thefictionvixens Chapter 15 The Azure Lotus King Becomes an Experience Feeder
Chapter 15 The Azure Lotus King Becomes an Experience Feeder
Two eerie green flames shot out from the depths of the morgue.
The fire, carrying a chilling, decaying aura, traced an eerie arc in mid-air before hurtling straight at Ye Fan.
"What is that?!"
Ye Fan reacted extremely quickly, raising his fist to strike.
But that was pure primordial spirit, ignoring physical attacks, directly piercing through Ye Fan's fist wind and entering his brow.
"Hahaha! Abundant vital energy, inexhaustible life force! Heaven has been kind to me! This body, I shall take it!"
An old, unrestrained laugh exploded in Ye Fan's mind.
Ye Fan let out a muffled groan, his face instantly turning deathly pale, and his body swaying precariously.
"Old Ye!"
Pang Bo was terrified and swung the bronze plaque to smash it, but he didn't know where to start.
Li Xian stood still, not even drawing his sword, watching coldly from the sidelines.
"The Ancient Sacred Body possesses immense fortune; even your ancestors couldn't harm it. Do you think you can?"
He thought to himself, "Even the Green Emperor wouldn't dare to mess with me."
Inside Ye Fan's body.
The Taoist scriptures and profound methods operate automatically.
The once desolate and bitter sea suddenly boiled, with golden waves surging into the sky, accompanied by the roar of tsunamis.
The origin of the Ancient Sacred Body was fully activated due to the invasion of foreign enemies, radiating golden light and becoming sacred and inviolable.
"Ah—! What kind of sea of suffering is this? Golden? Damn it! My very soul is about to be destroyed!"
The green light let out a shrill scream, forced out of Ye Fan's body by the golden ocean, and fled in panic.
The remnant soul, injured, dared not touch Ye Fan again. Ignoring the mortal body with the highest cultivation, it turned its attention to Pang Bo beside it.
"Demon God bloodline? Though diluted, it's enough!"
Li Xianqi trembled with coldness. What did a mortal like me do to offend you?
A flash of green light.
It burrowed directly into Pang Bo's body.
Pang Bo was jolted, his eyes instantly losing focus, and then his pupils were filled with an eerie, ghostly green light.
His originally honest face became ferocious and twisted, and a powerful demonic aura erupted from his body.
"roar!"
Pangbo let out a roar that was unlike anything in human form.
Dozens of ancient corpses in the pit of dried corpses were drawn up by the demonic energy and stood upright, protecting 'Pang Bo' in the center.
He turned around, pushed off with his legs, and was about to disappear into the depths of the ruins.
"Trying to leave?"
Li Xian moved.
With a flick of his wrist, the Azure Wood Seal appeared in his palm. He poured in the power of the Life Spring, and the seal swelled in the wind, growing to the size of a millstone, before crashing down on Pang Bo.
"boom!"
The intensity is just right, it's a bit overwhelming but not brain-numbing, and it sounds great.
As the great seal pressed down, dozens of ancient corpses were instantly sent flying, some turning into dust.
Pang Bo was forced to kneel on one knee, his feet sinking deep into the mud.
"You brat! How dare you block my way?"
Pang Bo let out an aged hiss, filled with chilling killing intent.
"You dare to arrest my brother right in front of me? Do you think you're the King of Hell?"
Li Xian stepped forward, his eyes cold, his hands forming a mudra, and he uttered ancient and obscure syllables.
"The path of humanity is boundless, the path of immortals is vast and unfathomable. The path of ghosts is joyful, right at the gate of human life..."
Earth Taoist scriptures.
The Lingbao Wuliang Duren Shangpin Miaojing (The Supreme Scripture of Limitless Salvation of the Lingbao School).
The Daoist sound echoed within the corpse pit, carrying a strange rhythm that had absolute restraint on the remnants of Yin spirits and souls—a conclusion reached by the Lingbao Heavenly Venerable through practice.
The old demon inside Pang Bo let out a muffled groan.
Pang Bo clutched his head in pain.
"Ye Fan, light the lamp!"
Li Xian shouted.
Ye Fan regained his senses and activated the ancient bronze lamp.
The lamp wick burned brightly, and the peaceful light unique to Buddhism enveloped Pangbo.
Taoism and Buddhism both exert suppression!
Pang Bo struggled more and more violently.
Green eyes appeared and disappeared intermittently, and his true voice and the old demon's voice alternated.
"Old Immortal... Leaf... I'm so hot... My head is going to explode!" This was Pang Bo.
"Damn it! What kind of magic is this! Release me!" This was the old demon.
Li Xian stopped chanting the sutra and stood up.
"Alright, stop struggling." Li Xian looked at Pang Bo, whose eyes were flickering. "The nineteenth generation descendant of the Azure Emperor, a powerful demon king. Possessing the body of a junior who has just embarked on cultivation is nothing to be ashamed of."
The old demon within Pang Bo trembled violently, and a brilliant green light shone forth:
"Who exactly are you? How dare you know my identity!"
"Who I am is not important," Li Xian said calmly. "What is important is that you are now just a wisp of your soul, trapped inside Pang Bo's body. He has the bloodline of an ancient demon god, and his physical potential is immense. Your primordial spirit, fused with him, has become nourishment for him."
"Insolence! I am a powerful demon, how could I be controlled by a mere ant!"
"Really?" Li Xian walked over and picked up the bronze plaque of the Great Thunderclap Temple that had fallen to the ground. "Old Pang, catch!"
With unwavering willpower, Pang Bo reached out and caught the bronze plaque.
