With Countless Qualities Bestowed Upon Me, I Shall Ultimately Become Immortal
Chapter 101 - 99: Dragon-riding Guanyin, Thousand Heads Jiao Demon

Chapter 101: Chapter 99: Dragon-riding Guanyin, Thousand Heads Jiao Demon

Meng Chuan once again firmly refused, saying that climbing a mountain couldn’t compare to practicing boxing.

Hearing this, Liu Ru had no choice but to give up.

She learned online that there’s an old saying in Great Chu, "Too much is as bad as too little," and repeatedly inviting might arouse Meng Chuan’s suspicion.

"Alright then, let’s plan for another time~"

She was secretly annoyed at heart:

"This brat is already so good at fighting and still wants to practice boxing. If he trains any more, I won’t stand a chance..."

In the Celestial Demon clan, the intelligence of Venom is considered exceptional, among the elite in the Celestial Demons, ranking quite high.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have teamed up with Fang Jianxing to quickly grow its strength.

"In a few days, I’ll try to invite him again. If he still doesn’t come out, I’ll just kill him and run."

The internal conflicts within the Celestial Demons are even more cruel and bloody, leaving no room for the weak to breathe.

If it returns this time without receiving Fang Jianxing’s reward,

it will merely become a sacrificial offering on the path of advancement for its kin, devoured as a resource.

Thinking of Fang Jianxing and the massive emotional resources controlled by his organization,

The fire of greed ignited in Venom’s heart, and it showed on his face as his eyes became scattered and lost, his cheeks turning rosy and moist.

"Hiss hiss hiss, sooner or later it’ll all be mine."

On the spiritual platform, Venom pushed Liu Ru herself into the deepest corner, emitting low hissing sounds.

Nearby, many people in the martial arts hall stood up upon seeing this scene.

"I’m done, how about you guys?"

"I’ve been done twice already."

...

"Venerable Thousand Heads, grant us eternal life blessings."

"The rulers of the ancient land are about to return to the world."

Chief’s office.

Long Jiu looked at the intelligence his subordinate submitted and couldn’t help but rub his forehead in frustration.

Lately, the situation in the city had been quite tense, with a small group of cultists openly conducting missionary activities in public places.

The police department had continuously deployed forces, capturing group after group of related personnel, causing the detention center to be overcrowded, nearly at capacity.

At the same time, the internet was also restless, with rumors spreading like wild grass.

Various incredible opinions quietly emerged on major platforms; even with full efforts to delete posts, it was still difficult to stop.

The reason being, most of the general public were ordinary people, relatively ignorant and inclined towards niche views, and conspiracy theories precisely catered to their interests, hence spreading widely.

A police officer reported to Long Jiu:

"Chief, I think we might not have captured them all, there should be a higher connection behind these people that we haven’t identified yet."

Previously during the battle at Huaqing Mountain, Yong’an Police arrested over a hundred missionaries, yet every one of them was tight-lipped, completely evading key information.

Long Jiu frowned deeply and said in a serious tone:

"Based on previous clues and experience, the ones behind this group are likely those filthy Demon Summoning Hall people.

Xiaoliu, continue the interrogation of those we captured from Huaqing Mountain, especially that leader, President Li, make them confess until it’s all out!"

The officer’s expression turned difficult, hesitating for a moment before responding:

"Yes."

In fact, he had some concerns, as most of the suspects involved had significant social status, making interrogation challenging.

Long Jiu seemed to perceive Xiaoliu’s worry, and shifted his tone:

"The police station building will have its circuits redone soon, expecting a power outage for a while, when it returns depends on the power company’s notice."

Upon saying so, a hint of deep meaning flashed in his eyes.

Xiaoliu’s spirit lifted, and he loudly declared:

"Understood, Chief!"

"I’ll get to work, the station’s electric baton hasn’t fully charged yet."

Well-trained, Long Jiu nodded in satisfaction.

After the subordinate left, Long Jiu stood at the window, gazing at the hazy distant Demon Nest outside the city.

"Demon of a Thousand Heads..."

...

Meanwhile,

inside the Level 4 Demon Nest outside the city.

