Longevity Chronicles

Chapter 932 - 598: The Lustful God Deceives the Mother of Lightning, Peach Blossoms Bloom Twice (Part 2)

Upon closer inspection, it vanished without a trace.

Just as he was thinking about it, divine light surged behind him, and the peach trees inside and outside the temple suddenly bloomed, accompanied by the fluttering of peach petals and the sudden arrival of the Tao sound from the Peach Blossom God.

Unlike Tao Buddha's son and the Jiang Sisters, Lady Bei was truly a proper person.

Her mind had no evil thoughts at all, and when she heard the Tao sound, she didn't even have time to see the divine spirit showing saint but knelt down happily to listen.

"Believer Lady Bei, you have a great accomplishment in protection, so you should be rewarded."

"Since you primarily cultivate the magic skill of the Golden Light Saint Mother, I will give you a set of magical treasures born from the thunder."

"These treasures are called [Peach Wood Nails], a total of eighteen, born from the peach trees I personally planted after they were struck by lightning, suitable for your use."

As soon as the Tao sound ended, the three women in the temple simultaneously saw a set of Peach Wood Nails appearing from nowhere, with red light flashing and thunder accompanying, falling into Lady Bei's hands.

These treasures sounded a bit intimidating.

But the truth was that just a moment ago, Tao Buddha's son casually made them.

Such items as lightning-struck peach wood were abundantly available in his personal treasure bag, picking one out and crafting eighteen nails from it was easy.

Of course, in the Search God Realm, these could be considered rare items.

Because inside them, there was not only the Source Qi of Tao Qian as the "Peach Blossom God," but also the aura of another powerful innate god demon, "Longevity Star."

Giving them as a reward was impressive enough.

As soon as Lady Bei received the treasures, she immediately felt a connection as if bloodline-related, instantly becoming very fond of them.

Excitedly, she knelt and sincerely exclaimed:

"Thank you, Peach Blossom God!"

She was sincere; whoever treated her well, she trusted more.

Now, although the status of the Peach Blossom God in her heart was far from that of [Lady of Lightning], it had begun to take seed.

Thus, this gratitude suddenly caused a ripple.

Within her, the originally exhausted extraordinary power of thunder suddenly arose, surging out and surprisingly aiding Lady Bei in refining the set of Peach Blossom Nails in an instant.

In a sense, the treasures were transformed into entirely thunder-attribute magical treasures.

At the same time, it was also Lady of Lightning's response to the Peach Blossom God's attempt to sway her loyalty.

Seeing this scene, Lady Bei was both amazed and guilty, disregarding the presence of the Peach Blossom God, hurriedly chanting the "Golden Light Saint Mother Scripture," expressing her allegiance to the god demon she followed.

Tao Buddha's son was indifferent, only muttering in his heart:

"My namesake as the Peach Blossom God isn't loud enough yet."

"I just gave a little trinket as an excuse, why is that [Golden Light Saint Mother] so jealous?"

"Judging by the name, it sounds like a god demon from the Daoist sect, I wonder if there's any connection with the Spirit Treasure Sect where my main body resides? Could she indeed be a god demon from the Spirit Treasure Sect branch?"

...

While Tao Buddha's son was acting recklessly, far in the depths of the Source Sea, in a realm of thunder surrounded by endless lightning, the god demon known as Golden Light Saint Mother, also the Mother of Lightning.

At this moment suddenly awoke, among her numerous thunder thoughts, one went as follows:

"Within the Search God Realm, a 'Thunder Woman' destined for me had an accident, now harbors dual intentions, practicing other god demon methods."

"That realm is on the brink of breaking, all gods and demons are rampantly plundering within."

"Unless unexpected, the life inside the realm would accompany it in death, a few fortunate human clan and other life can survive... that young girl has good fortune, once ignorantly received my promise, when the realm breaks, she will ascend, relearn the Great Method, and enjoy longevity."

"Now it's quite unfortunate, a fickle person probably cannot become my thunder female immortal."

"All right, I'll give her another chance, let's see the outcome."

"I don't know what kind of deity this [Peach Blossom God] is, sounds like wild gods of immoral sacrifices, but spiritual response is not."

"Hmm? Even though it's the first time hearing this name, why does the word 'peach blossom' feel familiar? Could it be a god demon under Longevity Star's old subordinates?"

...

Lady of Lightning was puzzled, on the other side in the Penglai Sea of Longevity Realm, at Ascending Immortal Star Acupoint, Tao Qian's main body also sensed something.

