Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 276 - 273: Red Book Iron Token, Full Moon in the Sky

Chapter 276: Chapter 273: Red Book Iron Token, Full Moon in the Sky

Next to Dragon Gate Mountain.

Kui Niu, gripping a ghastly blood hole that ran through his waist, staggered back several steps until his back slammed against a small mountain, finally stabilizing his body.

Flickers of electric light blood splattered along the way, leaving behind a large swath of scorched stains.

Although the wounds from his Military Dao Dharma Image had begun to heal quickly.

But that immense power, just shy of an Immortal’s, was still crazily gushing outward, and in a blink, over half had been depleted.

Pei Yulou watched another colossal Military Dao Dharma Image in front of him, still somewhat in disbelief and even more distressed.

Even his voice trembled slightly:

"Jiang Baimei, we have known each other for nearly a hundred years, and today you truly betray Great Yan, betray the Human Clan? What on earth are you trying to do?!"

That Dharma Image, with arms crossed and hovering mid-air, had the lower body of a robust eagle, its sharp claws like fine steel.

Its upper body was humanoid, though its mouth resembled an eagle’s beak, colored like pure gold and revealing sharp teeth.

Two characteristic white eyebrows slanted towards the temples on its face.

Wearing a pointed Treasure Crown, hair draped over the shoulders, donned in Yingluo Heavenly Clothes, wearing a Ring Bracelet, and golden feathers covering the body while two fiery red wings extended from the back.

It was Jiang Baimei’s Military Dao Dharma Image, Jialouluo King of Might!

Behind him was a large group of Feather Forest Camp that practiced the Hundred Birds Battle Formation and transformed into a flock of birds.

Jiang Baimei’s flying speed was known as the fastest in the world; even carrying the entire Feather Forest Camp in a storm, it could only be described as fast as lightning.

Initially, Pei Yulou thought he was rushing from the Xuanlong Gate right away to help him.

Unexpectedly, he had just coordinated with the One-Eyed Stone Man and brazenly ambushed him.

Not only did he scoop out an organ from his waist, but he also snatched the Daoist Soldier Tiger Talismans of the Tiger Rider and Dragon Martial Army from three camps of soldiers!

Without these talismans, Pei Yulou lost the ability to mobilize the corresponding Daoist soldier’s military aura, and his combat power plummeted immediately.

No longer was he the unrivaled killing god beneath an Immortal.

Jiang Baimei weighed the two Daoist Soldier Tiger Talismans, one dragon and one tiger, in his claws, looking down at his comrade and friend of nearly a hundred years.

His facial expression, now unfamiliar to Pei Yulou, was profound as he said:

"What am I trying to do? I simply don’t want to die.

The Court cannot give me what I need, but someone else can, that’s all."

Though both Military Saints were centenarians, they both appeared to be in their thirties or forties.

The "Heavenly People No Leak" military realm allowed them to maintain their peak mature stage.

But "Heavenly People No Leak" did not mean Immortality; even if they could live another fifty years, which was longer than many mortal lifetimes, it was still far too short!

So short that just thinking about it made Jiang Baimei slightly fearful.

Although Pei Yulou had anticipated the answer, his expression remained extremely ugly:

"Aren’t you afraid of being backlashed by the Oath of Alliance?

Great Yan may be declining, but that condemnation from ’Dragon Qi Prohibition’ of the Thousand People Pointing, you cannot withstand it!

You are seeking your own death!

Why not rein in at the brink and join me to take down this One-Eyed Stone Man, wipe out the No-Life Dao, and redeem yourself with merit?"

Jiang Baimei laughed as if he heard a funny joke, opening his bird’s beak and laughing loudly.

"Oath of Alliance? Redeem myself with merit? Hahaha..."

Roar—!

Amid his laughter, there suddenly came a furious Dragon Roar above everyone’s heads.

All the beasts in the mountains immediately became subdued, their hearts alarmed.

