Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 215 - 212 The Most Sophisticated Stealing Technique in the World

Chapter 215: Chapter 212 The Most Sophisticated Stealing Technique in the World

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

As the night deepened, aside from the Tree Charm Peach Fairies just starting their business in the "Taoyao Cave" and the naturally nocturnal "Five Organs Temple,",

many daoists and Daoist Soldiers on Penglai Mountain had already fallen into slumber.

Tonight, "by coincidence," it was "Lu Renjia’s" turn to stand guard, and his companion on duty was none other than Senior Brother Cao, who had welcomed the "Old Man" with him that day.

Due to the habits of these Ghost Taoists, apart from the outer "Fog-Locking River Formation," the night defense work on Penglai was entirely entrusted to them.

Xiao Shuiyuan, one of the nine Yin Gods on the island, was in charge.

Wang Yuan and his companion, holding the Array Seal and the Yin Soldiers Talisman, led over a hundred Yin Soldiers and Yin Generals.

Starting from the "dock" area with many ships moored, they passed through "Mermaid Bay" where mermaids were bred and "Ginseng Garden" where Blood Ginseng Demons were grown...

...and meticulously patrolled up to the core areas located midway up the mountain like the "Hundred Herbs Garden" and the "Alchemy Room."

Along the way, including Senior Brother Cao, no one noticed that Wang Yuan, the "night guard," was openly engaging in small tricks.

The green-faced, fanged "Mr. One-Eyed" was perching a chilling breeze, scurrying around behind the group.

It appeared as though he was diligently checking every corner, not leaving any blind spots along the patrol route.

In reality, he was constantly moving between the "Deceit Market" and reality, plastering... his stored Thunderclap Fire Talismans in every nook and cranny of various buildings!

Wang Yuan had always adopted a philosophy of taking what he could use; these talismans were high-quality goods that he had obtained from Qiu Shaobai, together with three Divine Might General Cannons.

Although spreading them evenly across the entire Penglai Immortal Mountain might mean there weren’t enough,

but who let Wang Yuan still hold a massive stockpile of military supplies prepared by the Xue family for mobilization?

Items like the Thunderclap Fire Talismans, which had a slightly shorter shelf-life, were few, but there was a complete range of gunpowder to compensate.

Among them were numerous batches of terrifyingly powerful Purple Gunpowder, also the main ingredient for crafting Thunderclap Fire Talismans.

Not to mention attacking an island, even corrupting a state would be entirely sufficient.

This was called "Truth saturation!"

Mr. One-Eyed, after placing a few Thunderclap Fire Talismans, would drop a bulging bag of explosives, ensuring it would detonate simultaneously.

Taking advantage of the night, Wang Yuan was very aware that within two hours, there won’t be a second round of patrols from the disciples of "Five Organs Temple."

As for after two hours? Haha.

"Junior Brother Lu, during our patrols, we just need to go through the motions; there’s no need to be so earnest.

Although of the nine resident Yin Gods on the island, four left to defend other properties of the sect after the ’Thousand Elders Banquet’, who among the remaining five Yin Gods could be contested?"

Common folks think that major forces, strong and robust, should have no shortage of manpower.

That is profoundly incorrect.

It’s similar to how the bigger a business is, the more it lacks funds.

The territories of major forces are vast, requiring manpower everywhere, leaving not much to spare.

Although there were up to nine Yin Gods on the island at most, it was impossible for them to always stay at home and live off others’ offerings.

They must create value for the sect and daoist temple by fighting and charging at the forefront.

Maintaining various "Shan Jun Temples;" deterring and confronting rival forces; killing and looting; exploring the seas to open up resources; and contending with various demons over Heavenly Spirits and Earth Essence...

All required the protector Yin Gods to be in charge.

Of course, even with only the remaining five, they were still far stronger than all the palaces in Dengzhou Prefecture.

Senior Brother Cao held a very positive view of "Junior Brother Lu Renjia," who knew how to conduct himself and had given him quite a few "Treasures."

Seeing his subordinates work so diligently, he couldn’t help but pass on some teachings.

"Junior brother, the cultivation world isn’t all about fighting and killing; it’s about personal connections!

Everyone knows how tough it is to be a daoist in this sect, but think about it, even if we can’t pass the examination one day, shifting from disciples to being prepared as provisions,

if we can attach ourselves to an elder of the sect with great power using wealth and treasures, who would dare make a move?

You have done very well these past two days, just keep Senior Uncle Xiao Shuiyuan satisfied, and walking sideways in this ’Five Organs Temple’ won’t be a problem at all."

In Senior Brother Cao’s eyes, this Junior Brother Lu had substantial family assets and was young and capable, genuinely a "Scatter Treasure Child."

Though not in the sect for long, he had managed to take care of various people on Penglai Mountain in the last few days, sending out gifts worth a total of one hundred thousand silver, at least.

His popularity on the island was skyrocketing.

Reportedly, even the protector Yin God of the Five Organs Temple, Xiao Shuiyuan, had received a dazzling, secretly kept "treasure" and spoke highly of him a few times.

"Hahaha, Senior Brother Cao’s words have really resonated with me.

Unfortunately, apart from Senior Uncle Xiao Shuiyuan, I wanted to visit the other protector Yin Gods, but I suffer from not having connections and can only let various treasures gather dust in my bags.

