Longevity Chronicles-Chapter 154 - 140 Tao Qian Strikes, Ten Thousand Arrows Pierce the Heart

Tao Qian swallowed the Bai Qin Relics and acquired the Bird Demons. When the Bird Demons devoured the Beautiful Corpse, the detailed methods of cultivation were also all known to Tao Qian.

To some extent, he could be considered an inheritor of the old monk's teachings.

However, between the two of them, it was clear that a transmission of teachings was impossible.

What existed between them could only be enmity.

Although Bai Qin had explicitly stated that he would not take Tao Qian's life, his actions in the Cultivation World were essentially tantamount to life-stealing vengeance.

Under normal circumstances, Tao Qian would have resisted at all costs.

But now, with the timing and the critical secret Tao Qian had just glimpsed, he had his own plans in mind, merely waiting for the right "moment" to act.

When the two rare consents were reached, suddenly, the Exotic Treasure called "Little Antarctic Magnetic Light Star Evil Net" was summoned back by the Infant Sect's Li Shantong.

Tang Xianzong, transformed into a Devil God Dharma Body, was too powerful, so much so that even an existence like Li Shantong had to exert all his strength to cope.

With the suppression lost, several Cavernous Mystery Demons including the Beautiful Corpse gained their freedom.

Each of them roared as they rose, and soon joined the increasingly frenzied Devil God Army, following majestically behind Tang Xianzong's massive devil body.

This scene instantly resonated with the descent of Demons, bringing chaos to the world.

Who could have imagined?

Among them, a significant presence who had already made a terrifying reputation in Southern Yue, the Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva, who could frighten children into silence at night, within her gigantic Heavenly Demon Buddha Mother Ming King Dharma Form, was actually supported by numerous Bird Demons.

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The original Beautiful Corpse was left with merely a layer of skin.

In movement, Tao Qian, through the eyes of the Beautiful Corpse, also saw the current scene on the battlefield.

With the death of Ji Xianxian, the fighting had already ceased.

The remaining approximately two to three hundred thousand soldiers of the World Suppressing Army, covered by the beautiful demon cloud and blown by the demon wind, began to fall one by one.

They each began to transform from "human" to Demon, sprouting tusks, sharp claws, fur, red eyes, hooves, scales, etc., roaring and bursting out of their armor.

In the blink of an eye, the previously heavily defeated Devil God Army directly received a huge replenishment, while the Human Clan was completely stripped of military protection, immediately flipping the situation to the worst possible scenario.

These images made Tao Qian suddenly recall seeing the Xuanpin Wind, spawned by the Xuanpin Heavenly Gate Ten Absolute Array, when he faced his second calamity at Meiling.

That strange wind was called one of the eleven calamities, capable of annihilating nature and spirit.

In effect, it also caused humans to mutate and fall, turning into demonic creatures.

Now it seemed, there were similarities between the two.

Yet on closer examination, they were also greatly different.

Those mutated by Xuanpin Wind would completely lose their minds, controlled by the deepest desires of their hearts.

But those transformed into Demons by Tang Xianzong, although temporarily losing their humanity, each still retained their mind and could think.

While Tao Qian was puzzled, the seemingly subdued Old Bai Qin Demon gave an answer then:

"This is the Heavenly Demon Nightmare Technique!"

"It's an ancient Magic Skill, capable of turning all beings into Demons."

"It is not about making people mutate and fall, but to directly transform them from Human Clan to Demons, the pure path of Demon."

During Bai Qin's explanation,

Tao Qian, controlling the Beautiful Corpse Skin, assumed the fiercest posture, squeezing aside other Great Demons, and unconsciously quickly approaching Tang Xianzong.

Meanwhile, Tang Xianzong in his Dharma Body had already clashed with Li Shantong.

The formidable Sect Master of the Infant Sect looked slightly disheveled.

Failing to save the two or three hundred thousand of the World Suppressing Army, he had to lead the group of Righteous cultivators back to Seeking Immortal County, throwing numerous Magical Treasures to envelop the entire county in a shield, beginning to withstand the demon cloud covering the earth, and the winds blowing from all directions.

Righteous pursuits shifting from offensive to defensive.

