Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 229 - 226: The Lone Star of Tiansha, Mutually Annihilating!

Chapter 229: Chapter 226: The Lone Star of Tiansha, Mutually Annihilating!

Shanyang City, Xue Mansion.

Seated cross-legged in a quiet room, Xue Donglou was practicing the Qi-Eating Skill, absorbing the spiritual mechanisms of heaven and earth while cultivating the "Three Corpses Worm Divine Skill."

In front of him on a jade plate lay a very special elixir, transparent on the outside, with a tiny infant curled up inside, faintly emanating golden light.

It was one of the two "Holy Infant Pills" given to him by Monk Liaoxing of the No-Life Dao.

Each "Holy Infant Pill" required the lives of at least a hundred boys and girls to be forged.

Through arduous cultivation of the "Golden Flower Condensation Pill Method," their "Golden Cores" transformed into "infants," turning themselves into supremely nourishing top-grade treasure pills.

The elixir was merely Innate Qi, refined into sprouting golden amaranth.

Such treasure pills, brimming with the Innate Qi of boys and girls, could even serve as a significant supplement for mages in their daily cultivation, laying a solid foundation for their future promotion to "Green Seal Sage."

Especially those from Luoyang, who lived at the source of the Yan Han Dragon Vein for generations, depending on the earth’s energy and connected by destiny.

The "Holy Infant Pill" they cultivated contained not only Innate Qi but also a rare ancestral Dragon Energy which greatly enhanced the Flood Dragon’s fortune.

At that moment, with every breath Xue Donglou took, golden-red streams of energy from the "Holy Infant Pill" entered his nostrils and mouth.

Inside him, the "Three Corpses Worm God" joyously chirped as a blue-purple aura twirled around Xue Donglou’s brows, continuously transforming into pure purple.

In the aura that surfaced above his head,

the black Flood Snake hidden in the Qilin’s belly gradually grew claws and scale armor, already possessing some aspects of a True Dragon.

This Young Master Xue was indeed born with a destiny of great wealth and nobility.

Now, having consumed two "Holy Infant Pills" in succession, he seemed like a Hidden Dragon that had found water and was about to shed its mortal bones and ascend as a dragon in the heavens.

He appeared in no way inferior to Zhou Jinhuan, who was a prince.

After finishing his cultivation for the day, Xue Donglou slowly opened his eyes and nodded in satisfaction at his current state.

"Now all I lack is the Water Virtue Dragon Scale Armor that Mrs. Long Shao has cultivated for many years.

With it, I can become the strongest Water Virtue Flood Dragon of this era at the Dragon Gate meeting on the second day of the second month, seizing the lead early on.

Then, by using the Dragon Energy to deceive the Human Dao, I can sweep through the lesser clans and ascend the throne.

Afterward, I’ll offer a blood sacrifice to the No-Life Buddha, break the Human Clan’s backbone, and turn the millions of people into Two-Legged Sheep serving flesh and souls to the Heavenly Official!"

"Focusing on the present, if I can break through to the ’Yin God’ realm before the second day of the second month, I’ll surely secure my position as the co-master of the ’No-Life Dao,’ the ’Ming King.’

The rest of those Flood Dragons will merely be fellow studious attendants for this young master."

After being killed once by Wang Yuan with the help of the "Rashamon Bone," Xue Donglou had already returned to his peak condition.

Now, he actually hoped someone would kill him again.

The "Three Corpses Worm Divine Skill" involved refining "Three Corpses," eventually transforming oneself into a "Three Corpses Worm God" that was both virtual and real, possessing three lives.

Aside from turning the human body into a nest for the "Insect God" to reside, his essence had long been of a demonic nature.

By repeatedly seizing human bodies and consuming their destinies and life spans, one could achieve longevity and surpass ordinary magicians in survival skills after cultivation.

Moreover, each time the "Insect God" consumed a life, it could withstand a deadly calamity, cut off one corpse, and improve its Taoist ability by one level.

Once all three corpses were gone, the "Insect God" would completely transform into a peculiar "Yin God."

Therefore, Xue Donglou’s only concern now was that the next "death calamity" that killed him would ideally not destroy his physical body.

Otherwise, with the Xue family having been exterminated, besides Xue Jiexi, who was far away in Yunjing City, there were no suitable bodies left for him to inhabit.

Moreover, if he could not continue the Xue family bloodline and completely replace the Zhou Family, even if he seized the throne, how would he be any different from a eunuch?

Previously, Xue Donglou had died twice, each time cutting off the Lower Corpse "Peng Jue," which was the main lust, and the Middle Corpse "Peng Zhi," which was the main gluttony.

If he could cut off the Upper Corpse "Peng Ju," which was the main greed, he would directly enter the "Yin God" realm and obtain divine skills far surpassing ordinary "Yin Gods."

However,

influenced by the Upper Corpse "Peng Ju," Xue Donglou was now obsessed with the throne, the pinnacle of worldly power.

And because of the lack of balance from the Lower and Middle Corpses, this desire had long exceeded normal bounds.

Moreover, according to the precepts, he must indulge and not suppress it.

This made him increasingly resemble a true demon, controlled by the desire for power.

