Dao Companions Help Me Live Forever

Chapter 189: Distant Memories Begin to Attack Me

"Friend, why do you insist on pushing me?"

The old ape swiftly dodged, displaying remarkable agility. However, the surrounding mist had already gathered and formed into chains, creating a dense fog that covered the sky.

The bald man remained silent, but his fist pressed down, as if it were made of solid gold and iron, emitting a loud explosion.

Boom!

The third-stage Blood Puppet had reached the Gold Core realm, possessing the strength to move mountains with its physical body alone.

As it moved, the ground trembled and the air burst open, creating a ring of white energy around it.

Combined with the dense fog chains behind it, it resembled a deep-sea monster covered in tentacles.

This formation was called the Mist Prison Formation, using clouds and mist as a prison, creating its own world. It was an exclusive formation created by Yu Xian, inspired by the Great Cloud Mist Formation, with the Deception Technique as its core.

Cloud and mist are common natural phenomena. When the formation is activated, it possesses natural concealment. Coupled with the Deception Technique that Yu Xian comprehended from the Gold Core realm, it is completely silent when activated.

In this way, it can artificially occupy the advantage of the terrain.

Next are the all-encompassing fog chains, derived from the mist shadows of the Great Cloud Mist Formation. They can regenerate endlessly and change in countless ways.

Although their power is not strong, once they come into contact with someone, they cling to them like maggots on bones, wave after wave, trapping them like sinking into a quagmire.

Then comes the time for a direct confrontation with the Blood Puppet.

After all, the Blood Puppet is excellent in every aspect, except for its speed, which is limited and cannot reach the normal speed of a Gold Core.

The old ape knew that this situation couldn't be resolved peacefully, so he changed his gentle attitude.

He then reached out with both claws, causing dozens of fog chains in front of him to twist and deform, breaking into pieces and dissipating into mist.

"It seems that you are forcing me to take action, friend."

The old ape sighed, clenched his fists against his chest, and let out a piercing roar. The fur on his back began to turn red and heat up.

This was the innate talent of the Silverback Rampage Ape, the Bloodline Talent of Fury.

Roar!

The old ape roared to the sky, its thin and weak body expanding like it was filled with air.

One zhang, two zhang, six zhang, eight zhang, and finally, it continued to grow.

In the end, what appeared in front of the bald man was a raging giant ape that stood five zhang tall, with snow-white fur that resembled steel needles.

Only its back was blood-red.

The old ape opened its large mouth, revealing saw-like sharp teeth and blood-red gums, dripping with saliva, filled with a savage and primitive beastly nature.

Its blood-red eyes rolled down, staring at the third-stage Blood Puppet wrapped in fog, its voice filled with a hint of brutality and killing intent.

"Why? Why are you forcing me?!"

Countless fog chains extended from the depths of the mist, entangling its thighs, waist, body, hands, and neck.

At this moment, the chains straightened, resembling real steel chains.

The old ape impatiently let out a roar.

"You little insect, seeking death!"

With just a slight movement, the entire sea of mist began to churn violently. The chains on its body shattered one by one, only to quickly reform into new chains.

As long as the formation didn't stop, these fog chains would be endless.

The bald man stood still, not evading or avoiding.

There was only a distance of ten zhang between him and the old ape. The old ape only needed to take six steps forward to stomp him down.

However, those six steps seemed as distant as the heavens and the earth.

As the old ape roared, its power rapidly increased with the activation of its bloodline talent. However, under the entanglement of the fog chains, its movements visibly slowed down.

In a corner of the formation, Yu Xian held a formation plate that was carved from a single piece, resembling white jade. It was embedded with purple spirit stones, rare high-quality spirit stones rarely seen in Shangyang City.

According to the eight trigrams, there were a total of eight of them.

Formations are usually arranged on top of spiritual veins, which allows them to draw power from the spiritual veins when activated, greatly reducing the consumption of spirit stones.

If a portable formation plate is used, most of the energy required for the formation's activation must be provided by the user.

Not to mention the difficulty of engraving high-level formations on the formation plate, the consumption during the activation of the formation alone is enough to make ordinary cultivators feel distressed.

Ordinary low-grade spirit stones won't do.

Because the size of the formation plate is limited, there is a limited number of spirit stones that can be placed. If low-grade spirit stones are used, the energy of the entire formation plate will be depleted in an instant when the large formation is activated.

Moreover, the higher the grade of the formation, the higher the level of spirit stones required.

Even though Yu Xian now has a city, seeing the continuous dimming of the spirit stones on the formation plate still feels extremely painful.

