PDLP Chapter 11: The Trap
Chapter 11: The Trap
Cao Xing sat below and, upon hearing the Yellow Robe Monster's chanting, couldn't help but silently repeat along.
"The lung metal is refined into white powder, the kidney water is boiled into mysterious ice glue, the spleen earth is nurtured into yellow sprout grass, the liver wood is condensed into jade cloud paste, and with the mysterious fire, it is condensed into elixir."
This poem is exactly what I saw in the alchemical texts.
So, in order...
Cao Xing glanced at his two other brothers in front of him.
Now that we have the red blood, the next elements are lung metal, kidney water, spleen earth, and liver wood.
Cao Xing couldn't help but take a deep breath, his gaze darting left and right, and his hand unconsciously touched his chest through the animal hide.
Blood collection complete.
The yellow-robed monster casually tossed the boy to the ground, greedily held the bowl, and took a deep breath of the still steaming blood.
"Hiss~~ Ah!"
The yellow-robed monster's eyes were glazed over, and he opened his mouth and spat out a wisp of fire, igniting the blood in the bowl.
He then walked to the alchemy furnace, tilted his hand, and splashed the burning blood from the bowl onto the ground.
What is he going to do?
Wasn't this supposed to be alchemy? How did it get spilled like that?
Cao Xing watched the Yellow Robe Monster's actions. Although he couldn't understand them, he could tell that they had nothing to do with alchemy.
After the blood hit the ground, it flowed along the inconspicuous ditch on the ground, and in a short while, the bowl of blood quickly filled the entire alchemy room.
Array?
Looking at the drawing on the ground, Cao Xing's eyes widened, and he immediately had a bad feeling.
He glanced furtively at the door again, his heart burning with anxiety.
Why is there no sound outside?
Having already given away the pearl, those female demons must already know that the Yellow-Robed Monster lost his inner core and even poisoned them.
Why is there no sound outside right now?
Did they not check the pearls? Or did they see the contents but dare not resist?
Or...did they run away?
Even though Cao Xing had repeatedly reminded himself to stay calm, his mind was still filled with many distracting thoughts.
Ultimately, it all comes down to fear of death.
Even after being reborn into this world of gods and demons, the fear of death remains deeply ingrained in his bones.
"That's about enough." The yellow-robed monster carefully examined the ground, and after confirming there were no problems, he turned his gaze to Cao Xing and the others, a smile spreading across his lips: "Good kids, it's your turn."
One sentence sent chills down the spines of Cao Xing and the others.
"Lung metal...Kidney water..."
The yellow-robed monster uttered a hoarse whisper as he turned to look at the Cao brothers.
Seemingly sensing their impending death, even though they were not of high intelligence, the other two brothers were trembling uncontrollably, making whimpering sounds.
They tried desperately to shrink behind Bixia, but were firmly drawn into the Yellow Robe Monster's palm by an invisible force.
"younger brother!!"
Upon seeing this, Bixia suddenly stood up and tried to pull the two back, but the yellow-robed monster kicked Bixia away, sending her crashing to the ground and causing her to faint instantly.
"You lowly servant, I'll deal with you later!"
The yellow-robed monster snorted coldly and grabbed the two brothers, Bai Mang and Bing Jiao.
"Don't worry, the pain will stop soon!"
The yellow-robed monster's voice was so gentle it sent chills down one's spine. His hand had already precisely gripped Bai Mang's chest, his fingertips gleaming coldly, pointing directly at the location of his heart and lungs.
He reached for the ice dragon's waist with his other hand.
With a pull and a tug, just like tearing open tofu, two large holes were ripped in the two brothers' bodies.
Blood gushed uncontrollably from the two brothers' bodies.
The two brothers were convulsing violently, but the yellow-robed monster looked helpless and said, "Don't blame your father. Nowadays, it's tough for demons, it's tough for gods, and it's even tougher for gods who are demons. Don't worry, once your father has finished his business, he will go to the underworld to ask for a favor and make sure you live a comfortable life in your next life."
After saying that, the yellow-robed monster twisted hard, and the bones of the two brothers cracked and popped. Their bodies began to shrink rapidly, and their flesh became visibly shriveled. After emitting a few piercing hissing sounds, they gradually shrank into a shriveled ball of flesh.
