Longevity Chronicles-Chapter 24 - 23: Tao Qian Showing Saint, The Might of the Bo Dragon (Thanks to the Overlord’s reward from An’s translation)

Whether they were the heroic couple or those worldly society fighters,

none could elicit in Tao Qian the precise "flutter of excitement," only a very faint perception.

This situation was similar to the previous incident at Seeking Immortal Pier, when a young Daoist lured Hong Heihu into a mutated state with a group of assassins.

They were not people of the Cultivation World, but they had contact with transcendent, cultivation-related matters, such as practicing some martial arts skills related to Cultivation Techniques and secret books.

Their displayed combat power corroborated this.

Like the man and woman, who both wielded fine steel longswords and, in their coordination, cut graceful figures with sword Qi slashing through the air, resembling an immortal couple.

And those worldly society fighters who took the lead each demonstrated their extraordinary powers, like those three monks, chanting scriptures with their bodies immediately turning a golden color, like three moving Vajra. The clanging sound that followed was them withstanding the sword Qi without any harm to their bodies.

The scene before them was just like a martial arts blockbuster.

On-site and observing, Tao Qian quickly recalled the origins of such a crowd.

In the "Nameless Secret Manual," there were numerous descriptions:

The Nine Cultivation Realms, the first realm being Energy Introduction, refers to drawing indescribable Source Qi into the body, remolding oneself.

This realm is the first deadly pass, historically, countless cultivators have perished without explanation upon the introduction of Source Qi.

Thus, to increase the chances of success, whether it be Daoist and Buddhist families or Heterodox Sects, all started to research some precautionary measures.

Among them, a reasonably effective method was to transform the cultivator's body in advance, making it more suitable for the type of Source Qi they would draw in.

For instance, the Major Sect of Buddhism, West Temple, would distribute to new monks a simple Magic Skill called "Marrow Cleansing Power." After successful practice, the monks already possessed various extraordinary powers; then, when cultivating the Westward Life Destiny Scripture, the majority could pass the first realm.

Or, one of the Heterodox Sects, Nine Toad Sect, would provide novices with a Magic Skill called "Golden Toad Force," with a similar effect, to assist new disciples in entering the Energy-Introducing Realm.

Such simple magic skills were widespread in the Cultivation World, naturally, many permeated into the mortal world, either intact or fragmented, thereby creating a sizable group that lay between mortals and cultivators, the so-called worldly society fighters.

Tao Qian had just steadied himself and started to assess the situation.

The killing surrounding the "Soul Summoning Pole" was also coming to an end.

Those county government constables were merely serving as a backdrop; the real fishers were the recruited worldly society fighters.

And the ones to deliver the final blow were the three monks.

They, like three dazzling golden Buddhas, rushed forward, withstood the sword Qi at close quarters, and each landed a punch. After three thuds, the couple was wounded and spat blood, unable to hold their longswords as they fell, weakened, to the ground.

They were quickly enveloped in the large net tossed by the constables.

The woman in the net, dressed in black, with fine eyebrows and cold eyes, seemed to have sustained lighter injuries and was able to speak, showing no fear of her predicament.

She glared with anger at the group of worldly society fighters, especially the three monks,

and with full contempt said,

"The Iron Buddha Temple outside Seeking Immortal City, at least within Southern Yue, has some reputation. How come you have surrendered yourself to the corrupt officials?"

"I heard your monks from the Iron Buddha Temple practiced the Golden Buddha Power, which originated from Vajra Temple, and to practice such a skill, one must uphold many precepts. If you have entered the civilian realm, that's one thing, but to have entered the county government, can you withstand the influence of authority? Can you bear the reproach of your conscience?"

"And you all, who boast of being heroic figures of worldly society, now nothing more than court hawks."

"Pah!"

After she spoke, the faces of the few worldly society fighters responsible for the encirclement turned quite ugly.

But they couldn't retort and simply glowered in silence.

The three monks, after exiting the "Golden Buddha State," appeared full of woe and without offering a defense, simply bowed their heads in prayer.

Meanwhile, the constables, seeing the tough ones captured, began to chuckle coldly.

The leader among them, a middle-aged constable with a sleazy face and a large black patch on his chin, approached and began pointing at the couple's appearance.

It was clear he recognized them and said proudly,

"Oh, isn't this the heroic couple-turned-bandits whose fame has recently skyrocketed? Robbing wealthy households is not enough, assassinating court officials, now you've even got your sights set on the heads hanging from this execution ground's Soul Summoning Pole."

"Well, it's just as well, not having caught the other accomplices of the rebellion, capturing you two thieves is also a big catch."

"The county chief will surely reward us."

As the noise persisted, Tao Qian could no longer restrain the urge to take action.

He had already decided to collect the heads of these heroes.

The unexpected event before him had only momentarily interrupted him and did not affect Tao Qian's movements.

He had not yet acted, but suddenly a new idea came to him.

Since he swallowed that "Bo Dragon Pearl Fragment" in the Immortal Realm and acquired part of the Power of the Bo Dragon Bloodline, he had yet to fully display the power within his body.

When he first attacked the Four Beasts of She County, Tao Qian was cautious, fearing he might be too reckless.

Though during the process, he played the part of cunning and strategic.

After killing the four, Tao Qian vaguely understood his ecological niche in the Cultivation World.

