Chapter 2147 - 2005: Corpse Infant (Part 4)
Chapter 2147: Chapter 2005: Corpse Infant (Part 4)
"Corpse Infant, I researched ancient texts for a long time and discovered that this thing first appeared during the Shang Dynasty. After killing a pregnant woman, they quickly cut open the womb and took the child out. Such a child is considered born of the dead and inherently heavy with Yin energy, able to practice extremely sinister Cultivation Techniques. However, a Corpse Infant refined for 600 years using the Yin Yang Dual Corpses Formation is something I surely haven’t seen; it will definitely be more troublesome than those children born from the dead."
As he was speaking, the Traveling Daoist sensed a hint of Yin energy and swiftly shook his large robe sleeve in a certain direction.
The Traveling Daoist quickly turned around, gazing doubtfully.
Only the Young Taoist knew that after the Traveling Daoist discovered the Corpse Infant rushing toward them, he attempted a Universe in the Sleeve move, intending to capture the Corpse Infant inside the sleeve. However, the Corpse Infant was too fast and powerful, tearing through the sleeve.
The Traveling Daoist’s Taoist robe, which had been neat and tidy, now had a large hole behind his sleeve.
"At such speed, I fear even if you cultivate to the Six Paths of True Qi Great Perfection at Dragon Gate and reach the Perfect Human Realm, you won’t be able to catch up." The Traveling Daoist marveled in amazement.
Song Xiaodong heard this and lowered his head in shame.
Not flustered, the Traveling Daoist took out a square bundle from his sleeve and retrieved a yellow seal.
This seal is called the Four Directions Earth Spirit Seal, cultivated using the Guardian Soil, much like the yellow earth the Young Taoist used to suppress Liu Bai. However, it had been refined into a seal and naturally had greater power.
The Traveling Daoist gently bent over and placed the seal on the yellow sand.
Song Xiaodong immediately felt as if something heavy was oppressing his heart.
All felt their hearts sink and breathing became difficult.
Song Xiaodong set aside his own discomfort because he sensed the little thing had returned.
So he pointed his finger in one direction, and the Traveling Daoist gestured with his finger, causing the Peach Wood Sword behind him to fly toward that direction.
In that direction, a child suddenly appeared on the sandy ground, as if heavily glued to the earth, with limbs pressed to the ground, trying to stand but unable.
The Peach Wood Sword of the Traveling Daoist reached the child in an instant.
"Slash!"
The Peach Wood Sword was about to decapitate the child, aiming for the back of the neck.
A sound of "clang" echoed as the Peach Wood Sword failed to strike down.
The child showed no sign of pain, gazing curiously at the Peach Wood Sword soaring mid-air, reaching out, but still held down by the sand, unable to move.
"Let me!" Song Xiaodong shouted, his figure swiftly leaping forward, arriving instantly before the child, flicking a silver needle to pierce the child’s forehead.
The child smiled, raised his hand, and pinched the silver needle.
Seeing it fail, Song Xiaodong retreated quickly.
The child felt pressure from the ground, not breathing heavily, but Song Xiaodong sensed the surrounding air being drawn into the child’s body, indicating the child was preparing to exert force.
"Be careful!" Song Xiaodong alerted.
The Traveling Daoist gestured, recalling the Peach Wood Sword.
"Embryonic Breathing?" The Traveling Daoist asked puzzled.
"Yes." Song Xiaodong nodded.
"If this child wasn’t so unruly, and could join our Taoism, his potential would be limitless!" The Traveling Daoist admired the child’s skills.
"If this thing grows up, it would surely become a scourge." Mr. Zhao remarked.
"Upon birth, it killed 500 sheep; when grown, it will kill all the humans." The Young Taoist said.
"If it bears no trace of yang energy, it cannot grow, remaining a child forever." Mr. Zhao said.
Embryonic Breathing means breathing through the navel.
Song Xiaodong clearly felt the child’s aura grew stronger and purer.
Even someone like Sun Yiyi and Su Yuya with Innate Constitution, in Qi Refinement, could not have such purity like the child.
The child exerted force again, standing up once more.
The Four Directions Earth Spirit Seal thrown to the ground by the Traveling Daoist tilted slightly under the child’s pressure.
The Traveling Daoist stomped on the seal, pressing the child back down.
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The child was entirely stomped into the ground, now a bit agitated, angrily stood up again, puffed out his belly, and with a sound of whistling breath, like a giant whale drinking water, inhaled deeply through the navel, exhaled heavily, then planted his feet firmly on the ground, eyes locked on the Traveling Daoist, stubbornly standing upright.
"Hmm..." The Traveling Daoist pressed down with force on the seal.
"Crack!" A sound, the seal beneath the Traveling Daoist’s foot shattered into yellow earth.
The child lost the pull of the earth, leapt up, seemingly reaching the moon’s height, then disappeared into the moon’s shadow.
"It’s coming!" Song Xiaodong cautioned.
The Traveling Daoist tossed a rope in the direction Song Xiaodong pointed, hearing a whooshing sound, the rope vanished.
It didn’t vanish; the child was simply too fast, faster than anyone’s eyes could follow.
The sound of sand being rubbed echoed from afar, everyone turned to see the child again, bound by the rope thrown by the Traveling Daoist, lying on the ground unable to move.
"Can the Karmic Fire Lotus Lantern burn?" The Traveling Daoist asked Mr. Zhao.
"The half-dead ghost brought a lantern this time, but burnt the wrong person, originally intended to burn the child’s father, but ended up burning the child’s mother." The Young Taoist said.
"Amitabha Buddha."
A resonant and tranquil chant of Buddha reverberated throughout the desert, deep and enduring, everyone turned around, but saw no one.