The Path to Immortality Begins with the Life-Extending Lamp

Chapter 46 A Nest Full of Old Pigs
There are countless stewing rooms like this in the meat processing area, stretching for miles.

The old demon imitates human appearance, gluttonously abuses all living beings; merely hearing about him is blasphemous.

Just as Li Qing, accompanied by the Paper God's army, beheaded the many pig demons and old boars, the heads of the demons were piled up in front of the archway as offerings. The Taoist priest chanted prophecies and witty words, creating a scene of sorrow and unease. Immediately, blood flames ignited, drawing more than twenty strands of life-giving fire into the spirit lamp, making the spirit lamp's life-giving fire even stronger.

The Southern Dipper Life-Extending Lamp wards off disasters and misfortunes, reduces lifespan, and ensures the life-giving flame, like the Southern Dipper's candle star, burns brightly. Prayers against demonic stars can prolong life and even kill the dead; the seven arrows to the head can be used for cultivation…

These twenty-odd heads were from that scroll of blood flame. The flesh and blood within suddenly vanished, turning into skulls that fell to the ground. Seven or eight paper figures were badly damaged, yet they could still stand. The exquisite paper figures had a deep, unsettling gaze, silently watching the prophecy that would steal life and end one's life.

At this moment, something strange happened!
The Zhishanfang area stretches for ten miles. With such a commotion at the main gate on the south side, where have all the Zhishanfang monsters been?

Before long, the entire old boar's lair was turned upside down. The mountain-sized old boar demon perfectly demonstrated what "wild boar charge" meant. With a loud "boom," the white-haired boar, as big as a small mountain, charged forward like a tidal wave.

However, it was still too late.

Sensing the gradually receding blood energy, several roars erupted simultaneously:

"Third brother! My dear brother."

"Third brother..."

The pig demon's mournful howl was like a thunderclap in a clear sky. In the blink of an eye, as soon as the angry howl was heard, the old demon had already charged forward with the force to overturn mountains.

Li Qing raised an eyebrow, but did not dodge. He flicked his finger, and the paper spirit was summoned.

"Edict!"

Immediately afterwards, white smoke suddenly rose from beside Li Qing and the paper demon. The paper demon's heavy weapon - the paper yin sedan chair - suddenly appeared from the darkness. The two faceless demons hoisted the paper sedan chair onto their shoulders and rammed it head-on into the white-haired mountain pig.

Rumble…

The two colossal creatures collided, and the wild boar immediately tumbled into the nearby butcher shop, rolled twice, and fell into the charcoal fire. Half of the butcher shop was also knocked down.

That paper-embroidered palanquin is modeled after the Lingnan Zhong family's supreme treasure of the ghost realm—the Rebirth Pouch. This heavy artifact may seem light and flimsy, but its magical restrictions are of a very high level.

Upon colliding with the white-haired old pig, the faceless madman carrying the sedan chair was reduced to only two ghostly faces and a pair of purple-blue ghostly hands. However, the paper sedan chair remained completely undisturbed, and Lingying's magical barrier lit up, leaving it unharmed!

Immediately afterwards, a scream like a pig being slaughtered rang out, as "Candle" could no longer hold back.

The enormous dragon, riding the wind and fire, sat down on the white-haired old boar, almost making the old boar's eyes roll back.

The dragon, over ten zhang long, exuded an aura that could intimidate all beasts. Its six-crowned dragon horns seemed to be filled with flames. When it rammed into the old pig's face, it shattered its two fangs and sent the pig flying more than ten zhang away.

Another tongue of flame, hundreds of feet long, shot out, engulfing the white-haired old boar and several other boar demons charging at it. Within a few breaths, they were reduced to charred remains.

The Corpse Cave and the Tomb Dragon are naturally extraordinary. How could such a boar monster be a match for it?
Even the white-haired old boar, which tried to resist, was slapped down by the dragon's tail and pressed hard onto the ruins, where it was melted away by the dragon's fire!

Upon seeing this, the Southern Star Radiant Fire Technique beside Li Qing, which was almost ignited, slowly dissipated.

Meeting the gaze of "Candle," Li Qing's heart stirred. A deluge of spirit paper scattered across the sky, transforming into countless paper figures that formed a protective barrier around the paper demon. He then drew down a command:
"Turn this entire ten-mile-long demon district upside down, leave no one alive."

“This mountain stronghold has been plundering for many years and must have a considerable fortune. If we see any Dao coins like these, we should collect them all.”

After tossing a standard-style coin into the paper-wielding man's hand, Li Qing added another sentence.

"His roaming area is limited to this ten-mile-long meat processing area..."

We must not forget to set limits for this paper tiger, otherwise, it might wander into the mountains of the four local chieftains and do who knows what it might do!

Warfare is inherently dangerous and should be used with extreme caution, especially when it is rampant.

After glancing around at the ruins and hearing the lingering howls, Li Qing could leave it to this paper-wielding army to deal with.

