Longevity Chronicles-Chapter 87 - 82: Beautiful Corpse Opens Meridians, Thunder Evil Crystal Pill

"All appearances are but illusions."

This Buddhist verse seemed to carry supreme mana.

It not only extinguished the hundreds of Bird Demons that trampled over the mountains, but also, as the patchy Shariputra descended into the Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva's Physical Body prison, gradually dissolved the millions of Peacock Demon Feathers and likewise the Ten Thousand Feet of Buddha Light.

The crowd only saw the Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva, who had returned to her original form, collapsing back onto the lotus throne.

Her peerless beautiful face was filled with resentment and hatred.

With both hands clutching her abdomen, her chilling howls echoed, "Bai Qin, Great Freedom Temple, if this vengeance is not avenged, I, the Beautiful Corpse, will never enter the realm of the Demon Buddha."

As this vow was made, the lotus throne was already shooting towards Iron Buddha Mountain.

As the Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva's thoughts moved through the air, and with the mountain covered with dead demon bodies and suffused with blood energy, the "Hundred Demon Embryo Blood Refining Array" that Xiao Meiniang had disrupted once again rose up.

Many Evil Cultivators hesitated at this moment, with quite a few considering this an opportunity to flee.

To follow the "Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva," get a free ride, and perhaps even establish an Earthly Demon Buddha Kingdom to wantonly consume Blood Food was naturally a good prospect.

But now it seemed that this Great Demon of a notorious reputation could not always blaze with demon flames.

Just when they had finally turned the tables and were about to suppress the Righteous led by Xiao Meiniang, out of nowhere Bai Qin appeared. Although he came and went quickly, their confrontation undoubtedly had Bai Qin gaining the upper hand, severely cutting down the Beautiful Corpse's reputation.

If the ones above could not maintain control, it was perfectly normal for the underlings to think of escaping.

As for the fierce Daoists from Fire God Temple, Wind Thunder Cliff, Taisu Sword Sect, and Tianhe Sect, they had already fled when the Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva manifested the "Heavenly Demon Buddha Mother Ming King Dharma Form."

Tao Qian had no time to react. Pan Hongniang, who had been closely holding on to him, suddenly leaned over and whispered, "Do not act rashly; this is not the right moment."

After all, being an Evil Cultivator who had cultivated for over a hundred years, this Nongyu Immortal also had exceptional insight.

Some Evil Cultivators taking advantage of the reactivation of the array barely escaped from the dilapidated Iron Buddha Mountain, and just as their faces showed relief from their narrow escape, their bodies burst one by one, their flesh and life essence directly refined by the Array.

The Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva, seated on the lotus throne, did not even glance at it and went straight into the main hall.

The Naked Saintess, the giant troll baby demon, the Wolf Demon, the Python Demon, and the Yin Yang Elder, among a group of Great Demons, all followed closely behind.

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A moment later, a new edict from the Bodhisattva echoed,

"Reconstruct Iron Buddha Mountain, and issue a new Demon Summoning order!"

"All demons from within and outside of Southern Yue are welcome to come."

"In half a month, this Bodhisattva desires to establish the Earthly Demon Buddha Kingdom and open the lineage of the Beautiful Corpse."

"At the time of establishing the lineage, you will all have the opportunity to become my disciples and practice the Sublime Dharma of the Beautiful Corpse, where the Great Dao can be expected."

"Boom!"

As expected, as soon as the edict was announced, the previously tense atmosphere on Iron Buddha Mountain instantly erupted into cheers.

Most of the surviving demons and Evil Cultivators on the mountain were core forces of the Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment Realms.

They had some strength but no backing, and their futures were bleak.

This new edict from the Bodhisattva, however, gave them hope—just as those Righteous Loose Cultivators all wished to join the Twelve Major Daoist Sects and the great temples of the Buddhist Sect.

Evil Cultivator Magicians also thirsted to join in the terrifying Demon Buddhist Temples and the Evil Sect.

But in the past, they had no way in.

Now, with the Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva possibly introducing them, who could resist?

Though the Beautiful Corpse had just lost face to Bai Qin, it also indirectly proved that the Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva had been recognized by the venerable monks of the Great Freedom Temple, as a Great Demon who had mastered the secret techniques of demons, Buddhas, and devils combined.

