Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 57 - 55: Heavenly Book Mysterious, Changing Households

Chapter 57: Chapter 55: Heavenly Book Mysterious, Changing Households

The two tomb guardians began their stiff dance, but in the small courtyard they had just spat at, the lights were still on.

Wang Yuan and Lady Peach Fairy were enjoying a drink with a table full of delicious dishes.

"Come, Brother Cui, I toast to you."

Lady Peach Fairy hardly touched her food, simply holding the wine cup in her delicate hand and tenderly bringing it to Wang Yuan’s lips, watching him drink the liquid as if entranced.

At heart, Wang Yuan was not a pure and innocent fifteen-year-old boy, and Thief Cat Cui Tong was no easy mark either.

At this moment, as if possessed by a true bandit of the Green Forest, he welcomed the seductive postures of the beautiful woman without resistance.

He even took initiative, drunkenly leaning in to kiss her snow-white neck, his stubble grazing her pale, delicate skin, eliciting a series of delicate giggles from her.

Of course, it’s one thing for Wang Yuan to take advantage at this moment, but quite another to think he could really get to the point.

The skill of Lady Peach Fairy in playing hard to get was perfectly honed; her beautiful eyes shyly, joyfully adrift, she seemed truly like a girl in the bloom of youth, making it hard for one to take liberties.

In any case, it was all about playing roles, a standard routine.

Yet, looking at the increasingly clear peach blossom seal on the "Cui Tong’s" forehead, Lady Peach Fairy felt that any sacrifice she made now was completely worth it.

Wine is a gut-penetrating poison, lust is a bone-scraping steel knife, wealth is a tiger descending the mountain, and temper is the root of troubles.

In the past three days, using the Human-Faced Peach Immortal Technique to stir up desires and emotions, she had employed all her tactics to continuously corrode Cui Tong’s spirit and wear down his will.

Lady Peach Fairy was confident that even if this man’s mind was as firm as a rock, he was destined to become a pawn under her skirt.

In half a month, he would willingly replace her, using the shape-shifting technique to approach Ge Daoxuan and steal the Lifebound Talisman made from the heartwood of her own body, the human-faced peach tree.

Therefore.

These past few days, they would climb mountains and enter tombs by day, but would meet every night.

Others envied them, suspecting Cui Tong had already won the race, and even that he and Lady Peach Fairy were indulging in nightly reveries.

However, this was to enable Wang Yuan to constantly observe Lady Peach Fairy’s demeanor for better imitation, aiming to achieve a flawless imitation.

You see, they were about to face a Red Seal Mage who had been enlightened for decades and was unfathomably profound; they could not afford to show the slightest flaw.

It was infinitely more challenging than the time they fooled the servants of the third prince’s house.

Of course.

Lady Peach Fairy, wanting Cui Tong to impersonate her, definitely couldn’t peel off her own skin for him to wear.

Naturally, she didn’t know that the Painted Skin Skill of the Wild Dog Taoist had become a Deceit Object and had fallen into Wang Yuan’s hands.

But the Female Sorcerer had her own simple way, for after she had transformed into the Tree Charm Peach Fairy, her own face grew on the human-faced peach tree of her original body!

There was no need to peel off another skin; covering her face with the peach garment would suffice.

The only flaw was that it didn’t carry the soul or memory. Such a change was merely external, without any interior substance, which is why only a master impersonator like Cui Tong could take the job.

"Shadow Following" and "Sound Mimicry" were, after all, the Thief Cat’s signature talents that had terrified the Green Forest.

Combined with distinctive character traits like "never leaving a job unfinished," "love for fame," "showing off in front of good people," "righteousness and generosity," no one could be more suitable than him.

"Lady Immortal, if I replace you... ahem, if I successfully steal the Talisman,

I’m afraid Old Taoist Ge would tirelessly pursue us, wouldn’t he? Everyone would want that ’wine;’ how could he possibly give it up willingly?"

Wang Yuan’s gaze seemed hazy as he affectionately played with the beautiful woman’s jade-like slender hand, tenderly calling her by name.

It seemed that in these past days, as his obsession with Lady Peach Fairy grew, his resistance to the task of "marrying in her stead" was diminishing. Just a little more convincing, and he would overcome that psychological barrier.

Of course, Lady Peach Fairy was acting, and so was Wang Yuan.

With the Small Book of Life and Death suppressing the Peach Blossom Seal, his performance now was deliberately to show that just a little more benefit from her and he would cave.

It was an opportunity to garner more rewards from Lady Peach Fairy.

And today, after Midnight turns to Yin Day, was also the opportunity for him to cultivate the Transformation into Tiger Technique, with power came confidence.

The risk involved in this task would be greatly reduced.

When Wang Yuan first heard the plan, like a terribly demanding client, he ambiguously dragged out negotiations for three days, never giving a definite answer.

After all, the news of the Immortality Wine and Killing Dao Fruit that Lady Peach Fairy had offered was merely to shake his resolve; in essence, it was something he could see but not taste.

Now he had to personally ensure that the possibility of such treasures coming into existence was cut off.

Now was finally the moment to come clean and offer some tangible benefits.

Seeing his softening attitude, Lady Peach Fairy was inwardly pleased. A voluntary "marriage" was naturally more reliable than a forced one.

"Brother Cui, you also know that both Ge and Wang have designs on the Owl God Tomb, seeking two treasures in fact.

I have always pondered why my master was so generous, willing to promise that ’wine’ to Wang Yunhu, and was only determined to obtain the other object from the Side Door.

