Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 175 - 172: The Three Corpse Worm Divine Skill, Originally Belonged to Little Ming King

Chapter 175: Chapter 172: The Three Corpse Worm Divine Skill, Originally Belonged to Little Ming King

"Cousin! You really died a fantastic death, such a perfect death, hahaha..."

Xue Dongjun felt as if he were dreaming.

Three days ago, his own uncle, the head of the Xue family, Xue Jiexi’s only son, Xue Donglou, was critically ill, and then suddenly, the news of his cousin’s sudden death came.

It was said that he was harmed by a demon, and all efforts to save him had been in vain.

Just as the family was panicking, fearing they might be the next to suffer.

The returning butler notified Xue Dongjun that he had been adopted by his uncle Xue Jiexi as his heir, and had also become the new direct heir of the Xue family!

He was about to inherit everything that Xue Donglou once possessed.

Bliss had come so unexpectedly that Xue Dongjun was almost knocked senseless by this pie falling from the sky.

Every time he thought of the prestige Xue Donglou once held throughout Dengzhou Prefecture, and those twenty-seven charming and beautiful concubines, especially his bold and gorgeous widowed sister-in-law.

His chest couldn’t help but feel a burning passion, and he felt as if he were floating on air.

"The condition is just for me to change my name to Xue Donglou as well.

Even if they asked me to change my surname, what harm would there be? Uncle, from now on, you’re my real father!

From now on, I am the new Prime Minister’s son, Xue Donglou.

But, I am not that useless man who only knew how to eat, drink, gamble, show off, and bully men and women.

My name is Xue Dongjun, and I excel in both literature and martial arts. Despite being only twenty-two years old, I have already progressed to the second realm as a ’Daoist Soldier’, and in terms of scholarship, I am already a scholar, acclaimed by all as a young talent.

I intend to pursue a career in government, I want to become both a general and a minister, I want to call the shots at court! Hahaha..."

Immediately after, he realized that the young monk leading the way had inexplicably turned to look at him, and he instantly became aware that he had let his excitement get the better of him.

To inherit everything from his cousin, there was one last hurdle he hadn’t cleared yet.

He had to spend three days fasting and bathing in this Stone Buddha Temple located by the Turbid River to pray for the deceased cousin.

The butler who had brought him was still around, and if he saw how happy Xue Dongjun was, it could potentially cause complications.

No, I can’t laugh now. I have to cry!

Xue Dongjun was clearly no ordinary character; he could cry on command.

Crying with tears streaking down his face, he expressed the utmost sorrow.

"Cousin, you died so tragically! It pains my heart so much; why did you have to go first?"

"Rest assured, your parents are now my parents too, and I will make sure they are well looked after until their final days."

"Your wives and concubines are mine too...I will certainly take good care of them. Go in peace!"

However, when that young monk helped Xue Dongjun push open the door to the meditation room, he was startled.

Because the meditation room had been arranged like a mourning hall.

White silk and the Soul Summoning Banner fluttered from the ceiling; however, there was no coffin placed in the center of the hall, just a black wooden box on the altar slightly larger than a human head.

Xue Dongjun was about to turn around and ask the monk if there had been some mistake with the route.

But the door behind him suddenly shut, leaving him alone in the room.

He was bold and unafraid, despite the surprise.

Seeing that there was no one around and the meditation room’s window looked out to the rolling waves of the Turbid River, hiding no eavesdroppers, he stopped his pretense of crying.

"Whose mourning hall doesn’t even have a name written? Instead of a coffin, there’s a box.

I have to see what kind of potion they’ve filled this gourd with."

Xue Dongjun cautiously approached, held his breath, and used a candlestick from the table to tentatively pry open the wooden box on the table.

Sss!

He instantly gasped, because inside the box was a bloody, mangled human head.

And it wasn’t just anyone—it was his cousin Xue Donglou, whom he had just been reminiscing about!

In the moment Xue Dongjun was caught off guard, the head suddenly opened its eyes and gave him a grin.

Startled, the power within his body suddenly exploded with force, and he tried to retreat with all his might.

But he found his body unaccountably stiff, completely immobilized.

Then, he saw a transparent little worm with Xue Donglou’s face emerge from beneath his eyeball, wriggling its way out.

Dripping with cerebral fluid, it sprang onto his face like an elastic rope.

It directly crawled to the side of his eyes.

Realizing what this strange worm intended to do, Xue Dongjun screamed desperately in his mind:

"No! Don’t do it! Cousin, please spare me, spare me!

I don’t want your status, your concubines! Please, I’m begging you... Ahhh..."

But he could not make a sound.

At the same time, that small human-faced worm had already begun to burrow into his brain through the base of his eyeball.

Soon after, noises of inexplicable gnawing emerged from Xue Dongjun’s skull.

A moment later, when the ghastly scene had disappeared without a trace.

Crack, pop...

Xue Dongjun, no, Xue Donglou moved his body, producing a series of crisp noises from his joints.

Turning to look at the reflection in the mirror of his new, much younger and handsome body, he smiled wickedly:

"Unexpectedly, the damage to the body was too severe this time.

I had to switch to a new body and take on a new identity while I was at it."

Dongjun, Dongjun, I have always had the highest hopes for you, believing you were the one with the most promise among the Xue family’s generation.

Thank you for training this body so well, saving me the effort to gain the Daoist Soldier’s Military Skill Cultivation."

The eyeballs quivered rapidly, as if reading the memories in the mind of this body.

"So you desire my twenty-seven concubines?

No problem! Once I return to the mansion, I’ll take them with your body, partying night after night to soothe your spirit in heaven.

