Reborn right after ascending to immortality?

Chapter 24 The Final Trial: Outlaws!
Cellar in Wangjia Village, Daze Township.

Deep inside the cellar were rows of medicine jars, with bloodstains seeping from their openings and fermenting in the dark, damp cellar to produce an unpleasant odor.

A plaque hung on the cellar wall, which read:

'I wish there were no sick people in the world, rather than let the medicine on the shelves gather dust.'

There are still living people in the cellar.

They were mostly dressed in rags, with sallow complexions, skin clinging to sinews, and sinews encasing bones. There were men, women, young and old, all of them refugees from the vicinity of Dazexiang.

Recently, there has been a famine in the village. Wangjia Village has been providing free medical care to displaced people. Most of the displaced people went into the family cellar, where they were taken out, their flesh and blood were put into cans, and finally sent to the blood pool.

Because they had no household registration, these migrants were also called "medicine people" by the Wang family.

"No, no! Daoist, I still have my child—my child!"

A long-haired woman let out a pitiful wail. A Wang family disciple dragged her by her hair and pulled her out of the cellar, throwing her into a stone medicine jar.

"Don't let me leave my child!" the woman screamed, crying, "Please!"

Upon hearing this, the Wang family disciples slapped their foreheads, feeling pity and regret. They realized they had acted impulsively and quickly found an infant in the crowd, throwing it into the medicine pot as well.

Blood and bones are the best medicine for ascending to immortality.

Stir it with a large stick, then seal it all in a large medicine jar, label it, and store it in a cellar for use in making elixirs of immortality.

The large ones are put into large jars, and the small ones are put into small jars.

"My child, you're awake?"

A hoarse voice came from beside my ear.

When An Sheng regained consciousness, she saw the scene before her.

Under the influence of the Illusionary Realm, he lost his identity outside the illusion.

All I remember is the mission I had to come to this world.

The thought of killing the Wang family patriarch was crystal clear to him.

However, as time goes on in the Illusory Realm, and one is gradually influenced by the personality of this world, 'the illegitimate son of the royal family,' until they are completely integrated, this thought will gradually disappear.

They could never escape the Land of Illusion again.

One after another, the demonic cultivators who participated in the torture opened their eyes from their respective illusions.

This bizarre and absurd scene came into view.

The one who woke them with that hoarse voice was a kind-looking middle-aged medicine merchant.

He was dressed as a physician, with graying temples, wearing a white robe and a long gown, exuding an ethereal aura. A gourd hung from his waist, symbolizing "healing the sick and saving lives," and he wore a kind smile.

"My child, did you see that?"

Beneath the shadows of the wide, long Taoist robe, countless sticky, keratinous tentacles seemed to be wriggling.

His fingers sifted through the alchemy furnace, which was filled with white bones and black bloodstains, and picked up a pill that shone with a brilliant golden light. After examining it for a moment, he put it into the gourd. "Heh, this is the best medicine for us to become immortals."

"Child, would you like some?"

This person is Wang Xuanyang, the patriarch of the Wang family.

"This third-round question is a bit difficult; it's a trap question."

On the viewing platform, the elders of Fengdu and the education experts whispered among themselves, "If one eats this elixir, one will never be able to return from the Great Void."

The elixir in Wang Xuanyang's hand is genuine. Its scientific name is "Human Rejuvenation Pill," which is refined with heart blood and bone marrow. It can draw qi into the body, prolong life, cure all diseases, and even have the effect of immortality. If one takes it in large quantities over many years, one may very well ascend to immortality.

Of course, if eating too much of it causes tentacles or horns to grow, that's also within the margin of error.

The allure of immortality for cultivators, especially those from the Nine Netherworlds, is ingrained in their very bones. Given their amnesia, and the presence of such miraculous elixirs, those of them, being part of the demonic path, would undoubtedly consume them.

Only those with a firm belief in the Way and a strong sense of righteousness can avoid being misled by external things.

