Demonic Cultivator: Immune To Common Side Effects - Chapter 50

Chapter 50: Can You Still Break Through Your Realm After Inhaling Insect Powder?

Li Yan had led Daoist Xuan Ye to a secluded spot, ensuring they wouldn’t be discovered.

He turned to face her, the Daoist nun who moved with cat-like grace, her slender waist swaying seductively. Her eyes shimmered with a bewitching allure, as if she had already ensnared the young cultivator.

“Good nephew,” she purred, “you’ve reached a dead end.”

“I heard from Master that you found quite a few treasures in Broken Sword Valley.”

“Among them, was there the Blood Glazed Lotus Lamp?”

Greed flashed in Xuan Ye’s eyes as she extended her hand toward Li Yan, demanding the magical treasure. It was as if possessing the Blood Glazed Lotus Lamp would grant her unimaginable power.

Li Yan narrowed his eyes, pondering for a moment. It seemed Daoist Tranquil Void and Daoist Xuan Ye knew he possessed the Blood Glazed Lotus Lamp. They were after this sacred artifact of the Ancient Demonic Sect!

Hidden beneath his sleeve, Li Yan’s fingers began forming hand seals to deploy a formation. He needed to ensure Daoist Xuan Ye’s complete capture, leaving no room for escape.

Simultaneously, Li Yan retrieved the Blood Glazed Lotus Lamp, casting his shadow onto the ground.

When Xuan Ye saw the Lotus Lamp in Li Yan’s hand, she was overjoyed. “Salvation! I’m saved! I can finally get rid of that old dog Tranquil Void!”

“Good Junior Nephew, quick… give it to me! I swear I’ll let you go!”

Li Yan cradled the Blood Glazed Lotus Lamp in his palm, a smirk playing on his lips. “Martial Uncle, do you truly desire it?”

“Yes! Hurry and hand over the treasure!”

Daoist Xuan Ye could barely contain her composure, reaching out with almost indecent haste to snatch the lamp from Li Yan’s grasp.

In the next instant, Li Yan slowly twisted the wick. The sinister lamp began to emit a scorching golden light.

Xuan Ye’s delicate fingers sizzled and smoked as the golden light burned them.

Daoist Xuan Ye, who had been so confident just moments before, recoiled in horror. “You… you’re not right!”

She stumbled backward, realizing something was amiss with the light.

“You… a demonic cultivator? How can you wield the Yang Sacrifice Power? It’s impossible!”

“You must have uncovered the secrets of the Ancient Immortal Cultivators in Broken Sword Valley.”

Panic seized Daoist Xuan Ye. She whirled around, only to find two shadows rising behind her, blocking her escape.

“The Su Clan’s Shadow Technique?”

“Impossible! How do you possess Golden Body Dharma Idols?!”

Two Golden Body Dharma Idols erupted from the shadows, their golden light bathing Daoist Xuan Ye.

To her horror, she realized she was completely surrounded by Li Yan’s shadows.

This brat has three shadows! What kind of Ancient Secret Manual did he find in Broken Sword Valley?

But these questions were irrelevant. Though Daoist Xuan Ye had reached the peak of the Blood Shifting Realm, she was at a severe disadvantage against Li Yan’s Golden Body Dharma Idols.

The Yang Sacrifice Power radiating from the idols burned so fiercely that white smoke billowed from her body.

It was only then that Daoist Xuan Ye realized:

She wasn’t the hunter—she was the prey!

Xuan Ye whirled around and pleaded, “Junior Nephew! For the sake of your master’s friendship with me, spare me!”

“Spare you?” Li Yan sneered. “Hmph! Who was it that secretly dual-cultivated with other Martial Uncles and Aunts behind Xuanwang’s back, betraying his trust?”

Daoist Xuan Ye collapsed to the ground, trembling with fear. “I did it for his own good! I wanted to give him a shock, to force him to finally swallow the Insect Gu and embark on the path of true cultivation!”

Hearing those words, Li Yan’s smile deepened.

Cuckolding Master for his own good? Forcing him to ingest Insect Gu?

