Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 450 - 445 Qingjin God Shrimp, Sudden Change_1
"We are here to serve the young master with his bathing and dressing,"
Two Ji Family female cultivators of extraordinary bearing arrived at Jia Ren and Zhuo Chengdao’s chamber, offering their bodies in an attempt to bind Jia Ren and Zhuo Chengdao.
The survival of the Ji Family was at stake, and someone had to step forward. This was not considered a sacrifice, as being a True Disciple of a Divine Transformation Cultivator from Lingbao Sect was already the goal of countless cultivators. They were personages whom ordinary people could not hope to meet in their entire lives.
The Ji Family, despite being the tyrant of Taiyang Lake, was in fact a mid-sized family with just one Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivator. Girls from such a family could only dream of becoming the dao companion, much less a concubine, of a Lingbao Sect’s True Disciple. If they could spend a night of passion together and bear a child, it would be considered a reversal of their fates. This was also an opportunity to rewrite the destiny of the Ji Family.
The Ji Family’s connection to Lingbao Sect would gradually weaken without Ji Kongming as the bond, given their distance from the Sect. Only through a deep connection with the cultivators from Lingbao Sect could their relationship be maintained. With the prestige of Divinity Transformation True Disciples from Lingbao Sect, they could deter the petty and prevent being preyed upon by packs of wolves.
If the Ji Family could overcome this crisis and send a disciple with a Top Grade Spiritual Root into Lingbao Sect, the Ji Kong Lineage would certainly give them extra support and leave them with hope for the future.
Unfortunately, both Jia Ren and Zhuo Chengdao were the favored children of heaven from Lingbao Sect. With numerous female cultivators from both the Outer Gate and inner gates eagerly offering themselves up, the two men did not spare them a glance. How could they have eyes for the common powdered faces from the smaller places? How could these women compare themselves to the female cultivators from Lingbao Sect?
The result was obvious; the two women were directly ousted from the room.
Ji Xuyang personally paid a visit, wanting to apologize.
But the chamber was empty. Jia Ren and Zhuo Chengdao had vanished without a trace, leaving only a letter behind.
"We both have important Sect matters to attend to and hereby take our leave."
"Lingbao Sect will not forget old ties. Brother Kongming has made great contributions to the Sect. Just report this matter to Lingbao Sect, and someone will surely handle it."
Neither Jia Ren nor Zhuo Chengdao were fools. How could they fail to see the intentions of the Ji Family? Having no deep feelings for Ji Kongming, they didn’t want to entangle themselves with these troubles and promptly slipped away. The letter for the eighth brother still needed to be delivered; they left the rest to Lingbao Sect to handle.
Zhuo Chengdao and his Insect External Incarnation left together, while Jia Ren took advantage of the night to head to Taiyang Lake.
It was rare to visit Taiyang Lake; he wouldn’t come here specifically in the future. Having come to such a treasured place, how could he return empty-handed? Leaving the fishing to others would be time-consuming and laborious; nothing beat the efficiency of doing it himself.
With the Mirror Flower Divine Moon technique active, undetected by anyone, Jia Ren quietly made his way to the center of the lake.
"Weave a net!"
Streams of nature’s spiritual energy interwove, solidifying into a colossal Spirit Net of spiritual energy.
This was not a Spell but the application of nature’s spiritual energy by a Divine Transformation Cultivator. Once reaching the Divinity Transformation Stage, a cultivator could ’create’ Spells with spiritual energy at will, as if commands turned into laws. As long as one was in an area replete with spiritual energy, Spells would receive a boost from nature, dramatically increasing in power. One could continuously cast Spells for months without depleting their Spiritual Power.
In battles among Low-Order Cultivators, there was still the possibility of overcoming adversaries of higher ranks. However, upon reaching the Divinity Transformation Stage, the idea of a Nascent Soul Cultivator facing a Divine Transformation Cultivator was mere fantasy. A Divinity Transformation Cultivator became a ’transforming’ Spell cannon, capable of inundating other cultivators with relentless Spells.
Jia Ren tossed an Ancestral Fish Sage Pill into the Spirit Net, and its rich fragrance permeated the center of the lake.
In an instant, Taiyang Lake’s surface burgeoned with waves and ripples, as the backs of fish swimming about could be seen everywhere. With the Ancestral Fish Sage Pill at its center, Spirit Fish from all directions swarmed to it, forming a tide of fish.
