Chapter 742 - 397: Immortal Pill (Part 2)

Forget two sword strikes—not even a hundred, or a thousand, could sever his flesh.

’This guy might be empowered by Turbid Qi, causing his body to mutate, but his Cultivation Level is only at the initial stage of the Golden Core realm—roughly equivalent to a Visceral Stone. How could he possibly fight someone of the Insect Dao like me?’

Looking at the shallow wounds on his body, Yang An couldn’t help but shake his head. Mana circulated within him, and the injuries healed in an instant.

"You...!!!"

"Did you think you were the only one with Immortality?"

Yang An’s voice, coming from beneath his mask, struck the City God’s ears like a bolt from the blue.

He never imagined that, on top of his opponent’s tough physique, he also possessed an Undying Body.

"You also have an Immortal Pill bestowed by an Immortal Mansion?"

the City God asked in a tone of disbelief, feeling as if he had been backstabbed.

But Yang An just scoffed coldly.

’This is Turbid Qi, not some Immortal Pill,’ he thought. ’Looks like I don’t need to ask any more questions. The Turbid Qi this guy has comes from a so-called Immortal Pill bestowed by Emei Mansion. That means even a place like Emei Mansion, an Immortal Mansion, has come into contact with Turbid Qi.’

’The Cultivators of Earth are already being polluted by Turbid Qi.’

When Yang An realized his opponent was just a City God meant to protect the living beings of a region—one of their own—he hadn’t wanted to kill him. He had planned to obtain the Mountain and River Order as peacefully as possible.

But now that this man was tainted by Turbid Qi, he couldn’t be left alive.

He would never allow Earth to become a filthy, corrupt world like the Origin Realm.

Having witnessed Yang An’s strength and learning that he, too, possessed an Undying Body, the City God’s will to fight vanished in an instant. Without a second thought, he turned and fled.

’I have to report this to Emei Mansion! These Evil Demons actually have the kind of power you can only get by consuming an Immortal Pill. Unless another Immortal Mansion is backing them, this matter is far from simple.’

But just as the City God tried to escape, a figure instantly appeared before him.

Yang An’s physical speed alone was comparable to Instant Teleportation; there was no way he would let this guy get away.

In his panic, the City God slashed down with his sword again.

Yang An still didn’t dodge. Instead, he reached out, grabbed the blade of the City God’s sword, and squeezed slightly.

Before the City God’s astonished eyes, a CRACK echoed from his hand. Yang An had snapped the blade with his bare hand.

Before he could react, in a move identical to before, a hand instantly clamped around his throat and slammed him to the ground.

BAM!

A large crater was smashed into the ground. Pinned under Yang An’s foot, the City God’s body was unable to move.

Seeing no way to escape, panic flooded the City God’s heart. He began to struggle with all his might, but he couldn’t budge an inch. It felt as if a great mountain was crushing him.

"You can’t kill me! I have an Undying Body too! Why don’t you let me go? I can promise I won’t report you to Emei Mansion.

You want the Mountain and River Order? I can give it to you. I can give you anything you want! Don’t you Evil Demons like to use living people for your cultivation? There’s a small, unsupervised village in my jurisdiction. You can have all the villagers."

His face was contorted as he forced the words out, trying to negotiate with Yang An.

’The Immortal Pill’s effects are temporary. Once the time limit is up, the Undying Body will fail. I have to make him understand the stakes now,’ he reasoned. ’I’ll give Yang An whatever he wants. Where there’s life, there’s hope. As long as I survive, I’ll be the one to decide what happens next.’

But in the face of the City God’s negotiation, Yang An only gave a cold laugh.

"A guy like you can actually be a City God? Daring to trade living people to an Evil Demon... But you’ve miscalculated. I am no Evil Demon, and I can’t let you live."

Hearing Yang An’s words, the City God grew even more frantic.

"You can’t kill me! We both have an Undying Body! If you capture me, Emei Mansion will definitely send an Upper Envoy. Once they make a move, you won’t be able to escape even if you had wings! You’d be better off accepting my terms, we..."

"Heh."

Not bothering to hear the rest, Yang An pressed his foot down. In that instant, the City God’s words were cut off. He seemed to sense something and his face filled with terror. His body had begun to emit a Golden Radiance from the inside out!

This radiance shone through his physical form, dissolving his flesh and blood at an unimaginable speed. Even with the Immortal Pill’s effects still active, his Undying Body was completely useless against it.

In the blink of an eye, the City God’s body disintegrated and abruptly exploded.

The space beneath Yang An’s foot became empty. As the Golden Radiance faded, a large cloud of white mist tinged with faint red billowed out.

This was the Spirit Charm formed from the City God’s disintegration after death, but it was different from the Spirit Charm he had absorbed before.

An information box popped up before Yang An’s eyes.

"[Muddy Spirit Charm]: A fusion of pure Spiritual Qi and a wisp of Turbid Qi. It wields the power of Spiritual Qi, enhanced by Turbid Qi. It can grant immortality but defiles the self; it can strengthen a fundamental Immortal Technique but damages the Dao foundation.

Cost of Use: The user will be polluted by Turbid Qi, their Dao body will mutate, and their Immortal Techniques will be corrupted.

Status: Can be Purified!"

Yang An had seen correctly. This was Turbid Qi.

Pure Spiritual Qi and the cultivation resources of this world had no usage cost, nor did they require Purification.

This turn of events left Yang An with complicated feelings.

His hometown was still his hometown in his eyes, but in the shadows, the world had unknowingly been infiltrated by corruption.