Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 540 - 535: The Power of the Longevity Gui Talisman, True Dragon Evil_1
BOOM!
Two Bizarre Talisman Pills were activated, unleashing the powers of Longevity Bizarre and Misleading Bizarre, descending towards the Mahayana Stage Cultivator. Internally, the Bizarre Talismans exploded, their bizarre forces engulfing the unprepared Ancestor Qingxuan.
This was the first time he had used a Bizarre Talisman against top-tier cultivators, and he had no confidence in the outcome.
HUM!
A murky light glowed around Ancestor Qingxuan, keeping the two bizarre powers at bay.
This is... an Evil-Averting Spiritual Treasure!
As a Mahayana Stage Cultivator who had lived for untold years, how could Ancestor Qingxuan not possess treasures to counter Bizarre Demons? The Xuantiandao Sect could not compare to the Lingbao Sect. An Evil-Averting Spiritual Treasure was their limit; they possessed not even one Heaven-Piercing Evil-Banishing Spirit Treasure. Even so, an Evil-Averting Spiritual Treasure was sufficient to counter the Longevity Gui Talisman and the Bewildering Charm.
Had he failed?
Jia Ren was not surprised. It was entirely reasonable for Ancestor Qingxuan to block this attack. The moment the Evil-Averting Spiritual Treasure blocked the two dark rays, Jia Ren suddenly made his move.
"Wuding Stormwave!"
He pointed at the dark discus, and an invisible force burst through the air, instantly landing on the Spiritual Treasure. Wuding Stormwave could disrupt Spells and Divine Skills. At a Proficiency Level nearing Technique-Nearing-Dao Level, it could even temporarily disable a Spiritual Treasure. This was his last struggle; success or failure hinged on this single action.
As Jia Ren made his move, his form emerged from the Void. After using the Virtual Spirit Pill, casting Spells or using Divine Skills would reveal him. He needed a period before he could re-enter the state of voidness. After doing everything, he did not look at the outcome and decisively made a swift exit.
Jia Ren did not flee into the outside world. Ancestor Qingxuan had deployed a Law Domain forbidding flight here, making Five Metals Divine Escape impossible, let alone escaping from a Mahayana Stage Cultivator’s grasp. Leaving through the Void was the best course of action.
The two Fu Wan that appeared out of thin air were initially thought to be high-grade talismans, but their Spiritual Power Fluctuation was weak. Ancestor Qingxuan did not take them seriously. His formidable Mahayana Realm body was astonishing. Forget low-grade talismans; even Sixth Rank talismans could not harm him. Such trifles could not hurt me, he thought.
Just at that moment, the Wuxie Disc, unused for a thousand years, exerted its power, protecting him within. Realizing something was amiss, Ancestor Qingxuan’s expression drastically changed as he promptly sidestepped to escape.
Bizarre Demons? Or Sinful Denizens?!
Since when did the Sinful Denizens possess the ability to create Bizarre Demon Talismans?
The Bizarre Demon power that burst forth from within the talismans was something Ancestor Qingxuan had rarely encountered in his life, vastly exceeding his expectations. Unexpectedly, the Sinful Denizens had developed to such an extent. This is a major threat to the Mysterious Realm!
Crucially, the Xuan Realm Cultivators were still ignorant, caught up in internal conflicts over resources, unaware of the looming threats posed by Bizarre Demons and Sinful Denizens. Ancestor Qingxuan considered many things and wanted to record this incident. Despite his bone-deep hatred for the Lingbao Sect and his desire to annihilate them for satisfaction, his stance changed completely when Bizarre Demons were involved. Ancestor Qingxuan had not forgotten the terror he felt facing Bizarre Demons when he was weak; they were the mortal enemies of humankind. The deep-seated enmity he held against Bizarre Demons was etched into his bones, unforgettable.
As Ancestor Qingxuan was briefly distracted, Wuding Stormwave struck the dark light formed by the Wuxie Disc, causing it to instantly disappear. The Wuxie Disc, affected, momentarily failed, and his sense of crisis peaked in that instant. Ancestor Qingxuan had intended to escape by crossing the Void. However, in that moment, the flight-restricting Law Domain he himself had cast became his undoing. He could only resort to flying. Yet, with merely a tenth of a second’s delay, Ancestor Qingxuan was inevitably tainted with some Bizarre Demon aura.
