Scourge Messenger

Chapter 449 Information about the Weeping Taoist

"Two young children have appeared on the road to ascension!"

"Bloodline supernatural power! A seeker with bloodline supernatural power has appeared on the path to immortality!"

"Brother Chen, hurry to the Path to Immortality! A rare sight that is only seen once in a thousand years!"

"How strange! He's just a first-level messenger, yet he managed to kill a third-level demon? What kind of supernatural power is this?"

"Six Meridians True Person, you actually predicted they could only reach the Foundation Establishment stage?"

"You know me, I either don't gamble, or I gamble big."

"A thousand True Spirit Jade from the old Taoist! How come these two damned brats are still alive!"

"Keep quiet, they might just be..."

What are the names of these two children?

"It seems to be Tiger Vanguard and White Porridge, brought by Celestial Bird Master."

"They've completed half of the path to ascension!"

The viewing platform on Shengxian Road was packed with people. They watched as two little figures on the sand table made their way through the obstacles. Every time they passed through a square, it would elicit gasps of amazement and discussion from the viewers.

It's not uncommon for children to embark on the path to immortality; such journeys happen frequently, and some Foundation Establishment cultivators even proactively guide their clan's children onto this path. The fact that the Mysterious Blissful Immortal Lord seeks out chosen ones to take on as disciples is no secret. Over the past eight hundred years, he has accepted four true disciples, all outstanding talents who reached the sixth level of the Golden Refining Realm within a century, possessing exceptional fortune and talent. These four disciples were selected through the path to immortality in their youth, gaining the favor and guidance of the Mysterious Blissful Immortal Lord, a story that became a celebrated tale.

When Foundation Establishment cultivators come to the Blissful Immortal Palace, they bring children of suitable age to send on the path to ascension. If they happen to bring a child of destiny, not only will the Foundation Establishment cultivator receive a reward, but it will also be a great opportunity for the child. Therefore, everyone is happy to do this, and sending each child on the path to ascension is like winning a lottery.

If a child is unlucky, it means they are not destined to be disciples of the Blissful Immortal Lord and are not destined for the path of immortality.

Many gifted children have come to the path to immortality: some are born with sword skills, some are good at treasure hunting, and some have amazing luck... But among all the children, Tiger Vanguard is undoubtedly the most unique one.

Bloodline supernatural power!
Moreover, it can be used as soon as one's cultivation level is increased!
Unprecedented, and perhaps never to be repeated!
As Tiger Vanguard and White Porridge passed the fiftieth step of the crossroads, the dealer solemnly asked, "Two seekers of the Dao, will you continue forward or turn back? If you turn back now, you can take away five rewards. I must remind you that the difficulty will increase significantly after fifty steps, and the enemies you encounter will all be at least third-level demons."

"I was just about to ask, can we let her leave and let me continue forward?" Tiger Vanguard's voice echoed from the sand table.

“No, those who seek the Way share in the glory and the loss,” the croupier said, emphasizing each word. “All living people must reach a consensus.”

"What if unification is not possible?"

"You will have a maximum of fifteen minutes to discuss this. If you cannot reach a consensus, we will proceed as planned."

……

...

It's a bit troublesome.

In the thief's house, Yan Qing put down his game console, tapped the table, and fell into deep thought.

He originally thought that with his skills, passing the Ascension Path would not be a problem. Even if Tiger Vanguard encountered a fourth-level demon, he would be able to defeat it with the performance of his human form.

For Yan Qing, skills like 'perfect dodge' and 'perfect parry' are as simple as eating and drinking. When a Foundation Establishment cultivator is wholeheartedly playing games, what limits him is the upper limit of the game console's operation.

But when faced with the Ice Fang Beast's wide-range attack, Yan Qing was dumbfounded. Unless one changes to a specific messenger class, no one's perfect dodge has invincibility frames. More importantly, Tiger Vanguard didn't even have any defensive tokens at this moment, and couldn't withstand a single hit. Yan Qing had no choice but to use Tiger Vanguard's biggest trump card—the secondary imagery divine power derived from [Epitaph], [Devouring Yin and Yang]!
However, before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, one's innate divine power can only be used once a day. Losing this ultimate trump card that can be openly used, Tiger Vanguard should have withdrawn from the Ascension Path at the thirtieth step. Continuing the fight and encountering danger would force Yan Qing to expose his other trump cards unless he abandons Tiger Vanguard, which would be even more troublesome.

