Longevity Chronicles-Chapter 256 - 190 Immortal Corpse Soul Returning, Corpse Transformation

Tao Qian and the others were then transported in front of their respective opponents.

The Eight Immortals Island was vast, and if it weren't for Senior Brother Xuu Xun's actions, it would not have been easy for Tao Qian and the rest of the Spirit Treasure True Practitioners to find their opponents. A mistake could have been made, possibly leading to the death of a true inheritor, which would have turned a good situation sour.

"Only it's a pity, to not witness the terrifying battle strength of the famously formidable Master Taixuan."

This thought had just flashed through Tao Qian's mind.

He and a senior brother named "Ma Yuan" had already appeared at the farthest end of the Eight Immortals Island.

Before them lay a vast, filthy swamp.

In the deepest part of the swamp, a decaying giant toad with a single horn was exhaling foul air. The pus and blood oozing from its body poured down like a waterfall stream. It was incomprehensible how such an unnatural scene could have been sustained for so many years, and how it had managed to carve out a swamp.

As soon as the two appeared, they startled many of the twisted creatures in the swamp.

There were thousands of them, shrieking as they broke through the filthy fog and lunged at the two men.

This mutated army was primarily composed of "Toad Mutants," clearly the direct lineage of Uncle Jade Toad, all bear-bodied with toad heads, large bellies, webbed hands and feet, capable of extending sharp claws, with very fierce faces. When they opened their huge mouths, one could see the tongues inside and rows of fine, sharp tusks lining the jaws.

This army of tens of thousands of toad demons, not only inherited the bloodline power of Uncle Jade Toad but also gained some intelligence in skirmishes.

Midway through, they formed battle formations.

They also began to unleash their Bloodline Divine Power at a distance. The two men looked up and immediately saw a surge of acidic bubbles and a torrent of poisonous arrows and Devil Fog.

Even hundreds of toad demons, resembling priests or shamans, brandished Magical Treasures and strange artifacts, trying to perform Curse Killing from afar.

Both Tao Qian and Ma Yuan frowned at this sight.

Especially with these disturbances, the giant horned toad in the depths of the swamp was turning its head to look at them.

At this moment, Ma Yuan, who had three heads and six arms, suddenly said to Tao Qian:

"Junior Tao, these Alien Species are borne from the corpse transformation of Uncle Jade Toad's remains, inheriting many of his Divine Skills, and the numbers are vast, roughly seventy to eighty thousand."

"Though we two are not afraid, to prevent these Alien Species from disturbing Uncle Jade Toad's passage to Immortality, why don't you and I each take a side? I'll hold off Uncle Jade Toad, while you eradicate these Alien Species with all your strength. Once I am free, I can assist you."

"Does this sound good?"

Ma Yuan's words had no errors or conspiracies in them.

Perhaps because he felt his intentions were transparent, he didn't bother to hide them.

With his innate Spiritual Resonance Sensing, Tao Qian sensed Ma Yuan's brother's true thoughts in just a thought:

"Although Junior Tao has some tricks up his sleeve, his Cultivation is only at the Foundation Establishment Realm. If he acts with me, I will have to divert attention to protect him somewhat. Senior Brother Xuu Xun probably thought just so, that's why he let Junior Tao join me."

"Taking care is not at all a problem, but first, we must get rid of the big trouble of Uncle Jade Toad's Immortal Corpse. It's just right for Junior Tao to clear out those Alien Species."

"After the deed is done, at worst I can take the Nine Toad Bead, and the rest of the relic treasures could be distributed more to Junior Tao, which would be the best of both worlds."

While his mind harbored such thoughts, all three of Ma Yuan's heads wore an angry expression.

Actually, this was the Divine Power he cultivated, which is also one of the regulations of the Buddhist Sect, the "Hayagriva Ming King Dharma Form."

Tao Qian, with his High Spirit Vision, saw a tall Ming King standing beside him, his three eyes wide open, tusks exposed, fierce and majestic.

After discerning his thoughts, Tao Qian didn't get angry.

He only sighed inwardly and thought: "It's human nature."

