Longevity Chronicles-Chapter 82 - 79: Surprising Gains, Jade Navel Evil Child

In the depths of the quiet bamboo forest, amidst the secluded Zen rooms, Tao Qian was witnessing a very peculiar eating scene.

Despite his bizarre appearance, the green-haired youth Shan Jiu, who was cute by some standards, was now smiling broadly with shimmering saliva streaming down his cheeks.

Between the narrow slits of his eyes, a dismal green light spilled out, casting the Zen room in an eerie glow akin to a haunted house.

Then, from beneath his emerald Daoist robe, there came a rustling sound as tender, fresh, snow-white whiskers, emitting the fragrance of soil and grass, wriggled and surged forth. They were densely packed, exuding a formidable vital essence that made Tao Qian envious.

These fine whiskers split into three groups, and the first to suffer was the big cow thigh. The devil meat, tough enough that only a Magical Treasure could harm it, was pierced as easily as tofu when the tender whiskers stabbed into it.

Next was the skull. The gray-white filariae sensed danger and screeched, launching an attack on the whiskers, but to no avail. Seemingly endless, the whiskers grew tirelessly amidst the fragrance until, having fed all the parasites, the newly grown tendrils slowly enveloped the entire skull.

The blood clots were the easiest, pierced directly through without any difficulty.

In the space of a few breaths, the flesh, blood, and brain matter all dissolved, turning into strands of pure essence qi that were swallowed by the whiskers.

During the process, Shan Jiu maintained a silly smile on his face, with drooling and green light mingling in a peculiar, eerie way.

Tao Qian finally understood why, at the earlier banquet, this youth had been indifferent to the fragrant roasted meat and fine wine.

"It's not that he doesn't eat," Tao Qian realized, "it's that he dismisses those lower grade meats."

"His diet consists of the flesh and blood of all higher-grade demons... no, possibly of all high-level life forms?"

At this thought, Tao Qian's expression grew more solemn.

It was precisely at this moment that the satiated Shan Jiu's foolish face regained its liveliness.

The crystal-clear saliva at the corner of his mouth was "sucked" back with a swish, and he smacked his lips twice, commenting with lingering satisfaction, "Delicious, they were all delicious, especially the worms. They've got a nice chew to them."

Seeing Tao Qian looking at him, he mistook it for his new friend wanting him to fulfill a promise.

He was just about to introduce the many Magical Treasures he wore, when suddenly a new question was thrown at him.

"Mr. Shan, your way of eating seems quite convenient. What are your usual culinary preferences, and have you ever eaten a human?"

Tao Qian asked nonchalantly, but who would have expected Shan Jiu's face to change dramatically upon hearing the latter question.

The comical expression instantly turned to one of panic, and he waved his hands frantically, saying, "Human? You can't eat that stuff, man. Shan Jiu wants to try everything, but the only thing he can't eat is humans."

As if to lend credibility to his claim, Shan Jiu leaned in close and whispered mysteriously:

"Let me tell you a secret, Daoist friend; once upon a time, there was a Master on Wild Man Mountain who had really high cultivation, but one day, a half-dead person fell from the sky, and the Master, having a big appetite and being stingy, refused to share with us; he just gobbled it up in one bite."

"Then something very terrible happened—the Master exploded."

"That day, it rained red flesh all over Wild Man Mountain."

"Shan Jiu was still young at the time, but he will never forget that scene. It scared the life out of me."

"From that day on, many of us Little Demons on Wild Man Mountain resolved never to eat humans. But it's strange; after leaving Wild Man Mountain, I discovered that some humans mysteriously turn into demons or Alien Species. Then I could eat them again, and they were quite tasty."

After Shan Jiu finished speaking, Tao Qian was at a loss for words for a moment.

The green-haired youth seemed to speak in riddles, and his story was certainly odd.

But upon deeper reflection, it made sense.

The reason he didn't eat humans was probably that as a child he had witnessed that horrendous scene, leaving a psychological scar.

