was about to be scattered!
The elephant-headed Taoist priest collapsed limply, turning into a pool of pus and blood.

Shen Gongbao was nowhere to be found, nor was the Jiejiao sect.

Master Du'e stood frozen in place, a chill creeping into his heart.

He turned around abruptly, intending to leave, but froze in place.

A vast and abyss-like pressure enveloped the entire block.

All the countless eyes in the coral reef turned in the same direction, and all the elephant-headed Taoist priests prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling.

"Du'e".

A deep voice, like muffled thunder, rang in the ears of Master Du'e.

"Master Lingya!"

The hundred-meter-tall Spirit Tooth Fairy had opened its eyes at some point.

"This disciple will retrieve the Dao Seed; it's that scoundrel Shen Gongbao..."

(End of this chapter)