A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 108

Chapter 107 Buddhist Lineage

At the bottom of the abyss, in a corner filled with transparent crystals, a monster that had been motionless and looked like a corpse suddenly raised its head.

At this moment, the monster’s blood-red eyes looked towards the human and the dragon above.

Han Li used his spiritual eye technique to focus his gaze and saw that it was a giant rock frog, seven or eight zhang long, as large as a small building.

“A guardian beast?”

“No, there’s corpse energy…”

“Could this be a corpse demon that died many years ago and then regained its sentience?”

Moreover, he hadn’t noticed it before, but now that he was closer, he realized that this place was actually a gathering place of Yin energy within the Crimson Forbidden Land.

Within the forbidden land, there were many deaths of cultivators and demon beasts.

After death, living beings would generate Yin energy.

Under the blazing sun, the Yin energy would naturally dissipate quickly. However, because the Crimson Forbidden Land was isolated by an ancient wind-attribute array, it never saw sunlight, so the Yin energy generated by the deaths of living beings was naturally difficult to eliminate.

After six or seven thousand years, it needed an outlet. Or rather, there always needs to be a dumping ground.

And this place, for some reason, just happened to be a gathering place of Yin energy.

“So, after this giant rock frog died of old age, it was eroded, nourished, and transformed by the Yin energy of this place for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, finally transforming into a spirit-like corpse demon?”

Han Li’s eyes narrowed.

“Croak, croak…”

The corpse demon that the giant rock frog had transformed into suddenly let out a strange cry.

Its aura was fully released, and coupled with the ghostly cry that went straight to the mind, it brought a strong sense of oppression to the man and the dragon.

“This is… a high-level corpse demon? Its aura is even comparable to Master Hong Fu?!”

Han Li stumbled and almost fell off the back of the black dragon Xiao Liu.

At this moment, his expression changed drastically, his heart pounded, and he felt that this time his joy was about to turn into sorrow:

“I was careless!”

At first, he should have arranged for a few level 2 puppets to descend and check the situation, and only approached after confirming that it was safe enough below!

He guessed that there might be troublesome demonic beasts here, such as a few level 3 guardian demonic beasts. However, he never expected that instead of encountering demonic beasts, he would run into a high-level corpse demon with a spiritual connection to its

corpse. His overconfidence in his current abilities had led him into this dangerous situation.

What to do?

The Invisible Needle Talisman and the Qiankun Tower Talisman weren’t incapable of dealing with late-stage Core Formation cultivators, but he needed time to activate them.

The time required to activate those talismans alone was enough to kill him dozens of times over.

Meanwhile, the Black Dragon Little Six was also stunned by the sudden pressure emanating from the corpse demon. It opened its mouth, but the sound it made was no longer the powerful roar of a dragon, but rather a weak, nervous sob.

However, just as both Han Li and Little Six felt immense pressure, circles of cyan runes suddenly lit up in the void of the deep pit.

After appearing, the numerous runes converged towards the giant rock frog that was about to attack Han Li and Little Six.

Before the giant toad-turned-corpse demon could make any further moves, the runes formed a thin film enveloping it, then teleported it away without warning.

In the blink of an eye, the giant toad-turned-corpse demon vanished, leaving nothing behind.

The black dragon was stunned.

Han Li was also stunned.

However, he quickly realized something, a smile involuntarily appearing on his lips, a look of sudden realization flashing across his face:

“Individuals above level 4 are forbidden within the forbidden area. Once they appear, they will be targeted by the forbidden area’s grand formation and teleported to an independent space similar to the second level of the Void Heaven Palace. This corpse demon has been cultivating here for countless years, never fighting anyone, which is why it temporarily escaped the forbidden area’s grand formation’s detection.”

“But its attack just now clearly unleashed its true power, thus triggering the forbidden area’s grand formation’s detection…”

The previous corpse demon had concealed its aura, escaping the forbidden area’s detection array’s lock.

The corpse demon just now, however, released its aura outwards, its power immense, comparable to a late-stage Core Formation individual. However, this also allowed him to be detected by the forbidden area’s sensing array.

In an instant,

he was sent to an independent space created by the Lord of the Forbidden Area.

To break through the independent space to return, or to escape the Crimson Forbidden Area, one must either possess the cultivation and foundation of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator when the Forbidden Area as a whole enters a period of decline, or at least possess the cultivation of a Deity Transformation cultivator when the Forbidden Area’s array is at its strongest.

Otherwise, don’t even think about escaping from the independent space.

“I didn’t expect that the Forbidden Area’s array not only has strict restrictions on the magical cultivation of humans and demonic beasts, but also similar restrictions on aberrant beings like corpse demons.”

