Tao Qian had been cultivating for so many years, yet never encountered such a scenario.
The storm, filled with pus, shattered bones, brains, and teeth, brimmed with endless resentment.
Disregarding all defenses, it directly polluted the soul.
No matter how extraordinary Tao Qian's Spirit Treasure Sublime Body was, at this moment, he couldn't avoid being haunted; he only felt something was off. As he looked down at himself, he saw his abdomen suddenly swell. Pulling his clothes aside, he observed his skin turning transparent, and inside, a "female infant" began to gestate at an astonishing speed, seemingly ready to be born in just a few breaths.
This astonishing scene immediately reminded Tao Qian of the Daughter Spring in Daughter Country within Fumin Province.
The effect was similar, but this was much faster.
At the same moment, this time without using the "Records of Strange Compilations," the records bursting forth in Tao Qian's mind first revealed the origins of the vast forest adorned with female infant corpses and blood bones.
[Name: Childbirth Tree.]
[Record Type: God Demon Descendants.]
[Record: In the Source Sea, there exists an innate God Demon called "Emperor Wa," revered highly with boundless divinity, being the bloodline origin for countless living species, devil demons, and evil gods, thus often honored as "Yin Mother," "Primordial Mother God," etc. The progeny so abundant that even Emperor Wa can't keep track, the Childbirth Tree being one, born from the demon spawn of dreams induced by witnessing mortal tragedies.]
[Note one: This devil demon exists across all the heavens, being both a living individual and an evil entity species, never dying as long as the source remains, not even Buddha or Daoist Ancestor could completely kill it.]
[Note two: Wherever this devil demon goes, it spreads a source Qi called "Yin Mother Blood Origin," mutated from innate Yin Qi, and once unable to resist its erosion, one would immediately conceive and give birth to a daughter, who has no spiritual wisdom, just a dazed infant corpse.]
[Note three: This devil demon has a hobby, or perhaps a nature, roaming the Great Abyss catching female infants with great talent, due to its worship of Emperor Wa, offering captures through secret rituals.]
[Note four: Any infant girl sacrificed has a chance to be selected by Emperor Wa as a disciple, practicing the "Emperor Wa Scripture," one of the Source Sea's supreme Secret Books, needing to withstand the horrendous sacrifice ritual, with few succeeding.]
[Note five: Can exempt from the erosion of Yin Mother Blood Origin Qi.]
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Tao Qian had just finished reading the fifth note when his body was suddenly enveloped by the Spirit Treasure Divine Light, as his Spirit Treasure Sublime Body expelled that dreadful source Qi.
The infant corpse also dissipated like smoke.
"Emperor Wa... Childbirth Tree... Sacrifice Ritual..."
Tao Qian had heard of Emperor Wa's name, knowing she was a highly esteemed, transcendental innate God Demon, unfettered by distinctions of good and evil, even acting as a mother figure to many powerful beings across various worlds.
Yet even after reading the record, he immediately shook his head in refusal.
Although being sacrificed to Emperor Wa carries a certain chance of attaining the "Emperor Wa Scripture," the risk is enormous and not worthwhile.
But at this time, the countless "Childbirth Trees" wouldn't heed his words at all.
Just as the blood storm arose!
Not only did the Childbirth Trees surge forward, the kin clans of Heavenly Kui Bat and Ice Worm also came to encircle.
Though only these three forces, they surpassed the previous relentless demon tide.
Tao Qian's usual True Fire of Suppressing Evil now proved useless.
Yellow Bat True Immortal could use the Divine Wood Gourd bestowed by "Outer Realm Yellow Robe" for defense, the Ice Worm clan's Qingyao Demoness also held an artifact called [Green Girl Mirror] to withstand the burn of Outer Heaven Flame Essence.
The countless Childbirth Trees unleashed the Yin Mother Blood Source Wind which could forcibly disperse the True Fire.
One against three!
If the opponents were Ultimate Happiness Realm cultivators inside the Longevity Realm, Tao Qian was confident of victory.
Unfortunately, these three forces' bloodline origins were incomparable to Kongchan Arhat, Xiu Zhonglin, Lingwa, and other cultivators.
Squaring off one-on-one, Tao Qian doubted he could easily subdue the adversary, let alone being besieged now.
In an instant, he was engulfed, unable to scrutinize the remaining figures.
In a life-and-death moment, he couldn't afford distraction.
He knew procrastination was futile, and although the formidable enemies had spiritual intelligence, not one would communicate or compromise.
"A bunch of bats to take my life, maggot evil spirits to snatch my daughter... Hmph!"
With a cold snort, Tao Qian summoned the Nine Toad Bead once more.
The Nine-headed Golden Toad manifested, immediately forming a small world to fend off the Heavenly Kui Bat, Ice Worm, and Childbirth Tree attacks.
The might of Mountains and Seas reversed, as Tao Qian wielded a sword in one hand and held the Toad God Tile in the other.
Like a god of slaughter, he stormed into the three great clans, and in an instant, those devil demons and evil spirits seemed to take a blow to the head, fainting in muffled thuds.
Then, Sword Intent raged.
"Selfless!"
"Immortal Slaying!"
"Evil Extermination!"
"Evil Extinguishing!"
The Secret Demon Sacrifice Body Sword Technique, once in the Longevity Realm, now stronger in the Outer Realm.
The Heavenly Kui Bat, Ice Worm, and Childbirth Tree if brought inside the realm, even common individuals or juveniles could inflict disasters affecting hundreds of thousands.
Yet now, they were mowed down like grass by Tao Qian, one swath after another.
As scenes unfolded, the Spirit Treasure Ten Thousand Immortals found it speechless, unable to resist mumbling how a Spirit Treasure Sect immortal cultivator combined Secret Demon magic with heresy and heterodoxy so smoothly, achieving this after three years of arduous cultivation?