Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 188 - 185: The Seven Treasures of Pure Fire, Dharma Conch Connects the Heart

Chapter 188: Chapter 185: The Seven Treasures of Pure Fire, Dharma Conch Connects the Heart

After Wang Yuan and the other two reported their findings to their colleagues in Dengzhou Prefecture, everyone set out hurriedly to catch the Fanatic in their own jurisdiction.

As expected, half of Dengzhou Prefecture had already been plunged into chaos by the sudden appearance of these Weird incidents.

The Ventilation Bells, used to monitor the movements of demonic presences, also rang incessantly as if sounding the alarm of doom.

The officials, feeling as if their lives were nearly over, had abandoned all hope these past few days, indulging in reckless revelry, utterly unreliable.

The Imperial Dragon Guard could only gather the staff available and deploy all the Powerful Warriors who had received special training and mastered some Magic.

The divisibility of the Fanantic was an insoluble problem for ordinary people, but their actual strength was quite ordinary.

If the appropriate Evil-Breaking Talisman were used to break the Nightmare Suppressing Power, even those with the first realm of Bone and Flesh Outer Appearance could potentially slay them through coordinated efforts.

Twenty Colonel Precepts also split up and took their separate paths, as meeting a clone required no additional forces, but an encounter with the original body made additional forces useless.

Moreover, aside from Wang Yuan and Bai Mo, who had evident weaknesses, the other Colonel Precepts were not within the punishment scope of the Fanatic.

They only needed to track down the original body and locate its position, which was not overly dangerous.

Wang Yuan even sent out all one hundred twelve Netherworld Ghost Soldiers under his command.

They could traverse directly across the boundaries of Yin and Yang, their efficiency in combat surpassing all others.

While acquiring vast quantities of Deceit Skin for Wang Yuan, they could also refine themselves by continuously killing Weird beings and earning Yin Morality, which helped them recover their strength from their previous lives at a faster pace.

For him, this crisis was also an opportunity for rapid improvement of power.

Whether he could break through to the True Qi realm in a short period and face the No-Life Dao demons probably already en route depended entirely on this gamble.

The new Young Master Xue, the numerous demons of the No-Life Dao, and the impending Killing Banquet they were about to host seemed far more dangerous than a Fanatic who merely killed by the rules!

This instilled an even stronger sense of crisis in Wang Yuan.

"Woof! Master, the scent is stronger here!"

Old Black also found his use in battle this time, utilizing "Listening to the Earth" to discern the intensity of the Fanatic’s clone’s scent and retracing its origin inversely.

After slaying several clones consecutively, he led Wang Yuan through the Yin Road and arrived beside a small river within Ninghai State.

There they saw an old scholar in scholarly robes, holding a red-lacquered plaque, tears brimming in his eyes as he faced the setting sun over the river.

Several villagers stood by, pointing and discussing.

"Master, the scent is strongest on him! Woof!"

Without asking, Wang Yuan swiftly pieced together the old scholar’s story from the murmurs of the bystanders.

The old scholar, named Gao Wenli, was an overly studious fool whose son-in-law had passed away, leading his deeply traditional only daughter to vow to follow her husband in death.

Frightened by her determination, her in-laws were terrified, her mother sobbed tearfully.

Yet, the old man said, "If you have such integrity, how could I stand in your way? This is an act worthy of remembrance in history, go on with it!"

Thus, his only daughter starved herself to death over eight days and nights.

The mother cried herself nearly to fainting, but the old scholar laughed loudly, "Good! She died wonderfully!"

He personally requested from the Government Office a wooden plaque inscribed with "Heroine Flag" to glorify his family name.

However, upon arriving here and moved upon seeing the setting sun, he began to cry again.

"Even if the Weird doesn’t kill people, ’heavenly justice’ still does.

Moreover, once this old man vents his last human feelings, he will turn into a new Fanatic clone."

Upon seeing the words "Morality" gradually appearing on Gao Wenli’s forehead, Wang Yuan’s expression turned a bit grim.

Just like those from the Xue family whom he had previously cursed with the Immortal Sand Soul Returning Seal, this old scholar had already been tainted, and the mutation was irreversible.

And Wang Yuan knew too well, when one finds a cockroach in the house, in the unseen corners, there are likely thousands more!

The amount of Fanatics that had emerged was already numerous, but looking at the corrupted scholar Gao Wenli’s state, the potential infected Fanatics were likely far more still.

This Weird was executed in the sixth year of Jianming; the Imperial Dragon Guard estimated the Weird’s revived power to be between that of a Magician and a Mage.

But nobody knew how many Fanatic clones it had assimilated before appearing in Shanyang City, nor how much power it had regained.

"Let’s let you die as a person."

Wang Yuan sighed lightly, swiftly capturing his soul, halting the ongoing mutation.

Just as he was about to continue tracking the seemingly nearby original body of the Fanatic with Old Black, he suddenly received a message from Lady Peach Fairy, who was left in charge of the Deceit Market.

"Dharma Master, the Deceit Market gateway in Ninghai State has been invaded by that flamboyant Fox Spirit! And... a whole swarm of Weird!"

...

