Dao Companions Help Me Live Forever

Chapter 300: Blood Puppet Spirit, Devouring Demons Dao Body

The sun was shining brightly, and the sky was clear for miles. It was a pleasant day.

In the True Monarch Mansion, in a secluded cultivation room.

The blood-colored domain gradually dissipated.

A bald man stood up abruptly, his aura soaring, like an expanding balloon.

With a bang.

A layer of dirty black blood mist exploded around the bald man.

As his aura subsided, it became purer and more peaceful.

Yu Xian retracted the domain and was about to put away the blood puppet purified by the True Monarch's domain when he suddenly paused and exclaimed in surprise.

Since the outbreak of the beast tide, the blood puppet had been in a state of replenishment, constantly consuming demonic beast flesh and blood. The amount of flesh and blood consumed could pile up into hundreds of mountains. Until recently, it finally advanced to Rank Four Middle Grade, corresponding to the mid-stage of Nascent Soul.

Of course, the puppet was still a puppet and couldn't compare to orthodox cultivators. Its strength was between the early stage and mid-stage of Nascent Soul.

However, with the blessing of Yu Xian, a Nascent Soul cultivator, the strength of the blood puppet could be considered equivalent to a normal mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

But today, Yu Xian noticed something was off.

He remembered the first time he refined the blood puppet. He found that the blood puppet couldn't be stored in a storage bag normally. In the end, he had to put it in a Spirit Beast bag used to store living creatures to solve the problem of carrying it around.

In addition, under the constant pressure of survival, the blood puppet would passively awaken the talents of its previous life.

This made him suspect whether the blood puppet, if it continued to advance, would undergo a transformation from death to rebirth and become a different kind of living being.

Today, his speculation seemed to be validated.

Just now, a faint and ignorant will appeared inside the blood puppet's body.

This kind of will had always existed within the blood puppet's body, but in the past, it was extremely scattered and not systematic, like a conditioned reflex instinct.

But now, after being purified by the domain, the will of the blood puppet became unified.

A completely new will emerged.

"Who are you?"

Yu Xian's divine sense directly occupied the blood puppet's body without encountering any resistance.

Obviously, the blood puppet was still under his control.

However, this time, Yu Xian clearly felt something different.

He could easily control the blood puppet because when he first refined it, he left a divided divine sense as the core of the blood puppet, so he could manipulate it as he pleased.

But now, another controlling core consciousness appeared inside the blood puppet.

Previously, the blood puppet was driven by a single core. Without his command, it would only rely on instinctive reactions.

But now, it was like a dual-core drive. Even if he didn't personally control it, it had its own operating system.

That was the will of the blood puppet itself.

Of course, it was obvious that his divine sense had higher authority.

The eyes of the blood puppet became lively, and a faint vitality emanated from it.

"Master, I don't know who I am."

It's hard to imagine a bald man speaking in such a weak voice.

If you didn't look at him, most people would first imagine a thin and timid little boy crouching in a corner, not daring to raise his head.

Yu Xian threw a cushion over and asked with great interest, "Don't be afraid, sit down and let's have a good chat. Since you don't know who you are, how do you know that I am your master?"

The blood puppet took the cushion and imitated Yu Xian's posture, sitting dumbly, and said, "Master is master."

Seeing this, Yu Xian guessed that this guy was probably just born not long ago, and his consciousness was still too simple.

But he still had great interest in it.

In a sense, this was also a kind of creation.

A skeleton, refined through secret techniques into a living dead puppet, and under the influence of time, gradually communicated with spirits and transformed into a new person.

So the end of death is rebirth.

Then, what is the end of the Blood Demon Dao that created the blood puppet? Is it regeneration, reincarnation, or immortality?

Yu Xian suddenly had a bit of understanding about the pursuit of Blood Demon Dao.

He asked the Blood Puppet, "Do you have memories?"

The Blood Puppet shook its head and said, "No, I only know that the master is the master."

Hearing this answer, Yu Xian felt a bit disappointed, but quickly let go of it.

"You're right. If the consciousness reborn in the corpse is still that of Jiang Laozu, then why would cultivators seek Immortal Dao for longevity? They could just refine blood puppets of themselves and let their disciples and future generations sacrifice and refine them, allowing them to be reborn again and again."

Yu Xian laughed at his own thoughts.

But for a moment, he didn't think about what use this newly born blood puppet would have for him.

His intuition indicated that this thing would be very useful to him.