He leaped onto the top of "Candle's" head, standing between its two tallest dragon horns, and laughed heartily. "Candle, how about we go on a hunt and bring back that escaped old boar?"

Upon hearing this, the red dragon beneath him was also delighted. With a loud cry, it immediately soared through the air above the meat market, chasing after the yellow-haired old pig that had just rushed to the market, heard the dragon's roar, and then turned to flee up the mountain.

That one was one of the great demons who called Zhizhu San his third brother. Judging from his size, the white-haired second brother had already been melted by "Candle", so he was most likely the eldest brother of the Zhizhu family!
The dragon rode the wind, coiling in the air. The old boar in front rolled in the mud and instantly transformed into its true form as a wild boar, with yellow fur hanging down its belly and tusks like blades. Its burly demonic body leaped into the forest, pushing mountains and moving rocks, and instantly plowed a ravine half a zhang deep in the forest.

Dragon, a serpentine dragon!

The old pig was genuinely frightened. Such a dragon species could be called a powerful general in the depths of the Demon Mountain. The old pig, Tu Laoda, was now old and weak and would not be a match for the dragon species, let alone the fact that there was a master behind that dragon.

But what can be done about it?

Butcher had spent most of his life's savings on this meat shop. In the beginning, it was just a pig spirit who had become accustomed to slaughtering pigs and cattle in a butcher's house. After it escaped, the memories of when it was born with intelligence were deeply imprinted in its heart.

It abducted butchers one by one, and after learning their butchering skills, it ate them one by one.

In the end, he became a famous butcher in the Demon Mountain. He sold spiritual meat from inside the mountain and human flesh from outside the mountain through his meat shop. His meat shop business spanned ten miles. How many butchers in the world could do such a big business?
【Whoosh!】 Two tongues of flame streaked across its mane, which only made Boss Tu more terrified.

It began to regret it. Perhaps if it had stayed in the Demon Mountain, things wouldn't have turned out this way.
On the dragon's body, the master and his companion pulled out a five-foot-long bow and arrow in the blink of an eye. Using true qi as the string and rolled paper as the arrow, the true qi on the paper tube was violent. As soon as it grazed a blue stone, the boulder shattered.

Of the six arts of a gentleman, archery is the third and charioteering the fourth.

The young man rode a dragon, drew his bow wildly, traversed mountains and crossed streams, shooting arrows with both hands, displaying unrestrained arrogance.

With the sound of dragon roars and loud laughter, how could this old yellow-haired pig not know who it was?
A man from the South!

This is a fair hunt. The prey flees for its life, and the "warrior" rides his chariot and beasts to hunt. If it can escape, that is its destiny; if it cannot escape, it will sacrifice its blood and soul to become a sacrifice for the warrior and the beast to form a totem pact...

Arrows flew like rainbows, first striking the old boar's hind legs, then snapping its fangs, forcing it into a corner and driving it towards the mountain stronghold of the chieftain.

Ahead, a small hill of old pigs seemed to be swimming upstream through the terraced fields, while behind, a scholar rode a dragon, his arrows aimed at taking lives, causing the officials on the mountain stronghold to cry out in alarm.

"hold head high!"

Then, a bluish-white arrow finally pierced through the giant beast, causing it to tumble to the ground. Just then, a series of dragon roars and loud laughter arose. The red dragon descended and pinned the yellow-haired old pig to the ground with its tail.

A hole as big as a bucket had been torn open in the latter's body, and blood was flowing out like a stream.

The brief hunting game has come to an end.

The candle is too powerful, and Li Qing's background is also unpredictable. Perhaps they should choose a Purple Mansion demon and use paper magic to hunt it for thousands of miles to their heart's content.

There will be plenty of opportunities in the future!

Li Qing transformed his five fingers into claws, his true qi surging, and with one strike pierced through the old demon's crown chakra, staining it with his soul blood.

"In the past, humanity was in a state of primordial chaos, all living beings were ignorant, hunters were like Yi, spirits were like charioteers, and they depended on each other for survival..."

And let us issue a proclamation.

Li Qing stained two fingers with soul blood, flicked them slightly, and sent the soul blood flying across the heavens and earth. This was a way of paying homage to heaven and earth!

With two fingers of the left hand, the soul blood smeared across the cheeks, leaving a simple totem. Then, with two fingers of the right hand, a stroke was made on the center of "Candle's" eyebrows, using the soul blood of the prey to form a totem contract. This was the method used by ancient people to tame beasts in primitive nature, ancient and effective!
Then, thunder roared in the clear sky, witnessed by the heavens, and the contract of the Five Chariots was thus established. The old pig's corpse, its soul and blood dried up, quickly cooled down.

"Hahahaha!"

"Gentlemen of the Ministry, consider this old pig's blood offering as a small gift from me..."

With a boastful shout, Zhang Yang disregarded whether the chieftain understood the Southern dialect or not. The red dragon, already coiled in the air, leaped away...

(End of this chapter)