Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 52 - 50 Shocked by the "Killing Banquet

Chapter 52: Chapter 50 Shocked by the "Killing Banquet

They had no time for pleasantries.

Wang Yunhu led the way, followed by Earth Scholar Fan Zhang, the Ma Brothers, and others, who immediately re-entered the tomb with the "Righteous Wealth" nailed onto the wooden stakes.

Only the eldest of the Ma family, who had indirectly experienced the force of Wang Yuan’s final punch, glanced pensively at him before descending into the tomb.

"Not bad force."

Wang Yuan just smiled. Now that he had snatched the human head associated with the "Weird", he didn’t follow them back into the bustling tomb but stood at the mouth of the robbery hole and peered inside.

He noticed that the scale of the Prince Mansion’s subordinates’ accompanying tomb shouldn’t be too large, but the tomb passages were winding and extremely difficult to navigate.

The way was also littered with human sacrifices lying on the ground, seeming to include both palace maids and eunuchs, whose corpses hadn’t completely decomposed even after two hundred years.

Sensing the breath of the living, one by one, they twisted their discordant bodies and crawled up from the ground with "hehehe" sounds.

These were just ordinary "Yin Objects," undiscerning of kin, ready to bite anyone in sight, but were promptly scattered by the prepared Jianghu People in front.

This group of bandits, fierce as wolves and tigers, soon vanished without a trace.

Wang Yuan swept a glance at Lady Peach Fairy, standing alone in the distance. Since the end of the battle, the Sect Mage seemed somewhat off, her head bowed as she stared at something in her hands.

Thus, he chose not to approach her, and instead, he went to the side of "Strategist Bei" Lang Qi, who was not fond of fighting.

"Brother Lang, how has the situation on the mountain progressed in the two days of my absence?"

"Brother Cui, apart from a mishap during the tomb excavation, the rest went relatively smoothly; however..."

Lang Qi thoroughly recounted to Wang Yuan how the sacrifice of Prince Zhou Jingyao and the process of Fan Zhang and the Ma Brothers organizing the excavation went.

Finally, he warned him with a grave expression:

"Be extremely cautious during this time, especially with the remaining eight accompanying tombs. Don’t go down if you don’t have to!

Even if you do enter a tomb, let others take the lead.

’Eagle eyes and wolfish looks are omens of ill, brows arched like willow leaves and eyes like moths, but lethality cuts across, blood paints the midnight skies eighteen days on, one goes down to the tomb; two return.’ I suspect there’s more than just deceit in these tombs!"

Seeing that his old friend "Cui Tong" was taking his words to heart, he continued:

"Divining is easy, interpretation hard.

The eagle eyes and wolfish looks refer to Clan Leader Wang, an omen of ’Treasonous’ nature, now organizing tomb raiding as a Tomb Guardian, naturally boding no good.

Brows arched and beautified belong to Fairy Peach Fairy, whose pretty brows carry a killing intent – an omen not just towards others but herself, not a good divination.

Besides, today marks nineteen days before the bicentennial grand sacrificial ceremony of the Yili King; from now on, each day, someone will die a violent death.

’One goes down to the tomb; two return’ is harder to interpret, but I am certain every tomb contains indescribable filth, and the best strategy is to avoid entering the tombs."

Wang Yuan, whose paternal and maternal families nearly perished because of the Owl God Tomb, was of course much clearer on the dangers of these "Weird" than Lang Qi.

His side had already started to dismantle its wings, a step further than mere plotting. Although the Owl God Tomb lay dormant, it could not be completely unresponsive.

A blood-red sky was the expected scene.

Put simply, whether they were bandits or they, even the Tomb Guardians from Daling Village, were nothing but expendable pawns used by Master Ge and Wang Yunhu, the summoners, to clear the path.

He was, however, surprised to learn that Wang Yunhu possessed the inherent trait of ’Treasonous’, the omen ’eagle eyes and wolfish looks.’

It was the first time he had witnessed such an innate abnormality since he saw the trait mentioned in the "Small Book of Life and Death".

It was just unclear what special abilities this kind of innate strangeness would bring to its bearer.

’Unless it’s used to identify "Weird", my "Unsightly Observation" really isn’t much use.

But as long as my "Yin Morality" is sufficient, it’s not a problem to change even the "Life Chart", which normally couldn’t be altered – not to mention an innate strangeness.’

Of course, Wang Yuan wouldn’t waste resources so readily; aside from his life, probably the most valuable thing he possessed was the precious "White Tiger Holding Position" life chart.

After listening to Lang Qi’s advice, Wang Yuan repeatedly thanked him.

Lang Qi, despite his lowly origins, was a man of loyalty and integrity.

He had waited until the she-wolf who raised him and his wolf brothers had all grown old and died before leaving the pack to return to human society. He was utterly candid with his friend, Cui Tong.

Compared to many who sent their birth parents to the Elder Care Pavilion, how much more outstanding was he?

Nevertheless, Wang Yuan felt that for a Magician who could foresee his own "imminent fortune and calamity", each choice must have deep significance.

Perhaps he instinctively saw in himself the potential to safely navigate through crises?

Soon.

The group of tomb-raiding bandits re-nailed the "Heavenly Facing Householder Righteous Wealth" into their coffins, incidentally piercing through the earth’s veins and breaking one of the nine defenses of the Owl God Tomb.

