Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 315 - 312: Sky-Reaching Rope, Corpse Dissection Immortal

Chapter 315: Chapter 312: Sky-Reaching Rope, Corpse Dissection Immortal

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was the third day of the third month, the day of the Goddess Festival.

In Taoyuan, nearly all residents who could still move had gathered at the foot of the giant peach tree whose crown covered an entire mountain top, seemingly propping up the entire blue sky.

More than ten thousand people, an endless sea of heads, one could not begin to count the number of people covering the mountainside.

Of course, they all knew very well that no matter how grand the Flat Peach Banquet was, and how fragrant the celestial peaches of the Upper Realm were, they would most certainly not have a share.

Many people came bearing shrines, not to ascend the mountain, but to have the temple priests in the Divine Palace replace the peach branches within. Then they would burn incense and pray on the spot, reciting scriptures.

Indeed, what was inside those shrines were not actually statues of divinities, but merely branches of peach from years past.

The power of the Heavenly Officials was simply too great; even an icon containing merely one ten-thousandth of Their knowledge and likeness, if seen by mortals accidentally.

They were highly likely to go mad right on the spot, dancing wildly to their deaths.

It was not just so in Taoyuan; in all territories under the influence of the Heavenly Officials, it was the same.

If there truly were divine statues in existence, they could only be a form of Deceit Object, and also the most powerful, most terrifying kind.

"Long live the Holy Mother for a thousand autumns, may her life span equal that of Heaven!"

"Holy Mother, bless my family with the addition of a newborn this year..."

"Holy Mother..."

Soon the entire mountaintop was wreathed in bluish smoke and a faint scent of sandalwood, as jugglers and opera singers... all began their performances, creating an atmosphere of extraordinary festivity.

Every so often, one could see streaks of Escape Light of various colors piercing through the clouds, descending into the Divine Palace on the mountain.

Truly, orchids filled the courts, competing for attention under the colorful eaves during the play; the well-wishing was endless, and the Queen Mother was intoxicated by the splendor of nine layers of Caixia.

As noon approached.

The brightly decorated Divine Palace finally welcomed the climax of the celebration.

Seven carefully chosen "fairies," exceptional in both appearance and devotion, serenely took their places.

Each wore a wide-sleeved Liuxian dress as colorful as Caixia itself: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, accentuating their grace and elegance even more.

Real fairies were probably not much different from this.

At this moment, these seven women were the most eye-catching colors in the entire Divine Palace, even the whole of Taoyuan.

Wang Yuan and Su Guyun, each dressed in purple and blue gowns respectively, were naturally among them.

In just two days, they had perfectly mimicked the others, and even under the scrutiny of the crowd, no flaw could be found.

Even among all the seven fairies, they were the most outstanding.

After all, from initially resisting to dressing as a woman to now taking it in stride, Old Master Wang had adapted remarkably well.

One becomes accustomed to wearing it after wearing it so much.

Even with women’s hairdressing, he could casually twist up seventeen or eighteen different styles like the Spiritual Snake Bun, Suiyun Bun, and Jinghong Bun... His skills at doing so were fast and excellent, perhaps even surpassing the real Little Huang Wu.

Even needlework and embroidery were not beyond his capability.

People’s hearts are too restless; being able to stick to one’s trade and love it like Old Master Wang is indeed rare nowadays.

Most importantly, he was not at all prideful!

Besides the few of them, all the guests worthy of entering the Divine Palace for the banquet had arrived.

Ordinary people watching from afar, influenced by "Deceitful Heart," could only see a place faintly imbued with Immortal Qi and shining with Buddha’s light.

They believed that those who could be seated here were either Upper Immortals, true gods, Heavenly Girls, or Arhats...

They could not help but grow more devout towards the West King Holy Mother.

Yet those with the True Spirit Unobscured could immediately see that these so-called divinely composed immortals were in fact all sorts of bizarre Demons and Ghosts.

Apart from the few from Peach God Tao who still looked somewhat human, there were notorious old demons from the East Sea.

The No-Intestine Young Master whose original form was a giant crab, the large toad covered in bumpy copper-like bulges "Three-Legged Taoist"...

The "East Sea Giant Turtle Angler" with white hair and muscle-bound physique...

At least a dozen or so.

Being distinguished guests seated at Green Seal Strange Immortal Emperor Mu’s table, these individuals were at least at the level of Yellow Seal Mage, possessed of no insignificant strength.

Even that Emperor Mu, whose mental state was already quite poor and was nowhere to be seen, would have felt considerable pressure being observed by such a crowd of deceitful creatures drooling over their potential gain.

However, Su Guyun, who had made up her mind to swipe a chestnut from the fire and make a big score, remained unfazed.

’In these times, all the advantages must be fought for, and the opportunity for enlightenment cannot be foregone. I shall graciously accept those Yaochi Fairyland Immortal Peaches on your behalf.’

The No-Life Dao and Peach God Tao had indeed maintained good relations behind closed doors.

The sole reason was that the Daoist Skill and Power wielded by No-Life Buddha and West King Holy Mother, these two Heavenly Officials, had no overlapping aspects, making it highly unlikely for them to clash.

Hence their respective Sects, derived from those Daoist Teachings, also lacked a foundation for mutual consumption.

