Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 184 - 181: The One That Got Away, Water Virtue Flood Snake

Chapter 184: Chapter 181: The One That Got Away, Water Virtue Flood Snake

Hejin County, Stone Buddha Temple.

Inside Gui Court, arranged according to the ten heavenly stems.

Ding——!

The chubby Liaoxing Monk rang the jade chime, sweeping his gaze across the hundreds of disciples below, his expression noticeably troubled:

"Tomorrow is again the day of the bimonthly minor examination.

The top four in this competition will join my sect as true disciples, replacing those four of your fellow disciples who were harmed by demons.

I hope all disciples will diligently cultivate, and as soon as possible, like your outstanding predecessors, manage to transform into fetal infants and reincarnate as Heavenly People beside the No-Life Buddha, forever enjoying extreme bliss."

"Yes, Master!"

Most of the disciples sitting in the courtyard were high-spirited, and while Zhu Bo’an outwardly echoed with enthusiasm, he was inwardly sighing:

"A lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth.

In just over half a month, the orphans who arrived at Stone Buddha Temple with me have all turned into fervent cultists.

Even if I want to save one or two, I am utterly powerless to do so."

It’s not just about saving his companions; even Zhu Bo’an himself needed to be careful not to disappear mysteriously and had to disguise himself as one of the fervent.

During this half-month, many familiar faces disappeared from his side, and many strangers joined.

After experiencing the true nature of those four senior brothers, Zhu Bo’an had long understood the secret dealings hidden in Stone Buddha Temple.

Take his "Master," Monk Liaoxing, for example.

Normally, he employs both carrot and stick, urging his disciples to cultivate hard so they could turn themselves into "Holy Infant Pills" through the "Golden Flower Condensation Pill Method."

Claiming to experience "Golden Flower Bursting," "Golden Flower Blossoms," and "Golden Flower Great Condensation," finally transforming into a fetal infant and being reborn as "Heavenly People."

Meanwhile, he continually selects disciples who cultivate faster to become true disciples, serving by his side.

In reality, he allows them to secretly learn the "Qi Stealing Technique."

Thereafter, for his own "Immortal Ascension," he secretly murders his fellow sect members, accelerating his own cultivation.

Regarding those disciples who quietly disappeared, the temple simply ignored it.

After all, once the true disciples have learned the "Qi Stealing Technique," they would gather the Innate Qi cultivated by other disciples to themselves, like raising gu, not wasting a single bit.

The higher-ups of No-Life Dao really don’t care whose body the "Innate Qi" ends up in.

To them, when cultivated to its peak, it’s merely an elixir pill.

"Disciple retiring!"

With today’s lessons over, most disciples, who had now begun "Golden Flower Bursting," couldn’t wait to leave the courtyard.

Prepared to return to their rooms to continue their cultivation, hoping to be listed on the temple wall by Monk Liaoxing.

And amongst the fellow disciples, whenever gazes met, they immediately sparked like flint striking steel, quite tense with drawn swords and ready bows.

Under the deliberate guidance of "No-Life Dao."

These disciples, needing to constantly compete against each other, were emotionally distant, saw fellow disciples as competitors in life-and-death struggles, mostly keeping to themselves.

Having a big secret, Zhu Bo’an was naturally no different.

But just as he stepped out of Gui Court, he inadvertently brushed past a handsome young master, casually walking into the courtyard with a folding fan in hand.

At the same time, his ears suddenly twitched on their own, causing him to wonder:

’Hmm? This outsider’s body seems a bit uncoordinated, as if there are two heartbeats.

Although one is rapidly fading, I can still hear a bit of noise.’

Clearly, by this time, Zhu Bo’an had already made some progress in cultivating the "Three Vultures Power Technique," which he acquired from Wang Yuan.

Precept Taboo:

"[One, naturally possessing ’Owl God Snatching Food Formation’ or having experiences similar to ’affectionate licking of calves, desiring to nurture but parents are gone,’ may cultivate this technique.

Owls have been considered unfilial birds since ancient times because they eat their own mothers.

In reality, when owls are hatching their young, due to lack of food, the male owl would hang itself from a tree to commit suicide, letting the female owl eat its body.

When the baby owls grow up, the mother owl will also hang her body from the tree, allowing the young to peck at her, ultimately leaving only a head hanging on the tree trunk.

The essence is not that the owl is malicious, but rather, it’s about the parental affection of the owl parents."

"[Two, one may set a deadline, borrowing from heaven and earth on credit.

Overspending one’s future ’Yin Morality’ to let this blessing from heaven and earth enhance one’s Taoist Skill, all things go smoothly, ignoring the debt.

However, if the deadline is reached without significant cultivation achievements, lacking the ability to repay ’Yin Morality,’ one will face a severe backlash from the debts, the more evil done, the more severe the backlash.]"

Yili King Zhou Yi had both qualities listed in [Precept One], with Emperor Taizu and his birth mother, Consort Li of Ge, committing joint suicide when he was ten, and he himself changed the "Owl God Snatching Food Formation."

Although Zhu Bo’an only met the latter requirement, he still qualified for cultivation.

And [Precept Two] allowed him to quickly master Taoist Skills, rapidly forming combat capability.

The pinnacle of practicing the "Three Vultures Power Technique" is "Yin Official · Three Vultures Divine General."

One can transform into countless avatars, forming an army alone, discerning the most minute detail, and seeing through the Great Thousand World as if watching a blazing fire.