"Perhaps in the future, I should go to the Taiyin Demon Realm and take a look at the Taiyin Blood Sea Demon Art. After all, the Tianxia Datong I am currently cultivating is completely different from the Blood Demon Dao."

Yu Xian thought for a moment and activated the Great Love Law Domain once again.

Regardless of whether this newly born consciousness was useful or not, he would first subdue it.

Perhaps because the new consciousness was too weak, or perhaps because the blood puppet was often purified in the Law Domain, the subduing process was much easier than Yu Xian had imagined.

And there was almost no change before and after.

"From today onwards, you shall be called Blood Demon Ancestor."

The blood puppet nodded in confusion and said, "I am called Blood Demon Ancestor."

"Learn from me, hehehe..."

"Learn from me, hehehe..."

"You don't need the first half of the sentence."

"You don't need the first half of the sentence."

"Forget it, I can't expect too much from someone with a low intelligence. Just remember to laugh like that in the future."

Yu Xian suddenly thought of something and controlled the blood puppet to fly into the sky.

"Go and play wherever you want, but remember, you are not allowed to harm anyone without my permission."

With the strength of the blood puppet, there were not many people who could harm him.

And with the blood puppet's ability to regenerate flesh and blood, as long as there was not even a trace left, recovery would only require slaughtering a few more Demonic Beasts.

The fastest way to make a child grow up is to let them personally perceive everything in this world.

The blood puppet, now known as Blood Demon Ancestor, stood dumbly in mid-air until a large bird flew past him, and only then did he react and chase after the bird.

An hour later.

"Huh?"

Yu Xian once again exclaimed in surprise. With a thought, his field of vision suddenly changed.

"The blood puppet has become my eyes. It seems like there's something... different."

At this moment, he wasn't distracting himself to control the blood puppet, and he didn't even move the consciousness within the blood puppet's body.

The most important thing was that the blood puppet had already left the range covered by his consciousness as it chased after the bird.

But through some kind of mysterious connection, he was able to share everything with the blood puppet, and he even felt that his own consciousness could descend at any time and directly take control of the blood puppet's actions.

"It's like being a messenger walking in the mortal world, ignoring distance, but it feels like something is still missing..."

Yu Xian hesitated for a moment, but decided to endure it.

"Now, my cultivation realm is the most important. I'll think about it when I break through the Soul Formation Realm."

He closed the blood puppet's vision sharing and allowed the blood puppet to embark on its exciting personal adventure.

...

In the days that followed.

Yu Xian occasionally used the blood puppet's shared vision to see the world from the perspective of a big fool, which brought him a lot of joy.

Although Blood Demon Ancestor was now called an ancestor, he was actually just a five or six-year-old child.

Coupled with Yu Xian's command not to harm anyone, he really seemed like a big block of wood, allowing others to bully him without knowing how to fight back.

Soon, some cultivators noticed that his physique was different and directly captured him, thinking he was a rare treasure.

But Blood Demon Ancestor's foundation was there. He quickly absorbed everything around him and experienced the growth of a person.

The first word he learned was resistance.

Just when Yu Xian saw Blood Demon Ancestor break open the cultivator's cage and escape with a girl who had also been captured, intending to start his protagonist's career, a piece of news interrupted his good mood.

"The mountain gate of Profound Yang Sect has opened."

"Profound Yang Sect is in turmoil. The Sect Master, True Monarch, is missing. Several True Monarchs have announced closed-door cultivation, and True Monarch Dari is temporarily in charge of the sect's power."

"True Monarch Dari has issued an order for me to return to the sect and meet him."

That's what Yue Ji said.

Yu Xian frowned and said, "Don't go. Pure Yang True Monarch has already reminded us before that no matter what happens within the sect, you don't need to pay attention to it. With your cultivation level outside the sect, coupled with the formation of Mingyue Heavenly City, your visible strength would require two or three Nascent Soul cultivators to contend with you, let alone your current progress in cultivation."

"If Profound Yang Sect dares to make a move against you, they would have to tear their faces in public and bear the blame for causing internal strife."

"And if you go to Profound Yang Sect now without the protection of Pure Yang True Monarch, if they can mobilize the sect's formation, even you would probably not be a match for a Rank Five formation, and there might even be a threat to your life."

Yue Ji smiled and smoothed Yu Xian's brow, saying, "I naturally won't go. I just want to hear if the wise and far-sighted True Monarch, with his vast Divine Ability and great love, has any other opinions."

