Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 139 - 136: The Inverted Taoist, Calling Names to Unhorse (Second Update)

Chapter 139: Chapter 136: The Inverted Taoist, Calling Names to Unhorse (Second Update)

Time rolled back a little.

In a small, inconspicuous village on the northern slope of Beimang Mountain,

When it should have been busy with families preparing lunch, and smoke from cooking fires rising everywhere, an eerie silence reigned instead.

There was none of the usual sound of chickens or dogs to be heard.

Only within the village chief’s house, the most imposing building made of blue bricks instead of yellow earth, some faint human voices could be heard.

"Senior Brother, ever since we narrowly escaped from the hands of the Joyful Deity, our luck has really turned around.

In such a remote village, we actually stumbled upon a Flying Sky Luck Horse Formation that is suitable for entering the ’Money Path.’ Is this new body working out smoothly?"

The chubby-faced Junior Brother Qian, holding a copper mirror, presented it to a young man in a blue shirt who looked like a scholar.

This "young man," ignoring several corpses lying on the ground, moved his limbs and said with an old man’s wheeze,

"Hmm, it’s quite rare to come across a Flying Sky Luck Horse Formation that matches my life chart.

Although this body has never practiced the Taoist Military Skill, its youth is a plus, and there is still hope to make up for it later.

It’s a pity that the lifespan of a Magician is constrained by the Yin God, and no matter how many young bodies are taken, it is of no use."

The Flying Sky Luck Horse Formation is also an uncommonly seen noble life chart.

Official positions are obtained as a destiny, and wealth is like a horse – those who possess this chart, if they are officials, will at least be a county magistrate; if they are merchants, at the very least they could be the richest in a city or county.

And most importantly, it’s also one of the best life charts for practicing the Money Communicating God Sword.

In normal times, Song and Qian might have even led the owner of this body, the son of the village chief, on the path of cultivation in the ’Six Desires Red Dust Dao.’

But now, his greatest value was merely to provide a suitable meat body for Senior Brother Song, who was left with only his Yin God.

Obviously,

Even though achieving the Yin God Realm allows one to choose between seizing a new body and retaining all memories to continue cultivating in the Ghost Path,

Despite both choices involving the loss of one’s meat body, Senior Brother Song, a left-path demon, and Nie Renxiong, the Military Leader of the Imperial Dragon Guard, made completely opposite decisions.

Of course, it was also possible that Senior Brother Song was very aware of the heavy debts he had incurred in his life.

Once he died and became a ghost, he would not only lack Nie Renxiong’s protection of the Merit Golden Wheel, but it was also likely that countless Yin Soldiers would rush to kill him up in the Mortal World to swell the ranks of the Ghost Prison.

At that moment,

Both men simultaneously turned their heads abruptly to look towards Beimang Mountain to the south, or more precisely, Luoyang City behind the mountain.

"What is this?!

Such a strong outburst of Wealth Qi! It’s our lost Money Box!

How is it possible? That person took the Ghost Path; why would he have the ability to control our Money Box?"

"Mage, oh mage! This is the power level of a Yellow Seal Mage!"

Through the resonance of their origin Daoist Skill, sensing the terrifying force that erupted far away, the two almost ground their teeth in jealousy.

The Wealth Qi stored and utilized in the Life Trading Coin and Money Box isn’t any ordinary copper stench.

It’s the Red Dust Qi that only arises during transactions, the bigger and more significant the deal, the more Wealth Qi produced.

Therefore, the Wealth Qi from ’Life-Saving Money’ is the most pure, and in the end, it can create the top grade city’s Red Dust Qi, to refine into the Taoist Inheritance Artifact, the ’Six Desires Red Dust Umbrella.’

This special ’Earth Spirit Qi’ might be worthless or even undetectable to others, but to them, it is a priceless treasure for practicing their skills.

At this moment, to see it being squandered willy-nilly was akin to bleeding their hearts dry.

Senior Brother Song couldn’t help but shout sternly,

"Junior Brother Qian! Can you still locate the lad who stole our Money Box?

Even if that kid is extremely cunning, he must have relatives, neighbors, or a master teacher.

Unless he is one of those rare true cultivation geniuses born aloof from worldly affairs, we can start from the people around him and force him to submit!

With your tutelage, perhaps we can even make use of the Money Box ourselves after we take it back!"

The capabilities of the ’Money Daoist Herb Sanction’ are quite comprehensive, so naturally, the Dharma Money prepared by Junior Brother Qian included divination methods.

"Senior Brother, don’t worry, I had already stolen a strand of his Qi face-to-face during the battle.

How dare he offend our ’Six Desires Red Dust Dao,’ I will let him understand the perils of the cultivation world!

This person is doomed to die miserably, alone and in despair, ha ha ha...huh?!"

With three Dharma Moneys in hand, Junior Brother Qian had set up a session using the ’Money Divination Technique,’ but his expression suddenly turned rigid.

Senior Brother Song immediately pressed, "What happened?"

"Senior Brother, this person... this person has not a single living relative from his past eight generations?! He is utterly unassailable!"

Junior Brother Qian could not believe what he was seeing, so he cast the Dharma Money again.

Crack!

The Dharma Money suddenly burst at that moment, and he himself spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his energy flagging as he suffered a severe blow.

Raising his lifeless eyes pale with shock, he muttered,

"This divination... this... there’s no such person in the world?"

Suddenly,

A cold sweat crept up their backs, and they felt an inexplicable chill in their hearts, even in broad daylight.

...

Da da da...da da da...

A fierce cavalry troop of more than thirty riders was rushing along the official road constructed along the Luoshui, despite the damp mist and rain.

