Longevity Chronicles

Chapter 908 - 582: Tao Qian Becomes Mortal and Enters the Search God Realm, Sudden Change—Meat Pig Unleashed to Divine the Heavens (Part 2)

"Worthy of respect, but to expect me to devoutly follow a faith, is indeed impossible."

"My situation is indeed rare, while other demon children each have gods and demons they follow with faith, thus all can pass the judgment of the Search God Heavenly Dao."

"What should be done about this?"

"No matter how marvelous the Divination Worm is, if it cannot enter the world, it can't be unleashed."

With thoughts flashing, Tao Qian's expression gradually revealed helplessness.

Previously, I thought very well, having the Divination Worm in the robe sleeve, according to the sayings of my past life, it was like using a [cheater], able to turn the difficulty of the instance from hellish to easy, passing through at will, crushing peers.

Unexpectedly, right at the beginning came a harsh blow, even entering the world became unachievable.

In contemplation, Tao Qian paced a few steps, suddenly his expression shifted, thinking of something favorable.

He then showed a bitter smile, thinking to himself: "Didn't expect, I have to rely on it after all."

Once the thought settled, he immediately communicated with [Hidden Demons Nest], beginning to borrow its Power to perform a Secret Technique.

It is precisely that "Source Storage Qi Transformation Secret Technique!"

This technique, as it mentions storage, naturally doesn't imply Tao Qian can never retrieve it permanently.

Rather it requires to circumvent restrictions bit by bit before it can be reclaimed.

Faster than proper cultivation.

But initially, he undoubtedly will resemble an actual mortal, fragile beyond measure, life hanging by a thread.

Fortunately, he is a soul body, not the real body, coupled with the Divination Worm on him, undertaking some risks doesn't count for much.

In this world, there isn't such a thing as gaining benefits without a price.

"I want to become mortal!"

"One body of Source Qi, Cultivation Power, temporarily stored in this place."

No sooner had Tao Qian's voice fallen.

The Secret Path was already narrow and constricted, shrinking further, simultaneously generating boundless attraction force.

In an instant, it absorbed all the mana within Tao Qian's body while forcing him into that white Light Cave.

This time, the Search God Heavenly Dao had no further reason to obstruct.

Mortals, insects barely visible to the naked eye.

Let him enter the world, what storm could he possibly stir?

...

Pressed into the world by the Secret Nest, the experience was far from pleasant.

But he had no choice, only to wait for the descent to complete.

"Yet who knows, what kind of identity that bothersome Hidden Demons Nest will appoint for me, to evade the annihilation by Heavenly Dao's will?"

"Son of a wealthy merchant, crippled prince, failed scholar, handsome uxorilocal son-in-law...?"

Just as Tao Qian was imagining, the answer quickly emerged.

After experiencing a whirlwind, stars filling the universe, he suddenly gained a real sense of touch, abruptly awakening.

The first scene to greet his eyes was shockingly a village house that appeared exceedingly simple.

With a dressing table and such, the bed he lay upon was quite comfortable, clearly a woman's boudoir.

Without waiting for Tao Qian to do anything, a smiling girl emerged from beside the flower curtain.

This woman, was grown somewhat enchanting.

With snow-white skin, the flower garment collar revealing half of the soft chest.

With a gaze that was greedy, eager, even "hungry" level, examining Tao Qian.

If in a different scene, with another individual, the atmosphere would be charming.

But now, Tao Qian immediately sensed something amiss.

His body was half-naked, tied securely with hemp rope, head dizzy, and the gaze the woman gave him was not that "hungry" in a seductive way but in the literal sense.

"This little temptress, wants to consume my flesh and blood?"

"What a Secret Demon Nest, what kind of identity is this it arranged for me?"

"Caught as a Meat Pig by the Black Widow for lusting?"

In Tao Qian's mind, a continuous protest against the Hidden Demons Nest.

He understood that the treasure, when arranging identity, acts randomly.

But to awaken right into this encounter was genuinely stifling.

And even more stifling was to follow.

The woman maintaining remnants of primitive nature but immensely ferocious, coming over, showing tenderness, gently stroking Tao Qian's quite perfect body, with a charming voice:

"Good gentleman!"

"Last night's taste was truly delightful, it wasn't in vain for Bone Lady me to join the village's meat-catching team for the first time for you."

"Bone Lady wants to keep your life, to enjoy with me daily."