If it weren’t for this, he would have been in danger.

“Thank goodness it was a false alarm…”

…

The corpse demon was gone, and only the green treasure chest and a large number of spiritual herbs remained at the scene.

He took off the green treasure chest, opened it, and his eyes immediately lit up.

The most eye-catching thing inside was a vajra that emitted a brilliant golden light. This vajra was undoubtedly a top-level magic weapon or ancient treasure of Buddhism.

Secondly, there was a neatly folded kasaya (Buddhist robe), from which a faint spiritual light seemed to flow.

Then there was a simple string of prayer beads.

The prayer beads consisted of 109 beads, each radiating a faint Buddhist light and spiritual aura.

Upon seeing them, Han Li’s first instinct was that this was no ordinary object.

Besides the vajra, kasaya, and prayer beads, there were three boxes, each containing a few jade slips.

He quickly scanned them, understanding their contents.

One box contained only jade slips detailing the transmission of Buddhist techniques and supernatural abilities.

However, regrettably, while various ancient, nearly lost Buddhist methods were included, the Mingwang Jue (明王诀), a method for tempering the body using malevolent energy, was conspicuously absent.

The second box contained jade slips detailing the origins of the person who left the legacy; this ancient Nascent Soul cultivator was the Supreme Elder of the “Thunder Sound Sect,” one of the ten ancient sects of the Great Jin Dynasty. It also recorded some secrets from the Demonic Tribulation.

The third box contained jade slips detailing the special skills of ancient Buddhist masters.

For example, it records various cultivation arts such as weapon crafting, alchemy, and talisman making.

It also records a method for preparing a “spiritual wine.”

The spiritual herbs used are various thousand-year-old medicinal herbs.

After fermenting for hundreds of years, the spiritual wine can strengthen the body, improve the resilience of meridians, and enhance physical strength.

It is a good medicine to assist in the cultivation of a certain Buddhist body-refining secret technique.

The longer the medicinal herbs used and the longer the fermentation time underground, the higher the medicinal properties of the spiritual wine will be.

This spiritual wine exists in two places.

One is this place where Yin energy gathers.

The other is under the high tower in the core area of the forbidden land.

That is the place with the densest spiritual energy in the forbidden land.

Furthermore, one of these jade slips records the origins of three artifacts.

The Demon-Subduing Pestle is the natal magic weapon of an ancient Buddhist Nascent Soul stage cultivator. When this cultivator was severely injured and on the verge of death during the demonic tribulation, he entrusted everything to the lord of the forbidden land.

The kasaya, one of the ancient treasures inherited by the Leiyin Sect, is a brocade kasaya.

It is a top-grade ancient treasure.

Combined with the nine-ringed staff, another ancient treasure, the two treasures, one for offense and one for defense, can unleash their true power.

Unfortunately,

the brocade kasaya survives, but the nine-ringed staff was destroyed by a powerful ancient demon during the demonic calamity.

Then there is the string of prayer beads.

This string of prayer beads is not only a rare treasure but also a symbol. Each bead represents a Nascent Soul stage Buddhist cultivator from ancient times. It was made by stringing together the relics left behind by fallen heroes after their deaths and refining them through special Buddhist secret techniques.

Its power is immense.

Activating one of the relics through Buddhist secret techniques to self-destruct can even briefly delay an attack from a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

Initially, when this string of prayer beads was first formed at the most critical stage of the demonic calamity, it had 358 beads.

Later, with the ebb and flow of the ancient demonic calamity, only 109 beads remained.

The only drawback was that they required Buddhist power to be perfectly controlled.

The Core Formation level of Taoist and Confucian magic could only activate one percent of their power, while the Nascent Soul level of Taoist magic could activate one-tenth. Using demonic magic would inevitably result in being backfired by the Buddhist aura contained within the beads.

“Huh? Taoist magic can actually activate one percent of its power?”

What a treasure!

Han Li’s eyes shone brightly.

He then looked at the numerous spiritual herbs surrounding him, resembling small clumps of grass:

“Ten thousand years old, all ten thousand years old…!”

Brothers, you know what I mean. I’ve done my best. I’ve been so

busy, so incredibly busy.

I shouldn’t have updated with 10,000 words every day before.

I seriously underestimated the complexity of marriage.

Not only is it complex, but it’s also exhausting.

I have to go back to my parents’ home tomorrow morning, to Yilong. I didn’t get home until after 10 pm, so I rushed to write this. I can only guarantee that updates will resume after the National Day holiday. I’ll have to make do for the next couple of days. Waaaaah…

Please give me all your recommendation tickets and monthly tickets!

Waaaaah…

(End of Chapter)