This was almost the deepest part of the [Thousand Heads] Demon Nest, where countless Celestial Demon force fields overlapped, the thick demonic qi in the air almost materialized.

Here, without the ability of the Fourth Great Limit Martial Arts Grandmaster [Qi Flowing Throughout the Body], even breathing would be a luxury.

In this suffocating space, an elderly woman in plain gray clothing sat cross-legged in silence.

Her presence seemed to delineate an invisible boundary in the world.

Ahead lay a bottomless abyss filled with ominous aura.

Behind her sprawled a battlefield crisscrossed by thousands of soldiers, the sounds of clashing weapons echoing powerfully behind her.

The elderly woman sat calmly with eyes closed, appearing no different from an ordinary person, exuding an aura of reversion to simplicity.

However, behind her, a dragon-riding manifestation slowly emerged as if it were real.

A divine dragon radiating rich golden light, as its body gradually solidified, its thick scales became distinct, rubbing together with a "sizzling" sound, and when the dragon’s body stretched, it exuded a powerful aura that oppressed the clouds and mist.

The divine dragon was extremely massive, and as its body stretched, it covered half the Demon Nest’s sky, like an eternal guardian statue, projecting endless power and majesty.

Martial Arts Family members from miles away, upon seeing the divine dragon on the horizon, felt a sense of reassurance.

The elderly woman was indeed the principal of Huayan Martial Arts University, Six Limit Celestial King [Dragon-riding Guanyin·Zheng Yulan]!

At the same time, as if a soul had left the body, a spirit body resembling her in appearance effortlessly perched on the gold dragon.

The gold dragon raised its head and roared, its fierce roar dispersing the demonic qi, then flew towards the dark abyss ahead.

In the elderly woman’s eyes, golden light suddenly flashed, followed by a slight frown, as if she felt a strong tremor deep within her soul.

Great Darkness!

Great Terror!

As she continued to penetrate deeper, the space of the nest not only didn’t shrink but instead grew increasingly vast.

The darkness was almost tangible; no matter how powerful the light, it would be swallowed up here by the blackness.

With her arrival, tiny red glimmers lit up in the once silent and desolate darkness like ghostly gauntlets, becoming the only source of light in the darkness!

Then, with an earth-shattering explosion, a fierce aura like a tidal wave surged towards the golden dragon in relentless waves!

In the darkness, countless red glimmers reflected from sinister slit-pupilled dragon eyes!

What blocked out the sun was the heads of countless Jiao dragons!

In front of them, the hundreds-of-meters-long golden dragon seemed so insignificant, reduced to merely the size of a single head compared to them.

Over a hundred heads shook violently with her arrival; countless thick, spiky necks carried vastly enormous, ferocious Jiao heads, slightly panting.

In their breathing, the heavens and earth reversed, as if adapting to the surrounding environment.

Amidst some unknown event, Zheng Yulan felt dizzy and saw but one last scene.

Within the enormous cave, hundreds of heads still lay asleep on the ground.

The ruler of this darkness had not fully awakened, and with her departure, everything returned to dead silence.

The scene faded, and after an unknown length of time, a piercing roar from deep within shattered the silence in the depths of the Demon Nest.

The owner of this voice seemed to have just crawled out from endless hell, bringing with it a surging tide of uncontrollable anger and resentment:

"You are a dragon, then what am I!!!"

After a brief silence, six hundred and forty-nine Jiao heads laughed in unison, a "boom" that made the surrounding mountains and stones collapse, reverberating with earth-shattering echo.

...

Meanwhile, Zheng Yulan retrieved a brilliant Treasure Pill exuding soft light from the void and consumed it instantly.

Then, she closed her eyes softly and silently began circulating her cultivation technique to adjust her breath.

In an instant, a strange spectacle emerged; five-colored clouds slowly emanating from around her, wrapping around her like lively ribbons.

As time passed, her face, which had been as pale as paper, gradually regained a rosy hue under the dual effect of the pill’s medicinal power and the cultivation technique.

Zheng Yulan slowly opened her eyes, her face still tinged with a trace of lingering worry as she murmured to herself:

"The strength of the Thousand Heads is truly immense. Even in such a situation, even if my true form were there, it would likely be difficult to contend with it."

