Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 303 - 300: Let Me Say Thank You

Chapter 303: Chapter 300: Let Me Say Thank You

Time had stealthily advanced to the fourth day of the Spring Festival.

On Luofeng Mountain, countless ghost souls that had become the bedding for Fine Worms in the Corpse were led away by a Divine Envoy and were hastily sent into Hell by a horse at full gallop, to maintain the balance of the Daoist Skill.

And before the Earth Gate, after the Ghost Gate.

Wang Yuan sat cross-legged in a pitch-black void.

From his mouth and nose, two dragons of red and white Qi continuously inhaled and exhaled, constantly resonating with the Heavenly Spirit Qi, "Jishi Energy," and Earth Spirit Qi, "Official Energy," repeatedly tempering his own Qi mechanism.

As the "Gatekeeper" phase of the "Two Realms Dharma Body" Promotion Ceremony gradually reached its climax.

A vast and heavy aura as though of the earth itself also began to permeate his body from the tightly sealed Earth Gate behind him, little by little.

The surging True Qi that had long reached the limits of Red Seal transformed at the right moment.

"Storing the Jade Maiden at Daybreak" and "Exaltation of God Skill Five Dragons," these two techniques merged into one, the Six Lords of the Five Senses spurring the five Qi in the chest into becoming Five Dragons.

Commanding the qi and riding the dragons, first traversing the Small Heavenly Circuit along the Governing and Conception meridians, then across all bodily meridians of the Great Heavenly Circuit, and finally breaking free from the body to travel internally and externally.

Among the Five Senses, except for the motionless "Earth Official," the other five all transformed into beautiful Heavenly Girls wearing colorful silk robes and adorned with Golden Bracelets and jade bangles.

They fluttered and dived around like flying apsaras, constantly grooming Wang Yuan’s Daoist Skill meridians within and around his body with their soft, white hands.

In this process.

The "Earthly Que True Qi," which continuously absorbed and exhaled with the "Jade City Golden Que Divine Seal" at its core, also began to gradually metamorphose after being imbued with the Qi mechanism of the "Earth Gate" from inside to outside.

After an indeterminate amount of time, Wang Yuan suddenly heard the pleasant sound of bells and chimes by his ear.

Simultaneously, there was a sudden heaviness in his Dantian, followed immediately by lightness, his body shook violently.

The overflowing "Earthly Que True Qi" at this moment completed its concentration, transforming into an abundant Mana composed of infinite Runes.

Within the Dantian, it manifested as splendid treasure lights, brilliant flowing clouds, vast rivers, and flying Heavenly Girls... all capturing the essence of creation.

Having had the experience of converging Dharma Light by uniting the Five Senses, Wang Yuan took to the transformation of "True Qi" into "Mana" with ease.

A golden-blue great sun exploded behind his head, illuminating a distance of ten feet!

The newly born "Mana" not only integrated essence, qi, and spirit into one entity but also connected the internal and external body, allowing the personal small universe to deeply merge with the vast universe.

If observed carefully, one would notice that each strand of golden-blue light had completely transformed into extremely fine Rune characters.

With every inhale and exhale, two streams of Rune Qi were drawn in and out of his nose and mouth; with every gesture, countless rainbow-like Runes followed his movements; with each word he spoke, there seemed to be a wondrous power where spells followed his voice.

Utilizing low-level spells no longer required concentration, visualization, or mantra chanting; with a mere thought, the Spell would naturally take shape.

Having crossed this critical threshold, Wang Yuan finally possessed an air of immovability akin to a mountain, impervious to all spells.

Clang, clang, clang...

In the "Five Senses Altar City," countless Rune characters coupled with each other, piling up layer by layer, and in the central Yellow Altar City, they formed three somewhat ethereal and majestic "Treasure Pagodas."

These represented the "Human Method Earth, Earth Method Heaven, Heaven Method Dao" of the three talents within the cultivation path of the Mage Realm.

