The Path to Immortality Begins with the Life-Extending Lamp

Chapter 70 The Four Regions of Heavenly Capital, the Famous Scoundrels of Guixu

The day's advance and retreat of the Flying Head Clan, along with the acquisition of their first provisions, greatly pleased the two ship captains. With the tide receding, they simply lit a bonfire on the beach and indulged in a joyful gathering.

Only then did Li Qing realize that the burly man with the sword was named Pei Jiu, and the Taoist priest with the hidden joy was called the Taoist priest!

These two were renowned manor owners in Asae Prefecture, Tokaido, who employed many skilled workers specializing in maritime labor...

"My great land has always been this way!"

"In Jiangnan, a fox spirit delivers a letter, a ghost judge returns to the banquet, and a brief chat about taboos is very strange; in the southwest Lingnan, there are often folk tales and strange stories, such as slave traders making animals, the practice of magic lines running rampant, the mobilization of troops, and the sounds of a hundred ghosts."

"North of the capital, the vast imperial dynasty revered Heaven and honored its ancestors. The rules and regulations of Heaven and Earth even extended to the villages and households, with decrees bestowed upon mountain gods, local deities, kitchen gods, door gods, and ancestral spirits. It was truly a magnificent imperial dynasty!"

"Hmph! What's so good about the Northern Dynasty? They have 400,000 troops stationed north of the Yangtze River, fighting the demons of the North Sea above and conquering the area north of the Yangtze River below. The war never ends." Someone couldn't stand the praise of the Northern Dynasty and snorted coldly.

"He's resorting to violence; I think he's doomed sooner or later!"

"What do you mean……"

Wandering knights and warriors from all directions gathered together, but a dispute arose over their conversation about the Northern Dynasty.

Some people admire strength. Whenever they hear about a million-strong army that can defeat demons in the north and drive out bandits in the south, and whose various schools of thought can subdue local monsters, they all look on with longing.

However, some people were indeed born in Jiangbei Province. Perhaps their uncles and brothers had died in battle under the red flag of that imperial dynasty. Upon hearing the praise of the Northern Dynasty, their eyes immediately turned red with rage.

This banquet that night, where people sat on the ground and talked about various things, almost caused these scoundrels to come to blows!

Fortunately, several people in charge immediately stood up, gave the two men a good scolding, and led them away from the campfires.

"Ignore those two idiots!"

"I just want to tell you newcomers that the seas are often teeming with floating corpses and great evils. There are many small countries overseas, ancient dragons that have established their own kingdoms, sea monsters that have founded their own states, and many strange creatures whose true nature is unknown..."

"Anyway, unlike in the South, if things don't go well, we should retreat first. After all, this is someone else's territory."

On black ships like these, it's common for manpower to be lost or have to be withdrawn; this is a lesson that has to be learned every time a ship goes to sea.

After all, overseas is not a good place. Even in the southern country, there are often evil spirits causing trouble, let alone such a lawless place.

Beside the campfire, heroes from all over the world and wandering Taoist priests clinked glasses, calling each other brothers and having a great time!
Many armored soldiers led scaled horses and swine beasts on patrol along the shore.

Li Qing also sat on the ground, playing with the document in his palm, silently sitting cross-legged in a corner of the campfire.

Having spent her youth in Tiannan Prefecture, Li Qing was truly not used to being here overseas.

But what he was really thinking about was the puppeteer's identity!

Since this person knows that Yin Zu's lifespan is nearing its end, why is he mocking him in such a condescending manner?

Who is he? Is his arrogance due to a background that is more powerful than that of Tiannan Temple?

Or perhaps, someone is about to take action against Tiannan Temple?
A barrage of questions filled Li Qing's mind, but he knew too little information to figure it out!

Just as he was playing with the book and pondering how to get to the Beast Taming Immortal Sect to board the large ship back to the Southern Kingdom, a roar suddenly rose from afar.

The people around the campfire immediately sprang into action, with many Qi Refining cultivators grabbing their magical artifacts and leaping out.

Upon reaching the shore of the ship, they saw strange figures emerging from the sea.

A pale body slowly rose from the water's surface, resembling an underwater corpse, yet entirely different.

Born from the turbid qi of the Yin meridian, they become ghosts or corpses;
Born from the radiance of the moon, it is both essence and evil!
And in this boundless land, there seem to be many strange things, and the changes of light and darkness are related to the legendary Ruins. Such a monstrous species that desecrate living beings is called "evil".

The walking corpse appeared to have been submerged in water for hundreds of years, its pale appearance completely gone. Its ears and eyes had disappeared, leaving only four spiral-shaped holes around its ears and eyes. Its hands and feet had long since lost their palm lines and nails, its flesh and bones becoming one, pale and indistinguishable.

But then the armored warrior rode his horse, galloping across the water, and with a single strike of his spear, cleaved the floating corpse in two, chest and abdomen in one blow.

The corpse that had climbed onto the shore immediately split open, its abdomen exposed. No blood flowed out; it didn't even have any internal organs left. Inside its belly was only a huge fleshy sac that kept wriggling.

