Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 105 - 103: The Foundation of the Great Way, Finally Obtaining the Black Book!

Chapter 105: Chapter 103: The Foundation of the Great Way, Finally Obtaining the Black Book!

East wind at night sets a thousand trees to blossom, and even the stars fall like rain.

After a shocking explosion, countless pieces of stone, wood, and corpses fell from the sky like meteorites, adding insult to the already dilapidated water pavilion, covered in snow.

Wang Yuan, who leaped from the mud pond, had already killed his way back at the first opportunity.

His body’s power erupted, shaking off all the mud from his body like a lion shaking a bell, refreshing himself.

With a wave of his hand, he activated [Divine Skills·Soul Capturing and Spiritual Communication], summoning a gust of yin wind that cleared away the dust before his eyes.

Before him, not only had the "Big Winner," Old Taoist Ge, vanished without a trace, but even the entire water pavilion had collapsed into the stinking mud water.

Question: Where did the old Taoist go?

Answer: He’s everywhere.

The power of the [Rashamon Bone] obviously surpassed the ordinary [Thunderclap] Wang Yuan had made from medicine dregs.

Especially after the internal explosion, not even slightly larger fragments of the old Taoist could be found.

However, Wang Yuan dared not underestimate the old thief’s survival ability and treated Ge’s capabilities with the utmost respect.

Even though he had been blasted everywhere, one could not be certain that the old fox was truly dead.

He decisively took out the [Divination Bone] to divine the fortune of Red Seal Mage Ge Daoxuan.

Crack!

A second crack appeared in the divination bone.

Ominous!

"He’s really dead? It’s possible that during the explosion, it coincidentally affected his fungal species.

This kind of creature, which has long been half-human, half-fungus, is enormously difficult to kill, especially the scene where headless corpses run around, which is simply psychologically scarring."

Only after gaining confirmation did Wang Yuan slightly relax but his face revealed a hint of distress:

"It’s a pity that the first [Rashamon Bone], which followed me through many battles, slaying a Daoist Soldier, a Magician, and a Red Seal, has been lost.

Though it performed illustrious deeds, it was cultivated for too short a time and was too low-level to completely overcome the True Qi realm of the Red Seal Mage.

Even if I increased the absorption speed to the maximum, it would take at least ten days to half a month to completely drain his Qi Fortune and Primordial Qi.

I could only use it as a one-time [Mixed Element Thunderbolt] and detonate it."

The only good news is that there’s still something to be gained from this transaction!"

He then summoned Mr. One-Eyed again.

Five green-skinned Little Ghosts wrapped in yin wind patrolled the ruins, quickly retrieving the spherical bell hanging on the bone ring and delivering it to Wang Yuan’s hands.

"Mountain Lord, please have a look!"

"Hmm, you guys stay close and guard me."

After witnessing too many reversals in the evening’s dramatic events, and the swift downfall of several "victors" just moments after their triumph, Wang Yuan had no desire to repeat their mistakes and knew that one can never be too prepared.

After some thought, he used the yin-yang communication ability of [Soul Capturing and Spiritual Communication] to send a signal to his cousin and Lady Peach Fairy, who were waiting outside.

"Yes, Mountain Lord!"

The Five Ghosts bowed and took their place by his side.

Wang Yuan examined the [Deceit Object] in his hands.

Through [Unsightly Observation], he saw that the two bells were in fact two skulls with horns on their heads, poisonous fangs in their mouths, and jaws that kept opening and closing.

The essence of [Deceit Objects] and [Weird] is not greatly different; both are uncontrolled secrets of ’knowledge,’ both possessing the trait of being ’alive.’

The only difference is the carrier—one is more like a person, the other more like an object.

These two spherical bells were essentially Zhou Jingxiang and Guo Caiyu, who had just completed their metamorphosis, fused together with an animated [Divine Power Talisman].

As people, however, they both had perished at the same moment.

Wang Yuan couldn’t help feeling reflective, in these times, his cousin wants to live, himself wants to live, Lady Peach Fairy wants to live, Zhou Jingyuan wants to live, Zhou Jingxiang wants to live, Guo Caiyu also wants to live...

Everyone is struggling to survive.

But in the end, only the three of them truly managed to stay alive.

Wang Yuan had no doubts that once the Dragon Qi Prohibition of the Great Yan Dynasty completely crumbled,

many of his kind, who were barely making a living under the oppression of the Scholar Class, would experience what they went through today.

Just as Master Ge said, the times are changing drastically; those who cannot keep up will end up like frogs in a well, utterly abandoned by the era.

The wind rises from the tip of the duckweed, indicating that this time is not far off!

"Now, let’s refine this [Yin Yang Unity Bell].

If one does not understand the ’Precepts Taboos’ within it, such a powerful [Deceit Object], comparable to the power of a Mage, is just a ticking time bomb by merely holding it in hand."

After breaking through the "Owl God Snatching Food Array," slaying the king, and annihilating the Zhou family, Wang Yuan’s [Yin Morality] rose to 1372 points.

Having spent three hundred points on the [Divination Bone], 1072 points remained.

Now, after using [Enlightenment Immortal Light] twice in succession, he finally fully refined the [Deceit Object].