As for the "Wildman Mountain Master" exploding into a rain of blood after eating a human, perhaps it was simply bad luck that he had consumed a Great Cultivator who was about to Mutate or become Fallen Demon?

But after the explosion of the Master, capable of causing meat rain over an entire mountain, how large must his original form have been?

Tao Qian was pondering this when he was mistaken by Shan Jiu for having no interest in the jingling treasures he carried.

The youth was anxious—how could this be allowed?

Shan Jiu always treated friends with equal respect and fair-mindedness; he could not take advantage of his Daoist friend.

Thinking this way, Shan Jiu suddenly moved closer to Tao Qian again, reluctantly handing over a small green wallet with gritted teeth, saying:

"Daoist friend, if you don't fancy the treasures on my person, then take a look at the contents of my Leek Bag. These are all items that I have collected over many years. There are treasures from the outer world, food that I have stored for a long time, and special products from our Wild Man Mountain... You may take two items, only two, no more."

Upon hearing this, Tao Qian wanted to decline once more.

By now, he could see that this Wild Leek Demon, though very peculiar, was not inherently bad, and given his strong hoarding instincts, taking his belongings would undoubtedly pain him.

However, upon hearing the key phrase "special products from Wild Man Mountain," Tao Qian's interest was piqued.

Anyone who repeatedly heard the Wild Leek Demon mention it would find Wild Man Mountain quite fascinating.

Curious to discover the special products, Tao Qian reached out to take the verdant wallet, and as soon as his divine thought entered, his mind was triggered to perceive:

Record Name: Leek Bag.

Record Type: alien.

Record Description: Originally a small pouch on the Wild Leek Demon "Shan Jiu." When he achieved his path, this object came into existence with him, hiding a small world inside that changes according to Shan Jiu's will and grows with his cultivation realm. Any non-living matter may enter, but if living beings do, they risk Mutation.

"Boom"

As Tao Qian had only scanned the description superficially and was about to be amazed, a miniature version of a colorful mountain landscape suddenly appeared before him.

An enormous space that could nearly accommodate the entire Iron Buddha Temple was engulfed in darkness.

Only in the center was there a mountain of unparalleled splendor; its irregular shape could only be described as peculiar. It had valleys and streams, countless cavities, and rugged strange rocks, interspersed with swathes of pitch-black forests, yet none of these caught Tao Qian's attention.

What truly captivated one's gaze was the radiant glow enveloping the mountain, where myriad colors intermingled, gushing and flowing like liquid, as if the stars of the heavens had been ground into dust and dispersed into the Tianhe, then cascaded down upon the mountain.

With the Record in his mind, Tao Qian almost immediately had a clear realization: this mountain was the very likeness of Wild Man Mountain.

Or rather, it was the image of Wild Man Mountain from the depths of Shan Jiu's soul.

At this moment, a voice came from outside, carrying Shan Jiu's proud and mischievous tone.

"Mr. Shan, if you want to get treasures, you'll have to rely on your eyes. I've hidden many treasures all over the place inside, remember you can only take two, don't take more than that."

"Between friends, we must be honest."

Upon hearing this, Tao Qian looked intently.

As expected, he saw that on the brilliant mountain, in various caves, within the forests, in the valleys, and even beside the mountain paths, there were plenty of muscles, alien objects, and Magical Treasures hidden.

Tao Qian could almost picture a green-haired youth hiding things all over the mountain, and he honestly thought that finding anything valuable on this mountain would indeed be difficult.

However, that was for other Cultivators.

Tao Qian did not need to exert much effort; he just had to follow that varying sense of "throb," and he could find the most valuable items.

Thus, just a few breaths later, Tao Qian locked onto two targets. After clearly discerning their shapes and hiding spots, a smile couldn't help but appear on the corner of his mouth. He retrieved the items with Divine Thought and immediately left the strange space.

The next moment, within the dilapidated Zen Room, brilliant twilight light flashed brightly, then faded quickly.

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In Tao Qian's palms, there was now an additional object in each hand.

