Longevity Chronicles
Chapter 448 - 311: 3 Poisons, 6 Dusts Turn into 9 Smoke, Spirit Treasure Sublime Body Leads to the Immortal Path

Facing treasures, even True Practitioners who had attained the Dao couldn't resist, let alone a group of Evil Cultivators?

The most crucial point was that among the three powerful beings from the Cavernous Mystery Realm, one inexplicably vanished, greatly magnifying the advantage of their side.

The signs of scattered fleeing not only stopped; the greedy light in the eyes of these Evil Cultivators, coming from all directions, suddenly surged.

The last straw came from within the Corpse Bone Tower.

Like the sound of spring thunder, a rumble echoed from within.

Then, the tower's top, like a skull, was forcibly pushed open by a tremendous force, and a flood of black light poured out. Within each strand of black light, there wrapped an elixir about the size of a thumb, its surface speckled with golden specks, appearing irresistibly enticing. On a careful count, there were easily three or four hundred, radiating a treasure light, fleeing in all directions.

One must know that everyone here was knowledgeable. With this scene unfolding.

How could the demons and monsters not realize?

That person from the Seven Evil Sects' Jiu Yan, was hiding inside the tower refining elixirs.

Now, the Treasure Pills were formed.

Why were they called Treasure Pills?

The reason was straightforward; ordinary elixirs, even if successfully refined, would quietly lie at the bottom of the pill furnace.

Those that could fly away by themselves were precious Treasure Pills endowed with spirituality.

As these thoughts just appeared in the minds of the demons, a cold huff sounded from inside the tower as someone employed a Divine Power Skill.

A myriad of prismatic, hazy smokes wafted out, swiftly catching up to several hundred Spirit Pills, enveloping them in an attempt to drag each back into the tower.

Even so, it was utterly unable to stop the rich fragrance from permeating the air.

Tao Qian, blending into the crowd, instantly smelled the fragrance, triggering a burst of thoughts in his mind:

[Is suffering from the poison gas of the Ten Thousand Spirit Demon Elixir... Immunity granted!]

"Poison gas?"

Just as Tao Qian began to suspect, he turned his head to look at the surrounding Evil Cultivators, each unstable in their energies and panting rapidly, instantly enlightening him.

With a thought, he added fuel to the fire.

He tossed out a Decree Demon, casually controlling a strange demon that was neither human nor ghost, and had it scream with bloodshot eyes:

"The Spirit Pills have emerged!"

"This is my chance to achieve the Dao! Whoever dares hinder me, I shall kill."

Before the cry ended, the demon's ribcage swelled with a tumor that burst with a pop, and a pair of bloody, bony wings emerged, flapping crazily upward.

Coincidentally, it struck a Treasure Pill about to be dragged back.

Just as it reached out to grab, a sudden spark of cold light flew towards it, which was precisely a grain of Iron Sand.

The companion alien of a Cavernous Mystery Realm Evil Demon, naturally instantly turned a low-level Evil Cultivator from the Qi Refinement Realm into splatters of flesh, scattering down in droplets.

However, this Iron Demon Master also hadn't expected that instead of causing the group of demons to retreat,

on the contrary, the sight of blood and flesh drove them into madness.

"Kill!"

"Seize the treasure! Consuming one pill allows advancement; consuming two grants ascension."

"The fragrance is overwhelming; I can't stand it."

"Hurry, get your hands on it and flee New Moon Province; those from the Seven Evil Sects are useless outside New Moon."

Amidst the chaotic screams, the group of demons and Evil Cultivators that had held back for so long finally cast aside their fear of the Seven Evil Sects, reverting to their natural dispositions.

The plunder began anew,

This time, even more fiercely.

The members of the Golden Sand Sect offered only a token resistance, quickly slain to a man by those four independent practitioners from the Cavernous Mystery Realm.

Talking of these four, all independents, none were ordinary.

One was a high monk, appearing as a stooped old man, yet dressed in a brilliantly colored kasaya, carrying a Zen staff so heavy no one knew how many pounds it weighed; anyone knew that once he struck with his staff, a giant pit would appear on the ground, containing a Golden Sand Sect elder and his several disciples, all with crushed bones and flesh, resembling severely battered meatballs.