Clearly.

Though the Qi Fortune Golden Dragon of the Dynasty had grown increasingly sluggish over the years, its reaction was indeed a bit slow, but Jiang Baimei’s outright treachery still touched its reverse scale.

To touch the reverse scale of a dragon means death!

After the Dragon Roar, a golden light suddenly descended upon Jiang Baimei’s head.

Within it continuously evolved scenes of fishermen, woodcutters, farmers, peddlers, and soldiers clashing in battle... representing all walks of life.

Then, those numerous figures raised their hands to point at this top Military Saint of the Dynasty, angrily admonishing:

"Traitor! Rebel! Public Enemy! Traitor! Should be executed!..."

Each time they cursed, a heart-piercing arrow would descend from the sky, fiercely aimed at Jiang Baimei.

Yet this traitor, without any shame, merely smiled easily, pulling out something black and tile-like from his bosom, casually throwing it into the sky to meet the barrage of arrows.

The next moment, all those heart-piercing arrows, as if meeting their nemesis, could no longer fall.

They just piled into a vast gold cloud above Jiang Baimei’s head.

"That thing is..."

Not just Pei Yulou nearby, but even Wang Yuan and others far downstream of the Turbid River, seeing that item through Golden Flower Granny’s light, couldn’t help but go pale.

The curved iron plate, resembling a tile, read:

"As long as a band can remain intact, the grandeur of Taihua can be sustained as short as a clenched fist. Only through our consideration of merits, we perpetually extend the reign to descendants, allowing you to continually enjoy favor and glory, ensuring wealth and honor.

You are pardoned of three deaths, your descendants of two. Should you commit a common crime, officials shall not add to your punishment. Upholding our trusted oath, proceed reverently. Should be recorded by historians, announced to all under heaven!"

It was signed by the Great Yan Ancestor Emperor.

This is clearly a "Red Book Iron Token"!

This object, made of iron, thus named the Iron Token, bears text either written in vermilion or engraved and inlaid with gold, hence also known as the "Red Book Iron Token".

Perhaps the name is not very intuitive, for it has another, more resounding nickname—a "Golden Token of Immunity from Death"!

Jiang Baimei looked at Pei Yulou, whose face had suddenly turned ashen, and could no longer suppress his smugness:

"Hahaha, at the inception of the Great Yan dynasty, there were six dukes and twenty-two marquises, totaling thirty-four founding meritorious subjects.

Our Emperor Taizu, unmatched in both civil and military achievements throughout the world, to display his magnanimity, bestowed upon each of them one ’Red Book Iron Token’.

However, the irony is that these thirty-four ’Red Book Iron Tokens’ did not become a life-saving charm for their descendants through the ages, but rather turned into a death summons for these nobles.

Of the thirty-four nobles, only a miserable two met a good end; the rest all died unnatural deaths.

His Zhou Family’s Emperor has always been inherently cold-hearted; today’s result is the consequence of former days.

Perhaps the Emperor Taizu never imagined that this ’Red Book Iron Token’, which he himself did not recognize, would one day cause his descendants to lose the empire?"

According to the inscription, the "Red Book Iron Token" he held came from Duke Song who was sentenced to death despite being innocent.

However, at this moment, it had been transformed into an effectual "Deceit Object"!

"The Emperor himself does not recognize it, but when it was declared to the world at that time, millions recognized it, as did the Dragon Qi Prohibition.

Although I, Jiang Baimei, am not a blood descendant of Duke Song, I surreptitiously took his daughter as my wife, which is enough to fool the brainless Dragon Energy for three days.

Unless an Emperor, who represents the will of the billions and holds the Heavenly Constitution, personally arrives, he can bypass the ’Red Book Iron Token’ and punish me for my crimes.

Unfortunately, by the time the three days are up, the person on the throne will likely no longer be the same.

