Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World

Chapter 836 - 830: Stealing the Talisman of the Past, Slash the Good Corpse

Jia Ren received assistance from the Samsara Buddha Ancestor and used a talisman akin to the Corpse Severing Talisman to directly sever the Evil Corpse.

He desires to sever the second corpse: the Good Corpse. Either use the Corpse Severing Talisman to carry out the severing or nurture the corresponding Good Corpse intention and then completely cut it off.

As long as there is even a hint of power left in the Good Corpse, the Severing will end in failure.

"Is slaying the three corpses about stripping away humanity and becoming a truly emotionless, nearly Great Dao-like existence?"

"This is also an essential step in ascending to the Ancestral Master Realm."

Slaying the three corpses is crucial to ascending to the Dao Ancestral Realm and stabilizing one’s state, and must not fail.

Jia Ren has no clear idea about severing the Good Corpse and hopes to obtain the Corpse Severing Talisman from the Samsara Buddha Ancestor.

This kind of talisman must be extremely precious, and he doesn’t know where to find one.

Wait, why am I looking for it?

He conceived a bold idea.

"Time Law!"

The power of the laws circulated within his body, swiftly transforming into the Time Law infused with a touch of the power of time.

The Time Law transformed into the River of Time flowing above his head, replaying scenes from his past like a vivid replay.

Unlike the legendary River of Time, which exists in the past, present, and future, the River of Time only encompasses the past and present, and does not include the future.

The river of time’s waters flowed backward, and the scenes he had experienced began to rewind, showing himself at the North Cold Immortal Palace and when he entered the treasure trove.

All the treasures he had seen were vividly recreated, exceedingly vibrant.

His gaze penetrated the River of Time, searching carefully, but he did not find any treasure that resembled the Heavenly Palace Divine Pill.

Jia Ren did not see the North Cold Immortal Palace Dao Ancestor through the River of Time; the other party was not present within his River of Time.

Is this the power of the Dao Ancestors?

They do not manifest their whereabouts within the River of Time, and even if he wished to use the Time Law to take action, it was difficult to influence the counterpart.

His idea of using the Heaven’s Theft Law to steal the Heavenly Palace Divine Pill from the shadow of the past fell apart.

Unless he ascends to the Time Ancestor, turning the River of Time into the River of Time, he wouldn’t have the ability to influence other Dao Ancestors.

The River of Time continued to flow backwards, the scene arriving before his ascension, to when he was eradicating the Lower Realm Strange Beasts.

Finally, it arrived at the state when he was in the Netherworld, forcibly integrating with the Replica Monkey, transforming into the Ancestor of Space.

Is it possible to steal power from this and gain the battle strength of the Ancestor of Space?

Jia Ren thought of the miserable state of the Dantian Cave Heaven and abandoned the reckless idea.

Now, without the support of the Replica Monkey, assuming the state of the Ancestor of Space would only worsen and become more unstable. Stealing the power of the Ancestor of Space would be when the Dantian World utterly collapses.

The River of Time took him to the past, stopping at the moment of his ascent to the Daluo Golden Immortal and the Samsara Buddha Ancestor slashing at him with a grey talisman.

"Finally found you! The Corpse Severing Talisman!"

Jia Ren’s eyes shone as he looked at the grey talisman, grasping at it without hesitation.

"Steal this talisman!"

The power of the Heaven’s Theft Law quickly withdrew from his body, the Heavenly Treasured Path Celestial Force, Time Law, and Heaven’s Theft Law all consuming at an astonishing speed.

Before long, a grey talisman appeared in his palm, with complex and ancient patterns, unlike the celestial patterns of his knowledge.

The Corpse Severing Talisman stolen from the past appeared different from what he remembered, giving an illusory feeling, lacking authenticity.

With the aid of the Heaven’s Theft Law and Time Law, Jia Ren knew that its power could only be maintained for a quarter of an hour.

Once the power dissipates, the talisman’s power from the past will vanish along with it.

Like obtaining an elixir that breaks through the realm from the past, even if using this elixir to ascend in realm, once the power from the past disappears, the realm will decline.

The Daluo Golden Immortal Realm might be an exception, a realm once proven remains eternally proven, and it is uncertain if the disappearance of past power will cause a decline in corresponding status and realm, which remains to be tested.

Jia Ren couldn’t afford to think further, he must use the stolen Corpse Severing Talisman to achieve his wish.

Using the talisman stolen from the past to quickly sever his Good Corpse after severing his Evil Corpse.

If this plan succeeds, it can serve multiple purposes, and he can still use the Corpse Severing Talisman to sever the final corpse in the future.

"Slash!"

The grey talisman activated, and an invisible force fell upon him.

In an instant, goodwill rose in his heart, as if a second personality were birthed within his Divine Soul.

It differed from the malevolence of the Evil Corpse, each evil thought unchecked, wanting him to unleash carnage.

The Good Corpse was extremely quiet, gently and kindly suggesting:

"This world is too filthy and sinful, people scheming against each other, wars, famines, plagues, and death wrought for profit, everyone must be reformed."

"All humans must be reared, neutering their wisdom and desires, leaving only pure goodwill, creating a pure land free from conflict."

"No more wars and chaos between people, everyone acts benevolently, harmoniously and stably..."

The Good Corpse’s thoughts were extremely radical, trying to distort the main consciousness’s thinking and perception.

Jia Ren’s eyes twitched upon hearing this; is this trying to create a world of foolish people who can only babble incoherently?

Originally, he thought the Evil Corpse was an absolute thug just wanting to kill and replace him, the most dangerous corpse.

The Good Corpse seemed approachable, with normal thinking and reasoning, not minding leaving it as an avatar.

