Longevity Chronicles-Chapter 316 - 232: True Inheritor of the Evil Sect, Male Concubine Yulou

It was not just Tao Qian and Yu Yanshi who sensed something amiss; all the Transcend Mortality Cultivators present were not blind or deaf to the bizarre atmosphere.

At that moment, everyone turned their gaze towards the delicate woman beside Princess Zhao.

Until then, everyone had thought she was merely an ordinary woman.

Although the popularity of this woman had recently made her the number one actress in Demon City, famously known as "Little Juxian."

When she performed, many wealthy merchants and celebrities from Demon City would go crazy for her, throwing gold and silver as if it meant nothing, some even going as far as abandoning their families for her.

In other places, she was undoubtedly a distinguished guest.

But in this salon, filled with great figures of cultivators, she was supposed to be just an accompanying guest.

Indeed, that was the case, until an unusual surge of energy erupted, and nobody had noticed her presence.

But now, a sudden sigh from her made the entire lounge, no, the entire Jin Mansion feel as if it had plummeted into an Exotic Realm.

A sinister darkness surged from all directions, soon enveloping everything, while a blinding white glow showered down from above, and vibrant red mandrake flowers abruptly bloomed everywhere within sight.

When that voice, neither male nor female, sounding both tearful and plaintive, rang out, everyone, including Tao Qian, was controlled.

This place seemed to have become a meticulously set, magnificent stage.

All lights were shining on that woman, who somehow had changed into extremely vibrant theatrical robes, her face already made up intricately, surrounded by a whirlwind of petals, her presence emitting an eerie vibe, toxic-like, eroding the spirit and soul of everyone present.

Everyone lost control over their own bodies and souls, forced to watch her.

It was then that the crowd saw clearly this woman... no, this man's true form.

Though he was heavily made up, donned in purely feminine attire,

his stature and face clearly belonged to a very tall, even burly man.

Despite this man moving with ultimate seduction,

even men could not help but swallow and stir with desire.

And there, hovering in front of him, was an object.

It was a palm-sized puppet, intricately eerie, carved out of soft white jade, indistinguishable in feel from human flesh, its elaborate and luxurious clothing shockingly made of countless tiny, blood-red insects that shrieked and gnawed, attempting to reach another world through the threads hanging from the void.

As the threads tugged, the insects incessantly fell off, futilely repeating the cycle.

A treasure!

Even though it was just a puppet, any cultivator who saw it even once could tell.

This object was undoubtedly a treasure of terrifying power.

Indeed, the very moment this puppet appeared, including all the Transcend Mortality Cultivators, everyone lost their ability to resist.

Simultaneously, strands of thread fell from the void, merging with the bodies of everyone present,

With each pull, each person hung in the air like a puppet.

Including Tao Qian!

Including several from the National Salvation Congress!

Including all the Transcend Mortality Cultivators!

Including the entire Jin Mansion!

This eerie spectacle unfolded too quickly, too abruptly.

Although Tao Qian, due to his Spiritual Resonance Sensing, had preemptively known half a breath earlier that this woman called "Little Juxian" was actually from the Evil Sect,

Driven by concern, he did not seize the opportunity to act and missed the moment.

Now, he too was hung up.

At this moment, all he could do was let this woman, or rather, this man, mournfully utter:

"Love causes karma, all living beings suffer."

"Today, I bestow this object upon you all to render a beautiful dream, to dissolve karma and alleviate suffering."

As he articulated each word, many instantly closed their eyes, blissfully falling asleep.

But those with higher cultivation resisted more fiercely.

The Transcend Mortality Realm cultivators, still conscious, struggled, causing some threads to snap.

But soon, more evil threads would wrap around.

Simultaneously, information burst forth in Tao Qian's mind:

[Record Name: Evil Silk Demon Puppet]

[Record Type: Alien]

[Record: This treasure, an object from the Evil Sect, originates from the Demon Path's Great Book "Evil Scripture," under the chapter of Evil Objects. Its refining process is extremely special. The refiner must first erase all their Divine Power Skills, enter the mortal world in a mortal body, collect intangible evil worms from emotional beings, twist them into threads, suffering through the agony of worms gnawing at their heart each time a thread is created. At the right moment, they also have to cut a lump of flesh from their heart, carve it into the puppet's shape, and integrate the evil threads, only then the treasure can be formed.]

[Note 1: The power of this treasure depends on the user's cultivation level, cultivators of the same realm without capable treasures cannot resist it.]

[Note 2: This individual is Lian Yulou, a True Inheritor of the Evil Sect in the Perfect Transcend Mortality Realm.]

[Note 3: This treasure invades the spirit and soul... it grants immunity after 20 breaths!]

As the last note emerged, Tao Qian's expression suddenly froze.

20 breaths?

If this true inheritor of the Evil Sect had any intention of killing, 20 breaths would be more than enough to obliterate Tao Qian several times over.

After seeing the Record, Tao Qian was quite clear.

Even if he had taken the initiative a moment ago, it would have done nothing to prevent the current predicament.

Due to the items on Tao Qian's body—the Buddha Bird Relics, the Nine Toad Bead, and the Holy Embryo Bag—none could restrain the evil sect's treasure.

Unless Tao Qian could kill Lian Yulou instantly, the outcome here remained unchanged.

Yet, even so, deep regret and reflection surged up in Tao Qian's heart.