The new Emperor will not only issue an edict absolving me of all wrongdoing but will also confer upon me the title of an aliased king, and an immortal one at that!

Has there ever been an immortal prince or duke in the world? Old Pei, have you ever seen one? Gagaga..."

Unfortunately, at this time, Pei Yulou no longer had the energy to listen to him any further.

Rushing water sounds...

The One-Eyed Stone Man intensified his attacks.

But after being ambushed and severely injured, losing two battalions of Daoist Soldiers, the power dynamics had reversed; Pei Yulou, the "Kui Niu", was now the one being overwhelmed.

Now, not to mention slaying demons and exterminating evils, even saving his own life was in jeopardy.

Beside him, amidst that "Sumptuous Feast of Delicacies from Sea and Mountains".

Master Red Lotus, possessing the third realm of "Divine Transformation" from Yellow Seal, approached the cauldron to replace his Master White Sun Bodhisattva, cleaning and slicing the True Dragons that had traveled thousands of miles to their deaths.

Just waiting for the triumphant return of this wily immortal, to then indulge in a sumptuous feast.

The One-Eyed Stone Man continued his fierce attack while shouting to Jiang Baimei:

"Taoist Fellow Jiang, the situation here is already settled, but it seems something unexpected has happened with my disciples.

The troublesome Flood Dragon downstream is now your responsibility, make sure to capture it and bring it back.

If it successfully undergoes its transformation and seizes the Spirit Mechanism of the entire river, our plan will likely be ruined in an instant!"

"Leave it to me! In my presence, no amount of mages can save her life!"

Jiang Baimei gave a cruel smile.

With the "Red Book Iron Token" on his head, he flapped his wings, soaring with a magnificent golden light that cleaved through the strong winds with a sharp scream, and fiercely dove towards the lower Turbid River.

Thousands of Feather Forest Guards closely followed.

Even before he arrived, a wild, domineering aura had already enveloped everyone, including Long Shao.

It is said that Jialouluo feeds on dragons and can consume five hundred dragons in a meal, thus this fierce creature is naturally a bane of the Flood Dragon’s existence.

Danger!

At this moment, the prophecy made by the Winter Official that day seemed unavoidable.

"Leaping Dragon Gate, devouring heart and liver, the Flood Snake swallows the Holy Infant Pill! At the Turbid River, drums sway, the Red Dragon falls from the Yunhe Bridge!"

The order simply needs to be rearranged.

At the Turbid River, the Flood Snake swallows the Holy Infant Pill, drums sway, Leaping Dragon Gate, devouring heart and liver, the Red Dragon falls from the Yunhe Bridge.

The children at the Turbid River bank are the "Holy Infant Pill"; after the turtles, frogs, and Flood Snakes devour them, only the lonely drums in the children’s hands remain on the ground.

But after the fish leap through the dragon gate, their hearts, liver, and flesh are also devoured by others, who absorb all the accumulated Dragon Energy.

As Jiang Baimei betrays the dynasty, Great Yan’s last effort, which should have been foolproof, suddenly collapses.

As the Dragon Energy of the Water Dragon Vein in the Turbid River is about to be completely taken over by "No-Life Dao", it will then lead to the thunderous downfall of the Red Dragon at Yunhe Bridge.

Moreover, including Wang Yuan and his associates who are muddling through this mess, all are to be executed on the spot by the invincible "Martial Saint" Jiang Baimei!

However...

When that brilliant golden light abruptly burst into everyone’s vision.

The last hints of twilight silently fell from the sky, and night descended.

Long Shao, struggling against the torrential flood, had finally reached the edge of Dongping Lake in Dengzhou Prefecture at that moment.

As the concentration of Tribulation Energy in Dengzhou Prefecture reached its peak.

Everything in front of everyone seemed to get a bit hazy.

Most bizarrely, in the sky that should have had only a sliver of a crescent, a bright full moon hung glaringly.

It seemed... like the eye of some monster!

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