Tao Qian even saw that Pan Hongniang, who had initially thought of secretly fleeing with his Puppet Body, now also showed hesitation and temptation in her eyes.

She glanced at the half-ruined Five Lustful Peach Blossoms Banner and finally sighed with resignation,

"Fei'er, let us, master and disciple, stay for now. If the Buddha Master really opens the lineage of the Beautiful Corpse, we will also have a chance to switch to cultivating those Supreme Methods from the Guanyin Temple and the Demon Buddha Temple, which would indeed be an excellent path."

"Although the Dao Path of Hongniang has little hope, I cannot hold you back. The Five Lusts Enchanting Immortal Scripture may also be a splendid method, but even if you successfuly cultivate it, not to mention encountering a Bodhisattva like that, even those four Daoists, that Xiao Meiniang, could easily kill you with a hand wave."

Listening to this heartfelt confession, Tao Qian found himself speechless for a moment, simply returning his body to his original self, allowing it to act as it wished.

...

As the commotion ended, Xiao Meiniang, leading the experts from the Great Sects within Southern Yue, announced the results of their second expedition against the Iron Buddha Temple.

Although Master Xiao and the others, except for the fierce four Daoists, had been injured by the counterattack of the Beautiful Corpse, they had rescued people and slaughtered their way through Iron Buddha Mountain, which could be considered a great victory.

The process had been full of twists and turns. Although Tao Qian was in Seeking Immortal County,

His sense of involvement was in no way lessened.

After all, he had provided the key information that had allowed Master Xiao to break the Blood Refining Array at the start.

Taking advantage of his "Puppet Body," Tao Qian had also fully participated in the subsequent battles.

At this moment, Tao Qian was meditating in a quiet room within the Star-picking Pavilion.

He sat cross-legged, his eyes slightly closed, his mind examining the details of the two treasures he had gained tonight.

The Puppet Body was far too feeble to have obtained them through battle.

The two items that surprised Tao Qian had both come from the Wild Leek Demon—

One a red crystal coal ball and the other a twilight light bubble.

Of course, both had proper names, and their origins were not ordinary.

"The black lump is called a 'Thunder Evil Crystal Pill,' born from the feces of an Exotic Beast in Wild Man Mountain. That beast often ventures to a malevolent place beyond the realm to consume the thunder evil qi. If it overeats one day, it will expel the indigestible, most ferocious thunder evil qi, occasionally forming stable crystal pills containing the rampant essence of thunder evil. Triggered by Source Qi, they possess terrifying destructive power."

"The egg sac is known as 'Evil Star Essence,' also a unique product of Wild Man Mountain. Within it, countless glimmers can cause essentially all living beings, including the Human Clan, to actively mutate and fall into degeneracy. If a creature is already undergoing mutation, this item can greatly speed up the process. Once the egg membrane is torn, it will contaminate all living beings nearby, even inanimate objects."

"Both items seem to be those kinds that harm both others and oneself."

"However, in Tao Qian's eyes, if used correctly, these two items could bring about great effects."

"They are treasures indeed; I must find an opportunity to retrieve the two from the Puppet Body."

Tao Qian mumbled to himself in his heart.

"If it were any other time, Tao Qian would have been even more delighted, for acquiring these two items had been effortless, as if they had simply been there for the taking in a corner."

"But now, Tao Qian was not in the mood for it."

After quickly scanning through this information, Tao Qian suddenly started to formally review everything he had witnessed tonight:

"Let's not mention anything else; just the techniques of Master Xiao alone were enough to terrify."

"His strange method for breaking formations, the terrifying power of the 'Ten Thousand Infant Life Extending Scissors,' his furious battle with the Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva, as well as the makeshift demon extermination plan that wasn't particularly refined but hastily put together, and those Killing Life Navels that struck down evil children everywhere across the mountains… All of these showed Tao Qian the fierceness of a Great Cultivator."

"In comparison, the infinitely gentle and magnanimous beautiful woman he had encountered several times before... Tao Qian could only sigh at the deadly contrast."

"Then there was the formation set by the nine experts encircling the Beautiful Corpse, the four brutal Daoists, and lastly the seemingly ordinary, yet utterly shocking entrance of the Bai Qin Old Monk."