Thus, their relationship was much better than that within the "Peach God Tao Fresh Market," among the likes of "peach fruit," "Ganoderma," "Treasure Medicine," "Internal Organs,"...

and so on.

But if one were to hesitate to make a move because of this sentiment, how would that differ from those hypocrites among the Nine Soldiers? Would they still qualify as part of a Sect?

At most, they’d make a fortune in silence. After gaining the benefits, refraining from blatantly mocking them would be more than generous.

Clang——!

"The Flat Peach Banquet, it begins!"

As the temple priest struck the copper gong, an order was given.

The seven fairy maidens floated into the scene like seven graceful and elegant clouds of color.

The temple priest then lit three sticks of incense, praying silently for a moment until he saw the smoke rising straight up, undisturbed by the wind.

He immediately took seven colored silk ribbons, each tied to a ball at one end, and threw them high into the air with force.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!...

The end tied to the balls soared straight up, instantly disappearing into the clouds as if vanishing into another dimension.

Countless commoners watching from around the banquet venue immediately burst into cheers upon seeing this:

"Sky-Reaching Rope! Sky-Reaching Rope!..."

Wang Yuan felt strands of "Heavenly Spirit Qi" filtering down onto his head, convinced that the "Heavenly Gate" was truly opened.

In these past few days, he had traversed two "Earth Gates" and was about to pass through the "Heavenly Gate" for the first time today, both being key locations in this world.

He couldn’t help but think that if his Golden Finger benefited from simply "checking in," this journey would have made him fabulously rich overnight!

Alas, such a thing that totally disregarded the conservation of energy and demanded an output for an input, could only be a fanciful thought.

She gracefully walked forward, following the other fairy maidens to the side of those "Sky-Reaching Ropes."

Seeing the fairy maidens ahead, each took a bamboo basket handed out by the banquet servers, prepared to collect the Flat Peaches.

Wang Yuan felt a sensation, turning his gaze to one of the baskets, and his heart leapt with joy.

"I finally caught up!" He quickly stepped forward.

Bypassing Su Guyun, who was walking in front of him, he reached out and took one of the baskets that appeared completely ordinary.

Su Guyun lightly raised her beautiful eyebrows but, believing she had "Little Huang Wu" firmly in her grasp, said nothing more.

She simply picked up the last basket as if nothing was amiss.

Though her words were pleasant that day, how could a character like Su Guyun easily expend something as extravagantly rare as "trust"?

That "Lotus Court" was actually left behind by a Green Seal Sage who had attained the "Three True Dharma Body."

Long ago, this sage had unexpectedly fallen in Volcano Country to Moluo.

When Su Guyun was conquering the area to establish Chuyun Country, she stumbled upon this treasure by chance.

Only after she used her outstanding talents and schemes to harmonize the elements of water and fire, satisfying the conditions for the "Three True Dharma Body," did she genuinely gain the recognition of the "Inner Scene Heaven and Earth Lotus Court."

Possessing the treasure, its uses were boundless.

Especially after attaining the "Three True Dharma Body,"

One could manifest a male "Pure Yang Dharma Body" and a female "Pure Yin Dharma Body," while the original body was the line of Yin Yang Taiji.

This line symbolized the great Dao, existing in an undefined state—being both constant and variable, both black and white, both male and female, both above and below...

This concept illustrated the Daoist principle of "One produces Two, Two produces Three, Three produces Everything."

The "Lotus Court" descendant of this lineage could perform endless variations based on the foundation of Yin and Yang.

Earlier, Su Guyun had quietly planted a restriction called "Taiyin Heart Lock" on Wang Yuan, specifically targeting the Taiyin energy inside "her" body.

As long as this Yin energy persisted, she could not only control the life and death of this "concubine," but also remotely take over her body, casually setting up eighteen different stances.

Moreover, since this Yin energy was a fundamental part of one’s being, if dispersed, a person would naturally die on the spot, making it impossible to avoid the restriction’s effects unless through suicide.

To describe it in one word—clenched!

When the seven fairies were ready, the temple priest glanced at them and advised, a somewhat inexplicable look on his face:

"Go now, the taboos of the Flat Peach Orchard in Yaochi Fairyland have been explained to you; as long as you do not violate them, you may return safely.

Do not overreach and avoid excessive greed."

Apart from Wang Yuan and Su Guyun who disregarded his words, the others all obediently acknowledged the command.

"Understood!"

Subsequently, the seven fairy maidens each grabbed a ribbon matching the color of their garments.

The next moment they were lifted by a gentle force and rapidly ascended.

Having just entered the clouds, their vision darkened.

The location of the "Heavenly Gate" was not actually in the high skies, but rather in a higher-dimensional space.

At the instant they entered the "Heavenly Gate,"

Wang Yuan suddenly felt as if a cold light swept over his body.

Looking into the distance, the owner of that gaze seemed somewhat short in stature, but his golden armor glittered, his golden crown shone brightly, and his eyes sparkled like stars.

With a majestic aura as dazzling as the sun, it spread unreservedly from his body, imposing and dominant.

Such an aura combined with his short stature made it seem as though he stood shoulder to shoulder with the heavens; seated cross-legged there, he appeared to overshadow the entire sky.

"Is that a Corpse Dissection Immortal, tasked with guarding the ’Heavenly Gate’?!"

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