Integrated with the Five-Colored Mandala, they now faintly showcased the majesty akin to the "Yama Golden Palace."

At this moment.

The numerous Runes composing the "Five Senses Altar City" and the "Three Treasure Pagodas," while revolving at high speeds, emitted a smooth sound like rolling beads, converging into grand scriptures:

"In all directions the subtle is proclaimed, orders sealed by divine runes, deliverance from the sorrows of San Tu, escape from the Blood Lake Court, the many souls and shades detained, both men and women transcending together..."

Even wanting to penetrate the Earth Gate at the back to enter the Underworld below, to liberate the billions of ghosts suffering there.

"Huff——!"

Wang Yuan finally exhaled softly and slowly opened his eyes, with the Five Senses and Huang Wu standing to his left and right behind him.

Above his head, a round of Dharma Light resembling a resplendent sun was steadfastly shining through his bones, polishing his flesh, making it more in tune with his own Daoist Skill.

The Dharma Body of the Yellow Seal Mage is fundamentally a mirror that reflects the essence of the Mage’s Daoist Skill, and is also the support for a Mage to practice various skills.

The "Dharma Body" is the true appearance of a Mage!

Following the achievement of Mana, what remains is repetitive refinement.

This step is also called "Water Grinding Dharma Mirror."

Using Mana filled with one’s own Daoist Skill, knowledge, and spiritual imprint to refine the Meat Body, until it becomes the true "Two Realms Dharma Body."

Once this stage is completely crossed, not only will a Magician’s nature of life undergo a fundamental transformation, but lifespan will also increase substantially.

Even if originally just an ordinary human being, and not long-lived creatures like turtles and serpents, upon becoming a "Mage," one’s Life Span would immediately soar to two hundred forty years.

Let alone a Fifth Realm "Martial Saint," even some short-lived Dynasties wouldn’t outlive a "Yellow Seal Mage."

One can imagine that after this step, it truly constitutes the divide between immortals and mortals!

Just then, they suddenly heard the sound of someone speaking.

"Weird, it’s really too weird!"

The people brimming with joy felt a sudden chill in their hearts and hurriedly looked in the direction outside the Ghost Gate.

There, the two "heroes" they’d already seen countless times during the past days were standing outside the gate, murmuring to each other with a wry look:

"The four powers controlled by the Earth Mother — Plague, Death, Fertility, Reincarnation — clearly already constitute an internal closed loop.

Theory would suggest that the system itself achieves absolute balance, becoming more stable the longer the Daoist Ritual operates.

Yet for some inexplicable reason, ’imbalance’ continues to worsen."

"Whether it’s the ritual presided over by the shamans outside or our own Earth Gate within Luofeng Mountain, we’ve checked everything and can’t find any reason at all!"

At these words, everyone’s hearts settled.

For some time now, the Abyssal Ghost King Banner, which had turned into the Ghost Gate, had blocked every ghost from breaking through the Ghost Gate and entering the Earth Gate behind them.

Wang Yuan, the "Gatekeeper," naturally gained control of this "gateway."

In order to confound Earth Mother Heitian, he had sent half of the wronged souls to the San Tu River after intercepting them.

Although Grandfather had skimmed a layer off the top, in the end, they had still descended into Hell and satisfied the conditions of reincarnation.

Only the half that entered the ’Extraction of Intestines and Punishment of the Heart Prison’ was the prime culprit that caused the imbalance.

The second Divine Envoy beside him, who had reached this crucial position, clearly had awareness, and he said with a firm face:

"If we can’t find the reason externally, we should look for it within ourselves.

If others can do it well, why can’t we?

We must not be working hard enough in our duties!

Let’s go, I want to volunteer for overtime, to increase our speed and improve our efficiency, and send more ghosts into reincarnation in a shorter time!"

Having said that, a black and white escape light rose from his body, and he shot towards the entrance of Luofeng Mountain like lightning, ready to meet the next batch of arriving wronged souls.

Clap! Clap! Clap!...

