Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

And within "Yun City".

Mr. Wang was counting on his fingers and murmuring: "Nascent Soul, Divinity Transformation, Void Refining, Combination, Mahayana, Tribulation Crossing, Human Immortal, Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal..."

"And Brother Qiu is now at the eighth level of Earth Immortal cultivation, completely capable of crushing True Immortal Peak."

"Then..."

He gazed at Liu Zide in front of him, murmuring in a daze: "Doesn't that mean Brother Qiu can destroy the entire Da Xia Country with just a flick of his finger?"

"Yes."

Liu Zide, sitting opposite him, said softly: "Not to mention Da Xia Country, even a First Grade Continent now couldn't withstand Brother Qiu's full strike."

He once served as a retainer for the Wang Family and had worked with Mr. Wang for some time. Their relationship was quite pleasant, so upon returning home, having no family of his own, he came back to visit his old employer.

Things seem to be going well.

Clearly, he had become the local lord of "Yun City", and due to his previous ties with the Chao Tian Sect, no one from the officials would come causing trouble, living quite comfortably. He originally thought Mr. Wang's decision not to leave with Brother Qiu might have been the greatest mistake of his life.

But looking at it now, perhaps it wasn't wrong.

After all, Mr. Wang never pursued excessive fame and fortune, preferring a stable, peaceful life.

"By the way——"

Mr. Wang suddenly slapped his forehead and hesitated: "You've been out in the world for so many years and have seen much. There's something I want you to look at. I used to have a treasure."

"As long as I sacrifice my body to it, I can receive certain rewards."

"But for some reason, it suddenly stopped working recently. Can you help me find out what's broken?"

Liu Zide frowned slightly: "Is the thing you're talking about a rather bizarre-looking Buddha statue?"

"Eh, you know it!"

"...Take me to see it."

...

Several breaths later.

Led by Mr. Wang, Liu Zide arrived at the Wang Family Ancestral Hall and saw the Deceit Buddha on the offering table, standing in silence, expressionless, without speaking. Generally, the eyes of a Deceit Buddha are red, appearing extremely sinister.

But this Deceit Buddha's eyes were indeed a ghastly white, like a dead fish.

To be honest, he had never seen such a poorly conditioned Deceit Buddha.

He had some understanding of Deceit Buddha, having worked with "Grinding Plate" for a long time. According to Grinding Plate, between "Deceit Buddhas", there's a means of teleporting items and transmitting information across the continent.

There's one Deceit Buddha always out of contact, unable to transmit items or information, not even knowing which continent the other is on, let alone whether they're dead or alive.

Looking at it now...

This Deceit Buddha might be the one Grinding Plate mentioned.

"Is it because you haven't sacrificed to it for too long?"

Liu Zide frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled, having never seen a Deceit Buddha in such a state, too pitiful. However, through the lit Buddha Beads on the Deceit Buddha's wrist, he learned Mr. Wang had sacrificed several times already, almost to the full count.

It could only be said, luckily.

According to Grinding Plate, once the full sacrifice was completed, it would be Mr. Wang's death day.

Just...

Wait a minute, he faintly felt something was amiss since entering the Wang Family courtyard. He faintly sensed a gentle Yin Qi, especially more intense after entering the ancestral hall: "Why has there been Yin Qi hovering over the Wang Family's airspace?"

"You're talking about that."

Mr. Wang smiled smugly: "When we parted ways last time, didn't Brother Qiu stir up a mass of Evil Wood in Feizhou? I knew then, Evil Wood must be quite valuable in the outside world."

"And then years ago, the temperature in the south plummeted, covering the entire Feizhou with a thick layer of several feet high Evil Wood, picking them up was endless, so I thought to collect some in case I had the chance to leave Da Xia Country in the future, it'd be quite a fortune."

"I summoned the Flying Boat and made many trips."

"Last time, didn't we find that these Evil Woods could suppress ghosts? So I buried quite a few under the Wang Family to ensure the courtyard would be impenetrable by evils."

"Still..."

...

By this point, Liu Zide wasn't listening anymore, just faintly remembering a chat with "Grinding Plate" in the past.

Grinding Plate once said, the thing Deceit Buddhas feared most is the existence that suppresses ghosts, and the most effective one is Evil Wood.

One piece could make a person uncomfortable.

Ten pieces would be somewhat painful.

A hundred pieces would bring one to the edge of dying, three hundred pieces would indeed mean doom, but fortunately, Evil Wood is quite rare, not many people would have three hundred pieces readily available, especially when they're not ignited, as ignited the effect is even stronger.

Liu Zide interrupted Mr. Wang's smug narrative, his face complex and hoarsely asked: "How many pieces of Evil Wood did you bury under the Wang Family?"

"Millions of pieces."

"Seems good."

Liu Zide silently nodded: "Before the eyes of this Deceit Buddha turned completely dead white, did you not find anything amiss?"

Mr. Wang pondered for a long time before speaking.

"Yes, I found it seemed to tremble often, with some cold sweat, I thought it might have caught a chill, considering the cold of the Boundless Icefield lingering, catching a chill isn't impossible to understand."

"And then you?"

"Then, inside the ancestral hall, I lit a stove full of Evil Wood to keep it warm, you know, many people in Feizhou used Evil Wood for warmth in the past, it's very effective for heating."

"Hmm."

Liu Zide nodded expressionlessly.

"How is it..."

Mr. Wang sensed something off in Liu Zide's emotions and cautiously asked: "Can it still be saved?"

Liu Zide paused for a moment before continuing.

"Continent grades range from First Grade Continent to Twelve Grade Immortal Realm, with Twelve Grade Immortal Realm being the highest. Go to the Twelve Grade Immortal Realm to find an 'Immortal Elixir' plant; this Spirit Grass can make one immortal, even revive someone on the brink of death instantly."

"Ah?"

Mr. Wang was dumbfounded: "Isn't that condition too harsh?"

"Don't rush, I haven't finished."

Liu Zide said silently: "Even if you find this thing, you wouldn't be able to save this Deceit Buddha, even Gods can't save it, managing so long is considered not easy for it."

It's evident.

This Deceit Buddha must be considered a strong figure within the "Evil Demon Clan".