"Ah! My lifespan!"
"What kind of Bizarre Demon power is this?!"
The part of Ancestor Qingxuan’s body tainted with Longevity Bizarre Power visibly withered at an alarming rate, devoid of any sign of life. He fled thousands of miles, took out a black Elixir from a long-sealed bottle, and consumed it. This bottle contained Elixirs specifically designed to counteract Bizarre Demons, capable of nullifying the effects of Bizarre Demon power on one’s body. Upon consuming the Elixir, the spread of the Bizarre Demon power ceased.
In the blink of an eye, Ancestor Qingxuan’s appearance transformed. The left side of his body remained normal, while his right side was shriveled like a desiccated corpse. His hair was withered, resembling weather-beaten dry grass. Mahayana Stage Cultivators possess potent vitality, yet he was unable to reverse his body’s current condition.
"What kind of vile tactics are these!"
"Twelve hundred years of lifespan, just gone like that!"
"You vile creature colluding with the Bizarre! I will have your head!!!"
Ancestor Qingxuan’s lifespan was not abundant to begin with. Feeling what little he had left, his killing intent reached its zenith. The issue with Ancestor Jikong, Jia Ren killing his grandson, Jia Ren wiping out his sect’s cultivators, the decline of the Xuantiandao Sect—these things certainly affected him. However, they were ultimately less significant than the loss of his lifespan. Twelve hundred years gone... He had less than three hundred years left. This was akin to slicing flesh from his own body!
Ancestor Qingxuan wanted to pursue but hesitated for a moment and did not follow into the Void. With his only Evil-Averting Spiritual Treasure disabled, if he were affected again by a lifespan-reducing Bizarre Charm Script, his already limited lifespan meant he would surely die on the spot. The older one gets, the more they cherish life, especially for someone like him, a Mahayana Stage Cultivator on the verge of ascending to immortality. He could not risk his life! As long as I live, there will be... a day for revenge. Moreover, he needed to preserve his life to convey this crucial information to the other sects.
Ancestor Qingxuan harbored apprehension and dared not rashly step into the Void. He fiercely scanned the gradually repairing Void and decisively fled.
A crisis had thus been settled.
Jia Ren hid in the Void, using Mirror Flower Divine Moon and Bewildering Spirit Bead to conceal himself. After a short wait, he would re-enter the state of nothingness. Ancestor Qingxuan did not enter the Void for a long time, and Whims of the Heart gave no reaction. Jia Ren only breathed a sigh of relief when he himself had reverted to a state of nothingness.
The Longevity Gui Talisman was impressively effective. Otherwise, Ancestor Qingxuan would surely have pursued him. He must be wary of the Longevity Gui Talisman’s power, terrified of falling victim to it again.
In the Void, Jia Ren searched everywhere for Ancestor Ji Kong, who had entered ahead of him. He still remembered Ancestor Ji Kong, stained with Green Fire, having just fled into the Void; his current condition was unknown.
This master doesn’t make things easy for anyone! Wouldn’t it be better to stay safely within the sect? Why insist on rushing out to wreak havoc? The problem is, he lacks the ability to resolve a crisis. Actively coming out to wreak havoc is simply walking into a trap. If Ancestor Ji Kong were my disciple, I wouldn’t hesitate to punish him until his bottom bloomed!
Within the Void, one would be affected by the Void Force, limiting the perceptive range of one’s spiritual consciousness. It was his first time entering the Void with his physical body. Perhaps due to the Virtual Spirit Pill’s effects, he felt no discomfort, only a warmth as if returning home. The Void was too vast, and locating someone within it was no easy feat.
As time passed, the power of the Virtual Spirit Pill faded, having maintained its effect for the time it takes to drink two cups of tea. Without the protection of the Virtual Spirit Pill’s power, an endless ’crushing’ force assailed him from all directions. The Void seemed to possess countless mouths, greedily devouring his Spiritual Power. His once nearly flawless and leak-proof body could not contain the Spiritual Power, which continued to flow out unstoppably. This was the terrifying aspect of the Void. Only by reaching the Body Integration Realm, achieving a seamless union of spirit and flesh—complete and without leakage—could one endure longer periods in the Void. For a Void Refining Stage Cultivator, entering the Void was a nine-deaths-to-one-life endeavor.