By the time Wang Yuan received the message, the Deceit Market had been thrown into utter chaos.

"Deceit Market" prohibits transaction fraud, but the innate divine abilities and Daoist skills of the merchants are not restricted.

Unless there’s a violent act of robbery—an uncompensated possession—the "Deceit Market" generally does not intervene.

Assassin rule: always be thoroughly prepared before making a move.

"Killing Temple" employs specialized assassination methods, which can easily lead outsiders to misunderstand, thinking their direct combat abilities are mediocre.

However, in truth, when it’s necessary to kill face-to-face, the assassins are by no means vague in their actions.

"Die! Die! What moral codes and rites, your grandma doesn’t understand them at all!"

Standing at the entrance of the "Deceit Market", the beautiful Fox Demon Xing’er wielded a glamorous, flaming red folding fan, her skirt fluttering as though dancing.

She launched fierce waves of fire one after another at the Fanatic pursuing her from behind.

Instantly, a storm raged within the Cloud Tower Ghost Market, and waves of heat assaulted those present.

"Killing Temple" is a branch of Buddhism, and their cultivation method also possesses distinctive Buddhist characteristics.

One of the fundamental methods, "Pure Fire Treasure Method" also known as "Seven Treasures of Pure Fire", is considered an Artifact Cultivation Method in the Cultivation World of Great Yan.

From the beginning, cultivators start crafting a "Lifebound Magic Artifact", placing most of their abilities within this artifact—the stronger the artifact, the higher their Taoist ability.

It also allows one’s personal essence to weaken to the extreme, paired with the assassin’s Concealing Breath Technique, cultivators of the same realm can’t detect even a trace, assuming they are merely mortals.

The folding fan in Xing’er’s hand, resembling a dance prop, is named "Fox Tail Fan," made from fire bamboo, fox fur, and golden threads, with a large golden-red fox crouched on the fan and jade hanging from the handle.

For Fox Demons, whose innate divine abilities are mostly Fox Fire, this method grants an additional boost, enhancing its power.

"Fire!"

Whizz whizz whizz...

Blood smeared on the fan-face, as the folding fan moved, fierce flames transformed into a blade wheel, crazily sweeping through within a large fan-face, cutting everything before it into pieces and igniting a massive fire.

Facing such a violent attack, even the entity with "Convince with Virtue" written across its face couldn’t help but falter in its steps.

Hidden Precept: "Fanatics" not only fear the powerful but also fear fire, especially the kind that can blaze fiercely enough to alter the old state of things!

A Dharma Conch, the size of a fist hanging around the Fox Demon’s neck, whispered sneakily to her, revealing a secret precept not even known by the Imperial Dragon Guard.

"Deceit Object ⋅ Heart Communication Conch"

Ability: Listen to the hearts of the "Weird" and "Deceit Objects" to know their precepts and taboos.

As long as within ten feet of a weird or deceit object, placing the conch to the ear will reveal the corresponding precepts and taboos amidst the sound of ocean waves.

Note: Especially the unknown hidden taboos are most valuable, serving as excellent strategies for pit killing opponents.

Precepts and Taboos:

"To be used at least once every three days; after each use, depending on the amount of ’knowledge’ gained, sacrifice a mortal within the following three days.

If no sacrifice is made, the conch will devour its old master during the next use and seek a new master."

Why were three people under the command of Fox Elder able, using the loopholes in the "Deceit Market" rules, to turn the tables and scheme against Wang Yuan, the master of the "Deceit Market"?

If they had tried to experiment bit by bit, even sacrificing dozens of lives might not have secured such precise details.

It was all thanks to this "Heart Communication Conch!"

After the Black Fox Spirit, Fox Elder, was killed, this treasure capable of saving lives from the "Weird" naturally fell into the hands of the last survivor, Xing’er.

Although she learned of the "Fanatic’s" hidden precepts with the help of the "Heart Communication Conch,"

its moral rules were something even many Great Yan People could not adhere to, let alone a Fox Demon from a foreign land?

Luckily, as a Fox Fire fox who had reached the Red Seal Realm, fanning flames was her specialty.

"Grandma doesn’t have time to play with you. There are so many people in the Cloud Tower Ghost Market, probably quite a few scavengers as well. Go find someone else to play with!

Wait till you forcibly possess those guests’ essence qi, and see if the ’Deceit Market’ will come to settle accounts with you."

This Fox Spirit claimed she understood, lacking common sense for many of Great Yan’s moral doctrines, but when it came to "scavenging," something she shouldn’t understand, she was surprisingly clear.

One might say it’s a gifted talent...

Watching as she successfully shifted the blame to the "Deceit Market," Xing’er transformed back into a less conspicuous red fox, preparing to slip away quietly through a gateway leading to Yunhe County.

"Ah!"

The next moment, she let out a scream, suddenly caught by an iron clamp-like hand grabbing her neck and lifting her up.

The exhausted and defenseless Xing’er faintly heard a very familiar voice gritting its teeth at her:

"Always plucking geese, and today, finally, a goose pecked my eye.

It’s always me, Old Wang, plucking wool from others, and today you managed to pluck mine? Tell me! How will you compensate me?!"

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