Chapter 300: 180. Demon Cultivators must be adept at cutting losses in a timely manner_2

The identity token of the Mang Mountain Patrol Envoy representing Heaven Ghost Ridge.

Different sections of Mang Mountain Patrol Envoys have subtle differences on their identity tokens. However, unless one has possessed them, one cannot sense these subtle differences.

This was also something Tan Shuchang discovered only after he picked up Patrol Envoy Chen’s identity token.

“Fellow Daoist, someone wants to use another’s hand to commit murder. Usually, those who can tamper in this matter are usually the higher-ups in various schools, as only they dare to act so recklessly. It’s just unknown, Fellow Daoist, which high-ranking member of a school did you offend? If you are willing, you could share with me, and I may be able to think of a suitable reassignment method for you,” said the set of white bones after carefully examining the identity token to Tan Shuchang.

“The Scholarly Mountain Academy,” Tan Shuchang replied, giving the white bones a meaningful look.

Although the white bones did not reveal their origin or identity, with the term “fellow sect member” and the later mention of Scholarly Mountain Immortal Sect, this person likely hailed from that very sect.

“Did you kill a friend or relative of some high-ranking member in an academy?” the white bones asked, their words now tinged with a hint of hesitation.

“Not at all, I simply refuted the viewpoint of the teacher who was in charge of the class,” Tan Shuchang said.

Surprised by the response, the white bones exclaimed in shock, “What viewpoint?”

So, Tan Shuchang recounted the classroom disagreement exactly as it had occurred.

“A mere ideological conflict turned into an attempt on one’s life, huh, this Sword Dao is quite interesting…” mused the white bones after hearing the story.

After reflecting for a moment, these white bones asked Tan Shuchang, “Fellow Daoist, since you have come to Heaven Ghost Ridge and coincidentally awakened me, I wonder if you would be willing to inherit the legacy of a Literary Dao True Immortal?”

“Literary Dao True Immortal?” Tan Shuchang repeated, then asked, “Fellow Daoist, the Literary Dao True Immortal you speak of, wouldn’t happen to be that one from Scholarly Mountain Immortal Sect, would it?”

“Exactly, the Literary Dao True Immortal who, at the cost of his own enlightenment, sacrificed himself for righteousness, preventing the Secluded Spring Blood Demon from further harming the Land of the Four Pillars–the Teacher Scholar,” said the white bones, who claimed to be Shu Wenjin, the ninth Mang Mountain Patrol Envoy, their tone becoming agitated as they mentioned the True Immortal from Scholarly Mountain Immortal Sect.

Just as Patrol Envoy Chen had been when speaking of the True Immortal from the Crimson Spring Path.

This made Tan Shuchang somewhat thoughtful.

For the powers of the Ghost Heavenly Way spread faith among ferocious ghosts, their behavior was exactly like that. Any information related to the Ghost Heavenly Way could excite those ghosts, who believed in that power, into an emotional and even fanatical state in an instant.

Just as it was with Patrol Envoy Chen, so it was with this one who had sacrificed himself for righteousness, a testament to immortality from the Literary Dao.

“Not just one, but nine…”

With that thought, Tan Shuchang immediately sensed something amiss. If it was normal for one inheritor to follow in sacrificing themselves for the True Immortal’s cause, how come every one of them did so?

The human heart is the most complex, changing in the blink of an eye. What is considered today may not be the same tomorrow, and tomorrow’s thoughts may not prevail the day after.

The most volatile is always the human heart.

So, if there were only one or two, maybe even three or four who mirrored that True Immortal’s sacrifice, Tan Shuchang might not find it odd. But why every single one?

And to seal away merely an Earth Ghost Immortal, was it necessary to resort to death?

There were certainly better solutions!

If one inherited the True Immortal’s legacy and then cultivated to complete the three proofs, or even went further to become an Immortal, wouldn’t it be a simple matter to come back and take care of the Earth Ghost Immortal at that time?

There would be no need to die to achieve that!

Thus, Tan Shuchang neither agreed nor refused but chose to pick up the soul-summoning banner and put the white bones back into it.

An Artifact Spirit should look the part of an Artifact Spirit.

It should not always stay outside the Magic Artifact.