"But... Bone Lady is hungry, so very hungry."

"I'm craving, craving the tip of your heart. My mother said the heart of those sacrificed to the gods is the tastiest and most succulent. Just one bite and I can conceive a good baby. If it weren't for my father's contribution back then, Bone Lady wouldn't have been born."

"Sir, are you willing to be the father of my child?"

Once these words were spoken, even Tao Qian's face froze for a moment.

What kind of ghost place is this?

What kind of ghost customs are these?

When Tao Qian asked himself this mentally, information about the identity remnants from the Secret Nest and territory surfaced in his mind:

"This body's name is Tao Qian, from Wuling of Liang Country."

"Traveled to the capital with classmates for exam, passed through a remote mountain village, and got lured and captured along with everyone."

"The villagers were initially quite simple until one day their village chief found a fragmented book called the "Corpse God Scripture". It contained no cultivation method, only sets of sacrificial rituals. Once the sacrifice succeeded, immense benefits, endless gold and silver treasures, could be obtained."

"From that day on, the entire village no longer worked but specialized in capturing travelers and passersby, sacrificing them to the Corpse God to obtain benefits."

"Since the Corpse God only took the soul of the offerings, the body remained, and he informed the villagers that the blood and flesh of those sacrificed were incomparably delicious and could prolong life, strengthen the body, leading the entire village, from the elderly to newborns, to be addicted to cannibalism."

"In recent years, for unknown reasons, the Corpse God no longer responds to sacrifices, and the rituals gradually lost effect... Even so, the village is unwilling to give up, continuing the sacrificial custom, no longer knowing whether it's for benefits or for cannibalism."

...

After reading this, Tao Qian wanted to curse the Secret Nest even more.

Goodness!

Despite being Great Demon Tao from the ancestral land, how could they assign such an identity to him?

Not giving any room to maneuver from the start?

As Tao Qian was cursing internally, he had already acted, unfolding his robe sleeves to release the Little Divination Worm hidden within.

He had transformed into a mortal, with a truly mortal body from head to toe.

Not to mention mana, even his personal treasure bag was stored in the Secret Nest, without which he couldn't pass the Search God Heavenly Dao's judgment.

Only the Little Divination Worm was an exception, as it was a kind of Heavenly Dao parasite, easily concealed.

Upon descending, he was abruptly faced with such a crisis.

Tao Qian could no longer care about anything else, releasing the little worm to merge with this world's Heavenly Dao, earning a bit of Extraordinary Power for himself as a lifeline.

Bone Lady didn't mind his silence, assuming this good sir had been scared stupid.

She sighed, then turned to open the door, leaning half her body out, her pleasant voice echoing:

"The meat is ready!"

"Sacrifice God, time to eat!"

Her words seemed to lead.

Though Tao Qian couldn't see the whole village, he could hear successive doors opening, at least seven or eight women, old and young, shouting together:

"Time to eat!"

"Dinner time!"

In an instant, the entire village seemed to come alive.

Accompanied by numerous footsteps, several ugly-faced, strong-bodied yet hideously distorted men rushed into the boudoir first.

Upon seeing Tao Qian's perfect bare flesh, the room was instantly filled with the sound of swallowing, then they gathered around, lifting Tao Qian and rushing outside.

As they ran, they shouted incoherently:

"Bone Lady's captured meat pig, so fat and beautiful."

"Just looking... looks delicious."

"I want his leg, so sturdy, lots of meat."

"I want his brain, heard he's a scholar, eating it, I can read too."

"I want his, hehe..."

The words uttered by these malformed brutes carrying him made killing intent surge in Tao Qian's eyes.

Simultaneously, he witnessed a bizarrely lively scene:

The wild mountain village lit up with lanterns.

Including Tao Qian, fine-skinned tender "meat pigs" were carried out.

Large numbers of villagers followed out, men and women, old and young, not a single one missing, thronging around the procession and the meat pigs, heading towards the sacrificial altar which had existed for countless years.

Their appearance and attire were indistinguishable from typical mountain villagers, seemingly quite simple.

Yet upon closer inspection, their eyes glimmered with a green light.

A glow of ravenous hunger, sheer craving, was evident.

Just like "hungry ghosts" clawing out from the Hunger Ghost Path.

ps: Adding a bit of passion, asking for a wave of monthly tickets as encouragement, brothers.