One was a coal ball mixed with many fine red crystals, and the other was something like a bubble pack. Within a layer of membrane, it seemed to condense and wrap around billions of twilight rays, making it difficult for one to shift their gaze away once they looked at it; clearly, this object was the source of the brilliant light just now.

Shan Jiu came over, curious to see which of his treasures had been taken. Seeing it was these two items, he couldn't help but beam with joy and said with relief, "Phew, thank goodness, you didn't find my real treasure."

As he spoke, the green-haired youth carefully took back his emerald wallet and reverently placed it back inside his body.

Tao Qian looked at him seriously and did not say much.

Equally solemnly, he put away the two objects in his hands, but his eyes could not hide a flicker of delight.

Clearly, such findings were beyond his expectations.

Just as Tao Qian was thinking about whether to give up the rights to all "fallen objects" that would come next, and instead trade for treasures from Shan Jiu.

The green-haired youth in front of him seemed to sense something, suddenly looking disappointed.

He tugged at Tao Qian and headed outside the Zen Room, shouting as they ran:

"Quick, we must leave this place."

"We need to find a place to hide. Not only will there be no treasures to pick up tonight, but something terrible is also going to happen."

"If we don't hide well, it's very likely we'll lose our lives. I'm not afraid of dying, but I'm worried about you, Mr. Shan, being so weak. If you're not careful, you could be killed, and then I, Shan Jiu, would be friendless again."

Before Tao Qian could retort that it's very easy for Shan Jiu to be friendless with that way of speaking,

They stepped out of the Zen Room and were immediately met with a terrifying sight:

The entire Iron Buddha Mountain was nearly demolished.

Everywhere was scarred and battered, the corpses of Evil Cultivators and Alien Species lay everywhere. Some of these creatures had Mutated into even more terrifying forms after death and then were killed again. Thus, the original Buddhist ground had become indistinguishable from the Human World's Purgatory.

However, at this time, the demons' momentum was gradually recovering because those four dreadful Taoists had finally been intercepted by several Masters who had also become fierce.

Especially the "Naked Saintess", who, unbeknownst to when, had revealed her true form.

The infinite and endlessly squirming fresh red tapeworms enveloped Iron Buddha Mountain. Combined with several other Great Demons, they blocked all the attacks from the four Taoists.

At the same time, the damaged "Hundred Demon Embryo Blood Refining Array" was also crazily extracting the blood and Essence Qi from the perished demons, rapidly recovering.

The giant troll baby demon, while fighting the Great Cultivator with wind and thunder wings alone using strange Escape Skills and terrifying strength, also didn't forget to shout to the Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment Realm and below on Iron Buddha Mountain:

"My little ones, don't be afraid anymore."

"Just wait another twenty breaths. Once the Big Array recovers, we can refine these stinking Taoists to death."

"And that skanky Xiao Meiniang, I will make sure to... "

While the infant demon was boasting and venting,

Suddenly, the four Taoists seemed to be enraged. After exchanging glances,

The only female cultivator among them, a mature and beautiful woman from Tianhe Sect, cast a cold glance at the infant demon, and then suddenly took out a "Jade belt" from her bosom.

The Jade belt was about several feet long, crystal clear, and spiraled. An intense life essence Qi overflowed from it.

But more astonishing was the killing intent it contained.

Even the group of demons being sheltered on Iron Buddha Mountain could clearly feel the danger of that Jade belt at this moment.

The infant demon, who had just been bragging, suddenly showed a look of terror on its ugly face and then turned its head to shout towards the direction of the Naked Saintess:

"Saintess, quick, stop that Jade belt!"

"That's the 'Killing Life Navel' with hundreds of Evil Children inside who have killed countless lives."

"If you can't stop it, all the little demons on the mountain will be slaughtered."

"Xiao Meiniang has truly gone mad, even giving this thing to that woman ahead of time. She's determined to wipe us all out."

Before the infant demon could finish those words, the female cultivator from Tianhe Sect was already coldly throwing the Jade belt towards Iron Buddha Temple.

Boom!

The jade light, filled with malevolence, pierced through the tapeworm's defense circle, plummeting towards Iron Buddha Temple like a falling meteor.

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