Longevity Chronicles

Chapter 322 - 236: Tao Qian Seeks Advice from Yuan Gong to Overcome Yulou, Tao Qian Again Employs the Beauty Trap_2

In a quiet room in Bie Fu, Tao Qian held Yunrong in his arms, contemplating the Record that burst forth in his mind.

At the beginning, he thought that the force called "Heavenly Immortal Dao" was a somewhat normal side door to heterodoxy and taking advantage of the situation to rise was not too reprehensible.

However, as he looked more closely at the creation of fake gods and the practice of feeding incense to Heavenly Girls, Tao Qian's brow immediately furrowed, sensing that something was amiss.

"Side doors to heterodoxy, a group of demons dances wildly."

"Both of my past memories include records, and the territories of Ancient Qin Province have a population that doesn't lose to Southern Yue, and its heritage far surpasses the Ancient Qin province."

"This is because the position of Ancient Qin Province is extremely important within the national territories, it has been a battleground for strategists for thousands of years, and its provincial capital, Xiajing, has been the ancient capital of many dynasties."

"Such a province blessed by exceptional people and a brilliant land, now falls into the hands of an absurd warlord; the people there must be facing a great calamity."

From the little he could infer from a little cultivator of the Heavenly Immortal Dao, Tao Qian could guess the current living conditions of the hundreds of millions of people within Ancient Qin Province.

Regrettably, he was also temporarily powerless to help.

It seemed that the world was like this, not only in Ancient Qin Province.

Even after his upheaval in Southern Yue, disposing of demons and the hidden threat of a rebel army, now under the protection of the Infant Sect, it was only doing somewhat better than other provinces.

There were far too many roots of chaos in this troubled world, a veritable tangled mess that no one dares claim they can unravel.

Moreover, Tao Qian himself was now being extremely cautious about his first tribulation upon entering the world.

As he had glimpsed from the Records on Lady Mei, there was inevitably a disaster within ten days.

Now, just two to three days had passed.

Tao Qian had planned to delay for a day or two more, then make contact with either Lady Mei or Zhang Baisui, the two Tribulation Leaders.

But after the huge change in Jin Mansion, Tao Qian knew immediately.

He could not delay any longer. He needed to face the tribulation, or the next opportunity for disaster would be even more terrifying.

His initial contact with Zhang Baisui only revealed the existence of the Heavenly Immortal Dao and Zhang Jiudeng as an absurd warlord, a lustful hungry ghost, but he knew nothing of the collusion between Zhang Jiudeng and Zhu Qi or any beckoning of disasters and trouble.

Tao Qian was still pondering the huge change within Jin Mansion and the shocking secrets he had glimpsed from it.

"From the Record passed down by Lian Yulou, it is known that Zhu Qi is currently targeting Xiao Chenzhou of the Western Capital Army, but he must only be the first target."

"Such a huge mobilization suggests a grand scheme."

"However, those changes cannot yet affect me. The trouble I need to face, which is also an opportunity and a key to breaking through the tribulation, is Lian Yulou, the True Inheritor of the Evil Sect."

"This person also holds a grudge and is petty. When he fled, he used a stream of evil energy to mark me, clearly planning to seek revenge on me later."

"That actually suits me, as the secret technique for facing my tribulation also points to this person, which is why I have not cleared that evil energy."

"Since Lian Yulou is both Xiao Chenzhou's male concubine and in cahoots with the Ninth Prince, Zhu Qi, he must know exactly what calamity Demon City is brewing now?"

"If I can set up a trap in advance, when he comes to seek revenge on me..."

Tao Qian's eyebrows were tightly knitted as he silently deliberated.

Although it was said that he possessed a highly valued treasure and had the backing of Spirit Treasure Sect as the current True Disciple.

The background of Lian Yulou was not minor; not to mention a True Inheritor of the Evil Sect, he was also a Demon Path giant in his previous life.

One small advantage was that Tao Qian knew the background of Lian Yulou, while the latter did not know Tao Qian's foundation and only thought he was a somewhat special Dragon Demon.

But this advantage was not enough for Tao Qian to be confident in trapping and killing Lian Yulou; it might even lead to an unexpected flip in his own fortunes.

"Hmm? Don't I have a grandfather with me? Why trouble myself with wild thoughts?"

"The Returning Immortal Mirror once said that the Secret Demon Sect, Evil Sect, and Demon Buddha Temple often bully the Taishang Demon Sect."

"Being from the same Dao Path, as a senior from the Secret Demon Sect, Yuan Gong would know how to trap and kill someone from the Evil Sect, which would make sense too, right?"

With these thoughts swiftly passing through his mind, Tao Qian did not delay and immediately sent his message.

In no time, Yuan Gong's voice came through, laced with an unusual hint of surprise.

