Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 129 - 126: Valiant Death for Honor, Money-Opening Eyes

Chapter 129: Chapter 126: Valiant Death for Honor, Money-Opening Eyes

Luoyang City.

The storm was dark and confusing; the waves were raging with fury.

Just as dawn was barely breaking, a convoy that seemed battered by the journey but guarded by over a hundred Daoist Soldiers, slowly made its way into the city against the wind and rain.

From their White Tiger Banner, Tiger Head Helmets, Tiger Head Sabers, and Tiger Pattern Armor... it was clear that these were the White Tiger Elite Soldiers from one of the thirty-six battalions of Great Yan Daoist Soldiers.

It is known that the organization of the Great Yan Daoist Soldiers was structured with 12 soldiers forming a squad, 3 squads making a banner, 3 banners a bureau, totaling 112 soldiers in each bureau, and the entire White Tiger Elite Soldiers numbered just over three thousand men.

Even the illustrious Luoyang King was only allocated a banner of thirty-six Daoist Soldiers in public.

From this, one could imagine the status of the personage sitting inside the carriage!

The Dao General leading this bureau of more than a hundred White Tiger Elite Soldiers was, astonishingly, a woman around twenty-four or twenty-five years of age.

Tall and heroic, she rode a high-headed white steed, clad in shining mountain-pattern armor, a crimson cloak snapping fiercely behind her.

Her glossy black hair was simply tied up with a silver crown into a high ponytail, and her chilly demeanor readily drew one’s attention away from her strikingly androgynous beauty.

Especially the sharp edge shining in her eyes seemed as if it could sting the eyes of those around her.

The female general clearly had a high realm of power; even the wind and rain seemed to veer away from her, failing to wet a single corner of her garments.

The female general rode her horse close to the carriage and quietly asked the person inside,

"Winter Official, Magistrate Song has just sent people to invite you to the government office for a visit, to offer you a reception to cleanse the dust from your journey. What are your thoughts?"

Even such an exceptional female general could not help but lower her voice when dealing with the person inside the carriage, showing her respect.

An elderly voice came from inside the carriage:

"General Nie, pay them no mind. We bear a royal decree, with a heavy responsibility. We’ll head straight to the City God Temple."

"Yes, my lord!"

General Nie, being of such temperament, was not inclined to ingratiate herself with those corpulent officials either.

It was only because she was serving as the guard of the Winter Official from the Imperial Observatory Bureau that she had to interact with the local authorities.

It was obvious.

Those eyeing Luoyang, the "Cunkou Vein," were not just the demonic heretics coveting the dynasty.

The discerning scholars within the court were equally eager to check the pulse of the dynasty that had persevered nearly three hundred years.

There were many, many people like Wind Officer Zhu who upheld integrity and impartiality, all hoping for the dynasty’s resurgence from the brink of its decline.

The Winter Official who had come to Luoyang City today was one of them.

Within the structure of the Imperial Observatory Bureau, there was one Supervisor, who also held the title of Great Sacrificial Officer, of the second rank, on par with the principal officials of the Six Ministries.

There were five "Spirit Platform Officers" for Spring, Summer, Center, Autumn, and Winter, each of the third rank, level with the deputies of the Six Ministries and the Imperial Dragon Guard Captain.

These five officials were not the "Yin Officials" from "Yin Mountain Taoism" but referred to officials for the five seasons.

They were in charge of maintaining the "Dragon Qi Prohibitions", supervising the calendar, determining seasons, and predicting auspicious and inauspicious events.

Because the "Dragon Qi Prohibition" was one of the foundations of the nation, the Imperial Observatory Bureau’s status far exceeded ordinary dynastic influence, holding tremendous power.

That’s why a group of senior lords in the city were so eager to curry favor.

A short while later.

Nie Hongying led the troop, securing the Winter Official who had devoted his life to the Great Yan, inside the City God Temple, which served as a hub for Dragon Energy. She then dismissed those persistent officials who still harbored hopes.

Gazing at the vast curtain of rain, she couldn’t help but sigh deeply in her heart:

"Unfortunately, you have cast your seductive glances in the wrong direction.

Winter Official, you came to Luoyang City with no intention of... returning alive.

Even if I have to face a myriad of people, I shall go forth!

A mortal who dares to deduce the fortune of a dynasty; which one throughout the ages has met a favourable end..."

Even though the Dynasty Dragon Qi had weakened to the extreme, how could a mere mortal who dared to probe a Sacrificial Treasure not pay a grievous price?

The same was true for those demonic outsiders, as well as the Winter Official, who came here with a resolve to sink or swim, regret nothing, even unto death.

Not only was General Nie Hongying leading this battalion of Daoist Soldiers here to ensure the safety of the Winter Official.

She was also tasked with safely delivering the "national fortune" he would deduce back to the capital.

Although there were three other Spirit Platform Officers who went to other vital nodes of the Dragon Energy, the task of the Winter Official based in Luoyang was undoubtedly the most challenging.

All the White Tiger Elite Soldiers were prepared, ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for this mission if necessary.

"For over two hundred years, our dynasty has nurtured its scholars; today is the day to display our loyalty and die for righteousness!"

The female general’s fair and slender palm suddenly clenched the Tiger Head Saber at her waist.

At that moment, a wall-like shadow suddenly loomed over her, followed by a thunderous roar that exploded next to her ear:

"Nie Hongying—!!!