“If I could obtain the True Immortal’s legacy, I might be able to solve the problem I’m worried about, and directly merge the two proofs. Although I would still experience a trough period, it wouldn’t be too unbearable, and the decrease in strength wouldn’t be too severe. But, by inheriting the True Immortal’s legacy, I would have to learn to sacrifice myself for righteousness like the True Immortal…”

The clear pros and cons made the decision easy.

Without the True Immortal’s legacy, the worst-case scenario would be that he would just keep pondering for a while. If it really didn’t work out, he could comprehend the twenty-four solar terms and day and night all over again.

Then, Tan Shuchang returned to Shenxu Heaven through the bizarre game.

Upon his return, the first thing he did was to find that lass from her upper-level cultivation cave dwelling.

“Haven’t you been cultivating recently?” Although Dongdong was very happy that this demon cultivator was looking for her, she couldn’t help but feel a bit surprised by it. After all, Tan Shuchang was usually either cultivating or on his way to cultivate.

When this demon cultivator became renowned throughout the world, he directly showed the people what was called “the foremost person in three hundred years, with no one else to come thereafter.”

“I’ve found three magical elixirs, so I was wondering if you’d like to eat them?” As he spoke, Tan Shuchang took out all three magical elixirs.

The Hundred Death Ren Water Spirit Peach, an advanced version of the Ren Water Spirit Peach, had a similar purpose but was much stronger.

Because it could directly extend one’s life by two hundred years!

The Seven-Colored Heavenly Fruit, though resembling a peach, doesn’t have a fixed shape but has similar effects.

In terms of extending life, its effects are not that remarkable, only adding a few decades, but it can enhance a person’s cultivation insights.

The last one was called Swallow Peach.

This was an extremely precious magical elixir, just its leaves alone could wonderfully aid one’s cultivation insights. The fruits it bore were even more extraordinarily precious.

It belonged to the items that Immortals would vie for.

So, after listening to Tan Shuchang’s introduction of these three magical elixirs, Dongdong made her choice without hesitation, “I’ll eat the first one then.”

After all, the other two were obviously more useful for established Immortals.

Tan Shuchang actually didn’t need them, because the beneficial effects of these elixirs were not as great as those of his Coexistent Blood Pool. However, if these elixirs could be refined into pills, then naturally it would be a different matter. Pills could maximize, even double the original effects of the magical elixirs.

Therefore, Tan Shuchang passed the Hundred Death Ren Water Spirit Peach to the young girl.

Then, he watched her eat it, and only after he confirmed that slight changes began to appear in her body did he leave with relief.

Dongdong returned as well, after all, she hadn’t yet become an Immortal.

When she returned to her upper-level cultivation cave dwelling cheerfully, she saw the Sword Young Master attempting to sneak out.

However, before the lass had figured out how to trick the Sword Young Master, she saw him pause and then, with a shock on his face, he said, “Have you gotten younger again?”

“Younger? What do you mean younger?”

The young girl was naturally puzzled.

Because when Tan Shuchang was talking about the effects of the elixir, he didn’t clarify to her just how much lifespan the Hundred Death Ren Water Spirit Peach would add. He only told her it could offset the faster flow of time in the upper-level cultivation cave dwelling.

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Land of the Four Pillars.

South Gate Pillar, Mang Mountain.

Tan Shuchang returned to Ghost Ridge in a pleasant mood. Although this trip didn’t help his cultivation, the unexpected knowledge of True Immortal secrets made him more aware of the incredible dangers that sometimes lurk in the world of immortal cultivation.

Then, Tan Shuchang continued to ponder over his three hundred years of Demon Luo Dao practice.

However, it’s uncertain whether it was because Tan Shuchang’s presence appeared in the Land of the Four Pillars, but from those skeletons not absorbed into the Soul Summoning Banner, a faint white light began to drift out.

Upon closer inspection, there were characters within the white light, some read “learning followed by timely practice,” others “beauty lies within the books,” and some “a gentleman does not engage in idle talk”…

Each pinpoint of white light contained different texts.

Seeing this scene, Tan Shuchang instantly understood that the source that limited his perception at the Mountain Patrol Temple must be the Literary Dao True Immortal’s legacy hidden within these bones.

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Then, the next second confirmed Tan Shuchang’s guess.

Suddenly, it was as if the world around him had shifted, and looking around, there was nothing but books.

So, without hesitation, Tan Shuchang directly took out half of the Secluded Spring Blood Demon’s blood body from the dog’s mouth.

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