Thus, it was merely a brush of interaction that allowed Zhu Bo’an to faintly discern the discord within the body of the outsider—it seemed as if two people were dwelling in that one body.

This discovery immediately piqued his curiosity.

In order to seek revenge against the Sect, any anomaly within Stone Buddha Temple fell under his scrutiny.

As if nothing was amiss, he continued walking forward; when he passed a corner, a strand of hair fell from his head, twisted, and rapidly expanded, turning into a tiny black owl.

The owl flapped its wings and flew to a nearby tree, slightly turning its head toward Gui Court.

Its enhanced senses allowed it to gather information accurately from miles away, without any need to risk exposure and arouse suspicion.

Soon after, Zhu Bo’an quickly returned to his bedroom.

In the moment he switched his perspective, he saw his "master," Liaoxing, being very polite to the young man:

"Young Master Xue, there are two ’Holy Infant Pills’ currently in Gui Court. Aside from one that Uncle Daoist Yellow Seal has already reserved, I can share the other one with you.

However, a large group of orphans from Luoyang arrived here half a month ago.

I’ve already given the orders, just have the True Disciples eat a few more during this evaluation, and by the end of the month, they might refine a pill containing Ancestor Dragon Energy."

Each "Holy Infant Pill" takes the lives of at least a hundred boys and girls to create.

As can be imagined, painstakingly cultivating the "Golden Flower Condensation Pill Method" to eventually refine the elixir is incomparably more nourishing than direct consumption.

It is known that "Elixir is just Innate Qi, refined into golden sprouts and jade buds."

During inner refining, it can even serve as a significant supplement for a Mage’s cultivation, laying a solid foundation for ascending to Sage.

And the people of Luoyang, who have lived at the source of the Yan Han Dragon Vein for generations, have their fates and Earth Qi intertwined.

The "Holy Infant Pills" they refine are naturally extremely potent, containing not only Innate Qi but also Ancestor Vein Dragon Energy.

Unfortunately, as the plan’s timeline draws near, these Luoyang orphans no longer have enough time to refine a perfect "Holy Infant Pill" by themselves.

They are likely to be eliminated one by one, becoming nourishment for those "Senior Brothers."

"Then I must thank Master Xing deeply, it happens that I am also resting at Stone Buddha Temple for a while and am not in a hurry to return to Dengzhou Prefecture.

I will wait for this ’Holy Infant Pill’ then."

Hearing this, Xue Donglou slightly bowed his hands and gave his thanks to Monk Liaoxing.

The Ming King is a co-ruler of "No-Life Dao," while the various branches’ "Little Ming Kings" are essentially princes, each supported by a faction. It’s really uncertain who will end up on top.

Before truly growing up, they naturally cannot risk exposure prematurely.

Hence, whether people in No-Life Dao knew Xue Donglou’s identity or not, they all uniformly addressed him as "Young Master Xue."

’What exactly is the identity of this Young Master Xue? That he can even share the ’Holy Infant Pill’ with Yellow Seal Mage?’

Although Zhu Bo’an was puzzled, he also meticulously recorded this conversation word for word.

Actually, even before passing by Turbid River on his way to assume his position, Wang Yuan had already discovered.

All the raw materials for the "Holy Infant Pills" came from the Turbid River by Red County Shenzhou, which is the "Water Dragon Vein."

Along the river, hundreds to thousands of "Dragon Lords" manage the water flows and control the weather, enjoying the offerings of boys’ and girls’ Blood Meals, gradually becoming Earth Gods.

In this process, they also extract the "Dragon Energy" produced by these villagers from the Dynasty Dragon Qi, consuming it themselves.

Then, they accumulate enough resources to leap over the "Dragon Gate" on the Turbid River, transforming into true "Dragon Kings" and further privatize the public wealth, splitting the Dynasty Dragon Qi.

Yet, Wang Yuan never believed that "No-Life Dao" would benevolently act as protectors for these demons, likely having further plans!

If he could be here right now and witness this scene, he would have a sense of realization.

Eating directly like "Dragon Lords" is efficient but not really different from the role of those "Senior Brothers."

Those orphans taken into the Stone Buddha Temple, however, are carefully nurtured into pills, exclusively for the high-level Mages of the Three Yang Sect and certain "special individuals" to enjoy.

"Leaping Dragon Gate, eating hearts and livers, Flood Snakes devouring the Holy Infant Pills completely."

Other Little Ming Kings, including Xue Donglou, this Young Master of the Xue family, are also chaotic era Flood Snakes, and moreover, they are Water Virtue Flood Dragons destined to replace the Fire Red Dragons to rule.

By consuming "Holy Infant Pills," they are absorbing the Dragon Energy along the Turbid River Water Dragon Vein, gradually transforming Flood Snake influence into Flood Dragon, gaining the capital to compete with numerous heroes for supremacy!

"Fish and shrimp becoming dragons," "Red Dragon falling," all are just appearances.

The ultimate goal of No-Life Dao has always been rebellion, naturally to cultivate a True Dragon worthy of the supreme imperial throne!

Not knowing what deal was struck with Prime Minister Xue, the Three Yang Sect clearly placed their most valuable bet on Xue Donglou.

Although Zhu Bo’an did not know these intricacies, he was prepared to relay everything to his mentor Wang Yuan for a decision.

Knock, knock, knock...

However, at that moment, his room door was suddenly knocked, and someone outside called:

"Junior Brother Zhu, our master has sent me to evaluate your cultivation progress—hurry up and open the door for your Senior Brother!"

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