Then the yellow-robed monster pulled hard, his left hand holding a piece of white flesh. From the outline, it could be seen that it was the shape of a lung, covered with a layer of crystals that looked like crushed diamonds.
He was clutching a dark, fleshy sac in his right hand. It looked round and plump, and seemed to be filled with liquid.
The yellow-robed monster threw the two objects to the left and right, and they were fixed in mid-air, slowly rotating around the alchemy furnace.
He then looked up at Cao Xing and saw that the mentally challenged boy was lying on the ground with his back to him, doing something and humming silly laughter.
Seeing this, the yellow-robed monster's tense face gradually relaxed.
"Sigh, you're so lucky. You're so confused and clueless. You came into this world in a daze, and you'll leave in a daze too."
The Yellow-Robed Monster walked to Cao Xing's side, looked at this human-deity hybrid, and sighed: "In this life you are a human-deity hybrid, but your father is not the Jade Emperor. Your father is not capable enough to give you a chance like Erlang Shen. Don't hate your father. When we get to the Netherworld, your father will find you a good birth and lead you to the immortal realm in your next life."
As he spoke, the yellow-robed monster stretched out his palm and reached out to grab Cao Xing.
Cao Xing kept his head down, but his other hand was already quietly placed inside his clothes.
You only get one chance; if you fail, you're doomed.
"Bang bang bang!!"
Suddenly, a series of urgent knocks came from the door of the alchemy room.
The yellow-robed monster paused, his outstretched hand faltering. His eyes darted around, glancing sideways at the gate behind him.
They're here, they're here, they've finally arrived!
Cao Xing's heart was pounding wildly in his chest, almost bursting! Not out of fear, but out of secret delight.
The pearls he threw out finally worked; the female demons rebelled!
Cao Xing couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Although it feels terrible to entrust your life to someone else, you have no other choice.
But no matter what, the plan seems to be developing in the direction I expected.
Just as Cao Xing was secretly delighted, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the yellow-robed monster beside him staring intently at the gate, eerily quiet.
wrong!
Why is he so calm?
Having lost his inner core, shouldn't this guy be panicking in the face of the backlash from his concubines?
When Cao Xing caught a glimpse of expectation on the Yellow Robe Monster's calm face, a chill instantly ran down his spine, and goosebumps rose uncontrollably all over his body.
The knocking continued.
boom! boom! boom!
The sounds grew increasingly muffled, more like banging on the door than knocking.
The knocking grew louder and louder.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The gate shook violently, but Cao Xing couldn't help but turn around to look. Just then, Cao Xing suddenly noticed something flashing with golden light on the gate.
What is that?
When Cao Xing saw the flashing golden light, he couldn't help but recall Bixia's warning about the trap.
Could this be the trap that Bixia mentioned back then?
Before Cao Xing could think it through.
With a loud "crack!!", the stone door was forcibly pushed open. Thick willow logs squeezed through the cracks, slowly pushing the door inward. At the same time, the sharp laughter of the willow demon came from behind the door.
"Hahahaha, Your Majesty, how cruel you are! That Corrupting Dragon Pill has destroyed my three hundred years of cultivation! Your Majesty! Your Majesty!! You deserve to die!!"
The door was slowly pried open, and Liu Yao's ferocious face peeked in through the crack. Her originally fair face was now covered with many dark red lines, which may be due to the effects of the Corrupting Dragon Pill she mentioned.
However, just as Liu Yao poked her head through the door...
A mocking smile appeared on the yellow-robed monster's lips. He made a hand seal and silently uttered a single word: "Suppress!"
hum! ! !
A blinding golden light suddenly burst forth above the gate, like a sun exploding in mid-air!
The willow demon, whose head had just peeked through the crack in the door, had its head torn apart by golden light in an instant, shattering into pieces like broken glass.
"boom!"
A blinding flash of light created a golden storm that made it impossible to open one's eyes.
"ah!!!"
A golden storm poured out, instantly turning the gate into dust. The monsters behind the gate didn't even know what was happening; they only felt their bodies being torn apart like paper the moment they touched the golden storm.