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Beyond that, he had no further reaction.

The reason was simple; Tao Qian didn't think the matter was of great importance.

Being underestimated wasn't a big issue, and the Exotic Treasure called the Nine Toad Bead wasn't very useful to Tao Qian.

Since it wasn't a dispute over the Dao Path and Tao Qian truly wanted to see just how strong was the Talent who had obtained the position of Spirit Treasure True Inheritor through Dual Daoist and Buddhist Cultivation?

Thus, without much thought, Tao Qian agreed:

"That sounds good. Leave these Toad Mutants to me, Senior Brother. Feel free to do as you please to relieve Uncle Jade Toad of his misery."

"Good, Junior Brother, watch my methods."

Both were decisive individuals, and as their conversation ended,

Tao Qian directly took out the Spirit Treasure Jade Purifying Bottle, first collecting the sky-filled toxic arrows and acid rain, then formed a Dao Seal with his hands, and shouted, "May the Miraculous Tree Great Venerate assist me!"

Clearly, the Spirit Treasure Miao Tree Venerable was quite domineering as well, not hindered by the Absolute Immortal Domain.

A massive amount of roots burst forth from the Void, winding up the seventy to eighty thousand Alien Species as if chasing mice, binding them in place.

These two actions, understated and without fanfare,

did not really showcase Tao Qian's combat strength; after all, he was just clearing out some fodder, so it was normal that Tao Qian had not yet exerted his full Mana.

As he fought the lesser soldiers, Brother Ma Yuan was already locked in combat with the Immortal Corpse transformed by Uncle Jade Toad.

"Spirit Treasure Heavenly Venerate!"

"Amitabha Buddha!"

A somewhat incongruous title spilled from Ma Yuan's mouth.

The next moment, within this pus and blood marsh, a new behemoth revealed itself—it was the Hayagriva Ming King Dharma Form cultivated by Brother Ma Yuan.

A magnificent Dharma Image thunderously settled into the great marsh, with three heads all taking on the form of snarling horse heads, holding a Skull Treasure Staff, wearing a Five Skull Crown, and adorned with a human head garland around his neck; beneath him sat the Lotus Sun Wheel, with Prajna Buddha Flames roaring into life below.

Ma Yuan was quite confident before taking action, and the results of the battle seemed to also validate his bold statement.

Wherever his Dharma Image trampled, whether it was the filthy swamp or the toxic clouds, all of it was cleansed by Buddha Flames, leaving nothing but purity in its wake. Then, the battle between one Ming King and the giant toad ensued.

Uncle Jade Toad's prowess while alive was something Tao Qian did not yet know.

After his death, he transformed into an Immortal Corpse.

Not only did he taint a perfectly good "Nine Toad Treasure Pearl" into a demon, the Divine Powers he now unleashed, each and every one was related to devils or malignant spirits.

If released into the Mortal World, such a being would surely bring about a catastrophe, inevitably involving hundreds of thousands of lives.

Pity that his opponent, Brother Ma Yuan, was almost his complete nemesis.

That Hayagriva Ming King Dharma Form was inherently designed to eradicate Ignorance Karma Obstacles and various sufferings and was even immune to all Evil Curse and Demonic Skills. Even the filthiest things, when touched by Prajna Buddha Flames, would be turned to void.

If not for the fact that the Jade Toad Immortal Corpse had a treasure bead at its disposal, which it spewed out time and again, causing Brother Ma Yuan to stagger or tumble.

Back and forth, the battle reached a deadlock for a time.

Witnessing this scene, Tao Qian thought it demonstrated Master Taixuan's capabilities all the more.

"I forgot that Brother Xuu Xun is born with an Qingwei Dao Body, with keen sensing abilities, and with the addition of the Yin Yang Dharma Eye, he can see the truth in a glance."

"It must be for this reason that he was able to quickly arrange the corresponding battle formations."

"Brother Ma Yuan's Dharma Image, in my eyes, is not as impressive as the Heavenly Demon Buddha Mother Dharma Form of the Beautiful Corpse; it might even be said to be somewhat lacking."

