Scourge Messenger

Chapter 482: Golden Elixir Gathering
Seeing Yan Qing and the others return, Deng Guanjian and Gai Qingyun had complicated expressions, like they had eaten candy with boogers on their noses.

Although they had anticipated that their chances of obtaining gold this time were very high, not only were their gold-related preparations sufficient, but almost all the Lord of Calamity Immortals were stuck in the Treasure Gathering Cave and could not come over in time. It could be said that they had the right timing, the right place, and the right people.

But seeing that they had actually succeeded in getting the gold, Deng Guanjian and Gai Qingyun still felt a huge sense of unreality—they knew that the four people in front of them were all under thirty years old, and compared to them, these young people were practically babies!
After a moment of silence, the two men cupped their hands and said, "Greetings, Lord of Calamity!"

Everyone accepted their respect with ease, and then Shang Xinlei helped them up, smiling and saying, "No need, we will still address each other as fellow Daoists in the future."

I remember just a quarter of an hour ago we were still calling them seniors… Yan Qing blinked.

We're being kind by not calling them ants... Shang Xinlei glanced back at him.

The pharmacist looked at the three beams of light in the distance: "Are they still seeking gold?"

“Yes,” Deng Guanjian said, “The three major sects have fought each other for the [Remaining Life], and one Immortal Lord has already fallen. The [Remaining Life] has the effect of sacrificing the world’s wealth to replenish oneself. Even Golden Core cultivators cannot stop the loss of Immortal Spirit Jade. With such power, I’m afraid the three major sects will not give up until bloodshed becomes a river.”

"Blatant robbery!?" Shang Xinlei exclaimed in shock: "I should have certified this."

“We can’t let anyone take this position.” Yan Qing pondered. “If it were in the enemy’s hands, we’d be disgusted to death. Rather than be disgusted by others, we’d rather disgust them… Alright, let’s go.”

"Leave?" Deng Guanjian and Gai Qingyun were taken aback.

“With a sharp blade in hand, the desire to kill arises naturally. Now that we are four Golden Core cultivators, this opportunity of the [Remaining Life] should rightfully belong to us.” Yan Qing paused after speaking, then added, “Wait for me a moment.”

Yan Qing's figure disappeared, then returned a few seconds later, saying, "Give us a few thousand Immortal Spirit Jade to share."

Just as spiritual power transforms into spiritual essence after foundation building, requiring True Spirit Jade for charging, spiritual essence transforms into Immortal Essence after ascension, naturally requiring Immortal Spirit Jade for charging.

Without hesitation, Deng Guanjian took out three thousand Immortal Spirit Jade to Yan Qing and the other three. This was almost one-seventh of the wealth of the twelve clans of Longshi, but no one felt any pain because Deng Guanjian and Gai Qingyun had both witnessed Yan Qing's [Excessive Power], and even though they were seventh-level Immortal Lords, they could still enjoy the effects.

To put it bluntly, Yan Qing's [Excessive] power alone is enough for them to call him their godfather. As long as they run dungeons with Yan Qing, they don't need to consume Immortal Jade to restore their Immortal Essence, and their annual net profit can almost double.

"Do we really want to get involved?" Deng Guanjian advised, "They are all Golden Core cultivators with a thousand-year history, and they have already fully mastered the Tribulation Realm. You have just achieved the Golden Core Realm. Although you have the advantage in numbers, why risk fighting them? [Remaining Life] will only lose some wealth. Why not bide our time and wait a few years before taking control of the world?"

"In less than a few years, we can now take control of the world." Yan Qing patted Deng Guanjian on the shoulder: "You have no idea of ​​the true wonders of the Four Golden Cores. This is our first battle after reaching the Golden Core stage, and it will also be our last."

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Jubao Cave.

Deng Guanjian's information was completely outdated; the number of fallen immortal lords had now exceeded five: two from the Eternal Heaven, two from the Imperial Flowing Court, and one from the Heavenly Court.

The number of immortals who have died today has already exceeded the total number of deaths in the past thousand years.