Yan Qing didn't actually crave the Foundation Establishment Pills as a reward for completing the Ascension Path. With his current wealth, spending money to buy a few rare Foundation Establishment Pills was no problem at all, especially since the Ascension Path only offered rare Foundation Establishment Pills as a reward.

However, the changes in the brushstrokes gave Yan Qing a reason to challenge the path to immortality.

From the moment he entered the Blissful Immortal Palace, Yan Qing had been using his magic pen to investigate the information of the demon king of the secret realm, "The Sorrowful Daoist." However, every time he investigated, the magic pen gave him a completely different answer, clearly fabricated.

It wasn't until Tiger Vanguard embarked on the path to immortality that the answer given by the magic pen became fixed. Moreover, the further Tiger Vanguard went, the more detailed the information given by the magic pen became. When he reached fifty steps, the magic pen finally revealed the first killing move of the first stage of the Weeping Taoist.

This information alone was enough for Yan Qing to sense the power of the Extreme Demon King:

"Joy, Anger, Sorrow, and Happiness: At the start of the battle, the Weeping Taoist summons the four great masters of supernatural powers: [Joyful Slave], [Angry Slave], [Sorrowful Slave], and [Joyful Slave]."

The Weeping Taoist will resonate with the Master of Supernatural Powers.

When resonating with [Xi Nu], a small storm will be released around the body, dealing 10000 damage and knocking back the target;

When resonating with [Wrathful Slave], it will release a huge fan-shaped flame in the left and right directions, dealing 8000 damage and igniting.

When resonating with [Ai Nu], it will freeze an area within 100 steps and ten steps away, dealing 8000 damage and freezing the area.

When resonating with [Le Nu], it will unleash a massive fan-shaped thunderstorm in the front and back directions, dealing 12000 points of damage.

The Weeping Taoist will resonate with two supernatural beings randomly every ten seconds, but the emotions of [joy and sorrow] and [anger and pleasure] will not occur.

There is no damage area indicator during resonance; only the connection between the Weeping Taoist and the Divine Lord is visible.

After reading it, Yan Qing wondered how the messenger of this world managed to clear this instance.

There is no damage indicator, and you will randomly resonate with two supernatural beings. This means that the range of the Weeping Taoist's killing move is different each time in the first phase. If locals want to explore the area, they can only try out all the mechanisms of "joy, anger, sorrow and happiness" by getting beaten up!

If someone is unlucky enough to stand in the wrong position and is attacked by two powerful beings at the same time, their barrier and even their Dao foundation will likely be destroyed on the spot.

Even if Yan Qing now knows the details of "joy, anger, sorrow and happiness", he will probably need to practice a certain amount of time to avoid making mistakes in actual combat - for real mode players, this cost may be death!

Even with intelligence, it's still difficult; without intelligence, Yan Qing has no chance of breaking through to the ultimate level.

The easiest way to get a detailed guide to this fourth-tier ultimate secret realm is to clear the Ascension Path!
Yan Qing vaguely realized that this was a rare opportunity. He didn't know about the other Extreme Realms, but normally, if he wanted to investigate information about the Extreme Realm, he would have to go in and fight the BOSS himself.

However, the Blissful Immortal Palace is a huge exception. Firstly, it has been occupied by the Blissful Immortal Lord, making it safe inside. Secondly, it has a special facility called the "Path to Immortality." Every time a player interacts with the "Path to Immortality," it is equivalent to interacting with a secret realm, which is why the Magic Pen can obtain information from it!
By the fiftieth step, Tiger Vanguard had already obtained the defense token reward, barely qualifying him as capable of clearing the level. However, while Tiger Vanguard could protect himself, he might not be able to protect others.

Let's send those children out first. Anyway, Yan Qing isn't in a hurry. As long as Tiger Vanguard stays in the Blissful Immortal Palace, he can just spend a few days clearing the path to immortality.

"It's almost time," the dealer asked. "What's your decision?"

Having made up his mind, Tiger Vanguard in the Ascension Path sand table loudly proclaimed, "I want to withdraw from the Ascension Path!"

"I do not want!"

(End of this chapter)