sinovels Chapter 18 Please help me again, fellow Daoist.
Chapter 18 Please help me again, fellow Daoist.
Xu Changqing stood in a corner of the high platform, his fingers moving slowly and deliberately to control the fragrant mist. Naturally, the people on the platform were the focus of his attention. Some were engrossed in it, experiencing the illusion of their spiritual consciousness constantly rising; others had a cold and firm Daoist heart, not caring about their spiritual consciousness, and were not disturbed by external things.
The Black Wind King sat high on his throne, enveloped in a thick, dark mist. His enormous, bronze bell-like eyes reflected a magnificent illusion of himself clad in imperial robes, seated high in the dragon court, with all demons paying homage. His heavy breathing caused his chest to heave like a bellows, and his mouth stretched wide, drool dripping from his lips, completely oblivious to his surroundings.
With attendants watching over them, Yuan and Jia were naturally unafraid. Faced with the fragrant mist that could enhance their spiritual awareness, they both inhaled the dark fragrance in large gulps, each lost in their own fantasies. One had a flushed face and murmured to himself, while the other made grasping motions as if counting gold and silver.
There are also those like Blood Sword, who only care about the sword in their hands and are completely indifferent to the pervasive fragrance.
The Jade Fairy sat motionless, not inhaling a single wisp of the dark, fragrant mist. She observed with great interest the chaotic scene of demons dancing in the cave, a faint smile playing on her lips.
Old Huang, who had cultivated some divine arts, was the most ferocious in inhaling the fragrant mist; he was no longer human in appearance.
The emaciated body lay prostrate on the ground, its back arched, its yellow clothes torn open, revealing the ugly yellow skin underneath that was constantly writhing, growing, and merging.
The old face was twisted and elongated, its mouth and nose protruding into sharp snouts, its dim old eyes replaced by scarlet violence, and a strange "hoarse" sound came from its throat.
Its yellow fur spread like a living thing, entangling a pig demon sitting next to it, who was lost in a dream. The pig demon was still chuckling to itself when it was wrapped in the fur. Its flesh and bones melted as if they were hot wax, and the weasel absorbed them all into its body.
Old Huang's body swelled up, and more pustules appeared on his skin, emitting a pungent, nauseating stench.
"As expected of the top-grade spiritual incense identified by the old ghost." Xu Changqing observed coldly, thinking to himself.
Seeing Huang Laoguan suddenly undergo a bizarre transformation and fall, Yu Xianzi frowned slightly and turned to look at Xu Changqing.
"Xuming, what's going on?"
A faint light flickered at her fingertips, indicating that she had secretly gathered her magical power and would immediately take action if anything went wrong.
Xu Changqing looked completely innocent and bewildered, and even the hand seals in his hands seemed to falter slightly due to his panic.
"This humble Taoist...this humble Taoist doesn't know either! Could it be that Fellow Taoist Huang's obsession runs too deep, causing the incense poison to stir up inner demons and trigger this strange change?"
Despite saying that, he smiled inwardly and pointed, and a small wisp of smoke immediately separated from the dark smoke emitted by the burning Lotus Heart Incense. Its color was even darker than before, and it snaked into Huang Laoguan's mouth, nose and ears like a serpent.
"Hehehe, please help me again, fellow Daoist." Xu Changqing sneered inwardly. As he spoke, he subtly drew upon the starlight beneath his sleeve, and a small portion of the dark fragrant mist silently gathered into a stream, which he then forcefully poured into the weasel's mouth and nose.
"Ugh—Ah!!!"
The weasel let out a shrill, inhuman howl, its body swelled up again, and pustules on its skin burst open one after another, spurting out yellow-green mucus.
The bones cracked and popped, the limbs touched the ground, jagged bone spurs grew from the back, and a thick, long tail covered with nodules lashed out with a "smack," smashing the stone table to pieces.
It had completely lost its mind, driven only by the instinct to devour and destroy. Its scarlet eyes darted around as it suddenly lunged at the nearest gathering place of demons.
Jade Fairy frowned, her mind racing: "Is the incense poison backfiring? Or has this illusory light secretly tampered with things?"
