Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

"It's this Deceit Buddha, as long as you offer flesh and blood to this Deceit Buddha, it can satisfy any demand of yours."

"But the prerequisite is that you can only use your own flesh and blood."

"The people from the Li Family who were resurrected from the dead, they are all my relatives; I've missed them so much over these years. For this, I am willing to pay a price to have them reborn."

Having said that.

The Li Family Master unfastened the inner lining of his garment at the chest, exposing his body, which was covered in wounds and sores. Even many of his stark white bones were clearly visible, indicating that the Li Family Master had personally cut off much of his own flesh and used it for the rebirth of his family members.

On the altar stood the Deceit Buddha.

Round-faced and big-bellied.

Its eyeballs were seeping with blood, and at first glance, its smile seemed benign. But upon closer inspection, one could feel the sinister intention behind it, especially since it was placed in a shrine—a place not so bright—the chill up one's spine was unmistakable.

The statue had its left palm open while in its right it was fondling a string of Buddha beads; the beads themselves were made to resemble human eyes. Of course, they weren't real human eyes, but they appeared so life-like as if they truly were.

There were 31 beads in total in the Buddha's hand, and by that time, 17 of them had been illuminated, emitting a faint red glow, while the remaining beads were dim and lightless.

"Several immortals,"

The Li Family Master, somewhate panicked, knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing as he said, "If several venerable immortals have noticed this opportunity that the lesser one has come upon, it would be an honor for the lesser one. Feel free to take it; only... this Deceit Buddha bound itself to me on our first meeting, it can only be satisfied with my flesh and blood, using someone else's just won't suffice."

"Now, this is quite interesting,"

Fat Long said thoughtfully from the side, "The dead cannot be resurrected; this is the law of heaven and earth. Resurrection through an entrance to the underworld is already a loophole when the rules of Heavenly Dao collapse. And this Deceit Buddha can actually resurrect people by means of sacrifice?"

"A bit of your flesh and blood is enough to resurrect a person?"

"Let's not talk about whether it's possible or not, just from the point of the conservation of energy, sacrificing a little flesh and resurrecting a dead person—these two actions should not be on the same difficulty level."

"How about this, I'll kill one of your relatives now, and you try to resurrect one for me on the spot."

"This... "

Fear flickered in the eyes of the Li Family Master as he knelt, looking towards Chen Qiu. It was obvious among this group of people that Chen Qiu was the one in charge. Ultimately, how things would proceed still had to be decided by Chen Qiu.

"Master Chen,"

The Bai Family Patriarch spoke up with a serious voice, following closely behind Chen Qiu, "I recognize this thing. The Deceit Buddha has a not-too-small reputation on the Qi Tian Continent. After all, the Deceit Buddha absorbs flesh and blood, and if there's one thing the Qi Tian Continent's cultivators have in abundance, it's organs, which fit exactly what the Deceit Buddha requires."

"Even though its appearances on the Qi Tian Continent are not frequent, they're not scarce either. Every so often, one hears about a Deceit Buddha emerging, and almost all who have come into its opportunity rise swiftly to power in a short period,"

"It's just...not a single one of them has met with a good end; they all vanished without a trace, leaving their whereabouts unknown. But one thing is for sure, it definitely wasn't anything auspicious, after all, whether it's the appearance of the Deceit Buddha or the method of sacrifice, neither seem like they belong to the righteous path."

"Indeed," Fat Long suddenly realized, "If it can only absorb the flesh and blood of the bound person, then this thing really does fit quite well with the Qi Tian Continent."

"That's right,"

The Bai Family Patriarch said solemnly, nodding, "Thousands of years have passed, and to this day, even with the Bai Family's vast network of information, we still know nothing about the end of those who were involved with the Deceit Buddha, where they went. This alone proves the mystery of the Deceit Buddha."

"My suggestion is, since this place has nothing to do with the entrance to the underworld, we should withdraw as soon as possible to avoid any entanglement with this Deceit Buddha."

It's not that he was a coward.

After all, as one of the strongest on the Qi Tian Continent, and the head of the most powerful family, he certainly wouldn't be exceedingly timid. It's just that the existence of the Deceit Buddha was a bit too creepy, beyond the understanding of mortals. Even in death, one should at least know how or where one has died, right?

However, he knew nothing.

All those who ever possessed a Deceit Buddha ended up disappearing without exception.

...

The Li Family Master at the side was also beginning to understand the situation. The matter of the recent resurrections in the Li Family had spread a bit too far; this group probably thought some entrance to the underworld had opened.

Although he didn't know what the underworld was, nor did he understand what an entrance to the underworld might be,

He did know one thing: these people were almost certainly looking to resurrect someone.

If that was the case...

"Venerable immortals,"

The Li Family Master tentatively said, "I do not know whom the immortals wish to resurrect, but would you allow this junior to offer sacrifices to help the immortals bring that person back to life?"

If he could cling to such a powerful support through this, the prospects of the Li Family would be boundless.

"You, young man,"

Fat Long looked at the Li Family Master rather oddly. This guy was truly ready to take a risk, with so little flesh left on his own body, still daring to perform resurrection for them. He immediately turned to look at Brother Qiu to see what decision he would make.

After all, their visit wasn't to resurrect anyone.

Moreover...

Fat Long's eyes narrowed slightly; upon entering the Li Family estate, he had sensed something was off with some of the people there. Though they lacked the aura of death and appeared no different from the living, something just seemed abnormal about them. If he had to pinpoint it, they seemed somewhat lifeless.