Of course, the situation would be completely different if the cultivators were righteous cultivators from Kunlun. With their firm Daoist hearts and strong sense of justice, they would definitely refuse.

This demonstrates the difference in realm between the Kunlun Righteous Path and the Nine Nether Demonic Path—because the former has never eaten anything so filthy, and the hygiene conditions are seriously substandard. To the former, this 'Human Rejuvenation Pill' is like a roadside stall.

As expected, some disciples of the Demonic Sect could not resist the temptation of the elixir. Their desires were amplified infinitely by the Illusionary Realm, and they forgot who they were.

The obsession with 'killing the Wang family patriarch' gradually faded until they consumed the Human Restoration Pill given to them by Wang Xuanyang, at which point they completely merged with the illegitimate child's personality.

They were immersed in the Land of Illusion.

"These thieves are truly despicable!"

"Damn Wang Xuanyang, he's disgusting!"

Is there no law or justice left in this world?

The younger generation of righteous disciples on the viewing platform cursed angrily. Having witnessed such a barbaric scene of killing a mother and slaughtering her child, they were all filled with righteous indignation.

Those who were driven by a sense of justice never imagined that such outlaws existed in the not-so-distant past.

They all condemned the Wang family's despicable behavior:
The hygiene conditions during the production of health supplements were seriously substandard.

Throughout the entire pharmaceutical manufacturing process, the staff not only lacked protective suits, but also gloves and masks.

This is the subject of the third trial, the "Human Flesh Elixir Case"—the largest counterfeit drug production case in the country, which shocked the entire Taishang court.

The fake drug case involves too many vested interests, and the amount of embezzlement and bribery is staggering.

Therefore, it was recorded by later generations, and all medical personnel and alchemists should take it as a warning.

"woo"

The eldest daughter of the Su family covered her nose and said with slight disgust, "These mortals didn't disinfect the medicine before making it, so the quality is really bad. It's old and smelly, and it's full of germs. It's filthy."

Someone nearby chimed in, "Those pharmaceutical workers weren't wearing gloves or protective suits, and the production workshop was covered in dust."

“In this desolate and barbaric era, there wasn’t even a ‘Medicine Supervision and Management Bureau.’ Without a formal and comprehensive regulatory system, illegal individual businesses like the Wang family would emerge.”

"Unscrupulous merchants secretly raise these homeless mortals who have no immortal status or spiritual roots, and privately manufacture substandard medicines."

"In Kunlun, these homeless mortals are all subject to unified disinfection to prevent them from polluting the city's environment."

“Small workshops used to be like this, very illegal, probably without even a business license.”

"So it's better now."

Some people have also begun to praise the current positive trend:
"Today's Kunlun is governed by the rule of law. It is supervised by the drug administration department and led by the Dao Xuanzong sect. All pharmaceutical factories are standardized, streamlined, and transparent. Furthermore, Baiyaogu produces healthy and fresh medicinal materials that meet food standards in batches."

"Let the immortals eat with peace of mind, and let the cultivators eat with confidence!"

Some righteous disciples had their eyes shining, seeing a business opportunity: "These people from the lowest levels of the Nine Netherworlds are truly from the lowest levels of the Nine Netherworlds. They've never eaten anything good and are easily fooled."

"When they get old, we'll sell them Tribulation-Transcending Pills and tell them that eating them will help them transcend tribulations."

The disciples of the Demonic Sect have never eaten good food, so their resolve in the Dao is not firm enough.

Many people fell for the trick; they swallowed the Rejuvenating Pill and were completely trapped in the Illusory Realm, unable to escape.

"Sigh, this generation of kids from Fengdu are all so useless. Their Dao hearts are so weak, how can they possibly make it to Kunlun?"

Li, the deputy minister of Dao Xuan Sect, sighed softly. He shifted his gaze from the losers to An Sheng and the other promising players.

"Let's see how they perform."

(End of this chapter)