What was peculiar was that after Ji Xianxian's death, which totalled the conspiracy plan, the supposed-to-flee Mysterious Saint Qin Wuxiang,

was still lingering on the battlefield, turning into a slightly dim moon hanging under the beautiful flowing sticky clouds, seemingly not intending to leave but continuing to watch the progression of the battle.

Tang Xianzong didn't attack him but instead led hundreds of thousands of Demons, appearing outside the Seeking Immortal City.

Seeing this scene, Tao Qian, who knew some secrets, immediately speculated,

"That Qin Wuxiang emerged from a mysterious organization, seemingly, not the only Saint Heir; there must be some competition mechanism within."

"His support of Ji Xianxian ends with her death, signaling his defeat in the competition, and he will be punished upon his return."

"This guy lingering here might be contemplating changing allegiances to support Tang Xianzong now?"

"Tang Xianzong, who likely knew the terrifying power behind Qin Wuxiang for a long time, seeing him stay might be even more pleased, as having the opportunity, might bring him into his ranks to then restrain his wife Yin Susu's forces, as after all, Tang Xianzong is still just an uxorilocal son-in-law."

"Indeed, the demeanor of a cunning hero."

"But, can a Demon also become an Emperor?"

Although without evidence, Tao Qian inexplicably felt his guess was correct.

With these thoughts flashing by, the controlled Beautiful Corpse by Tao Qian was now very close to Tang Xianzong.

Despite the dissatisfaction of those Great Demons who were pushed aside, each being famed for the fearsome reputation of the Beautiful Corpse, every Demon swallowed their grievances, allowing the Beautiful Corpse to maneuver its devil body, waving its many arms forward.

Some bolder Demons whispered to each other behind her back, muttering:

"The Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva, indeed exactly as the rumors say."

"She usually has a penchant for handsome little monks, but when there is an opportunity to seize, she is also very willing to offer herself to the strong for pleasure."

"If not for that, do you think she would have such cultivation? Guess whether her Master in the Demon Buddha Temple is male or female?"

"I happen to know this, it's an extremely fierce monk."

Tao Qian was unaware that his actions were causing Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva to be slandered behind her back.

Even if he had known, he wouldn't have cared.

However, Bai Qin, that old thing, seemed to have heard something, and his chrysanthemum-like old face suddenly bloomed into a smile.

As Tao Qian drew closer to Tang Xianzong, it just so happened that he saw Tang Xianzong begin to bully Li Shantong, the sect master of the first great sect of Southern Yue. His huge devil body, towering into the clouds, seemed to not care about the many exotic treasures, let alone the divine skills of Li Shantong.

This demon, looking down closely at Seeking Immortal City,

did not make any attack.

It was not necessary.

As he approached, the beautiful clouds mixed with terrifying devil winds began to erode the county city.

Although Li Shantong and other righteous cultivators tried to control it with various magical treasures, there were still many oversights, causing many villagers in the city to be transformed into demons.

Tang Xianzong took delight in this, letting out a sharp laugh that was unsettling to the soul.

At the same time, he began to make moves that would destroy the defenses of Seeking Immortal County's ten thousand inhabitants.

He extended numerous skinless, bloody limbs, each reaching toward newly transformed soldiers of the World Suppressing Army, around the shantytowns built by the starving and refugees outside Seeking Immortal City, many boats on the Seeking Immortal River, and the Human Clan's loose cultivators who responded to the Summoning Immortal Token... and so on.

Their transformation into demons played directly into the eyes of the ten thousand inhabitants.

Unexpectedly, the scene was terrifying, but after a few more glances, it did not seem so frightful.

In fact, some seemed full of hope.

For example, within the palm of a bloody hand, clearly grabbed from the shantytown, were seven or eight children, each in tattered clothes, starved to bones, with dull eyes, seemingly lifeless like walking corpses.

But after being subjected to the Heavenly Demon Nightmare Technique, these children surprisingly got back on their feet, their emaciated bodies visibly swelling up and turning ruddy and full; in the blink of an eye, with external forms of pig demons and dog demons, the transformed demons were born, grunting.

Once transformed, their eyes immediately sparkled.