Yu Xian said seriously, "Although you only mentioned my two insignificant strengths, I am still happy to hear it because these words came from the famous September True Monarch."

Yue Ji said affectionately, "If you like to hear it, I can say it to you every day."

Yu Xian smiled and said, "Okay, as long as it's you saying it, I won't get tired of it."

The two of them were once again immersed in their affectionate conversation, diluting the bad mood caused by the bad news.

Since returning to Chongming Heavenly City, Yu Xian had noticed that Yue Ji had changed subtly, becoming closer to him and giving him a feeling of almost indulgence.

But it felt really good.

Yu Xian composed himself and returned to the main topic.

"However, this time you refused True Monarch Dari, and coupled with the offense we caused him when we returned to the sect last time, it seems that our future days won't be easy. The only good news is that it's currently the Beast Tide, and True Monarch Dari doesn't dare to openly deal with you. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to bear that reputation."

Yue Ji thought for a moment and said, "If he wants to make trouble for us, the best opportunity would be after the Beast Tide ends, during the auction of Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce. The auction of Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce has always been a grand event in all realms, attracting many True Monarch cultivators."

True Monarch of the Great Sun has a wide circle of friends. Just by offering small benefits, he can easily invite several True Monarch cultivators to join him, in addition to his own profound cultivation.

On the other hand, we are weak and powerless. Should we go?"

Yu Xian shrugged, looking like a bachelor, and said, "You said it's very dangerous, so why should we go? Let's just stay in our old nest. If they have the ability, let them come and attack us."

Yue Jiu said, "I have to admit, I was wrong. We are both at the Nascent Soul Late Stage now, and the treasures at the auction may not be of much use to us anymore. Whether we go or not doesn't really matter.

But there is one thing I don't understand. Why does True Monarch of the Great Sun have higher authority than the Sect Master? Otherwise, the Sect Master should have the control authority over the Sect's protective array and be able to suppress any rebellion when necessary."

Yu Xian replied, "Most likely, it has something to do with the Monster Race, and perhaps a certain Monster Sovereign. True Monarch of the Great Sun should have obtained something through that Monster Sovereign, which granted him the authority of the Rank Five array.

And I suspect this matter is also related to the Nine Yang Immortal Sect."

"The protective array of the Profound Yang Sect was the first line of defense built by the Soul Formation Venerable of the Nine Yang Immortal Sect to counter the Monster Race. The highest authority of the array is in the hands of the Nine Yang Immortal Sect.

True Monarch of the Great Sun being able to surpass the Sect Master may not be unrelated to them.

But the core of all this is that Phoenix Monster Sovereign."

Regardless of the other Monster Sovereigns of the Monster Race, the Nine Yang Immortal Sect, or the Profound Yang Sect, they all have direct or indirect connections with the Phoenix Monster Sovereign.

Now I just hope that the Phoenix Monster Sovereign can hold on a little longer and give us more time."

Yue Jiu sighed and said, "Although I have never seen the Phoenix Monster Sovereign, she has been working tirelessly for the peace between humans and monsters, even sacrificing her own life for it. Even though I don't agree with her ideology, she still deserves my respect."

"Yeah, it's a pity."

I heard from the Golden Peng Monster Emperor that the Phoenix Monster Sovereign is a true spirit descendant. After transforming, she is said to be extraordinarily beautiful, embodying all the wonders of the world.

Yeah, she's incredibly beautiful.

Yu Xian hugged Yue Jiu and couldn't help but think of the Golden Peng Monster Emperor.

This guy helped him enter the Monster Vein to capture the bloodline descendants of the deceased Monster Emperor for the purpose of seizing the body of the deceased Monster Emperor.

It has been almost three years, and not even a message has come back.

If he doesn't come back soon, the Beast Core of the deceased Monster Emperor won't be able to hold on.

By then, he can only catch a random crow to make do for the deceased Monster Emperor.

Speaking of which, since he discovered the method to compensate for the Life-Exchanging Divine Ability, he has become very interested in the bloodline Divine Ability of the deceased Monster Emperor.

If he could imitate the death curse of the Monster Emperor and create a similar secret technique, that would be interesting.

...

Half a month later.

News of True Monarch Jiuyue's refusal to meet with the sect's elders reached the Profound Yang Sect.

True Monarch Dari stood at the peak of Dari Peak, with a young man standing behind him. The young man had a fierce and cruel look in his eyes, with a tall stature and disheveled golden hair that curled slightly, resembling an enraged golden lion.