"This formation is not even at the third-grade level. If a third-grade formation plate is really used, only top-grade spirit stones can ensure a long-term energy supply.

After all, the standard for a third-grade formation is comparable to Gold Core supernatural powers.

The previous Xuan Yang Golden Light Formation drained five reserve spirit stone formations with one formation supernatural power, and a second-grade top-grade spiritual vein bore most of the consumption."

"The strength of a formation master is strong, but the consumption is too high. It's like using spirit stones to hit people."

"This old ape hasn't even reached the level of a Demon King. If a powerful Demon King were to come, I'm afraid my eight top-grade spirit stones on this formation would not last a minute."

Yu Xian targeted the old ape and continuously recorded and calibrated the data when his formation was activated.

"It's almost there."

Yu Xian saw that the old ape had already taken three steps forward and had a thought.

The figure of the bald man suddenly faded, as if merging into the clouds and mist.

As the controller of the Mist Prison Formation and relying on the Deception Technique as the foundation of the formation, it was simple for him to hide his aura.

The old ape, despite possessing a violent and immense strength, was forced to roar in frustration when faced with clouds and mist that couldn't be destroyed or shattered. It was futile.

Fine blood droplets began to seep from the tips of its snow-white fur, and its aura rose to another level. A layer of illusory flames ignited on its body.

The chains on its body could no longer hold on and melted into a puddle of vapor.

More chains of mist were generated, but they couldn't advance within a yard of its body. Once they approached, they melted away like ice and snow under the scorching sun.

Even the formation couldn't bear it, and the peripheral clouds and mist faintly showed signs of dissipating.

"Bloodline supernatural power?"

Yu Xian's gaze flickered.

Similar to Gold Core supernatural powers, when a demon reaches the realm of a Demon King, they will also awaken bloodline supernatural powers, an advanced version of innate bloodline talents.

Although the old ape hadn't broken through to the realm of a Demon King, it had survived the thunder tribulation of a Demon King without dying.

Not only did it refine the horizontal bone in its throat, but it also mastered bloodline supernatural powers in advance.

Even among demons, it could be considered a genius.

Unfortunately, the bloodline ancestors of the Silverback Rampage Ape were probably not prominent figures. Otherwise, in the demon race where bloodlines are highly valued, this kind of genius should have been taken to the demon race's sacred land for cultivation long ago.

Yu Xian felt regret for the old ape's talent, but on the other hand, the bald man didn't show any mercy.

Ming Wang Suppressing Demon!

A huge Ming Wang phantom formed by the condensation of qi and blood appeared behind the bald man. Compared to the previous qi and blood phantoms,

this Ming Wang was more agile, as if it wasn't an illusory shadow but a living being.

Since Jiang Laozu advanced to the third stage Blood Puppet, his combat instinct had been further developed, and his innate Ming Wang body had also been enhanced.

Third stage Ming Wang body, with the innate Suppressing Demon supernatural power.

The Ming Wang phantom was ten zhang tall, while the true form that the old ape erupted with was only five zhang tall. The formidable demon beast that was towering just now had become cute again.

However, the eruption of such a powerful qi and blood phantom went completely unnoticed by the old ape, who was still shouting towards the spot where the bald man had just stood:

"Come out, come out!"

Boom!

Until the mist tore apart, and the towering Ming Wang phantom appeared, the ferocity in the old ape's eyes suddenly dissipated, its pupils contracted, filled with shock.

This was the third function of the Mist Prison Formation, Concealment!

The Mist Prison Formation only has three functions. The first is its silent activation, which Yu Xian calls Silence.

The second is the endless chains of mist, as long as the formation energy doesn't run out, the chains of mist won't stop. This is called Mist Lock.

Silence, Mist Lock, Concealed Edge!

In addition to the Blood Puppet external attachment to the formation and his own status as a Gold Core cultivator.

When the three are combined, they can face Chen Yi...

Yu Xian is confident that he can withstand a few moves under her and then find an opportunity to escape, no longer having to wait for death like before.

As for ordinary Gold Core cultivators...

Early-stage Gold Core cultivators are basically invincible in one-on-one combat, mid-stage Gold Core cultivators can barely fight, and late-stage Gold Core cultivators can directly refer to Chen Yi.

Returning to the main topic.

Now, let's talk about the old ape facing the charging attack of the illusory image of the Ming King. There was no way to avoid it, so he raised his arms high, attempting to block it head-on.

However, the old ape was ultimately not the Demon King, and even though the third-stage Blood Puppet was just a weakling who had only experienced the Nine Heavens Tribulation, its brute strength was not something he could resist.

Not to mention the fact that it was a case of a larger entity bullying a smaller one, and it was even an ambush.