In a short period, the net already contained ten thousand Spirit Fish. Such a rate of fishing was astounding.
This was not fishing—this was the fish racing to deliver themselves into the net...
"Gather!"
Once Jia Ren confirmed that the highest quality Spirit Fish were in the net, he gathered the fish without hesitation.
A pale light blossomed, faintly revealing a picturesque landscape.
Tens of thousands of Spirit Fish were sent by Jia Ren into the space within the Mountain and Sea Pearl and disappeared from sight.
We have enough now!
Jia Ren knew when to stop, not wanting to fish Taiyang Lake to extinction.
Having obtained the Spirit Fish, he transformed into an Escape Light, quietly following the direction of the Insect External Incarnation and his original body.
After about the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, he caught up with his original body and the Divine Transformation Cultivator who had left earlier.
The Mountain and Sea Pearl entered the Dantian of the Insect External Incarnation, and Zhuo Chengdao, who traveled with them, was unaware that Jia Ren had improvised as a fisherman.
The original body was watching over the newly acquired Spirit Fish from within the Mountain and Sea Pearl. He ignored the lower-quality Spirit Fish, disinterested in investing time and effort, and only paid attention to a few high-quality ones, worth the effort. This task was handed off to the Xuan Beast Avatar.
In just two days, the carefully selected Spirit Fish successfully reverted to their ancestral forms.
The Overlord Fish evolved into the Black Tyrant Fish; consuming it could enhance virility and physical strength.
The Green Divine Shrimp evolved into the Qingjin God Shrimp; it had effects similar to Bright Spirit Tea, though it was slightly less effective at enhancing the Divine Soul.
The Cloud-Swallowing Fish evolved into the Cloud-Swallowing Sea Fish, which could inhale and refine nature’s spiritual energy into a special spiritual mist. This mist had a nourishing effect, capable of moisturizing Spiritual Medicine and accelerating its growth.
The Black-Eyed Fish evolved into the Black Spirit Eye Fish; consuming its flesh could enhance one’s eyesight.
Naturally, Jia Ren was most delighted with the Qingjin God Shrimp, the greatest gain from his journey.
Bright Spirit Tea was tremendously valuable. In the same quantity, it was far more expensive than Spiritual Materials, and only a select few from Lingbao Sect qualified to enjoy it. In contrast, while the Green Divine Shrimp was rare, it was nowhere near as prized as the Bright Spirit Tea.
With an abundant supply of Green Divine Shrimp, one’s Divine Soul could undoubtedly grow at an astonishingly rapid rate, compensating for the relative weakness of the soul’s power.
While Jia Ren was experimenting with the effects of the Spirit Fish, the Insect External Incarnation and Zhuo Chengdao used the Teleportation Array to travel for half a month, covering two hundred thousand miles and arriving successfully at the Wu Family, where the eighth brother was.
The Wu Family was much more low-key than the Ji Family, occupying fewer resources. They did not venture out to seize Spirit Lands, exhibiting a disinterest in fame and fortune.
"These are the personal belongings of Brother Wu Yong. The dead cannot be brought back to life, so please accept my condolences," said the Head of the Wu Family.
"Our honored guests have come from afar. Could you perhaps wait to leave after the funeral ceremony?" he implored, his face etched with sorrow.
The Wu Family was much weaker than the Ji Family, with their highest Cultivator only at the Late Nascent Soul Stage.
The two visitors had a favorable impression of the Wu Family and did not mind staying for two days.
A table full of specialty dishes, their fragrance tantalizing the senses and whetting the appetite.
The Insect External Incarnation carefully confirmed there was nothing wrong with the food before starting to drink and dine with Zhuo Chengdao.
After the banquet, the two retired to the guest rooms prepared by the Wu Family. For some reason, there seemed to be a faint smell of blood in the air.
The Insect External Incarnation constantly felt a sense of heart-pounding panic.
"Astrology!"
The Insect External Incarnation decisively took out a divining Magical Treasure used for fortune-telling. A stick flew out of the container, and before he could even check the result, his consciousness blurred.
He collapsed heavily onto the floor, unconscious.
Trouble had struck!
Inside the Mountain and Sea Pearl, Jia Ren was still consuming the Qingjin God Shrimp and practicing the Star God Art to enhance the strength of his soul.
