Longevity Chronicles

Outside Eight Immortals Island, above the distant sea.

As Xuu Xun waved his hand, the surging treasure light immediately dazzled and mesmerized onlookers.

Tao Qian's glance swept over the scene, noticing fireworks bursting forth, colorful flames rolling, golden snakes blazing, blood horses imposing, thunder turning into pythons, and clouds morphing into dragons... All treasures were intermittently releasing bursts of extraordinary power, revealing themselves as spiritual artifacts. Placed in the outer world, they could cause bloody battles and stir up a storm of carnage.

It seemed that Xuu Xun, as the elder brother, felt his junior brothers and sisters were too polite. Just as he did so, Brother Wei, the second true inheritor from Master Yan Demon, reached out first.

In an instant, he grabbed a blood dragon from among the colorful mist, shimmering with radiance, and it transformed into an ancient beast-mouth executioner's blade with a fierce aura.

"I came in haste and didn't bring a suitable weapon; this should be fitting."

"If it serves well, I might not return it to elder brother."

Clearly, Brother Wei attempted a little jest.

However, his icy demeanor and emotionally flat voice lacked such a talent, leaving everyone to awkwardly force a smile.

Fortunately, his initiative encouraged others to follow.

The third senior sister, known as "Golden Crow Fairy," surnamed Lu.

Unexpectedly, she was a plainly dressed female fairy with snow-white skin, her cheeks adorned with what seemed like natural blushes, so endearing that one could hardly resist pinching them.

Yet, no one dared to actually do so.

Her demeanor was evidently more lively than Brother Wei's. She reached among the numerous treasures and grabbed a golden snake, which shimmered and transformed into a red rope made from an alien species of golden threads.

"This treasure is called the Yangjin Immortal Rope, woven from outer realm gold-crushed silk, possessing many marvelous uses."

"I had my eye on it for a while, just couldn't ask brother for it. Now that the chance has come for me to seize it, brother shouldn't expect to get it back."

The last sentence, clearly directed at brother Xuu Xun, also served as a hint to the other junior brothers and sisters.

Everyone present was exceptionally talented, astute individuals, catching on immediately.

Tao Qian thought similarly. Initially, he didn't intend to take advantage of others, but then he contemplated privately:

"Brother Xuu Xun's leading the charge against the Eight Immortals is not only to liberate the eight master teachers but also likely brings about some karmic benefits for him."

"Thus, he's giving benefits to his junior brothers and sisters beforehand, but since we're all from the same sect, all being talented inheritors, it's inappropriate to mention 'compensation' which could hurt feelings, so he found an excuse related to self-protection."

Realizing this, everyone, including Tao Qian, cast aside their reservations.

All eyes sharpened, selecting treasures that matched their spirits and affinities.

After a moment, people began reaching out.

For instance, Brother Yu Chen, surnamed Li, chose a horsetail whisk crafted from the essence of the Five Elements.

And Brother Yang Jie selected a Spiritual Treasure Purple Gold Crown capable of emitting protective divine light.

Also, Brother Huang Zhen, who cultivated the Mao Ri Dharma Form, chose a Heart Protecting Mirror crafted from refined gold.

Tao Qian didn't hold back. His high spiritual vision allowed him to immediately spot his desired object.

Suddenly reaching out, he grabbed a ferocious golden dragon from a cloud of colorful mist and radiance. With a flash of light, the golden dragon transformed into a rod-like object, neither entirely a stick nor a pestle, engraved with Spirit Treasure demon-vanquishing inscriptions and Buddhist Vajra Sutra texts. It autonomously pulsated with Source Qi, giving it the appearance of a living creature.

As soon as the treasure entered his palm, knowledge flooded his mind.

"Vajra Demon Suppressing Stick!"

"Forged by the Demon-suppressing Daoist, an attendant master of the Spirit Treasure Sect, includes both Daoist and Buddhist demon-vanquishing powers, gifted to Master Taixuan during his visit with the Ma Yi Immortal to the Demon-suppressing Daoist."

"A person of dual Daoist and Buddhist cultivation can unleash its greatest power."

"Good, this treasure is perfect for me."

Tao Qian swung the Demon Suppressing Stick a few times, feeling thrilled.

If there had to be a choice of weapon, Tao Qian favored the sword the most.

However, when summoning the Buddha Ape Guardian, using a sword type of weapon was not very efficient.

Rod-like weapons were most suitable.

Yet suitable rods for the Buddha Ape were sadly scarce.

He had been worried about this before, yet now he had unexpectedly come across one.

After Tao Qian had taken the Demon Suppressing Stick, the distribution of treasures concluded.

Master Taixuan smiled at his junior brothers and sisters, waved his hand to gather the remaining treasures, and motioned everyone to look towards Eight Immortals Island.

He stretched his hand forward, causing ripples to appear, immediately reflecting a clear image of Eight Immortals Island.

Tao Qian had previously pondered the divine techniques of brother Xuu Xun, and had not witnessed others, but this casually performed, naturally miraculous "Spirit Mirror Technique" made Tao Qian feel inferior.

The mirror revealed a continent completely mutated and contaminated.

Regardless of flora, rivers, or anything else, everything was corrupted by eight Immortal Corpses, forming a wholly devilish purgatory, caught utterly off guard.

Tao Qian initially thought only the Eight Immortals were on the island, but now saw otherwise.

This vast island seemed like another world.

Numerous life forms existed within it, yet they weren't normal humans, devils, beasts, or demons. Instead, they resembled twisted creatures made of varying flesh pieces and alien matter, roaming, mingling, or dancing wildly, together depicting a Human Purgatory Map.

On another glance, people began to speculate.

These life forms, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, were actually unable to reproduce normally; their lineage stemmed directly from the eight Fallen Immortal Corpses.