One was a lady, clothed in magnificent garments, her hair piled up high, her face adorned with a peach blossom smile, evidently skilled in the Evil Ghost Path; lifting her skirt, two plump thighs revealed various ghosts, some blue-faced with tusks, others stripped of their skins and covered in bone spikes, all crawling out and devouring any blockade ahead completely.

Another was a child, fair and tender like lotus nodes, wearing a red bellyband, holding a bell in his hand and moving forward instantaneously; wherever he went, bell sounds resonated, causing all beings below Cavernous Mystery, be they demons or cultivators, to stiffen, only to see this child's mouth split to his ears, able to swallow a person whole.

Lastly was a man, although handsome, his face sickly pale; even though he wore a scholar's robe, he was drenched from head to toe, evidently a drowned scholar who'd acquired demonic fate and become an evil corpse; as soon as he opened his mouth, he vomited copious amounts of yellow and white pus, which in an instant formed a large river, teeming with mutated and fallen fish, shrimp, turtles, and toads, all frenziedly devouring any living being that fell into the pus.

The Golden Sand Sect's elders and disciples, though each skilled in the Blood River Scripture and possessed various methods, suddenly faced these four ferocious beings.

They didn't last a few moments before they were utterly annihilated.

These four shared an understanding, not entangling themselves with the Iron Demon Master and the Master Stone Corpse, they each released a Divine Power, blocking the two.

Together, they soared towards the sky, vying for those enticing Treasure Pills.

Other demons and Evil Cultivators followed suit, and for a moment, various figures and Evasion Lights danced chaotically around the Corpse Bone Tower, utter chaos reigning.

Unfortunately, although they were many and powerful, their Divine Skills were far inferior to the Perfection of Cavernous Mystery's Jiu Yan.

"You have nerve!"

"Since you all seek death in accordance with the Dao, I shall fulfill you."

As the words fell, a sound like the roaring of the Tianhe came forth, a fearsome river reminiscent of the "Tianjiang Immortal" from Demon City surged out from the Corpse Bone Tower.

Barely out of the tower, it fiercely unfolded.

Enveloping most of the Secret Realm's sky, the vast and boundless waves surged like falling into the Milky Way.

Only, there were no ripples in the river.

Some, only smoke, consisting of nine different colored smokes surging up.

Each type of smoke represented a type of power.

Whether it was the four Cavernous Mystery Independent Practitioners or other Evil Demons, they got very little in haste.

Among the Loose Demons, one was somewhat fiercer, obtaining a dozen or so.

The rest, some luckily snatched one, others got none at all.

However, many demons were poisoned by the treasure pill, their movements frantic, and their minds disordered, unable to even dodge attacks, instead, they were killed in large numbers by the bold moves of Iron Demon Master and Master Stone Corpse.

At this moment, hundreds of remaining treasure pills were trapped in the Smoke River.

Rushing left and right, their speed extremely slow, it appeared none would escape.

Many Evil Cultivators lost their caution, knowing full well that the "Nine-Colored Smoke River" was an extraordinary Divine Power, yet they recklessly plunged in.

One went in, one died.

And not even a whole body remained, as soon as they entered the river.

Instantly, like mortals drowning, they struggled incessantly, mouths opening to cry for help, but they could only inhale large amounts of smoke, dying even faster.

In a matter of a few breaths, the originally frantic mob had lost a third of its number.

In total, more had died than the entire Golden Sand Sect.

Such a vicious Divine Power finally caused many to regain their senses.

Even the ferocious four great Independent Evil Practitioners grew wary at this time, not daring to step forward and contend with Nine Smoke Supreme for the treasure pills.

"What a sinister Divine Power."

Tao Qian had just begun to admire it when he heard Master Yuan's voice from his arms.

"This technique is indeed remarkable, has some tricks to it."

"Using the heterodox basic method, combined with the Qingjing method from Great Reincarnation Temple, it's surprisingly conceived such a darkly destructive Slaughter Divine Power."

