The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

"The Life and Death Talisman, as the name suggests, is a martial art that makes life worse than death! The so-called talisman is the ice shards that were previously injected into your body. They will continuously circulate in your body according to the theory of meridian flow in traditional Chinese medicine, as well as the changes of Yin and Yang, and the transformation of the Five Elements and Six Phases. The effect is what you are feeling now. Of course, this is only the initial state. If there is no antidote to suppress it, it will quickly start the second stage of torment after the first stage ends, and the degree of discomfort will become more and more intense until the person afflicted by the talisman can no longer endure the torment of the Life and Death Talisman and commits suicide to be completely freed."

"So, if you don't want to become neither human nor ghost because of the Life and Death Talisman, I advise you to cooperate with me. Otherwise, I'll probably just have to watch helplessly as you, this beauty, disappear before my eyes."

That's right, the one Yue Buqun used was the very same Life and Death Talisman that Wu Xingyun of the Xiaoyao Sect used to control the subordinates of the Thirty-Six Islands and Seventy-Two Caves!

As for how Ishihara Sho, who had never been to the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, mastered such martial arts and the corresponding antidote...

Just like how he obtained the Longevity Manual even though he had never been to the world of Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty, it was all done through missions that allowed the trial participants of the Nightmare Space to go to the corresponding worlds to learn and steal it.

Therefore, Shi Yuanzhang not only possessed the Life and Death Talisman, but also other skills within the Xiaoyao Sect such as the Northern Darkness Divine Art, the Lesser Formless Art, the Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies Supreme Art, and the Lingbo Steps.

It's just that because his own level is too high and the world he's been to is too powerful, he hasn't had the chance to use it.

Unexpectedly, it proved effective in his portrayal of Yue Buqun.

"What exactly do you want to do?" Blue Phoenix, who had personally experienced the power of the Life and Death Talisman and was already unable to bear the torment any longer, asked through gritted teeth.

"Just like I said at the beginning, I came here to steal your fragrance and jade, but that was just a side thing. My real purpose is the Five Poisons Sect that you lead." Yue Buqun answered slowly and deliberately, ignoring Lan Fenghuang's changed expression.

After saying that, he raised his hand and released several bursts of energy into Lan Fenghuang's acupoints, temporarily relieving her pain from the Life and Death Talisman.

"This effect will only relieve you of the torment of the Life and Death Talisman for half an hour. Once that time is up, the effect of the Life and Death Talisman will immediately return. As for whether you can obtain an antidote from me to temporarily suppress the effects of the Life and Death Talisman afterward, that depends on your performance," Yue Buqun said slowly and leisurely.

"Sect Leader Yue, you should also know that our Five Poisons Sect is a subordinate organization of the Sun Moon Divine Sect. We cannot betray it as easily as we wish." Lan Fenghuang struggled to stand up and looked at Yue Buqun, who had taken her place, with a serious expression.

"I didn't say you were to openly betray the Demonic Sect. You can continue to be subordinate organizations of the Demonic Sect, and then work for me and pay tribute in secret," Yue Buqun said very openly.

"Then what does the sect leader want our Five Poisons Sect to do?" Lan Fenghuang pressed.

Moreover, he was very tactful and immediately changed the title from "Master Yue," which was used to address outsiders, to "Master," a title more like that used to address one's own leader.

Therefore, those who could rise to become leaders in the treacherous environment of ancient martial arts circles were certainly not simple characters.

"We cultivators have always valued wealth, location, methods, and companions, among which wealth is the most important. Whether it's expanding our power, training subordinates, purchasing auxiliary medicinal materials for cultivation, or rewarding disciples, we can't do without money. Therefore, my purpose in taking your Five Poisons Sect is very simple: wealth!" After a pause, Yue Buqun continued to Lan Fenghuang, whose expression had slightly changed, "Of course, I understand that as a subordinate organization of the Demonic Sect, you also have an obligation to pay tribute to the Demonic Sect. So I won't go so far as to exterminate you. As for money, I only need half of what your Five Poisons Sect pays to the Demonic Sect, but for the rest, I need your Five Poisons Sect to supplement it with various medicinal materials!"

"We'll exchange money for medicine at the time, otherwise..."

Although Yue Buqun didn't explain the rest of the story clearly, Lan Fenghuang, who had already guessed what the outcome would be, couldn't help but change her expression, and her body trembled subconsciously.

"Where does the sect leader plan to conduct the transaction?" Lan Fenghuang asked again after a moment of silence, somewhat resigned.

"It's in the Sichuan-Chongqing region. As for the exact location, you can send someone to Mount Hua to inform me after you've determined it," Yue Buqun said after thinking for a moment.

After all, the Five Poisons Sect needs to maintain its current identity while paying tribute to Mount Hua, so it can't afford to be careless and secretive.

