Chapter 904: Lü Pao Laozu (1000-word supplement)

Chixian Shenzhou.

Zhongyuan.

Wudushan.

This mountain is not very high, but it is shrouded in clouds and mist year-round, with rotting swamps and an abundance of poisonous insects that exhale miasma capable of corroding human flesh and bone; medicine gatherers and woodcutters dare not approach, calling it a forbidden land.

Inside a certain Cave Abode on the mountain.

A youth wearing a green robe with plain features is pinching a hand seal, appearing to be practicing his arts.

Suddenly.

Hmm, as the Nascent Soul of Fang Yu, he naturally also possesses the Golden Finger of the main body.

【Name: Xin Chen (Fang Yu, Aaron)】

【Realm: Post-Heaven】

Aaron touched his chin and summoned the attribute panel.

Jin Daoren's bean-sized eyes emitted a sharp glint; seeing his Disciple like this, his first reaction was not to check on his condition, but to carefully scan the surroundings, fearing he might fall into some trap.

While unconscious, memory after memory surfaced in Aaron's sea of consciousness, which he identified one by one.

Chixian Shenzhou... the Five Regions of the world... Orthodox Xuan Sect... Side Sects and Heterodox Paths... Nine Great Demonic Legacies... East Sea Rogue Immortals... Jin Daoren!

The black Qi converged, revealing a short, fat Daoist wearing an incongruous gold-embroidered Daoist robe, with crooked brows and slanted eyes—a face truly unworthy of praise.

"This... this is... the Gu Insect planted by Jin Daoren has suffered a Backlash?"

When the Orthodox Xuan Sect accepts a Disciple, the first rule is that they must not lose their primordial yin or yang, otherwise it is fundamentally difficult to practice superior techniques.

'This Gu Insect should not have rioted, but previously Xin Chen suffered a Backlash while practicing, his True Qi went astray and even dissipated because of it... his realm also regressed from Innate to Post-Heaven... is that why the Stomach Demon Gu is agitated?'

"It's actually this simple? What about my Mingyu Art? What about my alchemy and Artifact Refining skills? What about my Sword Formula? And that massive Invisible Sword... ugh, never mind, I couldn't bring the Invisible Sword up..."

【Technique: Hundred Poisons True Scripture (77/100)】

Aaron muttered a complaint.

At this moment of life and death, Aaron gritted his teeth, went to the stone table, picked up the bell placed upon it, and shook it fiercely.

There was a Bronze Mirror inside the Cave Abode; he looked at his reflection and felt speechless: "Plain features, likes wearing a green robe—what kind of taste is this? And playing with Gu Insects... I'm not Lü Pao Laozu, wait..."

"It is this Disciple... this Disciple suffered a Backlash while practicing, my True Qi dissipated... even the Stomach Demon Gu has gone berserk..."

Because the cultivation methods differ, the various arts of cultivation naturally differ as well.

【Talent: Immortality】

Practitioners in this world value the perfection and flawlessness of their Taoism foundation above all else.

"Disciple, what has happened to you?"

His face turned pale and green by turns, as if suffering a Backlash, and he suddenly spat a mouthful of essence blood toward the sky: "The main body and the original self have ruined me..."

【Skill: Gu Technique (45/100)】

However, he also knew that the Spirit Qi of this world is called Heavenly Qi, and the cultivation realms are also different from before, divided into Post-Heaven, Innate, Condensing Evil Realm, Outer Gang, Mysterious Light, Golden Core, Primordial Spirit, and so on.

Aaron's forehead was covered in beads of sweat as he answered with difficulty.

Aaron touched his lower abdomen, and his expression suddenly changed drastically!

At this moment, the attribute panel could not be displayed, but once he slowly became familiar with the cultivation arts of this world, he would likely be able to integrate them.

This black Qi was cold in nature, a mass of evil energy; although not very sophisticated, it still counted as a practitioner in the Condensing Evil Realm, capable of controlling a sword for a hundred paces, leaping a hundred feet, refining pills, and making Talismans. Once in the secular world, one could easily pass for an immortal and become a guest of high officials, nobles, or even the Emperor himself.