The corpses on the sea were completely different from the Yin Corpses that Li Qing had seen!

Humans have three souls and seven spirits. When the two souls of Heaven and Earth are destroyed, the soul of life falls into the Netherworld, and this life is destined to end in death. When a person dies, the seven spirits are destroyed.

The Yin Corpse is a corpse that, after death, has obtained a fortuitous opportunity to remain incorrupt and become sentient. Although it no longer possesses the three souls, it is reborn with a spirit, known as the Corpse Spirit! In a sense, the Yin Corpse is a second incarnation of this physical body. Therefore, even if a Yin Corpse is killed, it will still die!

But these floating corpses and aquatic creatures from overseas, even after being cut in two by the armored warriors, could still move. The two halves of the corpses, dragging the fleshy sacs that had fallen from their abdominal cavities, crawled towards these living beings, a sight that sent chills down one's spine.

The next moment, several fire talismans fell from the night sky, setting the corpse ablaze. It was as many wandering Taoist priests had caught up!

The bonfire banquet was interrupted before it was over. Wandering knights and cultivators from all directions quickly rushed to the aid, clearing the shore. Meanwhile, the two ship captains summoned many heroes and led them hurriedly to the ship.

Why are there so many floating corpses on the shore today? How strange.

"Damn it, where are they? Where did everyone go?!"

Who is watching the ship?

Pei Jiu—the ship's master—jumped onto the deck. Seeing that the deck was empty, the energy of his Purple Mansion exploded, like streaks of cold light that stung the skin of the surrounding cultivators.

After six or seven breaths, the armored soldiers and monks who had stayed on the ship hurriedly came out.

"Master, we're watching, Xiao Wu and..."

When the cultivators quickly approached the two ship captains and turned to point to the side of the ship, the two who had been sitting there with their arms around each other, gazing at the distant campfire, had vanished.

Oh no, Master Pei caught him slacking off?

The corpses outside had been fighting for a while, but these fools were still unaware of it, and didn't know whether they were gambling or doing something else on the boat!

Pei Jiu grabbed the mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator by the collar and lifted him up with one hand. Although he was extremely angry, he did not beat or scold him excessively. He then pushed him back and threw him back onto the deck.

"You bastard, I'll deal with you later."

Pei Daoren and the other Daoist hurriedly arrived at the spot the man had pointed to. Below them was a dark expanse of water, but with their eyesight at the Purple Mansion level, they immediately saw through nearly ten feet of water and spotted a pale, floating corpse within it…

It was obvious that the guards on deck had been tricked, and they didn't even know if anything dirty had crawled into the ship.

Looking at Pei Chuanzun, Li Qing saw that he hadn't been too angry with the cultivator even though his subordinate had abandoned his post. It seemed that Pei Jiu's character was quite different from his appearance, and he was rather magnanimous!
"Let's go underwater and see. We need to find them alive or dead."

There were only ten people left on the ship for the time being. The other eight people have now come out, but the two guys who were patrolling on the deck have disappeared.

The pipeline man confidently gave a single statement.

The next instant, the pipe man reached into his left sleeve and took out a water bowl the size of a palm.

The Taoist priest raised the water vessel with his right hand and poured it into the sea, while chanting:
"The pearl of the mermaid sinks to the bottom of the waves, and the cracked jade has eight hundred marks."

"They couldn't have just vanished without a trace, Dafu, go down and check!"

Upon hearing the call from the pipe spirit, Li Qing finally saw that the water vessel was actually a superior beast-taming cage, and the pipe spirit responded with a long, majestic roar.

Immediately afterwards, the body that fell with the water in the bowl swelled up in the wind. In less than half a breath, the huge purple-blue dragon fish fell into the sea, stirring up big waves. The ship rocked slightly, and many wandering knights rushed to the side of the ship to look.

Normally, the many wandering knights would have joined Guan Chuanzun in teasing the "Dafu," but at this moment, everyone had a serious expression and looked at the sea below with some worry.

After about ten breaths, a large bulge suddenly appeared on the sea surface.

The next instant, the head of the purple-blue dragon fish emerged from the water, its scales resembling those of a dragon, its horns sharp and prominent, and its four whiskers hanging down, which then coiled up the two figures!

Indeed, they were the two who disappeared from the ship, but somehow they ended up in the sea.

Li Qing looked at the purple-blue dragon fish with surprise.

This dragonfish is the treasure of the Pipeline Man, a beast-taming beast at the Purple Mansion Foundation Realm. Of course, this is also one of the reasons why the Black Ship Fleet dares to venture into the outer sea.

"What are you standing there for? Bring those two rotten bastards up here!"

"It's just a floating corpse; it can't harm the soul. In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, it can probably be saved. Call those old masters over to perform the resurrection incantation and the soul-summoning spell!"

With a flick of his magic, Pei Chuanzun's sword transformed into a rainbow and fell to the seashore, instantly pulling the two unfortunate souls who had fallen into the water ashore. He then used his magic to protect their Niwan Palace and lower Dantian.

However, several legendary spirit mediums arrived and performed a race against time to summon Li Qing's soul...

(End of this chapter)