The result... This guy’s ideas are even crazier than the Evil Corpse.

This goodness is not pure goodness but a twisted version of it.

Once he escapes, who knows what catastrophe he might bring.

The trouble the Good Corpse might cause in the future, all the blame would fall on me.

He was immensely relieved that the Buddhist Sect had cut off the Evil Corpse; if it had been the Good Corpse joining the Buddhist Sect, who knows what chaos it might stir up for him.

Jia Ren confirmed that the Good Corpse was generated under the catalysis of the Corpse Severing Talisman, completely revealing itself. He multitasked, controlling the gray talisman to transform into an undetectable sword blade.

The Good Corpse felt an unprecedented chill sweeping in and screamed in terror: "I don’t want to be separated from you! No one can separate us!"

"Isn’t it good for us to join hands and create the only pure land in the human world?"

The Good Corpse, unlike the Evil Corpse, doesn’t want to be separated from Jia Ren.

To be precise, the first person the Good Corpse wants to influence and transform is... the true self, then to join hands with the true self to transform this world.

The words the other party spoke were not false; as long as he lives, he will surely fulfill them.

The Good Corpse speaks with twisted words, subtly influencing people’s perceptions with every word, altering thoughts.

If unable to sever the Good Corpse from oneself swiftly, long-time exposure will turn one into a puppet controlled by it.

Unlike the Evil Corpse’s malice flowing on the surface, the Good Corpse subtly transforms, with goodness turned into evil being more terrifying.

"Slash!"

Jia Ren controls the invisible sword blade formed by the Corpse Severing Talisman to slash towards himself, standing still, allowing the sword and blade to be upon him.

The invisible sword blade slashes towards himself, the power transformed by the Good Corpse resembling roots, splitting into millions of roots embedding in every part of the body and soul.

It seems like a towering tree growing robustly, except the nutrients it absorbs are from the true self.

The Good Corpse is a hypocritical parasite until it drains oneself dry someday.

The invisible sword blade slashes at the Good Corpse’s roots, severing the connection with oneself, moving at extreme speed like tens of thousands of surgical knives operating simultaneously, precise and swift.

"No!!!"

The severed ’roots’ of the Good Corpse still wanted to embed, but alas, the power of the Corpse Severing Talisman is too restraining. Before the severed roots could regenerate, the power connected to oneself was completely cut off.

Repulsion erupted from Jia Ren’s body, forcibly ejecting the parasitic Good Corpse.

Jia Ren’s consciousness became clear and pure, his eyes indifferent and emotionless, seeming like only the ultimate truth intertwined between heaven and earth.

The Good Corpse detached with some flesh and blood, gradually forming a body in the distance.

This was a Jia Ren dressed in a white Taoist robe, with an expression of universal compassion, his eyes suggesting the importance of persuading people towards goodness.

"I will fulfill my intentions, doing everything to prove my choice is correct!"

The Good Corpse, having separated from its main body, had no intention of returning, murmured aloud, and turned to leave.

Letting you leave—who knows what catastrophe might be caused that I’ll have to take the blame for?!

Countless Dao Ancestors and Ancestors of Deceit are searching for my traces; the exposure of the Good Corpse’s identity will only bring endless trouble.

"Still, behave and stay put for me!"

Jia Ren suddenly flew beside the Good Corpse, his body appearing in mysterious black, reaching out with a grasp.

The Good Corpse, with the same power in possession, by strength proving the Dao at the Fourth Mystical Barrier, and in the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm.

Due to the change in heaven and earth, the Good Corpse failed to extract the Power of Laws from his body, the realm of the Immortal Path having mere realm and position without corresponding laws.

The Heavenly Treasured Path Celestial Force is unique; neither the Good Corpse nor the Evil Corpse has the qualification to control it.

Five fingers shaped into a claw, grabbing the Good Corpse.

The twelve hundred ninety-six thousand Flesh and Blood Origin Realms within the Good Corpse trembled simultaneously; the Immortal Hidden Breath Realm couldn’t withstand such terrifying power, thus collapsing.

Jia Ren faced such a terrifying punch from the Good Corpse, feeling helpless.

Sometimes... having too strong power is not a good thing.

However, where does the Good Corpse get the confidence to defeat its true self?

The Tremendous Strength Law blessed him, the mysterious black palm in the Immortal Hidden Breath Realm’s destruction grabbed the Good Corpse’s fist, the spread open fingers dark, constantly extracting power from the Good Corpse.

One by one, intricate immortal patterns formed on the Good Corpse, interweaving into a net, the Good Corpse becoming increasingly weak, eventually passing out.

Jia Ren did everything, interrupted the power of the Heaven Stealing Law and Time Law.

The power of the Corpse Severing Talisman disappeared, the sealed power of the Good Corpse quickly dissipated, once again condensing within.

"Isolate!"

Jia Ren anticipated this early on, the Isolation Law formed within, preventing the Good Corpse and its power from returning within.

The unable-to-return Good Corpse coagulated into form in the distance, unable to take power from the true self, becoming unprecedentedly weak.

Jia Ren didn’t give the Good Corpse the chance to speak, subdued him easily as before.

Thus, the Severing of the Good Corpse finally concluded.

The sealed Good Corpse was sent into the forbidden area of the Heavenly and Earthly Mountain and Sea Pearl, lined up with the sleeping Evil Corpse, only one corpse short of having a perfectly aligned triad.

The collapse of the Immortal Hidden Breath Realm, Jia Ren returned to the Immortal Realm.

Surveying around, he had already arrived at the Black Death Demon Realm through the flesh and blood avatar.