"Recently, I have been too fortunate. Divine Power Skills refined at my whim, and I've gained quite a few treasures."

"Even a Cavernous Mystery Realm Great Demon like Liu Hongsheng has been at my mercy, ultimately breeding complacency."

"Facing a tough nut now, the true legacy of the Evil Sect. Was he really just hiding his identity in Demon City as an actor, merely to refine this 'Evil Silk Demon Puppet'?"

"He's making his move here now, and for what?"

Many cultivators shared Tao Qian's confusion, until the next moment.

An unexpected answer suddenly emerged.

"What a stunning beauty that turns the world upside down, it's just a pity she married the wrong person."

"But that's fine too. From now on, just follow me. It's better than staying with that mediocre prince."

As this androgynous voice spoke, everyone saw Princess Zhao inching closer and closer to falling into their grasp.

Did he intend to abduct the princess directly, from his words?

At once, the Rashamon Demon Monk and the black-robed Demon Cultivator were both plunged into shock and anger. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

They were guards. If they allowed the princess to be kidnapped, how could they save their own lives?

It was at this moment that the black-robed Demon Cultivator suddenly stared intensely at Lian Yulou's face, then as if recalling something, let out a loud cry.

"You're not Little Juxian, you're Lian Yulou, the favored male concubine of Xiao Chenzhou, the Prince of West Capital from the Taiping Army."

"Has Xiao Chenzhou gone mad? Does he really think the Taishang Demon Sect is unmanned? First he sends his daughter to assassinate His Highness, and now he sends you, this androgynous devil, to kidnap the princess."

"Devil, if you dare touch a hair on the princess, the Ninth Prince together with my Taishang Demon Sect will annihilate your Xiao Mansion, annihilate your Western Capital Army."

The black-robed Demon Cultivator furiously spat out these words, and then suddenly, as if only just realizing, stared at the eerie puppet.

A person could still open their eyes, especially someone right in front of the Demon Cultivator.

At that moment, he witnessed firsthand how a person's expression could be twisted to such an extent.

This black-robed Demon Cultivator seemed to have encountered the most inconceivable thing in the world.

Only to hear him tremblingly, almost frantically saying:

"Did you just say 'where there's love, there's calamity'?"

"Are you a person from the Evil Sect? Could this be the 'Evil Silk Demon Puppet'?"

"Lian Yulou, Xiao Chenzhou's male concubine... are you truly one of the True Disciples of the Evil Sect?"

There were still many cultivators at the scene, all still sober.

Suddenly hearing this Demon Cultivator utter these words, they all revealed incredulous expressions.

Anyone could hear the panic in the voice of this cultivator from the Taishang Demon Sect.

The one who understood him best was Tao Qian.

"The Returning Immortal Mirror once mentioned that the Taishang Demon Sect had two major thorns, one the Evil Sect, the other the Demon Buddha Temple."

"Although they are fellow travelers on the Demon Path, both repeatedly bully those who claim to be the orthodox Taishang Demon Sect."

"Ninth Prince Zhu Qi is clearly a key disciple nurtured by the Taishang Demon Sect, even being groomed toward becoming the Young Sect Leader."

"Recently, this disciple was castrated by Xiao Chenzhou's daughter using the Dragon-locking Needle."

"Now, they've sent a male concubine over to kidnap the princess, and this male concubine is from the Evil Sect."

"If the Ninth Prince were here and knew of this, he might have just burst in anguish."

"It's truly bullying too much!"

Such thoughts stirred in Tao Qian's heart.

Meanwhile, like everyone else, he was shocked that a True Disciple of the Evil Sect would actually become someone's male concubine.

Although the Prince of West Capital from the Taiping Army indeed had a vast influence, and might even have a chance to fight for dominion over the Central Plains.

But for a True Disciple of the Evil Sect, such matters were beneath concern.

Could it really be true love?

As everyone pondered this, the Rashamon Demon Monk and the black-robed Demon Cultivator started fighting desperately.

If they allowed the princess to be kidnapped by a True Disciple of the Evil Sect and Xiao Chenzhou's male concubine, there would be no doubts about their fate—it would be worse than death.

With a "boom," the two likely released some secret technique involving burning Essence Blood or life, freeing themselves from all the Evil Silk.

"Devil, stop!"

"Devil, die!"

Their shouts were loud, and each unleashed powerful Divine Skills and Magical Treasures.

But in the next moment, only to see Lian Yulou let out a coquettish laugh, fine dense Evil Silk suddenly falling from the sky, hanging both men up again.

Even more terrifying was the demon puppet, which also emitted a laugh just like Lian Yulou's.

In an instant, it moved in front of the Rashamon Demon Monk, and as the latter watched in utter terror, the puppet's actor's clothes slowly stripped away, revealing a body like human flesh turning abruptly into a meat worm, completely disregarding the monk's clothes and protective aura, burrowing into his heart.

Horrendous screams of extreme terror echoed through the Jin Mansion.

But soon, the screaming stopped, because the stripped clothes directly disintegrated into millions of red worms, starting from the scalp, taking merely a breath to completely devour the monk, who was equivalent to a Transcend Mortality Cultivator.

Not a speck of flesh or a piece of bone wasted.

It was fortunate that the mortals and those with lesser cultivation present had already fallen into illusions early on.

Otherwise, this scene alone could have driven many insane.