"But wonderfully, he operates the Dharma Image with the Spirit Treasure Root Skill so seamlessly and without hindrance... In this respect, he is stronger than the Beautiful Corpse who forces a fusion of Buddha, Demon, and Devil paths—excessively ambitious but exceptionally difficult, consequently making its operation less agile than Brother Ma Yuan's."

While Tao Qian cleared the Toad Mutant, he still had the leisure to watch the excitement.

After observing Brother Ma Yuan's fighting outcome, he even used his High Spirit Vision to remotely track the progress of the other True Inheritors on the Eight Immortals Island.

This glance unexpectedly made Tao Qian reveal a look of shock.

An accident?

No, not at all.

On the contrary, the battles of the other True Inheritors were also unbelievably smooth.

Whether it was Brother Xuu Xun, Brother Wei or others, they all seemed to be completely overwhelming the giant Immortal Corpses.

The most successful was Senior Sister Lu. Although Tao Qian was too far away to see clearly.

In his sensing, within the region where Senior Sister Lu was battling the Baihua Immortal Corpse, almost no evil mutated beings remained, only towering flames rising to the sky, burning the heavens red. Amidst the flames, the vast silhouette of a Three-legged Golden Crow flickered in and out of sight.

It was hard to imagine what sort of mutated fallen creature could survive in such a sea of fire.

So surprisingly smooth?

A doubt suddenly arose in Tao Qian's mind.

It wasn't that he doubted the strength of this generation's True Disciples of the Spirit Treasure Sect, but his Innate Spiritual Sensing was prompting him.

Something seemed off about this situation.

Was something untoward about to happen?

As this thought flashed by, Tao Qian, as if sensing something, abruptly turned his head to look towards the deepest part of the Eight Immortals Island.

There, battling with Xuu Xun, was the Immortal Corpse transformed by the Mountain and Sea Daoist.

Seemingly on the brink of death, or perhaps upon hearing the wails of the other Seven Immortals reaching a certain limit.

The Immortal Corpse suddenly turned around and completely ignored the Divine Power bombardment from Xuu Xun's rear.

He gripped the Mountain and Sea Escape Heaven Pillar like an ancient giant taking great strides, bounding manically, and in just a dozen or so steps, appeared at the very center of Eight Immortals Island next to a deep chasm-like fissure in the ground.

"Roar!"

With a roar that echoed across the entire island, the Immortal Corpse leaped up, thrusting the Celestial Evasion Stake into the fissure.

The sudden change occurred too rapidly for anyone to react.

Everyone felt as if the Celestial Evasion Stake pierced through something, followed by an unprecedented explosion. Immediately, a column of extremely cold, terrifying pale energy shot into the sky. Then, like a raging tidal wave, Corpse Qi that triggered all of the True Inheritors' warning bells, including Tao Qian's, surged out from that column.

In an instant, the entire Eight Immortals Island was enveloped in the spread of Corpse Qi.

When this pale, chilly mist rushed over, Tao Qian immediately released Protective Immortal Light and also summoned the Buddha Bird Relics, trying to use the pure Buddha Light to resist Corpse Poison.

However, even so, amid the sizzling sounds, Tao Qian felt his body gradually grow cold, while his soul and spirit began to become frenzied and bloodthirsty.

Strangely, he suddenly had a peculiar feeling.

It seemed that as long as he was willing to accept the Corpse Poison, he could instantly rise from the Foundation Establishment Realm to transcend mortality.

Moreover, within the Corpse Poison seemed to echo a subtle whispering, chanting some special Magic Gate Mantras.

Shock filled Tao Qian's mind, and his Record immediately blurted out:

[Experiencing the erosion of Outer Realm Corpse Poison...!]

[If you willingly accept the Corpse Poison into your body, your Cultivation Realm can greatly increase, and you may establish a connection with Outer Realm deities, obtaining secret Divine Powers skills like Immortal Corpse Soul Returning, Corpse Transformation from the Outer Realm.]

[If you are unwilling to accept the Corpse Poison and cannot resist the invasion, over time, you will turn into creatures twisted like Daze Blood Corpses.]

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