Longevity Begins with the Seven Injuries Fist

Chapter 549 - 308: The Lineage of Demon Buddha Puxun! (Part 2)

In this way, Su Que planted about ten Demon Seeds, gaining about ten cultivators to help him gather information.

"After gathering any information, return here and report to me."

"If I don’t receive any useful information within ten days, you will all die."

After saying this, Su Que returned to the cave.

The thirty or so cultivators exchanged glances for a moment, then split into several groups and flew towards various parts of the Unclaimed Land to gather information about the Demon Buddha Puxun lineage.

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The thirty or so cultivators rushed through the Unclaimed Land, going in and out of various casinos, trading venues, and markets, gathering information about the Demon Buddha Puxun lineage.

Zhang Tongtian was one of these thirty or so cultivators.

He was not a meddlesome person; in the Lower Realm, he cultivated quietly and reached the second rank in cultivation in the Lower Realm, relying on a sneak attack to defeat the first rank cultivator in his realm.

He obtained the resources and wife of the first-rank cultivator, and then utilized the resources to cultivate the Dual Cultivation Technique, becoming the top cultivator in that Small World and successfully ascending to the Upper Realm.

After reaching the Upper Realm, he continued to cultivate quietly, relying on his cautious style.

If he heard about any Celestial Medicines or other resources to be gained, he would always observe multiple times and only act once he was sure it was safe.

After cultivating in the Upper Realm for about three hundred years, he reached the sixth-layer of the Realm of Merging.

He considered himself very cautious and thought he could cultivate in the Upper Realm for ten thousand years.

Even when Su Que performed the Seven Injuries Fist, stirring the Five Elements Evil Qi of the mountains, he did not join the commotion.

Because he did not know Su Que’s cultivation level and thought that even if the techniques practiced by that person could reach the level of the Heaven-Reaching Technique, and even if his magical treasures were extraordinary, he would not go.

But unexpectedly, he made a friend in these mountains.

This friend could not resist going to the gathering place of the Five Elements Evil Qi for a look, and soon brought a mysterious and quite powerful cultivator of unknown origin to the front of his cave mansion.

Despite carefully cultivating for nearly six hundred years, he had not expected to watch helplessly today as someone planted something on him that could connect his essence, qi, and spirit.

From then on, his life was completely under the control of others.

Because of this, he broke off with that friend just now, and once again became alone in the Upper Realm.

"Damn it!"

Thinking of this, Zhang Tongtian could not help but curse.

His agitated feeling immediately transmitted to the affiliated Demon Seed in his dantian.

Through the affiliated Demon Seed, the emotion was amplified several times and then transmitted into Su Que’s body.

Su Que also sensed the emotional fluctuations from the affiliated Demon Seed.

These emotional fluctuations were side effects of the Dao Heart Demon Planting Technique, which could enhance his spirit and physique.

However, it was not only Zhang Tongtian who transmitted emotional fluctuations to him.

Of the thirty or so cultivators he sent out, most were angered or saddened, with only a few feeling some joy.

These emotions turned into waves of emotion, crashing upon his spirit and body.

After cursing, Zhang Tongtian continued to gather information about the Evil Buddha Puxun lineage.

He was tall and strong, wearing a black martial attire, draped with a large cloak, and covered his head with a hood, with a wooden monkey mask on his face.

He entered a market, searching for monks.

He swept his gaze across the bustling market and spotted three bald heads.

With a focused look, he discerned that one bald head was truly bald, dressed in casual wear.

The other two were monks, both wearing monk robes.

However, one monk wore a gray robe, while the other wore a yellow robe with a scarlet kasaya draped over it.

In the Upper Realm, even in the Unclaimed Land, there were some monks who were not part of the Demon Buddha Puxun lineage.

These monks, due to differing Buddhist philosophies from Spirit Mountain, did not join Spirit Mountain.

’I wonder if these two bald monks belong to the Demon Buddha Puxun lineage.’

Zhang Tongtian’s tiger-like eyes, through the mask holes, looked towards the two monks, pondering in his mind.

He immediately wanted to inform Su Que that there were monks here.