After realizing that there might be a traitor within the core ranks,

Nie Hongying had split her troops into three banners and had them remove all overt marks of the White Tiger Elite Soldiers, taking different routes back to the capital.

Even she had donned male armor in an attempt to divert attention.

And the divination related to the ’nation’s fate’ was closely guarded by herself, memorized only in her mind, without a written word.

Even though Nie Hongying was not particularly well-versed in divination, she knew it definitely represented some sinister conspiracy against the Dynasty’s Dragon Qi.

The mastermind behind the scene was still unknown.

It was highly likely related to the widely influential "No-Life Dao" across the country.

This piece of intelligence absolutely could not fall into the hands of any forces other than the Court.

They could not use Communication Eagles or Iron Claw Sparrows, nor could they rely on Daoist Skills to transmit the message, because there were too many links in the chain that could leak it; only by delivering it in person to the hands of the Imperial Observatory Bureau’s Great Sacrificial Officer would it be secure.

Otherwise, once leaked, it would cause chaos among the myriad demons.

For the Court, the already dangerous situation would surely become a hundred times worse.

By then, any evil being would not mind trampling hard on the Court.

Anxious as she was, Nie Hongying at this time did not know that a fourth-realm Military Leader, had already taken a step ahead with the intelligence in hand.

Suddenly.

Just as this group was approaching the Luoshui Ferry, ready to board an official ship and head downstream.

From within the slightly milky rain mist ahead, there suddenly came an incoherent upside-down song:

"East-west road, south-north stroll, bump head-on with human biting dog.

Pick up dog, smash with brick, then hand nipped by the brick it did pick. Mouse running with a civet in jaws, pockets bearing donkeys because..."

Moving with the rhythm of the song, a strange figure wearing tattered Daoist robes suddenly "walked" out of the rain mist, hopping and skipping along.

Just like the upside-down song he was singing, he was using his hands as feet and his feet as hands, walking on his hands.

While singing with his hands, he was approaching this group of White Tiger Elite Soldiers in big strides.

Being on an important mission, Nie Hongying and her party were instantly on high alert upon seeing this odd Daoist.

After all, under normal circumstances, ordinary people would avoid official troops at all costs — who would come looking for trouble?

Without the need for further thought, this individual was undoubtedly up to no good!

"Form up! Attack!"

A surge of Military Aura rose overhead, and the thirty-odd riders instantly became as one, not stopping at all, and charged directly at the inverted Daoist.

Under the lead of a Dao General, after forming a Military Formation, the White Tiger Elite Soldiers...

Even if facing Daoist Skills unleashed by a Red Seal Late Stage Yin God Realm, they could mercilessly crush it directly!

The Inverted Daoist let out a strange shout.

"Ha, what a vicious girl, the Court’s troops are accustomed to treating lives as grass, even worse than mountain bandits, now the old Daoist has witnessed it."

Before he could finish speaking, one could see a white light flickering at Nie Hongying’s mouth and nose.

Whoosh—!

The next moment, a bright flash appeared before the eyes.

The official road ahead was suddenly shattered into pieces, and even the large trees by the side of the road collapsed with a rumbling sound, their cut surfaces smooth as mirrors.

This Geng Metal Divine Wind used the Golden Lung Qi as its root, and qi strands as the sword.

Although not as far-reaching as a Flying Sword that could take a head from tens of miles away, within a hundred steps it was as fast as lightning, cutting through metal and jade, extremely sharp!

After receiving the reinforcement of the Military Formation from her Daoist Soldiers, its power was truly unparalleled.

However.

The Inverted Daoist disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving only a sliced sandal in his place to serve as a scapegoat.

Nie Hongying, racing on her horse, took a closer look.

A hundred meters ahead, the shoeless Inverted Daoist was still standing there, unharmed.

But this time, his face had lost its initial jesting expression, coldly staring at Nie Hongying, who was about to unleash another Geng Metal Divine Wind, and shouted in a low voice:

"Nie Hongying! If not now, when will you fall from your horse?!"

It was the "Name Calling Falling Horse Skill," which claimed that "if someone calls out the name, none shall escape the fall."

It could scatter a person’s three souls and seven spirits with a call, causing them to fall from the horse and die instantly.

The only requirement for casting was to know the opponent’s "name" in advance.

Without a doubt, this Inverted Daoist had come prepared.

Thump!

As soon as the words fell, the female General, without any power to resist, rolled her eyes, her soul left her body, and she violently fell from the horseback.

She plunged directly into the raging Luoshui by her side, disappearing after a wave passed.

"General?!"

"Avenge the General!"

The Daoist Soldiers under her command immediately turned red with rage and ferociously pounced toward the eerie Daoist.

However.

Reality is not a game where you can expect the enemy’s strength to always be within your capacity to handle.

Just as Wang Yuan came across the ruthless "One-Eyed Stone Man" and could only "reincarnate" to save his life, Nie Hongying’s party met this Inverted Daoist whose strength was equally unfathomable.

Almost powerless to resist, they were doomed to destruction.

After a short while, the official road was once again utterly silent.

Only another upside-down song faintly echoed:

"Upside-down words, words upside-down, pomegranate trees bearing cherries abound. Flies kill horses with a kick, ants build over rivers a bridge so thick.

Gourds that sink to the very base, weights that float on water with grace. You don’t believe the words I drone? Rat carries by the mouth a great civet, shown!

Ha ha ha..."

Moving to the rhythm of this upside-down song, the Inverted Daoist continued walking on his hands towards the direction of Luoyang City, disappearing into the rain mist in the blink of an eye.