A Heterodox Mage possessing transcendent, abnormal powers no longer caused fear or caution in Tao Qian, let alone these useless constables and a few worldly society fighters who only touched the edge of cultivation?

What Tao Qian had in mind was to unleash a significant force to display and exude the will of the heroic original spirit he felt when beheaded that day.

With a great breath, Tao Qian suddenly surrendered to the Bo Dragon Driving Origin Qi within his body.

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He was already in the Energy-Introducing Realm, in the Body Refining Stage.

With a surge of the mind, he let the Source Qi rush through and fully unleashed the Power of the Bo Dragon Bloodline.

The "mutated" scene that would astonish the ordinary observer immediately manifested upon his body.

His eyes instantly turned gold; his body began to elongate, and intricate dragon scales spread across his entire body...

At the same time as the abnormality occurred, the Source Qi within his body unexpectedly stirred the celestial phenomena.

BOOM!

Without any warning, the entire Seeking Immortal County was suddenly awakened by a thunderbolt.

A vast expanse of dark clouds rolled in, as if a storm that could overturn everything had arrived, and a torrential downpour began to fall straight from the sky.

The blinding lightning, like countless massive and sharp thunder spears, completely split the sky above Seeking Immortal County.

The sudden change came too fast.

No one had a chance to react.

But even the useless constables instinctively knew that something unusual was about to happen.

The next moment arrived.

"ROAR"

A roar that everyone in Seeking Immortal County could hear suddenly resounded.

As the roar came, throughout the county, whether it was birds or beasts, or demons and other abnormalities, all fell silent in that instant.

The entire city seemed to have been dragged into a barbaric age, enveloped by strong winds, torrential rain, thunder, lightning, and strange lights...

However, those who felt it most deeply were the crowd under the Soul Summoning Pole at Vegetable Market Street.

They all seemed to faintly see a beast somewhere between a dragon and a Bo existing in between the wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, ensuite by a rainbow glow up and down its body.

Amidst the roaring, the creature seemed to charge through the storm, bringing along wind, rain, thunder, and lightning.

Whether it was the constables or the group of worldly society individuals, the three monks from the Iron Buddha Temple, at that moment, they all lost control over their bodies and souls.

Their bodies became rigid, and their souls dazed and confused.

As the storm passed, they appeared to have returned to the execution ground of the day before, seemingly hearing the last roars of the heroes who had their tongues cut off.

An unknown amount of time passed, the thunder ceased abruptly, and the wind and rain stopped.

In Vegetable Market Street, a group of constables, worldly society individuals, and three monks all woke from their deep palpitations.

It took a long time to come back to their senses.

Before they had time to rejoice that they were still alive, suddenly, one of the constables seemed to see something.

His face was full of terror, as he pointed at the Soul Summoning Pole and trembled, "Gone… all gone!"

Everyone turned to look and saw that on the wooden stake which had been covered with heads before, there was now nothing.

Everyone realized something and quickly looked down at the ground.

Indeed, the heroic couple that had been captured before had also disappeared without a trace.

...

About half an hour later, in a bookstore at the end of Vegetable Market Street, a travel-worn Tao Qian returned.

At this moment, the "mutated traits" on his body had all disappeared.

After washing up with some water and changing into a new set of clothes,

he sat down again in the partitioned area, Tao Qian's mind recalled the events he had just caused.

The Record stated that after Tao Qian swallowed the Bo Dragon Pearl Fragment, he was equivalent to a Bo Dragon hatchling.

The terrifying celestial event that had just appeared in the skies over the vast Seeking Immortal County corroborated this.

At full strength, Tao Qian could create the commotion of a Bo Dragon hatchling on the move.

However, it was just the commotion and nothing more.

Those wind, rain, thunder, and lightning actually had little killing power.

If it had been a real "Bo Dragon hatchling," the outcome would not have been so mild.

Of course, even so, the people from the county government, the monks from Iron Buddha Temple, and a group of worldly society individuals, as well as all the residents of Seeking Immortal County, had all felt an unprecedented shock.

"This time, it seems I played a little too big,"

Tao Qian muttered to himself.

His tone held no hint of regret.

He had not only taken all the heads of the heroes but also rescued the heroic couple known as "Yin Juejun" and "Duan Qiu," and together with them, made proper arrangements for the heroes' heads; if they still had family alive, they would be sent discreetly by the couple.

After completing this, Tao Qian bid farewell to the two and hurried back.

Although Tao Qian also noticed that the two seemed to want to say something, at that time, Tao Qian still maintained some of the Bo Dragon traits.

He looked not quite human, not quite Bo, not quite dragon.

Although the two were not from the Cultivation World, they had some contact and knew that every act of cultivation and transcendence had its price, an iron law.

In the end, the couple said nothing.

Naturally, Tao Qian would not actively ask for anything. He had only been in this world for a few days, still slowly adjusting, and could not do without this small bookstore that provided shelter from the elements and a temporary place to live.

"Once I fully adapt here, then I will think about the road ahead,"

After uttering these words, Tao Qian pushed away the distracting thoughts.

Then his gaze turned once more, falling upon the tabletop before him, where all of Tao Qian's gains from tonight were placed.

He had been extremely busy tonight, obtaining treasures and Cultivation Secret Manuals from killing four people and showing for the first time the full force of the Power of the Bo Dragon Bloodline, which gave rise to many inspired thoughts in Tao Qian's heart.

Now that he had some free time, it was just right to rethink and ponder.