Lying in the palm of Tang Xianzong, they sniffed here, nudged there, even becoming playful.

No pain!

No torture!

Eight children, as if reborn.

Similar scenes continued to unfold around Seeking Immortal County.

Even Tao Qian was shocked by this scene, let alone the hundred thousand inhabitants of Seeking Immortal City who felt that certain concepts had been shattered.

Especially the next moment when Tang Xianzong's enticing voice came:

"Human Clan, are inherently fragile beings."

"Since the ancient era, we have struggled to survive like ants among many devils, abnormalities, and some inscrutable mysterious celestial phenomena."

"Until the Ancient Era, our ancestors used some special methods, such as sacrificing themselves to devils, thereby stealthily obtaining the power of devils to survive."

"This method is good, but not great, not thorough enough. Why not transform directly from Human Clan to a devil clan, shedding the mortal body, wielding a devil body with extraordinary power, and directly become the sovereigns of this world, wouldn't that be better?"

"I know you all must be expecting the protection of the cultivation sects, if the Ancestor God Forbidden Technique and Longevity Barrier were still in place, this would be feasible."

"Unfortunately, they are all gone, all the forbidden law barriers are shattered."

"The fragile Human Clan are directly exposed to the endless eyes of devils, and also to those terrifying beings from the Outer Realm... Come, as soon as you completely shed your human identity, you will immediately possess extraordinary power, without having to beg these hypocritical cultivators for protection."

"Come, shed your mortal body, join us, become my subjects."

"I, Tang Xianzong, shall establish the Earth Devil Country in this realm."

It is hard to imagine, Tang Xianzong hadn't really made a move, achieving something extremely terrifying with just a few words.

Inside Seeking Immortal County, at least half of the inhabitants began to mutate after hearing those words, shedding their Human Clan skin, transforming into a devil clan.

This scene shocked many.

It even made many cultivators start to ponder the right and wrong of it.

Tang Xianzong, with those thousands of arms, displayed a scene of life evolution in his palms, and with a background of great demons arrayed behind him, poised in the beautiful clouds and devil wind storm, almost appeared as a fleshly saint, mighty and sublime, blinding to behold.

Yet, Li Shantong, who was bursting with boundless anger and seemed about to do something, ended up looking like someone who overestimated his own ability, futilely trying to block the Human Clan's urge to establish a new nation, playing the villain.

At this moment, an exclamation from Bai Qin passed through Tao Qian's mind.

"Not good, Tang Xianzong is trying to force Li Shantong into a breakthrough to battle him."

"With the Devil God Origin that Tang Xianzong possesses now, even if Li Shantong breaks into Ultimate Happiness Realm, he is no match for him."

"As long as he kills Li Shantong, he can take the opportunity to attack the Ten Thousand Infant Sect and completely eliminate the last obstacle blocking him from transforming Southern Yue into a devil nation."

As Bai Qin exclaimed, Tao Qian could no longer afford to slowly push through Tang Xianzong's devil guards.

Beneath that devil cloud, the Heavenly Demon Buddha Mother Dharma Form suddenly unleashed ten thousand feet of Buddha Light, and amid the chant of Buddha, those numerous arms waved various magic artifacts, and in a moment, flattened dozens of blocking demons into mush.

Despite the size disparity between their devil bodies, Tang Xianzong's being far greater,

at that moment, the controlled Beautiful Corpse suddenly spoke.

That vast Buddha chant spread across the battlefield.

Every uttered phrase gnawed like a Heart Demon, directly at Tang Xianzong's seemingly robust spirit.

"Tang Xianzong, at this very moment, your beloved wife Yin Susu is watching you make your achievements while frolicking with a Male Courtesan."

"Tang Xianzong, as the son of Zhang Yuanji, the Taiping Army General, yet you betray the Human Clan, playing the traitor, no wonder Zhang Yuanji refuses to recognize you."

"Tang Xianzong, you paint a rosy picture of the devil clan, but have you ever thought, all those created by the Nightmare Technique are just blood food for that Heavenly Demon, including yourself."

"Boom!"

What is the torment of a thousand arrows piercing the heart? That was what Tang Xianzong was suffering now.

ps: No lull in the next chapter.