Chapter 845: Chapter 82: The Three Corpses Emerge, the Bait Is Cast (Part 2)

"It seems the matter of the Jade Emperor Daoist Monarch has nothing to do with them."

His Majesty never bothers the poor.

The Lingbao Sect advocates that cultivators should not only seek individual immortality but also help others in doing good and achieving Dao, thus saving all beings.

Presently, there are a dozen Daoists packing their belongings and carrying medicine chests down from Mount Gezao. Although the leading elder’s cultivation is not high, he surprisingly possesses some merit. He handed several scrolls of Daoist texts to his disciples, instructing them on how to handle pandemics and diseases.

The Lingbao Sect descends from Ge Hong, who authored "Emergency Prescriptions Kept at One’s Elbow" and made contributions to the medical field.

However, the public is more familiar with "Bao Pu Zi."

"Judging by their appearance, they seem to plan to descend the mountain to treat and save people."

"This lineage of Daoists seems quite commendable."

The Three Corpses stroked his chin, and the murderous intent in his eyes diminished somewhat. With countless fields owned by Celestial Master Dao on Mt. Longhu, the Celestial Master’s residence is grandly luxurious. His urge to destroy is hardly unreasonable, but the temple here is quite dilapidated. It feels inappropriate to wreak havoc.

Duncan couldn’t be bothered with him, directly rode the dragon away, and said indifferently, "Not everyone among the Three Talismans Sect deserves to die."

The Three Corpses continued stubbornly, "What about the Shenxiao Sect then?"

"The later Jade Emperor was their creation. It’s not excessive to slaughter them all, right?"

Duncan replied indifferently, "The Shenxiao Sect has not yet been established."

"Moreover, the founder of the Shenxiao Sect was Wang Wenqing, a venerable Daoist master and a Thunder Magic grandmaster, who possessed virtue and merit."

"It was Lin Lingsu who deceived Emperor Huizong of Song by claiming he was the reincarnation of the Great Emperor of Longevity."

"It was also him who conferred titles of celestial officials to Cai Jing, Tong Guan, and others. Historically, the records of Shenxiao Palace seizing civilian lands and Daoists dressed richly and feasting lavishly all belong to Lin Lingsu’s branch of Daoists."

The Three Corpses couldn’t help but be stunned upon hearing this.

Yet he remained shamelessly insistent, "Then at least Lin Lingsu’s lineage of Daoists must be completely eradicated."

"Yes."

"There’s also the Shangqing Sect; the Jade Emperor Daoist Monarch was their creation."

Duncan glanced at the Three Corpses calmly and remarked, "You like killing, don’t you?"

"Ahead is Mt. Maoshan."

"I will condense a spirit with my cultivation and lend you an Outer Body Incarnation."

"Go ahead."

The Three Corpses was overjoyed upon hearing this, clapping his hands and saying, "Excellent!"

"Let me show you my skills!"

As he spoke, Duncan’s spirit separated, transforming into a hazy human-shaped silhouette, then infused with True Essence Cultivation, revealing the form of the Outer Body Incarnation, akin to the body of an earthly spirit.

The Three Corpses was ecstatic, instantly merging into it.

He felt the cultivation of this Outer Body Incarnation, as if gaining freedom, directly stepping into the air, reaching out towards the sky, and the next moment a heavenly thunder struck upon the gate of Mt. Maoshan.

This was the Thunder Magic of the Taiping Dao.

The spirit incarnation Duncan split off roughly possessed the strength of the Dao Entrance Realm, not inferior to Fan Huzi of old.

Thunder rumbled!

Heavenly thunder descended from above.

The Three Corpses forcibly stormed the gate of the Shangqing Sect, seemingly intending to slaughter wantonly.

Duncan stood still on the spot.

After an unknown amount of time, things gradually calmed down within. He patted the black dragon’s horn before descending from the sky, gazing soberly at the corpses strewn across the ground, then at the Three Corpses standing with furrowed brows, holding a bloodstained longsword, with thunder magic condensed in his palm, hesitatingly looking at a group of crying children.

The chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms had persisted for a long time.

Mt. Maoshan’s lineage had sheltered many homeless children, some taken in as disciples, while others were raised to fend for themselves down the mountain.

Initially, the Three Corpses was excited to slaughter, but gradually found himself unable to continue.

This was different from the widespread massacre he had imagined.

If today the Three Corpses truly exterminated the Shangqing lineage, someday Duncan would have to eradicate the Three Corpses before him, for his true self, regardless of its flaws, would at least not be one to enjoy the indiscriminate killing of the innocent.

"Let’s go."

Duncan gently waved his hand, reclaiming the cultivation of the spirit incarnation; the Three Corpses, without an earthly body, reverted to his former self within his sea of consciousness.

He left behind a decree, and the black dragon rose into the sky.

The Three Corpses stood amid the clouds, looking down at the corpses on the ground, then up at Duncan, asking, "I held back from killing, yet you won’t mock me?"

Softhearted, cowardly, no matter how fierce his words, he couldn’t bring himself to wield the butcher’s knife.

Duncan replied indifferently, "What’s there to mock?"

"Back in the little village of Pannonia, when I fought those defeated soldiers alone, I was nearly scared witless."

"That armored knight almost claimed my life."

The Three Corpses seemed to recall something, which made him chuckle, as he sat atop the black dragon’s back and said, "You almost indulged in cannibalism back then."

Duncan’s expression was calm, gazing into the distance.

The Three Corpses glanced at Duncan standing against the wind before him, and inexplicably sighed, "Previously, I always thought you were incapable; if I were in your place, I would surely succeed."

"But now it seems unlikely."

Duncan was too uninterested to respond.

He patted the dragon’s horn, adjusted its direction, and flew towards another place.

The Three Corpses curiously asked, "Where are we going?"

Duncan replied calmly, "To Jingnan."

"Didn’t you say you wanted to kill Zhao Kuangyin?"

"Didn’t you think my lone cavalry charge meant nothing? Now I’m lending you some cultivation so you can experience what it means to be undefeatable by thousands!"

The Three Corpses heard this, his expression excited, but then displayed a hint of suspicion, "Are you really so generous?"

"Or are you digging a hole for me again?"

Duncan chuckled, responding indifferently, "Back then, with light armor and a lone charge, a slight mistake could see me die amidst chaotic troops."

"Even during the Battle of Sharon, I was wounded dozens of times, bleeding more than I could hold."