Beihai Whaling

"Nine Heavens cast down the Undying Tree, from the tomb the Immortal's bones were fetched;
Taoist Venerable tut-tutted as they drank blood plasma, Old Buddha relished in the chew of meat;
Beasts and livestock rang the Dharma Drum, city foxes and hole-dwelling rats boiled in the pot;
In the Immortality Wine, the resentful spirits were fishy, at the Killing Banquet, the Dao Fruit was bitter!”
In this world where Daoist Skill manifested, countless Sect Cultivators, Side Door Magicians, princes and scholars, officials of high rank and nobles all coveted immortality!
Owl God Tomb, stealing heavenly secrets, Pearl Gathering Skill, Holy Infant Pill, bone effigies, Yin God Shrine, human-transformed monsters, Undying Elixir, Red Line Poison, Blood Immortal insects, Mermaid Meat, gold-threaded robes, Five Poisons Primordial Spirit, Seven Star Life Extension...
They killed and harmed life only to steal the "Killing Dao Fruit" borne upon that Undying Tree!
Until... a sly "Fishing Man" came to this world.
Wang Yuan, born with the Small Book of Life and Death, had but a simple and unadorned dream:
Amid bustling strings and smoky vistas, on a night bathed in moonlight, in peace and quiet did I lean on the rail, savoring the wind, toasting to the stars.
With his "Bride in bridal clothes," watching the sunrise at Taishan in the morning, admiring Qionghua in Luoyang at noon, and drinking under the aurora by the North Sea in the evening.
"But you all smell so incredibly fragrant!
No more, none shall escape, for today I shall crowdfund Cultivating Immortality! Please... my treasure, turn around!”
The blood-red veil of the Bride abruptly fluttered to the ground.

Killing Dao Fruit

"Military officer, you must be mistaken,"


"Look at me, a frail old man with barely any flesh on my bones; how could I possibly be a thief?"


Wang Yuan nodded and bowed like any ordinary citizen while shaking the cloth banner in his hand to make sure the officer saw the words "Miracle Healing" written on it.


To his surprise, the scarred-faced soldier did not care whether he had the capability to commit a crime.


The officer held out his large, dark hand, waving it impatiently back and forth in front of him, saying:


"It doesn't matter whether you have flesh on your body or not; as long as you have silver, that's fine. You, a barefoot doctor who often wanders through Jianghu, should know the rules.


"Pay the 'redemption silver' in full and you'll be released on the spot—ten taels for men, five for women.


"If you can't produce the silver, just go to jail quietly and wait for your family to come redeem you."


Wang Yuan was immediately astonished, suspecting a problem with his hearing.


Chapter 43 Deceitful Heart