Her gaze swept across the entire area, and she saw Xu Changqing's hand seals subtly change, causing the fragrant illusion that permeated the cave to drastically alter.
What was originally a beautiful dream suddenly turned into an endless nightmare.
The wild boar demon, which was laughing wildly as it received the "Ancestral Beast Scripture," suddenly let out a shrill scream, as if it saw that it had made a mistake in its cultivation. Its bristles barbed back and pierced its flesh, leaving it riddled with holes and bleeding profusely. It frantically scratched at the non-existent wounds, its demonic power surging out of control, actually tearing its thick skin open with bloody gashes.
"Master...you and my senior brother...how dare you!"
The fox demon's alluring eyes were wide open, bloodshot, as he imagined his beautiful master and handsome senior brother having an affair. Overwhelmed by jealousy and hatred, he screamed and extended his sharp claws, lunging recklessly at the monkey demon beside him, who was lost in a blood-eating illusion.
"Give me back my true scriptures!" the bull demon roared, its eyes bloodshot. It mistook a deer spirit beside it, who was muttering to itself "I am the master of heaven and earth," for an enemy who was trying to steal its opportunity. It lowered its head, revealing its white antlers, and rammed into the deer spirit. Caught off guard, the deer spirit's ribs collapsed, and blood gushed out.
"You shameless woman! How dare you seduce my Daoist partner!"
"Kill! Kill all of you traitors!"
"This is my city! My sustenance!"
Fear, anger, suspicion, madness... The inner demons amplified to the extreme by the Youlian Miaoxin Incense manifested through the illusions guided by Xu Changqing, igniting the deepest evil thoughts and fears in the hearts of all the demons, and the cave was completely turned into a Shura field of mutual slaughter.
Demonic energies clashed, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and curses and screams filled the air. Those who had just been brothers and clinking glasses were now mortal enemies.
She frowned slightly as she looked down at the completely out-of-control chaos below. Then she glanced at her side and saw that Yuan Hong and Jia Jue, these two young masters from noble families, had also been caught up in the fray and were now fighting.
Her figure suddenly floated up, like a white cloud, and swept to the side of the Black Wind King in the main seat.
At this moment, the Black Wind King's giant copper bell eyes were half-closed, a dazed smile on his face, and he was muttering incantations, seemingly indulging in the dream of "establishing a foundation in one fell swoop and ruling over all demons," completely unaware of the fierce battle around him.
A cold glint flashed in Jade Fairy's eyes. She raised her fair hand, her palm gleaming with a warm, jade-like luster, yet carrying a sharp, piercing sound as she slapped Black Wind King's hairy, broad face.
"Snapped!"
A sharp crack, like metal clashing, drowned out the other noises in the cave. The Black Wind King's thick skin dented, and several black hairs broke off and flew up. However, the Black Bear Spirit's head was only knocked to the side, his snoring murmurs paused slightly, and his eyelids twitched a few times; he was still not fully awake.
Whether it was the hallucinogenic effects of the Mystic Lotus Incense that were too potent, or his own deep immersion in the illusions of ambition, this palm strike failed to awaken him. It merely seemed to stir some ripples in his dream, causing his brows to furrow and his mumbled incoherently, "...Who dares to disturb this king...kill..."
Jade Fairy's pupils contracted slightly. The Black Wind King's cultivation was nearing the Foundation Establishment stage; his will should have been quite firm. How could he be so easily affected by a single incense stick?
Jade Fairy suddenly turned around, her gaze shooting like lightning at Xu Changqing, her voice turning completely cold: "Xu Ming, you still say it wasn't you who did this?"
Xu Changqing continued performing incantations, meeting Jade Fairy's gaze with a calm smile: "Why is Fairy in such a hurry? Once I have dealt with these wicked creatures, I will help you ascend to the Pure Land and escape this filthy body."
Before he finished speaking, he flicked his fingers, and several rays of starlight disappeared into several previously inconspicuous corners of the cave floor and walls.
"The Thousand Transformations of the Nether Lotus Array, activate!"