Transcendent Dawn - Chapter 623 - Chapter 623: Chapter 0623: Dao Pill (Third update, asking for subscriptions)

Chapter 623: Chapter 0623: Dao Pill (Third update, asking for subscriptions)

Xu Changqing clearly remembered that he had killed this old Taoist and thrown him into the furnace last night.

The following day, the unharmed Taoist was standing alive and well in front of him, even mentioning about continuing to refine pills?

This shock and terror almost made him lose his mind.

“Sir, what’s going on?”

“Haven’t I told you already? That old Taoist, he’s not human!” Su Lu lazily replied: “Moreover…how can one seek the Dao without paying a price?”

“I…I am not going to cultivate Daoism anymore, I want to leave, I want to leave!”

Even worse off than Xu Changqing was the scholar named Li. After seeing the old Taoist, he was terrified to the point of incontinence, scurrying off the cliff in a flurry.

Xu Changqing looked at Hongying, then fell silent.

He fiercely grabbed an axe and went up to chop wood.

Bang! Bang!

He slashed very forcefully each time, as though the firewood in front of him was an enemy he hated to his core.

…

Midnight.

He arrived in front of the Pill Furnace, opened the lid, and saw the pallid, soulless face of the scholar named Li. The sight of a piece of intestine next to him almost made him vomit.

“What kind of damn pill is this, I won’t eat it, I don’t want it anymore.”

Xu Changqing harshly declared in his heart, then gave a strong kick and pushed the Pill Furnace off the cliff.

Having done all this, he felt extremely refreshed. He then grabbed a knife, entered the old Taoist’s room, dismembered him with wild slashes, and burned him into ashes.

…

The next day.

The light of dawn tears through the darkness.

Xu Changqing, invigorated and refreshed, walked out of the thatched cottage and glanced towards the edge of the cliff.

The next moment, he was rooted to the spot like a frog struck by lightning.

The Pill Furnace was still there! Still there…

“Both of you are destined. Now that the pill is ready… you may share it and join my Dao gate.”

The old Taoist emerged leisurely from the thatched cottage, sitting on a green rock.

Gauging by his stance, he seemed to be about to preach upon the Dao.

“The five colors blind the eyes; the five tones deafen the ears; the five tastes deprive the mouth of flavor; racing and hunting induce madness in the mind…”

Deep within the mountains, an undying Taoist expounded upon the Dao of confusion by the five senses.

Xu Changqing felt his head was about to explode.

He looked towards Hongying.

To his surprise, she appeared calm and solemn as she listened, seemingly already aware of what was to happen.

At that moment, she secretly moved closer: “Little Qingzi…the real danger is coming, once he releases the pill, we have to run immediately. Use all means necessary, don’t hold back at all or we’re doomed, understand?”

‘She…indeed knows a lot!’

Xu Changqing nodded his head.

“Being humble, inconsiderable, and foolish as we are…how can we approach Dao? We can only seek the ‘External Elixir’…and today, this Elixir is ready!”

Just after the old Taoist finished saying the last part, the Pill Furnace started to roar, releasing a Five-Colored Pill Cloud that resembled Lingzhi.

Bang bang bang!

The old Taoist walked over, lifted the lid, and the intense pill cloud instantly contracted, swiftly gathering back into the furnace.

Immediately thereafter, pills shot out in all directions.

One targeted Xu Changqing and another targeted Hongying.

Without thinking, Xu Changqing reflexively grabbed a pitch-black pill that was still warm to the touch.

“Now is the time, run!”

Hongying called out sharply and began to sprint.

A chill ran down Xu Changqing’s spine and he followed her.

Both of them displayed their skills and disappeared into the woods like a gust of wind.

“Why are you running?”

“Don’t you want to pursue the Dao?”

The voice of the old Taoist lingered around Xu Changqing’s ears.

“Do not listen, do not stop!”

Hongying took out a string of bells, the jingling sound was crisp and pleasing, clearing Xu Changqing’s mind.