What a grand and sanctimonious excuse! He’d completely fooled Xuanwang with that nonsense—all for his own good?

Holding the Blood Glazed Lotus Lamp aloft, Li Yan activated his three Golden Body Dharma Idols, surrounding Xuan Ye.

“Though Old Ghost Xuanwang tried to harm me, if he hadn’t carried me back to the Daoist Temple from the mountains, wild beasts would likely have devoured me.”

“Regardless, Xuanwang saved my life. By killing you, I’m repaying that debt.”

Daoist Xuan Ye shrieked in protest, “Lies! You’re just trying to find an excuse to murder me!”

Li Yan curled his lip in disdain. “Does it matter whether it’s true or not?”

Having failed to beg for mercy and throwing a tantrum to no avail, Daoist Xuan Ye watched helplessly as Li Yan’s three Golden Body Dharma Idols closed in, cutting off her retreat.

Desperate, she threw down her Magical Treasure. “Junior Nephew, spare me! I’ll work like an ox or a horse for you—anything! Just don’t kill me!”

With those words, she removed her Magical Treasure and Storage Ring, tossing them at Li Yan’s feet.

Then, she began to loosen her robes. “Junior Nephew, I’m stripping bare for you. Don’t you believe me now?”

As Xuan Ye pulled open her garments, revealing her fair, shapely legs and casting a coquettish glance at Li Yan, he remained unmoved, calmly observing her performance.

He knew exactly what she was trying to do.

“Trying to undress and release insect egg powder?”

“Martial Uncle, aren’t you tired of using the same old tricks Grandmaster used? Can’t you come up with something new?”

“Trying to seduce me? Do you think I’ve never seen a woman before?”

Realizing her scheme had been exposed, Daoist Xuan Ye dropped the pretense.

Her face twisted into a vicious snarl as she tore open her Immortal Robe, revealing the hundreds of Insect Gu embedded in her skin.

No man in the world could possibly find her alluring now.

Beneath her smooth skin wriggled countless Insect Gu.

The insects burst open, spraying insect egg powder in all directions.

When clothed, Daoist Xuan Ye resembled a wanton fairy. But stripped bare…

The only words that came to Li Yan’s mind were decaying and rotting.

Like Daoist Tranquil Void, she was all gilded exterior and tattered core.

Outwardly beautiful, with a voluptuous figure, her inner self was utterly revolting.

Li Yan shook his head in disgust. “Martial Uncle, how many cultivators have you lured to their deaths with this same trick over the years? How many lives are on your hands?”

Xuan Ye, her body writhing with Insect Gu, snarled ferociously at Li Yan, her face contorted in a grotesque grimace.

“To survive, to maintain eternal youth, I’d do anything!” she shrieked. “You little brat, don’t you dare lecture me!”

But Li Yan simply twisted the lamp’s wick, extinguishing its flame. The three Golden Body Dharma Idols vanished into thin air.

Xuan Ye erupted in triumphant glee. “Junior Nephew! I didn’t expect you to burn out so quickly! It seems you’re about to become my next meal!” The Daoist licked her lips feverishly, a twisted smile of excitement spreading across her distorted face. She yearned to devour Li Yan whole and seize the Blood Glazed Lotus Lamp from his grasp.

Yet the moment the crimson Insect Powder drifted down and settled on Li Yan’s skin, his expression relaxed into one of blissful indulgence.

System Alert: Host has come into contact with Insect Powder. Inhalation would normally cause severe side effects, but these effects have been reversed!

System Alert: Host is absorbing massive amounts of Blood Qi. Continued absorption may trigger consecutive breakthroughs!

For others, inhaling insect egg powder would rot their internal organs or turn them into living insect nests. But Li Yan breathed deeply, greedily drawing in the Insect Powder wafting from Xuan Ye’s body. He refined it within his lungs, then channeled it into his Dantian.

His bizarre behavior stunned Daoist Xuan Ye, who had just flung open her robes to unleash her Insect Gu.

“You… how are you still alive?”