"The Smoke River contains the Three Poisons of Greed, Hatred, and Delusion, and houses the Six Dusts: visual illusions, auditory pleasures, respiratory confusions, dietary indulgence, bodily desires, and emotional attachments... Three Poisons and Six Dusts forming Nine Smokes, any ordinary being entering it, even those in Cavernous Mystery Realm, would struggle to escape, lucky this method is cumbersome, otherwise all the demons here would be lamenting."

"You, boy, should learn something, though you are not lacking in combat ability, possess numerous Exotic Treasures, and have learned many Magic Skills, you are still very far from your own Dao."

"This junior named Nine Smoke Supreme has good comprehension. Should he advance to Ultimate Happiness Realm one day, he might have a slight chance of attaining the Dao."

This bit of advice made Tao Qian raise his eyebrows.

He could see the terror of the Nine-Colored Smoke River, not realizing the depth of its intricacies.

After listening, he couldn't help but ask, "Would I die if I fell into it?"

This question immediately choked Master Yuan, who paused before replying irritatedly.

"You'd die a fart!"

"With your deep fortune, always stepping in luck whenever you leave the house, not to mention your messy assortment of supports, just with that Spirit Treasure Sublime Body you got after weathering the tribulation, is enough to overlook those Three Poisons and Six Dusts."

"No, you don't even need that Spirit Treasure Sublime Body, just the Taishang No Leaking Body you'd obtained earlier is enough to be immune to the harm from Three Poisons and Six Dusts."

"Now your No Leak Body, spurred by the tribulation energy, has directly become an All Techniques Immune Spirit Treasure Sublime Body...Boy do you realize how rare your Sublime Body is?"

After Tao Qian weathered the tribulation, he received numerous dazzling benefits.

He knew how rare and powerful his Spirit Treasure Sublime Body was.

But specifics? He was still confused.

Seeing Master Yuan willing to explain, he hastily sought guidance: "Master Yuan, teach me!"

Fortunately, Master Yuan intended to enlighten him, humming twice, then transmitting his voice again:

"In the Cultivation World, about Dao Bodies, Dharma Bodies, not to say thousands, but hundreds, there must be."

"However, most are simply mutations caused by Source Qi contamination."

"Very few are of great use."

"Like your previous Taishang No Leaking Body, your senior brothers and sisters' Golden Crow Method Body, Qingwei Dao Body, etc."

"But these still are not among the top."

"Only the Taishang Dao Body, Primordial Divine Embryo, Spirit Treasure Sublime Body, Great Freedom Buddha Body, Great Reincarnation Body, Primordial Demon Undying Tribulation Body... Only these, at the limit of Dao Bodies and Dharma Bodies, are considered rare."

After stating these, Master Yuan felt it insufficient and still unfulfilled in his duty as a teacher.

Pausing briefly, he suddenly said:

"You've seen quite a few Daoist Transformation Realm old monsters, should know, almost all Daoist Transformation Practitioners have lost their Human Clan body."

"This is an advantage but also a dead end."

"Abandoning the human body in Ultimate Happiness Realm greatly increases the chances of breaking through Daoist Transformation Tribulation; those old monsters all made this choice, had I not perished, I likely would have too."

"But such promotion to Daoist Transformation makes it very difficult to further ascend to Tribulation Immortal... The old saying goes, 'pass through all tribulations to return to truth,' what you were born as, you remain as when becoming a Tribulation Immortal."

"That's the funny thing about Human Clan Cultivators, coming and going, they are humans, yet they are not."

"However, you have a chance."

"Spirit Treasure Sublime Body, All Techniques Unstained, all evils do not invade, not only can it easily help you advance to both Cavernous Mystery and Ultimate Happiness realms, it might also allow you to retain your Human Clan body upon entering Daoist Transformation Realm."

"When the time comes, perhaps you could become an Immortal?"

When Master Yuan uttered his last sentence, the tone was almost undisguisedly sour.

As if to say: such a lazy disgraceful kid also has a chance to become an immortal, truly there is no justice in this world.

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