New concept of the mysterious way to ascend to immortality

Chapter 111 [Shadow Set: Ghost Wetware x 3]

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
A moment later, figures with even more powerful auras descended from the sky and landed at the entrance of the cave filled with smoke and dust.

call!
A gust of wind blew away the smoke and dust. A middle-aged warrior from Chan City glanced at the traces of [Wind Calling] left by the Tiger Demon and asked in confusion, "Traces of the underworld? And the breath of nightmares."

Another monk who arrived later guessed, "It must be a monster that sneaked in from the Nightmare."

"Chase!"

The two rushed into the tunnel at the same time, trying to find any clues left by the tiger demon, but they did not find any trace of "pheromones" along the way.

"Nightmare invasion! Nightmare invasion!" At this time, alarms began to spread in the underground passage, all the way up to the bustling midtown area.

...

For some unknown reason, when the Tiger Demon accidentally created this [Shadow Dream Hole], its connection with the [Shadow Dimension] of the bubble world became extremely close.

If, upon its arrival, it had relied on its own 'shadow authority' to establish deep perception within the local [Shadow Dimension], it would have been equivalent to obtaining a legal entry passport. By now, the Tiger Demon had already obtained local household registration through its [Shadow Dream Hole] and had even purchased real estate within the [Shadow Dimension]!

Therefore, the Tiger Demon's stealth ability is now even stronger and more concealed. It fled all the way and, relying on the deep connection and breath-blocking effect of the [Shadow Dimension], successfully blended into the central city area and avoided the first round of large-scale searches.

He chose a crowded underground square, looked around, and spotted a cave shop that looked like a 'bookstore'. He simply followed the shadows into it, hid himself honestly, and focused his attention back on the projection of the [Shadow Dream Hole] in his mind.

It found that by attaching its spiritual power to it, it could obtain information such as instructions and detailed properties from the projection.

Only then did it realize that its 30m [Shadow Space] was actually the shadow world of [Little West Red Realm].

However, the current bubble world's "Shadow Dimension" is even more bizarre and twisted. Even if the Tiger Demon breaks through the "Shadow Dimension," he can't escape. This world doesn't have a physical Shadow World. Instead, a 30-meter-long "Shadow World Fragment" has been completely privatized and given to the Tiger Demon, becoming a mobile container house, complete with a filter and flush toilet connected to the "Nightmare Layer."

Sounds great! A portable space! MVP!

However, this 'shadow space' is surrounded by the [Nightmare Layer] on all sides, separated by only a layer of permeable membrane, which can be broken with a single poke.

The Tiger Demon had a hunch that if a large creature from the Nightmare Dimension passed by nearby and took an interest in this small shadow bubble, it could easily burst it and take out the supplies stored inside.

The more things it stores inside and the more precious they are, the greater the attraction it exudes, and the more likely it is to attract dirty things from the depths of the endless chaotic and twisted nightmare.

"Ok?"

The Tiger Demon suddenly had a sense of déjà vu as if he was fishing for shrimps with a 'shrimp cage': he placed the bait (the Qi-refining monk) into the shrimp cage (the shadow space), threw it into the water (the nightmare), and waited for the prey to smell the scent and actively get into the cage.

After waiting for a night and opening the [Shadow Dream Hole], you can start the second round of food delivery battle with the "Nightmare Monster" that forcibly invades the shadow space, cruelly cuts the monks into pieces, and eats crazily. Can you also feed yourself to the opponent?
Tiger Demon: "What exactly is this [Shadow Dream Hole]? It extracts pollution from the bubble world and releases it into the [Nightmare Layer] to gain energy and then attract nightmare creatures. Then, it uses the shadow space as a springboard to hunt and capture passing nightmare supplies, and recycles them back into the bubble world through the [Dream Hole]...?"

Xiao La Tiao: "It sounds great and wonderful, but the prerequisite is that you have to have the powerful strength to kill everything!"

Tiger Demon: "With this [Shadow Dream Hole], I always feel like I've grasped something deeper and more essential?"

Xiao Latiao: "Boss, a group of guards just passed by outside and didn't find any trace of us. Now, is it time to take action?"

Tiger Demon: "Hide a little longer, play it safe. Today has been rough. The power of this insect city is beyond imagination. I just wanted to take a quiet tour of the underground city, but I got caught in an unexpected disaster. A mere [Earth Level] could see through my shadow and sneak around? It's incredible."

Xiao La Tiao quickly consoled him, "They can't do that now. Your Majesty, your divine power has reached its peak, merging with the native [Shadow Dimension], and your aura is blocking out the mysteries of the heavens!"

The Tiger Demon shook his head. "Not necessarily. I can dodge an Earth-level cultivator now, but what about a Heaven-level cultivator? This world's [Shadow Dimension] is weaker than imagined, and its structure is more dilapidated than the 'Little Western Red Realm,' but its strength and specifications are clearly higher."

"Boss, since we're not leaving, why don't we take a look inside the store? It looks like a knowledge store here, but instead of books, they use a jade-like insect as a medium, a bit like the jade slips in cultivation novels. This Cicada City is heavily influenced by the Kunlun Immortal Dao, with all these fancy things."

"Insect Jade Slip?"

"Let's 'learn'! We don't need to steal. We just need to break the restriction and obtain one. We can read it with our minds and record it in the Immortal Scripture. Let's scan the knowledge in the store and not take a single insect scroll. It's like we haven't stolen anything! We've just copied the knowledge." The Tiger Demon looked toward the shop beyond the shadows. It was called a bookstore, but it was actually a vast cavern, with a bunch of glowing fireflies hanging upside down from the ceiling. The owner was a drowsy middle-aged man with a 'true qi' reaction within him. His strength far surpassed the two siblings, but far inferior to the cultivator imprisoned by the Shadow Dream Hole.

