Longevity Chronicles

Chapter 903 - 580: Butterfly Dream Skill, All Heavens Addicted

When the "Master Xu Yu Zi" of the Secret Demon Second Generation Ancestor supplemented that line of Daoist sound, Tao Qian and the other Secret Demon Children were rendered speechless in an instant.

The seventy percent of the Demon Children who had attacked were bewildered and resentful.

As for Tao Qian, he was puzzled and filled with resentment.

The fact that he wouldn't be punished sounded like a great benefit, as if the Ancestor favored him and was looking out for him.

But in this atmosphere, naturally, it drew a large amount of resentment towards him, and the remaining thirty percent of the Secret Demon Children also cast their gazes towards him, with their intentions simple and clear.

"No wonder this Ancestor Land Demon Child acted so recklessly, with such grandeur; he must have strong backing and a patron."

"I've never heard of Master Xu Yu Zi and any line from the Ancestor Land having such deep ties. How brazen of him."

"Doesn't Master Xu Yu Zi fear offending the other Ancestors by acting this way?"

"If I find out that there's something fishy or dirty in this election, I'll definitely report it harshly to my Master afterwards."

...

While some of the Demon Children pondered this silently, others spoke honestly.

At this moment, the mysterious, aloof "Changhen Demon Child" enshrouded in a veil truly had a past with Master Xu Yu Zi.

She unabashedly asked directly, "Uncle Lin, since all the Demon Children broke the rules, why is Tao Buddha's son exempt from punishment?"

This question, besides revealing her relationship with Master Xu Yu Zi, also inadvertently disclosed the surname of the Ancestor.

Of course, seeing Changhen Demon Child's frank and unperturbed demeanor, it was apparent she neither minded nor valued this connection.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yu Zi did not attempt any concealment or excuse.

The boundless Daoist sound surged forth from the depths of the sea of mist.

"He was not the instigator, only defending himself."

"Secondly, my teacher has a deep connection with another Daoist Lineage of his sect, and he once instructed me to look after him if encountered."

"If you all are unsatisfied, have your Masters speak to me about it."

Word by word, clear and understandable.

The words sounded light as a feather, yet weighed as heavy as ten thousand pounds, unchangeable by anyone.

All the Demon Children understood the true meaning; the first reason amounted to nothing, the second was the key.

It seems this Ancestor Land Demon Child not only has backing from the Ancestor Land Secret Demon Lineage but also from another Daoist Lineage.

And who was Xu Yu Zi?

A master of the Secret Demon Second Generation Ancestor, having attained Dao for countless years, guarding the inferior demons, eternal in longevity, presumably also in the Daoist Transformation Realm, how strong then must his teacher have been?

A Tribulation Immortal?

In an instant, everyone including Tao Qian forgot about the punishment, instead pondering who Master Xu Yu Zi's teacher might be?

"Goodness!"

"I didn't expect to gain a little convenience and take a detour while running for the Secret Demon's Revival Master, thanks to my original body's fortune."

"The other Daoist Lineage must be the Spirit Treasure Sect, Xu Yu Zi's teacher must be at least a Tribulation Immortal to have such a relation; even my Master Duobao might not manage it, it would have to be the Sect Master or the Second Generation Ancestors, even reaching the Heavenly Venerate himself..."

As Tao Qian pondered.

Suddenly, seventy percent of the Demon Children, hung by glowing wrist tentacles, screamed simultaneously.

Their screams were indeed abrupt.

Tao Qian and the remaining thirty percent looked over, immediately confronted by a shocking scene:

Before these Demon Children, from the moist, icy, slightly stenchy mist, emerged a bloody eerie corpse.

A human of the Human Clan, genderless, skinless.

Originally faceless, yet by gazing at the Demon Children, its flesh contorted, mirroring all of them.

Once standing firm, "it" began to disassemble, folding its own body.

Breaking the ribs forcibly, peeling apart the chest and abdomen to fold backward, resembling strange wing-like meat membranes, its mutated arms extending forward, legs shriveling into the pelvis... In an instant, a human flesh butterfly was born.

Their eerie mouths began murmuring into a chant, the bodies emitting a hazy glow, shrinking steadily, materializing into palm-sized flesh butterflies.

They flew onto the Demon Children's foreheads, nestling there.

Their sharp, fleshly mouths morphed into long needles, with a "thud," piercing into the Demon Children's skulls.

"This is the [Butterfly Dream Skill], for you all, it is both a punishment and an opportunity."

"If you gain something, there's no need to thank me, just recite a phrase from Carefree Travel."

The words barely left their mouth.

The seventy percent unfortunate Demon Children, without any struggle, all fell into slumber.

Although Tao Qian and the others were not punished, witnessing this scene still made their skulls throb with phantom pain.

Surprisingly, the punishment didn't last long, merely three breaths before all Demon Children awoke simultaneously.

Their reactions were all the same.

Bodies trembling, suddenly waking with distorted faces, sweating profusely... it was obvious they had all experienced nightmares.

Such an occurrence would usually only happen to mortals.

The cultivators, except when trapped in the "nightmare" stage, ordinarily had no dealings with dreams, let alone nightmares.

Never did they expect to encounter it here.

However, there were benefits, with a few among the seventy percent of punished Demon Children seemingly gaining something, their expressions slightly alleviated upon awakening, occasionally showing hints of joy.

Most of the punished Demon Children, however, had eyes filled with hatred and fear, but they knew they couldn't defy Master Xu Yu Zi.

He was the lord of the inferior demon world, the supervisor of this election.

The Ancestors granted him authority; how could they easily retract it?

Moreover, if they truly went to court, the one holding reason would still be Tao Buddha's son, at which point they would face further disgrace, why bother?

...

Master Xu Yu Zi naturally didn't care what these juniors thought, having long guarded the inferior demon world, already knowing by hearing the Daoist sound that he had a penchant for solitude.