Upon realizing what had occurred, an expression of helplessness immediately appeared on his face.

For the first time, a sense of regret arose within him, reflecting on how he shouldn't have been so hasty in releasing the Demon Child's avatar.

"That Golden Light Saint Mother, who is also the Lady of Lightning, truly does have past ties with our Spirit Treasure Sect."

"This elder once cultivated in the Spirit Treasure Sect, and later became a Daoist couple with an Acquired God Demon of the Shenxiao Sect; both are Daoist God Demons."

"Fortunately, the Lady of Lightning attained enlightenment in ancient times, departed for the Great Abyss Origin Sea, and hasn't returned to the Longevity Realm for many years, so it's unlikely she could easily trace my roots simply through the words 'Peach Blossom God' through him."

"Should she truly find me, I fear my reputation will be..."

"Ruined, utterly ruined."

While Tao Qian regretted and lamented, he also contemplated casting a spell to convey his thoughts, urging his Demon Child avatar to act with restraint.

Unfortunately, as expected, he received a perfunctory response.

Tao Qian could almost see the Tao Buddha's son in the Search God Realm, grinning as he said, "Alright, alright, rest assured, everything is fine. I act and handle matters, you can be at ease..."

The Demon Child avatar released was like a wild horse off its reins, how could it be controlled? How could it be restrained?

...

The night's grand spectacle within the Peach Blossom Temple was unknown to others.

Yet the originally towering mountain of offerings and those two troublesome objects were completely burnt and refined, and this outcome quickly became known among the Wild Gods' immoral sacrifices in Cold County.

This crude test, Tao Buddha's son easily resolved.

Recognizing the "Peach Blossom God"'s true strength, the Wild Gods immediately expressed submission.

Inspired by their instigation, thousands of county citizens early in the morning raised various flags and banners, intending to support "Prince Li Xuan" ascending the throne today, beginning to gather loyal ministers and generals, raising armies, and embarking on the grand undertaking of restoring the nation.

This ludicrous grand drama made the Jiang sisters, Lady Bei, and others feel quite uncomfortable.

Little did they know, the Tao Buddha's son being worshipped felt the same.

Now, within his Peach Blossom Temple, scenes invisible to mortals were playing out:

Before the Peach Blossom Divine Statue, dense and numerous, stood a plethora of strange and unusual "Gods and Demons."

As previously mentioned, Python the Immortal, General Wu, Fly Emperor, Sheep Head Eunuch, Earth Cave Grandma, Pox Immortal... and so forth.

They were unknown to them before, but counting them now was quite startling.

It was merely a small county under Langya County within Liang Country, yet the number of Wild Gods exceeded twenty.

Of course, referring to these creatures as Gods and Demons indeed diminishes the grandeur of the term "Gods and Demons" by many layers.

Within the Longevity Realm, they can only be described as local spirit monsters and Devils.

Even the most outstanding among them would be insignificant.

For instance, the one self-proclaimed "Python the Immortal" was actually a floral python spirit; if evaluated by divine skills, it could barely qualify as a cultivator with Transcend Mortality Cultivation.

In the current Longevity Realm, there is no way for them to make a mark.

Yet here, it managed to gain the devout belief and following of hundreds of county citizens, exhausting their wealth, to build a Python Immortal Palace for it.

Or the "Sheep Head Eunuch," whose true form was an old mountain sheep in the mountains; fortunate to become a spirit, his cultivation was even weaker than that of Python the Immortal, yet because of his unique divine skills, he attracted the followings of at least a thousand men from Cold County and its surrounding ten-li radius, building for him more than one Sheep Gong Temple.

There's also the so-called "Earth Cave Grandma," essentially an old madam's corpse buried underground many years ago, which became a spirit monster through a twist of fate. Because she excelled at toying with the human heart, her followers are the most among the Wild Gods, with at least a dozen joyful underground palaces in Cold County and surrounding county towns.

...

According to the customs and rules of the Search God Realm, these spirits calling themselves Gods and Demons are not considered wrong.

Of course, they are entirely distinct from what Tao Qian considers "Gods and Demons."

Tao Qian himself never imagined that someday he would fall from grace and have to mingle with these fickle and absurd spirit monsters.

Especially after he displayed his methods, these Wild Gods with a history of immoral sacrifices immediately resorted to their habitual flattery method.

Mighty Gods and Demons from the Outer Realm come in one wave after another!

These weak local Gods and Demons must be exceptionally cunning to survive.

After testing, they promptly showed unreserved submission, and waves of exaggerated flattery followed, like mountain-calling sea roars.