From that day onwards, a widespread belief began to circulate in the hearts of humanity:

Humans possess three fires!

Thereafter, elders in the tribe would always say to the young:

"Do not pat someone on the back because you might extinguish the fire on their shoulder."

"Three fires, if one is extinguished, it becomes easy for unclean things to find you."

Yet often, people forget how the three fires came to be.

They think it's an inherent trait of humans, that humans are naturally equipped to resist ghosts.

History is the cruelest, making them completely forget the dark era of blood and tears from history.

...

At this moment.

The Witch Priest Ying Qing was in trepidation, almost at the brink of sitting down and passing away.

"It has finally succeeded!"

"Everyone has three fires, as long as life continues, the oil lamps keep burning, which wards off the invasion of soul calamities."

"Although constantly igniting the three fires shortens life span, it is better than having one's life span directly taken away."

"At this moment, if I were to sit and pass here, life would be without regret."

For the current plan, he felt he had already reached the pinnacle of his life, and the matters thereafter could naturally be left to future generations.

Among the three thousand disciples following him, there were a few with extraordinary potential whom he had nurtured into the next generation of candidates for the Wishing Witch God.

Thus, he did not worry about successors.

This one destined to be a legendary hero in history, at the moment of dying, was exceedingly carefree,

"A lifetime of humans is but a struggle for longevity."

"The lineage of Witch Priests compares themselves to the heavens, whereas our Wishing Witch lineage naturally should be of mortals."

"Since I am the Wishing Witch God, I must contend with heaven for life, to set an example for those who come after."

"Even in death, one must strive for longevity!"

"Throughout a lifetime, one should seek immortality, contest against heaven! This is the foundational tone of our human race's history for countless years to come!"

He was about to continue striving for longevity, to resolve the decline of the Five Decays of Heaven and Man within him.

Eternal life and deathlessness.

Hereafter, this shall be the pursuit engraved into the very bones of humanity!

On this day, he bid farewell to his three thousand disciples and entrusted his Wishing God object—You, to his three most favored disciples.

The next generation Wishing Witch God who consumes You will arise among them.

"Teacher, you mustn't."

"Teacher, please return with us."

Listening to the disciples' heartfelt pleas, Ying Qing was of a stubborn nature; the more others begged, the more he refused.

"The Five Decays of Heaven and Man, this poison, cannot be helped by you, it can only rely on myself, now go back."

With that said, he decisively left the city, visiting one kingdom after another, and embarked alone once again on his journey of roaming.

Hahaha!

With a hearty and bold long cry, he bid farewell to everyone.

"A lifetime of humans, although I do not wish for prolonging life, I still must seek immortality, to tread the long and arduous road to eternal life!"

A year later.

The Five Decays of Heaven and Man grew increasingly severe.

His Immortal Body lost its energy and spirit, eyes sunken, skin withered, emitting a stench all over.

Yet wherever he went, the common people would offer their vital blood!

"This is all we can do."

Drip.

Drip after drop of fresh blood streamed down, converging into an ocean.

They wished to extend the life of this venerable old man.

The popular will converges, where the heart belongs!

Innumerable heart's blood even flowed into this emperor's heart.

"Blood oath alliance, offered to the Immortal."

They wept endlessly, shouting loudly.

This emperor, in his heart converged the will of the world, countless people's blood, even more refined, leading to various anomalies.

"The hearts of tens of thousands, merging into one, I shall further explore the path ahead for the world!"

Ying Qing, having forsaken his life, with vast spirit, wanted to perform one last major deed before passing.

The longevity issue of mortals, the three fires can fend off the Yin Envoy.

Now, he aimed to overcome the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, solve the longevity issue of immortals, resisting the Yin Envoy's poisoning and soul-snatching after death.

One year.

Five years.

Ten years.

Ying Qing drank the vital blood of millions of people, growing more and more miraculous.

The constantly growing essence, the continuous weakening of energy and spirit, destabilized his body.

He astonishingly began to fall from the Immortal Body, transforming into an unimaginable mythical zombie.

His body full of essence blood, pure and hot.

His whole body's energy and blood surged, shook the heavens, whether sitting, standing, or walking, terrifying rivers of blood flowed.

Some stood on the city walls gazing: "That gentleman, how flourishing life becomes, he can no longer dare to enter the city."

A mighty being exclaimed: "This is a walking myth on the earth! Walking like the wind, when walking on water, it dries up, when walking on grass, it dies, the ground for a thousand miles turns parched!"

There was an old man with both hair and beard white who sighed: "We are witnessing history!!"