They returned to the surface.

Wang Yuan sensed immediately, thanks to his connection with the Owl God Tomb, that as the tomb was broken, the danger seemed to have receded somewhat.

It was like the rainy season was about to welcome a super storm, and planning ahead to release water from the dam could significantly reduce the pressure of flood prevention, greatly lowering the risks when the downpour arrived.

Wang Yunhu, the Ma Brothers, Fan Zhang, Lang Qi, Cui Tong, and Lady Peach Fairy, who had once again composed herself, regrouped.

Lady Peach Fairy, showing no sign of abnormality on her face, first nodded towards Wang Yuan, acknowledging his merits:

"Thanks to Brother Cui’s timely arrival, otherwise, if ’Righteous Wealth’ had escaped, catching him again would certainly have cost us several times more.

Moreover, the task of kidnapping the Medicine Bait last night was also very beautifully accomplished.

Although I don’t have the complete Three Yang Medicine Wine formula, I do have several of the seventy-two miraculous skills that leaked out after the obliteration of the left path’s great sect, the Xiangshan Sect.

After we go back, I can gift one to Brother Cui."

True to her origins from a proper sect, Lady Peach Fairy’s generous manner immediately caused envy among the others.

Immediately after, Wang Yunhu, the host, said:

"There are nine accompanying tombs for the Owl God Tomb, and two hundred years ago, when the Prince Mansion held real power, there were also nine chief subordinates. They must have all been used by the Yi King as Heavenly Facing Householders.

Without opening these accompanying tombs, we would not have known that the strange incidents that occur in Daling Village every year close to the Yili King’s grand sacrifice are probably their doings.

Wild dogs crying at graves, dead men climbing onto crossbeams, livestock dying violently, papermen carrying a palanquin... The pattern of the killings should be related to their work in life."

At this point, Earth Scholar Fan Zhang, whose family was deeply cursed with short lives, suddenly interjected:

"As far as I know, if a Magician disrespects the Precept Taboos, they will gradually mutate into a Fallen Demon, eventually turning into a man-eating ’Weird.’

But these buried ’Heavenly Facing Householders’ were clearly ordinary people before, so why did they also become ’Weird’? What exactly did they go through underground?"

All the present Mages were loose practitioners without any sect affiliation, so he was not the only one with this question, and all eyes turned to Lady Peach Fairy from the sect.

She didn’t shy away from the question and directly explained:

"As Mages, everyone should know that the various secret ’Knowledge’ is actually alive.

When we Mages actively pursue Taoist Skills, it’s like the ancient ignorant forebears who first obtained the Fire Seed. If we act according to the Precepts, we can possess the power to ward off calamities and exorcise evil.

But if handled carelessly, the flames can rise fast, causing a wildfire, or even consume oneself, leading to eternal damnation.

Cultivation of Taoist Skills is like a fire starting in the heart. Once one strays into demonic paths, it’s possible to mutate into a horrific ’Weird.’

Wang Yuan nodded along with the rest, feeling that Lady Peach Fairy, with her sect background, explained it even better and more vividly than his own initial summary.

He then heard her continue:

"And some ’Weird’ come into existence because they weren’t eaten by other ’Weird,’ but were ’corrupted’ into henchmen.

It’s because the ’Weird’ and ’Deceit Objects’ continually spread knowledge. The more powerful they are, the stronger their ability to disseminate knowledge.

If ordinary people, animals, or Wandering Ghosts are overtaken by those living ’Knowledge,’

And out of ignorance don’t follow the Precepts and Taboos, they will rapidly mutate into new ’Weird.’

This is ’Playing with fire and burning oneself!

Although these ’henchmen’ are relatively weak, they can also increase the efficiency of killing by tenfold or a hundredfold."

Wang Yuan thought to himself that this was just like him and his Rashamon Bone, distributing layers of profits and reaping massive gains in a short time.

Listening to Lady Peach Fairy, Fan Zhang hurried to ask:

"Then, including the Owl God Tomb, why do these ’Weird’ keep killing people? Isn’t it just because of instinct?"

Lady Peach Fairy seemed to be back on Qingyuan Mountain, teaching a class to her junior disciples, and instinctively began to explain:

"Naturally, it is to someday hold a ’Killing Banquet,’ using the five types of humans as the Five Grains, to brew a cup long..."

Suddenly, she realized she had spoken too much and fell silent.

Her eyes held a mix of complexity and anticipation as she glanced stealthily at "Cui Tong" and then subtly changed the subject:

"In any case, each accompanying tomb needs to be assaulted by assembling people, entering the main burial chamber as quickly as possible, to prevent the power of these ’Heavenly Facing Householders’ from spreading and causing great disaster.

Starting tomorrow, at least one tomb must be broken into each day."

For thousands of years, it had been taken for granted that ’Weird’ murdered. Although others were puzzled, they did not cling too tightly to this answer.

But Wang Yuan, who had a keen interest, was shaken.

He immediately realized that after laying low for several days and learning about "Tomb Raiding," he had finally touched the core of all their plans.

"Tomb Raiding" was just the means, while that "unspeakable" was their real goal!

What was it that they were trying to brew?

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