However, he feared that if these two were not from the Demon Buddha lineage, it would be a wasted trip for Su Que.

He had heard from the friend he broke off with that the mysterious person with an ordinary appearance could absorb others’ life force.

He feared that if that person came here, he would directly drain his life force, causing him to die and his soul to perish.

Thinking this, Zhang Tongtian quickly walked over.

He caught up with a short monk who was browsing the market items.

"Master, could I have a word?"

Zhang Tongtian asked in a low voice, bowing his head and hunkering down next to the monk.

The monk glanced at Zhang Tongtian and asked, "What do you want?"

"Do you have any news about the Demon Buddha Puxun lineage?" Zhang Tongtian conveyed telepathically.

Upon hearing this, the monk immediately looked up and gave Zhang Tongtian several glances.

He wanted to read Zhang Tongtian’s expression to determine whether he was joking or had an ulterior motive.

However, he could only see a rather comical monkey mask and could not discern Zhang Tongtian’s expression.

The monk hastened his pace and quickly left the place.

’It seems this short monk isn’t...’

Zhang Tongtian thought to himself and then strolled over to the other monk.

"Master, may I have a word?"

This was a gray-robed monk with a fierce-looking face and a muscular build, almost bursting out of his monk robes.

Moreover, this gray-robed monk was also quite tall, nearly on par with Zhang Tongtian.

The gray-robed monk looked at Zhang Tongtian, saw his monkey mask, frowned slightly, and in a gruff voice, asked, "What do you want?"

Observing the gray-robed monk’s demeanor and behavior, Zhang Tongtian felt that he resembled an evildoer, seemingly possessing some traits of the legendary Demon Buddha Puxun lineage.

Thus, he conveyed telepathically, "Master, I have some matters regarding the Demon Buddha Puxun lineage I wish to inquire about."

"Oh, why inquire?" The gray-robed monk, unlike the short monk, did not walk away but instead asked back.

Feeling a glimmer of hope, Zhang Tongtian continued, "Does the master know anything about the Demon Buddha Puxun lineage?"

"Why do you want to know about the Demon Buddha Puxun lineage? What is your relationship with them?" the gray-robed monk asked.

"I have no relationship with them, just an interest in the Demon Buddha Puxun lineage," Zhang Tongtian replied.

Not knowing the monk’s relationship with the Demon Buddha Puxun lineage, Zhang Tongtian dared not say he was their enemy or that he yearned to join them.

The gray-robed monk glanced at Zhang Tongtian again and said, "If you wish to know, I have a friend who once encountered monks from the Demon Buddha Puxun lineage and knows some things about them."

"Where might the master’s friend be?" Zhang Tongtian asked.

The gray-robed monk chuckled softly, "My friend is fond of tranquility and generally does not see people. If you wish to meet him, you must bring something beneficial for cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Tongtian nodded, wisely took out a bottle of elixir from his storage pouch, and handed it to the gray-robed monk.

If the gray-robed monk said he would take him to see his friend immediately, Zhang Tongtian would be worried, fearing that the monk would take him to a deserted place and collude with others against him.

But, with the gray-robed monk asking for his possessions as a condition to go, Zhang Tongtian felt much more at ease.

The gray-robed monk gladly accepted Zhang Tongtian’s elixir and then led him out of the market, flying towards a certain direction.

Before long, the gray-robed monk brought Zhang Tongtian to a valley.

Suddenly, with a grim expression, he asked Zhang Tongtian, "Why do you seek information about the Demon Buddha Puxun lineage?"

Startled by the tone, Zhang Tongtian, without hesitation, immediately exerted mana and attempted to escape into the sky.

He thought the monk had a vendetta against the Demon Buddha Puxun lineage and mistakenly believed him to be a part of it.

Unexpectedly, a fiery centipede Dharma Aspect flew out from a cave and ensnared him.

With a thud, Zhang Tongtian fell from the sky to the ground.

From the cave, a monk emerged, wearing a white monk robe with a red kasaya draped over it, a pointed hat on his head, a thin face, and a red halo behind his head.

He was none other than the Hundred-legged Bodhisattva.