The sixth-level Dao-attaining Ming Suzhan of the Yu Liu Ting has already perished in battle, and the one currently in charge of seeking gold is the third sixth-level messenger. The Eternal Heaven ceased its efforts after losing two sixth-level Dao-attaining cultivators, but it still stands on the same side as the Yu Liu Ting against the Heavenly Court.

"Shouldn't you give up?" Lord Recalling Dependence said, "Or do you really not value the lives of your mortal immortals? Apart from [Evil] and [Void], my [Eternal Flow] is the highest-level killing technique. You can't stop me from slaughtering your people."

The Xuanhuang Houde Emperor and the Qionghua Biyu Lord remained silent, continuing to unleash a myriad of wondrous images that overwhelmed the celestial beings. The Mountain and Sea Lantern Lord held up a bright lamp, illuminating all things in the mountains and rivers, protecting all beings, good and evil. With the Retrospective Dependent Lord present, he only needed to provide protection for everyone.

"Stubborn."

With a cold snort, Si Jun slashed her longsword, creating a crack. She crawled through the crack and arrived in a world that was almost still.

The Xuanhuang Houde Emperor and the Qionghua Biyu Mansion Lord possessed the power to move mountains and fill seas, and destroy the world, but in the cracks of time, they could only be as languid as a lover's caress.

The imagery of a calamity-blessing position: [A mayfly in the universe]!
Mayflies are born in the morning and die at dusk, each day being a lifetime, making every moment extremely precious. This is the terror of the [Eternal Flow] Tribulation level, capable of elevating a divine power that accelerates time to the point of almost stopping the world!
Even if the power of the Regression Dependent Lord is greatly weakened during the time it takes for the mayfly to pass, it will still be easy to deal with the Red Dust Immortal.

However, this time, Si Jun didn't intend to attack the Red Dust Immortals. She was too lazy to waste her Immortal Jade on fighting them. She looked at the sixth-level Foundation Establishment cultivators on the ground. Since there were no Heavenly Court members around, she would wait until she wiped out all the Foundation Establishment cultivators who could seek gold, and then see what kind of people the Imperial Flowing Court and the Eternal Heaven could use to trigger the [Remaining Life of All Beings] Tribulation.

The mysteries of the tribulation position: [A cup of wine to soothe the weariness of travel]!
The true treasure, the [Shichuan Pot]!
True treasures and spiritual treasures are both superior to magic treasures, but the Golden Core can refine the origin of the Tribulation Realm into a True Treasure, which is far superior to the Spiritual Treasure of Immortal Lords!
When the Lord of Regression sprinkled a hundred drops of wine, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would be intoxicated by the aroma, and if they touched it, they would fall into a dream of three lifetimes and instantly perish.

If a seventh-level immortal lord doesn't have a suitable means of resistance, he will either get completely drunk or fall into a deep sleep for a hundred years!

Within the time of the mayfly, the wine spilled by the Regression Dependent Lord maintained the same speed as her and did not stagnate in 'real-world time'. When the Regression Dependent Lord splashed the wine at a strange Foundation Establishment cultivator hiding in a corner, the other party suddenly burst into gray flames, forcefully entering the time of the mayfly, and swatted the Regression Dependent Lord away with a claw!
"What!?"

Time resumed its flow, and the remaining Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Treasure Cave collapsed one after another, smacked their lips, and fell into a deep sleep, soon becoming silent.

But no one cared about the lives of the Foundation Establishment cultivators anymore. Everyone watched in shock as the Recalling Dependence Master flew wildly, actually being chased. Three bloody wounds were torn open on her chest, and drops of golden immortal blood fell to the ground.

A dignified Golden Core Tribulation Master had his defenses shattered in a single blow and was chased down without daring to fight back!
"Why are you forcing me?" the long-haired youth who was chasing after the Recalling Dependence Lord roared. "Why do I have to take action? Why do I have to kill you?! Why, why?!"

The Mountain and Sea Lantern God Lord unleashed a mysterious attack to intercept the long-haired youth, but the attack was burned to nothingness by the gray flames enveloping his body.