But at that moment, he suddenly saw another figure in front of him, it was the old Taoist!

The man had tattered clothes and an awkward appearance, he grinned, revealing sparse yellow teeth and asked: “What is the Dao?”

“Die!”

Xu Changqing took out a black finger bone, shook it into a short spear, and a ghost’s head appeared at the spearhead, screaming terribly.

Magic Artifact – Fascinating God!

Within the ghost’s shout, he stabbed the Taoist’s face like a poisonous dragon with his spear, and it soon left without looking back.

In the moment he retracted his finger bone, he strongly felt the originally cold bone joints suddenly hot, with a crack forming on the surface.

“Already on the path, why are you leaving?”

The old Taoist’s voice continued, he was indeed immortal!

“Grandfather, what should we do? How to deal with that strange creature?”

Xu Changqing mentally asked in panic.

“As you said, he is a ‘strange’ being!”

Su Lu replied: “This is something far beyond your understanding; for killing it, you just need to learn from Hongying over there. She seems more experienced… Though she’s running with you, it’s just because you have a Magic Artifact, which can delay the enemy a bit, and provide one more target to draw fire… ”

“What? Strange!”

Xu Changqing’s pupils suddenly contracted, and he ran even faster.

Moreover, he ran to Hongying’s side, and got even closer to her.

“What are you doing so close to me?”

Hongying was exasperated.

“The road is wide and stretches to the sky, I walk as I please…” Xu Changqing chuckled: “Besides, without working together, how can we survive that ‘strange’ creature’s claws?”

“Well!…Bad guy, before you claimed to be ignorant, lying!”

Hongying complained and took out a red silk ribbon from her waist: “This ‘strange’ thing is not the dangerous kind, as long as you escape from the deserted mountains, you’ll be fine. But the moment before leaving is the most dangerous, I need your help!”

“Alright!”

Xu Changqing quickly agreed.

As they ran, the border of the deserted mountain was finally in sight, where the mist began to dissipate.

“Let’s go.”

Just as they were about to run out of the deserted mountain, the old Taoist’s voice echoed in their ears: “Come back! Come back!”

The voice was so strong this time that they couldn’t help but want to look back.

“Now!”

Hongying shouted, throwing out her bells.

Amidst the crisp sound of the bells, Xu Changqing bit the tip of his tongue, spraying a mouthful of blood onto his spear, and the wailing ghost head reappeared.

A hazy shadow appeared clearly in the light mist, with its facial features like a melting wax figure.

“Quick.”

Hongying quickly formed a seal with her hand, and the red silk flew out of it, covering the shadow.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, both of them made a last-ditch effort and raced out of the deserted mountains.

At that moment, all the pressure on them vanished.

“Huff… finally got out.”

Xu Changqing, panting heavily, looked at Hongying: “What on earth is going on?”

“I just saved you and you’re treating me like this? Hmm… It’s often said that men are the quickest to turn hostile!” Hongying huffed.

“That was… strange!”

Xu Changqing stared at the deserted mountains, his voice hoarse.

“Yes, that immortal Taoist has been here for who knows how long, perhaps even before the ancient catastrophe…”

Hongying said: “Although he is strange, he is not the dangerous type. He repeats the same things every now and then: recruiting followers, giving lectures, and refining pills… ”

“Not dangerous? I almost died several times!”

Xu Changqing mumbled to himself, although he knew very well that compared to the most terrible ‘strange’ beings among the demons and beasts, the old Taoist was indeed not that dangerous, otherwise he would never have survived.

“So… There are cultivators who hope to gain some benefits from him, but later found out that the higher one’s cultivation, the more likely they are to get lost. Those who have not entered the path are the best off…” Hongying said: “That’s why my faction sent me. There were indeed some gains…”

She happily put away the ‘External Elixir’.

At this time, Xu Changqing also thought of the pill in his arms and couldn’t help but ask: “How was this pill made? What is its use?”

“It’s a genuine ‘Dao Pill’, just one can get you on the path… As for the source? Don’t you already know it?”