The moment the Insect External Incarnation encountered trouble, the original body immediately felt the warning that his avatar had sent before falling unconscious.
He had thought delivering the message would be a simple task easily completed—how could things have gone wrong?
Not knowing the situation outside, the original body did not dare to take risks.
"You go!"
The Xuan Beast Avatar left the Mountain and Sea Pearl, appearing out of thin air in the room.
A black mask covered his face, and a layer of dark light manifested, protecting his body.
Unsure of what caused the Insect External Incarnation to fall unconscious, it was most important to guard against the toxic gas that caused the blackout.
The Xuan Beast Avatar had just appeared when he immediately sensed an indistinct feeling of danger. He glanced from afar at the sealed stick on the ground.
Danger!
Where did the danger come from?
The Xuan Beast Avatar flung the Insect External Incarnation into the River Mountain Bag and rushed straight to Zhuo Chengdao’s place.
If the Insect External Incarnation had encountered trouble, it was impossible for Zhuo Chengdao to be unharmed. Both coming from the same Sect and having a good relationship, he couldn’t stand by if he could help.
Indeed, his guess was correct. Zhuo Chengdao, just like the Insect External Incarnation, had fallen into a state of unconsciousness.
Several attempts to wake him had failed. It was not advisable to forcefully awaken him, which could bring about severe consequences.
What on earth happened?
Was it other forces that poisoned and ambushed us?
Or is the Wu Family playing tricks?
The Xuan Beast Avatar could not use the Mountain and Sea Pearl. Moreover, Cultivators, unlike the Insect External Incarnation’s Exotic Black Mosquito, could not be thrown into the River Mountain Bag.
He carried Zhuo Chengdao with his left hand and used Heart-Mind Sensing to search within the Wu Family.
The Wu Family was deathly silent. There was no trace of any Cultivators.
Where had everyone gone?
The sense of an indistinct crisis grew stronger. With his talent for sensing danger, the Xuan Beast Avatar realized that the peril in this place was intensifying.
He did not dare to linger here long and quickly left.
What happened here could be dealt with by the Sect. A small Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivator like himself should not get involved.
He hurried away from the Wu Family’s domain, and as he was about to leave, a blood-red barrier suddenly appeared out of nowhere, blocking his path.
The entire area where the Wu Family was located was enveloped in a bloody glow, like an upside-down blood-red eggshell with no visible exit. The blood shell was eerie and repugnant, instilling fear and trepidation in those who saw it.
What is this?
Such a dramatic turn of events had occurred so shortly after the banquet.
He had an inkling that this was inseparably linked to the Wu Family.
"Break!"
A purple thunderbolt shot out, and the Purple Thunder Exorcising Sword transformed into a stunning rainbow, striking the bloody light.
This was a powerful Magical Treasure for vanquishing evil. The blood light felt exceptionally sinister, so using the Purple Thunder Exorcising Sword here was quite appropriate.
The sword light struck, and the blood light, thin as a film, burst at a mere touch.
The Xuan Beast Avatar left without hesitation, transforming into a long rainbow that sped away from this place.
In the next moment, a bizarre scene unfolded.
No sooner had the Xuan Beast Avatar escaped the blood membrane than the world started spinning wildly, and he was back in the previous room.
Zhuo Chengdao, who was in his hands, disappeared mysteriously.
The Xuan Beast Avatar sent his divine sense into the River Mountain Bag, confirming that the Insect External Incarnation was still there before he breathed a sigh of relief.
A formation?
Had the Wu Family set up an unknown Formation specifically to target him?
Why would they do this?
Killing him and Zhuo Chengdao would only provoke the Lingbao Sect. What benefit was there for them?
Furthermore, the blood light from earlier felt evil and seemed related to Demon Cultivators.
Could it be that Brother Wu Yong’s identity was an issue? A spy sent by the Demon Sect?
The latter seemed most likely!
This was no place to stay for long.
The Xuan Beast Avatar headed to Zhuo Chengdao’s room and took out a Boundary-breaking Talisman, preparing to take him away from this place of trouble.
Zhuo Chengdao’s room was empty, the man himself nowhere to be found.
"My son died because of the Lingbao Sect, and they are the ones to blame! You all plotted against my son’s life and should serve as his funeral companions!"