Oh, I almost forgot, you are already soul scattered, such a pity, such a pity.

I heard your young sister-in-law is just sixteen, freshly wedded. I cannot neglect the beauty, haha..."

The Xue family is one of the most powerful and ambitious families in Great Yan.

Xue Donglou, as a direct descendant of the Xue family, certainly wouldn’t be killed so easily by a Red Seal Mage.

He is also a Magician with inheritance of Magic, and an extraordinary one at that!

And it is none other than the "Earth Department Daoism · Three Corpse Worm Divine Skill," which can directly point to becoming a Green Seal Sage—ranking among the top even within the numerous Earth Department Daoist Skills.

The "Three Corpses God" is also known as the three worms, or the three Peng, where "corpse" means Divine Lord, collectively called "Three Corpses."

All three corpses bear the surname "Peng." The Upper Corpse, named "Peng Ju," resides in the brain, leading to extravagant desires, and it makes one go mad with desire.

The Middle Corpse, named "Peng Zhi," resides within the stomach, governing appetite, and specifically harms a person’s internal organs;

The Lower Corpse, named "Peng Jue," dwells at the soles of the feet, leading to sexual desires, rendering one lecherous and helpless against it.

To cultivate the "Three Corpse Worm Divine Skill," one must refine the "Three Corpses God," transforming oneself into an entity that exists between reality and illusion with three lives—a "Insect God," turning the body into a nest for the Insect God to reside in.

Through soul seizing another’s body, one can consume the other’s life span and longevity to achieve immortality; those who complete this cultivation possess survival abilities far beyond ordinary Magicians.

Every time the "Insect God" uses up one of its lives, it can withstand a deadly catastrophe once, and also cut off one corpse, with the Taoist Ability increasing each time.

Once all Three Corpses are abolished, the "Insect God" will directly transform into a "Yin God."

Should the catastrophe be too harsh, completely destroying the flesh, then every blood-relative of the Xue family becomes a spare body for the "Insect God."

As long as the bloodline of the Xue family continues, the "Insect God" can be reborn in other bodies without end.

Precept Taboo:

[One, during cultivation, one must indulge each of the Three Corpses God’s desires, acting on impulse without restraint.

If one tries to control them, the Three Corpses God will rage violently, gnawing at the internal organs.]

[Two, only those with noble birthright and Great Fortune are eligible to practice this technique.

Before the complete abolition of the Three Corpses, the Magician will not possess any Divine Skills, nor show any abnormalities.

If there’s no strong support from the Mortal World’s powers and one dares indulge the Three Corpses God’s evil deeds, even with nine lives, one won’t survive more than three days!]

[Three, the deadly catastrophe must come from outside, it cannot be self-inflicted, and the heavier the catastrophe, the stronger the growth acquired after overcoming it.

Each obliterated corpse also cuts off the corresponding Debt, and after all Three Corpses are gone, the Soul Body will become pure and relaxed, devoid of any lingering debts.

However, any accrued debts thereafter can no longer be borne by the Three Corpses and must be endured by the Cultivator themselves.]

This deplorable man Xue Donglou has been committing all kinds of atrocities precisely because he must let the Three Evil Corpses within him run wild.

The reason he hasn’t been killed by the Magicians of the Righteous Path over so many years.

Is because in the previous years, he has always been protected by the "Dragon Qi Prohibition" and "Clan Energy," apart from the fact that he has actually died once before, though without damaging his flesh.

This time is his second death.

Two deaths cut off: the Lower Corpse "Peng Jue" that leads to sexual desires, and the Middle Corpse "Peng Zhi" that governs appetite.

Now, only the Upper Corpse "Peng Ju," residing in the brain leading to extravagant desires, remains.

Once he can cut off this last corpse, he will directly enter the realm of a "Yin God" and obtain Divine Skills far exceeding his peers.

The reason "Yin Morality" was accounted for in the Small Book of Life and Death is that Wang Yuan cut off the Three Corpses God of Xue Donglou, not Xue Donglou himself.

"Steward!"

Creak——!

The door opened, and the head housekeeper with the military leader’s rank bowed respectfully as if a loyal and faithful old dog.

"Young Master! Your servant is here."

Now that the "Rashamon Bone" has exploded, and the remaining "Insect God" is no longer affected by the "Deceitful Heart," Xue Donglou suddenly saw a number of previously overlooked doubts clearly.

"This near-death experience was too perilous, I was close to dying completely.

The one who tried to harm me in the shadows must undoubtedly be a formidable Magician.

Although that thief helped me cut off the second Three Corpses God, he must be buried along with the Middle Corpse ’Peng Zhi.’

The people who have just arrived in Dengzhou Prefecture and have a laughable sense of justice could only be those from the Imperial Dragon Guard first.

And there are major problems with the Water Patrol General Zheng Wan too.

Send my underlings to kill all of these people! Make sure it’s done cleanly."

"Young Master, rest assured, when you last came to your senses, you had me return to Dengzhou Prefecture to bring Xue Dongjun; I have already arranged for this matter.

I found a group of rootless wandering assassins who must have already taken action by now.

After the deed is done, I will silence them all, making sure to not cause any trouble for the master.

Furthermore, Taoist Yu Jiezi told me to give this to you, saying that you would understand upon seeing it."

While speaking, he offered up a jade box.

Inside was a golden Lotus Treasure Seal, with four characters inscribed on it—’Little Ming King Xue.’"

As Buddha is born to the world, the Ming King emerges. Changing heaven and earth, creating Qiankun.

This so-called "Ming King" is the "No-Life Dao’s" recognized destined ruler, capable of leading followers to overthrow the old dynasty and advance toward the White Sun Era!

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