Acquired Buddhist treasures.
A rich Buddhist aura instantly flowed through his body, making him appear like a Buddhist king.
"ah--!"
The old demon let out a miserable scream.
His primordial spirit was suppressed deep within the sea of suffering by the Buddha's light, losing control of it.
Pang Bo gasped for breath, his eyes regaining their clarity, and he plopped down on the ground, his whole body soaked in sweat.
"Old Immortal, what the hell is this thing?"
Pang Bo was still shaken and a little emotional.
"A top-tier experience pack." Li Xian smiled at Pang Bo. "He can't get out now, and you can't drive him away either. You've probably entered a coexistence period. The weaker his primordial spirit, the stronger your will becomes. Conversely, if you can't withstand it, this body will belong to him."
"Damn it! I'm not even afraid of death, why would I be afraid of some old ghost?" Pang Bo gritted his teeth. "He dared to steal my body, I'll drain him dry!"
Li Xian nodded in satisfaction.
This is the kind of setup a speedrunning master team should have: ruthless and tough.
"Don't just talk the talk, walk the walk." Li Xian pointed at Pang Bo's Sea of Bitterness. "He went in, didn't he bring a little something?"
Pang Bo closed his eyes and sensed it for a moment, then suddenly his eyes widened.
"Holy crap! Old Immortal, a spring has sprung up in my sea of suffering!" Pang Bo jumped up excitedly. "Moreover, I have a new scripture in my mind... I think it's called the 'Azure Emperor Scripture,' and several incomplete spells, what's it called... the Nine Slashes of the Demon Emperor?"
Ye Fan listened in stunned silence.
He and Pang Bo worked hard to cultivate, barely managing to widen the sea of suffering.
As soon as the old demon went inside, Pang Bo directly stepped into the Life Spring Realm and even got the Demon Emperor Scripture for free.
"However... the scriptures are severely incomplete, and the Demon Emperor's techniques only have a few starting moves."
Pang Bo held his head in his hands.
His face showed signs of pain.
Its eyes glowed green, as if they might mutate at any moment.
Li Xian was not surprised at all:
"Before it is fully integrated, the Demon Emperor Scripture will definitely be incomplete. However, it is sufficient for you now."
Noticing Pang Bo's distorted expression, Li Xian said cautiously:
"From today onwards, you must carry this plaque of the Great Thunder Temple on your back at all times."
"Use Buddhist energy to suppress him, keeping him in a constant state of weakness. At a fixed time each day, extract magical power and scripture insights from his primordial spirit. He will become your personal power bank and skill library."
"Also, you should read the Lingbao Duren Jing more often; it won't do you any harm."
Pang Bo's eyes lit up when he heard this.
He carried the heavy bronze plaque on his back, binding it tightly with withered branches and vines.
"Don't worry, old immortal! I guarantee I'll squeeze him dry, leaving not a trace!"
Upon hearing these words, the Azure Lotus King within Pang Bo was so enraged that his primordial spirit nearly collapsed.
Imagine how powerful and majestic he was, ruling over a region in his prime.
Now, the tiger has fallen into the plains, and is being used as a mobile treasure trove by a few ants from the Wheel Sea Secret Realm, and is being suppressed by a broken plaque every day!
"You brat! How dare you insult me like this!"
King Qinglian was powerless and furious in the Pangbo Sea of Bitterness.
Li Xian ignored him completely.
"The NPCs' lines are so limited, they just repeat the same few lines over and over again."
With a grumble, Li Xian looked down at the spoils he had plundered from Han Yishui. "Ye Zi, Lao Pang, let's divide the loot."
Han Yishui's legacy is extremely rich.
Several hundred-year-old spiritual herbs, more than a dozen crystal-clear source materials, and some miscellaneous refining materials.
"Source." Li Xian picked up a source stone the size of a fingernail, sensing the pure essence within. "Good stuff. Ye Zi, these sources are yours. Cultivating the Holy Body is a bottomless pit, and this is what you need most right now."
Ye Fan did not refuse and accepted the source stone into the Sea of Bitterness.
He does indeed need enormous energy to open the sea of suffering in the Holy Body, and Originium is the best choice.
"Old Pang, you have the experience pack of the Azure Lotus King now, so you're not short of resources for the time being. I'll take these spiritual herbs to refine your life essence. The twelve green wooden swords are for you; they also contain blood essence that can temper your physique, which is quite suitable for you."
"As for the refining materials, I'll leave them here for now. Everyone can come and get them if they need them."
Li Xian quickly distributed the spoils of war.
No fluff, maximum efficiency.
"Old Immortal, where do we go next?"
Ye Fan put away the ancient bronze lamp and glanced at the eerie corpse pits around him.
"The Tomb of the Green Emperor"
Li Xian stood up and looked into the depths of the primitive ruins.
That was the mausoleum of the Demon Emperor, and also the beginning of a great upheaval in the entire Big Dipper Starfield.
"Judging by the time, it should be appearing soon." Li Xian put away the Azure Wood Seal. "There are true treasures there, the Dao Scripture Wheel Sea Scroll, and the Azure Emperor's ultimate weapon."
"The Emperor's Mausoleum?" Pang Bo gasped. "The three of us newbies from the Sea of Wheels Secret Realm, going to join that kind of fun? Isn't that just suicide?"
"High risk, high reward. Five hundred years isn't enough to level up by following the usual path." Li Xian strode out. "Besides, we're not going to rob them outright, we're going to pick up the scraps, just loot a bit."
His greatest trump card is his omniscience about the plot.