But now I fully understand his feelings. Since our Tao lineage shares the same source and can feed off each other,

how can you hide for a moment, let alone a lifetime?

At the moment of Enlightenment, or even at the moment when one chooses their Daoist Skill Foundation Establishment, the future of all was predetermined!

This is an incurable condition, not even immortality can save it!"

Wang Yuan frowned:

"What do you mean?"

The beautiful woman in his arms, however, looked at him with an odd expression, her smile a bit cold:

"Brother Cui, do you really think that only we disciples will be eaten, and that our master... won’t be eaten?"

"Wait a moment! Even Master Ge could be eaten?!"

Wang Yuan was startled.

In his mind he conjured the combination of his and Cui Tong’s impressions of the old Taoist: a facade of divine immortality yet truly sly as a fox, calculating and ruthlessly cunning.

Could such a Red Seal Mage also be the intended meal for those even higher up the food chain?

This conjecture was even more thrilling than the idea of Master Ge consuming his disciples.

Yet it also seemed unexpectedly inevitable.

"Before this event transpired, I only had some vague guesses based on the sudden solitary retreat of Wild Dog Senior Brother at Purple Ganoderma Temple.

As of today, with the nightmare turned reality, many of the past abnormalities can also be explained.

That Wild Dog’s master, who is also our Uncle Sun Daoqian, may not have ascended to immortality suddenly but was instead likely eaten by higher level mages in the Peach God Tao.

Only today did I suddenly realize that this entire world is a great fish pond, where the big fish eat the small fish, the small fish eat the shrimps, and the shrimps eat the fine sand...

If you’re in the fish pond, where can you escape to avoid being eaten one day?"

Lady Peach Fairy’s knowledge was hundreds of times richer than Wang Yuan’s, and having pierced through that layer of paper, she saw things even more clearly than Wang Yuan.

Speaking of which, Lady Peach Fairy’s expression became serious again:

"In fact, there’s no difference in essence between the ’Killing Banquet’ and the mutual consumption of Tao Lineages.

It’s just that the ’Killing Banquet’ uses the five categories of ignorant people, mortals, common folk, saints, and sages as the Five Grains to brew into a cup of pure ’wine.’

It does not contain the corresponding knowledge.

Even if Master drank a cup of ’wine’ and stole an immature Killing Dao Fruit, in essence, he’s still from the same source as his fellow seniors.

It’s just that he will go from being a shrimp that eats sand to a small fish, becoming all the more plump and delicious.

Therefore, for both Master and me, to avoid being eaten, the only way out is to change one’s allegiance!

Master is desperate for that Side Door object, and we feel the same!"

She paused for a moment to let Wang Yuan digest the information before continuing:

"Including himself, probably no one knows what that Side Door object is called.

But I learned from Wild Dog Senior Brother that this treasure can not only allow one to change their allegiance, but it is also very likely to contain a Heavenly Book with a deep origin linked to Peach God Tao!

Back then, it was my Uncle Sun Daoqian who first uncovered the secrets of the Owl God Tomb—alas, before he could act, he was already eaten.

But Master was always in correspondence with Uncle, and he must hold more information about that treasure. Helping me steal it is actually helping yourself too!"

At this point, not only did Lady Peach Fairy show a look of longing, but Wang Yuan’s eyes also sparkled.

"Mysterious Heavenly Books, Immortality Dao Fruits!"

The so-called Heavenly Books are the abbreviation for "Heavenly Department Dao Skills," named "The Chapter of Three Days Undying," also known as "Wisdom Longevity Secret."

Obtaining it allows one to become a "Corpse Dissection Immortal," picking a perfect, flawless Immortality Dao Fruit from the manifested "Undying Tree" of the Dao.

This is the most orthodox cultivation path without future troubles.

It’s a hundred times stronger than a stolen Killing Dao Fruit!

Because the Daoist Skill Level determines the upper limit of one’s future achievements from the beginning. If one cannot establish a foundation with the "Heavenly Department Dao Skill" and attain enlightenment, they will never become a "Corpse Dissection Immortal," no matter how long they live!

At this thought, he suddenly felt that dressing as a woman... wasn’t so unacceptable after all.

He would take this deal!

Moreover, he had seen in Wild Dog Daoist’s Taoist Book that the object from the Owl God Tomb is a Side Door item, which could allow an enlightened Magician to change his allegiance (Chapter 17).

This corroboration meant that Lady Peach Fairy was likely telling the truth.

Suddenly, another thought emerged from the bottom of Wang Yuan’s heart.

’That object could allow Master Ge and Lady Peach Fairy to change their allegiances and not be eaten at will by higher-ups in the Tao Lineage.

Change allegiances? Change allegiances? I also know a way—changing one’s Life Chart is naturally the most direct method to change one’s allegiance.’

Thinking this way, Wang Yuan couldn’t help but look at the "Small Book of Life and Death" he had carried in his body since he was in his mother’s womb.

’So, it seems... like... maybe... this book could also allow someone to change allegiances? It’s just limited to myself.’

’But how come I have never seen any of the Heavenly Department Dao Skills?

Wait a moment!’

Wang Yuan’s gaze suddenly fell on the words "Book Master B" that he had always found very suspicious.

"Could it be?!"

At this moment.

Lady Peach Fairy suddenly turned her head toward the courtyard entrance.

"Hm? What’s that sound outside?"

Snap! Snap! Snap!...

Neat and loud footsteps passed in front of the courtyard gate, getting louder and closer.