Everyone's pupils contracted sharply, and they looked on incredulously.

It wasn't a cancellation, nor a weakening; it directly burned the Golden Core Tribulation Master's divine powers into nothingness, making him virtually impervious to all attacks! Apart from imperial edicts and physical attacks, there were probably no other means to harm him!
Just as everyone was thinking this, the long-haired youth suddenly froze in mid-air, as if he had bumped into solidified air.

"Please wait, benefactor."

An old bald man suddenly appeared behind the long-haired youth, wearing a patched robe, with his hands clasped together, and white eyebrows and a long beard.

The Celestial Lords of the Calamity were already numb. They couldn't possibly miss such an obvious physical feature as a bald man, but the fact that they didn't notice him could only mean that he had a way of concealing his aura, a skill so sophisticated that none of the Celestial Lords of the Calamity could detect it!

"You old bald monk, you don't care how many people they've killed, but you're interfering with me when I haven't even killed a single one yet!?" the long-haired youth roared.

"The ways of Heaven are constant, and the affairs of the world are chaotic. This humble monk cannot control the people of the world, but he can only control you, benefactor." The old bald man said, "Please come with this humble monk back to Mount Ling, chant scriptures for a hundred years to wash away the impurities of life, and attain great freedom and liberation."

"The successor of the World Honored One?" Although it was phrased as a question, the Regression Dependent Lord seemed very certain. She had already returned to the Heavenly Court's camp and was slowly healing her injuries, but with little effect.

The most prominent characteristic of the World Honored One's successors is their faith in the secret realm religion of 'Buddha'. Apart from the World Honored One's lineage and the Central Plains, almost no one in the Four Desolations follows this religion, because each sect is itself a religion. Not to mention the Fire Worship Cult, the Twelve Dragon Poems Clan worship their ancestors, the Eternal Heaven worships the Xuanhuang Houde Emperor, the Imperial Flow Court worships the Qionghua Biyu Mansion Lord, and the Heavenly Court even reveres the Primordial Dao Venerable as the supreme deity.

"This humble monk is Vimalakirti." Vimalakirti clasped his hands together in greeting to the crowd. "This humble monk has no intention of interfering in worldly affairs. I only wish to take this benefactor away."

"Please go ahead," the group said.

The nemesis of the Buddha's successor is clearly the successor of the Demon Lord, who hates all living beings in this world, and the calamity master of [Tathagata Ash].

If there were no successor of the World Honored One, they would have to deal with the successor of the Demon Lord themselves. However, the Lord of Regression and Dependence was scratched by him and has not been able to stop the bleeding yet, which shows the destructive power of [Tathagata Ash]. Now that Vimalakirti has taken the initiative to solve this big problem, everyone is naturally happy to see it happen and immediately stopped fighting to make way for Vimalakirti.

"You!?"

A pillar of gray flames pierced the heavens and the earth. The long-haired youth roared fiercely, forcefully breaking through Vimalakirti's restrictions. His muscles swelled and grew taller, wrapped in gray flames like hair. In an instant, he transformed into a ten-zhang-tall gray flame ape. All colors around him were burned away, and even the light turned into a gray that was interwoven with black and white!
"Kill you all, kill you all!" The Gray Flame Ape seemed to have a coal mine inside its body, even its breath spewing flames: "I am a demon immortal, I shall annihilate all demons in the world! Slaughter all you demons, then slaughter all the little demons outside, and the world will be clean!"

"Eternal Heaven!" Lord of Regression roared, for Eternal Heaven seized the opportunity to send another sixth-rank True Person to seek gold, attempting to influence [Remaining Beings]!
The three major sects were watching the internal strife within [Surviving Beings], the demon immortal wanted to unleash a massacre, and Vimalakirti wanted to stop the demon immortal... Just when the situation was about to become irreversible and descend into a chaotic battle, four golden cores descended simultaneously, their oppressive power like a storm, spreading to every corner of the Treasure Gathering Cave.

Everyone stopped what they were doing, even the berserk demon immortals; no one could ignore the presence of the four Golden Core cultivators.

(End of this chapter)