"Master, if True Monarch Jiuyue refuses to drink the toast, we can make her drink the penalty wine with just one command from you. It would be good to let others know how formidable you are."

The man's words were confident and bold.

It seemed that in his eyes, the life of True Monarch Jiuyue, a Nascent Soul cultivator, was easily within his grasp.

True Monarch Dari turned around and looked at the man, his eyes revealing the fascination of an artist. He was amazed, as if the man in front of him was his most perfect masterpiece.

"Disciple, we are only one step away from success. Stay calm and patient. Once you break through the Soul Formation Realm, no matter how formidable True Monarch Jiuyue is, she will be nothing. The closer we are to a critical moment, the less we should rush."

"True Monarch Jiuyue is just a pawn in my plan. If she is willing to come back, we will suppress her and the other True Monarchs together using the sect's grand formation, to prevent any unexpected situations at the last moment."

"But now that she refuses to come back, it would be a loss if your existence is exposed because of it."

"In my heart, you are the most important. Everyone else should come second."

"Please rest assured, Master. I will definitely succeed in breaking through and cultivate the Dao Seed to help you break through!"

The man's name was Shidao, a half-human with Monster blood flowing in his veins. He was discovered by True Monarch Dari three hundred years ago when he ventured into the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range to collect medicinal herbs and unexpectedly found a promising seedling among the humans kept by a Monster Emperor.

Shidao had a unique constitution that had never been heard of before. Later, True Monarch Dari named it the Devouring Monster Dao Body, a type of Dao Body that specialized in devouring Monster Race bloodlines.

At first, Shidao's Dao Body was not apparent, but as he consumed more and more Demonic Beast bloodlines, his constitution gradually evolved, gaining the attention of True Monarch Dari.

The Hundred Monster Fruits planted by True Monarch Dari on Mingyue Peak were specifically for this disciple.

It was not until over a hundred years ago that True Monarch Dari confirmed that this disciple he had casually picked up was actually the legendary Dao Body!

As the founding elder of the Profound Yang Sect, True Monarch Dari knew some things because he was also a disciple of the Jiuyang Immortal Sect back then.

Only the Dao Body could break through the Soul Formation Realm.

Only the Dao Seed could help others break through the Soul Formation Realm!

Especially after the failure of the Pure Yang True Monarch, this rule was further confirmed.

True Monarch Dari believed that he had the potential for Soul Formation, but the lack of a Dao Seed blocked his path.

"I have cultivated you for so many years, so naturally I believe in you. Now that the Profound Yang Sect is almost under our control, and you are the legendary Dao Body, once the war between humans and monsters breaks out again, according to the wartime regulations, you will be the first successor to protect the sect's grand formation."

"By then, you will be able to make full use of the accumulated resources of the Profound Yang Sect to help you break through!"

True Monarch Dari sighed and said, "If it weren't for the news of the Nirvana of the Qinghuang Monster Venerable, I wouldn't want to take action against our fellow disciples. But when war comes, the sect only needs one voice."

Shidao replied, "Master, you are kind-hearted, but those senior brothers and senior uncles are too ignorant. Even so, you didn't order me to kill them, and I'm sure they will understand your intentions in the future."

"If they continue to be stubborn, I am willing to take care of them on your behalf."

A bloodthirsty light flashed in his eyes.

The power of too many Monster Race bloodlines accumulated in his body had also caused his personality to be quite cruel, often taking lives without hesitation.

True Monarch Dari frowned and warned, "Shidao, your anger has resurfaced. If you cannot subdue the will within your bloodline, even if you are the legendary Dao Body, your path to Soul Formation may not be smooth."

"Master, I was wrong."

Shidao lowered his head and admitted his mistake.

"I planted the Hundred Monster Fruits for you, hoping to use the power of the spiritual plants to suppress the violent power within the Demonic Beast bloodlines. But I didn't expect that the accumulation of quantity would still leave hidden dangers for you."

True Monarch Dari sighed.

"You may go now, but remember to recite the Silent Heart Mantra and be able to subdue their hearts. Only then can you control the boundless power within your body."

"I understand, Master."

Shidao had the utmost respect for True Monarch Dari and knew that True Monarch Dari treated him the best. Therefore, even if he was reprimanded, he had no resentment.

...

At the same time.

Jinpeng, the Monster Emperor who had completed his mission, flew to the peak of Da'ai Peak, bringing back a black crow and a small green sparrow.

(End of this chapter)