An illusory image of a pagoda descended from the sky!

Crack!

The sound of bones breaking.

The old ape's arms made a crisp sound of fracture, and they fell weakly. He could only support the pagoda with his back to keep himself from falling.

But how could Yu Xian allow it to do as it wished? He activated the blood energy within the Blood Puppet.

The illusory image of the pagoda suddenly emitted a bright light, and there was even a blood-colored Buddha appearing on the top of the pagoda. There was also a fleeting illusion of a rolling blood sea, leaving only the sound of roaring waves.

"Ah!"

Countless black demonic energy rose from the old ape's body, and behind him, countless illusory faces of tortured souls appeared.

"Master, spare me, I surrender, I surrender!"

One by one, the tortured faces behind the old ape drilled into his head, and with each one, the pain on his face increased.

"I am willing to be controlled by the master, please accept my supernatural powers, Master!"

The old ape's body quickly shrank like a deflating balloon, rolling on the ground. Unfortunately, his arms were broken, so he couldn't cover his head, and he looked like a piece of meatworm.

"What's going on?"

Yu Xian stopped his actions and looked at the miserable state of the old ape, guessing in his mind.

"It seems to be a backlash from demonic cultivation, tormenting vengeful spirits?"

"The Ming King's Secret Technique of the Jiang Family does indeed have the power to suppress demons, but Jiang Laozu is now a product of demonic cultivation. How can this technique still work?"

"Well... if I can't figure it out, then I won't think about it. As long as it works."

"It's a coincidence, saving some effort. A demonic beast actually cultivates demonic techniques. Truly, the world is vast and full of wonders."

Yu Xian looked at the old ape on the ground, howling in pain, through the perspective of the Blood Puppet.

However, without the suppression of the pagoda, the old ape had some strength to resist, gradually suppressing the thousands of tortured souls behind him.

"Thank you, Master, for sparing my life. Master is merciful."

The old ape's aura was weak, kneeling on the ground, and his movements seemed quite skilled.

Yu Xian said, "You actually cultivated demonic techniques, and I seem to sense a similar aura?"

A terrifying smile appeared on the old ape's face, his eyes filled with awe.

It had also sensed it just now, and it even knew that the person in front of it was not a real person, but a Blood Puppet controlled by someone else.

"Master, please listen. I have cultivated the Blood Demon Technique, which is a sub-technique of the Blood Transformation Technique. It happens to be restrained by Master's technique."

"The Blood Demon Technique?"

Yu Xian showed a pensive expression.

He had only obtained the Taiyin Blood Transformation Technique from Jiang Laozu, and he had never heard of the Blood Demon Technique, let alone any method to restrain it.

Was it something that was originally missing, or was it intentionally erased?

"You, a wild demonic beast, how did you learn our sect's demonic techniques? Did you steal them? I will definitely not spare you!"

Yu Xian immediately fabricated a new identity on the spot, a Demon Dao Gold Core cultivator!

But the old ape believed it without a doubt because its former master also cultivated the same technique.

"Master, please wait. The technique I cultivated was taught by my master. My master and you are also fellow disciples."

The old ape hurriedly explained.

"You have a master? Where is your master?"

Yu Xian's heart trembled, and he already had the intention to kill.

No wonder he saw a scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood in the valley earlier, and no wonder the old ape was affected by the backlash of demonic cultivation. He didn't expect to hit the jackpot with just a random pick.

"Master?" The old ape's face showed a fearful expression mixed with a hint of sadness. "He's dead."

"What exactly happened? Tell me the truth."

Yu Xian's face showed displeasure as he threatened.

The old ape had become fish on the chopping block at this moment. In addition, it understood the power of a cultivator who practiced the Blood Transformation Technique. They would easily search souls and even drain blood and flesh, not letting go of even the soul.

The more it thought about it, the more afraid it became, so it dared not hide anything.

As the old ape spoke, Yu Xian quickly learned about the old ape's origins.

It turns out that the old ape was indeed born in the Savage Ape Mountain. However, about seventy years ago, it was abducted by its owner, a demonic cultivator in the Gold Core stage, who also practiced the Blood Demon Technique.

It turns out that its owner had a wild idea of using demonic beasts to cultivate his skills and experiment with the possibility of demonic beast cultivation in the Blood Demon Technique.

For this purpose, he created the Demon Blood Art specifically for demonic beasts.

In the end, out of hundreds of first and second-tier demonic beasts, only the old ape barely succeeded in cultivating the technique, but it did not meet its owner's requirements.