In every city he arrived, the withered Ying Qing dared not enter the city.

However, as he walked and stopped, he unexpectedly encountered a remarkable woman.

This person was gaunt and tall, with lush hair, buck teeth, and prominent lips. She was an Innate Sacred Body, surprisingly unafraid of his intense heat.

Because of her resemblance to a mountain ape, people called her: Ape Woman.

He could not enter the city, but this unsightly woman was kind-hearted and began to be responsible for delivering the essence and blood of each city's populace to him.

Gradually.

The Ape Woman became his follower.

Another ten years passed.

This woman, though ugly, was kind-hearted and gradually became acquainted with Ying Qing, even falling in love.

Ying Qing did not mind her unsightly appearance and could not help but sigh:

"Strange, wonderful! In this vast world, nothing is too strange; your constitution can continually adapt and evolve, adapting."

"You can even gradually adapt to my heat."

"It seems as if there is some specific innate talent."

"In this world, there are hosts of Innate Divine Objects, and your talent seems like a weakened version of a Divine Object, with one in a billion of its power."

He continuously researched her Innate Sacred Body, finding the Sacred Body's strange talent somewhat similar to a Divine Object.

Perhaps.

The Innate Sacred Body would continue to grow stronger and eventually have some aspect of Divine Object power.

And Divine Objects...

Could they be... the essence left by some unbelievable beings who cultivated the Sacred Body to its pinnacle and then fell?

Years later, the Ape Woman bore a baby girl for this old man.

This infant also had various mystical powers, unafraid of the blazing sun flames.

From that day on, this elderly man, who had roamed the world all his life, finally settled down in his old age.

However, following this, the unsightly woman also withered completely after childbirth, her life essence drained.

The joy of having a successor.

The sorrow of losing a beloved wife.

This Wishing Witch God, who had roamed alone for a lifetime, seemed finally to have an epiphany in his heart.

Crrrrash!

In the sky, winds and clouds gathered.

A magnificent aura suddenly exploded.

He unexpectedly took an incredible step forward!

Pseudo-Fifth Tier.

The breakthrough to the Fifth Tier requires a Sacred Body.

Previously, Hot Carp had said that the Martial Dao was a path of body evolution.

The Wishing Witch Skill is unique, capable of controlling the body's energy flow, perhaps allowing one to cultivate artificially and evolve into a weakened version of the Innate Sacred Body: the Acquired Martial Body.

And the essence and blood involve a mixture of oils and fresh blood.

Over the years, he combined the essence and blood of billions of people, refining his body like the heart of the people, making himself extraordinary.

This Zombie Body of his is already the body of an Emperor.

The emotions of the multitudes fiercely injected into his body, undergoing a complete transformation at this moment.

Crrrash—

The Pseudo-Holy Body is accomplished.

But his Sacred Body lacks a Holy Brain.

The Holy Brain was originally the Immortal brain where essence, energy, and spirit gathered, but now it lacks energy and spirit, making the Holy Brain incomplete.

In summary.

He is merely a Pseudo-Fifth Tier.

However, for this Primitive Era, this realm was unprecedented, an incredible significant leap forward.

"Great, great, today the mystery is broken."

"The Celestial Five Decays are also temporarily delayed."

He had an insight, an ineffable aura erupted from him.

Heavy, magnificent, majestic.

"Today, I do not die, sparing myself for the time from this calamity of limited lifespan, the Celestial Five Decays must eventually reveal the truth."

"To make everything clear, unveil the mystery in my heart."

As he felt the incomprehensible power within himself, he suddenly sensed a rat lurking in some dark corner.

Previously, he could not sense the opponent.

But now, with the strength of the Fifth Tier's telekinesis, he felt as if the entire world became a toy, giving him a sense of invincible dominance.

"You all are indeed still watching me!"

Saying this, he incinerated his wife Ape Woman into ashes, "Dust to dust, earth to earth, my wife as well, you all the same."

He gently carried the infant on his back and took a step forward.

In an instant, he reached the face of a terrified Fourth Tier Witch Priest strongman.

"You, you—"

This twisted assassin with a murderous expression froze, not out of fear, but due to surprise, "How did you resolve the Celestial Five Decays?"

Ying Qing, carrying the infant on his back, with heat billowing off him:

"It's not resolved, but a breakthrough in the realm, postponing death."

"This time, I want to see how you all plan to seize the Witch Priest's Divine Object!"

Saying this, telekinesis surged, as if a giant hand grasped the opponent, instantly squeezing him into a meatball.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by lotustale.com