How dare you run off to a place like this? Do you not realize the extent of the chaos that festers in Luoyang City right now?!"

The female general lifted her head, facing the swarthy "bear" clad in the Qiu Tiger official robe.

Her normally cold-faced visage unexpectedly blossomed into a smile, dazzling to the point of blinding,

"Big brother! Long time no see."

...

Atop the hill, a huge parasol tree spread its branches and leaves like a verdant umbrella, opening a place of tranquility amidst wind and rain.

Under the tree sat a freshly carved stone table and stone benches, where a man and two ghosts gathered, their garments fluttering in the air.

The "Money Box" placed on the table had greatly transformed.

What used to be a wooden cabinet half the height of a man had shrunk to the size of a dressing box, its surface covered with gilded patterns of coins.

It looked much more pleasing to the eye than it initially had.

Through the vision of "Unsightly Observation," although numerous "Money Eyes" were still retained inside, all the wronged souls and malevolent spirits had been transcended, leaving it spotless and transformed.

Biography: "Deceit Object · Money Box"

Born from a Yellow Seal Strange Immortal, the activated knowledge within includes the "Money God" and the "Money Herbology".

Abilities:

1. Gathering Treasure, all unclaimed silver coins and treasures dropped within a radius of ninety feet will be automatically collected and stored in the Money Box.

2. Life-Saving Money, once the life-saving money is taken, life and death are out of one’s hands!

Similar to "Life Trading Coin," but without the need to stamp the obvious "Life Trading Coin" mark on the wealth, one need only store the wealth in the Money Box for one day.

3. Selling Life for Money, also known as "Money-Opening Eyes," one must offer it wealth to make it open its Money Eyes and sell its life for the master.

Depositing large sums of money, starting with five thousand taels of silver or equivalent value, the intensity of the burst of Money Sword Qi varies depending on the amount of "Wealth Qi" carried within.

The highest can be equivalent to the full force of a Yellow Seal Mage in the early "Dharma Body" realm.

4. Capable of growth, similar to the "Yin Yang Unity Bell".

Precept Taboo:

[1. Giving rise to deceit objects, it will randomly devour living beings within an eight-foot radius that carry wealth on their person. The higher the value of the wealth, the greater the likelihood of being devoured.

On average, one person will be devoured out of every two (excluding Wang Yuan and his affiliates from the book-keeping, and if this ability is forcibly shut down, the Money Box will become a regular box without spiritual response.)

Once the Money Box is full, there is a certain chance that a new "Life Trading Coin" will be born (as "twelve" is the grand number of heavens, signifying completeness, the probability of birthing a new deceit object is almost none.)]

[2. The target of long-term enslavement is twelve people, up to the mid-stage of Red Seal, and is not limited to humans, as demons, spirits, ghosts, and monsters all qualify.

Note: Enslaving kind-hearted creatures greatly harms one’s Yin Morality, be extremely cautious.]

The most practical ability is probably the second one. The limit for long-term enslaved subjects has reached twelve; mountain spirits and demons can all be used, far surpassing the practicality of "Life Trading Coins".

The third ability isn’t bad either, but it makes the selling price of the "Money Box" even better.

A scene seemed to appear before Wang Yuan’s eyes.

In a critical moment of battle, he takes out the "Deceit Object" ready to risk everything.

Only to be met by its mercenary gaze and a sinister smile: the price needs to be higher!

Money isn’t the issue, the issue is I have no money at all.

For now, this "Money Box" can only be used as an oversized "Life Trading Coin".

But Wang Yuan was already very content.

After all, powerful "Deceit Objects" without owners were rare, and once he encountered a treasure with an owner, his "Enlightenment Immortal Light" would no longer work.

The biggest gain this time was the total of 15,956 "Yin Morality," had he not used "Enlightenment Immortal Light" eight or nine times in a row, the total would have been much higher.

It had also made Wang Yuan’s account unprecedentedly wealthy.

Meanwhile.

After successfully surviving his first calamity, his Taoist skill began to surge restlessly.

At the center of his Dantian, the "Jade City Golden Que Divine Seal" that normally emitted a three-feet-long bright light to illuminate a small square of his Dantian,

was now enveloped in a golden-green glow that had nearly reached a length of ten feet.

It made the jade city, wondrous sights of the Immortal Palace, and the princes and female officials within the "Divine Power Talisman" even clearer.

If one were to compare with Ge Daoxuan,

that old Taoist had poor aptitude and only devoted himself to cultivation in the mountains after the age of forty, and it took twenty more years and the consumption of four disciples he had been cultivating for years to successfully advance to the True Qi Realm.

In Wang Yuan’s case, even if he does not undergo another calamity, within the year, as the bright light grows to about thirty feet, he should be able to attempt a breakthrough.

And that is within the influence of "Dragon Qi Prohibition" in Luoyang City. If he were to flee to the deep mountains or hide in a remote small town, the speed of improvement would likely be even faster.

"Song and Qian, these two brothers, live up to their names, sending both money and human heads.

Truly exceptional among men, dragons and phoenixes among people, not of the common fold.

I only hope that you two gentlemen can successfully escape from the Joyful Deity’s clutches and gather again in another place, another day!"

Having just tallied up the gains,

Roar—!

A deep dragon’s roar suddenly reached their ears, and the three of them abruptly looked up, their expressions solemn, gazing in the direction of Luoyang City.

"The time has come!"

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