"Of course, if you really can't find a place, you can find someone unrelated to you to open a security escort agency in the city, and then just send the supplies to Mount Hua by escorting goods," Yue Buqun suggested after thinking for a moment.

"I will consider it carefully," Lan Fenghuang replied.

---Aside---

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Chapter 673 Blue Phoenix

"By the way, do you know how to refine Gu?" Yue Buqun glanced at Lan Fenghuang noncommittally and asked again.

"Gu? I have heard of that thing, but our Five Poisons Sect has been established in Yunnan and Guizhou for almost two hundred years. Neither I nor the sect's records have any clues about Gu. Why would the sect leader suddenly think of such a thing?" Lan Fenghuang asked in surprise.

"You call yourselves the Five Poisons Sect, yet you can't even refine Gu poison. Thumbs down," Yue Buqun said disappointedly.

"Go and find a centipede, and then bring over your Five Poisons Sect's signature internal cultivation technique. Since you've become my subordinate, Yue Buqun, it won't do if your martial arts skills are too poor."

"Centipede? Okay, then please wait a moment."

With that, Lan Fenghuang grabbed a blue gauze dress from the side, put it on, and turned to leave her boudoir.

Then, not long after, he came back carrying a small earthenware jar.

"Sect Leader, here is the centipede you requested," Lan Fenghuang said, handing the pottery jar to Yue Buqun.

Yue Buqun did not take it, but instead flicked his finger, and a gust of wind quickly struck the cloth stopper at the mouth of the pottery jar, causing the stopper to fly up and a visible light purple mist to quickly spread out.

Without hesitation, Blue Phoenix immediately dropped the jar and leaped backward.

Clearly, this smoke was not a good thing, but some kind of incurable poison. Otherwise, as one of the most skilled poison users in the Five Poisons Sect, Lan Fenghuang would not have needed to appear so nervous.

Yue Buqun didn't pay any attention. He first used his inner strength to wrap the poison that was about to disperse, compressing it into a ball. Then, he flicked his finger and flicked it out the window like a marble. Only then did he reach out and grab the pottery jar that was about to fall to the ground, and peered inside at the centipede.

Unfortunately, he is already dead.

"Looks like you haven't learned your lesson yet," Yue Buqun said coldly, casually tossing the useless pottery jar aside.

Lan Fenghuang didn't speak, but just looked at Yue Buqun cautiously.

"In that case, enjoy the punishment a little longer."

With a thought, the energy that had been injected into Lan Fenghuang's body inexplicably dissipated, releasing the suppression of the Life and Death Talisman and plunging Lan Fenghuang back into that terrible state of being torn apart by a thousand ants, a state that made her wish she were dead.

Yue Buqun ignored her and casually watched Lan Fenghuang rolling around on the ground, scratching her body incessantly.

As for whether the sound will attract attention.

All you need to do is press the silence point on Blue Phoenix when she shouts.

When it comes to adapting to the environment, acupressure techniques are no less effective than magical methods.

……

It wasn't until much later that the first wave of torment from the Life and Death Talisman ended.

At this moment, Lan Fenghuang was no longer the pretty and beautiful woman she had been when they first met. Her fair skin was covered with dirt and dust, and her body was covered with thin, long, blood-red marks. Some were deep, some were shallow, and some even broke through the flesh, from which fresh blood flowed out.

Sweat covered her forehead and soaked her hair, making her look as disheveled as could be, like a beggar from the Dirty Clothes School, completely devoid of her elegant and noble image.

He lay on his back on the ground, panting heavily, enjoying the rare relief after the ordeal.

Unfortunately, her good mood didn't last long. In less than five minutes, an even stronger itching sensation reappeared from all over her body, causing Lan Fenghuang's expression to change, and she once again entered a terrifying state of being unable to live or die.

Especially after Yue Buqun started a new round of torture, he once again struck the acupoints on Lan Fenghuang's body that were specifically designed to amplify sensations. The itching sensation, which Lan Fenghuang might have been able to endure for a while, was instantly magnified three to five times, completely exceeding Lan Fenghuang's limit of endurance. So, after a short while, Lan Fenghuang, who was unable to speak or make a sound due to the acupoints being struck, endured the pain, turned over, knelt on the ground, and bowed to Yue Buqun.

"You've learned your lesson?" Yue Buqun asked slowly and deliberately.

Lan Fenghuang did not answer, but continued to kowtow.

Yue Buqun smiled with satisfaction before making another move, using a special technique to suppress the effects of the Life and Death Talisman.

Lan Fenghuang let out a long sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

After a while.

"Bring me your Five Poisons Sect's signature martial arts technique, as well as the technique that only you, as the sect leader, can cultivate. Also, go and get a few centipedes." After Lan Fenghuang had recovered some of her strength, Yue Buqun gave the order again.