It’s truly regrettable, so regrettable!"

Hearing this, Wang Yuan just smiled and then turned a look of pity.

But for some reason, Senior Brother Cao inexplicably felt that this junior brother’s smile made one feel a bit of a chill deep inside.

Before he could say anything,

Wuu wuu wuu...

Suddenly, a cold wind blew across the island.

Both of them looked up.

They saw the Yin Wind wrapped around two Yin God realm and seven or eight True Qi realm Magicians, who suddenly charged into the Yin Road.

They rushed ferociously towards the direction of the outer sea.

Both of them were well aware that this direction was precisely the private harbor operated by the great pirate, Mr. One-Eyed, Cui Zhi, on the seas!

Without a doubt, Cui Zhi’s pirate fleet must have encountered trouble.

It was known that Shan Jun had gone back to sleep after the "Thousand Elders Feast" and had already stopped caring about the island’s affairs.

With this sudden emergency, the top Yin God-level protector power on the island decreased further.

After losing two out of the five, only the protectors Xiao Shuiyuan from the Five Organs Temple, Du Qiniang from Taoyao Cave,

and Immortal Bai from the Medicine Immortal Sect, who was responsible for guarding the Life Creation Pill and could not leave it even for a moment, were left—a total of three Yin God realm Magicians.

Thinking of this, Senior Brother Cao’s face couldn’t help but change.

"How could this be such a coincidence? Something else better not happen on the island at this time.

Otherwise, us brothers on patrol today are really going to catch it bad!"

But what surprised him was that Junior Brother Lu Renjia by his side was acting like a true indifferent "Passerby,"

calmly and sincerely comforting him:

"Senior Brother Cao, believe me! Actually, you don’t need to worry about anyone holding you responsible afterward."

It was then that this Ghost Taoist, who had fought his way up to the Red Seal Realm, suddenly realized something was amiss, and his face changed dramatically:

"You..."

However, before he could finish his words, he suddenly clutched his own throat.

Accompanied by a burning pain, a vermilion Life Trading Treasure Seal slowly emerged on his tongue.

It was not one of the permanent twelve spots but rather a disposable product with a time limit of just one month.

Suddenly, a commotion came from near Taoyao Cave on the eastern side of the island.

Ah——!

A harrowing scream pierced the night sky.

"Ah! Give me back my kidneys!"

"Liver! My liver!"

"My human skin, my skin ah..."

The two of them stood on the mid-mountain side and looked over.

Faintly visible in the darkness was a group of fragile-looking Papermen, frantically scooping out the kidneys, viscera, bones, and skin of the Devil Path members who had just enjoyed themselves in Taoyao Cave...

They looked almost like normal people but were as thin as cicada wings, seeming to be cut from a single sheet of paper, ready to float away with the wind.

Yet these Papermen, each moving as swiftly as the wind, were sharp as a knife blade in every movement,

easily slicing open bellies, even able to pluck various living organs out of thin air and attach them to themselves, gradually fleshing themselves out.

They were indeed part of the Ghost Taoists who had mutated under the influence of the Immortal Sand Soul Returning Seal!

In other places, there were numerous Medicine Men, humanoid mushrooms...

At the same time, within a range of about one mile on the west side of the island, countless people’s dreams were haunted by the terrifying nursery rhyme, "One, two, three, wood man..."

Indeed, troubles visited while one sat idle at home.

This Penglai Immortal Mountain, filled with immortal aura, seemed to have suddenly stirred a nest of deceit.

Wang Yuan turned his head to look at the Alchemy Room situated on the mountain and, with a sinister smile, asked the Daoist beside him:

"Senior Brother Cao, do you know what the most brilliant ’Stealing Technique’ in the world is?"

Watching the Immortal Mountain turning into a purgatory in an instant, the latter’s eyes suddenly widened.

"Could it be you’re going to..."

Shan Jun, as a Deceit God, was already half-human, half-deceit. Deceitful hearts were easy to know, human hearts hard to predict.

The Heart Communication Conch could only detect its most basic murderous instinct.

- Group Living: Shan Jun is both a collective entity and simultaneously hundreds to thousands of independent individuals, with extremely tenacious life force.

If all individuals are not killed at once, they could eventually resurrect.

- Cave Dwelling: After becoming a "Deceit God," a large part of its power comes from the Earth Essence of Penglai Immortal Mountain; its body cannot leave this island.

- Hibernating Nature: The summer and autumn seasons each year are when its appetite is most voracious; after briefly awakening to replenish food, it reenters a dormant state,

especially after the lavish "Thousand Elders Feast."

Because "the unhuman tirelessly seek knowledge while the knowledgeable tirelessly seek humans," after devouring a large number of centenarians, it needs to digest their knowledge and experiences.

During this period, even if attacked, it would be hard to awaken immediately, at least having a recovery phase of a quarter of an hour.

With a chilling smile on his lips, Wang Yuan said:

"I’ve been working nonstop for three whole days, affected by ’Deceit,’ ’Yan Armor Soldiers,’ and life-sellling ’door-dogs’ combined, a quarter of an hour should be about enough.

Command: flatten Penglai Immortal Mountain!!!"