Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 222 Swallowing the Golden Elixir Again, A Calamity of Evil!
But before that
Li Wushou decided to first consume the golden pills of Master Lingshan and Mr. Jingshui!

With these two golden pills, the yin and yang energies in his dantian should increase significantly.

They took out the golden cores of the two people, and both golden cores looked rather dirty.

The flesh and blood of the Golden Core cultivator from Mount Ling are mixed with spirit stones, and it still has some resemblance to a Golden Core, at least it looks round.

But the Golden Core of the Still Water looked rather strange; a blue eyeball was wrapped in tangled fascia, and a piece of skin with a mouth hanging down below it.

According to Master Xuan Yang, Mount Ling should be an external Golden Core cultivator who has fused with elements like earth spirit stones. Jing Shui, however, seems more like an internal Golden Core cultivator; this strange appearance seems to be the result of a mutation in the cultivation method.

Of course, it's also possible that it was mutated after eating someone else's eyes.

Li Wushou had no intention of delving deeper. While the old beggar and Chen Gou'er were exploring Xuan Yang Shangren's Tai Chi Daoist temple within his divine aperture, Li Wushou swallowed Ling Shan Fashi's golden pill in one gulp.

Then, using the drooping skin under the eyeball, he covered the blue eyeball so that he wouldn't feel like he was being stared at.

After chewing it a few times, Li Wushou swallowed it.

Compared to the golden elixir of Mount Ling, it has little chewiness.

After the golden elixir entered his stomach, Li Wushou silently recited "Food is the foundation of life," and the Taiji Daoist Scripture began to circulate simultaneously.

A portion of the powerful blood energy was forged into Li Wushou's own flesh and blood.

Because of the nurturing and cultivation by the Abdominal God, his bones developed better than expected, causing his flesh and blood to not keep up with the strength of his bones. Therefore, after the bones and flesh fused together, the flesh and blood would tear apart at any time.

Li Wushou wasn't afraid of pain; he was already used to it. However, he was distressed by the loss of his vital energy, as each tear required the expenditure of vital energy to repair it!

Therefore, during this period, he was also constantly generating blood and marrow from his bones to increase the strength of his flesh and blood.

If we have more Golden Cores, it won't be long before our bones and flesh are synchronized.

As for the other part of the blood and qi, it was absorbed through the Taiji Dao Scripture and directly merged into the new Taiji in Li Wushou's dantian.

Absorb, refine, rotate, balance!
The Yin and Yang energies within the dantian are rapidly increasing. Two-fifths of the dantian has already liquefied, while the remaining three-fifths are still in a vaporized state.

Three!

We need three more of these golden pills!

There is still nearly a month left before Wangxian City collects its annual incense offerings.

If I head east after leaving Wulian Ridge, I should be able to return to Wufang City in no time.

Going back to Wufang City now would be pointless except for starving.

Therefore, Li Wushou planned to first venture westward into the Mie Land, then travel northward, bypassing Yinshan City and Anqiu City, which are adjacent to Wufang City, and arrive directly at Wangxian City.

Located in the far west, the Suspended Mountain overlooks the entire Huazhou, and Wangxian City is built at the source of the 800-li Hengyang River.

Given the current distance between the two places, and at Li Wushou's speed, if he were to travel at full speed, he should be able to reach the destination in three to five days.

But this is meaningless. He hasn't even achieved his Golden Core yet, and if he goes to Wangxian City, he'll probably be restricted in his actions, which is something he doesn't want!
Moreover, the Land of Misfortune hides too many unknowns, and reckless attacks could very well backfire.

At least Li Wushou shouldn't provoke the mysterious Immortal Mountain or the mysterious beings that appeared on White Bone Mountain.

Therefore, it would be best for Li Wushou to travel along the connecting routes of the settlements. This would also make it easier for Li Wushou to find suitable prey and fill his dantian.

Therefore, the journey should take more than ten days.

If the hunt goes smoothly, I will have enough time to condense my golden core!

As Li Wushou was planning his next move, Chen Gou'er's somewhat puzzled question suddenly echoed in his mind:
"Li Wushou, did you just recite 'Food is Heaven'?"

He was about to nod subconsciously when Li Wushou was startled and quickly composed himself, focusing his mind into his divine aperture.

The old beggar and Chen Gou'er emerged from the Tai Chi Dojo at some point. The two stood in front of the Three Immortals Hall, scrutinizing Li Wushou.

"What do you mean by 'food is the most important thing'? Are you hungry? Should we ask the Paper Goddess to make some food?"

Li Wushou naturally had no intention of admitting it; wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?

Moreover, when he entered the Taiji Dojo and killed Master Lingshan and Master Jingshui, the two were asleep. They should not have seen him take two Golden Cores.

As they were talking, the Paper Goddess, having already prepared the seasonings, came out of the White Paper Taoist Temple in response.

She didn't utter a word, but she followed the Second Master's lead without question!

Seeing that Chen Gou'er's expression had relaxed and he seemed to believe it a little, the old beggar became anxious and squeezed Chen Gou'er's hand.

Why are you pinching me?

Chen Gou'er looked up and glared at the old beggar, and Li Wushou also stared intently at him.