Behind the big door of the Ghost Gate, Wang Yuan, Huang Wu, Lady Peach Fairy... a group of people couldn’t help but vigorously clap for her.

They continued even as their hands turned bright red, unable to stop.

At this moment, even Boss Wang, who had grown a heart of iron toward those "Weird" occurrences and teachings, couldn’t help but have his eyes moisten.

"Listen, everyone, just listen—what kind of spirit is this?

Like a steed that courses a thousand miles, a willing ox bowing its head for the children!

This Divine Envoy is so dedicated to her job and selflessly devoted, caring only about sowing without concern for the harvest.

We of the ’Yin Mountain Taoism’ must surely learn from such a grand spirit!"

As Wang Yuan said this, he gently wiped the sparkling tears from the corner of his eyes.

If circumstances had allowed, he would have set up a live connection with all his Yin Officials to deliver an impromptu speech and hold a major internal learning session for Yin Mountain Taoism.

Even though he couldn’t hold a learning session on short notice, he still wanted to say with the sincerest emotion:

"Listen to me thanking you, because of you, it’s made me... so rich."

Wang Yuan distinctly felt that as the number of suppressed ghosts grew, not only would the third layer of the ’Ghost Realm · Yama Palace’ form after the ’Extraction of Intestines and Punishment of the Heart Prison,’ it was nearly upon them.

Of course, he had to thank for their hard work not only the busy Divine Envoys but also Old Man Wang on the San Tu River.

On the other side of the Ghost Gate.

After several months, compared to the beginning, San Tu Yin Official Wang Wenhua really had broadened quite a lot.

"Chunxiang, Dongxiang, a bit heavier, good, good..."

This old man lay leisurely on a fine cashmere blanket, with two maids behind him wearing wooden expressions and rouged cheeks, continuously massaging his shoulders.

The master, enjoying his tobacco and liquor, didn’t forget to have a few seasonal fruits.

Though not high-class, he was like those well-off landlords from the countryside who knew how to enjoy life, simply seeking ease and pleasure.

During these months, in addition to the side profits from the "Imperial Dragon Guard’s" remedial work, the Yin Officials from Wang Yuan’s City God System also vied with each other to show filial piety to Old Man Wang.

Beyond the alcohol, tobacco, fruits, and newly published storybooks, many a flamboyant paper servant was burned and sent down to wait on him.

Especially Nie Renxiong, the City God of Dengzhou Prefecture City, who personally crafted the four remarkable maids for spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

Of course, while indulging in comforts, Old Man Wang hadn’t neglected his duties.

"Go down!"

"Come up!"

On the river, there were two other small boats handling the constant stream of Naiman souls being tossed down, rinsing them in the river and turning them into blanks before hauling them up and taking them away in groups.

Clearly, because Old Man Wang couldn’t handle all the work by himself due to excessive business, he had recruited two additional San Tu Yin Officials to help with the work.

At this rate, there was a strong momentum to expand and strengthen on the San Tu River, even to start a shipping syndicate.

Moreover, as the Yin Official Skill and magic merged into one and he ferried too many souls, Wang Wenhua’s Daoist skill also advanced by leaps and bounds, nearing the realm of the Yin God.

It’s known that the realm of Yin God can govern a prefecture city on Earth, managing the life and death of millions, no longer a minor role.

And though his Merit Golden Wheel wasn’t as impressive as Wang Yuan’s, it already had full five circles, signifying five hundred thousand Yin Morality.

Among all the ferrymen on the San Tu River, he was indeed one of the most outstanding.

Now, truly, with a boat at home and money in hand, life had no boundaries of joy.

The harder those two Divine Envoys worked outside, the fatter Old Master Wang’s purse would become, and the more severe the imbalance of the Earth Mother Heitian’s Dao would grow, until at last... it would collapse!

And when that time came, it would be a moment of truth, a life-and-death struggle.

It would only remain to be seen whether Old Master Wang’s methods were more ruthless, or if that cunning Immortal’s Daoist skill was more profound.