Headless Immortal

Chapter 65 Swallowing the Head Again

Boom!
The butcher chopped the greasy knife onto the cutting board.

A burly man with a messy beard spoke up angrily: "You're letting go of two top-quality meats so easily? We haven't had any nourishing food in years."

"Old ghost, you've been dead for so many years, have you really shrunk your courage to the point of being cowardly?"

An old man in a silk robe with his sleeves tucked in sat at a table in a tavern, gazing at the bustling city in the distance. His rising arrogance vanished instantly, and he sighed, "There's a saying that even a mighty dragon can't suppress a local snake, but you and I are nothing more than chicken-feather local snakes. At best, we're just mudfish burrowing in the mud, barely surviving by relying on the illusion of painting."

The waiter pulled down a rag and wiped the table, saying, "We're in the Illusionary Realm, a place even more ethereal. I don't think they have that kind of supernatural power."

Compared to the bustling scene in the distance, this street was like a filthy back alley, damp and cramped, with a few scattered trades.

To the east were butchers selling meat, and to the west were taverns selling wine. Compared to the goddesses in the Fanlou tavern, the dusty and disheveled village women were like mud compared to pearls, or stubborn stones compared to precious jade—they were not worthy of being presented to the public.

"If we can tolerate this, can the Living Buddha of Peach Blossom Village also tolerate it?"

"That's what we agreed on. As long as we submit to Peach Blossom Village, there's nothing we can't do."

The bearded man seemed to be searching for something. Disappointed, he grabbed the butcher's knife and chopped it down hard. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a faint mist rising from the distance, and a figure appeared in the mist. He was overjoyed and said loudly, "Good, good! Two are gone, and another one is coming. This time, there can't be any more fairy coming to save us."

……

The dilapidated street has been completely transformed.

The lanterns in the tavern were unusually bright.

A man draped in a coarse white rag greeted them first: "Sir, you've been traveling for so long, why not have a pot of wine to warm yourself up?"

Turning his head again, he saw several burly men already drinking and chatting in the tavern, each with an arm around a country woman whose clothes were half-undressed, their eyes fixed on the commotion in the distance.

A shadow looms.

The lantern's light seemed to dim suddenly.

When I came to my senses, there was already a wall sitting in front of the thick wooden table in the tavern.

The burly man at the head of the group pushed two women aside, seemingly about to set them up for a honey trap.

The woman, who had just gotten up after taking off her clothes, froze on the spot.

"What's wrong?" Several burly men followed the gaze and looked over. The once bustling street looked like a goose with its throat being choked.

The noise inside the tavern came to an abrupt halt, and everyone stared wide-eyed, frozen like stone statues.

The reason is that the person sitting on the thick table is not a human being at all.

Wu Tong Lu Xun asked calmly, "Where are they?"

"Master."

Xiao Er served him with trepidation. His usual domineering manner towards strangers had suddenly vanished, and he looked like a piece of rotten wood that couldn't move its legs. He forced a smile that looked worse than crying and said ingratiatingly, "Sir, are you here for a bite or to stay the night? We have some fine aged wine."

"Find someone."

"Who?"

"Two scholars."

Upon seeing the great demon Jiang Chao accompanied by mist, the old ghost in silk robes picked up the conversation and asked, "Could it be that you are also an envoy from Peach Blossom Village?"

Lu Xun remained noncommittal, but asked again, "Where is he?"

The tavern waiter pointed to the distant red lights and said, "The person was taken away by the fairy from the Red Mansion."

"Borrow something."

"If Your Majesty makes any request, we will do our best to fulfill it."

"Ashes".

"But our remains have long since vanished."

Before Xiao Er could finish speaking, his body began to sway slightly like a roly-poly toy, and the head on his neck disappeared.

Upon closer inspection, they realized they were being held captive by a great monster.

The red-faced, blue-toothed marmoset said calmly, "I will grind it myself."

The headless waiter's body withered rapidly, turning into a pile of weathered bones in the blink of an eye, vaguely resembling a large mole.

"He is not an envoy from Peach Blossom Spring."

Old Ghost immediately realized what was happening.

They hadn't been in contact with the outside world for so long that they thought the place that could blend into the painted wall illusion must be Peach Blossom Spring. In addition, the monsters were surrounded by mist, so they really thought that they were monsters sent by Peach Blossom Spring to recruit them.

Who would have thought the ape monster would be so violent?

"Chop him!"

The butcher gripped his cleaver and transformed into a scarred old bear, raising the knife to strike.

