Longevity Chronicles

Outside Shangyang City, Master Tao had once again become the focus of the battlefield.

Previously, aside from Ying Qingdi and Jia Sanyuan, who had been fighting in the sky with the greatest might, it was Master Skull Smashing and Yin-Yang Killing God Zhong Ziyang who garnered the most attention—naturally, in terms of the aura of slaughter, Ying Qingdi and Zhong Ziyang were the strongest.

However, with the scene that had just transpired, both sides were now aware of the methods of Lin Runiu.

Hence, everyone turned their gaze toward him.

Everyone was speculating: would Master Skull Smashing use that treasure to crack open the skull of the Young Sect Leader of the Seven Evil Sects?

Tao Qian, holding the Toad God Tile, was indeed contemplating.

His original intention was, of course, to smash.

Yet, having heard Jia Sanyuan's words, were he truly to smash, it was very likely to end with both parties perishing. Therefore, he fell into hesitation.

Coincidentally, at that moment, the Toad God Tile trembled a few times, and the familiar prompt from the Toad God arrived.

"Smash it, and there will be a great reward."

Upon receiving this prompt, Tao Qian immediately understood.

The dozens of heads he had smashed earlier had not been in vain; the great big brother Toad God he had annoyed had finally cast a caring glance his way once more.

Could the treasures he had missed out on earlier, such as "Treasure Money," "Heavenly Toad Pearl," "Immovable Toad Robe," "Five Defilements Sky Banner," which by name alone sounded overwhelmingly powerful, actually be recovered?

Upon this thought, Tao Qian instantly felt the impulse to smash.

But it was at that moment that two transmissions of voice entered his ears one after the other.

The first was from Ying Qingdi.

Struggling to resist the self-detonations of a great number of Dragon Beasts, he silently spoke,

"Brother Lin, do not act rashly. Jade-faced Immortal Man may be a cunning demon, but what he said just now is without fault."

"He uses himself as a medium to summon the Dragon Rhino Evil Power into the world. He needs to continuously recite the scripture of the Dragon God Miao Scripture in his heart to control its intensity. Once he falls unconscious and the evil power is left uncontrolled, it will instantly crush Jia Sanyuan's Taoist Body and pour into the world. Jia Sanyuan's certain death is indeed welcome news, but our grand undertaking will undoubtedly also end in failure."

The second voice, quite unexpectedly, came from Zhong Ziyang.

"Mr. Lin Daoist, I have verified with the Taishang Secret Technique and Jia Sanyuan is not lying. You cannot knock him out."

"We need not be hasty. I am certain Ying Qingdi has something up his sleeve. Since he has already prayed to the Yellow Robed Evil God, he will certainly not let Jia Sanyuan succeed so easily. We should just quietly wait and see."

...

Compared to Ying Qingdi, naturally, it was the transmission from Zhong Ziyang that held more persuasive power.

Under the watch of thousands, Tao Qian sighed, silently lowered his hand, and tucked the Toad God Tile back into his sleeve.

At the same time, in the depths of his heart, he felt helplessly resigned as he addressed the ineffable figure in the void once more:

"Toad God above,"

"It is not that your disciple is unwilling to smash, but that I cannot."

"How about we do it this way? There's no need to reward your disciple this time. Just keep the accounts of those dozens of heads for now. Next time your disciple does a good job smashing, you can give them all at once, can't you?"

Ever since he knew the Toad God was an Outer Realm God who was unusually friendly to the Human Clan, Tao Qian's way of speaking had become more and more unconstrained.

If a disciple of the Nine Toad Sect overheard these words, they would probably fight to the death with Master Tao on the spot.

However, quite peculiarly, after these rebellious words were spoken, the tile trembled once more, and truly, no Golden Ingots or Treasure Beads fell.

"Toad God, do you agree?"

Even Tao Qian himself couldn't help but be surprised.

As he marveled at the Toad God's favor toward him, on the other side, the crowd saw him put away the tile—half were regretful, half breathed a sigh of relief.

Inside Xuan Yang Huangjing Lake, Jia Sanyuan saw the absence of the "Cranial Shattering Calamity" and couldn't help but feel invigorated once more.

Irritated at having nearly lost face, he instinctively increased his output.

In his heart, he recited the scripture even faster.

The Dragon Rhino Evil Power surging into this world once again exploded, finally wiping out all life within a thousand miles, except for the Ancestor Dragon Society, all turned into Dragon Beasts charging toward the Ancestor God Tablet.

One by one, each with their brains smeared on the tablet, their deaths were of no consequence.

The Demons and Ghosts summoned by the Seven Evil Sects all perished as well.

Pity these Evil Demons, in various places were not ordinary cultivators.

There were Great Demons who roamed the provinces, Devils who dominated certain Spiritual Mountains, Deceitful Objects that plagued foul waters, Ghosts that had consumed thousands of people, Abandoned Disciples of famous Great Sects, Demon Cultivators who walked the path of heresy and heterodoxy, Wild Mages who ate flesh and drank blood, Heterodox Loose Cultivators who practised both Daoist and Buddhist teachings but had gone astray... all had come to the New Moon drawn by opportunities and interests.

Hoping to lean on the Seven Evils, relying on Alchemists, to acquire sustenance, to cultivate the Great Dao.

Now, they had all become sustenance for others.

With Jade-faced Immortal Man's abrupt haste and the corrosion of the Dragon Rhino Evil Power, a thick layer of foul and indescribable filth, filled with the resentment of flesh and blood, capable of corrupting all things and Ten Thousand Spirits, had coated the Ancestor God Tablet. This filth swiftly hid the tablet's several hundred shining names, and its Divine Power suddenly diminished greatly.

Yet at this time, Ying Qingdi still could not kill all the Mutated Dragon Beasts that kept coming wave after wave.

Seeing this scene, Jia Sanyuan instantly became excited and triumphantly laughed, momentarily forgetting the pain and wildly exclaimed:

"Ha ha ha… Ying Qingdi, Ying Qingdi, you have ultimately lost to me, Jia Sanyuan."

"Seven Saints Mysterious God, arise for me."

While laughing, he immediately began casting.

Han Xiao, Yang Cang, Zhao Tianba, Qi Wuxin immediately cooperated, and instantly, the already terrifying seven rainbow light columns erupted with power. This Forbidden Technique, known as the "Seven Saints Sealing Heaven and Confusing God Array," under the control of the Demons, finally lifted the magnificent mountain-like Ancestor God Tablet.

The Qi surged tumultuously, appearing as if about to blow the Divine Tablet apart.

Jia Sanyuan then shifted his target; while still reciting the scripture in his heart, he reached into his chest and took out an irregular, fist-sized piece of Iron Sand, half blood-red, half pitch-black.