"Yes." Lan Fenghuang resignedly agreed, got up, went to a corner of the room, and took out the Five Poisons Sect's supreme martial art, the Five Poisons True Scripture, from a hidden corner. She respectfully presented it to Yue Buqun, and after he accepted it, she turned around and left the room to carry out Yue Buqun's other instructions.

Then, a moment later, Lan Fenghuang returned with a pottery jar and a secret manual.

Following the same method, Yue Buqun first used his internal energy to open the plug on the tube, and only after confirming that there was no problem did he take the manual and the jar together.

Then, Yue Buqun tossed the manual aside, used his palm, which was enveloped in internal energy, to guide the large centipede out of the jar and onto his palm. Then, following the method of refining the corpse gu that he had learned from Liu Yiyi in the world of Under One Person, he began to refine the centipede in his hand with his internal energy...

It wasn't that he didn't want to refine other Gu worms, but the only Gu he could access in Under One Person was the Corpse Control Gu passed down in Liu Yiyi's family. As for others, he hadn't been in contact with Chen Duo'er, and Qinghe Village in Miao territory was very xenophobic. They wouldn't entertain outsiders who weren't company employees. Even if he developed a virtual game that allowed the supernatural beings to fight without restraint, it would still be the same.

Therefore, the understanding of the inheritance of Gu is not very detailed.

However, it's not a big problem. He has enough knowledge and experience. As long as he can refine the Corpse Control Gu with his internal energy, he will have plenty of ways to develop the corresponding Gu-refining techniques...

……

It's unclear whether it's because Yue Buqun's internal energy quality is high enough—he's a Grandmaster in Huang Yi's world, two steps above the Innate Realm, and his primordial spirit power is sufficient. Although the quality of his internal energy can't yet reach the exact same level as the Innate Qi known in the Under One Person world, the overall effect is already quite similar.

So it didn't take him long to refine the centipede in his hand into a corpse-controlling gu, and then he didn't hold back and attacked Lan Fenghuang directly.

Fearing further torment, Lan Fenghuang didn't dare to dodge, closing her eyes and letting the centipede fall on her.

Then she felt as if something had been added to her body.

"Not bad, it seems my plan will succeed." Yue Buqun said with satisfaction.

He then picked up the Five Poisons Sect's internal energy manual again and began reading it slowly and deliberately.

Chapter 674 Continuing to Guide the Martial World

After a while.

"The idea is good, but unfortunately, the creator's level and insight are far from sufficient. He failed to establish the desired effect through internal energy cultivation, resulting in a inferior outcome. It's a pity that the original idea was wasted." Yue Buqun put down the manual in his hand after finishing reading the Five Poisons Sect's supreme martial art, the Five Poisons True Scripture, and sighed with some regret.

"Is this all the contents of the Five Poisons Scripture?"

"Yes," Lan Fenghuang nodded affirmatively.

"Then why does it seem like a lot of content is missing?" Yue Buqun pressed.

"That's because our Five Poisons Sect experienced several internal conflicts, causing the loss of its heritage. Fortunately, some fragments and parts of the content were passed down to the sect's elders as rewards, which is why it was able to be restored afterward. However, most of the essence was lost. Therefore, completing the Five Poisons True Scripture became one of the main tasks of us, the later leaders of the Five Poisons Sect," Lan Fenghuang explained.

“No wonder the text felt a bit messy, like it wasn’t written by one person,” Yue Buqun said suddenly. “But it doesn’t matter. As long as the original intent isn’t lost, it’s not a problem for me at all.”

"By the way, go wash up first, then come back to serve me. The antidote for the Life and Death Talisman, and the brand-new Five Poisons Scripture, will be your reward for your loyalty and service. As for the effects of the Three Corpse Brain God Pill left in your body by the Demonic Sect, I will also find a way to help you resolve it, but only if you demonstrate corresponding value, otherwise..."

"Yes, I understand," Lan Fenghuang said, her eyes flashing.

Afterwards, Lan Fenghuang turned and left the room to go to another room to wash up and apply medicine...

After all, the wounds on her body weren't large; they were all scratched with her fingernails, but they were all over her body and varied in depth. If she didn't treat them quickly, they could very likely leave scars in the future. For a woman like her, this was an absolutely important matter and could not be taken lightly.

Even though she was a so-called "heroine of the martial world" who didn't care about certain things, she didn't want to become ugly unless absolutely necessary.

After all, she was a woman first, and a heroine of the martial arts world only later.

……

Half an hour later, Lan Fenghuang returned to her room, having changed into clean clothes.

"Come here." Yue Buqun beckoned to Lan Fenghuang.

Being at the mercy of others, Lan Fenghuang, no matter how unwilling she was, could only grit her teeth and suppress her killing intent as she walked up to Yue Buqun under the threat of the Life and Death Talisman, only to be pulled into Yue Buqun's arms...

What happened next was something that is both entertaining and indescribable, and can only be seen on certain special websites.

I won't describe it here.