The Game with Fairies - Chapter 372

Chapter 372: How Far in the Future is Elder Brother’s Future?

Yan Xiaoru wanted to refine an elixir of immortality using a divine being’s heart, but the divine heart from the Demon Refining Sect is of hellish difficulty to acquire.

Apart from the Demon Refining Sect, it seems that only the dilapidated Netherworld Realm might have a divine heart.

The Netherworld Realm is teeming with many divine corpses, powerful and sinister.

But the problem lies here.

The divine corpses in the Netherworld Realm, although long devoid of life, still retain the formidable combat power they possessed in life.

Even the mighty Emerald Blade Mantis would have to flee upon encountering these divine corpses.

Li Muyang’s idea turned to the Mother Buddha Temple.

The Immortal’s Seven-Colored Glaze Heart held by the Mother Buddha is an immortal’s heart.

Although the Heavenly Origin Continent is separated from Li Muyang’s world by the Sea of Mist, the Emerald Blade Mantis can traverse between the two realms. If the immortal’s heart can be used, Yan Xiaoru wouldn’t have to clash head-on with the Demon Refining Sect.

Atop the mist-enshrouded mountains, Li Muyang inquired about this matter.

Xiao Yecao blinked in surprise and said, “Elder Brother, why are you curious about this… The elixir of immortality is of no use to you.”

Xiao Yecao had initially inquired about the elixir of immortality on behalf of Jiang Xiaoyu.

After all, those of the Ancient Evil Lineage cannot cultivate and their lifespan does not exceed a hundred years.

Xiao Yecao wanted to help Elder Brother achieve immortality. Unfortunately, due to the overly sinister nature of the Ancient Evil Lineage, the elixir of immortality would not work.

Xiao Yecao shook her head and said, “The heart of an immortal won’t do, immortals and divine beings are different. Immortals consume the wind and drink dew, cultivate their true selves, comprehend the Dao, and ascend, ethereal beyond the nine heavens. Divine beings or Gods, on the other hand, are rooted in the earth, spreading incense and faith among the world of mortals, closely connected to heaven and earth. Therefore, divine beings possess special mighty powers, and only the fresh heart of a divine being can be used to refine the elixir of immortality.”

Xiao Yecao cheerfully said, “If Elder Brother needs it, I can go ask that Zhongshan Mountain God. He lost a bet to me last time and owes me a favor. I can ask him for a piece of his heart for Elder Brother to refine the elixir of immortality.”

Xiao Yecao said with a smile.

Li Muyang, who was initially disappointed upon hearing that an immortal’s heart wouldn’t suffice, felt his interest piqued again by Xiao Yecao’s latter words.

Although 《Deadly Weed》 is set in a timeline ten thousand years ago, if the game is cleared, the content of this game should change history.

Could he leave a piece of heart for himself to use ten thousand years later?

Li Muyang asked, “Can this piece of heart be ‘kept in a box, to be used when needed in the future?'”

Li Muyang looked hopeful.

This question, however, made Xiao Yecao pause slightly.

She blinked in surprise, looking at Elder Brother before her.

After a few seconds, Xiao Yecao giggled and said, “Elder Brother, you want to save it for later use? How much later might that be?”

Li Muyang coughed and said, “Perhaps when I’m about to grow old and die, then I’ll use it.”

Xiao Yecao looked at him deeply, smiled, shook her head, and spread her hands innocently.

“That won’t work, Elder Brother. Have you forgotten? The elixir of immortality requires a 【fresh】 heart, a fresh one! If it’s sealed in a box for a year or even half a year, the power of the heart’s flesh will dissipate, and it will no longer be possible to refine the elixir of immortality.”

Xiao Yecao’s answer left Li Muyang somewhat disappointed.

The flesh of the divine heart must be freshly obtained… Understanding this, Li Muyang gave up on the idea of relying on Xiao Yecao’s help.

Although Xiao Yecao is powerful and capable of conversing with divine beings and true immortals, she is too far removed from his era.

Ten thousand years is a long time, even for cultivators.

Despite Xiao Yecao’s power rivaling that of immortals, she could not help the future Li Muyang.

Looking at the clouds swirling around the mountains, Li Muyang sighed and said,

“Let’s continue moving forward.”

“Um… by the way, where are we?”

The downside of daily tasks is that the progress jumps too quickly, and dialogue often skips, leaving Li Muyang unable to gather many fragmented pieces of information.

So much so that he often doesn’t know where he is, frequently “forgetful.”

Xiao Yecao, accustomed to this, giggled and said, “This place is called Yangshou Mountain. It is said that there is an old immortal in the mountain with profound Daoist practice, and we have come specially to pay him a visit.”

Xiao Yecao’s words made Li Muyang’s heart leap.

“Yangshou Mountain?!”

He now has some PTSD associated with this name.

However, after following Xiao Yecao to meet the old immortal, Li Muyang realized that the person was not Lord Shanyang.

It makes sense.

Although Lord Shanyang is an old monster, he has only lived for over a thousand years, far from the ancient times era of ten thousand years ago.

……

The old immortal of Yangshou Mountain, graceful and unrestrained, discussed profound Daoist principles with Xiao Yecao.

Although Li Muyang could not understand the nuances of their discussion, simply observing their exchange gave him an inexplicable sense of enlightenment, and many previously difficult aspects of his cultivation became clear without a teacher.

Such an opportunity to listen to an immortal’s discourse is not something others can enjoy.

Li Muyang sat leisurely to one side, listening.

Although he didn’t understand, he felt it was very impressive.

His character status also gained a new BUFF entry.

【Listener of the Great Dao: Insight +800%】

After spending a month with Xiao Yecao on Yangshou Mountain, listening to several discussions between her and the old immortal, Li Muyang opened his eyes again to find that his understanding of the 《Netherworld Demon Manual》 had improved.

Unfortunately, since he was not there in person to listen but used Jiang Xiaoyu’s game account, the effect of listening was greatly reduced.

He got up, walked a few steps, and practiced some of the demonic techniques from the 《Netherworld Demon Manual》.

Seeing the sky gradually brightening, he returned to the couch and opened the system.

The 24-hour anti-addiction time had ended, and he could enter Dragon Maiden’s body again.

Accompanied by darkness surging like a tide, Li Muyang was quickly engulfed by the dark.

Soon, he sensed Dragon Maiden’s body again, his feet firmly on the ground.

But the moment his body regained control, he heard urgent shouts.

“Li Muyang! Run!”

Dragon Maiden cried out anxiously in his ear: “Don’t stay!”

The switch of the account and the transfer of body control caused a brief stiffness in Dragon Maiden’s body.

Normally, it was not noticeable, but it was evident that Dragon Maiden was currently in the midst of fleeing.

So much so that when Li Muyang regained control of his body, the stiffness almost caused him to lose his balance and fall.

He hurriedly steadied himself and continued running forward.

The cold wind swept across the desolate wilderness as Li Muyang looked back to see the mountains behind him bathed in the setting sun.

The black curtain of night descended, covering everything.

Within this dark veil, several strange figures floated in with the wind.

They were ferocious and bizarre, emitting ear-piercing, strange laughter and calls.

Li Muyang’s heart chilled as he detected a familiar foul stench.

The anxious shouts of Dragon Maiden by his ear confirmed his suspicions.

“…It’s the wandering immortals!”

“Li Muyang, that group of wandering immortals is after us!”