This also shows its extraordinary quality.

Biography: [Deceit Object·Yin Yang Heart Bell]

Abilities:

1. Soul Loss Bell: Ring the bell to bow to Beidou, the soul breaks from life, capable of calming, stabilizing, hooking, sounding, and losing souls...

It can injure the "Yin God" of a peak "Red Seal Mage."

2. Avatar as Dragon Head Skull Demon: Possesses a part of the "Dragon Robe Charm Technique" ability.

Enhances the owner’s charm; the two bells can form an avatar independently, or allow someone to possess them, comparable to a third realm "Dao General" that only has the power of a meat body.

3. The "Deceit Object" can no longer be said to have immortality, but the nature of "Deceit Immortal" endows it with a growth potential beyond the mundane.

Like a human cultivating, it can increase its own essence by slaying magic experts and consuming other deceit objects to acquire knowledge, constantly improving itself to compensate for its inherent deficiencies.

Precept Taboos:

[1. Dragon Phoenix Harmony, only a loving couple holding it together can gain its recognition and unleash all its power.

Singles, especially men, refrain from using it, for breaking this precept will inevitably lead to being consumed.]

[2. Seducing Dragons and Snakes, in rainy weather, one may inadvertently attract dragons and snakes, making them develop a fondness, with unpredictable consequences.]

[3. Angry Crown, because it lives, it will have its own inherent preferences and may randomly attack nearby seducers, faithless lovers, third wheels...]

After reading the Precept Taboos, Wang Yuan’s face took on a strange expression:

"Old Taoist Ge went to great lengths to make the ’Deceit Object’ he obtained more perfect, forcibly bringing Zhou Jingxiang and Guo Caiyu together.

If he knew that such bizarre ’Precept Taboos’ existed in the world, he would probably be so angry that he’d come back to life only to die again, right?"

He temporarily put away the bells and turned around, ready to look for Yili King.

But at that moment, his body suddenly shuddered, as he heard an extremely faint voice echoing continuously by his ear.

At first, it was as low as a mosquito’s hum, but then the noise grew louder and louder.

Until the bodies on the ground, still mostly intact, simultaneously opened their mouths, unleashing a flat, undulating shout:

"Cold light adorns Beidou, divine might shakes Qiankun, request the Ghost King to mount the altar!"

"Cold light adorns Beidou, divine might shakes Qiankun, request the Ghost King to mount the altar!"

"..."

As if the sound of a great bell reverberated over the lotus pond for a long time.

As his voice rose,

The body of Yili King on the ground, which had been "self-feeding" and was nearly consumed, suddenly trembled.

A streak of black light deeper than the night itself shot out from its forehead, turning into another "Small Book of Life and Death" in midair, inscribed with blood-colored seal script.

It was the Black Book from the black and white set!

Just as the Black Book stalled in midair, uncertain of the source of the incantation it sought,

Another clear voice likewise sounded:

"Cold light adorns Beidou, divine might shakes Qiankun, request the Ghost King to mount the altar!"

And he had not just the incantation, but also the seal—the Ghost King Altar Sealing Seal.

Together, they held an attraction for the Black Book far beyond that of a mere incantation.

Without hesitation, the Black Book turned into a streak of light and rushed into Wang Yuan’s body.

Crack!

A crisp sound, and the black and white books merged into one.

The next moment,

From deep within Wang Yuan’s body came a powerful tiger roar, suppressed for a long time.

In the now complete "Small Book of Life and Death," the original "Name of the Bookmaster - Yili King Zhou Yi" was concurrently removed.

"New Name of the Bookmaster - Wang Yuan" saw his "Qi Fortune" completely disengage from the "-3" Sky Light, jumped twice in succession, and arrived at "-1" White Smoke Surrounding the Beam!

"Fate" also changed from: 4, "The carp, not yet transformed, guards the rivers and streams, unable to ascend and yearn for higher places; on a future day, as it undergoes a significant change, I grant you a leap over the Dragon Gate."

To "Fate" 6, "White Tiger holding position, strength in the hours of Yin and Mao, as it reaches Si, Wu, Wei, and Xu lands, its encounter brings riches and honor, inevitably making one a pillar in the Imperial Capital."

A true dragon swims in the sea, and a tiger returns to the mountains!

However,

At the same moment, an unexpected change occurred in the water pavilion as well.

Purplish-red mycelium began to rapidly spread from those dozens of bodies, connecting like lightning, merging into a massive meat mountain lined with numerous arms and legs.

In an instant, it sewed together all the bodies and remnants of limbs scattered within the pavilion.

The formation was so peculiar that one couldn’t tell which were heads or feet.

"It really is a turn of fate, especially fast today.

Old Taoist Ge, who sought freedom and immortality, has just turned someone else into a ’Deceit Object’; yet paradoxically, he has also lost control and mutated, turning into a ’Weird’ himself."

The "Divination Bone" was not wrong.

Old Taoist Ge was indeed dead, which naturally spelled great misfortune, but the "Ganoderma Regeneration Seal" within him lived on!

The relentless chanting of incantations was only to satisfy the last obsession before his death.