However, because it was the only successful experiment, it was always kept by its owner to verify the possibility of improving the Blood Demon Technique. It also learned a lot of demonic cultivation skills through hearing and observing.

Later, its owner caused trouble by hunting demonic beasts in the Golden Peng Demon Vein, a branch of the current Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range where the Golden Peng Demon Emperor resides. He even killed several Demon Kings and refined their souls into the Soul Banner as the main soul.

In the end, the Golden Peng Demon Emperor personally took action.

What's even more incredible is that its owner actually managed to escape from the Golden Peng Demon Emperor's hands.

And because the old ape was originally a demonic beast, it managed to escape from the group of demonic beasts.

At first, it didn't dare to go far, but later, when it realized that its owner hadn't contacted it for a long time, it returned to the Savage Ape Mountain. With the help of the Demon Blood Art and the power its owner had cultivated, it quickly defeated the previous Ape King and became the new Ape King, starting its reign.

Later, when it failed to cross the Demonic Tribulation, it hid in this valley and used demonic cultivation secret techniques to absorb the essence of demonic beast blood to prolong its life.

"When did you lose contact with your owner?"

A flash of insight crossed Yu Xian's mind, vaguely grasping something.

The old ape honestly replied, "It was about fifty years ago."

"Since it was just a loss of contact, how can you be sure that your owner is dead?"

The old ape's eyes revealed a look of sorrow. "My owner used a part of my demonic soul to refine a prohibition token. Later, I felt that my owner's aura disappeared from the prohibition. And because I was missing that part of my demonic soul, I failed to transcend the tribulation."

"Fifty years ago, the deceased demonic cultivator, the injured Elder Jiang, the inheritance of the Blood Demon Technique, and the map of the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range..."

Thoughts raced through Yu Xian's mind, gradually connecting the memories from decades ago into a coherent thread.

Fifty years ago, Elder Jiang, feeling that he had reached a bottleneck in his cultivation, went deep into the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range in search of a chance to form his Nascent Soul. There, he encountered the demonic cultivator who had escaped from the Golden Peng Demon Emperor's hands.

A Gold Core cultivator who could escape from the Golden Peng Demon Emperor, who was comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator, must have paid an unimaginable price and likely suffered a great loss in strength.

And as the peak second stage body cultivator, Jiang Laozu had strong combat power, making it possible for him to win against the strong and fight across levels, killing the demonic cultivator and obtaining everything from him.

However, time was pressing, or perhaps the fluctuations from the battle attracted the search of the Yao Clan.

After all, the demonic cultivator had escaped from under the Yao Emperor's hand. In his anger, the Yao Emperor would definitely send his Yao Clan subordinates to search the mountain range, causing Jiang Laozu to have to leave most of the spoils in the Ten Thousand Yao Mountain Range, only hastily drawing a treasure map.

But Jiang Laozu also paid a painful price for this, having to flee far from the mortal dynasty because of his severe injuries. He wanted to cultivate his own bloodline and use demonic techniques to seize another body.

Then he encountered the Lin Family Foundation Building cultivator who came to test him, causing chaos in the Yue Kingdom and disrupting all plans.

In the end, Jiang Laozu and the Lin Family Foundation Building cultivator perished together, allowing a lowly Foundation Building cultivator from the Voldemort Sect to reap great benefits.

This even explains why Zhang Zhenchuan from the Xuan Yang Sect caused such a commotion when he killed several Yao Kings in the Golden Peng Yao Vein. It is highly likely that the Golden Peng Yao Emperor thought that the former demonic Gold Core cultivator had returned and was targeting his Yao Kings.

So he directly sent out his two bloodline descendants to investigate the situation, but the hot-tempered Golden Peng Yao Emperor took the opportunity to launch a beast tide.

These clues were originally unrelated.

But because he had chosen the old ape who had been experimented on by that demonic cultivator today, everything suddenly became clear.

Of course, all of this was his speculation.

But it was easy to verify this speculation.

As long as he followed Jiang Laozu's treasure map and continued searching, if the treasure was indeed the legacy of that demonic cultivator, then his speculation would be almost certain.

With this thought, Yu Xian smiled and looked at the old ape, asking, "You just said that you couldn't break through to become a Yao King because you lacked a part of your Yao Soul. Do you want to get your Yao Soul back?"

The old ape looked at the bald man with a friendly smile, feeling particularly out of place, as well as the malice hidden beneath the smile.

But the price it offered was something it couldn't refuse. If it became a Yao King, it would no longer be in this old state.

And right now, it clearly didn't have the courage to refuse.

"I beg Master to fulfill my request!"

The old ape kowtowed, the action still very skilled.

Fill in a plot hole.

(End of this chapter)