"The Desire Sin Scripture? Lian Yulou?"

"I know who that is. Boy, you're in big trouble."

"You must know that we Secret Demon Cultivators are a lawless bunch; in the Cultivation World, whether it be Daoists and Demons, Buddhas, or even those so-called Thousand-year-old Families, there's none we don't dare to strike."

"But occasionally, there are some forces and people we can't be bothered to provoke either, and the Evil Sect is one of them."

"Evil Sect practitioners are almost always crazed and erratic, deviating from the norm and greatly bizarre lunatics."

"When my Secret Demon Sect still existed, we once had an exchange with the Evil Sect. At that time, there was a youngster from the Evil Sect, neither male nor female, nor yin nor yang, whose Divine Skills, though immature, were incredibly strange. Moreover, their twisted nature led to the defeat of several of my Secret Demon Sect's Disciples. In the end, they suffered a blow of Demon Cleansing from my beloved Disciple... Now that I think about it, that youngster's surname was Lian; their name at that time should've been Lian Hongshang."

"In front of me, this person is a junior, but in front of you, they naturally become an old predecessor."

"After their reincarnation and re-cultivation, I estimate that after nine cycles of Evil Tribulation, they would achieve perfection. Should they break through the Daoist Transformation Realm smoothly, their Dao Path would even surpass mine."

Yuan Gong's words completely unveiled the roots of Lian Yulou.

Simultaneously, they caused a slight change in Tao Qian's expression.

It was not hard to hear that Lian Yulou's background was more significant than he had imagined.

Could such a figure indeed have been trapped and killed by him, Master Tao?

Subconsciously, Tao Qian grew somewhat apprehensive.

While contemplating whether to clear the evil energy, he sincerely and shamelessly asked Yuan Gong for advice,

"Master Yuan, now that I've learned the Sacrifice Sword Skill, I could be counted as your honorable external disciple, so it wouldn't be too much to address you as my Master."

"As a preceding senior from the Secret Demon Sect, dealing with a mere Evil Sect junior must be an easy task for you. I wonder, could Master Yuan have any Secret Techniques to teach me?"

Tao Qian transmitted these two sentences.

After a while, he received a direct response.

"Pah!"

"You, lad, are not just slippery but also have the thickest skin."

"No wonder Duobao was so indolent for so many years, yet in the end, he's willing to accept a disciple. It turns out he's birds of a feather with you, stinking the same."

Despite being scolded, Tao Qian didn't get upset.

On the contrary, he kept transmitting messages cheerfully.

"You're right in your teachings, Master. Indeed, sometimes I feel that my Master is truly too lazy."

"Speaking of which, when I first entered the sect, I was sent to the Miraculous Tree Great Venerate for Foundation Establishment. Although my Master clearly knew there were three Demon Immortals with ill intentions there, he did not tell me. I was naive and almost fell prey to the three demons."

"Please judge, wasn't my Master too lazy?"

Tao Qian shared his gossip, incidentally throwing shade at his own cheap Master.

As expected, a laugh from Yuan Gong, filled with both satisfaction and helplessness, came through.

"Ha ha ha... Duobao has picked up a treasure. When the time is ripe, he will surely pass on his Divination Technique to you."

"The Spirit Treasure Sect, having both you and your Master, I don't know if it's a fortune or a misfortune?"

"Anyway, it's just a mere Evil Sect junior, if you really want to trap and kill him, it wouldn't be difficult."

"If he survives the ninth Evil Tribulation, your death is certain."

"However, since you've already fought with him and even gained a little advantage, it shows he is still a bit away from perfection."

"At this moment, not only has this junior not reclaimed the cultivation power accumulated from previous lifetimes, but even in this life, his mind is confounded by the aura of lust and sin, just a normal True Disciple of the Evil Sect."

"As long as you can find some treasures that restrain the methods of the Evil Sect, with your current Divine Skills, a surprise attack would be enough to trap and kill him."

"As for which treasures can counter the Evil Sect?"

"Although they are rare, there are indeed a few."

"And the one you can obtain the quickest, you didn't have before, but now... it's far away on the horizon, yet right before your eyes."

"Hmm?"

Upon hearing this, Tao Qian's eyebrows immediately raised.

First, he thought carefully about all the treasures he possessed, then seemed to realize something, but still lifted Yunrong from his embrace with a doubtful expression.

"Does Yunrong have that kind of treasure?"

"Or is it something possessed by the lineage behind her from Jade Ring Mountain?"

Just after Tao Qian asked these two questions, a very satisfied transmission came from the statue in his arms.

"Well taught, boy!"

"It's indeed the latter. Go ahead and play your beauty trap, lad. I see that Kitten is just at the brink of burgeoning desire, and she won't be able to resist you."