In Front of Me, Huang Doudou, You Dare Talk About Body Snatching?
Rule 21 of Buyi Town [Leaving the town or killing the mayor exempts you from following the Buyi Town rules].
When the pharmacy owner explained the meaning of Article 21 to Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, the two of them thought of the same thing at the same time.
Since they can neither leave the town nor kill the mayor, who would prevail in a confrontation?
If you don't know the answer, then give it a try.
Whether the mayor leaves the town or is killed, it would be advantageous for both of them.
With the mayor gone, Buyi Town is now their territory. They can find another way to leave, such as by contacting the private tutor.
Moreover, the two of them did not believe that the mayor's departure from the town had not shaken the town of Buyi in the slightest.
If we could kill the town mayor, that would be even better; the two of them could clear the game immediately.
But getting the mayor to step into the exit passage wasn't so easy.
They didn't know the location of the ancestral hall, nor did they know who the town mayor was.
It's alright, once the waters of Buyi Town are stirred up, the mayor will take action.
Those who make the rules will not tolerate anyone breaking them; it's like a direct slap in the face, showing that your rules are full of loopholes.
So the two chose to exploit the rules and wreak havoc in Buyi Town.
Lu Yang first threw out a smokescreen, fabricating the functions of the jade pendant, and deliberately communicated using paper, giving the impression that this was a method he had come up with secretly and that he couldn't let anyone know about it.
Since everyone knows that nothing in the town escapes the mayor's notice, how could Lu Yang possibly reveal or write down the method to pass the level?
The town mayor laughed at Lu Yang and his companion for being arrogant, but he didn't realize that he was also arrogant. He was successfully fooled by Lu Yang and focused all his attention on the jade pendant.
The two then tricked the yamen runners three times, telling the town mayor that his men were no match for them.
His subordinates are no match for them, so the mayor will inevitably have to personally deal with these two menaces.
The town mayor thought he had everything under control after stealing the jade pendant, and waited for the two to walk into his trap at the ancestral hall. Little did he know that the two had no intention of using the jade pendant at all; what they wanted was for the town mayor to appear at the ancestral hall.
As for how Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou discussed it, such a simple scheme didn't need any discussion at all.
What kind of leader of a demonic sect would they be if they weren't cunning and treacherous?
Back in the present, at the entrance of the ancestral hall, the town mayor is trapped in the bone-crushing wind. The [rule of immortality] and the [rule of certain death] are locked in a battle, his body constantly being damaged and restored, the pain so intense that he wishes he could commit suicide on the spot.
"What on earth is this thing?" Lu Yang observed the town mayor, who had never seen such a monster before.
"This is beast transformation!" the Immortal Fairy said in Lu Yang's mind.
"Beast transformation?" Lu Yang went through the cultivation knowledge stored in his mind, but couldn't find a corresponding term.
It appears to be a High Antiquity cultivation method that has now been lost.
The Immortal Fairy continued, "During High Antiquity times, this cultivation method was popular for a while. It involved using a human body to devour Demon Race, thus combining the advantages of both humans and Demon Race, making it quite powerful. However, this cultivation method also had a major drawback: it prevented one from becoming an immortal."
"To become an immortal, one needs a pure body. This kind of body, which is neither human nor demon, cannot condense a Dao fruit at all, so gradually no one cultivated it anymore."
"Could it be that the other party is also from High Antiquity times?" Lu Yang wondered.
"That's unlikely. People in High Antiquity times knew the flaws of this cultivation method. It's more likely that people in later generations obtained this cultivation method but only knew its advantages and not its disadvantages."
"It's normal to think that the older and more lost something is, the better. However, ancient things aren't necessarily powerful, and there must be reasons why something is lost. Perhaps no one can cultivate it, or perhaps no one wants to cultivate it. We need to look at the issue objectively." The Immortal Fairy shrugged. This kind of thing was very common in High Antiquity.