The old beggar rolled his eyes, brushed Chen Gou'er's hand away, and returned to the Three Immortals Pavilion. Being brainless makes you easy to fool, and being brainless also makes you stupid!
What a pig teammate!

The fog is thick; it's the perfect time to rest.

Wushi Town is located in the western part of the Misty Land, separated from the Delicious City of Wangxian by a continuous valley—Ehuang Valley!

It is a medium-sized town under the jurisdiction of Haiyuan City, a large city that guards the land of Mi'e.

Due to frequent friction between the two places, Wushi Town often serves as the forward base, where some cultivators are stationed.

At the same time, because Ehuang Valley is rich in resources and has many spiritual materials, there are many independent cultivators in Wushi Town who come to the valley to hunt for treasures. Some merchants from Haiyuan City have also set up shop there.

Therefore, Wushi Town can be considered a city of cultivators, where Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and even Golden Core cultivators can occasionally be seen resting.

On the dark blue stone wall, mysterious black patterns ripple with a strange force field, keeping the eerie creatures in the mist outside the town.

This painting was personally done by the mayor of Wushi Town!
As a strategic town, the town mayor's cultivation and abilities naturally cannot be too poor. Wu Junzheng, the town mayor of Wushi Town, is said to be an external alchemy master who is proficient in formations.

This person is most skilled in defense and has withstood many sneak attacks from Wangxian City!
Therefore, he also enjoyed considerable prestige within the jurisdiction of Haiyuan City.

But the town of Wushi, which should have been peaceful due to the deep fog, was now filled with all sorts of shrill screams.

People moved about on the street, and various scarlet lanterns were everywhere.

The expression of the person holding the red lantern was unclear, but the violent shaking of the lantern indicated that the person was running.

Accompanied by screams, red lanterns fell to the ground from time to time, and a crackling sound came from the mist, like some kind of insect flapping its wings, or like something being devoured.

Such scenes can be seen everywhere in Wushi Town!
Above Wushi Town, a dozen figures hovered, a group of people standing behind a short, thin old man.

The short, thin old man was dressed in a dark blue robe, and his exposed skin was covered with black runes, including his face. This man was none other than Wu Junzheng, the mayor of Wushi Town!

Wu Jun was hovering in mid-air, looking down at the chaotic Wushi Town. His face was ashen, and his aura was heavy, as if he was about to explode at any moment!
The group of people standing behind them were filled with shock, anger, and panic, clearly caught off guard by what had happened in Wushi Town.

No one dared to step forward and provoke Wu Junzheng at this moment.

The unrest in the town continued to escalate. After a period of fermentation, some people had already rushed to the city gate of Wushi Town, but due to the protection of the magic array inscription, no one was able to open the city gate!

Gradually, commotion began to break out at the city gate.

A man stepped out from behind Wu Junzheng. This man was stout and almost half again as tall as Wu Junzheng. He stood behind Wu Junzheng, trembling with fear, and asked with some reluctance:

"Mayor Wu, are we just going to stand by and watch? Why don't we open the city gates?"

Wu Jun suddenly turned around, his dark pupils fixed on the other person.

"They've been infected by something, and if they open the city gates and go outside, even more people will die! This is an order from Haiyuan City. Why don't you go and help them?"

The speaker shuddered and shrank back. Despite his Foundation Establishment cultivation, he still felt a chill run down his spine under Wu Junzheng's murderous gaze.

Clearly, Wu Junzheng was in a terrible mood at this moment. After all, this was a city he had worked hard to build over many years, but it was destroyed overnight by some unknown thing.

This man was reprimanded mercilessly by Wu Junzheng and dared not say another word. He turned to retreat back into the group.

Suddenly, a series of exclamations came from the crowd behind them!
The man was puzzled and wanted to turn around to see what was happening, but he felt his vision fall uncontrollably and the world spin around him.

A moment later, he realized, "My head... it's gone?"

What's going on here?
With his remaining consciousness, he controlled his head to look at his own body.

All that could be seen was that within his once-obese body, countless black and gray flying insects were devouring his flesh and blood. After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they flapped their wings and were about to rush towards the crowd behind him.

And his neck had been bitten off by these flying insects!

When did so many worms get inside his body? Why didn't he feel anything?

There was no answer, because his head was also being devoured by countless insects. He then lost consciousness, and his head was completely eaten away by the flying insects.

Such a large living person was devoured in less than three breaths before everyone's eyes.

This is only at the Foundation Establishment stage; what about an ordinary person?
Everyone was chilled to the bone and wanted to back away!

Wu Jun's face was ashen, the black markings on his face gleaming with an eerie light. He faced the swarm of insects, clenched his fist in mid-air, and thousands of black runes flew out from his palm, converging in mid-air to form a circular cage.

All the flying insects were enveloped within, and under Wu Junzheng's divine soul tracking, not a single one was spared!
With a cold snort, all the flying insects in the black inscribed cage turned to ashes at the same time.

The aura of law emanated from his body, and Wu Jun, gazing at the fleeing crowd, said in a cold voice:

"No one is allowed to leave until the magistrate of Haiyuan City arrives!"

Just then, four golden and silver boys carried a sedan chair and arrived silently outside Wushi Town!

(End of this chapter)