Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 140 - 137 Such a Holy Infant Pill, Perfect for Blending Ghost Talisman (3rd Update)

Chapter 140: Chapter 137 Such a Holy Infant Pill, Perfect for Blending Ghost Talisman (3rd Update)

At this time in Luoyang City.

An even stronger "Dragon Qi Prohibition" had reformed and returned, sweeping away the tide of undead outside the city in its wake.

Turning them back into decaying corpses once again.

Although the entire city, a good half of Beimang Mountain, and the rolling Luoshui River were all permeated with the foul stench of dead bodies.

This ancient capital of thirteen dynasties, which had been damaged five times throughout the history of Great Yan, had unexpectedly managed to avoid the sixth catastrophe of annihilation to everyone’s surprise!

The cries of joy and tears of the common people echoed throughout the ancient city.

Moreover, many had seen that it was truly streaks of "Money Sword Qi" that flew through the skies, slaying the evil spirits that filled the city.

"It was the Money Sword Immortal who saved us!"

"I knew that real immortals do exist in this world!"

"..."

The legend of the "Money Sword Immortal" soon began to spread throughout Luoyang City, and households were offering up Immortality Tablets to him.

Many of the poor families who had received riches from Wang Yuan treated each ancient coin as a family heirloom, refusing to sell them for any price.

From then on.

The mysterious "Money Sword Immortal" had become a hero worshiped like the Enlightened Venerable Buddha in every household, which was somewhat beyond Wang Yuan’s expectation.

What he didn’t expect even more was.

Even though their causality had been completely severed.

That "Merit Golden Wheel" behind his head, capable of transcending Life and Death Reincarnation, was still undergoing subtle and profound changes amidst these prayers.

But the time was too short, and more could not be seen yet.

However, not everything was positive.

Because the city had fallen too quickly, even though Wang Yuan had acted immediately to save the situation, not everyone was fortunate enough to escape this disaster.

Especially those living near the city gates, who had been washed over several times by the incoming tide of undead and malevolent fiends, suffered the most and sustained the greatest losses.

Among them were...

"Dad! Mom! I’m back!"

As the city gates reopened, a young man who had not returned overnight, covered in dust and dirt, hurried in from outside the city.

Outside Yiren Square, near the city gate in the 108th ward, seeing the faces of his sorrowful neighbors, he hesitated and stopped in his tracks.

"Bo’an?! You’re back?"

"Where have you been, child? Why didn’t you come back all night? Do you know..."

Suddenly interrupted by others.

A woman took Zhu Bo’an’s hand and said carefully,

"Bo’an, why not... come sit at your aunt’s house first. Xiuyun has been saying she wants to play with her big brother Bo’an."

Most of the residents in Yiren Square were not wealthy, but the neighborhood relations were quite good.

When those neighbors, organized by the head of the ward to clean up the dead bodies, unexpectedly discovered that Zhu Bo’an had safely returned, they all intentionally or unintentionally blocked his way.

Last night.

Zhu Bo’an had personally experienced the perils of the cultivation world in the "Wealth Qi Tower" and then spent the night following Wang Yuan’s "Soul Summoning Lamp" through the Yin Road.

Later, during the undead outbreak, he avoided disaster by hiding in a tree.

But for a fourteen-year-old boy, all these experiences not only did not dissuade him from the pursuit of Taoism, but on the contrary, they solidified his resolve even further!

He had wanted to apologize to his parents and then ask them about the origins of the "Paperman" who had saved him, to see if it was possible to take him as a master.

Though the saying goes, ’While your parents are alive, do not travel afar,’ it should be alright if the teacher is close by, right?

It was clear from what the Paperman said that he must know his father.

However.

When Zhu Bo’an saw the expressions on the faces of his neighbors, he suddenly realized that something seemed quite wrong, and his heart skipped a beat.

All his little plans had flown away to the Nine Heavens.

He pushed through the neighbors forcefully and rushed into his home.

Once he saw what was inside the room, his body went limp, the world spun around him, and he stumbled, falling onto the bloodstained ground.

Thump!

"Ah—!"

Prostrate on the ground, the pain went deep.

Even if his throat was hoarse to the point of silent screaming, it was useless and even more incapable of reversing the tragedy.

The events of the previous night had already left him terrified, and now, suddenly faced with such a drastic change, his vision started to darken.

Just as he was about to pass out, he suddenly heard a bewildering inverted song in his ears:

"Cutting leeks in the heart of the Turbid River, catching snails on Beimang Mountain; the snails caught are bigger than pots, hugging the snails to see my parents; my parents cry ’wa wa’ in bed, put down the snails to comfort my parents..."

His consciousness then completely sank into darkness.

It’s unknown how much time had passed.

When Zhu Bo’an awoke again, he found himself walking on a small path along the Luoshui River, and the time seemed to be nearing dusk.

In front of him was an Inverted Taoist, walking on his hands and singing an inverted song.

Behind him was a dense crowd of at least a hundred children, all not very old – the youngest about seven or eight years old, the oldest about thirteen or fourteen.

All of them followed with expressionless eyes, closely following the Inverted Taoist.

Among all the children, it seemed that only Zhu Bo’an himself was the exception with a clear consciousness.

Quickly, after feeling the cool breath circulating within him,

Zhu Bo’an realized it was the yin qi left by the "Paperman" from the previous night, who had helped him break free from the "Six Desires Extreme Bliss Dance."

It was thanks to this that he managed to maintain a shred of clear consciousness while the other children’s minds were bewildered.

