Chapter 169: Danyangzi

Chapter 169 Dan Yangzi

"Hahaha! So that's it, so that's it!"

Standing atop the flesh and blood, Dan Yangzi grinned wildly, laughing madly; in this moment, he finally understood.

He had thoroughly comprehended what the Senior Shouxing had told him in the Heaven Beyond Heaven about slashing the Three Corpses; he had previously thought he needed to turn Li Huowang into the Three Corpses and then slash them to death, but he had misunderstood.

Those who seek immortality must first remove the Three Corpses, becoming indifferent and desireless, with a spirit calm and nature bright.

It turned out there was never any Li Huowang; Li Huowang was merely a part of his own past, he was his own heart demon, one of his Three Corpses.

It was him, stained with mortal qi, who had been obstructing his ascension to immortality, and now that he had completely become himself, it meant this corpse had been slashed.

And that time before when he took the medicine, it seemed to be the moment he slashed another corpse; precisely because of this, he had become a half-immortal.

Feeling extremely pleased, he laughed while stepping forward, sword in hand, slaughtering the remaining people; whenever he felt happy, he wanted to kill.

There was still one last corpse he did not know where to slash, but Dan Yangzi already sensed that he could pass through the Southern Heavenly Gate.

The others in the cave were no match for Dan Yangzi; soon, within the entire limestone cave, there were no living souls left besides him.

Stopping his hands, Dan Yangzi lowered his head to examine his young body once more, unable to suppress another burst of laughter, saying with unrestrained joy: "Hehe! This Daoist Lord is finally about to become a true immortal!"

Amidst his laughter, the illusion of the monk beside him, face full of shock, gradually vanished.

But he did not laugh for long; Dan Yangzi pressed down the joy in his heart, for now was not the time for happiness.

Without the maintenance of the Leapfrogging Five Elements, Dan Yangzi's broken body, lacking internal organs, was about to collapse.

He could not die now; he still needed to merge with his original body.

"Hmph! A tiny heart demon dares to ruin my great undertaking of ascension? This Daoist Lord is now an immortal!"

Dan Yangzi quickly pulled out the bell from his bosom and began to shake it; everything around began to chaos, and several You Lords quickly appeared before him.

"Zhou Chuo Wo! Chan Tan Fa! Fan Shan Cha Ta Ai!"

When Dan Yangzi had arrogantly finished instructing the You Lords, they swiftly flew away.

When they returned again, besides bringing cinnabar brushes and yellow paper, they also brought a piece of wood, a clod of earth, a torch, a pot of water, and a gold ingot.

Staggering, Dan Yangzi turned his head to find among the corpses on the ground one each of Water Fate, Fire Fate, Earth Fate, Wood Fate, and Metal Fate, and swung his sword to chop off their heads.

One head's mouth was pried open by Dan Yangzi, the gold ingot stuffed inside, then sealed with yellow paper; he began to hold the cinnabar brush like a fist in one hand and quickly drew upon the yellow paper.

As the final stroke ended, that head immediately emitted a creaking sound and began to writhe and contract; as skin, hair, and features gradually fell away, the head just now shrunk by more than half.

Dan Yangzi picked up the head, pulled and pressed, and stuffed this thing into his own chest.

Following this method, the remaining four heads similarly drilled into Li Huowang's empty chest, replacing the positions of the original five organs.

When the last head occupied the position of the heart, Dan Yangzi nodded satisfactorily; this evil method he had stolen from the Lion Dance Palace, though it would not last long, was all he needed for a moment.

Looking triumphant, Dan Yangzi took out that Heavenly Book again, gazing at it with emotion; even though he did not recognize a single character on it, it was what had led him to immortality.

"I wonder if after passing the Southern Heavenly Gate, I can still meet that immortal; if I do, I must surely thank him greatly."

It was precisely because of his help that he could enter the Southern Heavenly Gate and enjoy longevity equal to heaven and earth.

"Truly a damn waste!"

The unexpected curse made Dan Yangzi's expression suddenly freeze; he quickly turned his head toward the sound, yet there was no one around, no movement whatsoever.

"Who is it! Come out for this Immortal, or this Immortal will be happy to leave you a whole corpse!" Dan Yangzi's furious voice echoed continuously within the cave, yet there was no response.

His face full of aggression, Dan Yangzi snorted coldly, picked up the Heavenly Book in his hand, and walked toward the cave exit.

This cave was very strange, and the previous Happy God was not a benign sort; it was not suitable to stay long.

Better to leave here first, find a quiet place to wait for the original body to return.

No matter who it is, as long as I ultimately become a true immortal, everything in this mortal world is but an ant!

When Dan Yangzi walked back out from inside to the battlefield, he discovered it was very quiet outside.

There was not a single living person left in the entire limestone cave, all were dead; within this entire Ao Jing Sect stronghold among these mountains, it was completely annihilated.

"Lai Zi Tou! You think you can become an immortal? You dog thing also deserve it!!"

"Shua" sound, the long sword thrown by Dan Yangzi stabbed fiercely into the hard limestone cave wall, trembling with a hum.

Now Dan Yangzi could not sit still at all. "Ling ling ling!!" Piercing bell sounds rang out, sky-full of You Lords circled around Dan Yangzi.

At his command, the You Lords frantically wandered around in all directions to search, searching for the person who spoke before.

But after searching for the time of one incense stick, the You Lords who could ascend to heaven and enter the earth actually found no one, not even underground or inside the walls.

"What exactly is going on? Could it be the Sitang Dao has set an ambush for this Immortal?" Dan Yangzi, with expression shifting like weather, looked at the strange surroundings and thought secretly.

After experiencing this twice, Dan Yangzi dared not relax his vigilance again; he pointed with the Dao bell in his hand, and the You Lords swiftly flew out of the cave to search for the original body.

And he himself just held the sword and waited on the spot.

When two incense sticks had passed, Dan Yangzi heard movement outside; his heart suddenly rejoiced, and he quickly turned his head to look.

However, he discovered that walking in from outside the cave was not his original body, but a woman dressed very strangely.

He had traveled north and south for so many years, eaten and seen much, but he had never seen women from any place dressed in this manner.

The clothes looked like silk, under her arm she carried a strange square box, and the hair on her head was coiled up.

She estimated to be around forty years of age, round face, big eyes, short hair, looking somewhat tired.

"What is this person's origin? Were those two sounds just now her cursing me? Arriving at such a critical moment, could it be an enemy from my past?"

Just as Dan Yangzi was guessing east and west, he saw that woman smile apologetically at him.

"Good son, because the hospital needed to process some procedures, I came late; the external injuries on your body are almost healed, so your father and I found you a new hospital."

As soon as the voice fell, Dan Yangzi saw the bright limestone cave around him quickly collapse and change color, bright white quickly brushing across all sides.

Himself, who should have been standing inside the limestone cave, also began to quickly accumulate things.

(End of Chapter)