"The Divine Skill known as the 'Great Freedom Heart Light Escape Technique,' which Tao Qian could tell the Old Monk used to assist Master Xiao from a thousand miles away in defending against the Meat Amber deluge and the Heavenly Demon Buddha Mother Demon Light."

"By all accounts, at such a distance,"

"Even the fastest Subterranean Evasion Speed should not have been fast enough to take action."

"But the Old Monk managed it, his escape technique was so fast it was akin to 'thought becomes action.' It was truly the epitome of speed."

"Then came his reveal of a shocking identity, and the fight with the Beautiful Corpse that started quickly and ended just as swiftly."

"These scenes echoed in Tao Qian's mind."

"Judging from what the Bai Qin Old Monk said about himself, he was indeed the mastermind behind the disaster in Tuo County years ago."

"Deliberately spreading the 'Bai Qin Play' and secretly providing the Bai Qin Spirit Blood, creating many Bird Demons artificially. He was likely refining for tonight's show of that terrifying Divine Skill that overturned the Heavenly Demon Buddha Mother Ming King Dharma Form."

"But afterward, he was converted and taken in by the monks of the Great Freedom Temple, entering the Buddhist Sect."

"The old man in the book, wrapped in a tattered kasaya and holding a broken Iron Bowl, must have been the senior brother mentioned by Bai Qin."

"I just don't understand what brought him here today?"

"Saving Hui Xin was one thing, but could the second be to imitate the story of Buddha and the Peacock Ming King, to burst open his belly and become a Buddha on the spot?"

"But that's wrong. The Buddha of yore did not enter the Peacock's belly as a Shariputra. The Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva who betrayed Guanyin Temple would surely know of this tale, so how could she allow Bai Qin Old Monk to use herself as Cultivation Resources?"

"Under the scrutiny of all, Bai Qin most certainly reached nirvana on the spot…"

As Tao Qian's thoughts flashed to this point, he shook his head and stopped.

"Although I have been 'schooled' by Lin Xiaohua and my cultivation knowledge has greatly improved,"

"Such profound secrets are naturally beyond my capacity to conjecture, and Lin Xiaohua too would be incapable."

Here Tao Qian was replaying everything, in fact, still shocked by the scenes he had witnessed tonight.

"He had seen battles of magic and fighting before, but such a level, appearing almost mythological, still made Tao Qian yearn."

"With such remarkable power, indeed, Immortals are worth cultivating toward."

"I seek longevity, as well as mighty power."

"After fixing this Daoist will and intent, Tao Qian silently made up his mind: Tomorrow, he would see Lin Xiaohua again for the last lesson."

"Then, borrowing the 'Infant Mother Origin Pearl,' he would find a secluded place to go into retreat, to see if he could step into the Qi Refining Realm in one fell swoop, get the roadmap to the Mountain Gate, and take Master Xiao's recommendation letter."

"If he could then enter the Spirit Treasure Sect, would the Great Dao not also be within reach?"

"…"

While Tao Qian was indulging in his daydreams, back at the Medicine King Temple,

Bang!

"The leader of the Changchun Society was once again stepped on by a pair of black-faced boots."

"This time, not only did his eyes lack any trace of resentment, but they were also filled with extreme fear, as if his whole body began to tremble."

"You fool, damned fool."

With that insult, another fierce stomp sent him flying.

"Yet bizarrely, after spewing a mouthful of blood, he bore the pain and ran back."

He fell to his knees, crawled to where Hong Youhu was standing in his Daoist robe, looking unusually demonic, and with his tongue licked frantically at Hong Youhu's somewhat dirty boots.

"Before he could clean them, another kick came, and with a 'snap,' his shoulder was shattered, sending him flying like a rag doll."

"While still in mid-air, they heard Hong Youhu's exceedingly dangerous voice:"

"I ordered you to monitor any movements of Xiao Meiniang and to immediately relay any changes, to maintain the balance of power between the two sides."

"But you, you fool, had no idea that Xiao Meiniang was planning to attack the Iron Buddha Temple tonight again, nor did you know that the crazy woman had secretly called on the 'Lingxiao Demon-suppressing Sword Array' from the Wudang Sect, forcing the Beautiful Corpse to reveal her Heavenly Demon Dharma Body. You're even dumber than a pig."

"Tell me, what use do I have for you?"

"Ah, you tell me."

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