But he knew that at this time, he absolutely couldn’t reveal the slightest bit of anomaly!

The bloody reality was the coldest and strictest teacher, which in just a single day, had matured him far too much.

In the blink of an eye.

Zhu Bo’an had gone from a young master who couldn’t distinguish the Five Grains and was indolent in everything to someone who had completely blended into this dark and weird world.

Even though he didn’t want this maturity at all.

After following the team for a few more miles, when he could see a village appearing in the distance,

he heard the old Daoist ahead suddenly stop singing and mutter to himself:

"Alas, such a laborious life I lead as a Daoist.

Not only must I clean up after those incompetents, but I also have to attend to these delicate Holy Infant Pills, not knowing whether the households along the Turbid River and Luoshui... will have enough food."

Zhu Bo’an’s heart skipped a beat:

’Being eaten? Who?!’

...

Time quietly slipped into night.

After the "Dragon Qi Prohibition" was restored, the continuous rainy weather on Beimang Mountain finally came to an end.

A crescent moon also appeared in the sky.

Taking advantage of the darkness, after using the "Transcendence Scripture" to redeem all the ghosts in Luoyang City, Wang Yuan, who had just returned to Wangren Town, was preparing to leave Luoyang.

He knew that Great Yan was probably already in total chaos by now, and the Imperial Dragon Commander Mansion would by no means allow idlers to remain.

It was also the necessary price to pay for relying on a powerful entity.

The day to say goodbye to his hometown was almost upon him.

However.

Despite Wang Yuan’s extraordinary feat in saving a city of people, just one day before, he’d only just broken through to become a Red Seal Mage.

He was far from reaching the level expected of a Red Seal.

In the time to come, he needed to make up for all the deficiencies he carried with him.

Among the most important was—the path of Talismans!

One must know that only a Red Seal Mage who has accepted the Receiving Talisman can draw True Talismans, which are an important part of a magician’s strength.

Luckily, Wang Yuan had Lady Peach Fairy with him, a former Red Seal of the sect, so his situation was considerably advantageous.

Mr. One-Eyed built up a high Dharma Altar of yellow earth and spread out a bamboo mat on it, setting up a table and bench.

Talisman Paper, brushes, inkstones, clean water, vermillion, black dog blood, and so on were all laid out on the table.

When the crescent moon hung high, he had been drawing for quite a while, nearly piling up a layer of discarded Talisman Papers on the ground.

Moreover, the method that Wang Yuan of the "Yin Mountain Taoism" used to draw talismans was clearly very different from others.

How to describe it?

It seemed a bit... casual.

Wang Yuan, dressed in a thin garment, sat at one side of the table.

Opposite him was Lady Peach Fairy, with long hair draped over her shoulders, covering half of her beautiful face as she knelt with legs to the side.

She was clothed in a thin, translucent white garment that fluttered in the breeze along with her long hair, carrying an air of a stunning female ghost.

Both of them stretched out their hands, pressing against each other as if they were playing with a spirit pen, each holding a brush, and simultaneously drawing two Talismans with graceful movements.

Sect magicians can borrow techniques from the Sect Venerable God through the art of Talismans, while Side Door Magicians can borrow from ancestral masters or Heaven and Earth, greatly enriching their repertoire and avoiding the risk of having to cultivate multiple forms of magic.

But in Wang Yuan’s "Yin Mountain Taoism," he himself was considered the ancestral master, so naturally he couldn’t borrow Mana; the "Small Book of Life and Death" was powerless in this respect as well.

But he could borrow techniques from the Underworld Yin Department and the billions of ghosts in the world.

Therefore, the path of Talismanic Magic recorded in the "Earthly Que Golden Book" was also very different from others.

It was called: Ghost Talismans!

It enabled the use of the power of Ghost Gods to help draw talismans.

With the highly experienced Lady Peach Fairy assisting the novice Wang Yuan in drawing talismans, his skill level skyrocketed instantly.

After wasting quite a few at the start, they managed to draw sixty-four high-quality Taiyin Talismans in just one Two Hours span.

"That’s enough for sister’s practice of the Taiyin Moonlight Technique. Lady Fairy, let’s switch to the next one, the Seven Killing Ghost Cutting Talisman.

We aim to collect all the commonly used Talismans before we depart.

If we could find a fine piece of jade, it would be even better. Crafting a specialized Dharma Seal would increase the potency of the Talismans by another thirty percent."

Before the words ended.

Shriek—!

A bird call resounded, and they looked up to see an Imperial Dragon Iron Claw Sparrow circling above Wangren Town, unable to find a way in.

It was about one thousand six hundred miles from Yunjing City to Luoyang, and a Daoist Soldier would likely need several days to cover this distance on foot.

But for this kind of large Fierce Bird used for delivering messages, it would only take less than four Two Hours spans.

Orders sent at noon could reach Wang Yuan’s hands by evening.

At this time, news of a major change occurring in Luoyang City had probably just been delivered to the government’s central command.

After providing it with food and water, they sent away the Iron Claw Sparrow.

Wang Yuan temporarily put aside the official clothes, decorative saber, seal, and identity documents that came with it and immediately unfolded the order, scanning it for a moment before pausing in surprise.

"Yunhe?"

"Xiao Yuan, are you calling me?"

Huang Wu, who had popped up from nowhere, suddenly leaned against Wang Yuan’s back, peeking her head over his shoulder.

After seeing the content of the order, she too paused in slight astonishment.

"Eh? Yunhe... county?"

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