For example, a young man might accidentally wander into an ancient ruin and obtain an ancient cultivation method, believing himself to be invincible. However, he doesn't realize that precisely because the cultivation method is too ancient, it is also incomplete, and his path to the Nascent Soul Realm stage is completely cut off.
The cultivation methods have changed countless times, and countless people have died, before a complete path from drawing qi into the body to becoming an immortal was finally formed.
The immortal fairy was knowledgeable and could easily reveal much knowledge that no one knew today.
The town mayor stared intently at the two men. Having cultivated to the Body Integration Realm, the mayor was no fool; after falling into the trap, he immediately understood their scheme.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
Ultimately, the [rule of immortality] was no match for the [rule of certain death], and the mayor's body vanished completely.
This result was in line with their predictions. The Silent Daoist had said from the beginning that the rules couldn't be too overpowered, such as rules like "absolute invincibility" or "absolute immortality."
The mayor's "no death" rule isn't too absolute.
"Death? I am the True Person Slayer, indestructible through countless eons, my true soul indestructible. How could I capsize here!" A black soul leaped out of the town mayor's body, its appearance somewhat different from the mayor's.
The town mayor was the object of the Immortal-Slaying True Person's possession, not his true self.
Logically, the town mayor's physical body was dead, and Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou had already passed the level. However, the Immortal True Person could not bear such humiliation. As a powerful cultivator in the Integration Body Integration Realm, he had lived for thousands of years and schemed against countless opponents, only to be deceived by two Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators in the end.
He couldn't stand it!
Even if it means breaking the rules and damaging my soul, I will kill these two brats today.
"Hmm, you also have Sword Spirit Root?" Without the limitations of a physical body, the True Person Slayer was even more perceptive. He sensed that one of the two had a single Spirit Root and the other had Sword Spirit Root, both of which were top-notch talents, hundreds of times stronger than the town mayor.
The Sword Spirit Root is the most powerful in attack. If he had a body with a Sword Spirit Root, and combined it with his <Slaying Immortal Secret Method>, he would definitely be able to surpass his original self, break through the limits, and it is not impossible for him to become Tribulation Transcendence Stage cultivator!
His <Secret Method for Slaying Immortals> allows him to defeat immortals at the peak of the Tribulation Transcendence Transcending stage, making him an invincible being. Even if a great upheaval occurs, who can do anything to him?
"It seems this is an opportunity given to me by heaven!" True Person Faxian laughed heartily, never expecting such a huge gain, truly a case of "after the darkest hour comes the dawn".
He considered Lu Yang's body as something easily attainable; what trouble could Foundation Establishment Realm possibly cause in front of the Body Integration Realm?
He transformed into a wisp of gray mist and entered Lu Yang's mental space, preparing to possess Lu Yang's body.
Lu Yang stared at Immortal True Person in disbelief, his face filled with terror. "You, as Body Integration Realm, don't even abide by your own rules, yet you want to possess me?!"
True Person sneered, looking at Lu Yang with disdain. "He's still just a child, he hasn't seen the true nature of the world," he said. "Before I die, I'll tell you a lesson, so you can die with a clear conscience."
"Whoever is stronger is right; this is an age-old truth. If you're not qualified to offend someone at the Body Integration Realm, you should keep a low profile and behave yourself!"
Lu Yang sighed, "It would be so much better if everyone just followed the rules and competed based on their own abilities. Since you're unwilling to play by the rules, don't blame me for flipping the table."
He stepped aside, revealing the person behind him, and gestured for them to enter. "Fairy, it's up to you now."
Then the Immortal True Person saw the Immortal Fairy with her legs crossed.
The Immortal Fairy glanced disdainfully at the Immortal True Person, a faint smile playing on her lips, a smile that seemed both mocking and disdainful, "Young man, you dare to talk about possession in front of me? You have quite the nerve."
"Um?"
The True Person Slayer was utterly bewildered. Why were there two people in his spiritual world? And why did the other one refer to himself as "this immortal"?
For no apparent reason, he had a feeling that disaster was about to befall him.