Without the intervention of the Great Saint of the Seventh Extreme, even if she called upon several more Celestial Kings, it would likely be insufficient to deal with that monstrous Jiao Demon.

She cast her gaze towards the force field concentration detector, where, due to her recent daring incursion, the real reading had advanced a significant step towards the ultimate darkness.

"We can’t wait any longer; the Thousand Heads must be eradicated as soon as possible!"

With this thought, Principal Zheng engaged his heart spirit.

Moments later, deep within the misty Holy Land of Altars, a young silhouette slowly opened his eyes...

...

Ultimate Darkness is the exclusive term for a Level 5 Demon Nest, translated as — a life forbidden zone beyond human reach for now.

[Celestial Overturning Great Saint Zhao Linyuan] once deeply ventured into a Level 5 Demon Nest on the southern coastal regions and only spotted a tail dragging on the ground from afar.

The entire tail had a width of over a hundred meters, and its owner was sleeping.

Simply through the motions of its breathing, the surrounding space became entirely shattered, filled with countless space-time rifts, and ordinary people approaching even slightly would be reduced to ashes.

Upon returning from within, Zhao Linyuan named it Ultimate Darkness and ordered all organizations and individuals to prohibit approaching and conduct no wake-up actions.

Once it awakens, humanity will face complete catastrophe.

As of now, there have been 47 such Ultimate Darknesses discovered worldwide.

Thankfully, due to some unknown reason, the true terrors among them remain in slumber.

Unfortunately, among them, several belong to the most troublesome conceptual Celestial Demons for humanity at present.

Though their bodies are deeply asleep and cannot awaken, their tremendous spiritual power can seep out to interfere with the world, thereby affecting the human realm.

At its core, these beings are the true masterminds behind the rampant Demon Path!

Their intentions are obvious; they aim to awaken!

To invade!

To turn the human world into their territory!

To... cultivate humans, harvesting that wealth of complex emotional sustenance!

Over the course of hundreds of years, they have gradually stepped into the spotlight from behind the scenes, and under their clandestine influence, where the real world heads remains an enigma.

...

May 18th.

Ping’an Middle School Martial Arts Dojo.

The sound of intense physical collisions echoed like drumbeats, resonating for a long time above the martial arts dojo.

His body swollen from the blows, Meng Chuan gritted his teeth and shouted:

"Again!"

Chen Tie remained silent, merely leaping and exerting force.

Half an hour later, Meng Chuan lay exhausted on the martial arts dojo floor, the sweat he emitted steaming into ethereal white smoke.

He directed his heart spirit to check the panel.

[Qi Nourishing Armor Technique: Proficient (8%) → (9%) Awaiting Limit Breaking]

As the proficiency of the armor technique grew, the difficulty of cultivating top-tier hard skills began to manifest.

Meng Chuan had persistently endured strikes every day for over a month, yet his proficiency had only increased by eight to nine percent.

"Take it slow, if the integrative plan between East and West succeeds, the grand avenue for hard skills can commence."

The Esoteric Sect’s body oil should arrive by tomorrow, and Meng Chuan couldn’t help but look forward to it.

Beside him, Chen Tie, also exhausted, slumped on the ground; this kind of work really wasn’t for people, he had to find the principal to get a raise!

After applying the [Muscle Nourishing Ointment], the tearing sensation throughout Meng Chuan’s muscles gradually subsided. He stood up and headed towards the wooden stake to practice boxing.

Seeing how hard Meng Chuan was pushing himself, Chen Tie, in a rare moment, spoke up:

"You’re really pushing it, kid, not even taking a break after those strikes."

Meng Chuan waved his hand, indicating he was alright.

He wasn’t being reckless; it was due to his inherent trait, allowing him to save on recovery time.

The invigorating effect brought by the [Heavy Strike] not only enhanced his physical strength but also increased the vitality of his muscles, meaning his recovery speed also received a certain boost.

Meng Chuan quietly thought:

"Once my body’s strength elevates a bit more, with my current muscle vitality, I should be able to withstand longer strike training sessions."

This is the frightening aspect of the traits; even just Basic traits, exhibiting a mere portion of their effect, were already extremely beneficial to him.