"According to Xin Chen's impressions, this world also has a vast number of ordinary people forming secular dynasties, as well as the martial arts world, but most so-called knight-errants and Grandmasters are stuck in the Post-Heaven and Innate realms, unable to obtain the True Disciple teachings, and ultimately unable to condense evil or refine gang to step onto the path of Taoism... A Golden Core Grandmaster can establish a sect and become famous across both the Righteous and Demonic Paths, while those who have refined their Primordial Spirit have attained the beginning of Changsheng, wandering freely and leaving no trace, and can be called Loose Immortals! Apart from the Heavenly Tribulation, they fear nothing else..."

【Age: 17】

Although... this Golden Finger is truly a bit useless; having it is the same as not having it!

And thinking of the tribulation of Ascension, even Aaron's Nascent Soul could not help but feel terrified.

He woke up faintly, looked at his own hands, and sighed: "So... am I still alive?"

Aaron rubbed his cheeks.

Only then did he have the heart to examine this body.

Furthermore, cultivation also emphasizes harmony and perfection; even if there is the slightest flaw along the way, it is a lifelong regret, making it impossible to refine the Primordial Spirit or become an immortal, requiring one to reincarnate and start over.

Jin Daoren grabbed Aaron's wrist, and a strand of Dharma Power quickly submerged into it, circling through his Meridians before he turned hostile and cursed: "Trash! Seeing that you had practiced the Hundred Poisons True Qi and advanced to Innate, this Master thought you had potential, but I didn't expect you to be so greedy for progress... Even if you cultivate back to your previous level in the future, your foundation is damaged, and you have no hope of rising for the rest of your life!"

"Looking at it this way... I must have encountered a setback during Ascension, was knocked out of the Ascension passage, and arrived in this world... even my Nascent Soul was annihilated, leaving only a sliver of True Spirit to possess this body and be reborn?"

"Suffered a Backlash?"

To prevent his Disciples from escaping, he even planted Gu Insects in every one of them!

Inside Xin Chen's body, the 'Stomach Demon Gu', one of the Six Viscera Gu, had been planted!

Once it acts up, the abdominal pain is like being twisted, causing agony beyond endurance.

'It's over... once this Gu Insect goes berserk, it will devour my internal organs and eventually burst out of my body...'

Along with this chirping sound, a wave of intense pain arrived, causing immediate, agonizing abdominal cramps that forced Aaron to kneel halfway to the ground, biting his lip and groaning.

Ding-a-ling!

The surface of the bell was engraved with silver, tadpole-like patterns, and as it shook, a crisp ringing sound traveled far away.

Aaron's expression was ugly to the extreme.

But how easy is it to reincarnate and start over?

This was Xin Chen's Master—Jin Daoren.

Immediately after, he fainted.

Xin Chen was a practitioner who had taken a Daoist technique expert from the South Border as his Master; that Daoist called himself 'Jin Daoren', was skilled in insect-rearing and Gu-planting techniques, and belonged to the Side Sects and Heterodox Paths.

He was the Nascent Soul of the main body, and the main body, forced by the original self to ascend to the Immortal Realm, had actually sent him to scout the path!

Truly, every single one of them is a disgrace!

"This realm is certainly not the Immortal Realm... but according to this person's memories, there are quite a few cultivators here, only they revere the Ancient Method more, and there are even Legendary tales of Loose Immortals and Loose Demons... beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, there must surely be True Immortals, Heavenly Demons, and Demon Gods... it seems the energy level is one grade higher than the previous Immortal Cultivation World?"

Furthermore, he was sinister, selfish, and ruthless; the only reason he took in some Disciples was for the convenience of having people to order around, and he would frequently beat, scold, and torture his Disciples.

Before long, a mass of black Qi rushed into the Cave Abode.

At the location of his dantian, something seemed to have awakened, emitting a buzzing sound like an insect!

Not to mention the mystery of the womb, even if one could wake up and realize their past and present lives, they might not necessarily have better opportunities or aptitude than in their previous life.

For someone like Xin Chen whose foundation of Taoism is damaged, it is no longer a matter of spending ten or a hundred times the effort later to make up for it, but rather that the path of cultivation is hopeless!

(End of this chapter)