Longevity Chronicles

Chapter 938 - 601: The Filial Prince Seeks to Acknowledge Tao as Father, Peach Blossom God's Might Overwhelms the Bodhisattva (Part 3)

Upon this thought, Zhang Shao immediately wanted to leave the Seven Slaughter Bodhisattva camp and instead turn to the [Peach Blossom God].

However, he was a naturally cautious person and, after all, these two God Demons had never directly clashed before. To judge the Peach Blossom God as superior based solely on existing evidence seemed too hasty.

While he hesitated, a pair of Peach Blossom Immortal Children suddenly stepped forward and spoke almost simultaneously:

"Oh foolish child, with Blessing before you, how can you hesitate? Were it not for your fate with our Lord, you might have ended up dismembered."

"No matter, our Lord knows everything and has already given instructions."

"You should set up the Peach Blossom Ritual, chant the Song Rhymes, pray to our Lord, and you will get your answer. You can know whether our Lord or that Seven Slaughter Bodhisattva is stronger or weaker."

"Hiss"

Being directly exposed by the Immortal Children, Zhang Shao was suddenly shocked.

The balance in his heart immediately tilted.

Without further hesitation, he followed the steps recorded in the "Peach Blossom Immortal Scripture" and began the rather bizarre Peach Blossom God Sacrifice Ritual.

First, he knelt and bowed to the "Peach Blossom Divine Statue," then recited the Immortal Scripture, and rose to dance... After several repetitions, there was suddenly a flash of light, and a "peach core" seemingly carved from jade appeared out of thin air.

After falling to the ground, it buried itself and took root.

In a flash, it grew into a delicate peach tree and immediately blossomed and bore fruit.

When Zhang Shao looked again, the tree was full of Pan Peach Immortal Fruits, emitting a fragrant scent.

"Eat them all in one bite, do not miss a single one."

As soon as the Immortal Children finished speaking, a spring breeze blew, and all the Immortal Peaches fell from the tree.

Even at this moment, Zhang Shao still had a bit of doubt and vigilance in his heart, but he thought:

"I received the Slaughter Dharma Body bestowed by the [Seven Slaughter Bodhisattva]. Aside from the Divine Skills and Magical Treasures, my own belly has a story. It's a Divine Skill known as 'Heavenly Ghost Big Belly,' and no poison in the world can harm me."

"If I eat these peaches and still suffer, it would prove that the Peach Blossom God is truly stronger than the Seven Slaughter Bodhisattva, and turning to Him would be justified."

It has to be said, Zhang Shao's reasoning had no flaws.

But how could he have anticipated?

The tree full of Immortal Peaches before him was merely an illusion.

The real scene was this: Tao Buddha's son remotely retrieved a bottle of Elixir from his personal treasure bag, sealed with red, on which was written "Peach Nightmare Elixir" in three big characters.

This Elixir had no grand origin; it was just a game made by Tao Qian's true form.

The Longevity Peach Forest had been tainted by a bit of his Nightmare Energy for some time, which had caused some pest infestations.

Tao Qian did not tolerate it and sprayed it with a mouthful of True Fire of Suppressing Evil, directly refining thousands of some miraculous Elixirs.

The Elixir's effect, or rather its poison, was extremely simple and crude.

After ingestion, one would fall into a nightmare and become unbelievably faithful to Tao Qian, obeying his every word.

In a way, it was an Evil Demon version of the Longevity Immortal Peach.

No benefits, only costs.

If it were a Cultivator mingling in the Longevity Realm, they would surely not dare to swallow it.

But Zhang Shao had been a member of the Mortal Human Race not long ago. Even with his ambitions, he couldn't comprehend the tricks and ghostly tactics of the Cultivation World in such a short time.

He fell into the trap easily.

Then he opened his ghostly mouth, the Big Belly inhaling, and in the blink of an eye, swallowed all the "Peach Nightmare Elixirs" into his stomach.

The effect took hold immediately, and he fell into a deep sleep.

In his dreams, he experienced a great number of myths related to the Peach Blossom God, all fabricated by Tao Buddha's son and infused with Divination Worm... Although some content, like "First came the Great Dao, then the heavens, but the Peach Blossom Demon existed even earlier," was quite far-fetched, Zhang Shao had taken the Elixir himself and couldn't resist.

Before long, he was deceived into a daze, utterly confused.

When he awoke from his deep sleep, he instantly flipped over and then made a move that no one, not even Tao Qian, had anticipated.

With his huge ghostly body and small human-head form, Zhang Shao turned swiftly and knelt down, earnestly knocking nine loud and clear kowtows, calling out with utmost sincerity:

"Merciful my God!"

"Shao has stumbled through half his life, only regretting not meeting the Bright Lord earlier. Now my God is willing to accept Shao as a Peach Blossom, please allow Shao to worship my Lord as father."

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