Yuan Zhu guessed that the other party was probably at the Earth Level, having completed the condensation of the twelve meridians and was in the process of opening up the acupoints, but his level was not high. In the Qi Refining System, the Earth Level began with the complete growth of the twelve meridians from the Dao Seed and ended with the condensation of 12 acupoints in the Zhou Tian, a very large span.

This boss is a weakling among the 'earth-level' ones and doesn't pose much of a threat.

So, right under the boss's nose, the Tiger Demon cast shadows that crawled along the simple shelves, wandering through the already dim cavernous shop. Sure enough, he discovered some traces of a magic circle. Every grid on the shelf was sealed, and forcibly removing the "insect scroll" would set off an alarm.

The tiger demon, who didn't know anything about local magic circles, decisively stopped and turned his attention to the half-asleep shop owner.

Taking something without permission is called stealing. Although this is something a scholar does, how can it be considered stealing? But if you proactively wake up the boss and ask him to open the shelf for you, then it has nothing to do with stealing!

After checking the shop exterior once more to confirm there were no patrols or search parties, two shadowy figures slowly closed the door. A shadowy figure silently emerged from behind the owner.

At this time, the Tiger Demon relied on the authority of the [Shadow Dream Hole] to further enhance the power of shadows, bypassing the shopkeeper's perception and not triggering the sharp spiritual perception of the 'Qi Refiner'.

The next second, countless shadow tentacles shot towards him simultaneously. The comatose boss suddenly opened his eyes, and a large amount of true energy erupted from his body, but was immediately enveloped by boundless darkness (shadow). Even the pheromones released by the other party were blocked by the sticky shadows like plastic wrap.

brush brush...

Shadowy vines spread from the tiger demon's feet, attempting to wrap around the shop owner's limbs. However, threads of Qi shot out from the owner's body, entwining and whipping the vines, cutting through them.

A 'withering ray' suddenly hit his back, and a feeling of weakness quickly spread from his back to his upper body, and then his breathing began to fail.

"Puff!" A cloud of poisonous disease sprayed into his face, which was then drawn into his body by the breathing technique. Assaulted from both inside and outside, the situation became even more ominous. The other two ghosts also attacked simultaneously, launching attacks from four different directions.

The tiger demon stood guard outside, fully mobilizing the power of shadow, which spread from the inside to envelop the entire store, while at the same time not touching or activating the magic circle, striving to create an insulated and soundless space.

There was no howling [Cold Wind (Calling Wind)], no violent fluctuations caused by the spatial [Claws]. The huge snake demon also suppressed the urge to run wild, and just blindly output 'Shadow Pollution' to strengthen the four minions.

puff!
Just as the shop owner was going all out in a 1vs4 battle, the Tiger Demon seized his opportunity and unleashed his skeletal snake tail. Little La Tiao retreated into the shadows, but when he reappeared, it hadn't expanded into a massive snake over ten meters tall. It remained the same tail thickness, but its length had increased infinitely. With a precise backstab and a sneak attack, it bit the shop owner's neck, injecting a special "venom" into his veins.

Without waiting for the shop owner to struggle or resist, the rope was quickly coiled around his neck several times, tightening violently, creating a feeling of suffocation and lack of oxygen, and interrupting his important breathing rhythm.

The four henchmen also charged forward fearlessly, each grabbing an arm or leg to block the store manager's every move. Meanwhile, the 'venom' injected into the arteries by the Shadow Serpent quickly (actively) broke through the blood-brain barrier, injecting a portion of [Liquid Digital Soul Pollution (Memory Bar)] into the brain.

The shop owner was brutally beaten by a group of people led by the Tiger Demon. They used sneak attacks, more covert sneak attacks, venom injections, and choking... He couldn't hold on for more than a few seconds before he felt dizzy, with a tingling sensation in his brain and his thinking was disordered.

Without waiting for the shopkeeper to struggle, the Tiger Demon slapped him on the forehead with one claw. This claw was not strong enough to crack his skull or explode his head; instead, the Tiger Demon was very gentle, stroking his head like an immortal, and bestowing upon him the [Brain Eggplant]!
A small tomato, reminiscent of the Calabash Brothers, covered in brain-like grooves, was thrust into the shopkeeper's head by the Tiger Demon. The Dark Brain Eggplant's two leaves, brimming with veins, quickly sprouted countless roots, piercing the scalp and following the fontanelle, quickly drilling into the skull and taking root in the brain.

The roots of the brain eggplant quickly connected with the [Digital Soul Pollution Memory Bar] that broke through the blood-brain barrier.

The shop owner's body began to convulse violently, his eyes rolled back, and he was strangely bleeding black, oil-stained blood. His breathing became erratic, and his spirit was in a state of violent turmoil...

"Boss, he won't be unable to bear it and die from brain overload, right?"

The Tiger Demon narrowed his eyes and pulled out a squirming, struggling [Shadow Eggplant Seedling] from the shadows beneath him. During the three days of preparation for the mission, he had also thrown two [Shadow Eggplant Seedlings and the Goblin Flower Pot] into his [Abdomen] for refining, aiming to increase his control over the [Eggplant Seedlings] and transform them into a 'ghost plug-in.'

Finally, he obtained this 'Haunted Plug-in: Shadow Parasitic Roots'. As the Tiger Demon released his grip, these dense, hair-like shadow roots immediately burrowed into the shopkeeper's neck, spreading along his 'blood vessels' throughout his body and connecting with the 'brain roots and shadow memory' in his brain.

click!
The owner suddenly stopped trembling, opened his eyes, his eyeballs were dark, and he stared at Yuan Zhu silently, waiting for instructions.

Xiao Latiao: "Ha, it booted successfully!"

(End of this chapter)