The inferior ironware cleaved through the fierce wind, its sharp edges pricking the skin like needles.

If an ordinary person were to be stabbed, they would be decapitated in an instant, leaving a huge wound.

Instead of retreating, Wu Tong Lu Xun advanced, his fist shooting out like a green snake, wrapping around the bear's arm, and his powerful slash instantly deviated from its course.

Then, the red-faced ape's fist transformed into a tiger's claw in mid-air, and a snake bit into the bear's throat. In just one strike, the bear lost its balance and fell backward, the butcher's knife slipping from its grasp.

The old bear clutched its neck tightly with both paws, its face flushed red from holding its breath, its eyes bloodshot and trembling uncontrollably.

His backward fall stopped abruptly.

It turned out that a snow-haired ape arm had grabbed the old bear's head and its tangled fur.

I don't know what kind of magical power that monster used. *Snap* It tugged at my skin.

Scar Bear's hairy head was then removed.

The old ghost revealed its true form as a peach tree, with withered branches tied with several cat corpses, resembling wind chimes hanging from the eaves.

There's a custom here: dead cats are hung on trees, and dead dogs are floated down the river.

The burly men in the tavern were almost all skinny, drenched dogs, while the women with their clothes half-undone were like the souls of cats that had hanged themselves from trees.

The rest, whether sparrows, insects, or weasels, are just rudimentary little demons.

Without exception, they all became spirits after their deaths, without their own physical bodies, and therefore were not living beings.

After a while.

Bones and corpses lay scattered on the ground.

Lu Xun, carrying the old peach tree ghost, pointed to the distant, bustling firelight and asked, "What place is that?"

"do not know."

"It suddenly appeared yesterday, and we all thought it was Peach Blossom Spring."

What is Peach Blossom Spring?

“Peach Blossom Village is Peach Blossom Village. We were originally destined to become monsters in Peach Blossom Village, but the Living Buddha said he would save us.”

How to convert them?

The fear in the old ghost's eyes was gradually replaced by a sense of longing: "The messenger said: There are endless hearts and livers to eat, and inexhaustible essence to absorb. If you want to eat people, you can buy them to try."

Click.

Lu Xun twisted off the head of the old peach tree ghost.

Golden eyes stared at the head.

The scent of pink hues intertwined and twisted into ink-splashed characters.

[The skull of the "Old Ghost of the Peach Tree" mural]

Type: Ghost (Tree - Peach)

Quality: Normal

Spell: Exorcism

Commentary: The orchids are planted in Deng, and the walls are carved into a painted wall. The winding path leads to a secluded ghost gate, where souls are stored and the turbid spirits are nourished.

[Absorbing vital energy to step out of the mural]

"Crush."

[Received ashes: 1.5 taels]

This is the highest number of heads ever shattered.

Lu Xun vaguely grasped a bit of the trick.

The stronger the skull, the more ashes you get when it's crushed.

If a certain 'trait' can be satisfied, allowing the skull to be fully strengthened once, then it's best to strengthen it, as this is definitely better than crushing the skull, obtaining ashes, and then strengthening it.

"Crush."

Most of these little demons and ghosts are just performing tricks, but fortunately there are quite a few of them.

[Obtained Ashes: Seven Coins]

Mosquito legs are meat too.

[The skull of the 'Scarred Bear' mural]

Type: Hairy (beast - bear)

Quality: Normal

Spell: Bear Devour

Commentary: There is a beast that looks like a human but has pig-like mane and brown fur. Its name is Huayi. Its sound is like chopping wood. If it appears, there will be a great disaster in the county.

Eat meat, eat lots and lots of meat.

Lu Xun hesitated for a moment. This human-faced bear was similar to the 'Skull of the Rampaging Tiger of the Jingshi Army' that he had obtained before. They were both 'furry', had a desire to eat meat, and were both large ferocious beasts.

As he walked toward the distant Red Building, he pondered whether he should let the Five Gods devour his head.

Even if you pulverize it, the ashes will amount to at most a little over one or two ounces, no more than two ounces.

If he could replicate 'Crazy Tiger,' he could save a few ounces of ashes.

Even if he fails, he still has a backup plan: he can collect enough ashes.

[Did it devour the skull of the 'Scarred Bear' mural?]

"Yes."

The Five-Tong God 'Mountain Lord' devoured the skull of the 'Scarred Bear' in the mural.

[Skills: Monkey Fist] → [Spells: Monkey Fist (Beginner)]

"It's done!"

(End of this chapter)