"Dragon Scale Armor, Dragon Scale Armor! Why hasn’t my Dragon Scale Armor been fetched yet?"

With a faint green glow flashing in his eyes, he muttered unconsciously.

Thump, thump, thump...

Just then, the door was suddenly knocked on, followed by the sweet and tempting voice of Lady Huaiyu from outside:

"Mr. Xue! Master Qianxing, Third Dong, and the people from Xuankong Flying Temple have returned to report. Shall I let them in?"

Xue Donglou instantly perked up and quickly said,

"Please, invite them in!"

Creak—!

As a group of magicians entered the room,

they had indeed, undetected by gods or spirits, successfully laid down a "Killing Dragon" in Yunhe County.

On their faces, there was not a trace of joy for accomplishing a significant deed—instead, their eyes flickered with fear when they looked at the wooden box they carried together.

Moreover, Tianji, one of the two disciples from Xuankong Flying Temple, had disappeared without a trace.

Clearly, they had encountered another mishap.

The "Taboo" that appeared yesterday morning – Bow to the old man with white hair – had taken away the first disciple.

Then, for a group familiar with Red Seal, not eating or drinking and not crossing bridges for twelve two-hour periods in a day was not really a big deal.

But then, in the fourth and eighth two-hour periods, the "Taboos" of quoting scriptures and bathing appeared respectively.

To avoid accidentally saying a four-character idiom, they all kept their mouths shut, and even if they had to speak, they spoke one word at a time.

Even though it had stopped raining at night, the "Taboo against bathing" was dangerous but did not harm them.

The group thought they had completed their task successfully and wouldn’t need to worry anymore after the "Old Almanac" reset the next day.

However, by noon today, they were shocked to discover that Tianji, who hadn’t shown up, had already died in his room.

There were no wounds on his body, yet his soul was utterly empty.

It was as if someone had eaten it out of thin air.

In a panic, the group had no choice but to open the "Deceit Object: Old Almanac" again, but the bloody words on it hurt their eyes.

Great Yan, Jianming, year fifteen, lunar calendar September fifth, Jiyou month, Bingxu day;

Killing Direction: Against the Dragon (Gengchen) killing north;

Auspicious Deities to Follow: Moon Deity Unity, Mother’s Storehouse, Golden Hall, Bright Hall, Expelling Gods, Howling Dogs;

Malignant Deities to Avoid: He Kui, Grand Hour, Heavenly Official, Salty Pool, Five Absences;

These were not so concerning, but the crucial part was the upcoming "To Dos" and "Taboos."

"To Do": Breaking Ground (only), all other actions to avoid!

This was exactly the task they had performed yesterday, which now turned into a bloody lock, sealing it completely.

"Taboo": Sleeping in.

At this point, Master Qianxing and Lonely Star, realizing why Tianji died, were horrified.

The "living" nature of this "Deceit Object" was evidently getting stronger.

It could even actively twist the meaning of "To Do" to achieve it in a way they definitely didn’t want.

Just like now.

Originally, after they arranged their formation, "Breaking Ground" was supposed to be complete, but now the "Old Almanac" radically twisted it into an ongoing action.

This meant they had to observe the "Taboo" every day for the next forty-nine days, constantly facing life-threatening dangers.

There must be other powerful things and people capable of interfering mightily with fate, involved in the "To Do: Breaking Ground," causing the "Old Almanac" to interact antagonistically, resulting in abnormalities!

This was the opinion both brothers agreed upon, also rooted in the experience passed down from the older generation of the temple.

The "flow of fate" in this world is like an ocean—a larger entity thrives with ease.

Even a whale, while merely sleeping, can create ripples that affect the swimming path of small fish.

But when another whale enters its territory, it only wakes it up, leading to a fierce battle.

The aftermath of this battle would naturally inflict great misfortune on these little shrimps.

Now, the situation was clearly an inadvertent entanglement with another "whale" in the ocean.

The "Old Almanac" opportunistically locked in the event "Breaking Ground," leading both involved parties to mutually annihilate one another, depending on whose fate was stronger and more resistant.

Just like: The Star of Killing Solitude, fate kills kinships!

At this moment, they were the same, who was tougher would ultimately survive.

"Honestly, how could we be so unlucky?!

Now, it’s either your death or my demise.

The other party is obviously someone so tough that we absolutely cannot provoke, we must try everything possible to survive these remaining forty-eight days."

After reaching this final conclusion, the four survivors exchanged glances and very tacitly carried the increasingly sinister "Old Almanac" to see Xue Donglou.

It was quite clear.

If one were to ask who has the thickest fate and the hardest life chart, naturally it would be none other than the Hidden Dragon, handpicked from millions by the No-Life Dao!

As for whether this is a case of letting a Taoist fellow die rather than a pauper, or betraying their lord?

Joke! I became close to evil outsides to live better, should I really have to lose my head and shed blood for my lord?

And Xue Donglou, who was kept in the dark, was completely unaware of these ominous tricks about to drag him down.

He eagerly awaited the good news they were about to bring him.

At this moment, nobody noticed.

Creaking...

A faint strange noise came from the wooden box, but no one knew if that was the sound of thin grinding teeth or a harsh mocking laugh.

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