Jia Ren was a rare exception. He decisively summoned Jin Sheng from within the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl.
"Demon Fusion Technique!"
Man merged with dragon, transforming Jia Ren into a half-human, half-dragon state, as he rapidly moved around the vicinity searching for Ancestor Ji Kong. His luck was poor; after searching for a long time, he still had not seen Ancestor Ji Kong.
Has Master already left the Void and returned to the Lingbao Sect?
Jia Ren remained uneasy. If Ancestor Ji Kong was severely injured and trapped within the Void, this was the best chance to save him. A misjudgment would mean Ancestor Ji Kong perishing here. He had chosen to risk intervening, not for such an outcome.
After hesitating for a moment, Jia Ren took out the Jade Token that connected him with Ancestor Ji Kong, trying to establish communication. Master’s life was paramount. At this moment, I don’t care about exposing my tracks. As long as I can save Ancestor Ji Kong’s life, I can always make excuses later.
Jia Ren took out the Jade Token, but there was no response for a long time. This was not good news. If Ancestor Ji Kong were not severely injured, or if he had returned to the sect, he would surely have been able to respond. Only two scenarios were conceivable. One was that Ancestor Ji Kong’s life hung by a thread, or perhaps he had already... perished, thus naturally unable to respond. The second was that the distance between them was too great, possibly not even within the same plane of existence, which would also prevent message transmission. The communication range of the voice-transmission Jade Token was limited; it couldn’t connect over infinite distances.
Jia Ren did not dare to leave rashly, continuing to wander in the Void, focusing his search on the area corresponding to the region near the Lingbao Sect. After searching continuously for three days without any result, his heart gradually sank.
Just then, Whims of the Heart stirred unexpectedly.
It couldn’t be a Divine Beast hostile to the Golden Dragon, could it?
A chill struck Jia Ren’s heart as he focused intently on his perceptions. A Cultivator clad in a Purple Taoist Robe, with a pair of dark green dragon horns, advanced through the Void. In the next instant, the vision perceived through Whims of the Heart shattered.
What in the world is this?! Could it be... the True Dragon Evil that Master once mentioned?
After the war with the Xuantiandao Sect, Ancestor Ji Kong had mentioned encountering the True Dragon Skeleton in the Jiao Dragon Secret Realm. It was refined into the Azure Dragon Spiritual Treasure Colossus Formation, which played a significant role against the Xuantiandao Sect. Additionally, he himself had refined Dragon Evil-Suppressing Liquid to deal with the True Dragon Evil. This entity had vanished from the Jiao Dragon Secret Realm the moment it sensed the Golden Dragon’s birth. The pursuer was most likely this very thing. This True Dragon creature is incredibly persistent, like a lingering spirit.
Jia Ren had no interest in dealing with it and decisively avoided contact, continuing his search for Ancestor Ji Kong.
Before long, a potent Fierce Sha Qi surged towards him. The non-human, non-dragon monster sensed by Whims of the Heart had caught up. The newcomer’s eyes brimmed with intense Evil Qi. Upon seeing Jia Ren in his half-man, half-dragon Demon Fusion state, its eyes flashed with surprise, resentment, and a hint of relief.
"How dare the True Dragon lineage be defiled by mere humans! I’ll give you one chance: break your contract with the True Dragon, and I shall spare your life!" the non-human, non-dragon True Dragon Evil spoke with an air of arrogance, its tone demanding.
Jia Ren scrutinized the newcomer. Seeing that the body it occupied was dressed as a Lingbao Sect Cultivator—one he had even met once before—his anger became uncontrollable. Unable to find Ancestor Ji Kong, the anxiety and rage simmering in his heart seemed to find an outlet at this very moment.
"You thing, neither human nor ghost, dare to make a spectacle of yourself before me!"
"Die!"
"Golden Realm Breath!"
